Matt Dunne from Leeds reports on Plan C’s Bloc on the National anti-austerity demonstration on June 20th in London. We organised our biggest intervention as Plan C on a national demonstration as part of the “End Austerity Now” march called by Peoples Assembly. We had put a call out for people to meet by Bishopsgate […]
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Come and join us on the streets – hot banners and slogans guaranteed! Plan C have called a bloc for the national anti-austerity march in London on Saturday June 20th. Over 100,000 people are expected to fill the streets starting at the Bank of England in the heart of the financial district. Plan C will
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An introduction by Plan C
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Social Reproduction
This article by Keir Milburn began life as a contribution to an ongoing discussion aimed at developing a shared strategic orientation for Plan C. We have decided to publish a version at this stage in order to do our thinking in public and hopefully draw others into the discussion. At the present moment it
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Actions, Commons, Kurdistan, Social Reproduction, Social Strike, Strike
after-party: sat oct 18 – after a long day on the street or buying books, join plan c and friends for music, booze and a launch celebration of b a m n magazine common house unit 5E Pundersons Gardens – Bethnal Green 7pm – till late door: £3 / £5 hosted by plan c london
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Meeting at Charing Cross Station 11am to then join the TUC demonstration Provoked by Parliament’s steadfast commitment to a Plan A of Austerity, the rusty machinery of the Trades Union Congress has provided the customary opposition in the form of its Plan B: marching for the alternative, marching for jobs, growth and justice, and now
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Zero-hour contracts, collapsing real wages, multiple jobs, and unpaid internships – most of us are experiencing a crisis in the relationship between ‘work’ and the wage. But is fighting for ‘more work’ the answer to our problems, or must we question the very nature of work? Why does the increasing automation of work currently present
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This is a shorter write-up by members of Plan C Manchester about Wednesday 11th December’s #copsoffcampus activities. A longer account, written also by members of Plan C Manchester but specifically for the Beyond Europe platform, can be read here. In Manchester, the response to recent events in and around the University of London was heartening. We
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Austerity, Education Struggles, State Violence
Reblogged from The Free Association Published by Zuccotti Park Press as part of their Occupied Media Pamphlet Series + + + “Fantasy wears boots, desire is violent, invention is organised.” – Antonio Negri “Hundreds of protesters stormed the building after smashing through the windows chanting ‘die Tory scum’. Rocks, wooden banners, eggs, rotten fruit and
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Actions, Austerity, Inter/Transnational, State Violence, Strategy
Manchester Plan C’s report of their recent strategy discussions: We started the day off with a short discussion around a recurring theme within Plan C: How can we engage in anti-cuts politics without ending up in a position that supports the Big Society and varieties of Plan B? How can we not just defend the
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Strategy
Plan C were one of many groups present at the Up The Anti conference on 1st December, an event hosted by the Anticapitalist Initiative (ACI) with the aim of creating a space for discussion amongst various traditions of the radical left. Although there are some criticisms to be made of the day and problems to
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Austerity, Counter-power, Strategy
Part three of the publication that Plan C distributed in London on the October 20th TUC March. This is a multiple pile up: an economic crisis, an ecological crisis, an energy crisis, and a food crisis. This isn’t business as usual, lives are shifting, states are failing. Six years into a global economic crisis we
