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2024-09-11 06:46:08

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/10/chile-fascist-murder-during-dictatorship-commemoration/

2024-09-09 16:33:23

Palestine Action continue their sabotage of the arms industry: “Britain has allowed 92% of arms export licenses to continue and given permission for Israeli weapons factories to keep operating across the country” https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/09/kent-elbit-blockade-activists-denounce-limited-uk-israel-export-ban/ #ukpol #palestine #israel

2024-09-09 08:29:13

A death cult has taken over Israel, pushing settler militarism from apartheid to genocide. Holding up Netanyahu’s own crowd of opportunists, buffoons and evil rejects, the ethno-nationalist far right is calling the shots, writes Freedom's editor Uri Gordon. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/09/anti-fascism-and-the-gaza-genocide/ #israel #palestine #antifascism #anarchism

2024-09-08 10:18:13

What does it mean to be a trans anarchist at this point in the 21st century? https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/08/flowers-and-fire-trans-anarchism-in-2024/ #trans #ukpol #anarchism #lgbtq

2024-09-08 10:18:13

What does it mean to be a trans anarchist at this point in the 21st century? https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/08/flowers-and-fire-trans-anarchism-in-2024/ #trans #ukpol #anarchism #lgbtq

2024-09-06 16:15:29

Ritual apologies and promises of justice tomorrow offer no solutions to the underlying causes of Grenfell ...
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/06/grenfell-avoidable-deaths-and-the-pursuit-of-profit/

2024-09-05 13:43:19

*Trustees should not be bosses: A note on the crisis at Peace News*
"As a Collective, we shall be blunt. At no point should the four (Peace News) Trust members who have brought on this debacle be under any illusions whose fault the mess is — theirs and theirs alone."
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/05/trustees-should-not-be-bosses-a-note-on-the-crisis-at-peace-news/

2024-09-05 12:30:33

I am not the parent I thought I’d be, but revolutions rarely unfold as we predict. By Tabitha Bast. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/05/the-space-between-us-parenting-and-the-generation-gap/

2024-09-04 09:17:43

Last callouts for #anarchist folks wanting to pitch an article in the next Freedom Journal! The theme is "our solidarity" and word counts are 800 or 1,600, deadline September 15th.
[PIctured: Freedom masthead from 1886]
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2024-09-04 06:59:22

The xenophobic unrest in the UK this summer was a troubling attempt to stage ‘people’s riots’, and this should not be ignored. We see our enemies co-opting the language and tactics of revolt to defend white supremacy. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/03/neo-fascisms-false-mantle-of-insurrection/

2024-09-03 16:09:39

"There is more meaning to protesting than what messages are displayed on banners, and the same goes for stickers too. Conquering space creates a sense of belonging in often deeply alienating urban areas: a corner of chaos and solidarity."
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/03/sticking-your-claim/

2024-09-02 09:56:06

French cops have started harassing tree protesters, this has led to two falling, both of whom are hospitalised. One has suffered six fractures including to their spine. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/02/france-activists-spine-broken-as-police-besiege-a69-zad/ #anarchism #environment #frpol

2024-09-01 07:51:50

The entire workforce and board at longrunning anti-war paper Peace News (PN) have resigned en masse, citing a “tidal wave of intimidation, harassment, and threats” from the group’s trustees. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/09/01/mass-resignation-closes-peace-news-hold-to-mon/

2024-08-31 11:51:08

"I think it is a newspaper that has lived many lives." https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/31/how-swedens-oldest-anarchist-paper-survived-so-long/ #brand #anarchism #sweden

2024-08-30 11:15:01

EXCLUSIVE — For this year’s International Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity Week, Freedom interviewed the Anarchist Black Cross-Moscow to discuss their long history in Russia supporting imprisoned Russian anarchists, the challenges they face under Putin’s regime and their work during the war on Ukraine. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/30/through-war-despotism-and-social-change-russias-anarchist-black-cross/ #anarchism #rupol #russia #prison

2024-08-27 07:57:42

Palestine Action activists targeted two companies yesterday with links to Israeli arms firm Elbit https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/27/break-ins-target-supply-chains-for-israeli-arms-firm-elbit/ #palestine #gaza #armsIndustry #anarchism #ukpol #directAction

2024-08-26 09:01:02

One of the more vexed questions in anarchist theory is “what do we do with all the criminals? https://freedomnews.org.uk/ #anarchism #prison #ukpol

2024-08-25 09:42:52

*Trans Youth Occupy Department of Education*
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/25/trans-youth-occupy-department-of-education/
Photo: Banner drop at the Department of Education saying 'we are not pawns for your politics'.
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2024-08-25 09:40:23

Fourteen trans activists from the Trans Kids Deserve Better, all aged 18 or under, have occupied the Department for Education’s (DfE) Westminster headquarters to protest for “the right to a safe and inclusive education, and the rights of trans youth and adults” https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/25/trans-youth-occupy-department-of-education/ #directAction #trans #ukpol #anarchism

2024-08-19 10:59:59

How Spanish anarchists continued their fight against fascism by joining the British military during WW2 https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/19/continuing-the-fight-three-anarchists-from-spain-in-the-british-army-1939-1945/ #Spain #anarchism #history

2024-08-18 07:34:51

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/18/a-perfidious-bastards-guide-to-making-misery/

2024-08-17 16:53:48

Reaching for tolerance is already reaching for failure. Companies cannot give us freedom. We cannot rely on capitalism to create space for us. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/17/rainbow-capitalism-will-never-save-us/ #lgbtq #anarchism

2024-08-16 08:59:22

In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (9/9) https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/16/the-pergamon-at-the-end-well-have-white-roses/ #anarchism #prison #palestine

2024-08-15 17:30:53

Over a decade of underfunding crucial public services has left Greece completely unprepared for the disasters brought by climate chaos. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/15/wildfires-in-greece-a-neoliberal-failure/ #anarchism #greece #climate

2024-08-15 07:16:35

Speaking about cancel culture in our movements is scary; not only because the right wing so frequently mischaracterises us — and I do not wish to give them any fuel; but also because we are, among us, so divided. Yet, if we are to continue and grow, we must address our rocky relationship with harm and accountability. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/15/from-cancel-culture-to-transformative-justice/ #anarchism #justice

2024-08-14 12:55:25

Failing to capture the White House will not stop the MAGA cult in its onslaught on vulnerable Americans and life on earth. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/14/notes-from-the-us-the-sewer-of-supremacist-lies/ #uspol #anarchism

2024-08-14 05:25:48

From Chiapas, an essay on solidarity, empathy and courage — to thank the mothers searching for victims of the human rights crisis in Mexico. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/13/a-pick-and-a-shovel/ #anarchism #mexico #chiapas

2024-08-13 06:32:15

Number 9 on this list is in-Seine https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/13/freedoms-top-ten-olympic-moments/ #anarchism #clickbait #yesImProud #olympics

2024-08-12 18:30:09

Climate campaigners this weekend Saturday held an online conversation with community activists in Gloster, Mississippi, who shared their experiences of resisting a polluting wood pellet factory owned by UK multinational Drax. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/12/holding-drax-accountable/ #climate #drax

2024-08-12 07:15:06

No, “the English” are not an indigenous culture and diasporic folk are not colonisers. We need to stop this kind of white supremacist language within the green movement. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/12/white-supremacist-nativism-is-not-anti-colonial/ #anarchism #decolonisation #indigenous #ukpol

2024-08-10 16:40:53

Palestine Action says six of its activists are currently being held under the Terrorism Act, allowing the police to detain them for an extended period of time without charge. The six were arrested on Tuesday when Palestine Action invaded the Filton site of an Israeli arms company. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/10/elbit-arrestees-being-held-under-terrorism-act/ #palestine #anarchism

2024-08-10 07:59:27

The group “Insurrectional Cell for the Maipo: New Subversion” (Célula insurreccional por el Mapio. Nueva Subversión) has claimed last Saturday’s arson attack in the region of Valparaíso, Chile. Seven trucks were set ablaze at the El Melón concrete plant during the night, and the company offices were also targeted. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/09/chile-mapuche-anarchists-link-cement-factory-arson-to-switch-off-campaign/ #chile #anarchism

2024-08-09 15:45:40

Labour has failed to oppose the harsh media and Tory narrative on immigration policy. Instead, it followed the Tories, who were themselves following Farage https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/09/racist-riots-labour-has-also-promoted-divisive-politics/ #anarchism #ukpol #racism #labour #starmer

2024-08-09 09:00:31

In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (pt.8) https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/09/the-pergamon-dreams-of-paris-and-the-past-lived/ #prison #palestine #anarchism

2024-08-08 19:02:50

Climate camp raid: ‘Two-tier policing’, anyone? After racist riots caught the government off-guard, the pre-emptive arrest of climate activists shows a grotesque imbalance of priorities https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/08/climate-camp-raid-two-tier-policing-anyone/ #anarchism #climate #policing #ukpol

2024-08-08 14:21:14

Reclaim the Power activists held for conspiracy to disrupt Drax power station, while violent far right faces no pre-emptive raids.
Climate camp cancelled after police raid seizes infrastructure.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/08/climate-camp-cancelled-after-police-raid-seizes-infrastructure-22-arrested/ #climate #drax #ukpol #anarchism

2024-08-08 11:22:08

Just saying ...
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2024-08-08 11:02:47

Officers from the Metropolitan police this morning led local forces in a raid on Bentley Urban Farm in Doncaster, said eye witnesses. They arrested twenty two activists, who were preparing to transport infrastructure, sanitation and accessibility equipment to the upcoming climate camp at Drax power station. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/08/mass-pre-emptive-arrest-of-reclaim-the-power-activists-in-yorkshire/ #climate #anarchism #ukpol

2024-08-08 04:47:56

On Wednesday thousands of antifascists took to the streets - and the far-right backed down on their threats to attack immigration advice centres and solicitors’ offices. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/07/far-right-weds-roundup/ #anarchism #antiFascism #ukpol

2024-08-07 07:36:07

The ongoing wave of far right attacks is a timely reminder that we’ve collectively failed to prepare, despite ample warning signs, writes Rob Ray. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/07/between-fascists-and-cut-liberals/ #anarchism #antifascism #ukpol

2024-08-06 12:39:07

Palestine Action says its activists early on Tuesday invaded Elbit Systems’ highly secured Bristol research and manufacturing hub, using a prison van to smash through the outer perimeter. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/06/palestine-activists-crash-prison-van-into-elbit-research-hub/ #anarchism #directAction #palestine

2024-08-06 10:08:43

How Bristol antifascists saw off the racist pogrom on Saturday. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/06/fighting-the-racists-in-bristol-only-we-can-protect-our-communities/ #anarchism #antifascism #racism #ukpol #refugees

2024-08-05 17:36:04

The prime minister of Bangladesh has fled the country following riots where her forces killed hundreds. But local anarchists are warning some people are trying to use the unrest as cover for attacks on minorities. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/05/anarchists-warn-against-attacks-on-minorities-as-bangladesh-government-falls/ #bangladesh #anarchism

2024-08-05 13:52:30

Fuck the Cis-tem: Trans politics and the Far Right assault. Analysis. We belong together and in front against fascism and all kinds of oppression https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/05/fuck-the-cis-tem-trans-politics-and-the-far-right-assault/ #anarchism #lgbtq #ukpol #trans

2024-08-05 06:20:57

The far right stepped up its offensive street presence over the weekend. There were attacks on individuals and buildings (including homes, shops and at least one mosque), as well as confrontations with police, in Belfast, Bristol, Hull, Manchester, Nottingham, Southport, Sunderland, Blackpool, Liverpool, and Stoke-on-Trent, among others. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/04/racist-riots-post-election-binge-or-far-right-surge/ #anarchism #antifascism #farright

2024-08-02 16:24:51

In pictures: Banners against the Paris Olympics. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/02/in-pictures-banners-against-the-paris-olympics/ #anarchism #olympics

2024-08-02 13:03:49

In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (pt.7) https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/02/the-pergamon-the-prison-of-conscience/ #anarchism #prison #palestine #directAction

2024-08-02 09:55:46

The pro-Maduro left attributes internal problems in Venezuela to American sanctions, but it is impossible to ignore the loss of labour rights and persecution of social leaders. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/01/venezuela-post-election-unrest/ #venezuela #anarchism

2024-08-01 10:17:13

Art and anarchy: The Grey Organisation’s escapades in Thatcherite Britain let the radical underground bleed over into the art world. Becky Haghpanah-Shirwan, spoke to Toby Mott, one of the group. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/08/01/we-were-disruptors-creativity-was-our-action-and-rebellion/

2024-07-31 08:39:44

Decoding Trump Speak: Analysis. His flurry of off-script, contradictory messages offers his fans whatever happens to resonate, writes Leonard Williams. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/31/decoding-trump-speak/ #anarchism #uspol #trump

2024-07-30 10:27:06

Budget shortfalls can be solved without major spending cuts, but Labour’s economic strategy is driven by electoral concerns, writes Dr Jon Bigger. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/30/labour-embraces-austerity-for-its-electoral-benefit/ #ukpol #anarchism

2024-07-29 14:13:11

Thousands march against fascist Tommy Robinson in London, reports Gabriel Fonten. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/29/thousands-march-with-fascist-tommy-robinson-in-london/ #anarchism #fascism #antifascism

2024-07-29 09:03:02

The Olympic Games so far have seen a series of upsets, but France’s sporting performance will be the least of President Macron’s worries, writes Gabriel Fonten. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/29/olympics-in-full-swing-as-french-protesters-refuse-to-slow-down/ #anarchism #olympics #frpol

2024-07-28 08:25:36

Just Stop Oil are being branded “fanatics” for disruptive actions whose like hardly raised an eyebrow a decade ago, writes Rob Ray. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/28/the-extreme-broadness-of-extremism/ #protest #justStopOil #climate #anarchism

2024-07-26 15:00:10

The Pergamon: The morning dream. In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (pt.6). By Stav. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/26/the-pergamon-the-morning-dream/

2024-07-26 14:58:51

Obituary: James C. Scott (1936-2024). The prolific scholar had a monumental influence on Southeast Asian, agrarian, and anarchist studies. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/25/james-c-scott-1936-2024/ #anarchism

2024-07-25 09:10:14

Freedom’s live post-election analysis — tonight at 8pm. Machine politics is back, and we’re here to bring you an anarchist perspective https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/25/freedoms-live-post-election-analysis-tonight-at-8pm/ #ukpol #anarchism

2024-07-24 15:51:56

Evacuees from a massive housing project in Naples, Italy, have occupied rooms in the Federico II University, after the collapse of a pedestrian walkway on Tuesday left two members of an extended family dead and a dozen injured, writes Uri Gordon. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/24/naples-walkway-collapse-evacuees-set-up-aid-points-occupy-local-university/ #occupation #italy #directAction

2024-07-24 08:09:44

The Rat: A Russian anarchist’s story of torture, imprisonment, and compassion. Ilya Shakursky was condemned to 16 years on trumped-up terrorism charges. He writes how, in the midst of hell, he found compassion from a lowly rodent. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/24/the-rat/ #anarchism #prison #russia

2024-07-23 11:04:41

France: Thousands protest ‘mega-basin’ reservoir expansion, writes Gabriel Fonten. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/23/france-thousands-protest-by-land-and-sea-against-water-privatisation/ #france #protest

2024-07-23 09:16:23

*MACHINE POLITICS IS BACK*
Coming up on Thursday, 8pm: The next Freedom livestream will be discussing the first few weeks of the Starmer government and its new slate of policies from an anarchist perspective.
Subscribe at: https://www.youtube.com/@freedom9763/videos
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2024-07-23 09:15:24

Coming up on Thursday, 8pm: The next Freedom livestream will be discussing the first few weeks of the Starmer government and its new slate of policies from an anarchist perspective.
Subscribe at: https://www.youtube.com/@freedom9763/videos
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2024-07-23 08:35:43

For three weeks, an insurrectionary movement has been rising in Bangladesh, also echoed in confrontations in London, writes @npub1mt4…6czp https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/22/insurrection-in-bangladesh/ #bangladesh #anarchism

2024-07-22 12:21:24

Palestine Action invade and damage two Elbit suppliers: Component manufacturers Dean Group International and Ametek Airtechnology targeted for business with the Israeli arms company https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/22/palestine-action-invade-and-damage-two-elbit-suppliers/ #palestine #directAction

2024-07-22 08:41:57

Moves to bring about a rolling coup by individuals and groups across the broad right in the United States are increasing and/or emerging almost by the week, writes Louis Further. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/22/notes-from-the-us-tension-and-fear/ #anarchism #uspol #scotus #chevron #trump

2024-07-20 09:07:53

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@npub1l68…euas I think Russia's genocidal invasion of Ukraine is very significant, but nevertheless even on important topics we need to prioritise our resources /Loukas

2024-07-20 05:29:35

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@npub1l68…euas I appreciate your concern for Leninist prisoners, but at Freedom our priority in general is anarchist and libertarian prisoners, and news from an anarchist socialist perspective /Loukas

2024-07-19 16:13:31

As five Just Stop Oil activists are jailed for a total of 21 years for a plan to block the M25 motorway in London, Andy Meinke explains how what’s changed is the convention that peaceful protesters are treated leniently. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/19/roger-roger-public-nuisance/ #ukpol #anarchism #protest #climate

2024-07-19 08:31:17

In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit—this is my prison diary (pt.5) https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/19/the-pergamon-an-essay-on-the-prison-economy/ #anarchism #prison #activism #FreePalestine

2024-07-19 06:09:39

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@npub1l68…euas we mostly publish original material /Loukas

2024-07-19 06:08:21

Tallulah Griffith reports from the Black Lives Matter UK Festival of Collective Liberation https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/18/report-from-black-lives-matter-uk-festival-of-collective-liberation/ #ukpol #blm #anarchism

2024-07-18 12:55:28

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@npub1l68…euas that's a shame people have been ignoring the call by the Palestine unions. I'm sure we'd love to publish an article about it if any anarchists or libertarian socialists would want to write one /Loukas

2024-07-18 07:55:59

The supreme court has confirmed that six bakery workers in Spain will be sentenced to three and a half years in prison and a fine of over 100,000 Euros for picketing. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/18/spain-supreme-court-confirms-cnt-unionists-prison-sentences/ #anarchism #syndicalism #spain #workersRights

2024-07-18 07:55:59

2024-07-17 07:57:42

Obituary: Julien Terzic (1968-2024). Skinhead hunter, Red Warrior, ex-Confederal Secretary of the CNT and drummer for the Brigada Flores Magon. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/17/julien-terzics-rest-in-power/ #punk #syndicalism #anarchism

2024-07-17 07:55:32

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@npub1l68…euas is that a rhetorical question? This story is about an action against UK support for Israel's war. /Loukas

2024-07-16 08:01:01

The latest evidence from the spycops trial tells us that undercover police infiltrating Freedom in the 1980s got MI5 nothing but a trove of 80s trivia. And for the future Met spy chief, it was a racy adventure. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/16/undercover-inquiry-prejudice-and-propaganda/ #policing #security #anarchism #ukpol

2024-07-15 15:23:56

Construction is not the cure for the housing crisis, no matter what election promises claim, writes Isaac Bell Holmström https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/15/community-ownership-and-the-anarchist-path-to-housing/ #housing #anarchism

2024-07-14 10:35:18

110 years ago Freedom was giving an anarchist view on an assassination. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/14/radical-reprint-the-assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand/ #history #histodon #anarchism

2024-07-11 09:33:34

What Does Putin Want?
The Russian autocrat is not crazy, war is simply a necessity for his power and economic system, writes Antti Rautiainen https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/11/what-does-putin-want/ #russia #putin #anarchism #ukrainewar i

2024-07-10 16:34:56

"Let the dead rest – and fulfill their hopes”: Remembering Erich Mühsam. The anarchist author and poet, murdered by the Nazis 90 years ago today, is now part of Germany’s literary canon. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/10/let-the-dead-rest-and-fulfill-their-hopes-remembering-erich-muhsam/

2024-07-09 08:19:21

"And would you believe it, listening to people who have a shared passion for liberation, abolition and climate justice — it made the night actually, dare I say… enjoyable?!" Reflections on our UK election night coverage by Charmaine de Miel.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/09/were-going-to-need-each-other-viewing-freedoms-election-night-coverage/ #anarchism #ukpol

2024-07-08 08:49:06

The Undercover Policing Inquiry will today hear about the infiltration of Freedom Press during the early 1980s, when a police spy was apparently searching for links between the British left and Northern Irish republicans. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/08/freedom-infiltration-evidence-at-spycop-inquiry/ #policing #privacy #anarchism #northernIreland #ukpol

2024-07-07 12:12:59

Relive the most crushing defeat for the UK Conservatives ever - as it happened - with Freedom's liveatream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9qRL3xFiFo #ukpol #anarchism #schadenfreude
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2024-07-04 21:43:22

Come listen to the likes of Jon Bigger Rhiannon Firth, Sophie Scott-Brown, Loukas Christodolou and Benjamin Franks talk about the polls from a very different perspective. On from now 'til late!
https://www.youtube.com/live/D9qRL3xFiFo?feature=shared

2024-07-04 19:26:28

Freedom's live election results watch-along starts at 9:45pm — tune in! https://www.youtube.com/@freedom9763/streams

2024-07-04 10:33:07

We'll be live-streaming our reactions (gloating) to the Tory cull on our YouTube this evening. I'll keep you updated when we start. /Loukas https://youtube.com/@freedom9763?si=EIkmPd5kYiSSciFx

2024-07-04 09:22:25

Black Metal still has a far right problem—here are some tools to fight back, writes Benjamin Hiller https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/04/resisting-nazi-occult-metal-lessons-from-australia/ #anarchism #blackMetal #music #heavyMetal

2024-07-03 09:20:46

With the Games heralding urban exclusion and a hike in surveillance, disruption and protests mark the passage of the Olympic flame through France, reports Daniel Adediran https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/03/a-concrete-mixer-for-tourists-and-speculation/

2024-07-01 07:48:59

Our whole political system has shifted rightwards, making solidarity and mutual aid as crucial as ever, writes Dr Jon Bigger. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/07/01/elections-come-and-go-our-work-continues/

2024-06-30 08:34:20

Book review: The Displaced.
A poignant story of a couple struggling to understand each other with the backdrop of Europe as a crossroadshttps://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/30/book-review-the-displaced/

2024-06-28 09:02:14

The second part of a diary of someone who was in prison for direct action against an Israeli arms supplier https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/28/the-pergamon-love-is-the-end-and-cause/ #palestine #prison

2024-06-27 10:43:13

Four weeks after the outbreak of the insurrection on part of Kanak youth, La Tontouta international airport remains closed “until further notice”. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/27/new-caledonia-the-kanak-insurrection-and-the-nickel-industry/

2024-06-26 08:03:26

We need to challenge movements like Effective Altruism and campaigns for “less but better meat” writes Kevin Watkinson https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/26/the-trouble-with-animal-advocacy/ #anarchism #animalLiberation

2024-06-25 09:37:23

A growing movement among Republican senators aims to refuse to work with Democrats entirely. For them, the power and political primacy of their great cult leader supercedes everything else, writes Louis Further https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/25/notes-from-the-us-on-all-counts/https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/25/notes-from-the-us-on-all-counts/

2024-06-24 08:07:36

We must prepare for an extreme right surge after the polls, no matter how few MPs the Tories and Reform end up with, writes Freedom's Dr. Jon Bigger
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/24/a-transformational-election-but-in-which-direction/https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/24/a-transformational-election-but-in-which-direction/ #ukpol #politics #anarchism #farage

2024-06-23 09:21:56

How 'A Commune in the North' is working in Doncaster to show that capitalism isn’t the only game in town. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/23/diy-in-doncaster/ #anarchism #doncaster

2024-06-21 08:05:02

'The main reason I have decided to leave the school sector is the ceaseless racism,' writes Rohan Rice. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/21/racism-forced-me-to-leave-teaching/ #teaching #racism #anarchism

2024-06-20 12:43:17

Struggles for vacant land defend many ungovernable uses and relationships, beneath the mechanisms of capitalist ownership and state control writes Lundi Matin. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/20/conspiracy-and-interstice-notes-on-the-wasteland/ #anarchism

2024-06-20 12:15:20

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@npub1ykj…g6de that's all the data we have. Maybe some expert could extrapolate /Loukas

2024-06-19 11:47:26

Police say activists caused a million in damage to arms factory that supplies Israel https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/19/arms-factory-invaders-told-they-caused-1million-in-damage/ #palestine

2024-06-19 07:50:17

Politicians assure us that their plans are “fully funded” not because of economic constraints, but to satisfy the rich, writes Matthew T. Hoare. https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/19/why-tax-and-spend-is-a-big-lie/ #economics #anarchism