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“I will boycott Amazon this Christmas but only if 50,000 other people will do the same.”
— Stephen Reid, UK Uncut
The latest from the UK Uncutters. Stephen Reid has started a pledge to boycott Amazon this Christmas and hopes to gain another 50,000 people to come alongside.
We have shown Starbuck’s the power of[...]
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December 14, 2012 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog No Comments 
It’s tempting to say ‘when will this government learn’ however then one thinks about the government and it’s not so much ignorance as arrogance. It seems then that post the introduction of the £80bn Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) over the summer the chief beneficiaries have been, yes you guessed it, the banks. The FLS[...]
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December 12, 2012 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog No Comments
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Barnet Starbucks turned into library by Barnet residents, UK Uncut & Occupy London supporters
Barnet residents, anti-cuts campaigners and Occupy London supporters have just transformed a Starbucks in Barnet (811 High Road N12) into a library to highlight the impact of cuts upon women’s services, as part of UK Uncut’s national day[...]
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December 8, 2012 Tags: Barnet, occupy london, Starbucks, ukuncut
Category: News, Newswire, Press, Previous Action No Comments
Residents to turn Starbucks Barnet into a refuge from the cuts – a library and crèche - as part of UK Uncut’s national day of action against corporate tax avoidance this Saturday
Follows Occupy London supporters, Barnet residents and Barnet Alliance for Public Services (BAPS) taking over Barnet Council Cabinet last night in protest at[...]
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December 7, 2012 Tags: Capita, Friern Barnet, One Barnet, uk uncut
Category: News, Newswire, Press, Press releases No Comments
Musician and Occupier, Tom Moriarty reflects on George Osborne’s Autumn Statement
It is the day after the budget, well the Autumn Statement, and what can I say. Without going into the details one can say that this statement is more to do with the character of the man as oppose to the character of[...]
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December 6, 2012 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog No Comments
Below are a variety of the responses coming in from Occupy London supporters to the Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Budget Statement.
Occupy London’s Economics Working Group: Minor restructuring of deckchairs on the Titanic – in favour of 1st class passengers
As usual the predicted onset of ‘recovery’ is kicked further down the road, bolstered by[...]
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December 5, 2012 Tags: #autumnstatement
Category: News, Newswire, Press releases 1 Comment
WHAT
The World Social Forum 2013 will take place in Tunis, Tunisia from the 26th to the 30th March (http://www.fsm2013.org/en/node/170).
This Forum will provide a strategic location for discussion of the issues of most concern to us. Tunisia has become a symbolic center for the global movement, as the ArabSpring was born there. March would[...]
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December 5, 2012 Category: International working group, News No Comments
Hello! Nine people are being prosecuted after the police crackdown on London Critical Mass in July. You could be a crucial witness for their defence or help us find one! Their trial is in February, but we need to gather evidence by December 10th. That’s really soon!
Ways you can help:
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November 29, 2012 Category: Guest blog, News No Comments
This is a Call for a Mumble Meeting / Open Space on 30 November 2012 at 19.00 pm GMT
What?
World Social Forum 2013 will be taking place in Monastir, Tunis in March. This Forum might be a strategic space for us. Tunis has become a symbolic place for the global movement, as the Arab [...]
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November 29, 2012 Tags: 15m, International, occupy, Tunisia, WSF
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