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= News =
Spain’s economy shrank for the seventh consecutive quarter. In Greece, unemployment this year is predicted to hit 28%. France’s president announced that the EU cannot dictate French economic policy. In Rome and Frankfurt, thousands rallied against the cuts. Riots in Sweden, and violent attacks on soldiers in Britain and France, accompanied the continued rise in support for far-right extremists.
We met with DPAC, marched against Monsanto (over 2 million participants from 52 countries around the world), joined demos and discussions to defend the NHS, with UAF and English Disco Lovers against fascism, cheered a man who pushed a toy pig to the Bank of England, joined 200+ people from over 30 nations to exchange visions and practice about more equitable futures. Occupied News Network revealed how through LIBOR rigging bankers cost the country upwards of 1 billion pounds on top of the bailout. A cap on number of GP visits considered by Tories was ousted through a petition victory.Join us this month for some new skills and a new radio station, parties and carnivals, films and book launches, actions at Bilderberg and Canary Wharf, actions to protect our NHS, fire stations and our right to food.
This summer promises to be one to remember.
= Events =
New events are being added all the time. Events might also be cancelled, relocated or rescheduled. Check our calendar for updates.
25th-26th May
National gathering of the StopG8 network.
Last chance to meet and find out how to get involved.
https://network23.org/stopg8/next-meeting/
25th May
March against Monsanto
International decentralised mobilisation
https://www.facebook.com/events/510278155695774/?ref=2
Saturday 1st June 2013
10:00 am – 11:30 pm
#OpBBC #OpBigBrother #June1st
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/opbbc-opbigbrother-june1st
1:00 pm
Stop the BNP! – Lewisham & Woolwich
https://www.facebook.com/events/188514991305187/
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
People united against austerity
Decentralised European mobilization
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/international-demonstration-people-united-against-austerity
https://www.facebook.com/events/528002230597504/?ref=2
Sunday 2nd June 2013
1:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Lessons from Chernobyl Disaster – London meeting with Linda Walker
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/lessons-from-chernobyl-disaster-london-meeting-with-linda-walker
Monday 3rd June 2013
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Save Shaker Aamer Daily Parliament Sq Protests
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/save-shaker-aamer-daily-parliament-sq-protests
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Save Our Fire Stations: Haverin and Redbridge
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/save-our-fire-stations-haverin-and-redbridge
Tuesday 4th June 2013
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Radical Anthropology Talks with David Graeber and others
7:00 pm
Benefit Justice Meeting: DPAC Bromley Croydon
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/benefit-justice-meeting-dpac-bromley-croydon
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Save Our Fire Stations: Kingston-upon-Thames and Richmond-upon-Thames
Wednesday 5th June 2013
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Public Meeting: Drones, Stop the Killing
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/public-meeting-drones-stop-the-killing
Thursday 6-9th June 2013
Occupy Bilderberg
Bilderberg Fringe Festival to highlight and protest against the conference
http://www.bilderbergfringefestival.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/events/253908044753144/?fref=ts
https://twitter.com/BilderbergFest
Thursday 6th June 2013
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Occupy Global Round Table (online)
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/occupy-global-round-table-2013-06-06
Friday 7th June 2013
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Grassroots Takeover on K2K Radio
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/grassroots-takeover-on-k2k-radio-2013-06-07
Saturday 8th June 2013
Stop G8 welcome day
Convergence centre opening, welcome sessions, party.
https://network23.org/stopg8/week-of-action/
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Radical London Conference
A practical day working towards mass grass roots resistance and beyond.
https://www.facebook.com/events/439705316119406/
Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th June 2013
GlobalSkillsXChange
International weekend of workshops organised by groups involved in the Occupy-15M movements
Workshops on the following topics:
Real democracy, assemblies and horizontal organising
Strategies of resistance and action
Social, economic and political alternatives
http://globalskillsxchange.net/
https://www.facebook.com/events/241761602632073/
https://twitter.com/GSkillsXChange
Sunday 9th June 2013
Ideas for Action
Talks and discussions on inspiring struggles from the past, present, near and far and on what we can learn from them to take action now.
https://network23.org/stopg8/week-of-action/
Monday 10th – Friday 15th June 2013
The Sparks
Workshops on a broad range of topics:
Art, Activism, Community Organising, Debt, Economics, Politics…
https://www.facebook.com/events/192666474217458/
Monday 10th June 2013
Preparing for Action
Practical workshops and skillshare preparing for the week of action.
https://network23.org/stopg8/week-of-action/
Monday 10th June 2013
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Save Our Fire Stations: Kensington and Chelsea
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/save-our-fire-stations-kensington-and-chelsea
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Public Meeting: Trident and Military Spending in a Time of Austerity. Time to Shift Priorities?
Tuesday 11th June 2013
Carnival against Capitalism
Large mobilisation in the hidden locations of Capitalism (West End)
https://network23.org/stopg8/j11-carnival-against-capitalism/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Resist-the-2013-UK-G8-Summit/380692651991802?fref=ts
Tuesday 11th June 2013
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Radical Anthropology Talks with David Graeber and others
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Save Our Fire Stations: Westminster
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/save-our-fire-stations-westminster
Wednesday 12th June 2013
Greece solidarity evening
https://network23.org/stopg8/week-of-action/
Thursday 13th June 2013
No Borders, No prisons!
Day of actions in support of prisoners in immigration detention and the ‘regular’ prison system.
Organised by London Anarchist Black Cross and London No Borders.
Thursday 13th June 2013
Democratic renaissance?
With Miguel Marque, the director of “Pots, Pans and Other Solutions”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGwMIlpgR2A).
Linking up with democracy activists in Iceland and other countries in a collaboration between GlobalSkillsXChange and Democracy Cafe.
Thursday 13th June 2013
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Occupy Global Round Table (online)
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/occupy-global-round-table-2013-06-13
Friday 14th June 2013
They owe us! Shift the debt
Large mobilisation in the heart of Capitalism (Canary Wharf)
https://www.facebook.com/events/564737983566265/
Friday 14th June 2013
Food liberation front: Whose Food? Our Food!
Event organised by OccupyLSX Energy, Equity and Environment
https://www.facebook.com/events/572992462744134/
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Grassroots Takeover on K2K Radio
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/grassroots-takeover-on-k2k-radio-2013-06-14
Friday 14th June 2013
StopG8 Party
Saturday 15th June 2013
All day
Save Our NHS: Join the Hunt for Hunt (Health Secretary)
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/save-our-nhs-join-the-hunt-for-hunt-health-secretary
Syria Protest: Stop Western Intervention
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/syria-protest-stop-western-intervention
Saturday 15th June 2013
Sparks Party
Tuesday 18th June 2013
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Radical Anthropology Talks with David Graeber and others
Thursday 20th June 2013
7:00 pm
Occupy London Organising Meeting
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/occupy-london-organising-meeting-2
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Occupy Global Round Table (online)
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/occupy-global-round-table-2013-06-20
Friday 21st June 2013
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Grassroots Takeover on K2K Radio
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/grassroots-takeover-on-k2k-radio-2013-06-21
Saturday 22nd June 2013
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
The Peoples’ Assembly Against Austerity
http://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/
Tuesday 25th June 2013
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Radical Anthropology Talks with David Graeber and others
Thursday 27th June 2013
7:00 pm
Book Launch: Money for Everyone – Why we need a Citizen’s Income
7:30 pm
Reel News – Film Night – Special Report on Spain
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/reel-news-film-night-special-report-on-spain-2013-06-27
Friday 28th June 2013
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Grassroots Takeover on K2K Radio
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/grassroots-takeover-on-k2k-radio-2013-06-28
Saturday 29th June 2013
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
NSSN Conference (National Shop Stewards Network)
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/nssn-conference-national-shop-stewards-network
= Blogs =
Old-fashioned rant against the greed and inhumanity of capitalism
Scriptonite Daily
= Call-outs, Campaigns & Petitions =
Repeal new squatting law (section 144 legal aid bill)
Call for a Cumulative Impact Assessment of Welfare Reform, and a New Deal for sick & disabled people based on their needs, abilities and ambitions.
= Food for Thought =
Blessed is Civil Disobedience
http://www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/
[thanks to Sam, Obi and Dani for the tips]
“To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – R. Buckminster Fuller
