Archive for February, 2011

Love is in the air – in fact it is saturating it. Songs, TV, films, books and adverts all presenting a singular vision of love. Is the only love story one that is coupled, heterosexual, monogamous & productive (of children)? And what happens if it ends – does that mean it was a failure?…
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In the UK disabled people and mental health survivors are seeing their benefits come under attack on an unprecedented scale. With the loss of Incapacity, ESA and perhaps DLA later along with cuts to Housing Benefit and Mortgage Income Support, many people may see a cut of over 60% of their income. We have…
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Ahead of the March for the Alternative – the London demonstration on Saturday 26 March – the Trades Union Congress has launched a new pamphlet arguing that Cuts are not the cure. The government’s decision to close the deficit in just four years and to do so by cutting four pounds in spending for every…
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The SERTUC Executive Committee is calling for your active support for street level action in every community on or around International Women’s Day Tuesday 8 March. The challenge is to counter the government’s lies that their actions to reduce the deficit are fair. They are not fair and women will count the cost. Click…
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Protestors send a message of solidarity with the Egyptian Protestors given from the British Museum, 28 January 2011
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Wednesday 2nd Feb – Planning meeting tonight! 18:30 at the town hall in Brixton. There is a room booked under UNISON tonight for our next planning meeting. As always everyone is encouraged to come along, bring friends, and get involved in Lambeth Save Our Services. Discussion will be focussed on preparing for Monday and…
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Now we are experiencing yet another recession in the endless cycle of boom and bust that is a characteristic of capitalism, some are now saying ‘capitalism isn’t working’. They are wrong! The aim of capitalism is to maximize profits and in turn make a tiny minority of people stinking rich. That minority we suggest are…
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Check out the common art blog, a new project to collect and distribute communally owned art and images for the purpose of the people’s discontent. “upload. download. distribute“More Info: Click here
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DEFEND LIBRARIES AGAINST THE CUTS ***** Dear Friends, Do support the National Day of Action in defence of Libraries on February 5th, in order to highlight the crucial role libraries play in our culture, education and communities. In the face of philistine attacks on our public services, for many libraries budget cuts are only…
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