protest, direct action and demos

en-US protest, direct action and demos campaigns, causes and protest info Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:56:52 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:56:52 +0000 urban75 forums https://www.urban75.net/forums/forums/protest-direct-action-and-demos.36/ Palestine solidarity demos in the UK Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:13:27 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/palestine-solidarity-demos-in-the-uk.374584/ 374584 invalid@example.com (BillRiver) BillRiver MARCH TO THE ISRAELI EMBASSY - Palestine Solidarity Campaign]]> 1714 Cable Street 90th anniversary Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:42:37 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/cable-street-90th-anniversary.390404/ 390404 invalid@example.com (hitmouse) hitmouse Some stuff will be happening for it, here's something to get started:

Cable Street call out - Unite Live

2026 year marks 90 years since the Battle of Cable Street, and Unite wants to hear your stories for two special commemorative publications.

unitelive.org

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, with lots of events being planned to commemorate the day in 1936 when working people from London’s East End refused to let the fascist black shirts march through their community and stir up hatred.

On 3-4 October, Unite will be participating in major events being held in London to commemorate this...

Read more]]> 4 Football Lads Against Fascism Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:41:46 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/football-lads-against-fascism.359976/ 359976 invalid@example.com (Red About Town) Red About Town This new group is getting a lot of support on social media in the 24 hours or so since they appeared.

Not sure long term plans but an interesting development all the same.

]]> 770 Proscription of Palestine Action Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:35:57 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/proscription-of-palestine-action.387974/ 387974 invalid@example.com (Brainaddict) Brainaddict I thought this deserved a thread of its own as it is going to clog up the general demonstrations etc thread. It's obviously an outrageous attack on protest and shows that Labour's authoritarian instincts have not disappeared since the Blair years. It seems to me it will be a pretty big deal if it goes ahead. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a campaign of civil disobedience around it.

Note for the sake of the mods: at the moment it is legal to express support for Palestine Action, but if...

Read more]]> 2426 Spanish Revolution: Commemoration and Lessons for Today, Anarchist Communist Group online meeting, 1st June 2026 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:30:19 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/spanish-revolution-commemoration-and-lessons-for-today-anarchist-communist-group-online-meeting-1st-june-2026.390313/ 390313 invalid@example.com (charlie mowbray) charlie mowbray Monday, June 1 • 7 PM - 9 PM

Discussion of both the highlights and limitations of this important event. What can we learn ?

2026 is the 90th anniversary of the Spanish Revolution, a momentous moment in the history of anarchist communism and working class struggle. It demonstrated what is possible when workers and communities take over factories, housing, services, and land. Unfortunately, it also showed the problems we face in uniting the working class and the dangers of Leninism as well...

Read more]]> 47 SPGB Zoom Meeting: 'Beyond politics: rethinking the system itself' (Tonight) Sat, 30 May 2026 12:04:27 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/spgb-zoom-meeting-beyond-politics-rethinking-the-system-itself-tonight.390370/ 390370 invalid@example.com (imposs1904) imposs1904 'Beyond politics: rethinking the system itself'

Guest speaker: Harald Sandø, Author of Waking Up

Event Details
Date: May 29, 2026 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm (Greenwich Mean Time)

To connect to the Zoom meeting, click Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Harald Sandø's book, Waking Up, was reviewed in the August 2025 issue of the Socialist Standard.]]> 2 Critical Mass + other rideouts Sat, 30 May 2026 07:28:13 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/critical-mass-other-rideouts.390135/ 390135 invalid@example.com (Sweet FA) Sweet FA Thought I'd start a new thread rather than clogging the cycling chat.

Looks like the weather's going to be perfect tomorrow...

Also dnb on the bike in Bristol next week. Should be immense.

]]> 12 Bookfairs: anarchist, radical, other. (Not the LABF). Tue, 26 May 2026 19:31:54 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/bookfairs-anarchist-radical-other-not-the-labf.383076/ 383076 invalid@example.com (danny la rouge) danny la rouge Rather than waste a perfectly good bun fight on the London Anarchist Bookfair thread every year, let’s host discussion of the other bookfairs here.

I give you MCR, this weekend, 2023. (Discussing new verbs and gerunds we haven’t met before and hope never to meet again).

Talks – Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair 2024

bookfair.org.uk

]]> 124 Actions Against Immigration Raids and the Hostile Environment Thu, 21 May 2026 21:51:42 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/actions-against-immigration-raids-and-the-hostile-environment.383605/ 383605 invalid@example.com (zedr) zedr Couldn't find a dedicated thread for this. Seem to be more and more anti-raids (and similar) groups popping up around the country so figured it made sense to start one*.

A new campaign group made up of young people from the Advocacy Academy in Brixton are hosting a rally on Windrush square this Saturday to draw attention to the Home Office's immigration raids.

Text from them:
It would be amazing to see some of you this Saturday for the rally and if you could share in your networks, that...

Read more]]> 28 Teesside Radical Bookfair, 23rd May Thu, 21 May 2026 13:21:27 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/teesside-radical-bookfair-23rd-may.390320/ 390320 invalid@example.com (Wilf) Wilf Well, I'm not at all last minute advertising this, but it's the 2nd Teesside Radical Bookfair on Saturday at the Auxiliary, 21 Station Street, Middlesbrough. There's also the matter of some pesky football match at Wembley at 3.30, but you can nip to the pub and be back for the Afterparty which starts at 6 pm.

Stalls 12 – 5 pm
Active Distribution - AK Press - Bokbok Books – Chronos Publishing - Communist Workers Organisation – Direct Action Training - Freedom...

Read more]]> 0 Shoplifting on the rise Thu, 21 May 2026 09:41:23 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/shoplifting-on-the-rise.378933/ 378933 invalid@example.com (Rob Ray) Rob Ray

USDAW - Latest News

www.usdaw.org.uk

Paddy Lillis, Usdaw General Secretary says: “Shoplifting is not a victimless crime, theft from shops has long been a major flashpoint for violence and abuse against shopworkers. Having to deal with repeated and persistent shoplifters can cause issues beyond the theft itself like anxiety, fear and in some cases physical harm to retail workers.

“Today’s reported 21% increase in...

Read more]]> 791 The General Strike. Tue, 05 May 2026 09:34:56 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/the-general-strike.390218/ 390218 invalid@example.com (philosophical) philosophical Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the first day of the General Strike.
Has there been any media or events marking that historical moment?]]> 2 What's the Spartacist League up to these days? Sun, 03 May 2026 15:23:41 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/whats-the-spartacist-league-up-to-these-days.247319/ 247319 invalid@example.com (Idris2002) Idris2002 The last time I was in Books Upstairs I noticed that they had a new set of [i
Spartacist for sale. I looked more closely, and saw it was dated this time last year. That's the last issue on their website as well . . . Which makes me wonder, is the Spartacist League, which has contributed so much to the gaiety of nations, on its last legs?]]> 1201 Boycotting products etc from Israel to help stop the genocide in Palestine 2024 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:16:44 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/boycotting-products-etc-from-israel-to-help-stop-the-genocide-in-palestine-2024.384043/ 384043 invalid@example.com (Aladdin) Aladdin So I asked about a tbread on this. And there doesn't seem to be one.

Thanks to teqniq for the info on the No Thanks App which is availabel on google Play again for use when scanning a barcode to check if the product / company is supporting Israel
.

teqniq said:
The No Thanks app which was initially removed from both Google Play and the App store has been reinstated by both. It scans barcodes to give the country of origin thus giving you the choice to purchase or not depending on where...

Read more]]> 363 ACG Public Meeting on Antimilitarism , April 23rd Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:48:13 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/acg-public-meeting-on-antimilitarism-april-23rd.390126/ 390126 invalid@example.com (charlie mowbray) charlie mowbray April 23rd. 7pm. ACG Public Meeting: War is the Health of the State

What might a working class anti-militarism might look like? How might we build such a movement of anti-capitalist war resistance?

Capitalism means war, war for the expansion of economic zones of influence and markets.

Historically, anarchist communists have argued that war is the health of the state and that the enemy in any war is primarily at home – that is, the ruling class of the state in which the anarchist communist...

Read more]]> 1 Take Back Power - direct action against wealth inequality Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:58:51 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/take-back-power-direct-action-against-wealth-inequality.389162/ 389162 invalid@example.com (Fozzie Bear) Fozzie Bear New “tax the rich” direct actionists on the block. In the Just Stop Oil mode - this time with manure and apple crumble!

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-12-06/four-arrested-after-crumble-and-custard-thrown-at-crown-jewels-at-in-london

Shock moment protesters dump manure under Xmas tree at The Ritz then are dragged away

Police called to the scene at world famous hotel in central London

www.standard.co.uk

I mean, why not. Better targets than JSO so far too.]]> 194 Petition: ban disposable vapes Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:05:51 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/petition-ban-disposable-vapes.382658/ 382658 invalid@example.com (editor) editor Greenpeace say

Disposable vapes are littering our communities, leaking chemicals into the environment and endangering local wildlife.

Two disposable vapes are thrown away every second in the UK – that’s 1.3 million a week!

Over 40 countries have already banned vapes in some way. Three quarters of Brits think they should be banned.

But why are we calling for a ban? For one thing, it doesn’t make sense to keep flooding the market with disposable vapes when we already have...

Read more]]> 182 Protest. Police and state overeach Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:50:44 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/protest-police-and-state-overeach.389984/ 389984 invalid@example.com (teqniq) teqniq What is says on the tin essentially. Prompted by this article from Prospect magazine:

Britain has stopped believing in freedom of protest

Recent police raids show the authorities are clamping down not just on protest, but the very idea of it

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

All constructive observations and updates appreciated:]]> 20 Together Demo 28/3/26 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:34:54 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/together-demo-28-3-26.389895/ 389895 invalid@example.com (Jeremiah18.17) Jeremiah18.17 Together: 28 March 2026

Looks like it could the biggest anti-fascist/anti-racist demo for some time, a response to Yaxley-Lennon’s “Unite The Kingdom” demo last year and the rise of Reform.

Seems an attempt at a 1970s style Anti Nazi League/Rock Against Racism movement (celeb backing and there are associated concerts planned) - with both the positives and negatives that implies.
Perhaps hostage to fortune if numbers do not match or exceed those of UTK (which had the advantage of social...

Read more]]> 120 Aryan Front! Coming to Bristol? Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:08:05 +0000 https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/aryan-front-coming-to-bristol.389826/ 389826 invalid@example.com (Karl Masks) Karl Masks Tedious racists, Bristol Patriots, fancy their chances again. This saturday

But they may have some help. A (new?) neo nazi group called 'Aryan Front'

Concerns Neo-Nazi group will join planned city centre march

A counter-protest is planned

www.bristolpost.co.uk

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