For those of us surviving in London, the birthplace of capitalism and one of the places where the process of deterritorization, gentrification and individualisation of social life has reached its furthest phase, Exarchia has served as an example of resistance and counter-attack against those same forces for many years. As we struggle to fight against... Continue Reading →
UPDATE 1: Comrades in Ukraine have shared a reflection on this essay from their significantly more difficult situation. UPDATE 2: We now have this essay as a printable pamphlet, available here. The cost of living has shot up recently, and looks like it will continue to rise over the next couple of years. This increase... Continue Reading →
Thank you to everyone who came, some good potential projects came out of the assembly, which we will share further down the line if those involved want us to. As part of the meeting we did a very short presentation on what was driving the rising cost of living. People showed an interest in the... Continue Reading →
As of writing a group of squatters in London have squatted a mansion, 5 Belgrave Square, belonging to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. While residential squatting has been made illegal in the UK, the squatters are trying to get around this by using a version of the Section 6 notice in which they do not live... Continue Reading →
We have updated our resources page so that it now contains PDFs of some of the pamphlets/zines we have been printing recently. Seven Lies Police Have Told You and What Really Happened In Bristol These are pamphlet versions of two articles by our comrades in the Bristol group, covering the misinformation spread by the police... Continue Reading →
The Dalston Solidarity Cafe is a space that connects a diversity of collectives, realities and individuals who by sharing their knowledge and experience will be able to offer a range of mutualistic practices. These can help the community to improve our condition and happiness, beyond the “survival mode” today’s society forces us to be in.... Continue Reading →
Callout from Autonomous Winter Shelter, a squated homeless shelter that is facing eviction: "Join us in solidarity with the Autonomous Winter Shelter on the following dates:- TOMORROW (Tuesday 15th) from 12pm for a session of cooking, food distribution and organising.Location:St Mungo's Broadway020 7404 6266 - THURSDAY 17th at One Housing headquarters 12-5pm in 64 Pratt... Continue Reading →
Where now for the grassroots housing movement? Come and join grass roots campaigns and housing activists to discuss where we are now, where we want to go and how to get there. When: on Nov 14th 10 am to 6 pm Where: All Saints Community Centre, 105 New Cross Rd. London, SE14 5DJ The sessions are:... Continue Reading →
Some commented numbers were slightly down on the year previous when the RMT threw their weight behind the Mayday march after Bob Crows death. On the way to the rallying point people would have come across an SWP banner emblazoned with “Hands off Tower Hamlets”. They’re consistent, if nothing else, we should give them that.... Continue Reading →
London Anarchist Federation 