Artists Mark Wydler and Teddy Baden create some beautiful pieces of streetart to brighten up one of the largest council estates in West London. More to come soon, with participation from the local community – check for updates at http://www.actonforum.org/
Click on the link below to add your name to the thousands demanding that Emilio Hellín, the convicted fascist murderer of 19 year old student activist Yolanda González Martín, is thrown out of the Spanish state security forces – along with all those directly or politically responsible.
(Note: this is the English version of the petition – to sign the Spanish version, click here.)
A new film about Faslane Peace Camp from legendary Glasgow videoactivist collective The Camcorder Guerillas.
Faslane peace camp is the longest running peace camp in the world, opened in 1982 by local people opposed to the Trident missile submarines based here.
A number of people at the camp now want to move on after years of commitment, and they desperately need more people to get involved. If they can’t find enough people to take over by May 12th 2013, they will have to start dismantling the camp – which would be tragic, just as the chance of scrapping Trident could become a real possibility. They also need more money to keep the camp going.
Please share this film as widely as possible, particularly with anyone you think might be able to help. Just a few more people, and a bit more dosh, could make all the difference.
Drax power station, the most polluting power station in the country, is trying to get round EU pollution laws by changing half its energy production from coal to wood – which is 50% more polluting, will cause the destruction of forests, throw indigenous people off their land and increase life threatening illnesses for people who live near the power station. Join the email list at http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk to get updates on this important campaign to stop them.
The largest union in the country is putting all their resources into ending the illegal practise of blacklisting of trade unionists – starting on the £15 billion public Crossrail project in London, where 17 of the 36 named blacklisters are working. Kier, part of the BFM consortium running the project, are target number one.
The annual ‘March for England’ in Brighton turned out to be an even bigger disaster for its organisers and supporters than last year. The event which is a thinly veiled EDL gathering attracted around 100 assorted racists and fascists, (less than in 2012) who had to be protected by hundreds of police.
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1,000 local people and antifascists subjected the racists to a traditional Brighton welcome from the moment they arrived. EDL supporters who were stupid enough to try and drink in the town centre before the event were harassed and attacked. Some had to be protected by police after fleeing into a betting shop while others were escorted by mounted police into their protest area for their own safety. Those that strayed outside did so at their own peril.
When their event finally started the ‘March for England’ saw the dregs of the EDL and its splinter groups trudge silently along two hundred yards of sea front that had been cordoned off with metal barriers and protected by riot police, dogs and horses. Along the route hundreds of antifascists jeered and danced to a sound system provided by the English Disco Lovers. Despite spending thousands of pounds of local tax payers money East Sussex Police failed to protect the EDL or control Anti fascists who had the upper hand for most of the day.
Photos by Guy Smallman
For more information check out the Into the Fire website.
Today Into the Fire is simultaneously released on websites, blogs and other platforms around the internet.
Use this link to embed the film to make sure subtitles are turned on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMOnuD0SQJs&cc_load_policy=1
When you’ve published the film, don’t forget to add your link to the listing. It only takes a minute.
The film is available with subtitles in Albanian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish with more coming soon!
In times of severe austerity things look bleak for Greek people, but they’re far worse for those who have recently arrived. Without housing, legal papers or support, migrants in Greece are faced with increasing and often violent racism at the hands of the growing Nazi party Golden Dawn and the police in Athens. Many are trapped by EU laws and legislation of other EU countries meaning they’d be returned to Greece if they managed to get to another member state, they are desperate to leave the country.
You can download the international version and subtitles in .srt format from Archive.org.
More versions will be added throughout the day, follow us on Facebook or Twitter to get updates or check our embedding guide for new uploads.
A version of the film with burned in English subtitles is available on Vimeo. You can also download it there. Other language versions will be added as we make them, follow or check the Into the Fire Channel for updates.
The premiere of Into the Fire on 29th April, 6:30pm will be hosted by the School of Oriental and African Studies. Habib Rahman of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants will join us for the screening and discussion afterwards, the event will be chaired by Sham Qayyum. Join the Facebook event.
In the latest surreal twist to this dispute at London Metropolitan University, head of the Working Lives research Institute Steve Jeffery and UNISON branch chair Max Watson STILL face charges of “serious misconduct” over the 2008 appointment of Jawad Botweh – despite Jawad being cleared of any misconduct. And what exactly is the Home Office’s role in all this?
On 21 April, Into the Fire will be simultaneously released on websites and blogs worldwide, including this one of course. The film will be available in various languages, including Albanian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish. There are a number of public screenings planned in several countries in Europe and Northern America. To participate in the release or organise a screening see http://intothefire.org/publish
The premier of Into the Fire on 29th April, 6:30pm will be hosted by the School of Oriental and African Studies. The filmmakers will be joined for discussion by Habib Rahman of the Join Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.
In times of severe austerity things look bleak for Greek people, but they’re far worse for those who have recently arrived. Without housing, legal papers or support, migrants in Greece are faced with increasing and often violent racism at the hands of the growing Nazi party Golden Dawn and the police in Athens. Many are trapped by EU laws and legislation of other EU countries meaning they’d be returned to Greece if they managed to get to another member state, they are desperate to leave the country.
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