Film length: 12:16 The revival of Martin Luther King’s 1968 Poor Peoples Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has spread to 40 states in the USA, with over 2,000 people being arrested for taking direct action at state governments throughout the country. This was the campaign that King was assassinated for – a campaign calling for an end to capitalism and for democratic socialism. The first phase of the relaunch was a six week, 40 day campaign of direct action culminating in a march on Washington on June 23 – this is from Week 2 in California, at the Government building in Sacramento.
Disability Rights/Benefits
DPAC take to the streets again over universal credit benefit cut
Running Time: 8:40 Disabled People Against Cuts are back on the streets again – and they’re very angry. They’re demanding the £20 cut to universal credit be cancelled, a cut that will affect 6.5 million […]
Health
Mysterious posters appear near Parliament calling for an NHS pay rise
Strange goings on at St Thomas’s Hospital by Parliament, where the adverts in all the bus stops have been mysteriously replaced by posters saying “We love St Thomas’s healthworkers” and calling for a 15% pay […]
Construction/Blacklisting
No 2 ESO! Sparks fight back against deskilling at Hinckley Point C
Running Time: 4mins 57 secs Another major industrial dispute is kicking off as electricians occupy the London offices of EDF, one of several actions across the country over the deskilling of their profession. EDF are […]