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.
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 […]
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 […]
Black Lives Matter
Edmonton Incinerator demo shuts down North Circular Road
Running Time: 8:17 In unprecedented scenes, a demonstration against the expansion of the Edmonton incinerator sensationally shut down the North Circular Road in North London, marching al the way to the incinerator itself – despite […]