People power works: evil Thiel’s Ireland retreat cancelled after campaign
In a sign of how hollow power can be once confronted, a Wicklow hotel has cancelled a Peter Thiel led event after a relatively brief campaign from Irish activists. A…
Noise demo announced to confront anti-trans campaign group coming to London
A campaign group which wants to block gender affirming care for trans people is coming to London for a conference as it continues towards its aim of: structural violence against,…
Greens Manchester mayor campaign in full flow, other parties nowhere in sight
It’s just over five weeks until the people of Greater Manchester elect Andy Burnham’s replacement as mayor of the combined authority (GMCA) area. The Green Party is wasting no time…
Muslim NHS nurse leads campaign to get more women cycling
An NHS worker who learned to cycle in her 40s, is preparing to take on her first ever cycling commute. It’s part of a “Switch Your Journey” challenge encouraging women…
Israel hires Hollywood producer to run US influence campaign
The Israeli occupation regime has hired a Hollywood producer for $900,000 to run its attempts to influence US citizens. Support for Israel has plummeted in the US across the political…
ICC prosecutor suspended over alleged sexual misconduct in ‘politically motivated smear campaign’
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended from his duties following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. Khan has now been referred to disciplinary…
Manchester tenants organisers launch Resist Rent Rises campaign
Housing expert lawyers Nick Bano and Kate Bradley told a packed GMTU audience in Manchester that the recent Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) is a great foothold, but not the finish…
Support staff at Leicester school to escalate strike campaign
Teaching assistants, residential workers, and other support staff at Ash Field Academy, a Leicester SEND school, completed their third day of strike action on Thursday 14 May. They’re demanding that…