Organising for Resistance: Grass roots struggles show the way!

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1 Organising for Resistance: Grass roots struggles show the way! What ith Bre it, Tor a ksta i g, a e Pri e Mi ister, Cor ei g ele ted La our leader agai! a d a US preside tial ele tio it see s the pa to i e of parlia e t has e er ee li elier! I our opi io far too u h atte tio has alread ee paid to the politi al a oeu ri g of our so- alled leaders, a ross u told pages of papers a d e sites. We e spelled out our o positio er learl i pre ious opies of Resista e, a d re o e d ou pi k up those if ou a t to see et ore pi tures of politi ia s. For this issue e i stead put the fo us here it elo gs, o grass roots struggle - o the strikes, o upatio s a d protests that are i i g real ha ge for orkers a ross the UK a d e o d. It is these a tio s that i real o essio s for ordi ar people. The politi ia s o l e er pla at h up. If the re offeri g us so ethi g good, it s usuall o l out of fear e re goi g to take so ethi g etter if the do t! If, like us, you do t trust a y politi al party further tha you a thro it, these pages should ser e as a ho -to guide for ausi g trou le a d s ori g i tories y sta di g together rather tha looki g to the higher po er of parlia e t.

2 2 This August, Byro Burgers as at the e tre of a dispute arou d their dodgy ethi al pra ti es, leadi g to a spo ta eous a paig of de o stratio s a ross the UK. U like si ilar a paig s, this o e did t ha e a y key de a ds - it as si ply a out tea hi g the osses a lesso. Ea lie i the ea, B o had alled doze s of thei Lo do staff to a health a d safet iefi g. I stead of the u da e eeti g the staff e e e pe ti g, i ig atio offi e s u st i to the oo, efo e detai i g e e o e p ese t a d depo ti g 35 people. The o pa atte pted to e use itself sa i g it as a legal e ui e e t - a lai that as ui kl de u ked legal e pe ts. Sou es f o ithi B o suggested the a tio s o l ade se se if the e e pa t of a a k- oo deal. This ould ha e ee to e a le osses to dodge fi es fo ea hi g e plo e t a d i ig atio la. Eithe a, this atta k o o di a o ke s de i ated li es a d let those espo si le off s ot-f ee. The est of the ou t as t goi g to sta d idl. Cu e t a d fo e o ke s at B o, i ludi g so e ho had uit i disgust at the depo tatio s, alled fo a tio. The fi st de o st atio took pla e at a e t al Lo do a h at the e t e of Paper of the A ar hist Federatio Solidarity with all workers: Byron Burgers face workers anger the s a dal, ith hu d eds of p oteste s fo i g the estau a t to lose. A tio s ui kl sp ead, ith pi kets, p otests, a d o upatio s a oss the ou t - the e as e e a i li al plague of lo usts eleased i se e al Lo do outlets. O li e, the o pa s so ial edia p ese e also took a atte i g. The B istol estau a t s Fa e ook page is still offli e afte ei g hija ked a suppo te of the p otests. It as all a a eso e displa of o ki g- lass u it a d self-o ga isatio i the fa e of a atta k the osses. Fa f o ei g di ided the dis ou se of ig a ts steali g jo s, people a e togethe to deli e a lo to B o s p ofits. As ell as the sig ifi a t sho t-te i pa t o the o e s p ofits aused the a paig, the da age dealt to thei i age ill g ossl effe t the o pa i the lo g te. This is t just due to the a tio s al ead e tio ed, ut to othe s that a e to light as a esult, i ludi g the illio s i p ofits the o pa akes i f o its o e -p i ed u ge s ei g ooted ia offsho e ha e s, to a oid pa i g UK ta. The e t ti e a o pa has to ake a de isio o hethe to s e up the li es of thei o ke s, ig a t o othe ise, e hope the look a k o hat happe ed to B o a d thi k e, e a efull a out it.

3 Paper of the A ar hist Federatio 3 Deliveroo & the gig economy fightback I Lo do, orkers at ike food deli ery o pa y Deli eroo ha e take a tio, i ludi g a u offi ial strike, to fight agai st the i positio of a e o tra t. The si -da strike as resol ed i the lists fa our; the e pa pla ould e optio al, ith riders a le to opt a k out. iders had set up a ro d-fu ded strike fu d to support the sel es, hi h helped raise, the ti e the dispute had e ded. After the o e e e t of the strike, the ere aided the I depe de t Workers of Great Britai IWGB, a e u io for ed fro e - e ers of UNITE a d UNISON. All of this as a hie ed people orki g olle ti el, ithout professio al orga isers or the i ol e e t of the ai strea u io s. This t pe of ork, k o as gig e plo e t, is o the rise, aki g e plo e t i reasi gl pre arious. I depe de t orkers a supposedl hoose he the a t to ork, o short-ter o tra ts, ut the e plo er de ides hether or ot to use the. The results of this are that the orkers ha e less o siste t i o e, o oti e of redu ed hours or loss of a jo, greater i urred osts, a d the a se e of the prote tio s of those i traditio al e plo e t. For i sta e, Deli eroo riders ha e to pa for their o ike repairs a d i sura e, hile also forgoi g si k pa a d holida pa. There are a issues ith gig e o o ork, ut there are also a opportu ites. For e a ple, it is u h easier to strike ithout oti e, a d o du t other dire t a tio. Whe ost of the Deli eroo riders realised the ere ot happ ith the e o tra t, the ere a le to a d together a d si pl ot ork - this is so ethi g their o tra t allo s a d their e plo ers a do little a out. U er dri ers ha e alread had si ilar strikes i the UK, US, a d Ke a. With these e plo ees leadi g the a a d sho i g hat a e a hie ed i su h a short a ou t of ti e, e ill hopefull see ore ild- at strikes a d o hierar hi al orga isi g i the o i g ears.

4 4 Postal workers wildcat strike by Bridgwater post a Paper of the Anarchist Federation Hu d eds of oyal Mail o ke s a ied out a ild at st ike o th August to defe d thei Co u i atio Wo ke s U io B a h Se eta y Ch is ye, ased i S i do, ho had ee suspe ded follo i g a o ith a a age. The fi st alkout took pla e at the huge Do a So ti g a d Deli e y Offi e at a. Chippe ha Deli e y Offi e o ke s alked out i solida ity late that o i g. Ba k i S i do, o ke s pi keted u til the sta t of the late shift at the so ti g offi e, he the hole of that shift efused to go i to the uildi g to o k. Late that afte oo oyal Mail ag eed to lift Ch is s suspe sio, a d the o ke s ag eed to etu to o k. Ch is is u e tly o house a est, i the se se that he has to stay fo the hole of his shift at the CWU U io oo at Do a, a d ot a de a out talki g to e e s. The B a h s positio is that if Ch is is fo ally ha ged ith a y offe e, o if the soo -to- e-pu lished e ui y i to i dust ial elatio s at Do a does ot o pletely i di ate the CWU, the fu the st ike a tio is likely. The i itial su ess of the S i do st ike is e ti ely due to the light i g-fast espo se of the illegal alkout. Ma y oyal Mail ilita ts up a d do the ou t y ill e e ou aged, as a y fea that the e a of egula ild at st ikes th oughout oyal Mail, e de i up to a fe yea s ago, e e a thi g of the past. Rent Strike: students make it an effective weapon Stude ts i the UCL Cut the e t o e e t el o ed the offe, ut a ed that u less a so ial e ts poli y is put i pla e, they ill o ti ue ith fu the a tio. Stude ts o e t st ike at U i e sity College Lo do UCL e e tly de la ed a i to y afte fi e o ths of ithholdi g pay e t fo thei a o odatio. The UCL autho ities ag eed to ake a aila le, fo / i a o odatio u sa ies fo those stude ts i ost eed of fi a ial suppo t, i easi g to, the follo i g yea. They also ag eed to edu e e ts i the lo est p i ed oo s a ou d a thi d a d to f eeze e t o all of the othe s at a total ost of o e. The st ike, hi h i ol ed, stude ts, sp ead to othe olleges a oss Lo do, i hat as the la gest stude t e t st ike i B itish histo y. This i luded Golds iths, he e a o odatio halls e e ha ded o e to a p i ate e ti g o pa y, Ca pus Li i g Villages CLV, y the u i e sity autho ities. CLV aised e ts to a eek pe oo, t igge i g a p ot a ted e t st ike led y Cut the e t a paig e s. CLV s atte pts to i ti idate st ike s ith th eate i g lette s ha e failed, a d the Golds iths autho ities a e a e i g. A tio is pla ed to sp ead the e t st ikes to othe u i e sities a ou d B itai i hat ould p o e to e a sig ifi a t o e e t. A idesp ead

5 Paper of the A ar hist Federatio 5 eje tio stude ts of g ossl i flated e ts ould a t as a e a ple to othe s ho a e fo ed to pa si ila ates i the p i ate se to. The housi g isis has spa ed a a paig s o e i g e ts, ge t ifi atio, a d so ial lea si g. Al ead, oo di atio is de elopi g Bristol, like u h of the rest of the UK, is i the idst of a afforda le housi g risis. Yet earlier i the ear the lo al ou il took the de isio to au tio off a doze of its properties. Ho e er thi gs did t go e a tl to pla, tha ks to the i ol e e t of Bristol Housi g A tio Mo e e t BHAM. BHAM is a et o k of s uatte s a d ho eless people that has ee a ti e i B istol fo o e thi t ea s. Thei fi st dis uptio of the ou il s pla s as e ti el a ide tal, as the s uatted a pa k keepe s lodge p e e ti g it ei g lea ed i ti e fo the au tio. Thei se o d i te e tio had a it o e pla i g, as othe g oups a d i di iduals p otested outside of the Cou il's au tio, BHAM a ou ed the had o upied o e of the ea p ope ties i p otest. Whilst this sho t-li ed o upatio as t as dis upti e as the 'd hoped it did aise the p ofile of the a paig agai st the sell-off. BHAM s atte tio s it hed to a ou il house i A o outh. Aided t o i depe de t a o al a didates a lo al a, A tho, had o upied it th ough the Radi al Housi g Net o k i Lo do. Fu the effo ts at oo di atio a d liaiso et ee diffe e t housi g g oups a d stude t e t st ike s ould e a el o e step fo a d. Housi g e ai s a i po ta t a ea of st uggle a d e eed to eate a ti e solida it! Squatters take to the roofs to defend social housing to p otest its sell off, a d the i ade uate a o odatio he a d his i fa t so had ee pla ed i. Afte tea a d is uits i the o upied house, BHAM e e s ag eed to help sustai the o upatio usi g a legal loophole that allo ed the s uatti g of eside tial p e ises as a p otest usi g it as a pla e to li e ould ha e ee a i i al a t. This left the ou il i a diffi ult positio, hilst the house had ee au tio ed off the ould t gua a tee a o pletio of the sale ithout getti g the sel es i a d the p oteste s out. Despite ha i g ea l si eeks the a aged to tie the sel es i legal k ots u til the last possi le o e t. I the ea ti e the u e a ou ed the a ted to a k out, the eigh ou s a d the edia e e i full suppo t of the o upatio, a d the p oteste s had dis o e ed u e ous ou il lies a out the state of the p ope t. It as i a u h ette o ditio tha offi ial epo ts had suggested. A fe ou t ou t ailiffs did a i e to atte pt a last i ute e i tio. Ho e e as soo as the sa the a i aded te a ed house, o plete ith t o BHAM e e s i a ake shift pi ate ship o the oof, it as lea the ou il had lost. I e ha ge fo the e d of the o upatio the ou il efu ded the u e, ag eed to keep the house i ou il sto k, a d ha ded the ke s to a ou il flat to A tho a d his so. Buo ed up this su ess BHAM late fou d a othe ta get; a housi g asso iatio p ope t i West G o e, St Pauls, hi h as due to go u de the ha e. The poli e espo ded this ti e, pe haps elie i g the ould deal ith the o upie s i a o e o pete t fashio tha ou il had p e iousl.. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

6 6 Nu ers of poli e i reased as did a u er of supporters gathered i the street outside. The sta d-off as roke as a u it of riot poli e s ashed their a i through the door a d ra i to the uildi g ith the se ior poli e offi er prese t. The e erged e pt ha ded, as t o a ti ists ere alread out o the roof! I a far i al id to get the do the poli e e e a aged to lose their ladder, hi h ade a ha d arri ade to se ure the sk light agai st a future atte pts. A third a ti ist had a ou ed the o upatio at the au tio, hi h halted its sale. Mea hile ith the hea ha ded approa h ha i g resulted i failure the poli e ere for ed to ask i el if the Paper of the A ar hist Federatio roof top a ti ists ould o e do. The e t or i g the did, ut ot efore e suri g the propert had ee re o ed fro the au tio portfolio a d guara teei g their o freedo fro arrest. Bristol Cit Cou il ha e si e de lared it ill ot sell a so ial housi g it o s dire tl. Housi g asso iatio s ha e ade o su h o it e t, so the struggle to keep Bristol s so ial housi g a aila le ill o ti ue, as it does i a pla es a ross the ou tr. BHAM eet eekl a d a e o ta ted ia: uat istol. o.uk Organic Lea: Land for Food and Community Orga i Lea is a e a ple of hat a e do e if people gai a ess to la d. The fou ders a ted to esta lish a far that as ased o the pri iples of per a ulture, a atural desig s ste i spired atural pro esses here e er thi g is re led a d shared. This is a approa h that halle ges apitalis, hi h is ot desig ed to o ser e or sa e ut i stead to do hate er is e essar to ake a profit. Food should e a a of o e ti g people; it is the asis of o u alit. There ere a u er of fa tors that ade it possi le for a s all group of i di iduals to get hold of the la d the a ted, to e pa d their allot e t proje t i to a u h larger-s ale far. This o-operati el -ru far as fortu ate i that the site as ou il-o ed a d ear a ite of pe ial ie tifi I terest I. This ea s that, at least i theor, the la d is held i the pu li i terest. Waltha Forest Cou il had targets for food gro th a d ar o e issio s redu tio so the far proje t fits i ith offi ial poli. Most i porta tl, though, there as o other fi a ial pressure o the la d. The I status ea t that the la d ould ot e sold off to de elopers. The proje t started i 9 a d has graduall e pa ded its distri utio et orks. There are eekl stalls i ear Le to sto e, as ell as food o es of Lea's produ e. The e ers also host a ra ge of o u it a ti ities, i ludi g olu teer progra es a d regular ope da s. Orga i Lea is a s all isla d i the o ea of apitalis. This is h it is part of the food so ereig t o e e t, e a li g food to e o trolled a d for people, to ri g produ ers a d o su ers loser together. The food so ereig t o e e t has ee a leadi g oi e alli g for la d refor : The de a ds of food so ereig t i e ita l i lude a all for e patter s of o ership a d la d distri utio, as part of its shift to lo al de o rati o trol of food produ tio. It is diffi ult for others to follo the e a ple of Orga i Lea. Ma si ilar o u it proje ts ha e struggled to esta lish the sel es. This is usuall e ause the are o l a le to get a lease for a fe ears, hile Orga i Lea has se ured a - ear lease. The a also fa e pro le s if the ou il de ides it a ake ore o e selli g off the la d. To gai a ess to la d for proje ts su h as ooperati e food produ tio or housi g or o u it a d so ial e tres, e eed to tur pri ate propert i to the o o s. This ea s that la d ust e dire tl i the ha ds of the o u it - ot so ethi g that a e sold off to de elopers. gani lea.o g.uk/ ke sallian e.o g.uk/

7 Paper of the A ar hist Federatio 7 Land: What for? Who decides? O No e er th a d th, a e e t alled La d for hat a d ho de ides? ill e held at the Ca de esour e Ce tre o Hollo ay oad i Lo do. It ill ri g together a ra ge of groups a d orga isatio s ho ha e differe t perspe ti es o la d: housi g, food, o u ity, ultural a d so ial spa es, gree a d ope spa es, the eeds of other spe ies, a d li ate ha ge. Without la d e ha e othi g to eat, o he e to uild ho es, o esou es to ake the thi gs e eed, a d o pla e to i te a t ith othe s, pla, o o ga ise. La d o tai s ou histo a d ou e o ies. It is also the ho e of othe spe ies a d is pa t of the e i o e t that akes it possi le fo hu a s to li e o the pla et. Ho e e, ost la d is o ed a d o t olled a ti fe. I the UK, 0% of the la d is o ed just 0. % of the populatio. I te atio all, the B itish Quee is o e of the o ld s iggest la do e s, ith. illio a es. I additio, la d-g a i g has e o e o o pla e i a pa ts of the o ld. La d-poo ou t ies, su h as Chi a, South Ko ea, a d the Gulf states, ha e ought up fe tile la d i pla es like Af i a, ith the ai of p odu i g food fo e po t to thei o ou t ies. A a ea the size of a foot all pit h is a ui ed e e se o d i the glo al South. E e pu li la d is est i ted a d ei g sold off to p i ate i te ests. The esults of this a e: poo ualit a d e pe si e food; a high ost of housi g, ho eless ess, a d ge t ifi atio ; a la k of o u it, a d ultu al a d so ial spa e; est i tio s o he e e a go; a la k of g ee spa es a d ild la d; a d a ge e al deg adatio of ou e i o e t. St uggles o e la d a e e t al to the u al a eas of the o ld, ut the a e also ele a t i the ities too. Ma u a g ass- oots a paig s a e esse tiall fo used o the o se ue es of a la k of a ess to la d. Housi g a paig e s st uggle to defe d hat is left of so ial housi g a d attle ith p i ate la dlo ds o e high e ts a d e i tio s. Most of the p i es of housi g i ities like Lo do is due to the high alue of the la d o hi h it sits. Fights agai st ai po t e pa sio a d fo g ee spa e, a ess to o u it, ultu al a d so ial e ues a e all ased o the fa t that p ope t is eithe al ead p i ate, ei g sold off, o o-opted fo the e efit of p i ate e o o i i te ests. We ha e al ead see the de elop e t of a la d efo o e e t i S otla d, he e the i pa t of la ge la do e s is o e isi le. South of the o de, ho e e, the e has ot ee su h a di e t fo us o la d a d the eed to halle ge the hole s ste of la d o e ship. That is a out to ha ge. For ore i for atio see:

8 8 Bristol City Cou il re e tly atte pted to ri i alise rough sleepi g, a pi g, a d e e parki g i pu li areas, ith a sloppily- orded i ju tio. We at the Resista e olle ti e isited the people at the e tre of the ase to fi d out hy, a d dis o er ho the Cou il s i ju tio had ee defeated. The group that o upies a s all e a p e t i e tral Bristol - k o as Te t Cit, despite there o l ei g te su h shelters - o ed there i April. The lo atio had ee suggested lo al poli e, ho had ki ked the out of a ear park. The site is ertai l hard to spot, tu ked a a et ee a ri er, a s all ou d, a d a fe e that the Te t Cit reside ts ha e de orated ith li i g flo ers. te art, ho has li ed there si e the egi i g, spoke to us a out his e perie es: E e the poli e do t i d us, ause e do 't ause trou le, a d e keep the pla e lea, he said. Whe e er the Cou il o ta t the, the just sa it's a i il atter. The Cou il had told the reside ts that the ere likel to e left alo e for a lo g ti e, as lo g as their e a p e t did t gro too u h. Lo als ere e e ore positi e, reporti g that the fi all felt o forta le usi g the rest of the park, as drug dealers had ee s ared off. A perso orki g i a ear or er shop said that he d felt safe taki g his daughter to pla there for the first ti e. Passers- either ig ored us, or a e a d spoke to us out of uriosit, te art added. o e of the regulars e e started helpi g us out gi i g us supplies. Co pared to ost e perie es of ho eless ess, it as relati el id lli. But it as 't to last. Paper of the A ar hist Federatio Homeless fight back against criminalisaton The first trou le fro the authorities a e i the for of a i igratio raid. Ho e er, the order age fou d o o e to easil deport. Most ere UK itize s ho had li ed lo all, a d those ho ere fro a road all had orki g re ords goi g a k o er fi e ears. Papers for the ourt heari g follo ed soo after, ut ere a o k-up right fro the start. Firstl, the d ee ser ed ith o l t o da s oti e, hi h is elo the legal li it for this t pe of ase. e o dl, rather tha just the e pe ted possessio order hi h ould for e the o upiers to o e o, the papers i luded a proposed i ju tio. This tra est of a do u e t, hi h o o e i the Cou il has si e o ed up to riti g, ade it illegal for ot just the reside ts, ut a perso s u k o to sleep rough, park a ehi le, or a p o a pu li la d i Bristol. It ould e er sta d up to s ruti i ourt, ut the agai, ho ould gi e it the s ruti? Certai l ot a doze ho eless people, thought the Cou il. O e of a istakes the ade. The Te t Cit reside ts a e alo g to a Bristol Housi g A tio Mo e e t BHAM eeti g, a d got the sel es last- i ute legal represe tatio i the for of a e pert fro outh West La. Due to the afore e tio ed f ups, the judge s iftl adjour ed the ase, a d the Te t Cit soli itor as o fide t he ould rip the Cou il to shreds i ourt. But there as a s ag. There as o re ourse to legal aid, a d e e ith a dis ou ted rate, the ould eed,5 to fight the ase. Cro d-fu di g a e to the res ue, ith doze s of people do ati g to eet the target. B the ti e the se o d heari g rolled arou d, the Cou il ere far less o fide t, looki g to sa e fa e i a a possi le. The offered a eak o pro ise, hi h as resou di gl reje ted the Te t Cit folks, ho respo ded ith a ou ter-offer that the Cou il had little hoi e ut to a ept. It i luded gi i g the four eeks to lea e the site, a d the re o al of perso s u k o fro the i ju tio - a i porta t step, as it ould set a ad pre ede t a d allo pu li spa es to e

9 Paper of the A ar hist Federatio 9 losed off f o ho eless pe so s u k o o e o e. The judge app o ed the e o di g, ut ot efo e gi i g the Cou il a ollo ki g, oth fo i gi g the o igi al i ju tio to ou t i the fi st pla e, a d fo usi g the ph ase, o lo al o e tio s as a e use ot to gi e people the housi g the had a ight to. This as e tai l t ue fo te a t, ho p e iousl o ked i B istol fo ea s a d used to li e i a house he e ith his fa il. i e the ase, he is hopefull goi g to get so e de e t housi g. The ight efo e the ou t hea i g, the Cou il t ied to fo hi off ith a pla e i a shelte, ut he as 't ha i g that! Du i g ou i te ie, the Cou il s o l dedi ated a ti-so ial eha iou offi e a d his poli e hape o e atte ded to se e the i ju tio. He e plai ed that it usuall fell to hi to deal ith B istol's ho eless populatio. The t eet ise tea as he is offi iall k o, as set up to deal With p o le ati eha iou, ut as se i es ha e ee ut a k, it has see its e it alloo to i lude ea l e e i sta e of ough sleepi g. This is i sha p o t ast to the 9 s, he this espo si ilit fell to the Housi g Out ea h tea. Lo al Ma o Ma i ees has e e tl a ou ed a shift i ho ho eless ess ill e ha dled, ith a ious Cou il se i es a d ha ities to e housed i o e Cit Offi e. Ho e e, ho eless folks i B istol a e so e hat s epti al. ees it offi e sou ds like the Hu, oted Be i hie of BHAM. I o i all the Hu uildi g o Cu e la d t eet at the otto of tokes C oft has ee left e pt, apa t f o he it as s uatted ho eless people. I stead, the a gue, esou es should e put to a ds helpi g those se i es that the ho eless o u it ge ui el alue, a d to a ds ough sleepe s ho a e o ga isi g to i p o e thei o i u sta es - o at least ot to a ds th a ti g thei atte pts. US prisoners unite against prison slavery This Septe er sa the iggest priso er strike i history. Priso ers fro 2 states, et ee 0 a d 0 priso s, u ited agai st priso la our. The pra ti e has ee des ri ed as a o ti uatio of sla ery i the US - the thirtee th a e d e t allo s sla ery as pu ish e t for a ri e. P iso la ou is a $ illio -a- ea i dust that e plo s ea l 9, p iso e s. The a e paid o l a fe e ts a hou - o othi g, i so e tates - d i i g do ages fo the est of the populatio. Ma of the ou t s la gest o pa ies p ofit f o it i ludi g Wal a t, AT&T a d e e Vi to ia s e et. O top of this, p iso e s a e e pe ted to a out ai te a e to the p iso s that hold the. The a ot u these fa ilities ithout us, st ike o ga ise s ote ahead of the a tio. We. CONTINUED ON PAGE

10 ill ot o ly de a d the e d to p iso sla e y, e ill e d it ou sel es y easi g to e sla es. The st ike had ee o ga ised o ths i ad a e y p iso e s f o a oss the ou t y, usi g so ial edia a d a et o k of s uggled ell pho es. It ul i ated i a ass efusal to o k f o the th of Septe e, the a i e sa y of the i fa ous Atti a p iso up isi g, a d o ti ui g fo eeks i so e a eas. The st ike s had ut o e de a d: a e d to f ee p iso la ou. etaliatio has hit the p iso e s ha d, ith supposed i g leade s put i to solita y o fi e e t o ei g o ed to diffe e t p iso s, a d a o plete lo k-do of so e e t es, u h of hi h as p e-e pti e. P iso offi ials ha e eleased little details o the Paper of the A ar hist Federatio st ike, a d i so e ases ha e a ted to p e e t i fo atio f o getti g out. Be ause of this, it is ot k o ho a y p iso e s pa ti ipated i the a tio, ut it is esti ated to e i the egio of,. The e ha e also ee epo ts of iots a d hu ge st ikes, a o pa ied y de o st atio s outside so e of the p iso s, ith p oteste s i ities all o e the o ld sho i g thei suppo t. Neithe the i fo atio la kout o the ep essio has de ted the p iso e s esol e. For ore i for atio, sear h Free Ala a a Fa o YouTu e for road asts fro i side the priso syste, a d take a look at the I ar erated Worker ewsletter produ ed y the I dustrial Workers of the World IWW at iwo. o logs.org. The Need for a New Fight Against Nuclear Power oth Whitehall a d Beiji g hi t that si ilar proje ts are gree -lighted for Brad ell i Esse a d Size ell i Suffolk. Chi ese Ge eral Nu lear CGN alread has pla s to desig the rea tor at Brad ell, a d sta d to o t o-thirds of it. The hole p oje t of e u lea sta t-up aises a u e of o e s, pa ti ula ly o side i g Chi a's eputatio fo y e -espio age. This has left so e ithi May s ad i ist atio, the i il se i e, a d the se et se i es, deeply distu ed y the i flue e that Chi a ight ha e o e B itish u lea se u ity. The supporters of u lear po er ha e ee agi g a ar of propaga da for se eral ears o, ith arti les i e spapers a d agazi es a d appeara es o TV a d radio. Despite idespread istrust a o gst the British pu li, the appear to ha e o o er the Co ser ati e Go er e t, led Theresa Ma. Appro al has ee gi e for the o stru tio of a e u lear po er statio at Hi kle Poi t i So erset, hi h is set to e ore e pe si e tha a other o je t e er uilt o earth. It s ot just Hi kle The the e s the shee ost of Hi kley, esti ated at illio a oss its lifeti e. I etu fo a tidy i est e t of illio, CGN a d the F e h o pa y EDF ha e ee gua a teed th ee ti es the goi g ate fo thei ele t i ity y the UK go e e t. A o di g to Natio al Audit Offi e al ulatio s, those gua a teed p e iu s a e set to ost the UK a ou d illio. The hole u lea po e p oje t aises othe uestio s, too. The pla ts a e used to supply ate ial fo B itish u lea a heads. The adioa ti e aste p odu t has to e disposed of so e he e, a d the half-life of su h aste is

11 Paper of the A ar hist Federatio easu ed i the thousa ds of ea s. The e a e also fea s of u lea atast ophe, as sho ased at Che o l i the fo e o iet U io, a d o e e e tl i Japa. Lastl, the set-up of u lea po e statio s i ol es a high deg ee of e t alisatio a d ilita isatio, ei fo i g the idea of a top-do se u it state. Opi io polls sho o l 2 % of people a e i fa ou of Hi kle Poi t. I light of this, e eed to look to a ds the e i al of a o e e t agai st u lea po e i B itai a d else he e. u h a o e e t ould ha e to e uilt a ou d ass o ilisatio s a d di e t a tio, a d ot just o e petitio s. The e is a i h 0- ea histo of su essful glo al a tio to d a upo, f o site o upatio s to oad lo kades, a d the top Hi kle a paig itself is al ead ellesta lished. The Te th Co gress of the I ter atio al of A ar hist Federatio s IFA took pla e i Fra kfurt i August 6. Co gress is held every four years a d hosted y o e of IFA s e er federatio s, this ti e y the Ger a speaki g A ar hist Federatio FdA F o the e isti g IFA e e ship, all o ga isatio s e e a le to atte d, e ept fo the I e ia FAI a d the Bulga ia Fede atio ho ga e thei apologies. The A a hist Fede atio of Bela us, affiliated to IFA, as fo ed to dis a d i This o e e t should ot just e opposi g the go e e t a d the u lea i dust, ut also the T ades U io Co g ess a d the leade s of u io s like U ite, GMB, a d UCATT, ho ha e ee sho t-sighted e ough to ie these p oje ts pu el as jo eatio oppo tu ities. As ue Au e, a spokespe so fo top Hi kle, said: The Go e e t s u lea delusio s a e t i g to put the akes o a e e a le e e g e olutio taki g pla e a ou d the o ld. The a t i g the sel es to ad it that s a t, effi ie t, a d e e a le e e g s ste s a e sou di g the death-k ell fo u lea po e a d a e sta di g i the a of the West of E gla d joi i g this e e g e olutio - the eall do ake Ki g Ca ute look like a a ateu. It s ti e that o e set as gi e the oppo tu it to joi the futu e. Building an international anarchist movement: The 10th Congress of the International of Anarchist Federations e e t ea s due to i te se state ep essio, ut a e e of Bela us A a hist Bla k C oss atte ded. The e e e also o se e delegatio s p ese t f o a a hist o ga isatio s i Aze aija, Ku dish I a, Tu key (Dev i i A a şist Faali et, Ne )eala d/aotea oa, as ell as a Ge a a a ho-s di alist u io FAU. The A a hist Politi al O ga isatio i G ee e ot o l atte ded, ut also a ou ed thei i te tio to joi IFA. A i po ta t featu e of the o g ess as the u h e pa ded affiliatio of Lati A e i a o ga isatio s. The A a hist Fede atio of Me i o FAM, Fede a io A a uista Lo al de Valdi ia FALV f o outhe Chile, a d I i iati a Fede alista A a uista IFAB f o B azil all e a e e e s o the fi st da, as e e e e s of the olle ti e ehi d El Li e ta io, a a a hist pape i Ve ezuela. Me e s of g oups f o Do i i a Repu li, Cu a, a d El al ado e e also p ese t. Togethe the ha e fo ed the. CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE

12 A a hist Fede atio of Ce t al A e i a a d the Ca i ea FACC, hi h also hopes to e o e pa t of the i te atio al. The e a e pla s fo a All A e i as a a hist eeti g i B azil to take pla e i. To fu the the g o th a d effe ti e ess of IFA, t o ajo st u tu al ha ges e e ag eed. The fi st ill ake it easie fo e g oups a d fede atio s to joi, e e he the do ot o up a e ti e ou t. The se o d allo s fo ui ke de isio aki g ithi IFA, ithout o p o isi g its de o ati atu e o a a hist st u tu e. The ai politi al the es o the age da e e ig atio, fight fo the it, a d oppositio to pat ia h, a a d atio alis. The Slo e ia a d C oatia ased Fede atio of A a hist O ga isi g FAO i itiated a pla, hi h has si e egu, fo e e fede atio s to sha e pe spe ti es a d o k togethe o issues a ou d ig atio. I the UK, AFed ill e doi g o e of this i the o i g o ths see esista e fo e e t i fo atio a out No Bo de s a ti is i the UK. Despite IFA ha i g ee i e iste e si e, it is fai to sa that e a e still i the p o ess of dis o e i g e a tl hat it a p a ti all p o ide fo its e e fede atio s. Yet the e is little dou t, espe iall a o g those i atte da e, of the i po ta e of uildi g li ks ith those f o diffe e t a kg ou ds a d lo atio s, hethe these e li ks of pe so al f ie dships, o ga isatio al et o ks, o so ethi g i et ee. At the e d of the o g ess, the F e h-speaki g A a hist Fede atio FA o pleted thei pe iod as the i te atio al oo di ato s of IFA k o as the Se eta iat. That positio o falls to AFed he e i the UK, a d e look fo a d to helpi g sp ead a a h a oss the o ld.