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Leeds: fight the 9pm curfew!26 July 2010Live in Leeds? Want to meet up with your mates after 9pm? Not if the council and the cops get their way says Dan Edwards more… As EDL run riot in Dudley, unite to stop them marching in Bradford on 28 August20 July 2010The fascist English Defence League attacked Mosques and Hindu temples indiscriminately at the weekend, but with resistance from the Muslim community. With the EDL set to march in Bradford on 28 August, the Left needs to prepare says Dan Edwards more… Protesters express anger at Dirty Des campaign of hate16 July 2010Dan Edwards reports on the attempted storming of the Daily Express offices more… Youth hit by recession – are cuts necessary?Public debate for youth 29 July 2010Thursday 29 July, 12-4pm UCL, London more… Tories target cuts budget at working class youth14 July 2010The bosses, and the Tories are trying to shift the burden of the recession on to young people – unless we fight them, writes Samia Aziz more… NOW RACIST AND HOMOPHOBIC HEADLINES SWAMPING BRITAINProtest at the Daily Express 15 JulyTabloid papers have launched a racist and homophobic attack in response to a successful asylum claim by two gay men. John Bowman asks everyone to join the demonstration on Thursday, 5pm at the Daily Express office more… NUS fails to silence anti-cuts students28 June 2010The NUS have buckled under pressure from managers to hold an open democratic anti-cuts conference... but if they won't fight these cuts, then we will says Mark Booth from KCL more… National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts calls for unity to defend education9 June 2010
Saturday saw a nationwide meeting of the NCAFC call for a joint convention of all the anti-cuts and education campaigns, and for the whole working class and student movement to work together in building a national demonstration in defence of education. John Bowman reports Mephedrone did not kill Scunthorpe teenagersRevolution 101 – June 2010John Bowman reports on how a media scare campaign based upon lies dictated a dangerous government policy more… Bradford sex workers murdered – it's time to change the lawRevolution 101 – June 2010Rachel Brooks looks at how the criminalisation of prostitution only serves to put sex workers in greater danger more… Big oil's crimes against the planetRevolution 101 – June 2010Mark Booth looks at huge oil spill hitting Louisiana, USA and argues that companies like BP put profit before the planet more… Demonstrations across the world show anger at Israeli piracy – protest again on 5 June!3 June 2010Huge emergency demonstrations were called in many different towns and cities across the world in response to the attack on the flotilla. An international day of protest has been called for Saturday 5 June. Revolution supporters sent in these reports of the previous wave of demonstrations more… Flotilla attacks show it's time to blockade Israel!2 June 2010Samia Aziz looks at the background to Israeli violence against the people of Palestine and argues that it's time we took action to stop it once and for all more… Israel massacres humanitarian aid workersInternational Revolution Statement 31 May 2010At least 15 activists from the “Free-Gaza” campaign were killed this morning on a ship, part of a flotilla trying to enter the Gaza strip to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinians more… Tory cuts no way – EMA is here to stay!26 May 2010The new "cuts coalition" has refused to rule out cutting EMA – which many college students rely on. We need to start a fight to defend it, reports Helen Hatfield more… One's company, two's illegal – Cops enforce anti-youth law in south London20 May 2010Lambeth council are using police to victimise the young, reports Josh Rooney more… Leeds university: management beaten back from attempts to censor facebook17 May 2010Leeds University have tried (and failed) to stop students and staff criticising their cutbacks online. Leeds University Revolution Society responds more… Leeds university: our student paper should not be censoredStatement of Leeds University Revolution Society 13 May 2010The student union officers at Leeds have tried to censure the student paper for an anti-semitic comment. Leeds Revolution Society condemns the comment, but student union officers have tried to pull the paper for more sinister ends more… Defend Gaza protesters8 April 2010Mark Booth takes a look at how the police treated young people who protested at the Israeli embassy in winter last year more… Kings College lecturer strike: a big success2 April 2010As part of the campaign against cuts at King's College uni, lecturers took successful strike action. Mark Booth, an activist in No Cuts at King's reports more… Massive European demonstration and counter-conference held against 'Bologna process'Students across Europe are uniting to stop the savage attacks in education coming about through the "Bologna process" – an agreement by Europe's bosses to create a market in education. Kady Tait went to Vienna to join the protests more… Cuts to education exposed22 March 2010The Higher Education Funding Council of England has released details of the cuts about to hit universities. But the plans are not simply about reducing funds – they aim to turn our universities into businesses, explains Sean Ambler from Oxford Uni more… Mephedrone: don't criminalise, regulate!22 March 2010Mike Tate, A health worker explains why criminalisation is not the answer more… Bolton: antifascist bravery as English Defence League march cut short21 March 2010Antifascists managed to score a blow against the EDL yesterday, in the face of aggressive policing and racist violence. Rebecca Anderson reports more… Stunning victory as Uni Senate votes for 'immediate and unconditional reinstatement' of the Sussex Six18 March 2010On 17 March the University Senate lifted the suspensions of the six students victimised for fighting the cuts. It was a truly stunning victory for the whole student movement. more… Chilean earthquake hits poor hardest15 March 2010Tim West from Essex Uni reports on how capitalism used a natural disaster to attack society's poorest more… Essex University feels student militancy10 March 2010Rix Price reports on an uprising of students fed up with their halls, and a successful meeting with a speaker from the University of Sussex more… Students picket UEA management HQ6 March 2010Students at the University of East Anglia held a successful action as part of the national "wave" against fees and cuts this week. Rachel Brooks reports more… Cops off our campuses!5 March 2010Michael Ballad and John Bowman look at the recent police violence at Sussex Uni and argue that in the final analysis, police exist to defend the capitalist system and the bosses more… Student anger spreads to University College London3 March 2010The centre of London has become a hotspot for resistance this week. Two hundred students at University College marched to their Vice Chancellor's office and held a sit in outside it as part of an anti-cuts demonstration at lunchtime today. Revolution at UCL will report on the action shortly. Watch this space! more… Westminster Uni: students storm governors' meeting and occupy VC office1 March 2010Fifty students have occupied the Vice Chancellor's office at Westminster University. REVOLUTION is on the scene more… Demonstration called to stop cuts at Westminster Uni25 February 2010Simon from Westminster asks for a big mobilisation to save education more… Westminster Uni students: "No confidence in VC"19 February 2010160 students and teachers declared solidarity against education cuts and launched an offensive on management. Simon from Westminster told Revolution what happened more… Support grows for Sussex occupation9 February 2010A lunchtime protest today saw nearly 200 hundred gather to support the anti-cuts occupation - and then 150 joined the occupation, Luke reports from Sussex more… A voice from the Sussex occupation08 February 2010We spoke to Adriano from University of Sussex on the day they went into occupation against a fierce programme of cuts more… Sussex uni occupies against cuts!Statement from the occupationWe have occupied the top floor of Bramber House, University of Sussex, Brighton. There are 106 of us. Convention Against Fees and Cuts forms national campaign8 February 2010Kady from Leeds Met Uni reports on an enormous opportunity to breathe life into the British, and even international student movement more… Anti-cuts success as lecturers vote to strike at Leeds University3 February 2010Lecturers defied a scab campaign by the Leeds University students union today and voted to strike against cuts more… Capitalism cannot save Haiti29 January 2010Two weeks on from the magnitude 7.0 quake which killed up to 200,000 people, over a million Haitians are still without access to housing, water or basic healthcare facilities.Kady from Leeds reports more… Leeds University against cuts: campaign steps forward26 January 2010Kady from Leeds University Against cuts takes a look at how the campaign to stop 700 job losses is progressing more… Leeds university: anticuts protest confronts student union26 January 201070 students and staff took out their anger on the Leeds University Union officers today after refusing to axe their anti-teacher "education first" campaign. John reports from Leeds more… Leeds University Union scabs retreat under pressure23 January 2010Kady from Leeds University Against Cuts updates us on the fight more… Rumours of a merger stalk Bolton University18 January 2010The cuts at Bolton University look like they will be severe. Rumours are even circulating that the university could close. Helen from Bury College investigates more… Leeds University: student union sides with management in jobs massacre14 January 2010
The Student Union (LUU) are trying to pitch students against staff by condemning teachers’ efforts to save their jobs. Kady from Leeds Uni reports Open University starts closing courses25 December 2009Mike, a student at the Open University reports on the education massacre threatening to hit part-time working-class students more… Rage wins Christmas victory against X-Factor machine21 December 2009Radical rock band Rage Against the Machine smashed Simon Cowell's attempt to get another cheesy pop act on to the Christmas number one spot last night more… Victory as London Met students and staff sack board of governors!16 December 2009Students and staff showed that “unity is strength” yesterday as hundreds turned out to demonstrate against the jobs massacre at London Met university. The action ended up forcing the resignation of all the governors in charge of the uni. John from South London was there more… Essex university: student union executive axe jobs and services12 December 2009Rix from Essex reports on the jobs massacre unleashed, ironically, by the student union executive, some of whom were elected on an anti-cuts platform more… City of Westminster college students march out over cuts10 December 2009Students filled with rage against education cuts led the fightback by walking out of their F/E college today. John from South London spoke to Jake, a student at the City of Westminster College more… Cuts at University of East Anglia: Edward Acton, tell us the truth10 December 2009UEA are keeping pretty quiet about the massive rise in fees they are planning and the cuts they want to make. Rachel from UEA attempts to strike a blow at management secrecy more… Leeds students and workers – unite and fight to smash education cuts9 December 2009 - Leeds university bulletinUniversity management are launching savage cuts at Leeds University, but students and workers are organising to stop them. Leeds Revolution produced this bulletin against the cuts more… We need a drugs policy based on science, not Gordon's moral values10 November 2009Kady from Leeds Met asks why the government is sacking independent science advisers more… Leeds antifascist demo shows urgent need for leadership3 November 2009On Saturday 31st October 700 members of the English Defence League took to the streets of Leeds seig heiling, carrying placards saying ‘No more Mosques’ and shouting abuse at people in the gay district. 1,000 anti-fascists turned up to demonstrate their opposition to the EDL and their fascist politics, but failed to stop them. Rebecca from Leeds explains why more… Victory to the posties!29 October 2009Being a postie is a tough job, and Royal Mail and the Labour government are trying to make it a whole lot tougher. As the bosses' move to attack, they need our support. A victory for the posties is a victory for us all! The English Defence League and why they must be smashed1 October 2009Kady from Leeds Met gave this talk to twenty-five students in Leeds, explaining why attending the demonstrations in Leeds and Manchester is so vital. more… National Convention against tuition fees17 October 2009Students at UCL have organised a national convention against tuition fees so come along on 17 October to London to organise the fight for free education! more… Smash the fascist EDL – by any means necessaryManchester: 10 October 2009 | Leeds: 31 October 2009The English Defence League are stepping up their campaign to hold racist marches in October in Manchester and Leeds. Revolution is calling upon all members in the north to stop them in their tracks. more… Tower hamlets College strike victory29 September 2009Kady from Leeds Met reports on how an indefinite strike by teachers at Tower Hamlets, plus overwhelming support by their students stopped planned redundancies at the college. Kady visited the strike several times with Revolution and the London School Students union to show our support. more… Take pride in Doncaster: kick out the racist mayor18 September 2009Daniel from Doncaster reports on the trade unions' fight against the attacks of the far-right racist mayor of his town more… March for jobs for youth at the Labour Party ConferenceMass demonstration on Sun 27 September '09, BrightonAssemble 12.30pm Madeira Drive, Brighton more… Support the Tower Hamlets Teachers Strike!8 September 2009On Wednesday (2nd September), students from the London School Students Union (LSSU) visited the UCU picket line at the Arbour Square campus of Tower Hamlets College in east London. 300 teaching staff are taking indefinite strike action against management plans to force through 13 compulsory redundancies, as part of a £200k savings effort reports KIady from Slough more…Academies Scandal8 Sept 09After bankrupting the country with golden handshakes for the banks, news comes in that the government is to attract more backers for its controversial School Academies scheme – by dropping the requirement of a £2million up-front investment reports Kady from Slough more… "Netanyahu = murderer!" Palestine activists gather outside Downing Street25 August 2009250 pro-Palestine activists gathered outside Downing Street this afternoon to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister. John from South London reports. more… Anti-fascists successfully blockade BNP festival17 August 2009On 15 August the British National Party planned to hold their annual racist gathering the Red, White and Blue festival, but thousands of militant anti-fascists had other plans. more… Revocamp '0917 Aug 2009A camp on the outskirts of North-West Berlin was taken by surprise on the 6th August ‘09 by floods of revolutionary youth. more… Get the troops out of Afghanistan now14 August 2009With soldiers deaths in Afghanistan taking over the total killed in the Iraq war, Afghanistan has again reached the headlines. more… The fight for Revolution in Manchester28 July 2009On the 26th July, Revo Manchester held its first ever meeting at Falafel in Rusholme. Alex reports. more… Protesters rally for wind and workers23 July 2009On the 22nd of July, around 100 people, gathered outside the Department for Energy and Climate Change in Whitechapel for the nationalisation of the Vesta wind turbine factory in Newport, Isle of Wight, the protection of jobs and show solidarity with the workers’ occupation that has taken place. Joshua from Peckham reports more… Stop the fascist BNP festivalProtest 15 August 2009The fascist BNP are having a festival in Derbyshire on 15 August which they use to indoctrinate, socialise and train their members and periphery in fascist street work. Coaches have been organised from all round the country to put a stop to it, so come along with us and shut it down. 625 workers blown away by wind turbine factory closure20 July 2009Why is a windturbine factory being shut down, just when the government has promised a 'Green New Deal'? Joel and Rix explain. more… Fight homophobia in the church!13 July 2009The Bishop of Rochester has recently spoken out against homosexuality, denouncing it as a sin. Religion is no excuse for homophobia argues Rix from Essex more… Joblessness and education cuts hit youth13 July 2009The fears that young people in Britain today could be become a 'lost generation' are being realised with huge graduate unemployment compounded by big education cuts and limited places at university. Joel from Leeds university explains. more… We need a Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste in Britain!10 July 2009Kady reports on the success of the New Anticapitalist Party in France and says "we need one here – MAINTENANT!" (that means NOW!) more… Recession, resistance and revolutionSouthern Gathering Event 20 July 2009Live in London or the south? Pissed off with capitalism? Then you should come to this event, meet other people and join the fight back! more… Leeds Revo win fight for "wok-ers' rights" at noodle house6 July 2009Revenge was sweet as Leeds Revo targeted an exploitative restaurant with protest action this weekend. more… Michael Jackson: a victim of his own success?30 June 2009The death of Michael Jackson sees the loss of a music legend. Sara from Horsham reports on the bizarre life of a man who became a victim of his own success more… For the right to wear, for the right not to wear – oppose the burka ban in France30 June 2009French President Sarkozy has come out against Muslim women wearing the burka veil and is considering a ban. Is this in aid of womens' rights or a racist attack against Muslims? Alex and John report more… London-Iran solidarity needs coordination26 & 27 JuneThere have been two Iran demonstrations in London so far. more… Leeds Iran demo report24 June 2009On Wednesday 24th of June, around 200 -300 people met outside the Art Gallery in Leeds city centre to protest about the situation in Iran. more… Revo Sweden demonstrates for Iran27 June 2009300 people demonstrated in Stockholm against the Iranian Islamic regime more… Recession, resistance and Revolution – 5 July 2009a day of discussion on how we can change the worldRevolution northern gathering 11.30am - 3.30pm, Leeds Met university. more… SOAS occupation claims victory18 June 2009The occupation at SOAS has forced the university director to make some concessions more… SOAS occupation: eyewitness report18 June 2009Taking part in an occupation is an amazing experience. Rachel, a member of Revolution who took part in the SOAS occupation explains what it was like more… BNP – off our screens! Leeds revo takes to the streets again15 June 2009Just over a week ago two Nazi BNP MEPs were elected in the North of England. To show that we aren’t all fascist scumbags and that the BNP will never go unopposed, hundreds of people turned up on Saturday to protest against their recent electoral victories. It is crucial now more than ever that we prove to people that we will not stand for such right-wing atrocities. more… Solidarity with SOAS Occupation against deportation of workers15 June 2009After a demonstration this morning by SOAS students to protest against the arrest and deportation of several cleaners at the London School of Oriental and African Studies, around 50 students occupied the Director’s office. more…Leeds Revo demonstrates against fascist BNP11 June 2009Leeds Revo went to the town hall on election night to protest against the BNP. But it will take more than voting to keep them out for good, reports Matt from Leeds more… Youth Oppression In Schools3 June 2009Alex from Bolton on why there's no democracy in schools and how we can fight to win it more… MPs - the real 'benefit cheats'20 May 2009Mike from Leeds reports on the MP expenses scandal, capitalism, corruption and the alternative more… Revo demonstrates for jobs for all17 May 2009Revo took to the streets of Birmingham yesterday, a city which has suffered enormously as a result of the recession more… Protesters disrupt business conference to keep education public15 May 2009On May 7, students caused mayhem in a meeting of the bosses deciding how they can profit at the expense of our learning at the UUK conference. Rix from Colchester reports more… Leeds: police harass college students15 May 2009
Louvain 2009 counter-conference shows both the possibilities and problems of the European student movement13 May 2009Hundreds of students converged on the ULB university in Brussels, Belgium on 25 April 2009 to discuss coordinated European defence against fees, cuts and efforts to turn education into a commodity, but the event was not without it's problems. John from South London reports more… We won't pay for their crisisA pamphlet on the recession by REVOLUTIONThis pamphlet by REVOLUTION explains how the bosses will try to make us pay for their crisis and why the capitalist system is to blame. Here we will put forward our views on how young people in particular will be the worst affected by the crisis and how we can organise to fight back and defeat the system altogether forever. To view the pamphlet in the recommended PDF format click here more… May Day! May Day! Youth March for Jobs in LeedsA report of the Leeds May Day demonstration
On Saturday 2 May, Leeds REVOLUTION celebrated Mayday on the annual Leeds demonstration. Usually the brass band is bigger than the demo, but this year 200 proundly marched through the streets declaring "we won't pay for the bosses' crisis" and that workers and youth have to "fight back". No education cuts – we want jobs for all8 May 2009Education in Britain is being cut back. Major universities are slashing their budgets, resulting in entire department closures and the losses of hundreds of staff. Two revo members from South East London distributed this leaflet to students at Southwark college more… Revolution summer camp 2009An international camp for revolutionary youth and students - Discuss, Debate, PartyREVOLUTION - GLOBAL GATHERING 2009 is an international camp for youth and students who want to fight back against capitalism. Youth from across the world will discuss ideas, share experiences, plan action, and party till late. 5-9 August more… Ukraine: youth defend themselves against fascist thugsMike T reports on the growing threat of fascism in the ex-Soviet Union, and how youth are defending themselves more… Ian Tomlison - victim of the capitalist state
The recent death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 demo was a tragic event. Revolution is truly sorry for his family and friends. The media was quick to say that he had been an “innocent bystander”, who had a heart attack whilst walking back from work. They also try to claim that because he was wearing a Millwall shirt he couldn’t be a protestor. It wasn’t all ‘black bloc’ members on the march. A decent start to building a new student movementReport of National Student Coordination April 18, 2009Dan from Leeds Uni and Simon from Westminster uni report on the student coordination conference which united around 100 activists in the UK. more… The fightback has started! 40,000 take to streets30 March 2009 – report of the Put People First demonstrationRebecca from Leeds reports on the 28 March national demonstration for jobs, climate and justice – a great start to beating the bosses, but will it be followed up with strike action? more… Ireland’s Kicking Off24 March 2009Sean from Oxford (who recently went to Ireland) reports on the mass strikes and demonstrations over cut backs that could potentially bring down a government. more… Stop the genocide of Tamils24 March 2009Sean from Oxford reports on the little-reported brutality brought the Tamil population in Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan government. more… Blame the bosses – NOT foreign workers19 March 2009The slogan 'British jobs for British workers' is playing into the bosses' hands argues Mike T, a member of the trade union 'Unite' more… The Great Depression – an important lesson for us all!19 March 2009Greedy bankers, unemployment, system in crisis! This has happened before. Mike R looks back at the depression of the 1930s and the lessons for today more… Workers occupy factories against job cuts17 March 2009Workers have refused to leave their workplaces at the Waterford and Prisme factories in Ireland and Scotland when being told they were going to lose their jobs. Joel from Leeds uni reports on this inspirational way to fight job losses in the crisis. more… Paris – students form barricades at universityKady from East Berkshire college reports on the struggle of French students – yet again showing the way to get things done! more… Student coordination – a reply to Communist StudentsStatement of the Revolution National CouncilCommunist Students have declined to support the call written by Revolution members and other activists on the proposal for a national coordination of student struggles in Britain. They posted this response to the call on their website. Here is our reply. more… Keep education public – no to the city academies!10 March 2009Kady from East Berkshire College reports on continuing chaos in the admission system and the government's selling off of our schools. more… Support the Tamil struggleThe story of Muthukumar, IndiaThe oppression of the Tamil people by the Sri Lankan army has fuelled desperate forms of protest among Tamils not only in Sri Lanka, but in Tamil communities elsewhere. We received information of this story from the Black Panthers, a socialist youth organisation in Chennai, India. more… Where next for Education Not for Sale?24 February 2009Education Not for Sale is having a conference in March. Simon Hardy makes some proposals on the future of the activist network. more… Revo USA open letter to NYU occupation21 February 2009Dear NYU occupiers, Revolution USA would like to offer our solidarity with the student occupation. We unconditionally support the current increase in student activism, from Britain to the USA. more…Protest the G20From 28 March 2009The G20 are a group of twenty of some of the most powerful countries in the world. They filled bankers pockets during the boom whilst we got poorer. Now we are in recession they are doing the same! They did nothing to stop the massacre in Gaza and will be deciding how to continue the occupation in Afghanistan. So come to London and shut it down! more… Revolution National GatheringTaking place on March 8, 2009REVOLUTION have announced a National Gathering in London for 8th March, 2009. The gathering is open to all interested in joining REVOLUTION and will be used for open discussions about politics in Britain and the world today. With the economic crisis ongoing, we we will discuss how to organise our campaigning work over the next year. more… A step forward for the student movement7 February 2008 Report of StWC student conferenceOver 100 activists gathered in London to discuss the next steps forward for the Gaza occupations. After the conference, students met up to discuss the implications for the wider student movement and where we should be going. Kady from the East Berkshire College reports on a great day. more… For a radical coordination of student struggles in BritainSign up to the call!Student occupations are still happening with Strathclyde in Glagow and Manchester joining the nationwide protest. As Revolution has argued, this movement could become a powerful force to fight for the rights of school, college and uni students for years to come if we take this opportunity to organise ourselves across the country. NUS bites the dust – but wave of student occupations shows clear alternative28 January 2009The NUS has finally been taken over by careerists and New Labour hacks to the point where any fight within it to turn it into an organisation which can really fight to improve education is impossible. Israel's "ceasefire" is nothing of the sort19 January 2008The mass movement against Israel's genocide in Gaza has struck a blow at Zionism. But Israel's proposed "ceasefire" does not offer freedom for the Palestine people and we need to keep on fighting. John from South London reports more… How to build a local Gaza campaign19 January 2009Whilst universities often have existing pro-Palestine groups to organise protests, fundraising and occupations, the same cannot be said of many schools and colleges across the UK. But starting a group to support the people of Gaza is not as difficult as you may think. Josh from Manchester explains how to go about it. more… Voices from the demonstrations19 January 2009REVOLUTION spoke to many of you on the Gaza demonstrations and asked what your views on Palestine, Israel and the protests were. Here we publish what you said. more… Solidarity with the Essex student occupation!Revolution statement 18 January 2009Essex students have occupied a room at their university in solidarity with the people of Gaza. REVOLUTION is in full support of this action and congratulate the students in leading the way more… Students occupy university buildings in support of Gaza16 January 2008Outrage over Israel's continued massacre has spurred students to occupy university buildings in a wave of protest that may spread nationwide and beyond. John from South London reports more…Huge Gaza demonstration in London shows national anger13 January 2009Tania from Southwark College wrote this report of the 200,000 strong demonstration for her college magazine. more… UK government does nothing as Israeli butchery continues7 January 2009On Saturday January 3, many protesters threw their shoes at Downing Street, chanting 'Gordon Brown - terrorist!'. The inaction of the UK government and refusal to do anything about the crisis means we have to force them to argues Dan from Leeds Uni more…War crime: Israel bomb Gaza school killing 407 January 2009Yesterday Israel continued its genocidal massacre of the Gaza strip bombing a school and killing at least 40 people. Mike R from Leeds reports on this horrific attack more… Next demonstration against invasion of Gaza - Sat 10 JanuaryLet's make it even bigger!MARCH TO THE ISRAELI EMBASSY. Details to be confirmed, check Stop the War for updates. John from South London explains how you can do your part to make the demonstration as large as possible more…Mass demonstrations against Gaza massacreDemonstration reports 4 January 2009Saturday 3 January saw thousands march in London against the attacks on Gaza. Many protests also took place locally across the UK. John from South London reports on the national demonstration whilst Rebecca reports from Leeds more… End the Israeli attacks on Gaza29 December 2008On Saturday, Israeli launched a cowardly attack on the city of Gaza. As the bombing continues over 300 people have died. more… REVOLUTION apology over anti-military recruitment poster22 December 2008Leeds University Union Revolution Society apology over the "misuse" of army cadet image more…Greek uprising continuesReport from a Greek activistThe movement in Greece, which started over the shooting of a teenager by the police has inspired many youth to do away with the system altogether. George from Ioannina, Greece reports more… Treatment of shoe throwing protester shows injustice of occupation21 December 2008A journalist in Iraq who threw shoes at George W Bush is being beaten in prison whilst the US President, responsible for the deaths of millions awaits his peaceful retirement. This is the ultimate hypocrisy, argues Dan from Telford more… UK solidarity delegation to Italy leads the fight for international conference against education attacks17 December 2008Members of REVOLUTION, the socialist youth group and Workers Power, British section of the League for the Fifth International went to Italy between 10 and 14 December to participate in the Italian general strike of 12 December. John from London gives a full report of the success more… UK workers and students unite with Italians in struggle against BerlusconiReport of Rome demonstration - 12 December 2008The UK solidarity delegation to show support in the struggle against Berlusconi participated in the demonstration of a general strike. Revolution was there. John from London reports from La Sapienza, Rome. more… The 'anomalous wave' must sweep across EuropeSolidarity from British youth and workers to Italian youth and workersThe movement by student and workers in Italy over the last few months is an inspiration to all those in Europe facing similar battles as the recession takes hold more… Defend Koos Couvée!Education Not for Sale activist victimised for anti-military recruitment campaignIn October, Koos Couvée, a former sabbatical officer of University of Sussex Students’ Union, member of the Education Not for Sale steering committee and prominent socialist activist at Sussex Uni, took part in an anti-military recruitment protest on his campus. The university have responded by banning him from campus between 6.15pm and 8.45am! Here Koos explains the issues and calls for solidarity. more… Leaders collaborate with police and lose the day for Liverpool anti-fascistsReport of anti-fascist demonstration 29 November 2008James from Liverpool reports on an anti-fascist demonstration with real potential to force the BNP off the streets – if it wasn't for the treachery of anti-fascist leaders more… Revolution activist meeting: Resisting the crisis, fighting for socialismAn excellent introduction for those who want to get involvedWith talks and discussions on
With plenty of time for drinks and chats about building in your area afterwards. Date & Time: 12.30pm-4pm Sunday 7 December Location: The Ship, 68 Borough Road, London (nr Borough Tube) Join the protest movement in Italy!An international delegation to the mass day of actionA mass movement of students, teachers and workers is fighting the Berlusconi government in Italy. We are organising an international delegation to the protests in December - join us! more… Germany: school students take the streets19 November 2008More than 100.000 school students in more than 40 cities and towns all over the country took the streets to protest against the neo-liberal attacks on education launched by the government and the bosses. more… REVOLUTION teach-in: Finding answers to a world in crisisEvent to take place 26 November, UCLAn unmissable event for London students more… Solidarity with Italian students and workers against Berlusconi13 November 2008 REVOLUTION international statementIn the last weeks Italian workers and students have taken to the streets in opposition to the right-wing ruling coalition, and in particular the vicious attacks on the education system. REVOLUTION expresses solidarity with all those taking part. more… Student conference hammers NUS leadershipReport of 'Another Education is Possible' 2 November 2008150 students attended a conference on Saturday to organise fight backs against the government attacks on education. Kady from Slough reports. more… Another Education is Possible!Conference to found new student organisation this Saturday 01/11, proposal from REVOLUTIONNeo-Nazi demo shut down in LeedsGreat victory for anti-fascists, 19 October 2008On Saturday 18th of October, the British People’s Party (BPP) planned a demonstration in Leeds, outside HMV. They intended to protest against “racist” black rap music, handing out leaflets demanding “rights for whites” and calling on the store to stock White Power music. Richard B from Leeds Revo reports. more… The fight back begins11 October 2008 - the day after "fight back Friday"Yesterday saw hundreds of people taking action right at the heart of the capitalist system in the City of London against the hundreds of billions bailout announced for British banks. more… Campaign against the fascist British Peoples' Party grows in strength8 October 2008The campaign against the fascist British Peoples' Party's plan to hold a racist demonstration against rap music is gaining momentum. Dan from Leeds University reports. more… Students call for a spring national demo against top up fees and for living grants5 October 2008We urge all students who agree that free education is a right to sign this statement by emailing education.not.for.sale@gmail.com more… 'Institutional' racism rife in our schools9 September 2008Racism is preventing school students from achieving their potential at school according to new reports. Mohaan from East London looks at the evidence more… Shut down Kingsnorth!A report from the Climate Camp protests at Kingsnorth power station by a Revo member on the “Land Assault” team, 13th AugustJust after 8am on Saturday 9th August, following a very brief organising meeting, roughly 200 activists including myself and five other Revolution members jumped the campsite fence, heading to shut down Kingsnorth power station! more… Leeds REVOLUTION Vs capitalism!29 July 2008On Saturday, Leeds REVOLUTION held a very successful meeting called 'Why Capitalism Doesn't work' where we discussed the worst problems of the system we live in and how we can fight back against it through the struggle for socialism. Rebecca reports. London REVOLUTION: "End stop and search!"27 July 2008Two weeks ago, London Revolution launched a campaign against police stop and search with a stall in Camden. It was very successful with many young people coming over to show their opposition to police oppression. more… REVOLUTION in the UK: fighting on every front!27 July 2008Want to know what REVOLUTION has been up to in the UK over the last couple of months? See our report here. Knife crime used as an excuse to attack youth10 July 2008There has been a lot of focus on knife attacks in the past week as all the major papers try and fuel a panic by labelling the attacks as a 'national crisis'. But is this really a crisis or just another attempt by the media and government to manipulate a situation? Chris from Halifax reports. more… 5000 take to the streets against fascism21 June 2008On Saturday 21st of June around 5,000 anti-fascist protestors advanced on the streets of London to demonstrate against the BNP's rise in recent years. Rachel from the University of East Anglia reports. more… Statement against BNP attack in Huddersfield9 June 2008
Last week a young woman was attacked by fascist thugs in
REVOLUTION of course utterly condemns this attack and we extend our solidarity to those affected. Stop the Deportation of Hicham Yezza29 May 2008The Labour government is trying to deport Hicham Yezza from Britain, even though he has lived in Nottingham for 13 years. He recently finished his Phd at Nottingham University and is now an employee at the university. The disgraceful news of his impending deportation was revealed by the Home office on the 23 May. The case is an example of what the government’s draconian anti terror and immigration laws really mean, sending people to face possible torture, or worse in other countries. more… Iraq: What the Hell is Going On?Report of Leeds Revolution MeetingYesterday, Leeds Revolution held a meeting called "Iraq: What the hell is going on?" to discuss the situation in Iraq and how the occupation has effected people's lives. The meeting, which attracted 25-30 people featured an eyewitness report from Mariam, a school student who has visited Iraq before and after the US-led occupation. more… Reclaim the Campus Conference: a step forward?The Reclaim the Campus conference last Saturday hosted by Education Not For Sale (ENS) attracted about 65 students and discussed student politics and activism around climate change, solidarity with workers’ struggles and NUS. Jo Casserly, UCL Stop the War and Revolution, reports… more… Thousands march for Palestine14 May 2008Last Saturday saw several thousand people take to the streets of London from all across the UK in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The demonstration coincided with the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, or 'catastrophe' that led to more than 700,000 Palestinians expelled from their land to make way for the Israeli state. more… Manchester uni demo success14 May 2008Manchester students hold successful occupation fighting the commercial takeover of the university. check out the video here more… Reclaim the Campus Conference: a great opportunity to found a principled, fighting student movement13 May 2008On the 17th of May the Reclaim the Campus event will take place at Birkbeck College in London. Hosted by Education Not For Sale (ENS) the event aims to bring together the left students and organisations following the National Union of Students (NUS) Conference. It is great opportunity to plan further action, and launch a radical student movement, but it must not limit itself to campaigning on free education alone, argues Jo Casserly. more… Should we rely on the government and police to stop the fascists?5 May 2008At the National Union of Students (NUS) annual conference a resolution was passed calling on the government to close down the fascist site "Redwatch". This was motivated by a member of Revolution from UCL. When we discussed this at a recent Revolution National Council meeting we decided that our comrades were mistaken to motivate and support this motion. Any measures or powers the state is granted to fight fascists will be used against the far left too. Only the working class movement can wage a progressive struggle against the fascists. In Leeds our comrades have argued persistently against the Unite Against Fascism line on this. When demonstrators protested during the Griffin court case, we were appalled that UAF convenor Weyman Bennet said "turn the BNP into HMP" (ie Her Majesty's Prisons). Not only did this encourage demonstrators to develop tremendous illusions in the state, but it also set the movement up for a defeat when the inevitable happened - the bourgeois state machine found Griffin and Collett "not guilty". Here we reprint an article on the question from our archive. more… “Break the siege of Gaza!”Up to 100 people take to the streets in Leeds, 28 April 2008On Saturday 26th April up to 100 people took to the streets of Leeds against the brutal siege of Gaza. The demonstration could not have been timelier. Just in the last few weeks the brutal Israeli siege – where even basic humanitarian aid has been stopped from entering Gaza – has led to the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians. The demonstration was initiated by REVOLUTION, the socialist youth organisation, and also organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Group at Leeds University and Socialist Worker Student Society, along with other pro-Palestinian activists. John Bowden, Leeds Revolution, reports on the protest. more… Recruiters of death! Out of our colleges!REVOLUTION Leaflet Text, 22 April 2008The British government is currently fighting two aggressive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite promises to withdraw British soldiers are now more heavily engaged in fighting in Iraq than the have been for some time. Meanwhile, in schools, colleges and universities the military pro-actively campaigns to recruit soldiers for these wars. For university students - who have massive debts due to fees and suffer from the rising cost of living - the army recruiters promise help with these costs. On working class estates the army is sold as one of the few routes out of poverty. Recruiters promise “the good life”, that soldiers will “see the world”. They keep quiet about the fact you will have to fight and possibly die in bloody wars. more… Right wing offensive in NUS halted... for nowA report of NUS Conference, 22 April 2008The National Union of Students conference saw an epic battle take place between the left and the right wing. This year the right had been working hard to pass an amendment to the constitution that would strip the NUS of much of its democracy (and let’s be clear, it is not THAT democratic as it stands). The proposals planned to make the NUS conference much smaller and less representative, effectively turning it into a rally to ‘celebrate the work of the NUS’. They also proposed a series of zone conferences over the year (with ominous themes about ‘citizenship’ and bland ones like ‘welfare’). more… Climate actions coming up...We'll be heading down to these upcoming protests - join our contingent with the red REVOLUTION flags! more… Who deserves our "Oath of Allegiance"14 March 2008Labour's lawyer Lord Goldsmith - the man who said the Iraq war was 'legal' - has had another bright idea: all young people leaving school should swear an 'oath of allegiance' to Queen and country. more… UCL union bureaucracy on the offensive - defend Sam Godwin! Stop the witch hunt!13 March 2008Form UCL Stop the War: On Monday night, a clique of conservative sabbatical officers under the instruction of the union's General Manager, Robert Taylor, held a private meeting where they unilaterally suspended UCL Union's General Secretary Sam Godwin from her post until the last week of April under the pretense of a 'suspension' pending 'disciplinary hearings' relating to the AGM. more… UCL Union kick out army! Resist the witch hunt!11 March 2008Last Wednesday, students at University College London voted in their annual general meeting to stop the armed forces recruiting students at union sponsored events. This is a victory for the anti-war movement. Jo Casserly, president elect of UCL Stop the War, reports… more… London Revolution anti-Shell stunt success25 February 2008Activists from Revolution and Workers Power in London took their environmental campaigning work to the South Bank on Saturday 17th February. more… Global warming? Shell profits!12 February 2008Climate change is apparently top of the political agenda but as politicians and businesses talk the talk about reducing carbon emissions and fighting global warming, they are still making massive profits at the expense of the environment. more… Repression in Argentina: Police beat, kidnap and humiliate workersa post from www.revolutionboard.org.ukBackground: there is a long running struggle over job losses at a casino in Buenos Aires. It's now been shut by court order. There are regular protests, and recently, there was a severe attack by police on workers. I watched it over the internet and it really is as bad it sounds, I will try to find a link if I can. However, here is a translation of the official declaration of the casino workers more… Defend Pervez Kambaksh!1 February 2007Revolution totally supports the campaign to release Pervez Kambaksh. We condemn unreservedly the attempts of the Afghan government to execute him for his 'crime'. more… Stop Kingsnorth! E-On protest success30 January 2008Stop Kingsnorth! No more Coal! and climate change kills the poor were some of the chants of students and activists from the Revolution, Campaign against Climate Change, the LSE Green Party and the World Development Movement, as they protested outside E-On’s offices on Friday 25th January. more… We need to stop the new drive to coal power3 January 2007On January 2nd Medway Council voted to approve an application from energy giant E-on to build a new coal-fired power station in the borough. This is at a time when government and corporations alike are tripping over themselves to demonstrate their “green” credentials. But coal power is the dirtiest, most carbon emitting fuel in the most carbon emitting sector. more… 10,000 join climate march in torrential rain10 December 200710,000 people braved the torrential rain to protest against climate change in London on December 8th. Rebecca from Leeds Revolution reports. more… Down with Musharraf!Leeds students show Pakistan solidarityActivists from the National Union of Journalists, Media Workers, Overseas Pakistani Students, Revolution and Respect held a solidarity demonstration in Leeds on Tuesday 27th November. The demonstration was aimed at building solidarity with the Pakistani people and supporting the struggle for a free press in Pakistan after General Musharraf declared a state of emergency and launched a brutal crackdown on the media to shore up his dictatorship. more… DEMONSTRATE IN LONDON AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBERThere is a demonstration in London on December 8th called by the Campaign against Climate Change. Last year the demonstration attracted tens of thousands of people who wanted to make their voices heard in opposition to the damage that is being done to the planet. more… Support the postal workers!REVO Solidarity Leaflet Summer '07Being a postal worker is a tough job. It means getting up at the crack of dawn, working long shifts and carrying back-breaking amounts of mail. But despite this, postal workers take home as little as £310 per week, well below the industrial average of £400.To add insult to injury, Royal Mail bosses now claim these workers are 'overpaid and under worked'! They've offered posties a miserly 2.5% pay increase. When the prices of goods, services and fuel are rising at 4.8% this so called “rise” is obviously a pay cut. more… G8 protests a success - big blockades cause chaos!June 8th 2007A statement from Revolution on protests and demonstrations that rocked Rostock in early June 2007 more… Police: "only doing their job"9 May 2007, Hyde Park House Party Attacked by Police ThugsIn the early hours of Saturday 5th May, 2007 a house party in the Hyde Park area of Leeds was brutally attacked by the West Yorkshire Police. According to witness accounts, the partiers, mostly consisting of students were only given one warning before the attack, which many did not hear. By the time they realised what was happening, trained dogs were unleashed upon the students, whilst others were attacked with batons - with some partiers suffered savage bite injuries and broken bones. Students, young people and workers should all roundly condemn the police raid on this party and stand in solidarity with those who were attacked more… Parole possibility for Mario7 May 2007Màrio Bango, a young Roma imprisoned since 2001 for defending his brother against a racist attack, will be able to apply for early release in October of this year. more… Thousands march in London to get the troops out now!The demonstration on the 24th February, called by the stop the war coalition, attracted something between 60,000 and 100,000 people to London. They marched in opposition to the war on terror and to the replacement of the trident missile system, as well as opposition to any attack against Iran. There was a clear message across the demonstration that troops should leave Iraq now (not in 2008) and that the $76 billion planned for trident should be spent at home. We say welfare not warfare. more… MAKE IMPERIALISM HISTORYReport of REVOLUTION National Conference, 17th - 18th February, Leeds UniREVOLUTION held its national conference last week. Revolution members from across the country came together for two days of debate and discussion. Pat and Alasdair report on the two days of the conference. more… The Anticapitalist Movement: Youth Radicalisation and the Crisis of Reformist Leadership28th November 2006REVOLUTION was born out of the increase in struggles that took place in the late 1990s. The ‘Battle of Seattle’, the French pensions strike, the Liverpool Dockers’ strike all showed a growing radicalisation; the beginnings of a revolt against globalisation and its claim to be bringing peace, prosperity and democracy to the world. For all the talk of peace, the whole political and economic plan of the imperialist nations following the collapse of the Soviet Union was incredibly aggressive. The markets of the south were opened up to northern finance and monopoly capital, there was stagnation and decline in real wages increasing exploitation. In the north the social welfare systems, won by working class people in the years following the war, were deemed to expensive, and critically another area of investment for profit hungry capital. These economic and social forces continue to have a destablising effect on world politics – war, poverty, famine was order of the day in the new world order. But the balance sheet is not negative, a simple tale of a wave of reaction, because in resisting these policies a new generation has been brought into struggle against imperialism and capitalism. This resolution tracks the development of the anti-capitalist movement, with a particular focus on Europe, how REVOLUTION developed the strategy of building a revolutionary youth international, and the tasks we face in the future. more… For a working class youth organisationPublic statement on the split in REVOLUTION, International Council, 10th October 2006In Berlin on 7th October a grouping of former comrades of REVOLUTION completed the process of splitting from the organisation. This process began at the end of June when a minority of delegates to REVOLUTION’s International Conference walked out before the conclusion of the meeting. more… Israel: a tale of prejudice and divisionA defence of Respect activist Hanif Leylabi, 27 September 2006This article was submitted to the comments section of Leeds student, it was not published as the right to reply was given to Hanif. So we have chosen to print it here. Leeds Student was quick to seize upon comments made recently by Hanif Leylabi, a campaigning activist and member of the Respect party, in an internet chat room. Leylabi said “Jewish settlers are cancer because they steal land and resources and pollute Palestine. They are filth, just like anyone else who occupies someone else’s land in that way is” (“No Respect”, Leeds Student, September 22nd 2006). Criticism did not take long in coming from the JSOC and the LUU executive but, given that in a single breath Hanif had used the term ‘Jewish’ and ‘Cancer’ what was remarkable about it was actually its half heartedness. The JSOC, not a society known for its sympathy for the Palestinian people, described his comments merely as ‘prejudiced’ and the LUU as ‘divisive’, but defended his right to free speech and his record of anti-racist campaigning. more… Blair Drenched! Eyewitness ReportLeeds Bulletin, September 2006On Saturday 16th September Revolution organised a stunt in Leeds city centre to raise awareness about New Labour's policies and get people to come to the demonstration at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester on September 23rd. more… Stop Deportation of Zimbabwean RefugeesLeeds Bulletin, September 2006On Saturday 16th September the Zimbabwean community alongside trade unionists, youth and No Borders activists staged a 150 strong demonstration through the centre of Leeds. The demonstration was to call attention to the plight of the Zimbabwean refugee community who are being forcibly removed by the Blair government as they implement their racist asylum and immigration policy to remove “failed” asylum seekers. Even though the government of Robert Mugabe has continued the widespread oppression of all opposition to it and thousands continue to suffer brutal repression at the hands of the police and army, the Labour government has decided that Zimbabwe is a safe place to return asylum seekers to. more… Who are Revolution?Leeds Bulletin, September 2006Revolution is an independent revolutionary socialist youth and students group. We fight for the overthrow of capitalism in a socialist revolution. We decide our own programme, tactics, elect our own leadership and have our own paper. We believe that young people to organise themselves independently so we can fight the discrimination we face across society. more… 5 years on from the September 11th Terrorist Attacks14 September 2006On September 11th 2002, a devastating terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre gave US imperialism the pretext for launching the War on Terror, an offensive to secure control over the world’s people and to pacify the unstable but oil-rich and strategically important Middle East. This led to the brutal wars in Afghanistan, shortly after September 11th, and then Iraq from March 2003. more… Defend Lebanon! Defeat Israel’s war of terror!Statement of the REVOLUTION International Council, August 2006On the Sunday 30th July as part of its huge military offensive against Lebanon the Israeli army dropped a single massive bomb on the town of Qana killing over 50 innocent civilians who were sheltering for cover in the basement of residential apartments that were destroyed. The Israeli response was a disdainful ‘we told you to leave your homes’. And so they had. The Israeli’s had issued a ‘warning’ to every citizen of southern Lebanon to get out or face the consequences. more… Huge Emergency Demonstration for LebanonLondon, 5th August 2006Last Saturday, Revo UK joined protestors from across the country gathered in London to demonstrate against the military offensive Israel has been carrying out against Lebanon over the last three weeks. The demonstration was lively, militant and attended by around 100,000 protestors, including socialists, trade unionists and many Muslims. more… Revolution's Plan for 2006Revolution UK makes up only one section of Revolution as an international organisation. We need to continue the successes of the last year into next. This means us taking our work to schools, colleges and workplaces, intervening into workers struggles, and building the links between opposition to capitalism in the UK and the rest of the world. This resolution is plan for how we are going to do it over the next year. more… Revolution National Conference 2006The weekend of March 25th and 26th saw Revolution's annual conference for 2006. Fifty activists from around the country met at Leeds University Student Union for a weekend of discussion, debate and action planning. The conference drew in young people of all ages, from schools, FE colleges, Universities and workplaces. Over the two days we ran several sets of discussions and campaigning workshops covering everything from the occupation in Iraq and Palestine, to the fight against the fascist British National Party and the struggle against privatisation and neo-liberalism in the UK. On the second day of conference we bought together all the ideas from the various sessions and set about planning our perspective and tasks for the next year. Having discussed our plans, we voted to pass 2006's conference resolution, which can be accessed here. more… Statement of French National Student Co-OrdinationAgreed in Lille, Sunday April 2nd 2006We, delegates of university and school students from 114 institutions of higher education and numerous high schools on struggle, in a National Coordination meeting in Lille on April 1 and 2, reaffirm our determination to build a united movement against casualisation and to continue the strike and blockades until the withdrawal of the Law on Equality of Opportunities (LEC), of which the CPE [Contract of First Employment] is an amendment of the CNE [Contract of New Employment]. more… Postcard from revolutionary France!8 revo members are out in france at the moment, taking part in the movement against the cpe and the french government. We arrived in Lille about 3 on Saturday afternoon and found Lille 3 University where the national student co-ordination was meeting. At the fenc, where students were on guard, we had to explain who we were and the fact that we had travelled from the UK to see them, much to their amazement. more… Victory to French students and youth! Down with CPE!For nearly two months the French students have been in struggle against a new law. This law would suspend protection against unlawful dismissal and make it easy for the bosses to sack young employees. As a result the students occupied the universities and schools, fought the police on the streets and showed that they will not accept this attack on their rights. more… Campaign Success as Racist Lecturer Suspended from WorkDisciplinary hearings have been taken this month by Leeds University against Dr Frank Ellis, a racist lecturer at the Uni. Frank Ellis used his position as a lecturer to put across extreme racist viewpoints in essays and books published on the internet and in journals such as Right Now, which is edited by an ex-member of the National Front who describes himself as ‘your friendly neighbourhood Nazi’.
Troops Out of Iraq now!Demonstrate in London on March 18thThe weekend of March 18th marks three years of bloody imperialist occupation in Iraq. In the last six months of the war we have seen the constant evidence of abuse of prisoners by coalition forces, US and UK casualties have reached the 2,000 and 100 mark respectively, and the imperialists have over-seen the election of a puppet government in a sham election. On top of this, 3,000 more UK troops are being sent to support the occupation of Afghanistan. We are also hearing threats from the US towards the governments of Iran, Syria and now the Hamas controlled Palestinian Authority, all under the veil of the ‘long war’. more…150 march against ASBOs in LeedsReport and pictures from January 21st anti-asbo demonstration
Being Young Is Not A CrimeLeeds Revo fightback against the criminalisation of youthOver the last month Leeds Revo has been holding stalls and stunts at the Corn Exchange in the city centre. The focus of the campaigning has been the draconian dispersal order placed on the area (used by local youth for years) by the council, and heavy-handidly enforced by the police. Leeds Revolution member Nick has given a report of the campaign for the website. more… London Revo build for climate change demoOn Saturday 19th November, Revo London spiced up our usual stall and paper sale in Brixton with a bit of street theatre on the theme of Climate Change. This was to help us get the word out about the demonstration on 3rd December in London as part of an international day of action against climate change. more…Solidarity with the youth on the streets in France!A message of solidarity from REVOLUTION International CouncilWe express our complete solidarity with the youth who have been engaged in pitched battles with the racist police in for the last three weeks.Their brave actions are a defensive response to interior minister Sarkosy’s inflammatory call to ‘scour the scum off the streets’ of impoverished French suburbs. They are a response to years of police racism and intimidation of young people. They are rooted in the poverty, inequality and mass unemployment that is the reality of life for the forgotten poor of the French suburbs. more… Bilin - Palestinians Resist the Apartheid WallOn Friday around 150 people demonstrated in Bilin, a town in the Palestinian West Bank close to the Israeli border. The Israeli Army IDF used shock grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets against the demonstration. A 16-year-old Palestinian was hit in the head by a rubber bullet - he was brought to the hospital in unknown condition. Defend youth rights! No attacks on abortion!A mother is mounting a legal challenge in the High Court to take away the right of young people under the age of 16 to confidentiallity if they are pursuing an abortion. If passed it would mean that doctors would be legally obliged to tell the parents of under 16s who were having an abortion. As if bans on wearing hoodies weren't enough! This is another total attack on the rights of young people. Natalie S from London Revolution, was on Radio 5 live this morning arguing against this attack. You can hear how she did by following this link to the bbc website . The link will take you straight to the BBC Radio Player that requires you have RealPlayer installed on your computer. more…London 2012 - Chance or curse of a lifetime?By the time this article reaches your hands news of London?s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics will be nothing new to you and you will most probably have clear feelings about this. Some of you may even be pleased with the chance to see such a prestigious event in your own proverbial back garden; I however, don?t share this excitement. In fact I mourn the news. more… They told us the Iraq war would make us safer - they liedThe terrorist attacks on bus and tube services in REVOLUTION misses school and hits the roadREVOLUTION members from schools and colleges across the country will be starting their summer holidays early this year, but not to spend a week at Skegness in the rain listening to their parents pretend not to be having an argument.? REVOLUTION school students will be off to a far more interesting destination: Gleneagles. more…Revolution take on banks in Leeds!Leeds REVOLUTION organised a very successful action against the Banks in Leeds as part of the Dump the Debt campaign. Around 40 - 50 people marched through Leeds to Park Row where all the banks are. We stood outside chanting noisily about the third world debt, shouting out how many children had died (1 every 3 seconds!) from third world poverty and curable diseases. more… Four more years of Labournow is the time to build an alternativeGone are the scrawled reactionary billboards, the baby kissing and Peter Snow and his computer animations. There?s no more talk of ?narrow marginals?, ?swings? and ?key constituencies? on the news. Because now a country of 58,789,194 people has chosen its new government and the way it will be run for the next 4 or 5 years. more… Revo on the campaign trail again....Following Revo's confrontation of Tony Blair in Leeds on April 20th, our members headed out to give Micheal Howard a hard time at his press conference the next day. more… Revolution confront Blair on campaign trailHaving cancelled an appearance in Bethnal Green so as to avoid a planned protest by anti-war activists, Blair headed north, turning up in Ideas into actionResolution adopted by Revolution National Conference 20051. ? ? Since the 2003 ESF in Paris Revolution has fought for a Revolutionary Youth International calling on youth sections of trade unions, political parties and social movements to organise a united political struggle against capitalism internationally. This has been and will remain the defining feature of our intervention into the anticapitalist movement. more…Revolution Can Make Capitalism HistoryWe held our annual conference on the 2-3 April in London. The conference brought together activists from across the UK for two days of debate and discussion, under the slogan "Make capitalism history". more… |
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Police are yet again criminalising people just for being young. REVOLUTION interviewed a student at Park Lane College in Leeds where police aggressively stopped and searched people on their way into college. But that's not all - we plan to fight it! 
