British YPG fighter Oliver Hall (Canşêr Zagros) dies in a land mine blast in Raqqa

Kurdistan Solidarity Network

Source: ANF

Oliver Hall, nom de guerre Canşêr Zagros, was killed in a blast during mine clearing operations in Raqqa on November 25.

“On November 25th, 2017, Canşêr Zagros (Oliver Hall), who was involved in mine clearance work, martyred as he was trying to defuse a booby-trap” YPG said in a statement.

“Comrade Canşêr Zagros, who joined the ranks of YPG from the United Kingdom during the Raqqa Campaign, actively took part in various fields. Like many other internationalist comrades who made ultimate sacrifice, Comrade Canşêr had been trying to fulfill his duties and responsibilities for months and did a great work” YPG statement read.

Oliver Hall (24), from the Portsmouth area, was fighting against ISIS since August 2017. He is the fourth British fighter to have been killed in Raqqa since July.

A statement from the Kurdish Solidarity Campaign in the UK said: “Our deepest sympathies are with the…

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Benefit Gig for Bournemouth’s Homeless 9th December 2017

We intend to raise money to provide direct practical help to homeless people in Bournemouth this winter. Clothing, rucksacks, sleeping bags, female sanitation, such essentials as they may request

No charities, no mailshots, no directors with six figure salaries, comfy chairs, lunch accounts or company cars.

Four great local punk bands and reggae D.J. are doing what they do for free. Entry by donation.
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Protest against the development (desecration) of the cliffs

New Deliveroo wildcat in Brighton, and other workplace stories for late November

Cautiously pessimistic

A few updates on various different workplace disputes:

The wildcat bug seems to spreading among Deliveroo riders, at least in the South, as riders in Brighton went out on a wildcat strike on November 25th as part of a long-running dispute over Deliveroo over-recruiting riders, making it impossible for everyone to earn a living wage. Now that the Rebel Roo project has been restarted, you can help share the bulletin around the place to encourage Deliveroo riders in your area make contact with those in places like Brighton, Bristol and Leeds.

In other news from the radical/grassroots end of the union movement, the militant cleaners’ union UVW has opened a new dispute at Lee Hecht Harrison, another successful business in the heart of London’s financial district that pays its cleaners poverty wages. The contractor in charge of the cleaners, City Central Cleaning, have threatened to sack any…

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Amazon workers are fighting back

G20 trial updates: Fabio is free (for now), Peike remains imprisoned

Cautiously pessimistic

A quick update on the latest news from Hamburg: after the prosecution’s delaying attempts finally ran out, Fabio was granted bail today, and so will be out of prison until at least the end of his trial, and hopefully for much longer.

On the other hand, the trials are continuing, and have already seen some harsh prison sentences handed down: one case I’ve only just seen is that of Peike from Amsterdam, who has given 2 years and 7 months for fighting back when the cops attacked one of the anti-G20 demonstrations, including a charge of “resisting arrest” which apparently consisted of lying down on the ground in a foetal position. You can send letters of support to Peike via a mailbox at an Amsterdam social centre: Eerste Schinkelstraat 14-16, Amsterdam

From a speech given at a demonstration in solidarity with Peike in Amsterdam:

“Back in…

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Dark, Satanic warehouses…

Where’s Captain Swing!

Bristol Kurdish Solidarity Network event: Talk and film night on the Revolution in Rojava 5th December

Dear Friends,

Please share details of the following event in Bristol on Tuesday 5th December 2017:

Venue: Brunswick Club, 15-16 Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8NX 19:00-21:30

Members of Plan C, who have just returned from volunteering on civil projects in Rojava (the Democratic Confederation of Northern Syria) will be reporting back on Rojava and the wider Kurdish movement. The revolution is based on direct democracy, gender equality and ecology, and seeks to create a solidarity economy.

How can we in the West learn from what is happening and offer our solidarity? Followed by question and answer session.

We will also be screening some short films in tribute to Mehmet Aksoy, the London-based Kurdish film maker who tragically lost his life in Raqqa in September.

Suggested donations £3-£10 to cover speakers’ and BKSN costs but no one turned away through lack of funds.

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Bristol Kurdish Solidarity Network.

Waiting for a response…

A familiar story to us down here.
https://wessexsolidarity.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/briefings-for-cynical-commisioning-groups-how-to-get-away-with-it/

Revolving Doors

Surrey and Hampshire Anarchist Federation

Southwark Council’s links to the development industry

A report by journalist Anna Minton has found that “20 per cent of Southwark’s 63 councillors work as lobbyists” for developers in the planning industry and that a significant number of Councillors and Council officers are making use of a ‘well-oiled revolving door’ to the industry. Here we have documented a few of the most striking examples:

http://35percent.org/revolving-doors/

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