The House of Lords voted down the worst excesses of the Police Bill - which would have criminalised meaningful protest. But we need to keep protesting - and keep organising.
… Protest - and then organise Brendan Montague | … - which would have criminalised meaningful protest. But we need to keep protesting - and keep organising. Dancing …
A new report published by Social Change Lab sheds light on the short and long term impacts of disruptive protest.
… The impact of protest Brendan Montague | 4th March 2024 | News Activism Protest Social Change Strategy … the short and long term impacts of disruptive protest. Direct action protest can result in …
Barrister David Renton explains the implications of the UK Police Bill for climate protest and activism.
… Protecting our right to protest Brendan Montague | 25th April 2022 | … of the UK Police Bill for climate protest and activism. The future that … take part in the most basic forms of climate protest. People now have to sacrifice time …
The people taking part in mass demonstrations for a ceasefire in Gaza and the strategic direct actions to stop climate breakdown are learning vital lessons from each other.
… vital lessons from each other. A climate protest at the JP Morgan offices in Canary … . Greta Thunberg joins the Oily Money Out protests in London. Image: Brendan Montague … people gathered for one of the largest protests in London’s history. The Saturday …
Farmer and activist Hector Christie marches into Tesco and Asda to 'round up the Round Up' to protest the use of carcinogenic ingredient - and is totally stunned by how the staff in one North Devon superstore respond. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… from Asda and Tesco to Round Up 'micro protest' Brendan Montague | 25th May 2018 … Tesco and Asda to 'round up the Round Up' to protest the use of carcinogenic ingredient - … Party conference after heckling Tony Blair in protest at the Iraq war, and also fooling riot …
Mark Field, Foreign Office Minister, is under investigation after 'horrific' moment when he physically grabs climate protester is filmed by Greenpeace.
… Sack Minister for 'assaulting' protester Brendan Montague Helen William … moment when he physically grabs climate protester is filmed by Greenpeace. Foreign … him physically removing a climate change protester from a dinner at Mansion House, a …
Protestors who closed down the coal mine on climate change denier Matt Ridley's estate faced a claim of £100,000 in losses, writes Brendan Montague. But a judge cut that down by over 90% while declaring the eight defendants of 'impeccable character'.
… Ridley coal mine hit with £100,000 climate protest bill Brendan Montague DeSmog.uk | 20th December 2015 News Coal Protest Climate Change UK Law end-coal-fluor-cut.jpg Protestors who closed down the coal mine on …
Twyford Rising is not just a great story, but helps us understand today’s protests and is packed with inspiration for current campaigners.
… Twyford Down protests re-lived in new book Brendan Montague … | News Twyford Down Roadbuilding Conservation Protest Book Change Makers Twyford Rising … great story, but helps us understand today’s protests and is packed with inspiration for …
A decade of protest has seen a war of words between police and campaigners, with allegations of undercover spies and a ground-breaking legal victory for activists after a Brighton arms factory was damaged
… Brendan Montague | 20th March 2012 News Protest Activists Society Arms Politics And … Campaigners are planning a summer of protest against the EDO arms factory in … Brighton. All photos: Alec Smart A decade of protest has seen a war of words between police …
… Protesters' die-in at Natural History Museum … Makers 20761931-1.jpg Extinction Rebellion protest enters second week. An Extinction … Natural History Museum yesterday (Monday) as protests entered the second week. Some …
Extinction Rebellion demands government action on climate breakdown while filling London's police cells.
… Rebellion Climate Breakdown Climate Change Protest Activism Change Makers … as police deal with ongoing climate change protests, Scotland Yard said today. The number … overnight after a police order restricted the protesters to a site at Marble Arch. Following …
Simon Roscoe Blevins, Richards Roberts and Richard Loizou will be released from prison later today.
… Makers Fracking Injustice Climate Change Protest Human Rights … 2018 and were the first anti-fracking protests to be sentenced to prison in the … requirement of unpaid work. Right to protest "But these appellants have been in …
Oil firm secures High Court injunction aimed at stopping disruptive protests.
… Court injunction aimed at stopping disruptive protests. An oil firm has secured a High Court … injunction aimed at stopping environmental protesters from targeting its fuel processing … has been the site of a number of recent protests and Warwickshire Police said there …
A mass movement for climate action can be deployed though a cycle of momentum, organisational theorists explain.
… Saavedra-Engler series as a “new frontier” in protest methodology. I have provided an … dialogue with the powerful, even where mass protest is used to strengthen the position of … leaders. The focus is often on instrumental protest, with real-world impact. This might …
British Museum faces fourth BP protest in a month, as hundreds pledge to Make BP History.
… British Museum faces fourth BP protest in a month, as hundreds pledge to Make … to take part, which would make it the largest protest at the museum since pre-COVID times. … Participants will create hundreds of smaller protests all over the museum throughout the …
Established in 1994 in response to Michael Howards' draconian Criminal Justice Act targeting activists, the Brighton-based SchNEWS has become integral to the UK - and global - protest movement, say Richard Purssell & Jan Goodey
… SchNEWS: how road protesters, ravers and GM activists fought … has become integral to the UK - and global - protest movement, say Richard Purssell & Jan … picture of the force's attempts to stifle the protests. The consequence was a nationwide …
As many as 80 per cent of XR protesters voted to amp up future campaigning using civil disobedience and non-violent direct action - including supporting picket lines.
… img_7479.jpeg As many as 80 per cent of XR protesters voted to amp up future campaigning … XR has said. As many as 80 per cent of protesters voted to amp up future campaigning … that is gambling with our lives and futures.” Protesters also voted to organise locally and …
Oil workers stage biggest industrial action since the general strike of 1978-79 that helped toppled the Shah’s regime.
… their relatives killed during the big wave of protests in November 2019. The protest began on 19 June, the day after the … Day, when various organizations called for protests or supported protests to improve …
Anti-fracking campaigners could face jail for alleged breach of Cuadrilla injunction.
… the company sought to prevent any further protest activity obstructing its operations at … as it interferes with the public right to protest, right to assembly and right to … The injunction's impact on the rights to protest continue to be under scrutiny. …
Extinction Rebellion hits the financial district - echoing Occupy London protests that began in 2011 and lasted months.
… financial district - echoing Occupy London protests that began in 2011 and lasted months. … district before they bring an end to days of protests in the centre of the city. … to the London Stock Exchange as part of the protests against climate change. Two men and …
How do we seed mass social movements that can avert cataclysmic climate breakdown?
… and War Resistance League anti-nuclear protests of 1978, was developed by the ACT UP … during the global justice movements from the protests against the World Trade Organisation … - but would witness only 200 people at any protest. Revelation There was an explosion of …
BREAKING: Animal Rebellion blockading McDonald’s burger factory, which produces 3 million beef patties per day.
… Make McDonald's plant-based - protesters Brendan Montague | 15th July 2021 … burgers made per day. As many as 100 protestors set up a blockade using trucks, … the facility from distributing burgers. The protestors have said they will stay as long as …
Environmental news website shuts down during biggest climate protest in human history.
… website shuts down during biggest climate protest in human history. Strike action will … of people around the world take part in protests demanding action to prevent climate … request that adults join the school strikers protesting around the world on Friday, 20 …
The protest group has joined forces with Lancashire-based rock band the Jade Assembly, aiming to claim a Christmas No.1.
… Makers imgid157326070.jpg.gallery.jpg The protest group has joined forces with … with the release of its first single. The protest group has joined forces with … a video featuring footage from the group's protests around the world in the past six …