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Workfare Organising Meeting

February 28, 2013 19:00

Sumac Centre

245 Gladstone Street,

Forest Fields,

Nottingham,

NG7 6HX

Anonymous Nottingham: leafleting for 23rd Feb

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12.00pm Market square [and about] Sat 26th January 2013

Some folks from Anonymous Nottingham leafleted central Nottingham to advertise their concerns re govermnets, tax etc

Veggies: Internet Fraud Warning

Internet Fraud WarningDo Not Pay Any Fees As A Result Of An Offer Made By Email

Veggies Catering Campaign has been victim of Identity Theft leading to anemployment scam via a fake email job offer.

The real victims of the fraud are people from overseas who may be conned into paying fees to follow up a fake job offer from Veggies.

The original scam email pretends to come from Veggies, but is …

Universal Jobmatch leafletting

Notts Unemployed Workers Club were out leafletting both the Station Street and the Lower Parliment job centre this morning.. Getting positive reactions from both those signing on and job centre workers as we handed out information relating to Universal Jobmatch. 

Council Tax Non-Payment Campaign

Proposal for a Council Tax Non-Pyment Campaign in Nottingham.

Starbucks: wake up and smell the coffee

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1.00pm Saturday 8th December 2012

Meeting up at Starbucks on South Parade, Just south of the Market Square, Nottingham

People gathered, handed out leaflets and the Notts uncut banner displayed.  The issue being further aired by the media these last few weeks, was about the lack of tax being collected by the large corporations ..... set against the cuts in services applied to so many of the poore…

Save the NHS this Christmas

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Broxtowe Save Our NHS target local MP Anna Soubry

This morning in Beeston the Broxtowe Save Our NHS campaign delivered its Christmas spectacular. A giant Christmas card was brought into Beeston, on which people were able to send their messages of seasonal goodwill to their MP, Anna Soubry. These messages were of course somewhat infused with the feelings people have about the NHS, and the dama…

'Tis the season! Veggies do London

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This weekend just passed, Nottingham's all-vegan catering campaign Veggies packed its bags and headed down to London to cater at two exciting events that promote a compassionate and just society.

Trailblazing slave labour project in Derby

In yet another attack on the welfare of young adults the goverment have announced that a trial project will begin in Derby. This slave labour project will mean that any 18-24 year old who has been out of work for six months wiil be forced into work for 30 hours a week for their benefits along with 8 hours a week intensive job seeking.

Candidate hustings for Police & Crime Commissioner

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Monday 5th November 2012

At 5.30pm the 4 Candidates attended hustings for the Police & Crime Commissioners job.

 

Our glorious leader listens!

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Gift to the people of Nottingham and wise leader of The Party, Councillor Jon Collins, made a flawless appearance at a People's Consultation meeting in Hyson Green tonight. The leader's statesmanlike presence at a vibrant forum of democracy was praised by local party officials and humble residents alike. The only stain on the occasion was the presence of a rabble of anti-democracy nihilists who us…

Aut-Not: Job Centre Pickets

Job Centre pickets now and througout the winter.....read more

Protest at the Government +1st Anniversary

October 20, 2012 12:00

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Nottingham Old Market Square

March for A Future That Works

October 20, 2012 10:00

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Join 100's of 1000's marching in London to protest against the stupidity of forced austerity for most of us whilst bankers still profit

Job Centre Picket

October 17, 2012 09:00

The Job Centre on Station Steet

Workfare walk of shame in Nottingham

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Saturday 29th September 2012

People met for a Workfare walk of shame at 1.00pm at the Lions, Market Square, Nottingham

 

Solidarity with the Greek and Spanish People!

September 29, 2012 11:30

Outside Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham

Change at Work

October 10, 2012 19:30

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The Nottingham Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EZ

Boycott Workfare: Nottingham Pizza Factory - From work to workfare

Yet more evidence has emerged that workfare is replacing paid jobs. This week the 2 sisters food group announced the creation of 100 new jobs at their Nottingham Pizza Factory thanks to the ‘introduction of new business‘. This might seem like good news until you discover that the jobs aren’t really jobs and the new business isn’t really new business.

 

The jobs are actually ‘pre-employm…

Printable poster for SeaSol event

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Council Tax Benefit Changes - Update

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Big changes to Council Tax Benefits are on their way.

Nottingham MP's vehicle sabotaged

In May the Labour MPs wife, Labour councillor Jo White, was sent a dead bird through the post. In August, MP John Mann for Bassetlaw in North Notts nearly crashed his car after anonymous sabotage of his car. A car wheel nearly fell off after it was loosened and the hub cap was screwed back on to hide the sabotage.

The number of people pissed off enough by the politicians to make an attempt on…

Notts Stop G8

October 05, 2012 19:00

The Nottingham Mechanics

3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EZ

Workfare Walk of Shame

September 29, 2012 13:00

Meet by the Lions, before heading around town as we visit the companies which are happily benefiting from the Workfare programme.

Ministry of Justice: Commencement: Offence of squatting in residential

Commencement of offence of squatting in a residential building

This circular includes guidance for criminal justice agencies on the new offence of squatting in a residential building and sets out the Government's plans for commencement.

pdf download at :

http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/legislation/bills-acts/circulars/squatting-circular.pdf 

 

Circular No. 2012/04 

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38Degrees: ATOS campaign Petition

thanks so much for supporting the Atos campaign.

The petition is growing fast, but we need more people to sign it. Could you help by asking your friends to sign up now? You can forward the email below.

Have a look at this:

https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/sign-Atos-petition

Tens of thousands of people around the country are being thrown into hardship and despair by Atos, a private company tha…

Libcom: Unison officials spy on their own activists

As it is announced that the majority of Unison members have voted in line with the union's recommendation to accept the new pensions deal, libcom.org has obtained a leaked e-mail from a senior Unison official instructing organisers to spy on branches and individual activists who campaigned for a no vote.

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From the comments:

there's only one regional unison sec by that name i can think of…

SQUASH: Squatting law to commence 1st September

Squatting law to commence 1st September

We have just received verification that the new law, criminalising squatting in residential properties will come into effect on September 1st 2012.

You can see the commencement order on the government’s website here

From the ASS website:

Not everyone who is squatting, or considered by others to be squatting, will be affected by the new law, but peop…

Notts Uncut Action

August 18, 2012 12:00

Outside Boots, Lower Parliament Street

NCCLOLs: Replacing Council Tax Benefit

As you've probably heard, Council Tax benefit is to be abolished from next year and councils are being charged with devising their own local schemes to replace it. Big issues include the fact that central government will be cutting support for the new schemes by 10% of what they are paying now and that, for rather obvious political purposes, councils are being told that pensioners' entitlemen…