Cardiff is mega busy at the moment. Here’s some interesting events coming up in Cardiff from 28.11.11 to 04.12.11. Let me know if you have anything to add. Monday 28 November Defend the Arrested Cardiff Occupiers. 6 people were arrested during the removal of the first Occupy Cardiff camp. Two of them were charged and… [Read more…]
November 26, 2011
The spirit of occupation is spreading throughout Cardiff as it was announced today that a group calling themselves The Great Tax Invasion have ‘occupied’ the old Inland Revenue Offices on Westgate Street, in the city centre. Activists started squatting in the building earlier this week saying their aim is to raise awareness of the amount… [Read more…]
November 23, 2011
Students from Cardiff University’s People & Planet society are holding a 12 hour ‘knit-in’ today to demand Cardiff University joins the Worker’s Rights Consortium (WRC) The group will be knitting until 8pm this evening, in the main lobby of Cardiff University’s Main Building to highlight the long working hours done under difficult conditions in sweat… [Read more…]
November 22, 2011
Today went down to the Occupy Cardiff site at transport and spoke to Jason, one of the occupiers, and Michael who had come from Ammanford near Llanelli to lend his support. Although it’s one of the smaller Occupy sites, the ground outside Transport House was busy today, even at a time when many were at… [Read more…]
November 20, 2011
Occupy Cardiff set up another camp last night outside Transport House on Cathedral Road. I went down there this morning with some food to speak to some of the activists. The Occupy movement’s most recent headlines have been taking a dramatic turn. Occupy Cardiff was cleared before it had properly began, Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Liberty… [Read more…]
November 16, 2011
South Wales Food Not Bombs (Bwyd Nid Bomiau De Cymru) give out free food, made from produce that would otherwise be going to waste, to passers by in Cardiff city centre. The group have recently decided to make their appearances more regular aiming to be giving out warm vegan food every fortnight, for free. Food… [Read more…]
November 13, 2011
Some interesting events coming up in Cardiff from 14.11.11 to 20.11.11. Let me know if you have anything to add. Monday 14 November Occupy Cardiff: What next? 8-11pm. Tair Pluen, St John’s Street. Come and discuss where to go next. Tuesday 15 November Support the November 30 Strike Against The Cuts. 7.30 – 9pm. Suite… [Read more…]
November 13, 2011
On Monday 21 November an event at Dempsey’s in the city centre will be exploring how and if we can produce enough food to feed Cardiff. Organised by Post Peak Oil Discussion (P-POD), a group affiliated with Cardiff Transition, the event will be presented by Pat Gregory, Rob Miller and Sue Ansell and Michele Fitzsimmons… [Read more…]
November 12, 2011
Last night Cardiff became the only city to have their Occupy camp removed before it had even been in place for 24 hours Occupy Cardiff chose 11.11.11 as the date to bring the recent occupy movement to Cardiff as part of a global day of action in solidarity with the worldwide movement. Occupations in the… [Read more…]
November 8, 2011
Consensus decision making is a way groups try and make decisions that everyone is happen with. There are many critics but here’s why, once you have gotten over how strange it looks, consensus could be worth a try. Consensus decision making is a technique used by many organisations, whether it be activists, community groups or… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011
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