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On Tuesday the Red and Black Umbrella hosted video collective Reel News with short films from their new DVD Our Present is Your Future, about different aspects of grassroots resistance and organising in Greece. While the news is dominated with dread at Greece leaving the Eurozone it seems from this footage that many of the […]
February 2, 2012
Two Occupy Cardiff activists, due in court next week, have been backed by AMs and MPs including Plaid Cymru leadership candidate Leanne Wood. The two were among six people arrested when the original camp, outside Cardiff Castle was removed. A number of AMs and MPs have backed the campaign to have the charges against the […]
January 2, 2012
Another quiet week this week but here’s some stuff going on in Cardiff between 02/01/11 and 08/01/11. Anything I’ve missed please let me know. Thursday 5 January Open Meeting. The Red and Black Umbrella. 7pm. Clifton Street, Splott. On the agenda is the future of the RBU and having a larger group running and making […]
December 19, 2011
On Saturday 17 December, after a month long camp, Occupy Cardiff took down their tents and left the ground outside Transport House. It was decided at one of the camp’s regular general assemblies, on 14 December, to shut down the camp. Around 20 people helped take down the camp and clear the grass in front […]
December 15, 2011
An account of the Occupy Cardiff story using Storify for a more visual version with more social media. Occupy Cardiff *NEW* 19/11/11 *NEW*. Occupy Cardiff is now occupying the grass outside of Unite the Union as its been offered to us for now, 1 Cathedr… Co A growing group of people decide Cardiff should join the worldwide […]
December 14, 2011
Two camps, two evictions, six arrests and two court appearances. Compared to other Occupy movements, Occupy Cardiff’s journey has been full of false starts. Since Autumn 2011 the Occupy movement has sparked protest camps around the world. Coming in relatively late, Cardiff has had its own camp since Saturday 19 November. The first attempt to […]
December 5, 2011
Some interesting events coming up in Cardiff from 05.12.11 to 11.11.12. Let me know if you have anything to add. Monday 5 December Occupy Cardiff: The Debate. Large Shandon Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University. 7 – 9pm. Event hosted by Cardiff University Debating Society on the Occupy Movement. Formal debate followed by Q & A session. […]
December 5, 2011
I took some video around Cardiff on the November 30 strike day, including the big march leaving City Hall, picket lines, Cardiff University’s ‘teach-out’, Uk Uncut at Barclays Bank and Busk Against the Cut. I tried to get as much variety as possible. Thanks to Cosmo for letting me use his song Strike! Occupy! Resist! […]
November 27, 2011
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 […]
May 20, 2012
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