I’m going to be in London doing work experience at The Ecologist and the Guardian until May so I won’t be able to cover things in Cardiff but will be back in May. If anyone wants to do any guest blogs just get in contact. Thanks and see you soon Amy
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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
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!… [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…]
March 27, 2012
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