Monthly Archives: July 2009

mass greek demos against anti-migrant legislation

Posted on July 8, 2009 by bristolnoborders

On 7 July 2009 at 20.00 o’clock a huge anti-racist march organized by anarchists was held in Athens downtown, the capital city of Greece, with about 4,000-5,000 protesters, both men and women, demanding the end of state repression against immigrants, … Continue reading →

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Migrant Cleaners on the March in Athens

Posted on July 7, 2009 by bristolnoborders

Article about solidarity with Constantina Kouneva, the 44-year-old Bulgarian general secretary of Athens’s association of cleaners and domestic staff who was attacked by assailants who threw acid in her face in December: Cleaners of the autonomous PEKOP union march in … Continue reading →

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SOAS cleaners update

Posted on July 5, 2009 by bristolnoborders

SOAS cleaners update http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/07/433893.html More news is emerging of just how dehumanising and brutal have been the effects of the immigration raids at SOAS organised by external contractor ISS shortly after the cleaners won union recognition and pay rises to … Continue reading →

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Picket Report – Alberto Durango

Posted on July 4, 2009 by bristolnoborders

Alberto is a cleaners branch activist in Unite sacked from Schroders Bank by Lancaster cleaning company after a successful campaign against redundancies and for the living wage. He was entrapped by the company and UK Borders Agency – an increasingly … Continue reading →

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A Calais No Borders Camp – Diary

Posted on July 2, 2009 by bristolnoborders

CALAIS UPDATE – ACCORDING TO SOURCES,  “THE JUNGLE” WILL BE CLEARED BY THE AUTHORITIES  ON TUESDAY 21ST JULY A personal perspective – hopefully others will add their voices to give a fuller  account. Most Pictures from: http://www.contre-faits.org/ I went to … Continue reading →

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Support Alberto – Victimised for being Foreign and Unionised

Posted on July 2, 2009 by bristolnoborders

SOLIDARITY PROTEST AT ALBERTO DURANGO’S APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL Mr Durango, who is a prominent campaigner for migrant workers’ union rights, was hauled away by police and immigration agents after he turned up for a meeting with his bosses at the … Continue reading →

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