Remembering Kate Simpson, friend and activist
I knew Kate for nearly 20 years before she died in 2018. Today – 28 June 2020 – would have been her 40th birthday. Below […]
Coronavirus: the crisis of capitalism’s doing
Nerve is a 32 page magazine looking at arts, cultural and social issues that is produced by Catalyst Media whose aim is to utilise and […]
Beasts of Burden: 20th anniversary edition of landmark pamphlet
A new edition of the groundbreaking pamphlet Beasts of Burden (BoB) has just been published by Active Distribution to mark its 20th anniversary. About time […]
Police fail in effort to curtail activist’s right to protest
On Tuesday 2 July activist Sarah Whitehead appeared at Winchester Crown Court. Sarah was part of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) , a group which […]
14-20 August: Earth First! and Animal Liberation Summer Gathering
The Earth First! Summer Gathering is the place where people who want to be involved in grassroots ecological direct action get together for six days […]
World Day at 40 The Boxset Pt 2: 1997-2018
Yesterday saw part one of the World Day at 40 boxset which highlighted some of the amazing campaigns, actions and people who fought against vivisection […]
World Day at 40 The Boxset Pt 1: 1979-1997
World Day for Animals in Laboratories was founded in 1979. It has always held up a mirror to the state of the animal rights movement, […]
Green Anti-Capitalist Front
In the face of the impending climate and ecological crisis an alliance of groups and individuals has formed the The Green Anti-Capitalist Front. As it […]
27 April: World Day for Animals in Laboratories Protest in Oxford
This year’s demonstration is being jointly organised by WDAIL and Speak – the voice of the animals. The target is Oxford University which has a […]
Against All Odds: Arc Print and the war on the Animal Liberation Front
It’s September 1986, a benefit gig for the ALF Supporters Group (ALF SG) is taking place in a squat not too far from Kings Cross […]
22-24 February: Earth First! Winter Moot in Lancaster
The Earth First Winter Moot in Lancaster is: “A weekend of campaign updates, networking, planning, solidarity and socialising in Lancaster – in solidarity with Lancashire […]
Brighton Vegan Activists urge university to “stop using vivisection”
On Tuesday 4 December a local news website, The Argus, reported a demonstration against Brighton University. It said a group called Brighton Vegan Activists had […]
1 December: Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair
The Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair 2018 will be taking place on Saturday 1 December from 11am-6pm. The venue is the same as last year: […]
Anarchist Animal Liberation Zine
In June 2017 a “liberation gathering” took place in Bristol. It came from “an anarchist perspective” and focused on “animal exploitation as a result of […]
19-21 October: Not the Anarchist Bookfair
The London Anarchist Bookfair has been a crucial fixture in the anarchist calendar since 1983. This year the bookfair is on what -we hope- is […]
Flashback: 12 August 1999 – more than 800 cats saved from torture as Hillgrove Farm closes down
On this day in 1999 Hillgrove Farm, the notorious breeder of cats for vivisection, closed down following a bitterly fought campaign which had been the […]
Senseless slaughter of badgers goes ahead thanks to Welsh Labour
In June 2017 I posted Labour to begin killing badgers in Wales later this year. The response it generated was greater than any other article that’s appeared on […]
15-19 August: Animal Rights Gathering at Earth First! Summer Gathering
This year’s Animal Rights Gathering will again be taking place as a strand within the Earth First! Summer Gathering. It’s five days of grassroots direct […]
A new animal liberation magazine – the Agitator
How many animal rights magazines are there in the UK nowadays? Very few indeed. Animal Aid, the HSA and the ALF Supporters Group produce house […]
7/8 July: 50 years of resistance and campaigning – a celebration of our resilience to state repression
1968-2018: Celebrate 50 years of Resistance, Campaigning & Alternatives for a Better World – despite 50 years of police opposition, spying and repression Sat 7 […]