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 […]
Direct action
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Flashback: 17 March 1990 – ALF liberates more than 100 animals from laboratory animal breeder Interfauna
[:en]On this day in 1990 one of the most famous Animal Liberation Front raids in history was successfully completed. Activists broke into Interfauna, a supplier […]
Flashback: 30 November 1989 – journalist in fur coat receives “torrent of abuse”
27 years ago today Daily Express journalist Annie Leask decided to wear a full length fur coat on the streets of London to test what the […]
Whatever happened to the ALF? A look back at 40 years of radical direct action in the UK
This year marks the 40th birthday of the Animal Liberation Front. The ALF is one of the most important direct action organizations of modern times […]
Flashback: 29 September 1983 – Stop the City brings chaos to the financial heart of London
On 29 September 1983 the first Stop The City action took place in the City of London, timed to coincide with the quarterly calculation of […]
Black Flag magazine gives space to animal rights
It is unusual for anarchist publications, especially class struggle ones, to give coverage to animal rights. Black Flag, however, has done just that in its […]
Earth First! Gathering: 17-22 August
Doesn’t look like there’s a UK animal rights gathering this year but the EF! Summer Gathering is going ahead in Northants from 17-22 August. Last […]
On the frontline against vivisection: No New Animal Lab at the University of Washington
World Week for Laboratory Animals is upon us. There are a number of protests and events happening – not least the World Day for Animals […]
1993: the year the Grand National was sabotaged – with help from Special Branch
Yesterday about 100 people demonstrated near the entrance of the Grand National against the cruelty of horse racing. Good though this turnout was – and not […]
Kevin Johnson sentenced to 3 years but due for release in 3 months
The following comes from the supportkevinandtyler.com website: In August of 2013, Kevin Johnson (aka Kevin Olliff) and Tyler Lang were arrested and charged with possession […]
Learning from the Heathrow 13: Reflections on struggle, repression and prison
The following appeared today on the Bristol Anarchist Black Cross website. I usually don’t read something and agree with every word but this superb article […]
19-24 August: Earth First! Summer Gathering in Derbyshire
This year’s Earth First! Summer Gathering begins tomorrow and lasts until the 24th. It promises to be the largest and most exciting for many years, […]
Flashback: 31 March 1990 – the Poll Tax Riot
Exactly 25 years ago today, the biggest and most famous of all poll tax riots occurred in London. On a mild, sunny afternoon 200,000 people […]
Hunt sabs acquitted after earning praise from judge
It’s uncommon for hunt saboteurs to receive justice in a court of law. They often find themselves in the dock on trumped up charges, with […]
16 – 21 March: Week of action against corporate media
One of the biggest obstacles to the transformation of society is the power and influence of the corporate media. Therefore it’s great to see a […]
New book on the Swedish ALF
Until All Are Free is a new book to mark the 30th anniversary of the inception of the Swedish Animal Liberation Front. Written by the activist collective […]