Callout – Sabcat Day of Action Against Austerity, Benefit Cuts and Evictions.

Posted on August 28, 2014 by ffwff

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Meet at the Cenotaph, Newport at 1pm. Dressing up as Sabcats optional, but we recommend that you mask up. Cat masks will be available on the day. Wear ears, fluffy tails and cat face paint and masks! Here’s why:

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Public Transport to the Camp in Newport

Posted on August 28, 2014 by partialorder

On ordinary days there are loads of buses that will take you from the Newport Rail and Bus Stations to Tredegar Park Sports Ground.  These go from the Market square and the Bus Station itself.

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Video

Posted on August 27, 2014 by partialorder

This video was posted on youtube with a quote from our callout (see below).  Enjoy!

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No Borders S. Wales and Stop NATO Cymru Day of Action Against Racism, Prisons and Borders.

Posted on August 26, 2014 by ffwff

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No Borders South Wales: You can tell what country NATO is currently terrorising by who’s desperately trying- and dying -to get to the “safety” of the UK. From Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and other parts of North Africa, and more recently Syria.

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CALLOUT – Sunday 31st August – Stop NATO action against securitisation and policing

Posted on August 26, 2014 by ffwff

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In preparation for the NATO summit, the authorities have put a giant fucking wall around parts of Cardiff and Newport. Local people do not want this wall – it prevents access to public grounds and services, disrupts essential travel and is an ugly visible reminder of the increasingly militarised zone that Cardiff and Newport have become in advance of this Summit.

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Stop NATO Cymru launch #NatoCopWatch campaign against police harassment

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ffwff

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In the wake of anti-NATO campaigners facing unwarranted police presence at their events, the increase in surveillance expected in South Wales in the run-up to September’s NATO Summit and police pestering activists in their own homes, Stop NATO Cymru have launched a campaign encouraging people to film and photograph police connected to the Summit and share the evidence on social media. Continue reading →

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Stop Killing People You Twats – Benefit Comp for Stop Nato Cymru

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ffwff

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From Recordiau Afiach, Cardiff  WE PRESENT TO YOU…

AFIACH #5 ‘Stop Killing People You Twats’ available from our bandcamp page for £2.99 or more.

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Instead of NATO: what can we hope to achieve?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by partialorder

Elsewhere on this site some of our members have explained what Stop NATO Cymru is trying to “stop”.  Another reasonable question is what we propose instead, and what positive aims we have.  Being anti-something cannot be the whole story, after all.  More broadly, what do we hope to achieve by all this struggling?  Below, a possible answer to these questions is explained.

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March against NATO stops in Haverfordwest to support whistleblower Chelsea Manning

Posted on August 14, 2014 by partialorder
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A day of action in solidarity with Welsh-American whistleblower Chelsea Manning was held on Tuesday (12 August) as the Long March on Newport [1] stopped off in Haverfordwest, where Manning attended the local Tasker Milward school and has family connections. The march is one of many protests against the NATO Summit which will be held in Newport on 4 & 5 September. A week of action, workshops and a counter-summit are planned in Newport and Cardiff. [2]

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Lessons from history: taking action CAN make a difference

Posted on August 13, 2014 by partialorder

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Long-term movement building, direct action and radical politics have a proven track record in the struggle against war

There are millions in the UK who support the antiwar agenda, but see protest as futile.  If protesting against war is like protesting against gravity, it doesn’t seem worth taking time out from other commitments. Pessimism and hopelessness keep many sympathetic people away from antiwar activism, and so these doubts are important to address. Continue reading →

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