Climate Struggle Is Class Struggle
Fascism is on the rise all around the world. At the same time, the climate crisis is an imminent danger to the continued survival of our ecosystems. This has brought back an old enemy that combines these two threats: ecofascism. Contrary to the popular belief, ecofascism has existed for a long time, with its origins … Continue reading "What is ecofascism? with the London Antifascist Assembly"
Join us for a coordinated LAFA and GAF film night! We will be showing two short documentaries. The Network (Russia, 2019), a 30min documentary about the arrest, torture and framing of the Russian antifascists who are being falsely accused of being part of a terrorist organization called “The Network”. Climate Barbarism, a 20min video-essay by … Continue reading "GAF Film night: Antifascist special screening"
It turns out our week of action falls on International Petroleum week! If joining our seedbombing workshop is not for you, join our comrades from Fossil Free London to protest the disgusting International Petroleum Week, and tell the fossil fuels industry they're not welcome in our city! This year, they've had the nerve to theme … Continue reading "Petroleum Week dinner protest with Fossil Free London"
British biodiversity is in crisis. Industrial farming practices, particularly the use of pesticides and monocultures, are destroying diverse natural habitats for profit, while haphazard urban expansion is continuously fragmenting already delicate ecosystems. Without processes such as pollination and natural pest control, human civilization will collapse. To combat the imminent threat to our environment we will … Continue reading "Seedbombing workshop"
'Do you find it difficult to effectively put across what you believe to members of the public, who may not agree with you? Don't worry, most of us do! This is a workshop to learn how to do exactly that. Whether you're bursting with confidence or find talking to people really difficult, there are a … Continue reading "Effective outreach: How to effectively speak to the public about issues you care about"
How do we change the world? Do we need to change our consumption habits—eating less meat, using less plastic, composting? Can we save the planet if, on top of making better consumer choices, we also engage in civil disobedience? At our next film night, we are showing two short films arguing that those approaches aren't … Continue reading "GAF Film Night: ‘Forget Shorter Showers’ & ‘Prelude to a Disaster’"
The future of the planet is under attack. We are living through the willful destruction of Earth's ecosystems and the billions of people who depend on them to survive. We know what is causing this destruction - the capitalist system we live in and the people who get disgustingly rich while knowing that they are … Continue reading "Rally Against Capital – Fuck the Banks, Fuck the City!"
End Heathrow Immigration Detention is a group that is campaigning for the permanent closure of the Heathrow detention centres. If the third runway at Heathrow goes ahead, it will displace the existing Heathrow detention centres and the Home Office intends for a replacement centre to be built in the local area. EHID formed as a response to challenge these government … Continue reading "End Heathrow Immigration Detention Centre Public meeting in Bedfont"
Feminist Fightback is an activist collective inspired by the politics of a range of anti-capitalist feminist struggles that believes that no single oppression can be challenged in isolation from all other forms of exploitation that intersect with it. They are committed to fighting for a feminist perspective and awareness of gender issues everywhere in the … Continue reading "Feminist Fightback Film Club Presents: A story of police violence in France and J’veux du soleil (a documentary on the yellow vests)"
The revolution in Rojava has over the last a few decades built up something powerful enough to take on the forces of fascism, patriarchy and capitalism, and to establish a society based on ecological sustainability, gender liberation and radical democracy. What can we learn from this perspective for our organising here? What kind of world … Continue reading "Weaving ecology, democracy and gender liberation into a revolutionary political paradigm with London Kurdistan Solidarity"
