Launch statement: Cambridge Feminist Anti-Fascists
Cambridge Feminist Anti-Fascists is a new group intending to organise against the far right and the broader social issues that fuel it.
Report: Cambridge protests Erdoğan’s visit
Zareen Taj reports on the protest in Cambridge against Erdoğan’s visit.
Building the #YouthStrike4Climate
Hundreds of students of all ages have joined the Cambridge Youth Strike for Climate. Zareen Taj reports on the organising behind the scenes.
Far right humiliated in Cambridge
A far right demonstration in support of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (alias Tommy Robinson) in Cambridge only drew 17 people, while several hundred anti-fascists gathered to oppose them. Photos and report by Steve Eason (with additional reporting by Nick Evans). Hundreds of anti-racists, including fire fighters, transport workers and local Cambridge activists successfully prevented a sad gathering of […]
#McStrike: Lively pickets and London rally mark first UK McDonald’s strike
Mitch Mitchell reports from the Cambridge picket lines and London rally of McDonald’s workers taking strike action for the first time.
McDonald’s workers set to strike for first time in UK history
Employees at McDonald’s are taking a stand against bullying, poverty pay and zero-hours contracts writes Lisa Leak Workers at two McDonald’s outlets in Cambridge and Crayford have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking industrial action for the first time in the history of McDonald’s in the UK. The workers are members of the Bakers’, Food […]
Cambridge rallies to refugee cause
Mitch Mitchell reports on a march and rally in support of refugees in Cambridge.
Cambridge students boycott essays in campaign for reading week
Dan Swain reports on a new campaign by students at Cambridge University. Students at Cambridge University are campaigning for the introduction of a reading week, and committing to refuse to submit work during the fifth week of term in order to make it happen. The campaign reflects a growing awareness of the effect of stress […]
Rooftop protest at Cambridgeshire Sodastream offices
A protest just outside Cambridge highlighted that Sodastream is profiting from generous tax breaks and grants from the Israeli government.
Solidarity movement continues to grow – #GazaA9 protest round up
Yesterday once again saw a massive turn out at demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine. In London, Stop the War report that 150,000 people marched in the biggest ever UK protest for Gaza. Shanice McBean took part in the demonstration as it made its way from BBC Broadcasting House to Hyde Park. “The movement is growing, and […]
‘We save people not banks’: FBU pensions fight continues
Amy Gilligan spoke to Cameron Matthews, FBU Cambridgeshire Brigade Secretary on the picket lines at Cambridge fire station about the strike and supporting victimised FBU member Ashley Brown.
Interview: Spies, surveillance and Cambridgeshire police
Cambridgeshire police tried to recruit an activist to spy on Unite Against Fascism, UK Uncut and Cambridge Defend Education, according to video evidence which came to light in November last year.
Willetts met by noisy protest in Cambridge
Activists from Cambridge Defend Education ensured that a talk yesterday evening at the Cambridge Union Society by David Willetts was met by noisy protest.