12% of the world owns 84% of its wealth.* The rest of us suffer the devastating effects of the poverty, conflict, and environmental destruction that helped create that wealth. We can’t go on like this. […]
Smashed windows and flaming barricades (Direct Action News, 13 to 19 March 2023)
Judge jails Insulate Britain protester Junior doctors engage in three-day strike People still fighting France’s pension reform UK strikes continue across multiple sectors This Is Not A Drill have a smashing time in Cambridge Judge […]
Anti-fascist and anti-State street action across Europe and the Middle East (Direct Action News, 6 to 12 March 2023)
Firefighters win! Protesters try to break into Georgian parliament in protest of ‘foreign agents’ law Women in Afghanistan risk their lives to protest against Taliban patriarchy Tens of thousands demand the Greek government takes rail […]
Fighting government corruption, from root to branch (Direct Action News, 27 February to 5 March 2023)
Tree-sitters stop felling work in Wellingborough Tens of thousands take to the streets of Tel Aviv against increasing government autocracy Anti-fascism in the UK! Hunt sabs protest Wiltshire Police corruption Tree-sitters stop felling work in […]
Bash back! (Direct Action News, 20 to 26 February 2023)
University union members bring the fight to union bosses Protests erupt as State-backed gunmen assassinate Mexican land defender High school and sixth form students take action against bullshit toilet rules Junior doctors announce 72-hour strike […]
Against the world of prisons, colonisers and transphobes (Direct Action News, 13 to 19 February 2023)
JENGbA and Liberty success against UK government on cruel ‘joint enterprise’ laws Survival International asking for emails to stop Peru’s “Genocidal Bill” Thousands hold vigils across the UK for murdered trans teenager Brianna Ghey Security […]
Fighting racists in the street and in the State (Direct Action News, 6 to 12 Feb 2023)
Abolish Frontex: day of action against Fortress Europe New wave of strikes and mass demonstrations across France Avon Vale Hunt expelled from hunting’s governing association after grassing on itself Centre Parcs abandons attempt to plough […]
Standing in the way of control (Direct Action News, 30 Jan to 5 Feb 2023)
Firefighters join fellow workers in strike action against the UK government’s ongoing enmity Wassailing in Stanton Drew Anarchist attacks put Italian embassies on alert Activists against HS2 shut down construction of ‘mega prison’ Strikes take […]
The people versus fat-cats, bureaucrats and killer cops (Direct Action News, 23 to 29 Jan 2023)
1 February – Multiple unions hold co-ordinated nationwide strikes Scotland tightens laws on hunting with hounds UK strike at Amazon Dartmoor National Park Authority to challenge High Court decision on wild camping Protests across the […]
Protests in the streets, in the fields and on the rooftops (Direct Action News, 16 to 22 Jan 2023)
German police evict the last people resisting a new coal mine Public sector strike action continues across England and Wales Cops kill forest defender in Atlanta, USA Palestine Action smash Leonardo arms factory in Edinburgh […]
Land and animal justice across Europe (Direct Action News, 9 to 15 Jan 2023)
Right to Roam announces a “wild wassail to reclaim the commons” Police start evicting anti-coal mine resistance in German village Insulate Britain claims ‘civil resistance works’ after MP report Right to Roam calls for action […]
Human rights, energy crisis action, private jets ban? (What’s Happening newsletter 25/08/22)
Welcome to this week’s Real Media / Phoenix Media Co-op newsletter. Please also remember to subscribe on YouTube. The hidden forces pushing change in our democracy and rights The UK’s imminent exit from the European […]
Sri Lanka, economic crisis, & press freedom (What’s Happening newsletter 19/08/22)
Welcome to this week’s Real Media / Phoenix Media Co-op newsletter. Please also remember to subscribe on YouTube. Sri Lanka resistance – background and history Although the situation in Sri Lanka is complex and evolving, […]
Oil, energy prices, & corporate destruction (What’s Happening newsletter 04/08/22)
Welcome to this week’s Real Media / Phoenix Media Co-op newsletter. Please also remember to subscribe on YouTube. We All Want To Just Stop Oil (coalition march) As there was no newsletter last week, we […]
In case of emergency, break glass (What’s Happening newsletter 19/07/22)
Welcome to this week’s Real Media / Phoenix Media Co-op newsletter – focused on breaking with the status quo. Please also remember to subscribe on YouTube. On the Rojava revolution’s 10-year anniversary, a Turkish invasion […]
What’s Happening newsletter 7/7/22
Welcome to this week’s Real Media / Phoenix Media Co-op newsletter. Summaries Angus Rose sat outside parliament on a hunger strike for 37 days earlier this year. He said he would continue until his death […]