Story here: ‘One of Britain’s most prominent human rights lawyers has likened “heavy-handed” and politicised treatment of student protesters to the brutal victimisation of the miners during the strikes of the Thatcher era.… Read More

Today Jonnie Marbles saw his appeal of the excessive six week sentence handed down on Tuesday heard at Southwark Crown Court.… Read More

Lindsey German from Stop the War on Reclaiming the Right to Protest: ‘It is hard to conceive of any useful purpose in jailing these young people.… Read More

There’s a good piece by Robin Beste at Stop the War: If you can be jailed for a shaving foam attack why is war criminal Tony Blair still at large?: ‘Sentencing May-Bowles to six weeks imprisonment, Judge Daphne Wickham said it wasn’t just for the foam attack that he was jailed: it was for disrupting “a parliamentary process, which as you know conducts itself with dignity and in a civilised fashion”.… Read More

Guardian story here: Police have made 97 arrests as part of a clampdown on potential troublemakers ahead of the Notting Hill carnival, Scotland Yard said on Monday.… Read More

Wednesday, August 10 · 5:00pm - 8:00pm JONNIE MARBLES FUNDRAISER FILMNIGHT. £4 suggested donation. Under the Westway, basically on Portobello Road (by Ladbroke Grove station, 10 min walk from Notting Hill Gate station) there is an open air cinema here for the summer!… Read More

Full article on student protester Laurence Flanders available here. Some excellent quotes from Flanders: Laurence said the case shows activists should stand firm.… Read More

SIGN THE PETITION TO FREE JONNIE NOW. Jonnie Marbles (aka Jonnie May-Bowles), 26, who attempted to throw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch at the House of Commons culture committee on July 19th, had pleaded guilty to common assault and was today sentenced to six weeks imprisonment of which he will serve three, and ordered to pay a fine of £250 plus £15 ‘victim surcharge’.… Read More

There’s a short piece by Kevin Blowe here regarding the Met’s suggestion that anarchists should be reported to the police: ‘the suggestion that “any information relating to anarchists should be reported to your local Police” is another example of the attempted criminalisation of ideas.’ The Guardian reported the story here: ‘”It unfairly implies that anyone involved in anarchism should be known to the police and is involved in an dangerous activity,” said Jason Sands, an anarchist from South London.… Read More

Saturday, August 6 · 1:00pm - 4:00pm York City Centre- Parliament Street Fountain Facebook Event here.… Read More