Links to Groups and Resources
OUR LOCAL MEDIA
SchNEWS
The weekly anti-capitalist, direct action newsletter published in Brighton since 1994
Rough Music
Brighton’s trouble makin’, dirt diggin’ monthly
South Coast indymedia
Our local indymedia site – independent media on the net
LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS
Save Omar campaign
Campaigns for the release of Omar Deghayes from Guantanamo Bay (Save Omar Mailing List)
NO2ID Brighton & Hove (email only)
Campaigns against ID cards and the database state
Amnesty International Brighton & Hove
Campaigns for internationally recognised human rights
Brighton No Borders
Support for people threatened by Britain’s immigration laws
Brighton Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Supports anarchist and other class struggle prisoners in the UK and elsewhere
Simon Jones Memorial Campaign
Campaigning for justice for Simon Jones and against casualisation
ANTI-PRIVATISATION CAMPAIGNS
Brighton Keep our NHS Public
Campaigning against the privatisation of local health services
Sussex not for Sale
A staff-student group resisting the marketisation of education at Sussex University
LOCAL ANTI-WAR AND SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGNS
Sussex Action for Peace
Brighton and Hove’s main anti-war group (SAfP Mailing List)
Smash EDO
The campaign to get rid of Brighton-based weapons manufacturer EDO
Brighton Hands off Venezuela
Supports the right of the Venezuelan people to decide their own future free from foreign interference
Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Supports the struggle to achieve a just and lasting settlement for Palestine
Hands Off
Supports activists in educating themselves in the issues which confront those struggling for peace and justice
PLACES
The Cowley Club
A collectively run libertarian social centre in London Road
Brighton Peace and Environment Centre
Information, education and practical solutions to global problems
FIGHTING FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET
Brighton & Hove World Development Movement
Campaigns for justice for the world’s poor
Critical Mass Brighton
Promotes a fun, healthy, sustainable alternative to petrol-dependant transport with monthly bike rides
The South Downs Campaign
A network of over 100 organisations working to secure the establishment of a South Downs National Park
Dump the Dump
Opposing the proposed waste and recycling dump at Hollingdean Lane
Brighton Greenpeace
The local network of Greenpeace, an independent non-profit global campaigning organisation
Brighton & Hove and Mid-Sussex Friends of the Earth
The local Friends of the Earth group
Brighton and Hove Green Party
The local Green Party
BrightonClimateChange.Org
Aims to tackle the global problem of climate change locally
GETTING PRACTICAL HELP
SchNEWS DIY guide
Top tips for organising protests, legal defence and more
The Resource Centre
A great local source of equipment, printing and information
Brighton and Hove venue search
A database of halls and rooms for hire in Brighton and Hove
Community Base volunteer search
A web page through which activist groups and others can find volunteers, similar to the venue search
LOCAL UNIONS
University of Brighton UNISON
Brighton University’s branch of the union UNISON
SOME OTHER RESOURCES AND LINKS
UKWatch
A resource for anyone interested in developing a radical critique of UK politics
The Radical Activist Network links page
Links to a wide range of groups and publications in Britain and abroad
The Activist Network
A directory of left, radical and progressive websites in the UK
ZNet
Loads of articles, discussion and analysis on world events
Left Turn
Notes from the global intifada
The Activists' Legal Project
Provides information about the law to grassroots social change activists
