class struggle

BOMBS, BLOOD & CAPITAL

When - Sun 13. Jun 8:00pm - 10:30pm. Where - Cowley Club 12 London Raod. Organised by - Brighton Anarchist Black Cross Prisoner Support Group.
Description - A film plus talk by an Italian activist about the infamous 1969 death in custody of Italian anarchist and ABC activist Giuseppe "Pino" Pinelli. Pino was an Italian railway worker and anarchist activist who died in the custody of Italian police in 1969. Arrested, along with numerous other a ... read more.

When - Wed 14. Oct 6:30pm - 8:00pm. Where - Cowley Club . Organised by - Class Struggle Forum.
Description - 2009 has seen the election of 2 BNP MEPs, and English Defence League marches returning racial politics to the streets of Britain. Meanwhile, the government continues to detain immigrants without trial and attacks on working class organisation run rampant, while “multicultural” policies legally a ... read more.

When - Tue 6. Oct 5:00pm - 6:15pm. Where - Sussex university Russell Building RB09. Organised by - Class Struggle Forum.
Description - The crisis was not caused by us, and yet we are forced to “share the pain”. Last week, the CBI asked for tuition fees to be raised to £5,000 yearly, yet many student are looking at long-term unemployment when we finish. Those who have jobs, are asked to work longer for less money, and accept cu ... read more.

 Workers at the Brighton Housing Trust went on strike on 19. August, demanding negotiations and rejecting to work longer hours for less pay. About 40 staff and their supporters staged a rally outside BHT headquarters and then marched to Brighton Town Hall.

Supporters of the Vestas workers in Brighton have handed out some 1000 leaflets and raised over £100 in the past few days. On Thursday, one of us took the money to the Isle of Wight, where it was used to buy vital supplies based on a wishlist provided by the occupiers, and included food, drink, and crucially a kettle with tea and coffee .

Meeting to co-ordinate support for the Vestas workers occupying their factory in the Isle of White

When - Sun 2. Aug 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Where - Cowley Club In the back room. Organised by - Various.
Description - 600 workers at the Vestas wind turbine factory in Newport on the Isle of Wight were laid off on Monday July 20th. In response, a group of workers occupied the plant while others maintained a picket outside, joined by climate campers. This meeting is to organise practical support for the occupiers an ... read more.

When - Tue 18. Aug at 7:00pm. Where - The Prince Albert Trafalgar Street. Organised by - Class Struggle Forum.
Description - The 2003 anti-war movement shaped the political environment of the past years and brought a new generation to activism. Yet it also failed to achieve its stated aim - stopping the attack on Iraq. SmashEDO came out of Brighton's anti-war movement and tried to overcome the limitations of the anti-war ... read more.

When - Wed 22. Jul at 7:00pm. Where - Cowley Club . Organised by - Brighton Class Struggle Forum.
Description - At the end of March 2009, car parts manufacturer Visteon declared themselves bankrupt, and announced the immediate closure of factories in Basildon, Enfield and Belfast without redundancy pay. The workers in these plants responded by occupying the factories, and stayed there until they received a va ... read more.

Leaflet (pdf) we produced for the Mayday! Mayday! demo.