Today in Labor History November 28, 1990: Margaret Thatcher resigned in tears after a mass non-payment of her hated poll tax forced her out of office. The tax was a flat tax, hugely unfair, charging all adults, regardless of their wealth or income, the same amount. At the height of the campaign, nearly half of all British adults, 17 million people, had refused to pay the tax. The Labour Party refused to back any protest of the tax. But Anti-Poll Tax Unions formed across the country, and there were thousands of demonstrations, many of which became riots after mounted police charged the protesters. Over 100 were injured and more than 330 were arrested in the protests.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #polltax #margaretthatcher #protests #demonstrations #directaction #anarchism #socialism #tax

COP30 Isn’t a Failure — It’s a Farce

"Indigenous peoples across Brazil have made their greatest advances in recovering their territory not with investment plans but through direct action. The Ka’apor of the Amazon have been burning logging trucks. The Guarani of the Atlantic Forest used protests and blockades to force the government to return a small part of their lands that had been stolen. Gah Te Iracema, a spiritual leader in the Kaingang community from Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande do Sul who had travelled to Belém for COP30, tells me that ​“we have recovered a part of our land, but it’s not recognized by the government. So, we are here to speak about our fight. We call it land reclamation, but it’s like coming back to our house.”

https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2025/11/26/cop30-isnt-a-failure-its-a-farce/

#COP30 #Ecology #DirectAction #Brazil #Capitalism

an excellent resource for those inclined with a variety of tips

“In the end, your efforts are only as strong as your weakest link, so make sure your whole team is prepared to act with caution, discretion, and finesse.”

#opsec #tips #flock #surveillance #directaction

https://mtlcounterinfo.org/some-camover-opsec-tips/

1969 General Strike https://www.rtbuvic.com.au/clarrie-oshea/

#art #directaction #GeneralStrike #illustration #Labourmovement #organize #RTBU #SamWallman #Solidarity #transportworkers #unions #workingclasshistory

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/25/gazc-seville-strike-enters-50th-day/

#CNT #directaction #frombelow #labourmovement #organize #Seville #Solidarity #unions

https://jacobin.com/2025/11/organizing-labor-climate-unions-salting

#ClimateChange #directaction #GenZ #Labourmovement #Organize #Salting #Solidarity #strikes #studentprotests #unions

🔥🎥 "It's Revolution or Death": anti-colonial climate action 🎥🔥

🗓️ Sunday, 30.11.2025, 3 PM

🌎 Infoladen Scherer 8, 13347 Berlin Germany

📌 [DE unten] Get your popcorn ready! On the last November day, Infoladen Scherer 8 will open as a cinema for the infamous anarchist collective @subMedia and everyone eager for an evening full of thoughts on anti-colonial struggle and climate direct action.

subMedia's recent film "It's Revolution or Death" will set the ground for a discussion with insights specifically on the resistance in the territories of so-called Canada. The evening will proceed with a bar hangout and a fiery AV show at Schabe gib Acht from a DIY rap legend @leereed .

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Macht euer Popcorn bereit! Am letzten Novembertag öffnet Infoladen Scherer 8 als Kinosaal für das berüchtigte anarchistische subMedia-Kollektiv und Alle, die Lust auf den Abend voller Gedanken über anti-kolonialen Kampf und direkte Aktion gegen Klimakollaps haben.

Der kürzlich erschienene Film „It’s Revolution or Death“ (OmeU) von subMedia bildet die Grundlage für eine Diskussion mit Einblicken speziell in den Widerstand auf den Gebieten des sogenannten Kanada. Der Abend klingt mit einer mitreißenden AV-Show von DIY-Rap-Legende LeeReed im Schabe gib Acht und gemütlichen Beisammensein in der Bar aus.

Details: https://infoladenscherer8.noblogs.org/

#anticolonialism #directaction #climatechange #canada

I just recruited my afternoon taxi driver into some local community volunteering work 😀
He told me that I'm the best & most interesting person he has transported in his 5 years as a taxi driver in Victoria. *warm fuzzy feelings*
I spent the 15 minutes in taxi, telling him about myself, community work & why I do it.
I'm getting him started, later this week with volunteer community food prep work!

#DirectAction

ANTI-ICE PROTESTS OF HOME DESPOT

People have been lining up to purchase 17-cent ice scrapers from at least 1 California Home Depot, only to return them immediately in order to gum up the works and reduce profits for the corporation, in protest of its policy of facilitating ICE Gestapo raids on its properties.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/home-depot-hit-by-ice-scraper-protest-as-dozens-line-up-to-buy-17-item/ar-AA1R28cx

#workingclass #ice #gestapo #directaction #civildisobedience #homedepot #immigration