Some 800 people crowded into a meeting in central London last night (Monday) to hear Olympic legend John Carlos speak alongside Doreen Lawrence, Janet Alder and other justice campaigners.
Greek socialist Giorgos Pittas welcomed the huge vote for the radical left in Greece and called for a "people’s default" at a meeting in London last night (Wednesday).
The government of Quebec in Canada is bringing in a special law in an attempt to crack down after 14 weeks of student protests. But students and workers are standing strong.
Climate activists are touring Britain with the Caravan for a Million Climate Jobs. Some 30 people attended the caravan’s meeting in Leeds last week, with a similar number turning out in Derby.
Unions representing workers at the BBC have settled their dispute. Workers were being balloted for strikes but NUJ, Bectu and Unite officials have backed off from a walkout.
Information Technology workers threatened with compulsory redundancy at CSC have pushed bosses to postpone compulsory redundancies, according to their Unite union.
