UK Indymedia FeaturesUK Indymedia FeaturesUK Celebrates Mayday- May 11, 2008 Mayday has been celebrated in one form or another for thousands of years. Pagans marked the day as the end of the hardships of winter. Following the struggle amongst American workers for the eight hour day and the murder by the US state of four anarchists involved in that struggle in 1886, the day has come to be marked as International Workers' Day.Mayday in the UK has generally been a restrained affair compared to some European celebrations. Nevertheless, there are trade union marches across...http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/398676.html Protesters Return to Nottingham Weapons Manufacturer- May 9, 2008 On Tuesday May 6, anti-arms trade activists returned to the offices of small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, Nottingham Small Arms Facility, Unit 3, Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2PX (map). Campaigners met at Abbey Bridge before marching to the office where they staged a protest. A similar event had been held at the same location in July last year.Despite remaining entirely peaceful, the protest was heavily policed and campaigners were graced by the presence of a team of Evidence...http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/398545.html East Mids Campaigners Up The Anti as BNP Make Electoral Gains- May 7, 2008 On Thursday May 1, local elections took place in various parts of the country. While the far-right British National party (BNP) did not do as well as they had hoped, they were able to win one seat on the London Assembly, meaning that a fascist is now one of the twenty-five people running London.While they made no gains in Nottinghamshire (where there were elections in Bassetlaw, in which the BNP fielded only one candidate), in Derbyshire they got their first two seats on Amber Valley Borough...http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/398480.html Nottingham Celebrates Mayday- May 5, 2008 Mayday has been celebrated in one form or another for thousands of years. Pagans marked the day as the end of the hardships of winter. Following the struggle amongst American workers for the eight hour day and the murder by the US state of four anarchists involved in that struggle in 1886, the day has come to be marked as International Workers' Day.In Nottingham this year, there were two Mayday events, both organised by the Mayday Organising Committee, an off-shoot of the Nottingham Refugee...http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/398328.html |