To coincide with our next day of action in the City Centre, Liverpool Solidarity Federation are calling for a communications blockade against the chain Holland & Barrett.
Holland and Barrett's tagline is 'we're good for you' - but nothing about workfare is good for us. Join the Brighton local of the Solidarity Federation as we picket Holland and Barrett as part of the National Week of Action Against Workfare.
We will meet at 11 at the Clock Tower and picket until 2. Depending on numbers we may also send delegations to picket other branches in Brighton and Hove.
This picket is set to coincide with and complement the Brighton Benefits Campaign Walk of Shame
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On Friday 6 June, the Next to Nowhere social centre is playing host to an array of acts, all donating their time to raise money for the fight against fascism. Come along, bring friends and bring your own booze, and enjoy a night of top quality local ska and punk.
Doors at 7.30. Entrance £3.
Join us in London Road, Brighton for our regular workplace and housing rights stall, which we'll be combining with a picket of the nearby Holland & Barrett over their continued use of unpaid workfare labour. The stall will run from 10-1 and the picket from 11-1.
National week of action against unpaid work called by the Boycott Workfare network.
On Saturday 16th June, members of Liverpool Solidarity Federation, along with members of the Anarchist Federation and local unaffiliated activists, held a picket of the Asda store on Smithdown Road in Wavertree as part of a series of actions to protest against and to raise awareness of Asda’s use of workfare.
The picket began at the main entrance, at the opposite end of the store to Smithdown Road. This entrance gets the most foot traffic as the trolleys and car park are adjacent. We began to hand out leaflets and engage with customers. Security and management stood in the doorway of the store but did not challenge us. After no more than five minutes, two police cars and full van arrived and officers immediately surrounded the picket and began hassling individual picketers, ordering some to remove masks and hoods.
Once more unto the breach, we are returning to town for the third week of direct action against workfare this month.
Join us at Next to Nowhere Social Centre at 12.30, and let's once more drive our message home. Bring flags, banners and signs. Bring yourself. Bring your voice.
Let's say it loud and clear, over and over:
IF YOU EXPLOIT US, WE WILL SHUT YOU DOWN!
May 26 saw the National “How Do We Break Workfare” conference in Brighton organised by Brighton Benefits Campaign, with attendees from groups across the country. The one day conference saw a variety of discussions and workshops on the various work for your benefits schemes about the UK
Today (12 June), around a dozen anti-workfare activists joined a picket of the Liverpool offices of A4e, called by Liverpool Solidarity Federation. At the same time, hundreds of people took part in our communications blockade of the same office - effectively jamming up the phone and fax lines for a considerable portion of the day.