On 15 March 2024, supporters of RATB protested outside the offices of London resident and DCD Rights’ Head of IT Mickael Behn against his $440m lawsuit targeting cruise ship companies previously involved in tourism to Cuba. Text and photos: RATB After lobbying US politicians, both Democrat and Republican, […]
Struggles
Family court collusion with violent fathers
There are devastating impacts of family court orders on mothers and children who had fled domestic violence and/or child abuse. New research by Elizabeth Dalgarno reveals this, and confirms the years of collective self-help and campaigning carried out by Legal Action for Women (LAW) with mothers attacked for trying […]
Between repression and revolt, France renews ‘the Marseillaise’
The streets of Paris have become the scene of police repression, attacks on the press and popular resistance. Reports of police brutality are innumerable, as today in France the rights to protest and to freedom of information are under attack. But these demonstrations against pension reform have led to the ‘class war’ regaining body and spirit.
“Stronger as one”, against the climate crisis
The danger of a climate emergency, for which many are to blame, and which must be acted upon, is clear. And it must be faced head-on. Extinction Rebellion (XR) Camden and Islington will be holding an independent debate on 28 March on how North London groups can work together to […]
A crash course to conflict
Across the British Council, especially in Spain, managerial relationships with staff are slipping and storm clouds are gathering. Busmens’ holidays in the sun? Many think that English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is a bit of an industry for extended holiday makers. There we are, off gallivanting around the […]