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Back home now from the ADM. Having had a little lie down, I thought I’d add sommat on the London Photographers Branch and issues. Personally I don’t easily fit into any  camp, I don’t think. What I want is a … Continue reading →

In response to David Hoffman “The London Photographers’ Branch is a very exciting and necessary development in the NUJ. It has been discussed across our sector as a serious prospect over the past year due to the crisis in our … Continue reading →

“Several people have claimed to be the originators of the Photographers’ Branch. I recall this being discussed in the 1980s. Very likely it’s been discussed in every decade since Bert Hardy was a boy. Over the last year the London … Continue reading →

Hello campers …! I have been messing with these digital adventures for a little while now.  Adding content and checking all works ok now. So, having messed with them, I now declare them open and working.  Please check them out … Continue reading →

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing. The action comes only weeks before the UN COP15 Climate … Continue reading →

Jon Slattery: Journalists in campaign move against BNP Posted using ShareThis

If you have an internet enabled mobile phone, then this is a quick way to Tash on his shiny new Facebook pages. This is a QR code, that allows you to ‘scan’ using the camera on your mobile phone. It … Continue reading →

I am one of those representing Nottingham branch to the NUJ Annual Delegate Meeting [ADM] this year. It is Southport. They can be a bit lefty, for this anarchist 🙂 But I note this year, that the NUJ and journalism … Continue reading →

And so, the annual National Union of Journalists (NUJ) delegate meeting (ADM) draws near; with a variety of motions and amendments up for debate on November 19-22 (final agenda available at this link – PDF). Among them, many issues that … Continue reading →

I’m, not really interested in this movies subject …. but this is the second police campaign i know about in recent times, to try an stop contentious movies been shown to public audiences. The SchNews movies film on the EDO … Continue reading →

Photography Twitter List by Jack Schofield on Listorious Posted using ShareThis

Tough and urgent action is needed in response to violence, intimidation and death threats targeting journalists covering far right demonstrations. The call by NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear comes in the wake of specific email threats against photojournalist and investigative … Continue reading →

Well, have finally done it. I am now on Facebook, and have spent a while filling it in. For those wot wanna know, I’m now also at: http://www.facebook.com/tashuk Originally, I signed up so I could view yet another anti-travellers [say … Continue reading →

A charge of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass would have catastrophic implications for climate activists Police today charged one more of the 114 people arrested at a Nottingham school in April, in order to prevent a suspected protest at the … Continue reading →

Saturday 10 October 2009: The English Defence League (EDL) appeared on the streets of the UK again, this time in Manchester. A video by Jason Parkinson http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com Please check out his latest video: http://current.com/items/91161032_english-defence-league-unite-against-fascism-manchester-protests.htm

Saturday 10 October 2009: The English Defence League (EDL) appeared on the streets of the UK again, this time in Manchester. A video by Jason Parkinson http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com

Vote for Richard Simcox, for ‘The Journalist’ editor.  The magazine of the National Union of Journalist NUJ Richard Simcox is a professional journalist and committed trade unionist who currently edits the Public and Commercial Services union’s activists’ magazine. He started … Continue reading →

Any photographers out there who want a giggle …. check this out! “working in the print media industry today” http://www.xtranormal.com/watch?e=20090929103500534

Man arrested for taking pictures of trains, Let’s revue the facts: 1/ AmTrack (the US main train operator) announces a photography contest 2/ Photographer Kerzic takes photographs for AmTrack’s photography contest 3/ Amtrack police arrest Kersiz for taking photographs Here … Continue reading →

To do an action and not be able to communicate it, is almost not to do the action at all You need a photo of the spanner going into the works. You need a photo of the campaigners going over … Continue reading →