As part of the 50 Years of Resistance celebrations, there will be a roll call and rally in Grosvenor Square. In March 1968, the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square was the focus of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The police response to it led to the formation of the Metropolitan Police's undercover political unit, […]
As part of the 50 Years of Resistance celebrations, there will be a conference and exhibition at Conway Hall in London. In March 1968, the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square was the focus of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The police response to it led to the formation of the Metropolitan Police's undercover political […]
The Secret Spycop's Ball is an evening of comedy featuring Stewart Lee, Evelyn Mok, Mark Steel and Rob Newman. Proceeds will go to Police Spies Out Of Lives, a campaigning support group for women deceived into abusive relationships with undercover police officers infiltrating social justice campaigns. As the scandal unfolds and more women discover their […]
The 2018 Annual Tolpuddle Seminar - in memory of Simeon Andrews Working Class Struggles for Justice When: Monday 16 July 7.00 - 9.00pm* (Please arrive promptly. and allow extra time to clear security - eg arrive by 6.45pm) Where: Grimond Room, Portcullis House, 1 Parliament St, Westminster, London SW1A 2JR Cost: Free, but please book […]
Andy Coles then and now What: Demonstration outside Peterborough City Council meeting calling for former abusive spycop Councillor Andy Coles to resign. Where: Town Hall, St Peter’s Road, Peterborough PE1 1YX (rear entrance; the main Bridge Street entrance is not usually used) When: 6pm, Wednesday 25 July 2018 Why: Andy Coles deceived a teenager into […]
Come and hear about the history of Britain's political secret police from one of the people who was spied upon. Martyn Lowe has been an anarcho-pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner for 50 years. In the 1980s he was a member of London Greenpeace (a separate organisation to the big Greenpeace), when it was infiltrated by members […]
The GMB union's annual Campaigns for Justice conference features speakers from a range of movements, including Helen Steel speaking about political undercover policing. A lifelong campaigner for environmental and social justice issues, Helen is perhaps best known for the McLibel trial in which she and another unfunded activist defended themselves against McDonald's in the longest […]
When? 3rd October 9.30am (before a case hearing which is expected to start at 10.30am) in Court 5 Where? Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) located in Fleetbank House, Salisbury Square, London, EC4Y 8JX (off Fleet Street, nearest tube Blackfriars) What about? Showing public support for a woman’s fight for the truth and to outlaw the practice […]
Kate Wilson and Mark Kennedy Kate Wilson is one of the women whose stories of their abusive relationships with undercover police have shocked the nation. On October 3rd there will be a court hearing of the human rights case she is taking against the police. There will be a demonstration outside beforehand. The same evening […]
Rob Evans Investigative journalist Rob Evans discusses the secret group of police spies and the uncovering of forty years of state espionage monitoring British protest groups. This was an undercover operation so secret that some of our most senior police officers had no idea it existed. The job of the clandestine unit was to monitor […]