Repost: Dan Cull, ‘Riot Pron and links’

In lieu of having finished writing my thoughts on the riots, I thought I’d share some interesting links, and of course the obligatory riot pron (left); mostly courtesy of indymedia, Al Jazeera.

Chavez Campbell Predicted Trouble:

• I did predict a riot, the government should have seen it coming. (Guardian).
• Trouble isn’t over yet. (Guardian).

Eyewitness accounts:

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• North London – Tottenham Tottenham burning
• North London – Edmonton
• North London – Enfield Police monitor beaten in back of police van
• East London – Hackney (1)  it’s all about class
• East London – Hackney (2) report from the Commune paper
• East London – Hackney (3)
• South London – Walworth
• South London – Catford rioting for fun and profit
• Manchester
• Salford and Manchester

The voiceless find their voice:

• ‘showing the rich we do what we want’ (BBC News)
• ‘no excuse’ (Sky News)
• I’m not law abiding (Sky News)
• Looters justify their actions (Sky News)

Anarchist perspectives:

• a few members of Haringey Solidarity Group. Some thoughts about the Tottenham riots. HSG. Aug 12, 2011.
• Workers Solidarity Movement. London burns – causes & consequences of the riots – an anarchist perspective. Aug 13, 2011.
• Tower Hamlets ALARM. The story so far, in summary. Tower Hamlets ALARM. Aug 10, 2011.
• All London Anarchist Revolutionary Movement. Understanding the riots – where next? Tower Hamlets ALARM. Aug 12, 2011.
• Occupied London. Eyes wide open in London Aug 9, 2011.
• Fitwatch. A Fitwatcher’s view of the riots. Aug 10, 2011.
• North London Solfed. Statement about the riots. Freedom Press. Aug 9, 2011.
• Ian Bone. Fucking Hell!. Freedom Press. Aug 9, 2011.
• Ian Bone. The riot ‘Experts’ are among us. Ian Bone Blog. Aug 8, 2011.
• Porkbolter. Statement on riots. Aug, 2011.
• Solidarity Federation. Anarchists respond to the London riots. Libcom. Aug 9, 2011.
• An anarchist in Brixton. Criminality and rewards. Indymedia. Aug 9, 2011.

Other viewpoints

• Ron Jacobs. London’s Melted Furnace. Counterpunch. Aug 12-14, 2011.
• William Wall. Tottenham and beyond: neoliberal riots and the possibility of politics. Iceman Blog.
• David Harvey. Feral Capitalism Hits the Streets. Aug 11, 2011.
• Alexander Cockburn. Riots and the underclass. Counterpunch. Aug 12 – 14, 2011.
• david. AA+ for the rioters? The Free Association. Aug 8, 2011.
• Daniel Harvey. don’t moralise, don’t judge, don’t take pictures – it’s time fr the riot to get some radical politics. The Commune. Aug 9, 2011.
• David Broder. nothing to lose, nothing to win. The Commune. Aug 10, 2011.
• Joe Thorne. …or does it explode? The Commune. Aug 13, 2011.
• Socialism and/or barbarism. An open letter to those who oppose looting (part 1). Socialism and/or barbarism. Aug 9, 2011.
• Socialism and/or barbarism. An open letter to those who oppose looting (part 2). Socialism and/or barbarism. Aug 10, 2011.
• John Hutnyk. 11 notes on the disturbancesTM in London. trinketization. Aug 8, 2011.
• John Hutnyk. 11 more notes on the disturbancesTM in London. trinketization. Aug 10, 2011.
• Tom Fox. riots a grim mirror image of neoliberal britain. Red Pepper. Aug 10, 2011.
• Anti-Cuts Space. A message to a country on fire. Anti-Cuts Space. Aug 9, 2011.
• Carl Finamore. When is a “riot” a revolt? A view of the riots from the US. Truthout. Aug 12, 2011.
• Dan Hind. Nothing ‘mindless’ about rioters. Al Jazeera. Aug 9, 2011.
• Mohammad Abbas. London Rioters Resent Media Image of Hooded Teenage Thug. Reuters. Aug 10, 2011.
• Boff Whalley. ‘In defence of anarchy’ The Independent. Aug 12, 2011.
• Max Joseph. Some thoughts and responses. The Third Estate. Aug 12, 2011.

Comics Respond:

• Russell Brand. Big Brother Isn’t Watching you. Blog. Aug 11, 2011.
• Nathaniel Tapley. An Open Letter to David Cameron’s Parents. Blog. Aug 10, 2011.

Netwar:

• Vigilante tracks rioters using facial recognition software (yahoo news)
• Hackers hit Blackberry (BBC News)
• Blackberry’s blog defaced (Social Rupture) 
• Social Media and the UK Riots (Indymedia) 
• Too far (Indymedia)

Trade Union Response to Riots:

• RMT Stratford no.1 branch resolution – The riots. RMT London Calling. Aug 11, 2011.

Community Responses:

• North London Unity Demonstration statement
• Turkish-Kurdish Community Press Statement.

Famous Academic Shows his Racist Side: 

• David Starkey “whites have become blacks” (BBC News)
• A comic rap version of David Starkey’s above statement.