History
The group was founded by some of those who came together as the September26Collective to organise transport to Prague for actions to disrupt the meeting of the World Bank and IMF, on their return. Since then they have participated, and helped organise, various protests, including the Halloween 2002 protest, and May Day 2001, Thessaloniki, €uroMayDay and Gleneagles. They claim to operate in a "non-hierarchical but self-disciplined way".
"On Mayday 2000 the cops gave a good kicking", their website says. In response to this, the group was started to provide "self-protection from the depredations of the constabulary" (the police).
They have since abandoned their trademark white overalls because they found it made them too visible and open to attack, instead favouring clothing that enables them to be anonymous.
In July 2004 they attended the Peoples Global Action Conference in Jajinci, Serbia. In October 2004 they helped organise Beyond ESF at Middlesex University's Tottenham campus. It was organised as an anti-authoritarian alternative to the European Social Forum, happening in London at the same time.
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