Reel News is a London based activist video collective, using film to help bring about social change. In a world where everyone is increasingly affected by pandemics, climate change, austerity and war, we work with the growing number of campaigns (often ignored by mainstream media) which are not only fighting back, but winning too – not just in the UK, but across the world.
At our 2025 conference Shaun from REELnews ran two film workshops that took an in depth look at the GKN occupation in Italy. Workers at GKN have been fighting for three years to save jobs after their factory was shut down. In the course of the struggle they’ve devised and implemented inspirational plans for alternative production and built alliances with social movements regionally and internationally.
With the help of REELnews who have produced a series of brilliant videos about GKN we’ve covered the story of the occupation on this website. For background check out ‘This is what worker led just transition looks like’ . But do also look at the coverage on the REELnews site.
Employment, Energy and Environment 