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Blair hanging on by his fingernails?

16-09-2004 19:30

Why oh why should Lord Bragg lie?

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Economics and Ethics: The Stakeholder Model

16-09-2004 17:30

"Businesses cannot be reduced only to the principle of profit maximization.. Businesses are bound in a relational structure of different claimant groups.. including a critical public alongside the traditional economic actors.. The strategic stakeholder argument considers the claims of non-market actors as for example the Brent Spar.."

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Urgent Action: Buju Banton Concert

16-09-2004 16:04

7 – 9 PM Sunday 19 September 2004
Outside Coronet Cinema
10 New Kent Road, London SE1
Nearest tube: Elephant & Castle

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London arms protest on UN International day of Peace

16-09-2004 14:36

On the United Nation's Day of Peace (Tue. Sept. 2004) come to a peaceful protest about British arms exports.

Over a hundred people are expected to assemble at the Government's Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO), Bury Place, London, WC1A to protest at the continuing Government promotion of arm sales abroad on Tuesday 21 September 2004 at 11 am. The crowd will move-off and reassemble at Downing Street at about 12.30 p.m. to hand-in a petition of more than five thousand signatures and nine hundred postcards calling for the closure of DESO. The event will end at about 1 p.m.

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ESF and Business summit!

16-09-2004 13:49

Hi,
you might be interested to know (in case you don't) that there is a business summit "international leaders summit" in london on the 18-19 october.  http://www.leadersinlondon.com/
As the world social forum was organised in response to the World Economic forum, this might be a good opportunity to make our voices heard!
Any protests organised yet?
Mat

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New World Disorder Issue Three Now Online!

16-09-2004 13:32

The furthest fringes of the culture - in its obscure webpages, zines, and samizdat publications, eerie shortwave and streaming audio radio voices that sound like they're coming from the other side (or maybe just a trailer in Lawrence, Kansas) - and the memes they contain, can be used a magic mirror, a shewstone, Delphic vapors where the future can be divined, where the cultural matrix you will find yourself in the future can be glimpsed now.

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Super Size Me - Review

16-09-2004 13:24

Downsize McDonalds Now!

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GREECE: Conscientious objector sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison

16-09-2004 12:25

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3 years 4 month for refusing to be part of the occupation of Iraq!

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Russian peace or pieces of Russia?

16-09-2004 12:17

Russia may not want war in the Caucasus, but its policy towards Georgia has made it more likely now than at any time since the break-up of the Soviet Union.

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TUC: war based on 'lies and deceit'

16-09-2004 11:25

(16/9/04) The TUC in Brighton yesterday called for an end to the occupation of Iraq and for troops to be withdrawn and allied military bases to be dismantled.

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Green Street Market: All activists to Newham

16-09-2004 10:11

Green Street Market threatened with drastic and destructive 'relocation', to be replaced by a supermarket. Call for activist participation to prevent this important cheap market that serves the population of London, providing cheap fresh food at prices everybody can afford, from closure or drastic reduction.

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FT supports withdrawal from Iraq

16-09-2004 09:19

The Financial Times editorial of 10 September supported withdrawal from Iraq. The full text is below.

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What Place for Arts in Education?

16-09-2004 09:07

3rd Conference of European Regional Ministers of EducatioDun Laoghaire(Ireland)-23-24 September 2004 European regional ministers are concerned about the one-sided oreintation of education on economic performance and commercial goals

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Oxford Stop the War Meeting - Sept 16th

16-09-2004 09:07

OXFORD STOP THE WAR MEETING on Afghanistan - Thursday September 16th

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The hunters become the hunted

16-09-2004 08:10

A great many of us have had our faith slightly restored in the government by yesterday’s debate in the commons about hunting. MPs backed a ban on hunting in England and Wales by 339 to 155 votes. Hurray!
The pro-hunting campaigners have finally shown their true colours - and it is not a pretty sight.

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ESF Newsletter

16-09-2004 07:57

ESF Newsletter

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Not Even the Pres, Nor All the President's Men

16-09-2004 02:30

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After selling the fairy tale of rebuilding Iraq with Iraq's own oil money and then modifying the fairy tale in order to get funding for rebuilding Iraq out of Congress and the American people and then flushing the money down no bid contract Wabit holes to companies like Halliburton and Bechtel who's book keeping resembles that of Mad Hatter Wabits rather than professional sevice firms - the Bush regime has decided to modify or should I say mutate the warm and fuzzy Iraqi fairytale into "The Nightmare on Haifa Street" or "The 17 billion dollar in Development Bradley Fighting Armoured Personel Carrier Blowed Up Reeeeeeeeeal Good". Just like the whistle blowers said it would.

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US Expert Sees Danger of World Recession: C. Fred Bergsten

15-09-2004 18:55

"The new administration elected in November 2004 must systematically reduce the deficits. Otherwise an inflation threatens. America within the next two years could lead into a recession.."

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pigs could get stun guns

15-09-2004 18:45

pigs may get stun guns

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TUC Colours

15-09-2004 17:57

TUC show its colours with backing of the ridiculous 2012 Olympic bid. Will they be going to Beijing as well? It just shows they have nothing to do with ethics or the working class and are fat overpaid fuckwits.