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j20 is over what now?

02-02-2005 02:59

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local coalitions were formed that organized for local, national, international actions in solidarity with those who took to the streets of d.c on the 20th of jan to protest the coranation of the second installment of the illegal bush regime. what now?

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Financial Times reporter makes a 'complete arsehole' of himself ..

02-02-2005 02:39

Taming the raging animal passions
By Robert Shrimsley
Published: February 1 2005 02:00 | Last updated: February 1 2005 02:00

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June 10-12 Weekend of Resistance for Jeff 'Free' Luers

02-02-2005 02:25

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June 2005 marks the five-year anniversary of the imprisonment of our
friend and comrade: Oregon environmental political prisoner, Jeff “Free”
Luers.

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23rd July 2005 - Reclaim the Streets (London)

02-02-2005 01:41

Found this on www.squatjuice.com

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Maldives: Before and After the Tsunami

02-02-2005 00:57

Come and learn about the real Maldives (before and after the Tsunami)

A talk by Patricia Stevenson (former Planning Policy Manager at Oxford City Council and currently a VSO Land Use Planner in the Maldives)

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Directory of community-based disaster relief in south Asia

02-02-2005 00:52

Far from waiting for the international aid cavalry to ride to the rescue, civil society organisations from across the tsunami-hit countries seized the initiative in the campaign to help their communities recover from the disaster. Red Pepper has produced an alternative guide to giving aid which lists a selection of self-organising groups working in south Asia, and details how you can contact them. Some of the contact details are listed below, but a longer directory with full descriptions is available at www.redpepper.org.uk

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Brent Palestine Solidarity Campaign Film Screening and Talks

01-02-2005 23:06

"Remembering Marwan Rahwanji"

An evening to remember the late Marwan Rahwanji with talks by Josie Warshaw and Asa Winstanley and a film screening of 'Arna's Children' in the calm of the spiritual Special Yoga Centre.

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Nimal Mendis is looking for a UK Sponsor for Tsunami Song

01-02-2005 22:24

British Sri Lankan singer/song writer Nimal Mendis has composed a tsunami song with all proceeds going to the tsunami victims in Sri Lanka. He is looking for a UK sponsor to record the song in London.

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Spotted at Castle House Co-Op

01-02-2005 21:19

Spotted on the cash machine at Castle House Co-op, Sheffield, a few weeks ago.

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Photos from the Silver Squat

01-02-2005 21:16

A banner in the courtyard
The Silver Squat, a free space in Sheffield was evicted on Monday 24th January. It recently burst into life as an autonomous punk venue hosting two really fun gigs and an anti- G8 event before closing.

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U.S. Encouraged by Vote - in Vietnam - Flashback to 1967

01-02-2005 19:27

This is from the New York Times 1967!

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The all-new Leeds Social Forum - Meet and Greet!!!

01-02-2005 19:12

Leeds University Social Forum formed five months ago with the aim of eventually having enough momentum to move out of the uni and fill the space of the Leeds Social Forum, dealing with issues that affect not just students, but citizens of Leeds as a whole. Five months on, the group believes it is there, and has been granted the name Leeds Social Forum by past participants.

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INJUNCTION GRANTED AND CHALLENGED AT LINSLADE

01-02-2005 18:49

A totally draconian Injunction was granted after a secret hearing on Friday 28th January banning "Persons Unknown" from protesting - at all! The worst parts of it were successfully challenged today in the High Court.

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Whats hot and not WSF 2005

01-02-2005 16:56


Porto Alegre was hot- beneath the seas of white tents thousands sweated to make a better world possible- but did they? World Socialsing Reporters have this prelimary report

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Global Call to Action, Porto Alegre 2005

01-02-2005 16:54

Global Resistance 2005:A call to action

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Sex offences up 57% in Kent. (?)

01-02-2005 16:35

According to Home Office figures there has been an increase in violent crime and sexual offences in Kent- as reported in freepaper Kent on Sunday Jan 31st.

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Blair moves the goalposts

01-02-2005 16:10

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Who makes the rules???

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US Encouraged By Vote Despite 'terrorist attacks' (Sept 1967 Vietnam)

01-02-2005 16:04

From the New York Times, September 1967.

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Stop the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill from going through

01-02-2005 16:00

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill is going to be debated in Parliament next Monday 7th January from 2.30pm.

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Make Poverty History

01-02-2005 15:54

Church launch of Make Poverty History, a global campaign on debt, aid, and trade. Held at Bloomsbury Baptist Church in London on Saturday 29 January 2005.