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What happened INSIDE the G7 Finance Meeting!

05-02-2005 15:07

The Group of Seven appear to have achieved a compromise on aid to the Third World proposing "up to" 100 percent multilateral debt relief to poor nations.

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Bruce Kent speaks in Swindon (report)

05-02-2005 14:34

On Tuesday the 1st February, around sixty people filled the hall of the Moravian church in central Swindon, to listen to veteran anti-nuclear campaigner Bruce Kent on the latest stop of his tour of the UK promoting the concept of alternatives to war.

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Powerless Residents!

05-02-2005 10:45

A group of concerned Registered Social Landlord tenants put together a 52-minute film documentary consisting of interviews with RSL tenants, private landlord tenants and homeowners. Thousands of tenants and homeowners face demolition and just a handful of local government council officers; rich property developers and builders are behind it all.

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Tortured in the San Jose Main Jail

05-02-2005 10:24

Martín Rodriguez, , says he was tortured in the San Jose Main Jail while spending 115 days there on drug charges.

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Photos of antiwar action seized by police - Apologies for re-posting

05-02-2005 10:17

Apparently it's 'antisocial' to draw attention to the slaughter in Iraq...
Sorry about second posting - previous one had huge photos that were too difficult to view. These photos were seized from the 4 antiwar activists who did a number of die-ins outside Parliamant and 10 Downing St last November during the re-opening of Parliament.

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Synthetic Earthquakes

05-02-2005 08:19

Synthetic Earthquakes, think of it as diplomacy by other means

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BRITISH ECONOMIC BILL OF RIGHTS

05-02-2005 06:41

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
INFORM THE GOVERNMENT

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The fairy tale of the tolerant Dutch society and the humane asylum-policy

05-02-2005 06:34

In contrarily with the general allegations in American and Western newsmedia, not only the Netherlands is no open society for minorities, moreover the Dutch asylum-policy is violating gravely international humanitarian principles.

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Make Poverty History Rally

05-02-2005 01:45

miasmic.com
On February 3, 2005, thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London to demand the elimination of world poverty from the G7. Nelson Mandela delivered the keynote speech adjacent from the South African embassy, the site of anti-apartheid demonstrations during Mr. Mandela’s imprisonment.

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Free Software Workshops are now regular at RampArt

05-02-2005 00:08

Regular Free Software workshops take place in the RampArt hacklab now and until further notice.

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SAINSBURY GM FEED CAMPAIGN: How you can help now

04-02-2005 22:04

We're urgently seeking some last minute assistance in the ongoing saga of British GM animal feed imports. This is a short, easy action for everyone.

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Droitwich Council to destroy historic lido

04-02-2005 19:45

Droitwich District Council have decided to destroy the towns famous lido despite opposition from 67% of local people.

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Defy-ID meeting manchester

04-02-2005 18:49

How will ID cards affect us?

Defy-ID public meeting 3rd march 7:30pm at the friends meeting house mount street manchester.

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EDO MBM Technology

04-02-2005 17:19

With *loads* of Indymedia articles about this fine weapons manufacturer like...
Arms company shut down  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/05/292127.html
Demos against EDO/MBM this week including verdict of rooftop 5 trial  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/01/304379.html
Arms company EDO MBM shut down for a day  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/05/291990.html
Brighton Arms Co in sticky situation  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/01/303757.html
... one wonders what this company does?

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SchNEWS on the G7 Finance Minister's Meeting

04-02-2005 17:12

Here's this week's SchNEWS article on the G7 Finance Minister's Meeting in London today>>>

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Wolf Advocates Take Alaska Boycott Drive to the Internet

04-02-2005 16:42

Throughout the month of February, activists opposed to Alaska’s state-sponsored aerial wolf-killing seek 28,000 pledges supporting a boycott of Alaska tourism.

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rock around the blockade night

04-02-2005 14:59

AN EVENING OF MUSICAL FUNDRAISING FOR CUBAN YOUTH

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G7 DEMO TONIGHT!

04-02-2005 14:40

Demo against the Financial G7 Tonight!
6pm, Lancaster House, The Mall, London.

Dissent! A Network of Resistance against the G8 - www.dissent.org.uk

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Nelson Mandela in Trafalgar Square

04-02-2005 14:22

Nelson Mandela launched the Make Poverty History campaign to a packed Trafalgar Square lunchtime Thursday 3 February 2005.

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Why was the army in Rotherham? Why wasn't it on the news?

04-02-2005 13:44

Just wondering why the army was here. If you know, then please mail me.