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Sail 8

06-06-2005 17:20

Bob Geldof has called for a modern-day Dunkirk, sailors to sail to France and bring across protestors for Edinburgh.

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G8 - Essential Things To Bring With You

06-06-2005 17:15

Apart from the obvious statement of "bring what you would expect to find" there are some key essentials that people visiting Scotland should bring:

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Daleks to take over G8 security...

06-06-2005 16:31

Daleks to take over G8 security

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Gays in N.I. under siege as attacks soar

06-06-2005 15:55

gay & lesbian people are under 'siege' as homophobic attacks (seen as a 'respectable prejudice' in the province) soar.

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Major firms hit back at BA ban over animal testing

06-06-2005 15:51

Major firms- incl' Smithklineglaxo , are hitting back at BA's ban on animal testing flights...

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Waitrose to pay SA farmers better...

06-06-2005 15:47

Supermarket chain Waitrose says it will pay it's supplier famers in South Africa more out of profits and not increase the cost to shoppers here.

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The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination in Sheffield!

06-06-2005 15:24

As world leaders prepare for their G8 summit photo op, the Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination is touring the UK, inspiring resistance with an exploding caravan, a free feast, prayers to products, a clown army and creative civil disobedience trainings. This week end they will be in Sheffield at the Peace in Park Festival.

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Radical musicians come to Oxford! Monday 13th June 2005

06-06-2005 15:06

Radical musicians make folk music a threat again in the East Oxford Community Centre 13/06/05 from 7pm 'til late.

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Bob Geldof and Live 8

06-06-2005 14:56

Bob Geldof has come in for a lot of criticism for launching Live 8 to coincide with the G8 Summit at Gleneagles in Scotland. Is the criticism justified or fair?

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Mr. Greenspan and the German Way

06-06-2005 14:55

US prosperity is a credit-based prosperity. Greenspan's dilemma is that interest rates must rise to reduce the trade deficit ($617B in 2004) and keep foreign investors ($2B a day) though this could brust the real estate bubble and raise consumer prices.

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Vegan Festival in Birmingham

06-06-2005 14:11

HEART OF ENGLAND VEGAN FESTIVAL

Saturday 18 June ~ 9.30am-5pm ~ FREE ADMISSION

Carling Academy, Dale End, Birmingham City Centre - only 5 minutes walk from New Street/Moor Street Stations

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they made off with the world's paychecks

06-06-2005 12:17

Surprised the NYT is covering this at all. I thought the hyper rich wanted to remain anonymous. Oh, oops, except for Warren E. Buffett, George Soros and Ted Turner, once again, no one actually knows who they are. NYT is just stoking the fire, but not really anything more than that. No where to put the response except Bush. But it's global and the hyper rich are worldwide, not US nationals. They kept all the sheeple busy with 'Vote for John Kerry! For godssake don't let Nader in there!' while they made off with the world's paychecks.

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Norwich Anarchist Bookfair

06-06-2005 12:14

This Saturday.

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The G8 - Why Be Angry?

06-06-2005 12:12

The G8 - Why Be Angry?
Author Simon Tormey
Website:  http://www.word-power.co.uk
 http://www.word-power.co.uk/platform/The-G8-Why-Be-Angry

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Diggers invade the Walks - for a funfair

06-06-2005 12:04

Volunteer Stalls
Sunday 5 June saw the Lions annual funday in the Walks, back to its normal time of year after last year's merger with the charter carnival.

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Karimov Propaganda

06-06-2005 12:03

Demonstration of "people's wrath" under the slogan "Call to Account Traitors!" took place in Dzhizak

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Mugabe - Britain must act

06-06-2005 11:08

The people of Zimbabwe are calling on the British government to commit troops and drive the butcher Mugabe from power.

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Remember the date

06-06-2005 10:17

Today is the anniversary of the D Day landings

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Work starts on Olympic site

06-06-2005 09:37

With news that London is now odds on favourite to win the 2012 Olympic bid work has already started on the site.

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Online petition launched against DSEi Arms Fair

06-06-2005 09:25

Campaign Against Arms Trade aim to present a mass petition to Ken Livingstone against east London's Arms Fair, due to take place in September.