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30a.org AT THE OPERA: an eyewitness account

30-08-2005 14:35

30a.org AT THE OPERA
The police gang like to fence the protestors in and surround them grunting and staring is the tactic and if taxpayers are prepared to be pushed to that level then it is time to stand up for your rights to protest as well. Don't let them stand over your youth and fellow citizens who should be allowed to protest and demonstrate without feeling sick in the stomach with fear and worried about being there.

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badgers due to be killed in wiltshire.

30-08-2005 13:36

badgers are due to be trapped and killed for the fifth year running in the devizes area by DEFRA in a scandlaous and technically illegal "scientific experiment" . volunteers required to survey and monitor setts.

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Jerry Hicks Derby rally.

30-08-2005 13:17

Some of the 200 Derby workers.
On Thursday (Aug 25th) 200 workers from the Rolls Royce Derby plant packed into a stand at the local Athletics track for a presentation by sacked Bristol Shop Steward Jerry Hicks.

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Campaigners launch arms fair protest plans

30-08-2005 10:47

As local government, London Mayor Ken Livingstone and even the Metropolitan Police speak out against Europe's largest arms fair, to be held in London's Docklands from 13-16 September, the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) announce a week of protests and events during the fair.

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Willy Wonka and the Racism Factory

30-08-2005 03:21

Wendy's Oompa-Loompa toy.
This article examines the most recent film adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in relation to issues of racism and colonialism.

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Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?

30-08-2005 00:05

Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?

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Notting Hill Carnival

29-08-2005 18:00

Carnival Sunday
Some snaps from this years Carnival.

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Scheme to Assassinate Wayne Madsen?

29-08-2005 17:17

Is the Bush Cabal So Desperate?

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Reflections on the VI Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle

29-08-2005 16:22

* The Cuban Libertarian Movement (CLM; in Spanish: Movimiento Libertario Cubano - MLC) presents for collective debate its reflections on the declarations made by the EZLN (the Zapatista rebels) in July 2005 in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.

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Student activist conference, University of East London, September 3

29-08-2005 15:20

The Education Not for Sale network, Students Against Sweatshops and University of East London SU are organising a one day training and political discussion event for student activists on Saturday September 3.

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No Borders Actions - Saturday August 27th, Xanthi, Greece

29-08-2005 10:51

28th August 2005 NO BORDERS ACTION

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Stop forcing division on us Iraqis

29-08-2005 10:38

Stop forcing division of us Iraqis.

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Police chief: Lockerbie evidence was faked by the CIA

29-08-2005 08:09

The Lockerbie disaster and court case was by the CIA manipulated with fake evidence: it was a political court case according to the UN. We all have as usual been lied to again by 'them' and their media.

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FATUOUS INTIMIDATION TEAM (FIT) STRIKE AGAIN!

29-08-2005 06:42

Police photograph people attending a meeting.

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WA/ Satellite Surveillance

29-08-2005 04:04

Similarly to the new rent-a-cop
However, his proposal for using high tech satellite tracking of specific types of offenders in WA could be seen as just another attempt to produce a 'tough on crime' vote winner. Such new technologies always look good on paper. Then comes the serious questions. How does one effectively police it, and will it really act as a deterrent?

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IWW join forces with SSP to repell Scottish parliament's protest retaliation

29-08-2005 01:46

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) join forces with the Scottish Socialist Party to lobby against financial sanctions enforced by the Scottish Parliament versus initially four parliamentarians who protested in the chamber against the ban of the 6th of July demonstration against the G8 at Gleneagles.

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Fishing expedition pays off

28-08-2005 23:30

Arrest after ASIO fishing expedition
But what he actually implied was that there is no proof that Bin Laden was the culprit in his mind. Fair enough because that is what a lot of people actually think too. So what is the difference between us and him? He was raided and a fishing expedition took place in his home giving the authorities material that was otherwise private and confidential.

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Alternative bookshop in Bristol closes

28-08-2005 22:09

After 23 years of community service, Bristol's last remaining alternative community bookshop has closed. Sadly the closure of Greenleaf Books reflects an ongoing trend of the closure of alternative bookshops, as the pressure of trading within capitalist society becomes overwhelming.

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DESTROY THE ARMS TRADE! DAY OF DIRECT ACTION 14th SEPT

28-08-2005 21:22

SHUT DOWN DSEi! 14TH SEPTEMBER 2005
DSEi (Defence Systems and Equipment International), the world's largest arms fair, takes place biennially at the ExCeL centre in London's Docklands, sponsored by the British Government.