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Israeli Death squads Assassinate two Resistance fighters in Bethlehem

24-04-2006 17:48

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Two Palestinian fighters from the Al Aqsa Brigades were assassinated and one injured in Bethlehem on Sunday after Israeli under-cover forces stormed the city and fired at resistance fighters.

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Send a card to jailed union leader

24-04-2006 17:34

Roger Toussaint, president of the Transport Workers Union, Local 100, heads to jail today to serve a 10-day sentence for authorizing a strike in December

Send Roger a card while he's in jail. Go on - show some solidarity.

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Mayday 06: London No Borders Statement

24-04-2006 16:40

MONDAY 1ST MAY – MAYDAY PARADE
Meet 12pm Clerkenwell Green
& join the Autonomous Bloc on the TUC march

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Rob Newman's History of Oil @ The Square this Wednesday

24-04-2006 16:34

Rob Newman's recent History of Oil/Apocalypso show - part lecture, part stand-up comedy - will be shown @ The Square occupied social centre this Wednesday, 7:30pm.

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Brighton Bloggers in Palestine

24-04-2006 16:32

Two Brighton bloggers have been working in Palestine with the International Solidarity Movement, an organisation supporting Palestinian non-violent resistance to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land....

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CRAWLEY BNP LEAFLETTING TOTALLY DISRUPTED

24-04-2006 15:06

Around twenty local anti-fascists stopped Crawley BNPs attempts to leaflet Ifield and Southgate on St George's Day.

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Amnesty International Festival Cambridge 10th to 30th May

24-04-2006 14:18

Big busk in city centre plus lots of fundraising gigs at various venues.

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NEPAL SOLIDARITY - DEMONSTRATE TOMORROW

24-04-2006 14:09

Tuesday 25th April will see the Nepali people attempt to capture inner Kathmandu in a massive demonstration for democracy--show your support by demonstrating at the Nepalese embassy in London

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Military to crack down on human smuggling by US contractors

24-04-2006 13:55

April 23, 2006 WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq has ordered sweeping changes for privatized military support operations after confirming violations of human-trafficking laws and other abuses by contractors involving possibly thousands of foreign workers on American bases, according to records obtained by the Tribune.

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Khoodeelaar No to Crossrail hole Bill campaign gets Tory HQ backing

24-04-2006 13:01

A little piece of campaign history has been made this afternoon in the Brick Lane where Conservative Party Chair Francis Maude actually said that his party would oppose the Crassrail hole plan. This comes nearly 3 years after Khoodeelaar! started the campaign to defend Brick Lane London| E1 area against the CrossRail hole assault. Francis Maude was answering questions from Khoodeelaar organsier Muhammad Haque as Maude left a Party gathering held in the area.

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Radio: Oil on Resonance FM

24-04-2006 12:48

Monday 24th at 2pm, the first of two part on 'Liquid Gold' is on Resonance 104.4FM.

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Photos - nepal demos and police attacks

24-04-2006 12:44

Police and protesters clash at Kalanki
Pictures from the online Kathmandu Times, April 20th.
Large demos. Police shooting into crowds. Injured and dead protesters.

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St George's Weekend Video.

24-04-2006 09:33

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This was a gentle March against the ban on unauthorised public demonstrations in the vicinity of UK Parliament, starting with a rained on picnic at the War Museum, food generously provided by Hare Krishna.

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Film - 'Failing Haiti' - on 9 May 2006 at Ritzy Cinema, Brixton, London

24-04-2006 09:29

'Failing Haiti', written and narrated by St. Petersburg Times Latin America correspondent David Adams, will be shown at 7.00pm on Tuesday, 9 May, 2006 at The Ritzy Cinema, Brixton, London SW9, followed by a discussion with the Haiti Support Group.

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Archbishop of Canterbury appeases Nigerian homophobia

24-04-2006 09:24

Archbishop of Canterbury appeases Nigerian homophobia
But US Bishop condemns Nigeria’s anti-gay repression
Anglican leader of Nigeria backs savage homophobic law
Fear grips the lesbian and gay community in Nigeria

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RESIST ID CARDS!!!

24-04-2006 09:21

why be against them?

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DON'T LET THE BNP IN

24-04-2006 09:19

Uproar as BNP anti-Islam campaign to contest 40 seats in next months Brum local elections.
Regarding forthcoming local elections - your views welcome.

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English... Go Home!

24-04-2006 09:14

IDENTITY CRISIS: Would St. George mind if the day of the English was less Queen Vic and bowler hats, more corner shop and jerk chicken?

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The need for the Simultaneous Policy in Brazilian politics and other news

24-04-2006 08:35

The Spring 2006 edition of the Simultaneous Policy newsletter, It's Simpol !, is now available at  http://www.simpol.org.uk/

Plus news of the Simultaneous Policy seminar at the European Social Forum in Athens on 5 May.

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Brum NoBorders demo in solidarity with incarcerated hunger strikers

24-04-2006 07:41

No Borders, No Nations, Stop Deportations!
Birmingham NoBorders has called a demonstration at the Home Office signing centre in Solihull Birmingham on midday, Friday, April 28th. The protest is in solidarity with those detainees on mass hunger strike in Colnsbrook, Haslar and Tinsley House detention centres [update on hunger strikes | Colnsbrook Hunger Strike timeline ]. The protest is at 12pm at Sandford House, 41 Homer Road, Solihull - 2 minutes' walk from Solihull bus/train station.