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SHUT DESO protest and petition - report

07-03-2007 17:28

demo outside deso symposium
the 'defence export services organisation' is a government department that directly promotes and subsidises the uk arms export business. with nearly 500 civil servants, it is unique in its support for a particular sector of british industry and with its use of taxpayers' money to protect the huge profits of private business engaged in the proliferation of weapons around the world

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We’re Heartbroken and Furious! A report from Copenhagen, and call-out for action

07-03-2007 16:15

Solidarity demonstration Saturday the 10th at 2 pm outside the Danish embassy, 55 Sloane Street, SW1X 9SR. Bring banners and ideas for further action!

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SOCPA - The garrotting of commonsense and democracy continues

07-03-2007 15:45

Beagle punching at HLS
Three activists have been sent to prison for a total of 7 years and nine months. Mark Taylor got 4 years, Suzanne Taylor, 2½ years, and Teresa Portwine received 15 months under SOCPA.

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Email list for Building Resistance to the G8 summit

07-03-2007 15:15

An email list was created at Riseup for use as a networking tool to build resistance to the G8 summit held in the UK in 2005, based on the hallmarks of the People's Global Action (PGA) network. It has subsequently been used to network info for other past and future G8 summit mobilisations.

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london social centre events

07-03-2007 14:56

Friday alt cabaret and bands at the Ramparts. Come on down..

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john reid's bile

07-03-2007 14:40

illegal immigration or capital, what should we be afraid of?

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Author of 'Simulacra and Simulation' Dead

07-03-2007 14:30

French thinker Baudrillard dies

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GALHA Film Festival -18th March in London

07-03-2007 14:01

Bookings now open for the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association's film
festival - 10th-18th March in London

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Third Planet Report --progressive radio from The Farm in TN, USA

07-03-2007 13:57

Third Planet Report is a radio program broadcast from The Farm Community www.thefarmcommunity.com in Summertown TN with host hippielawyer Alan Graf www.hippielawyer.com

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France: Victory for KFC workers

07-03-2007 12:48

After a three-day strike non-unionised workers at the Saint-Denis Basilique branch of KFC won a series of concessions from management.

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India: Strike of 10,000 tailors enters seventh day

07-03-2007 12:45


March 5th, 2007 by John.
The indefinite strike of thousands of garment workers in Tirupur for a wage increase continues this week.

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France: Police end occupation at Rennes University

07-03-2007 12:43

March 5th, 2007 by jef costello

Some 50 students occupying the presidential administration offices at Rennes II University were evicted by CRS riot police. There do not appear to have been any arrests.

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Starbucks Picket at Cutty Sark Greenwich

07-03-2007 12:40

Sat 10th March 12 noon

SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMISED STARBUCKS WORKERS

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IWD celebrations relocated from now evicted Vortex Social Centre

07-03-2007 12:26

International Womens Day events that were planned at the Vortex have a new home after the Vortex was evicted yesterday.

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RELOCATION TO NEW VENUE for Vortex International Womens Day 8th March

07-03-2007 12:09

As the Vortex was evicted yesterday (tuesday) we are relocating our events programme for International Womens Day on thursday 8th March to a local community centre.

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Glasgow Demo Against Removal Flights

07-03-2007 11:54

More than 30 people are gathered outside the Eagle Buildings in Glasgow to protest against the forced removal of people from their communities here.

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London Food Not Bombs, Every Saturday in Whitechapel

07-03-2007 10:57

A new London Food Not Bombs group is now up and running and serving free, hot vegan food to all who are hungry every week in a park in Whitechapel. We are still looking for more people to be involved with cooking, skipping, or just to come dwn and support the project, bringing food, music, energy etc whenever it takes place.

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Left election Alliance formed in Ireland

07-03-2007 10:16

A new left election alliance to be shortly announced

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Urgent Call-in to defend Africanist Movement leaders!

07-03-2007 09:00

Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Director of the Africanist Movement
On March 6th, Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Director of the Africanist Movement, a regional African Internationalist organization based in Sierra Leone and several neighboring "countries" was stopped while driving in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. People are urged to call and email the Sierra Leone ambassador in Washington D.C. and/or your nearest Sierra Leone ambassador.

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International Human Rights Group visit Mexico-RSF

07-03-2007 02:40

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT AND INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ASKED TO INTERCEDE IN OAXACA CRISIS
Reporters Without Borders sends them chapter on media of fact-finding report by International Civilian Commission for Human Rights Observation

Ms. Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, president of the Senate Human Rights Commission
Mr. Gerardo Priego Tapia, president of the Chamber of Deputies Special Commission for Monitoring Attacks on the Press and Media
Mr. Ignacio Álvarez, special rapporteur for freedom of expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)