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Chiapas Solidarity Gig in Liverpool

12-10-2007 21:32

UK Chiapas Solidarity Collective and Liverpool Social Centre invite you to a benefit gig to raise funds for Oaxaca activists

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Postal dispute: High court blocks Monday's official action

12-10-2007 20:25

The High Court has blocked official strike action planned by the postal workers' union for Monday and Tuesday.

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Demands for government intervention aimed at strangling post dispute

12-10-2007 20:04

As we go to press, talks are under way between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), as unofficial action that began at postal sorting depots in London, Glasgow and Liverpool Wednesday spread to several other offices by Thursday morning.

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Ex-Ambassador to Uzbekistan to speak in Cardiff

12-10-2007 16:59

PUBLIC MEETING:
THE WAR ON TERROR - SIX YEARS ON

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This Week In Palestine – Week 41 2007

12-10-2007 16:52

Audio
This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for October 6th sec. through October 12th, 2007.

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Peter Tatchell disrupts Paletine rally

12-10-2007 16:39

Peter Tatchell disrupts Palestine rally

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For a Future of Solidarity and Justice

12-10-2007 16:32

The European social model is an alternative to the American mini-welfare state. The irrationality of finance capitalism appears in that the stock price rises while the value of labor falls. The economy produces more every year with fewer persons. Labor is shamelessly robbed of its rights and dignity.

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Edo Blockaders charged with 'Conspiracy to Cause Criminal Damage'

12-10-2007 16:31

Update on people arrested at EDO on 3rd October

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Few more picture from Vicam

12-10-2007 16:20

Encuentro Vicam, 11 de octubre

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Talk in Leeds by Silvia Federici author of 'Caliban and the Witch'

12-10-2007 16:15

MA in Activism and Social Change. Seminar Series 2007-08

Silvia Federici

**** Education and the Enclosure of Knowledge in the Global University ****

6pm. Monday November 5th 2007. Followed by wine reception.

Silvia Federici is long time feminist activist and teacher, co-founder of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa and Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at Hofstra University, USA. Her recent work includes: ‘Enduring Western Civilization’ and ‘Caliban and the Witch: Women, the body and primitive accumulation’

Bookstall by Re-pressed Books on the night

LOCATION: Geography Lecture Theatre. Geography East Building. University Road.
MAP:  http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/info/school/contact.html

More info:  p.chatterton@leeds.ac.uk

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DSEi stop and search

12-10-2007 16:09

Were you stopped and searched at Dsei?

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Dignity Not Detention: the 3 Day march

12-10-2007 15:23

Asylum seekers, refugees, trade unionists and supporters from all over South Yorkshire will march from the Home Office in Sheffield (at noon on Friday to Lindholme Detention centre near Doncaster between 26-28th October

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Land Reclaimation

12-10-2007 13:19

Reform in Land Devision

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Protection for infant health won in Philippines baby milk marketing case

12-10-2007 13:07

Following national and international campaigning, babies in their families have gained greater protection from the aggressive marketing practices of the baby food industry.

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Giving

12-10-2007 11:55

On smoke
I should like to say that at the moment humanity is so much enslaved by mechanisation that the majority have become, consciously or unconsciously, robots.

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Food Not Bombs Manchester - events this week.....

12-10-2007 09:41

After the success of our first event Food Not Bombs Manchester will be out across the city this week at the below venues. Come say hi....

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Vicente Fox disrupted in NYC by questions about Oaxaca and Brad Will

12-10-2007 09:03

A book signing at Barnes and Noble turned tense when audience members
asked about Brad Will…

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US hires mercenaries for Iraq (by Latuff)

12-10-2007 02:19

Mercenaries in Iraq
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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Resistance, Not Repression, Is the Real Story From Burma

12-10-2007 00:44

Note: the events within Burma described below come from a member of the exiled pro-democracy leadership of Burma 8888. This individual is now deeply involved in the current movement's strategizing and communications, and is in regular contact both with groups on the Thai-Burma border and within the country. Because of the sensitive nature of his work, he has asked to remain anonymous.