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Global Climate Campaign march in Central London

08-12-2007 16:41

In spite of heavy rain, thousands turned out to demand climate change action.

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Angel Group - up to their dirty tricks again.

08-12-2007 15:57

30 people joined a demonstration outside the offices of Angel group on Friday morning calling for its closure. The protest was organised by The United Refugee Organisation and supported by Leeds No Borders and a number of refugee community organisations. Angel Group make massive profits providing accommodation for asylum seekers. Their management responded with their usual charm and professionalism.

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From Vicenza to the rest of Europe - European Mobil

08-12-2007 15:42

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European mobilization 14th, 15th and 16th of December, 2007 - Appeal From Vicenza to the rest of Europe

Great Demo 15th dec in Vicenza 100.000 expected! Come on everybody!

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Peak Oil And The Vision In The Mirror

08-12-2007 15:21

If you don't know what peak oil is, then, first of all, you are not alone. Most people don't seem to have a clue about it. And, even some that do, don't seem to get the full implications. Let me lay it out for you as succinctly as I can...

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More traffic cam censorship?

08-12-2007 12:11

Prevented from watching London demonstrations on traffic cams?

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90% Emissions Reductions by 2030? Easy!

08-12-2007 11:18

I was in the middle of writing an article and, you know how things are, you get stuck on an idea and try a different way of looking at things. In this case I wanted to show how moving our electricity consumption to the night time could reduce the overall generating capacity needed, but I also needed to say this in the context of the startling, but real need to reduce Western greenhouse gas emissions by 90% (at least) by 2030.

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Murdochracy, Rudd Labor And Australian complicity In Iraqi Genocide

08-12-2007 11:06

Permitted by king-maker media mogul Rupert Murdoch but not supported by his newspapers in Australia, the new Rudd Labor Australian Government (sworn in on Monday 3 December 2007) will only PARTLY remove Australian forces from Iraq, making Rudd Labor clearly and unequivocally complicit in the continuing Iraqi Genocide (post-invasion excess deaths 1.5-2 million). Rudd Labor is thus renewing Australian complicity in the Iraqi Genocide and going against the wishes of an overwhelming majority of Australians who oppose Australia’s participation in the Iraq War

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Plane Stupid activists shut down travel agents on route of climate marc

08-12-2007 10:38

Environmental activists from direct action group Plane Stupid have shut down travel agents and airline offices along the route of today’s National Climate March in London as part of the Global Day of Action against climate change.

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Ryan Vintage - Leeds' Last Fur Shop

08-12-2007 02:28

RYAN VINTAGE ARE THE LAST SHOP IN LEEDS SELLING REAL FUR AND THE AMOUNT THEY HAVE ON SALE IS DISGUSTING - RANGING FROM MINK TRIM TO OVER HALF A DOZEN FULL LENGTH RABBIT, FOX AND MINK COATS.

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All Manchester city centre Flight Centres & Hummer dealership targetted

08-12-2007 01:15

For people interested in something a little more direct than the big climate demo in London tomorrow...

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Trial of DSEi Arms Fair Downing St Protester – Case Dismissed

07-12-2007 23:06

On Thursday morning (6th December), Stratford Magistrates dismissed the charge against pensioner Irene Willis for obstructing Downing Street.

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Students Target Top Shop to Redress Fashion

07-12-2007 21:27

Student activists took to the high-street this week to expose the truth behind Top Shop's fashion. People & Planet members from all over the country protested against the Arcadia group's purchasing practices, sweatshop conditions and tacit support for child labour from the factory to the cotton field.

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SPEAK demo and fundraiser Sat 8th Dec

07-12-2007 20:48

On Sat 8th December SPEAK will be holding a demonstration in Oxford to remember Felix and to highlight the plight of the other nine Macaque monkeys who are destined to suffer the same fate as him in the next four years. This will be followed by a fundraiser at Oxford Rugby Club in North Hinksey from 7pm

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Current Political Situation in Belarus

07-12-2007 19:21

The text was presented on Dec 5th in the Liverpool Social Centre during the show of the film “Lost Revolution”, produced by Indyvideo Network and Belarusian Indymedia Collective.

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Please Sign Al Gore's Petition, it takes ten seconds

07-12-2007 19:11

Please send this to everyone you know!

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BeyondTV International Film Festival 2007

07-12-2007 18:19

Helen in the famous BeyondTV director's chair
The eighth BeyondTV International Film Festival was held in Swansea over the weekend Friday 30 November to Sunday 2 December 2007, with an additional screening at the Dylan Thomas Centre Wednesday 28 November 2007.

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Coca-Cola’s Corporate Crimes: The Case of Colombia

07-12-2007 18:16

Killer Coke bottles
Update on CocaCola workers’ union Sinaltrainal’s heroic struggle against the multinatinational’s ongoing brutal and ruthless attempts to ensure it has no presence in the plants

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The Corporate Takeover Of Iraqi Oil

07-12-2007 17:51

University of Liverpool School of Sociology & Social Policy Research Seminar Series 2007/08

Greg Muttitt and Ewa Jasiewicz PLATFORM

The Corporate Take-Over of Iraqi Oil

13th December 2007

Hearnshaw Lecture Theatre, Eleanor Rathbone Building, University of Liverpool
5.30pm

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Operation "clean up Camden and Islington" of drug dealers/ hippies/homeless".

07-12-2007 17:21

Police have mounted a camapign to "clean up " Camden and Islington after the opening of St Pancras Eurostar link. The link coincides with "regeneartion" of the area which is goinf[g to be tuned into a shiny new [YUK!] "business district"....This The area is also earmarked to become an "International Science Site".

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This Week In Palestine – Week 49 2007

07-12-2007 16:42

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This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for December 1st, through December 7th, 2007.