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Last Hours benefit gig for Occupied London journal, 7pm, 10.03 @Cross Kings

04-03-2008 22:49

Occupied London is celebrating its first year (yeah, almost!) and our good friends at Last Hours are holding a benefit gig for us... Come to support Occupied London and to celebrate with us!

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m&s targeted in solidarity with palestinian people

04-03-2008 17:22

Activists this morning targeted a Marks & Spencer's store, to send a clear message that companies who profiteer from occupation and oppression are not welcome on this island.

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Fossil Fools Day - 1 Month to Go!

04-03-2008 15:51

Whether you’ve been plotting for months or have just been inspired, there’s plenty of time left to plan your action. Read on for loads of resources and support…

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Palestine Today 030408

04-03-2008 15:39

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday March 4th, 2008.

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Strike threat resurfaces at Royal Mail

04-03-2008 15:37

Hot on the heels of the wildcat strikes over pay in 2007, Royal Mail faces the threat of a new round of industrial action.Unions have rejected the postal group's plan to overhaul its pensions scheme and are poised to ballot nearly 150,000 members over whether they back the plan or not.

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Labour government gags “extraordinary renditions” whistleblower

04-03-2008 15:22

Last Friday, the Labour government took out a high court injunction to prevent a former member of the British Special Air Services, Ben Griffin, from revealing further details about the government’s involvement in “extraordinary rendition”

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Vulnerable young woman faces deportation to Burundi tomorrow - urgent action ne

04-03-2008 15:06

Annociate Nimpagaritse from Sheffield is being held in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre and has "removal directions" for this Wednesday 5th March to Burundi. Please take urgent action now to help us get Annociate back to Sheffield where she belongs.

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Climate Camp 2008 to target Kingsnorth power station

04-03-2008 14:20

The Camp for Climate Action have announced the location for this years camp to be EON's Kingsnorth coal fired power station in Kent, from the 4th to 11th of August.

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DHL Hove Trashed in Solidarity with the Victims of EDO Corporation

04-03-2008 13:55

DHL provides courier services to EDO MBM, an arms manufacturer supplying weapons to the UK, US and Israeli armed forces

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The Systematic Abuse of Children by the State

04-03-2008 13:25

John Bowden writes from Noranside Prison, Scotland.

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Protests for Gaza in Berlin and Tel Aviv

04-03-2008 13:24

Berlin
On Sunday, March 2, about 100 people gathered at the Hermannplatz in Berlin to protest against the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza strip. Since last Wednesday, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army, including several children. We are dealing with the biggest Israeli operation in Gaza since the year 2000.

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Latin in the Park initiative

04-03-2008 13:15

This piece details a new initiative the educational charity 'The Iris Project' is launching in inner city regions this summer.

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Appeal For Financial Assistance: UKZN Engineering Students

04-03-2008 12:35

Socialist Student Movement (SSM) has released the following press statement in solidarity with a group of engineering students who are instituting legal action against the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). The Institution has filed opposing papers, and the matter will be coming before the Durban High Court in a few days. The students, who we believe have a very strong case, are in dire need of financial support towards legal fees. And anyone who is in a position to assist with whatever amount can deposit the funds into following account:

Account Number: 62015762322
Bank: First National Bank
Branch: Davenport

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Lancaster 'First' Carnival Of Culture 2008

04-03-2008 12:25

the procession...
"The Carnival of Culture is a celebration of all that’s good and distinctive about Lancaster and a protest against the corporate takeover of our city by Centros Miller and other developers, against the wishes of the community.
From Centros Miller, the Northern Link road and out-of-town supermarket plans at Lawson’s bridge, Lancaster is subject to a barrage of proposed developments designed to benefit large companies, yet threaten the fabric and liveliness of our communities. We are tired of the lack of any say for the residents of the city as to the direction that the planners are taking us.

The Carnival is about giving Centros, the Council and any other developers a taste of the strength of our communities and of our opposition. It’s also about making links and creating lots of exciting and fun events!"

Taken fron website....

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Reclaim the Tracks!

04-03-2008 12:15

In the face of price increases of 3 times the rate of inflation for average rail journeys in the UK, arguments in support of greater public investment and even re-nationalisation are gaining strength. But as with so much of environmental and transport policy, the opposite is happening in practice.

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The Airline Emissions Trade - a price worth paying?

04-03-2008 12:12

Winners, losers and hidden costs in the carbon offset game.

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Many new encryption packages insecure

04-03-2008 11:30

Passwords remain in memory - problems with TrueCrypt and FileVault.

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British MP’s call to avoid attacking Iran welcomed

04-03-2008 11:30

The Westminster Committee on Iran today welcomed a report by the Commons foreign affairs committee warning that a military strike against Iran is unlikely to succeed and could provoke a violent backlash across the region.

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The Most Wanted List: International Terrorism

04-03-2008 10:34

Article about 'terrorism', and who are the biggest terrorists

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Jumoke, Elizabeth and Daniella have been 'Snatched' again

04-03-2008 06:55

Jumoke, Elizabeth and Daniella
Our friend Jumoke and her kids, Elizabeth and Daniella, were 'snatched' again on Saturday morning and are back in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre. They are to be forcibly removed from the UK on Virgin Nigeria Airways Flight VK292 on Thursday March 6th leaving Gatwick at 10:15hrs to Lagos/Nigeria.