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200th 'don't attack iran' petition delivered at downing street

02-07-2008 23:31

maria from 'peacestrike' and parliament square has been quietly delivering petitions to the door of number ten for a number of months now. today, she delivered her 200th petition

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Award-Winning Palestinian Journalist Brutalized by Israeli Shin Bet

02-07-2008 23:28

Welcome to Israel's great "democracy", as seen from the Palestinian perspective!

Of course, this kind of brutal sadism is routine for Palestinians; this time, Shin Bet got caught doing it, something they loathe to have happen.

And of course, the one thing Israel will understand, no country dares to do (for fear of being labeled "anti-Semitic") , and that is immediately, pull all funding from Israel, period, end of discussion, until it decides to act like the kind of mature, adult country which does not beat journalists senseless because they have had the courage to tell the truth.

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US Escalates 'Covert Operations' Against Iran

02-07-2008 23:24

So much for opposing 'any state supporting terrorists' ...

Of course, immorality breeds contradiction.

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Israeli Settler-Extremists Fire Mortars into W. Bank Village

02-07-2008 22:14

Israel's own Extremists are desperate to provoke another round of attacks on the Palestinians.

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Fitwatch at G8 Protests

02-07-2008 22:13

FIT on the rampage - Carnival For Full Enjoyment, Edinburgh, G8 2005.
4th July - Japanese Embassy - 12pm - 101-104 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7JT

5th July - London Fete Against the G8 - 12pm - Croydon Central, North End, Close to the entrance of Whitgift ShoppingCentre

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Privacy Campaigners Welcome Airlines' Opposition to ID Database

02-07-2008 22:07

Manchester NO2ID Logo
Privacy campaigners have welcomed airline bosses' strongly-worded letter opposing plans to force airport workers to register for government ID cards from next year.

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Tibetan Solidarity Benefit Night - Sat 5 July

02-07-2008 21:58

BENEFIT NIGHT
Saturday 5 July
@RYAN"S BAR, 181 Church St, Stoke Newington, N16 0UL 8pm
ALL WELCOME! Suggested Donation: £3
Please come along and support the people in Tibet in solidarity.

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Zimbabwe to US & Britain: GO HANG!

02-07-2008 21:50

US, Britain and western nations are calling for more sanctions on Zimbabwe. This is in furtherance of a renewed recolonization of Africa by the west. As we saw with Iraq, sanctions are no less than murder without firing bullets.

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Ban the beggars

02-07-2008 18:26

In our western societies where the rich are becoming richer because they will not even share the crumbs from their wealth no one should be surprised that the town of Assisi, home of St Francis, the saint of the poor, has banned all beggars from its churches and streets.

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South London Critical Mass

02-07-2008 16:54

First Friday of the month
6:30 Peckham Library 4th July
.pdf A4 Flyer - 4x A5

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Another attempt to remove Rebecca Lutayakamya and Darren

02-07-2008 16:24

Rebecca & Darren
30 year old Rebecca Lutayakamya and her son Darren from Uganda, have been in detention since Tuesday 29th April. They are currently in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre and are due to be forcibly removed from the UK to Uganda on Thursday 3rd July on British Airways flight BA63 to Entebbe at 21:10.

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Three Families Pass their Fly by dates

02-07-2008 16:10

Three families due to be removed in the last two days are still here but it was hectic and for all three families it went right to the wire.
All were taken from Yarl's Wood and arrived at Heathrow airport; only one family was actually put on a plane.

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Palestine Today 070208

02-07-2008 14:47

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday July 2nd, 2008.

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Violence Against Women Campaign and Updates.

02-07-2008 14:14

Gender Equality means Representation
UNIFEM are looking for a million signatures for the next International
Stop Violence Against Women Campaign, but MSM largely ignores the
calls of NGO's and interest groups to the UN- so enamoured are they
of our current Leaders who seem to spout cheap PR out of their well
endowed arses..

 http://www.saynotoviolence.org

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Disabled People's Direct Action Network meets with James Purnell MP

02-07-2008 12:22

Six Disabled People from the Disabled People’s Direct Action Network (DAN) met with James Purnell (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) and Anne McGuire (Minister for Disabled People) on the 30th June 2008 at Caxton House, Tothill Street, London.

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Shell to Sea Benefit Gig - Sat 5th July @ the Common Place

02-07-2008 09:16

Shell to Sea Benefit*, Sat 5th July 08,

Line up: Ruskspin…Dubstep, Ruberlaris …Reggae/ Dub/ Ska, other dj’s - Reggae, Drum and Base/ etc.


8.pm till 1am, £3 members,£4 non- members on the door@ the Common place = 22-25 Wharf St, LS2.

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Visit to Kingsnorth.

02-07-2008 07:09

The gate.
Took a look around the power station yesterday. Lots of possible fields to camp in.

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Grandson of Collusion Victim in England - Guest of Troops Out Movement

02-07-2008 06:22

A report on the recent speaking tour about collusion of British state agencies with Loyalist death squads to murder Irish citizans.

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stephen Gowans in inteview on Zimbabwe

02-07-2008 03:06

good interview, to learn what you cant on Western media, MSM and 'alternative'

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Fighting back against photo 'ban'

01-07-2008 20:25

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Under whose authority is a non-existent ban on photography in public places trying to be enforced?