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Plane Stupid Activist Glued To PM Inside Downing Street

22-07-2008 19:39

A campaigner from the climate action group, Plane Stupid, is currently super-glued to Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the State Dining Room of 10 Downing Street.

Dan Glass, a 24 year old MSc student based in Scotland, gained access to the PM’s official residence at 5pm this evening. He greeted Mr Brown and asked the Prime Minister why he and his ministers have refused to meet West London residents opposed to the construction of a third runway at Heathrow. He simultaneously put his super-glue covered hand onto Brown’s polyester suit. When Brown went to turn away he found he had been super-glued by his clothing to Plane Stupid, and had no option but to listen to Dan.

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Tolpuddle Martyrs festival in Dorset over weekend.

22-07-2008 18:49

On February 24th, 1834, six farm labourers from the Dorset village of Tolpuddle were arrested on a charge of taking part in an 'illegal oath' ceremony. In the eyes of their masters, however, the real offence was that they had dared to form a trade union to defend their livelihood. For this they were sentenced to seven years' transportation to the penal colonies of Australia. The sentences provoked an immense outcry, leading to the first great mass trade union protest.

The campaign won free pardons and the Martyrs' return to England. A historic episode in the struggle for trade unionists' rights in Great Britain.

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Censored Art

22-07-2008 18:10

Censored Saddam
A sign appeared covering up what was an image of Saddam Hussain.

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Foie gras restaurant in Brum - Please Help!

22-07-2008 17:48

After starting a demonstraion outside of Edmunds restaurant on the 21st July against their sale of foie gras we were kindly escorted off the premises by these lovely cheerful characters...

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Smash School Privatisation: The Wembley Tent City Eviction

22-07-2008 16:00

Video
Friday 18 July 2008: At 6.30am council bailiffs arrived with ten police officers at Wembley Sports Ground on Bridge Road to evict Brent NUT and ATL Secretary Hank Roberts. He was locked by the neck to the sports hall rooftop flagpole. Below is the press release and a video used with kind permission of freelance video and print journalist Jason Parkinson. EVICTED WITH PRIDE - The campaign continues.

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Direct Action; UK, USA, Spain & Mexico

22-07-2008 15:55

19th-22nd July

ANOTHER UCLA VAN OUT OF ACTION (USA)
TRUCK AT CHICKEN MARKET COVERED IN PAINT (Mexico)
BRICKS THROWN THROUGH WINDOWS AT ESCADA (Spain)
GROUSE, PHEASANT PENS DESTROYED (UK)
FUR SHOP SABOTAGED (Spain)
PROCTER & GAMBLE PRODUCT TAMPERING (Spain)

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France: Immigrants strike for the right to work

22-07-2008 14:32

“They work here, they live here, they stay here!”
French immigrants strike for the right to work—and win.
By Marie Kennedy and Chris Tilly

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General Strike Called for 9/11/08

22-07-2008 14:32

Mass collective action

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The State Religion of Competition

22-07-2008 12:11

The inevitability or desirability of competition is a myth. Competition is learned and not part of our nature. Cooperation makes possible top performance, not competition. The alternative to No.1 is not No.2 but rejecting the whole mania of rankings. Masculinity really has nothing to do with hitting a golf ball in a hole.

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Boris Johnson will face tough court fight if he backs Crossrail hole scam

22-07-2008 10:43

Harriet Heartless is set to making a gloating announcement today around the Houses of Parliament
confirming her backing for the Big Business Crossrail hole scam

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Open Homes for a sustainable future: 13th and 14th September 2008

22-07-2008 09:54

Visit homes around Stroud and see renewable energy in action, discuss energy efficiency and get advice on eco-renovations.

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Activists Squat Newhaven Incinerator Site in Protest

22-07-2008 07:27

'Stop Incineration Now!' protestors demonstrate their fury now that construction on the highly controversial incinerator plant has begun.

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Guardian Story Reveals Brown a Christian Zionist

22-07-2008 05:25

The Guardian shamelessly repeats Brown's long-refuted LIE that Iran's president threatened to "wipe Israel off the map", and frames its story in the language being used by the belligerent parties in Israel and the US, the ones threatening another illegal war, the ones who have created the illusion of a crisis, in order to feign justification for a war they planned years ago.

But to its credit, they've also outed Brown as a Zionist, and all future statements by this dangerous and irresponsible sycophant should be considered with this in mind.

No Middle East Peace Without Tough Love
 https://israel.indymedia.org/mod/otherpress/display/275

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Free Vegan Food Fair in Lichfield - report & film

22-07-2008 04:58

You may recall that way back in April, Midlands Vegan Campaigns held our second free food fair in Lichfield. It was a truly fantastic event, a roaring success which has gone totally unreported, until now! Why`s it taken so long? Well, various reasons which i won`t bore you with here - but better late than never!! :)

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Please help Phiona and Bradley

21-07-2008 23:38

About twenty people had a noisy and spirited demonstration outside of the Home Office reporting centre in Glasgow in support of a young Ugandan women and her son detained on Friday. Phiona and Bradley face a removal attempt tonight (Tuesday) evening. At one point the demonstrators moved forward to the Home Office entrance loudly chanting, singing and banging against the Home Office fence much to the consternation of the Group4Securicor guards only a few feet away. More info about Phiona's case below

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Our homes should cost £1.00 a week

21-07-2008 23:20

To give an example of how corrupt banking, taxes, usury (the charging of interest on money) actually is, here’s a simplified look at how much our homes SHOULD cost.

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Saving Iceland Blockades Century Aluminum Smelter and Elkem Steel Factory

21-07-2008 23:18

Saving Iceland, July 21st 2008
Press Release
GRUNDARTANGI – Today 20 activists from Saving Iceland blockaded the single supply road to Century Aluminum’s smelter on Hvalfjordur and Elkem – Icelandic Alloys steel factory. They have chained themselves to each other using arm tubes to form a human blockade as well as using tripod for the first time in Icelandic history.

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Paul McCartney's Trip to Apartheid Israel

21-07-2008 18:13

In 1965 Israel was scared the Beatles would corrupt the country, in 2008 it’s the country thats corrupted the Beatles.

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Flag Raisers beaten for Subversion

21-07-2008 16:48

In West Papua the people are forbidden to raise the West Papuan Morning Star flag and to do so attracts up to 15 years in prison. Wear the flag - help the FREE WEST PAPUA MOVEMENT now! To get your badge of the flag email Richard Samuelson at www.freewestpapua.org

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North Camp traders suffer

21-07-2008 15:42

ticket machine obstructing highway
Having destroyed Aldershot and Farnborough town centres, both are now ghost towns, the Rotten Borough of Rushmoor now seems determined to destroy North Camp, the only success story in the borough.