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Bike Maintenance Skillshares Starting at 56a this weekend

30-10-2008 13:02

ongoing programme of skillshares on the first saturday of the month(see website for programme)

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Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser speaks of his battle with GMO giant Monsanto

30-10-2008 12:48

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Percy Schmeiser is a Canadian farmer who has been sued by agricultural chemical and biotech giant Monsanto after some of Monsanto's genetically engineered Roundup Ready genes drifted onto his property from neighboring farms and contaminated his crop. Mr. Schmeiser, who is now 70 years old, has traveled the world speaking to a wide variety of audiences about his experience.

This audio was recorded at Lincoln University (23rd Oct '08) during Percys recent UK speaking tour.


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Attacks in Capital circulation and revenue

30-10-2008 12:39

Attacks in Capital circulation and revenue

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Reports From the Brighton Group - Military Repression in Atoof

30-10-2008 12:35

This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Therezia's blog

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Reports from the Brighton Group - Ethnic Cleansing in Al Farisiya

30-10-2008 12:25

This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Sarah's blog

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Justice not Crisis reveal site of Halloween Gathering in Birmingham

30-10-2008 12:09

JUSTICE NOT CRISIS together with a number of groups are holding a Halloween gathering to protest at the council refusal to build new homes for social rent or allow housing associations to do so.

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Stephane Siewe Belongs to Middlesbrough

30-10-2008 10:43

Stephane Siewe, a Cameroon national and resident of Middlesbrough, is currently detained in Colnbrook IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Monday 3rd November @ 06:15 on British Airways flight BA 302 to Paris and then Air France flight AF940 to Yaoundé, Cameroon @ 10:25.

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friday 31st - anarchist students back bank bash

29-10-2008 22:37

Autonomy and Solidarity would like to announce their arrival by endorsing this Friday’s demonstration assembling at Canary Wharf tube station at 5pm then marching on Lehman Brother’s offices.

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Mambo - Jumbo Congo / DR Congo rebels accuse UN mission

29-10-2008 22:33

refuges
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo loyal to renegade army General Laurent Nkunda ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Nkunda) have accused the United Nations Mission (MONUC) of backing the national army. According to the rebels, MONUC is no longer neutral, contending that it should not support one side and leave the other.

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Fascists say the funniest things!

29-10-2008 22:19

Here is a letter from Simon Goodricke of the BNP, which was sent to the Anarchist Federation. Goodricke has a bit of a funny relationship with the police, you see... he used to be a detective, but then got put away for perverting the course of justice, and defrauding a pensioner of £1000. He was also arrested earlier this year,  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3828122.ece

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Prime Minister’s Question Time Evicted Houseboat Family Petition Downing Street

29-10-2008 19:08

Cardiff Central Dad and Daughters Set Course for London To Petition Gordon Brown
“I will let the prime minister have it on your behalf.” Words of some comfort spoken by the doorman at 10 Downing Street, but will the injustice and corporate bullying done to the evicted Shalom Family from Wales, continue to be ignored by Government? Their appeal asking for answers from Gordon Brown, was delivered upon the fifth anniversary of their immoral houseboat eviction by Crest Nicholson.

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The Actions of solidarity with USA FNB in Russia

29-10-2008 18:56

Chelyabinsk
Some actions , which took place in Russia . Moscow, Vladivistok, Voroneg, Piter, Chelyabink, Bryansk, Murmansk, Apatity, Ivanovo. Antifa- fest in Voronej

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BeyondTV international video activist festival 2008

29-10-2008 17:10

22-23rd November 2008
Radical environmental films, forums and masterclasses from the world of documentary filmmaking. This years festival will be focused upon the filmmakers. If you are a documentary maker please attend and forge links with other film-makers, music makers and animators.

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Palestine Today 102908

29-10-2008 16:28

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Wednesday October 29, 2008.

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Gelmini Law voted in, Italy. Student revolt spreads.

29-10-2008 15:30

Fascists in Piazza Navona
An hour ago the Gelmini decree was voted by the Senate into law. Immediately there was
a big reaction from students across Italy. In Rome they also had to confront fascist student
organizations. In Milano, an unauthorized demo of 2000 highschool students traversed the city center where and was charged at several points by riot cops. This is gonna be a hot day. Tomorrow there is a general strike in the public education sector.

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As New Labour cuts student grants and numbers, Irish students show how to fight

29-10-2008 15:06

As New Labour cuts student grants and slashes numbers, Irish students show us how to fightback. Join the call for a national student demonstration!

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[Tokyo]Lets go and see Prime Minister's House! 3 arrested at the "reality tour"

29-10-2008 12:46

Police violently arrest tour participant
3 comrades were arrested yesterday 26th Oct during a walking-tour just to see Prime Minister's house

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Struggle for Survival in Al Hadidya

29-10-2008 12:20

This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Fiona's blog

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now lose your home with UNsecured loan

29-10-2008 12:10

yes, thats correct... UNsecured loan . read on