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Support Nicole Vosper - Green Anarchist / SHAC Prisoner

18-03-2009 00:37

Nicole was remanded into prison today (19/3/09). Please show her your support by writing to her on the address below or sending a message to her myspace page and we will print it out and pass it on.

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Support Bryan Griffiths - Charged with murder over hunt death

18-03-2009 00:32

Two Hunt Monitors were in a privately owned Gyrocopter. The Gyrocopter landed for fuel and at least one of the hunt suppoters went up to confront the Hunt Monitors. Sadly in doing so the hunt supporter was hit by the gyrocopter and died. Sam Butler, of the Warwickshire Hunt, said it was a "tragic but fatal accident".

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Protest for a better world at the G20 summit

18-03-2009 00:01

40 NGO's and trade unions are calling for a mass protest at the G20 summit at the end of March under the banner of "Jobs, Justice and Climate."

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9AM Sharp Protest In Support Hicks Building Sheffield

17-03-2009 21:21

18TH 3 09 9AM SHARP PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF THOSE INSIDE OUTSIDE THE HICKS BULDING..

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Divide and Rule - "Who Cares for the White Working Class?"

17-03-2009 20:52

The Runymede Trust had just published a collection of essays, about the renewed conversation about class in the media :

“Who Cares for the White Working Class?”

Over it’s eight essays, it shows how good old divide and rule tactics are still being used by the ruling classes and their acolytes to unfortunate good effect.

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Freedom of information - They're having a laugh!

17-03-2009 20:50

Freedom of information - they're havin a laugh

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IOM - Complicit in Murder?

17-03-2009 20:48

Adam Osman Mohammed, 32, was gunned down in his home in front of his wife and four-year-old son just days after arriving in his village in south Darfur, having just returned from Britain via the IOM's "voluntary" return scheme.

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leaflet for Gplenty

17-03-2009 20:12

Circulate if you wish.

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Lampedusa: a deceiving welcome for Jacques Barrot

17-03-2009 19:44

The lager of Lampedusa
Lampedusa: Jacques Barrot the European Commissioner takes part in a sham inspection and exonerates the Italian Government for its xenophobic policies.

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Catalysing event which starts of the Rise of the BNP?

17-03-2009 19:03

The CPS drops charges on Nathan Draper who was charged racial harassment against a group of Muslims protesting against an army parade in Luton last week.
Meanwhile, those on the left may want to appreciate the significance of the fact that this protest happened in Luton. Not lost on many people who have a non-conciliatory attitude towards the UK-resident Muslim population is that Luton was where the 4 alleged 7/7 bombers allegedly embarked upon a train into central London and carry out major loss of life (the follwoing suggest otherwise btw:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpAvVv6DPyQ&feature=channel_page ).
The facebook support campaign for Nathan Draper refers to the group of muslims who protested against the troop parade as the 'Luton Taliban':
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ygCc9qlWM

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Reminder: Indymedia film nights in south London

17-03-2009 18:57

films on occupied universities and squatted spaces...

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GMB Accuses Brighton Bus Company of putting staff safety at risk

17-03-2009 18:36

The GMB Trade Union is calling on Brighton Bus Company to install protective screens on all buses following a series of assaults on Bus Drivers.

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Tinsley House blockade ends with arrests and deportees taken to airport

17-03-2009 18:28

Nine people have been arrested under Section 69 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (failure to leave land after a warning) following this morning's blockade of Tinsley House immigration detention centre at Gatwick airport. Six of the arrestees had locked and glued themselves to the prison's gate to prevent Iraqi refugees from being taken to Stanstead airport to be forcibly deported on a special charter flight to Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, later today. All nine have been taken to Crawley police station. They are expected to be released on bail later tonight or remanded overnight and taken to court tomorrow morning.

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Demonstration against cuts at JMU

17-03-2009 17:39

demo against cuts forced on staff and students a John Moores University

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Solidarity with Tristan Anderson, another victim of Israeli Apartheid (Latuff)

17-03-2009 17:36

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of Rachel Corrie, Brian Avery, Tom Hurndall, Tristan Anderson and all the peace activists wounded or killed by Israeli Occupation Forces while defending the Palestinians.

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Only Entrepreneurs without Conscience support agrofuels

17-03-2009 17:11

Entrepreneurs without conscience - a better name for the event!
Food not Fuel (London) and Biofuelwatch held a banner protest against the presence of agrofuel company Blue NG at the “Entrepreneurs with Conscience” conference on Monday, 16th March. Blue NG are planning to build the UK’s first vegetable oil power plants.

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Water Access for Armed-Conflict Victims

17-03-2009 17:07

Safety
United Nations.The International Red Cross (IRC) has called government to ensure that victims of armed conflict or other violence have sufficient access to water.

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Smash EDO Commemorate the 6th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq

17-03-2009 16:03

Smash EDO Press Release

17th March 2009

For more Details call 07754135290

E-mail:  smashedopress@riseup.net

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Activist Critically Injured in Demonstration Against Israeli Wall

17-03-2009 15:59

On March 13th, 2009, Tristan Anderson, from Oakland, California was critically wounded in the village of Ni'lin after Israeli forces shot him in the head with a high-powered tear-gas canister. Tristan is a dedicated activist and reporter who has long been committed to social and environmental justice in the U.S. and abroad in places such as Oaxaca, Iraq, and Palestine. Tristan has posted his reports to Indybay since 2001.

Reports: 1 | 2 | 3 | Video | International Solidarity Movement

Recent Indybay Coverage By Tristan (he also posted as "Eric Blair" and "Cricket"):
Four Demonstrators Shot and Wounded in Ni'ilin, Palestine | Last Four Oak Grove Tree Sitters Forced Down | Reclaim The Streets SF | March 19 - A Day of Many Actions

More Of Tristan's Indybay Reports Over the Years.