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The UK Minority Report: Has 'Precrime' Finally Arrived?

03-04-2009 11:51

The UK’s new Channel Project heralds the unofficial beginning of British law enforcement’s own ‘Pre-crime’ program. In this brave new world of pre-emptive measures, are civil liberties becoming a thing of the past?

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G20 post mortem on Left Luggage

03-04-2009 11:49

Socialist strategy site publishes reflections on this week's protests.

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G20 post-mortem

03-04-2009 11:39

Reflections on the protests from socialist strategy site.

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Getting to the truth: Demonstration Saturday 4 April 12pm Bank

03-04-2009 11:35

Demonstration: Saturday April 4
Assemble 12pm (sharp) Bank of England

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Portraits: Photographic Record of Police Violence G20

03-04-2009 10:58

I am a portrait photographer and a concerned citizen.
I was shocked to watch and hear about the brutality unleashed by police on protesters and I want to do something about it. I would very much like to make a photographic record of the physical effects of this violence with anyone willing to sit for me.

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walking with dinosaurs g20

03-04-2009 10:56

the 3 days that rocked london

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Automated harassment.

03-04-2009 10:11

For years now large companies have been allowed to harass thousands of people quite legally but a recent Court of Appeal decision might now change all that.

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New world order announced.

03-04-2009 09:25

P.M.Announces A NEW WORLD ORDER,heard the phrase before somewhere ?

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Photos - 2nd April memorial demo London

03-04-2009 08:46

Photos from the memorial demo outside the Royal Exchange

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G20 leading nations tinker to reboot command & control of world economy

03-04-2009 08:22

includes a little article entitled "Dollar Imperialism, the global financial architecture & the neocolonial stranglehold of the IMF" (by me)

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mobile kitchen Le Sabot still stuck in Germany

03-04-2009 08:17

Last Tuesday mobile Kitchen Le Sabot was on their way to Strasbourg to cook for lots of people, but stopped by the French border police and refused entrance in France. Directly after this the German border police stopped and searched Le Sabot and told them they were not allowed to leave Germany.

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Police violence at G20 Climate Camp

03-04-2009 07:51

Bishopsgate April 1st at South limit of Climate Camp. "Police have a crack at a dangerous crowd of psychopaths .... or a load of people who are obviously involved in a peaceful protest and who are doing nothing at all to provoke any reaction." (Experimental reposting from http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/426108.html to try out embedded viewing inside Indymedia)

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Direct Action; France, Brazil, UK, Uruguay, Netherlands & Mexico

03-04-2009 02:36

27th-2nd March/April

ALF ARSON SHUTS DOWN LIVESTOCK MARKET (France)
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT MASSIVE KILLING COMPLEX (Brazil)
FOIE GRAS TAKEN OFF MENU AFTER ALF VISIT (UK)
WALLS PAINTED, CAR SET ON FIRE AT VIVISECTION LAB (Uruguay)
WINDOWS SMASHED AT MCDONALDS (Netherlands)
ESCADA AGENT ATTACKED (UK)
BROKEN WINDOWS AT DAIRY INDUSTRY SUPPLIER (Netherlands)
ARSON ATTACKS AGAINST KFC AND MCDONALDS (Mexico)
CIRCUS ADS ALTERED (France)

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Climate Camp in the city

03-04-2009 02:11

Street dancing within the first minute of camp
For twelve hours, a narrow granite and concrete crevice in the city, normally swilling in dirty money was transformed into a ribbon of colour and music. While the rest of the city raged, gambled and gleefully rolled the earth towards runaway climate change, climate campers opened the street to people and relaxed in the sun. Workshops educated us, stand-up poets and musicians entertained us and a zero carbon kitchen fed us.

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Israel April Fool's Day (by Latuff)

03-04-2009 00:56

Netanyahu? Partner for peace??? HAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. backed IsraHell's state terrorism.

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01.04.09 - G20 demonstrations, Bank of England

03-04-2009 00:22

01.04.09 - G20 demonstrations, outside the Bank of England.
Images from the 1st April demonstrations outside the Bank of England, which coincided with the arrival of world leaders for the 'G20' summit in London.
Includes images of RBS being broken into, police battling protesters, protesters climbing buildings and lamp-posts to escape the police, etc.

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Ludlam and the Greens asked to clarify Senate Inquiry into Australia’s Judicial

02-04-2009 23:47

Ludlam and the Greens asked to clarify Senate Inquiry into Australia’s Judicial System, the Role of Judges and Access to Justice

(Submission) also seeks that the Parliament strengthen the legal intruments that have served to strengthen western democracy and John Howard's Australian way of life, nanmely Mandamus and Habeas Corpeus, the rule of law. Should that way of life be under the White Australia policy then the Australian Parliament must clarify that ! A judicial void is now created by the appointment of Chief Justice French, and the decisions of Hayne, Gummow and Crennan JJ.

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City cleaners on Friday: email and musical protest

02-04-2009 22:46

Musical protest and email campaign today Friday 3 April in support of the 5 Mitie cleaners including Unite shop steward Edwin Pazmino, who were sacked from the Willis Group building in the City of London under the guise of redundancy.

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some other photos from april 1st

02-04-2009 22:43

a song protest at tate britain (BP sponsored)
despite the police violence, other protests went on that day

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Demonstrate at Communications House Tuesday 7 April

02-04-2009 22:39

EC1 and the City of London are the location of demonstrations all this week - outside the banks and all over the 'square mile' of Britain's finance capital on Wednesday and Thursday; outside Willes building in support of the sacked cleaners on Friday... and the struggle will continue on Tuesday outside Communications House