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Film Night in Southampton 10/05/09

08-05-2009 16:26

Subvert The City Arts Collective presents an evening of independent film from 7pm in Southampton.

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Appeal for solidarity with Austrian animal activists

08-05-2009 16:13

This message invites animal protection groups throughout the world to sign an open letter addressed to the Austrian Minister of Justice.

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BNP Behind Explosion At Luton Islamic Centre?

08-05-2009 15:11

Local people are sure that the BNP were behind the terrorist attack on the Islamic Centre in Luton, despite the police announcing today that there is no evidence!

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Plymouth Squatted Mansion

08-05-2009 14:01

A group of artists and political activists have secured a squatted mansion in Plymouth, Devon.

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William Johnston Still On Hunger Strike – Urgent Action Needed!!

08-05-2009 13:47

A while ago we were asking people to write letters of complaint on behalf of William Johnston, who was on hunger strike in protest over the neglect of his medical treatment at HMP Glenochil. He is now over 35 days into his second hunger strike and last week he collapsed and is now in need of your urgent complaints on his behalf.

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radar.squat.net

08-05-2009 13:44

Radar is an online listings system for non-commercial events, used mainly by activists, squatters, social centres and similar types.

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Tomorrow: BBQ Benefit Party For Ford Visteon Workers [FREE]

08-05-2009 13:33

SATURDAY 9TH MAY LONDON L&S PRESENTS:
BBQ BENEFIT PARTY FOR FORD VISTEON WORKERS
1PM TIL LATE @ Freedom Centre

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More than one million flee Pakistan fighting, says UN

08-05-2009 12:20

Fighting in Pakistan

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Barclays Profits up!

08-05-2009 12:20

Barclays profits jump by 15 per cent despite large rise in bad debts



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BNP goes for representational politics in the EU

08-05-2009 12:06

The BNP is mounting a campaign in the North West and finding unprecedented support for his candidate to the European Parliament. However absurd this may sound, it is happening before our eyes. The challenge it poses is how to engage the anti-immigration rhetoric when it goes to representational.

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Peter Jolly's Circus Studley Near Redditch

08-05-2009 11:38

On the Studley car boot site A448

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Afghanistan: 110 muertos por US-AF

08-05-2009 11:06

Child from Bala-Baluk-district Afghanistan
Bei einem US-Luftangriff im Westen Afghanistans sind nach Angaben aus Behördenkreisen bis zu 120 Zivilpersonen getötet worden. Weitere Opfer werden derzeit noch aus den Trümmern geborgen. ...  http://www.20min.ch/news/ausland/story/Mindestens-110-Tote-bei-US-Luftangriffen-27748609 .... "The massacre by US Forces of women and children in Bala Baluk last night (May 6, 2009) is reminiscent of Azizibad. ... " ....

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Benefit for Visteon Workers at Freedom, Sat 9 May

08-05-2009 11:05

BBQ, Bar and Tunes in Support of Visteon Workers @ Freedom,84b Whitechapel High St,down Angel Alley. BBQ from 1pm, Party til we Drop!

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Israeli activist to be jailed for caring unless the world protests

08-05-2009 09:43

Ezra Nawi

Neve Gordon highlights the case of an Israeli human rights activist, Ezra Nawi, who is set to go to prison for protesting peacefully against the demolition of Palestinian homes – unless an international public outcry saves him.

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Were you arrested on May 4th in Brighton

08-05-2009 08:37

we know of three people who were arrested at the Mayday! Mayday! Street Party

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Terminus?

08-05-2009 08:20

"Taleb believes this crisis will be "vastly worse" than the 1930s due to the high correlation of worldwide economies."

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the report on the right to protest on radio 4

08-05-2009 05:59

the report on the right to protest on radio 4

only on for another week,

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00k4g57/The_Report_07_05_2009/

the idiot who runs nectu is there, funny enough does not support use of section 44 on protesters, also the idiot lawyer who is employed by corporates against protesters for crap injunctions which injunct a few names people and then anyone who looks at pieces of paper.

needless to say the coppers do not view environmental protesters as much of a worry but more worrying the the barrister twat who is now openly going after protesters. seems like some should be going after the barrister twat.

have a listen.

peace

brummie

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Horse Jumping Deaths: Melbourne,Australia

08-05-2009 03:41

Melbourne, Australia is the only Australian State to have horse jumping races (like the Grand National). Many horses have been killed in the opening weeks of the racing season this year. The State government has temporarily suspended the racing. If you care for these horses do everything you can to protest against the racing industry and Victorian governing elites.

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The Philippine Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is not safe.

08-05-2009 01:55

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is not safe, not economically sound, not insurable, not sustainable. It is tainted with corruption.

Statement Calling for Rejection of the Proposal to Recommission the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

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Workers' Fightback Update - 8th May 2009

08-05-2009 01:15

This is the first update for the Workers’ Fightback group. I intend to make them once a week or thereabouts, bringing you the latest from the class struggle frontline, in the UK and elsewhere.