UK Newswire Archive
Brazil slams UN Security Council Sanctions Resolution against Iran
09-06-2010 20:16
Trail of Tears for Afghanistan - 25 June to 1 July - London to Colchester
09-06-2010 20:13
A TRAIL OF TEARS FOR AFGHANISTAN: A PATH OF RESISTANCE FROM LONDON TO COLCHESTER25 June - 1 July 2010
http://unarmedforcesday.wordpress.com Indymedia:
http://tinyurl.com/2bot392 Facebook:
http://tinyurl.com/347nb4s Promo Video for Anti-EDL Demo 20th June [Draft]
09-06-2010 19:54
A draft promo video for the anti-EDL demonstration in Tower Hamlets.Sunday 20th June 2010
Altab Ali Park 4PM
Action for Gaza bank and motorway shut Bristol city centre
09-06-2010 19:35
Just had this report phoned in more to follow I'm sure.The Democracy Of Books
09-06-2010 19:23
“I’m of the opinion that authors should avoid reviewing books of their peers” Philip Kerr. By Kevin Williamson There’s been a nice wee authorial square-go erupted between our very own Philip Kerr and Allan Massie. Its not quite the talk of The Scheme but Philip Kerr raises a fair point (above). Should authors review their [...]
Tesco's Stokes Croft Recruiting
09-06-2010 19:22
If you'd like to be a Team Leader in Tescoread on
Despite promising sounds made by the local Hamilton house/PRSC based campaign, various press articles stating tesco were having a re-think, and local councilors conveniently backing the protest before the election,
http://www.redlandpeople.co.uk/news/Stokes-Croft-Tesco-....html
It turns out its all bollocks. According to the Job Center details, They'll be recruiting and training in July and plan to open in August.
If you'd like apply
http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/detailjob.aspx?sessioni...44225
Alternatively we can continue fighting the presence of multinationals on our streets (Sainsbury's having been given the go ahead a few centimeters up the road) By getting involved with local alternatives - community meals, guerrilla gardening and local food.
A fruit and Veg stall - co-op has been set up in the Full Moon Bike Basket Market, running on sundays, this hopes to grow into a real alternative.
Merthyr Coal Train Benefit Gig [1]
09-06-2010 19:22
Dance the night away in support of local climate activism19th June at The Plough, Easton. An extravaganza of bands, DJs, open mic, bar and vegan food. Party through the night and help support those facing a lengthy court process.
The night will start with an open-mic session with local bands and you - bring your instruments!
Later Bristol based 'Heroin Hero' will kick off with some skanking reggae and proggy indie beats followed by 'Ceilidh Minogue' with an upbeat stomping mishmash of Celtic / French / Balkan / American Folk.
Two DJ sets will take us through the night with 'DJ Blackrainbow' giving us global beats and bass and 'Krackpotkin' with glitchbass raggastep.
Suggested donation for entry - £3
Full bar
Vegan food
This is a fundraiser for 18 people accused of maliciously obstructing a railway at Ffos-y-Fran open-cast coal mine near Merthyr Tydfil in April. 7 people from Bristol and Bath chained themselves to a railway to prevent a train from delivering coal from the mine to Aberthaw Power Station, the dirtiest power station in Wales.
Disclaimer: proceeds will pay for the cost of travel to court appearances for defendants who would otherwise have difficulty reaching court. They will not be used to fund direct action or pay fines.
More info nearer the time.
The Coalition: our programme for government -
09-06-2010 17:00
"Have your sayThis programme is a historic document in British politics – it’s the first time in over half a century that two parties have come together to prepare joint plans in this way.
This website gives you the opportunity to enter public discussion on the programme. You can comment until the end of Thursday June 10th."
public talk in brixton: nanotech & synthetic life
09-06-2010 16:47
SYNTHETIC LIFE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY:A PUBLIC TALK ON THE POLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY
Organised by the Stop Unsafe Nano-silver Campaign and Corporate watch
Monday June 14th, 7 - 9pm
at Brixton Community Base, Talma Road, Brixton, SW2 1AS
Merthyr Coal Train Benefit Gig
09-06-2010 16:22
Dance the night away in support of local climate activism19th June at The Plough, Easton. An extravaganza of bands, DJs, open mic, bar and vegan food. Party through the night and help support those facing a lengthy court process.
The night will start with an open-mic session with local bands and you - bring your instruments!
Later Bristol based 'Heroin Hero' will kick off with some skanking reggae and proggy indie beats followed by 'Ceilidh Minogue' with an upbeat stomping mishmash of Celtic / French / Balkan / American Folk.
Two DJ sets will take us through the night with 'DJ Blackrainbow' giving us global beats and bass and 'Krackpotkin' with glitchbass raggastep.
Suggested donation for entry - £3
Full bar
Vegan food
This is a fundraiser for 18 people accused of maliciously obstructing a railway with regards an action at Ffos-y-Fran open-cast coal mine near Merthyr Tydfil in April. 7 people from Bristol and Bath chained themselves to a railway to prevent a train from delivering coal from the mine to Aberthaw Power Station, the dirtiest power station in Wales.
Disclaimer: proceeds will pay for the cost of travel to court appearances for defendants who would otherwise have difficulty reaching court. They will not be used to fund direct action or pay fines.
More info nearer the time.
Women against the EDL to protest in Tower Hamlets June 20th 2010.
09-06-2010 16:17
Women against fascism will be opposing the EDL on 20th June 2010 in Tower Hamlets. The racist thugs & football hooligans of the [EDL] are trying to provoke young Muslim men into a violent response by marching on East London Mosque in Whitechapel and threatening to march on Brick Lane. Women will oppose the EDL on June 20th as we are against violence and want peace for Tower Hamlets.Palestine Today 06 09 2010
09-06-2010 16:09
Two Days of Action Against Racist Press
09-06-2010 14:15
Autonomous, decentralised actions and protests against racist press across the UK -- 2nd – 3rd July 2010.How Does the US' Ostensibly Public Media Violate Journalistic Ethics?
09-06-2010 13:36
censored the overwhelming opposition to the Obama wars.
Stopping Trump vandalism
09-06-2010 13:22
A couple of things reported in the media but may benefit from some wider publicity:
Tripping up Trump have acqired a peace of land that Trump is after. It's like the LandPlot scheme in the area of the Third Heathrow runway. Sign up for it here: http://www.trippinguptrump.com/enter-the-bunker
Also, totally unrelated, but some anonimus land restoration has been carried out in April according to newspaper reports: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7110945.ece and http://www.scotsman.com/news/Sabotage-vandals-trash-Donald-Trump.6260809... It appears fences were removed and grass pulled up that was supposd to stablize the dunes to stop sand blowing on to the golfcourse. And diggers sabotaged. There were also reports of fences being removed earlier in January.
Also some discracefully heavy security during Trump visit! http://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/horse-rider-in-grampian-police-i...
Haaretz reprodusing IDF lies
09-06-2010 12:58
London's gay art festival announced the names of selectors
09-06-2010 12:29
GFEST – Gaywise FESTival has announced the judging panel who will select all the entries for this year's festival.Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack on the Gaza Peace Flotilla - Part 1
09-06-2010 12:19
The most potent propaganda relies on language loaded with hidden implications. In a recent speech, journalist Robert Fisk noted:“When we westerners find that ‘our’ enemies - al-Qaeda, for example, or the Taliban - have set off more bombs and staged more attacks than usual, we call it ‘a spike in violence’. Ah yes, a ‘spike’!
“A ‘spike’ in violence, ladies and gentlemen is a word first used, according to my files, by a brigadier general in the Baghdad Green Zone in 2004. Yet now we use that phrase, we extemporise on it, we relay it on the air as our phrase.”
(
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/05/201052574726865274.html)
Stop Nuclear Power Network national gathering, Sat 19 June, London
09-06-2010 11:24
Saturday 19 June, 10.30am - 5.30pm
London Action Resource Centre
62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES
Bristol No Borders at the Cube plus other events
09-06-2010 11:22
Bristol No Borders@ The Cube Cinema (Part of Refugee Week 14th-20th June)Wednesday 16th June 8pm
As part one of a two night special introduced by Bristol No Borders during Refugee Week (14th - 20th June) we present a number of short films portraying local and global resistance to the international border regime(s). These will include a film called “Passengers” made by local film maker-activist Lucie Jade in Calais. This serves as excellent prelude to tomorrow nights screening of “Welcome”. Lucie will be among panel of activists to answer your questions and facilitate discussion after the films.
Thursday 17th 8pm
Following on from its huge success at the French box office Bristol No Borders and Calais Migrant Solidarity (Bristol) bring Welcome (2009) to the cube. The film will be followed by a short update on the current situation in Calais, a humanitarian crisis wildly distorted by the British media.
Calais Migrant Solidarity (Bristol) is a group involved in direct
solidarity in Calais with migrants.
'A gripping French contribution to the cycle of movies about exile and refugees, this centres on the friendship between a swimming instructor at the Calais municipal baths (the excellent Vincent Lindon) and a
17-year-old Iraqi Kurd bent on swimming the channel to be reunited with his girlfriend in London. The film's chief revelation is the way French officialdom treats both the illegal immigrants and French citizens who assist them. They effectively bring back the terrible, corrosive spirit of the Occupation.' Philip French, 'The Observer'.
CLIMATE MIGRANTS: FEEDING BACK FROM THE WORLD PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Wednesday 23rd June 7.00pm St Pauls Learning Centre, 94 Grosvenor Rd. All Welcome. Free/donation
Climate Change is not just a scientific, environmental problem, but is having huge impacts on people and communities around the world. Famine, floods, droughts or extreme weather events are forcing many thousands of people to leave their homes and this is set to increase. There is currently no legal protection for these people and instead we are seeing repressive migration policies, increasing border controls and restrictions on free movement.
Wednesday 16th June 8pm
As part one of a two night special introduced by Bristol No Borders during Refugee Week (14th - 20th June) we present a number of short films portraying local and global resistance to the international border regime(s). These will include a film called “Passengers” made by local film maker-activist Lucie Jade in Calais. This serves as excellent prelude to tomorrow nights screening of “Welcome”. Lucie will be among panel of activists to answer your questions and facilitate discussion after the films.
Thursday 17th 8pm
Following on from its huge success at the French box office Bristol No Borders and Calais Migrant Solidarity (Bristol) bring Welcome (2009) to the cube. The film will be followed by a short update on the current situation in Calais, a humanitarian crisis wildly distorted by the British media.
Calais Migrant Solidarity (Bristol) is a group involved in direct
solidarity in Calais with migrants.
'A gripping French contribution to the cycle of movies about exile and refugees, this centres on the friendship between a swimming instructor at the Calais municipal baths (the excellent Vincent Lindon) and a
17-year-old Iraqi Kurd bent on swimming the channel to be reunited with his girlfriend in London. The film's chief revelation is the way French officialdom treats both the illegal immigrants and French citizens who assist them. They effectively bring back the terrible, corrosive spirit of the Occupation.' Philip French, 'The Observer'.
CLIMATE MIGRANTS: FEEDING BACK FROM THE WORLD PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Wednesday 23rd June 7.00pm St Pauls Learning Centre, 94 Grosvenor Rd. All Welcome. Free/donation
Climate Change is not just a scientific, environmental problem, but is having huge impacts on people and communities around the world. Famine, floods, droughts or extreme weather events are forcing many thousands of people to leave their homes and this is set to increase. There is currently no legal protection for these people and instead we are seeing repressive migration policies, increasing border controls and restrictions on free movement.