UK Newswire Archive
Captive Nation - Egypt And The West
09-02-2011 20:24
In 1886, Tolstoy wrote:
‘Slavery has long been abolished. It was abolished in Rome, and in America, and in Russia, but what was abolished was the word and not the thing in itself.’ (Tolstoy, What Then Must We Do?, Green Classics, 1991, p.104)
In 2011, ‘the thing in itself’ is alive and well in Egypt. What an extraordinary spectacle it is - a dictatorship behaving as though an entire people were its personal property. Henchmen aside, the people have spoken, almost as one, and their demands are very clear. The blunt government response, in effect: We react as we want. If we don’t want to, we don’t have to. Why? Because we have a monopoly of violence.
Hackney Marches Against the Cuts!
09-02-2011 18:35
Protest against the cuts in Hackney on Saturday 19th Feb 2011!Saturday Actions-NORWICH The Place To Be! 2-4-1!
09-02-2011 18:34
At 12 midday Norwich Uncut have called a protest at Barclays Bank on Red Lion Street in Norwich as part of their
Egypt: From Stalemate to Checkmate
09-02-2011 18:14
O Youth, today is your day so shout
No more slumber or deep sleep
This is your time and your place
Bestow on us your talents and efforts
We want Egypt’s youth to hold fast
As they resist the aggressor and outsider
Egyptian Poet Ibrahim Nagi (1898-1953)
Help Stop an Opencast Mine Application on Tuesday
09-02-2011 15:00
Durham County Council are due to decide on UK Coal plc's Bradley Opencast Mine Application on Tuesday 15/2/11. Read how to join those who are planning to demonstrate against DCC approving the Application.Palestine Today 02 09 2011
09-02-2011 14:58
'Index on Censorship' and Wikileaks
09-02-2011 14:52
Index on Censorship is troubled by the uncomfortably close relationship between one of Wikileak's paid correspondents and the dictatorial regime of Belarus, where the cables are likely to be used to persecute political opponents of President-for-Life Lukashenko, who recently "won" a discredited reelection bid by the simple strategy of imprisoning all opposition candidates.Shocking exposure of Israel's repeated violations of international law
09-02-2011 14:24
Palestine Section report to UN exposes Israel's systematic pattern of torture and ill treatment of childrenBanksy protest at Bristol Museum - Exit through the departure lounge?
09-02-2011 14:05
Teachers protest over St Edward’s Academy plans
09-02-2011 12:06
Teachers handed out flyers to parents to try and explain why they are opposed to a top Liverpool school becoming one of David Cameron’s independent Academies.Join us for Breakfast with Bullock
09-02-2011 11:57
There is a protest on 17 February at 9AM at Catford Town Hall.Don't forget the seals, another animal slaughter
09-02-2011 10:49
The anger demonstrated by Canadians over the Whistler dog killings is evidence that legislation to help bring an end to cruelty to animals must be passed.Photo Blog from Tahrir Square: 08/02/2011
09-02-2011 08:58
Tuesday the 8th saw the biggest demonstration since last Friday in Tahrir Square. Coming one week after the ‘March of a Million’ (when there was a callout for one million to participate in the protest) some people sleeping in the square had felt a bit nervous the night before. Although the big march on 1st February was calm, the day after saw the bloodiest day yet, with the demonstators being violently attacked by pro-Mubarak forces. Yesterday proved that whatever the regime comes up with, the peoples' determination to gain their freedom will not bow under the pressure. The Tahrir protestors are not going anywhere.
The next big day will be this Friday.
View short video here
Week of action against Vodafone and Topshop in Liverpool
09-02-2011 08:22
LiverpoolUncut is holding a week-long protest in Liverpool City Centre against Topshop, Vodafone, and possibly other tax dodgers, depending on how the week pans out. I“I was born when I came to Tahrir Square”: Interview with a volunteer doctor
09-02-2011 08:18
The most striking thing about Egypt’s ongoing revolution is the ecstatic expressions on the faces of the the people who are creating it. Everything that happens on Tahrir is the result of real self organisation. “There are no political parties present here, just people”, one man tells us , “we are doing everything for ourselves because we want to create something for the people”. The sense of empowerment this gives is nowhere more evident than in the busy medical centre located just outside the square. Normally a Mosque, the building is now buzzing with doctors and nurses who treat patients around the clock. At prayer time the building still fills up with worshippers who pray there, but once they are finished the work continues. All the medics are volunteers, many of whom have made significant sacrifices in order to be there. Being a doctor is one of the best paid professions in Egypt, but the three doctors on call did not hesitate to leave their jobs so that they could come here and treat the wounded.
Burger King should listen to its workers - all power to Julie Tyler!
09-02-2011 07:29
Burger King worker Julie Tyler is facing the sack for comments she made on Facebook.EDL Official Website Hacked By Anti Fascist Hackers - 09 Feb 2011
09-02-2011 06:40
Hackers have again compromised the EDL and have taken down their actual website.
You can see the hack in action here,
http://englishdefenceleague.org
Police forced to acknowledge flaws
09-02-2011 06:32
The campaign for an independent judge-led inquiry received a boost in the past 48 hours when one of the UK’s most senior police officer’s acknowledged that the current system for deploying undercover officers is wrong. His comments were reported by national publications and broadcasters.Vigil for Jawaher Abu Rahmah in Bristol
09-02-2011 06:20
A call for women all over the world to unite behind the popular resistance and the determination of Palestinian women in defence of their land, rights and dignity