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Coach from Newcastle to London for 26th March demo

13-03-2011 01:24

The Anti-Cuts Network is organising for a coach to go down on Friday 25th March, coming back on Sunday 27th March.

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Palestine Today 03 13 2011

13-03-2011 01:06


“The children were literally slaughtered,” an IDF officer said, describing the scene, including the children’s toys spilled out on the floor and covered in blood. “This is one of the most brutal attacks we have ever seen.”

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Sheffield Lib Dumb Conference, Day Two - Photo Journal

12-03-2011 21:13

£3000 per hour Chopper
A short photo journal of action in Sheffield on Day 2 of the Lib Dumb Spring Conference.

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infousurpa 14th march - 20th march

12-03-2011 20:22

weekly radical events listings for london

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Freedom Now for Simos Seisidis - International Call for Solidarity

12-03-2011 19:32

WE CALL ON THOSE IN STRUGGLE, TO COMRADES INTERNATIONALLY, TO JOIN THEIR VOICES WITH OURS IN FACE OF THE TRIAL ON THE 30/3/2011.

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Sheffield Protest at libdem conference 2 of 2

12-03-2011 17:52

Collection of photos from 12/3/11 direct action protest against lib dem conference. Due to my original uploads being way too big I have resized them to allow for easier viewing.

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Audio from the Rally at the start of the March against the LibDem Conf #ldconf

12-03-2011 16:03

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Attached is a recording of the rally at Devonshire Green at the start of the protest against the Liberal Democrat Conference held in Sheffield on 12th March 2011.

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Sheffield Protest at libdem conference

12-03-2011 15:34

Collection of photos from 12/3/11 protest against lib dem conference.

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Photos from the start of the Liberal Democrat Conference Protest Day 2 #ldconf

12-03-2011 15:22

On Saturday 12th March 2011 protestors gathered on Devonshire Green, for a march to protest against the Liberal Democrat Conference being held in Sheffield City Hall.

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The indigenous: between harassment and dispossession

12-03-2011 13:33

Seventeen years after the armed uprising in Chiapas and eleven after the signing of the San Andrés accords on indigenous rights and culture, the situation of indigenous peoples throughout the country is worse than ever. There is literally a war of dispossession against their lands and territories.

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A victory for democratic rights in Glasgow!

12-03-2011 11:23

GLASGOW DEFENCE CAMPAIGN
 
http://glasgowdefencecampaign.blogspot.com/
 
Police attempt to ban Fight Racism!

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Sunday March 20 - Callout 4 Solidarity Bradley Manning- 2pm U.S. Embassy, London

12-03-2011 09:42

On Sunday March 20th. - around the anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq - anti-war activists will be going to Quantico U.S. Marine Base, Virginia, U.S.A. to demand the end to the torture of Bradley Manning. In London, we will be heading to the U.S.Embassy!
***Footage from the January 17th., the last time anti-war folks went to Quantico
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4eNzokgRIw

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LibDem Conf: Convergence Centre Open in Sheffield #ldconf

12-03-2011 09:07

Sheffield Lib Dem Conf Convergence Space
A convergence space is now open in Sheffield, the shop next door to Debenhams on The Moor. There is lots of space for banner and placard making, there is water, electricity and should be food and internet access at some point today and later tonight there might even be some film screenings, come on down!

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Alternative to the Cuts: see 6 short videos about tax havens

12-03-2011 08:55

Transition Stroud and Stroud Commonwealth organised the recent talk 'The Rise and Rise of Britain's Tax Haven Empire' by John Christensen from the Tax Justice Network. The videos help understand how tax havens work, their history and how Britain is the biggest player - they also cover the importance UK Uncut has played in putting this issue on the agenda.

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Palestine Today 03 12 2011

12-03-2011 08:14

At least two Palestinians armed with knives stabbed the mother, father and three of the children, aged, 11, three and a baby of a month in their sleep at Itamar, south of Nablus early Saturday. Hamas hailed the murders as a "heroic operation," without taking responsibility.

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Gaddafi learns the Israeli way

12-03-2011 06:25

Gaddafi reads Bibi
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Gaddafi reads "How To Win Wars... The Israeli Way"

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Open Letter from Out East to the organisers of East End Gay Pride

12-03-2011 01:13

In response to 'East End Gay Pride' march from the organizers of Hackney Pride March - OUTEAST

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Earthquake and Tsunami Update

12-03-2011 00:12

Atomanlage Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Vienna, 11 March 2011 (1245 CET) | The IAEA's Incident and Emergency Centre has received information from Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) that a heightened state of alert has been declared at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. NISA says the plant has been shut down and no release of radiation has been detected.
Japanese authorities have also reported a fire at the Onagawa nuclear power plant, which has been extinguished. They say Onagawa, Fukushima-Daini and Tokai nuclear power plants were also shut down automatically, and no radiation release has been detected. ....  http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2011/tsunamiupdate.html

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so this is what 2 million quid of policing looks like - day 1

11-03-2011 21:42

chemical soup sprayed in our skies all day
libdems converge on sheffield........boo!

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Exclusive footage from Gaddafi mansion occupation

11-03-2011 21:22

There was originally a consensus agreement not to publish images from inside the Gadaffi mansion but that has now been made redundant with the building being handed over to the Libyan Solidarity Group. This short video (1min) is a quick rush around some of the building. It shows kitchen and reception room along with master bedroom and some of the other bedrooms and bathrooms in the house. The property was pretty much empty of personal effects but fully furnished and the heating on full blast despite being empty.