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17 Dec: Noise Demo at US Embassy on Chelsea Manning's Birthday

09-12-2014 23:40

previous solidarity event at the US Embassy

On 17th December 2014, Welsh-American whistleblower and prisoner of conscience Chelsea Manning will celebrate her 27th birthday, her fifth while incarcerated by the US government. Today in the news we have had mainstream confirmation of the CIA torture program.

This torture took place in what have become known as CIA 'Black Sites' across the world. Let's not forget that that we only know about this because of whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning, John Kiriakou, Craig Murray and WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, all of whom made significant sacrifices to get this information to us and have suffered persecution for doing so.

NOISE DEMO for whistleblowers and against torture, 4.30 - 6pm, Wed 17 December, outside the US Embassy, London

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'Grievous Censorship' By The Guardian: Israel, Gaza And The Termination Of Nafeez Ahmed’s Blog

09-12-2014 10:54

In July, regular Guardian contributor Nafeez Ahmed examined claims that Israel is seeking to create a 'political climate' conducive to the exploitation of Gaza's considerable offshore gas reserves - 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, valued at $4 billion — which were discovered off the Gaza coast in 2000.

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Never Mind The Ballots…It’s The 7th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair!

08-12-2014 08:37

Coming at you live and direct from east-central Bristol, just 13 days before the 2015 British General Election & local elections, we are pleased to invite you to the 7th Bristol Anarchist Bookfair – and there wont be a single lying, corrupt, austerity-enforcing, media-spinning politician in sight.

Saturday 25th April 2015, from 10.30am – 6pm, at Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol BS2 0NW.

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Bhopal – 30 years on

07-12-2014 20:37

This is a history of the world's worst industrial accident which killed many thousands of people at Bhopal, India in 1984. In the intervening 30 years little or no compensation has been paid and what little was paid largely went in to the pockets of lawyers and middle men.

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[Ecuador] November 15: Class War, Memory War!

07-12-2014 18:46

We received and publish a text from comrades of Proletarios Revolucionarios (“Revolutionary Proletarians”) from Ecuador. We translated this text "[Ecuador] 15 de Noviembre: ¡Guerra de Clases, Guerra de Memorias!" [ http://proletariosrevolucionarios.blogspot.com/2014/11/ecuador-15-de-noviembre-guerra-de_14.html] from Spanish into English and French.

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Nazi Parenting: EDL Dress Kids In Terrorist Outfits @exposing_ukip @slatfascists

07-12-2014 17:15

The fascist EDLer is a dying breed, but miscreant neo-nazi parents are doing their utmost to transmit their rabid race hate onto the next generation, dressing their offspring in terrorist balaclavas for EDL demos and training them in the art of racist chanting.

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Cambridge Defend Education bans the SWP

07-12-2014 12:57

'As activists and students within Cambridge Defend Education (CDE), we wish to make it absolutely clear that we will not, under any circumstances, organise with the Socialist Workers' Party (SWP).'

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John Pilger: War by Media and the Triumph of Propaganda #LoganCIJ14

05-12-2014 18:51

Following is John Pilger’s address to the Logan Symposium, “Building an Alliance Against Secrecy, Surveillance & Censorship”, organised by the Centre for Investigative Journalism, London, on 5th December, 2014  http://logancij.com/

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Obstacles to Solidarity: On the Decline of Radical Activism in the UK

05-12-2014 16:19

Five years ago, radical activism in the UK appeared to be entering a golden age. Today, it seems to have run out of momentum and ideas. In his latest column, Mikhail Goldman examines the sources of the malaise, and potential ways out of it.

 http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/obstacles-solidarity-decline-radical-activism-uk/

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Bath #FreeEducation March - Sat 6th December

05-12-2014 13:27

#FreeEducation march in Bath, 12:30 at the Abbey.

Opposed to tuition fees and cuts, in favour of free education for all!

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The Greatest Mistake in the Existence of „NSA“ and its Counterparts

05-12-2014 12:47

The late capitalist state does not make errors, it is a historical aberration. It talks of intelligent design while it smears a bacterial fighting gene into a food seed as to degrade the Earth to a mere factory floor and squeeze a quick extra profit out of its own inflated stupidity. But even though there is nothing to be corrected about it having made specific choices that contribute to its own detriment, and inflict severe damage upon its manufacturing of peace (or more precisely of abusive intimidation, such as through farm detectives checking crop design licenses) among the contradictory interests of its followers, they are fundamentally wrong. More important than that though is the absolute point that there shall be no coercion in evolution, and that stupidity and intelligence are cleanly separated by definition: While the scam „scientist“ when confronted with a contradictory situation is likely to describe it as „mostly compatible,“ the true scientist will understand the very same perception as „it is evolving a bit.“ The capitalist state however in its desperate attempt to outmatch natural evolution with unintelligent manipulation does not evolve, which is why it is being described as what it is in the first place.

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Why the Guardian axed Nafeez Ahmed's blog

04-12-2014 22:13

Nafeez Ahmed’s account of the sudden termination of his short-lived contract to write an environment blog for the Guardian is depressingly instructive – and accords with my own experiences as a journalist at the paper.

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Athens Warzone - Front line video of the fierce riots last night in Athens

03-12-2014 22:15

Athens Warzone - Front line video of the fierce riots last night in Greece, in solidarity to anarchist Nikos Romanos on hunger strike since November 10.

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Business, Innovation and Skills office targeted in campaign for free education

03-12-2014 14:53

Cambridge branch of BIS attacked as part of day of action for free education

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Plane Stupid and Transition Heathrow Activists Occupy Davis Commission Rooftop

03-12-2014 14:52

Activists Occupy Davis Commission Rooftop to highlight the phony commission that won't consider anything but expanding aviation, even in the face of climate chaos.

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Philippine Women’s Coalitions Launch 18 Days of Activism against Violence

03-12-2014 12:05

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW), which marks the start of the 18 Days of Activism Against VAW, women’s groups held a press conference and rally in front of the US Embassy. The coalitions announced today that they unite in focusing on the call for justice for Jennifer Laude during this 18-day campaign period which starts on November 25, and will sustain the campaign until justice is served.

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Fascist New Dawn demonstration countered by Antifa and UAF

01-12-2014 17:45

Antifascists head to Holland Park tube...
On Saturday 29th November a shower of fascists held a solidarity demonstration outside the Greek embassy in West London.

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How to stop public school confidence hurting all and save Society

01-12-2014 10:28

The Times is running a front page news item today (Monday 01 Dec 2014) headlined Public school confidence 'hurts society' -
This theme is based on a remark by a just CBE-awarded headmaster of a - er - London Public School, Kings College in Wimbledon

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Inequality and Liberal Democracy: A Disturbing Association

01-12-2014 08:00

How do we bring fundamental reforms about at a time when organized minorities and disorganized, quiescent majorities appear to be the norm in both the North and the South?

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Report and photos from Faslane anti-Trident demo on Sunday 30th November 2014

30-11-2014 19:07

A report with 20 photos of today's anti-Trident demonstration in Faslane, Scotland.