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Rythms of Resistance on Manchester Demo

24-09-2006 21:06

Sheffield Rythms of Resistance on the massive Manchester Time To Go demonstration held on Saturday 23rd September 2006.

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"Voluntary Removal Notices": The New Dawn Raids?

24-09-2006 21:03

Forced removal of "failed" asylum seekers was in the headlines again last week when a couple sought sanctuary in a Glasgow church. It comes as a wave of "Voluntary Removal Notices" where people, mostly vulnerable families, are asked to report to Glasgow airport and deport themselves.

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Photos- Time to Go Demo Manchester 23rd Sept

24-09-2006 19:42

photos from Time to Go demo

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Anarchists at Manc demo - report & pictures (plus IWW picket)

24-09-2006 19:38

Placard from Starbucks picket. Keep up the boycott!
The anti-war demonstration in Manchester on October 23rd was supported by a colourful and vocal ‘anarchist block’ with attendance from anarchist organisations and non-aligned anarchists from Manchester and across the county, at least 40 bodies in all. The block was called by the Anarchist Federation and Solidarity Federation, two of the class struggle anarchist organisations in Britain with international links. (Story continues after photos).

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Manchester. 23rd Sep. Time to Go. Photos

24-09-2006 16:24

The City of Manchester welcomes the Labour party conference
A small but determined group of peace campaigners made the long journey from Swindon to Manchester yesterday for the Time to Go march and rally around the GMEX centre where this year’s Labour party conference is being held. Here are some photos of the messages on display during the march.

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'Protect the Patients March' NHS Nursing / Unison March against job cuts Pics 2

24-09-2006 16:13

'Protect the Patients March' NHS Nursing / Unison March against job cuts to NHS staff, services and beds

in the East Midlands.

Met at the Forest Ground between 10.00 - 11.00am on Saturday

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September 15, 2006 prison dispatch from Jeff "Free" Luers

24-09-2006 16:09

The last several weeks have been very intense. Many of you are familiar with my personal struggles at this time having lost my contact visits for the next year. But, that is a small story compared to what the last two weeks have been like at OSP.

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'Protect the Patients March' NHS Nursing / Unison March against job cuts Pics 1

24-09-2006 16:07

'Protect the Patients March' NHS Nursing / Unison March against job cuts to NHS staff, services and beds in the East Midlands.

Met at the Forest Ground between 10.00 - 11.00am on Saturday

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Resist eviction of Green Man Pub, Catford TONIGHT!

24-09-2006 15:55

callout for people to resist eviction of Green Man pub, 355 Bromley Road, Catford PARTY TONIGHT, with a view to resisting eviction very early Monday morning!
Nearest station: bellingham on the Blackfriars to Sevenoaks Thameslink line (same line as Elephant & Castle, Peckham Rye ...easily blaggable).

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50-60,000 People Demonstrate In Manchester, UK

24-09-2006 14:54

Despite MSM reports of just 10,000, over 50,000 activists, politicians, religious groups and members of the public gathered in Manchester today, to demonstrate against the criminal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to also call for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to step down.

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Blatant illegal hunting ignored by Suffolk Police

24-09-2006 13:47

16-09-06 The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) today condemned the activities of Suffolk Police after they ignored a hunt killing a fox, and then proceeded to allow further incidents of illegal hunting choosing instead to target and harass the hunt monitors present trying to collect evidence of it.

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Climate Change Question Time - belated report with audio

24-09-2006 13:45

Audio
On Friday 15th September, Swindon Climate Action Network held a climate change question time event, which was attended by around 100 members of the public. The panel consisted of the leader of Swindon Borough Council, the two Swindon MPs, author Mark Lynas and climate scientist prof Julia Slingo.

A write-up of most of the questions and answers, with audio.

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October 7 - Transnational Day of Action for Migrants & Refugees

24-09-2006 10:42

Presstatement/ statement To all social movements!

From Warsaw in Poland to Nouakchott in Mauretania
7th of October 06: Transnational Actionday against migration-control

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Manchester Anti-War Demo 24/9 - Christians join in protest

24-09-2006 10:40

Christians against war
Christians standing for peace and in solidarity with those suffering

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Manchester Labour Party Conference Protest Photos

23-09-2006 19:08

Some photos from the Manchester Labour Party Conference protest organised by the Stop the War coalition. I release these photos into the public domain. Use them as you wish.

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Video -Time to Go March Manchester

23-09-2006 16:58

Video
Short Video of the samba at the demo on the 23rd September Manchester

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Photos of the "Time to GO" demonstration in Manchester

23-09-2006 16:26

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Photos from Manchester 23rd National Demo "Time to Go"

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On the ground: Eight hours to Manchester

23-09-2006 02:57

Just hours from a hellish early morning trip to Manchester and I can't sleep, due to an incredibly twisted body clock and a brain reeling countless thoughts.

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Protest grows at SOCPA law

22-09-2006 22:16

More than one hundred individuals gathered in Parliament Square tonight in the the third Mass Lone Protest against the SOCPA law. They protested against anything and everything - the point being that protest itself should not be subject to permission.

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Titnore - Reprieve for 210 trees? - Eviction still possible - Big Demo 7 Oct

22-09-2006 21:53

BBC reports "West Sussex and Worthing councils said government advice meant Titnore Lane would not now have to be straightened as part of the West Durrington scheme. It could mean about 210 out of 265 threatened trees being reprieved"

*** Next fight is to stop the access road crossing the woods where the camp is sited.

*** If eviction takes place, supporters to go as soon as possible to camp, congregating in Fulbeck Avenue, Durrington, if access barred.

*** First Saturday after any eviction, there will be a protest against eviction and against development. Fulbeck Avenue, Durrington. 12 noon.

*** Saturday October 7 - Mass mobilisation against Titnore development!
Meet at Durrington station at 2pm to head en masse for Titnore Woods. See ya there!