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Buy Nothing Day: Report

26-11-2006 11:12

Saturday, 25th November 06: Buy Nothing Day, a day where you challenge yourself, friends and family to switch off from shopping and tune into life. This is how a group of colourful happy people celebrated Buy Nothing Day in Manchester UK.

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Close Down Campsfield Annual Demonstration 25th November 2006

26-11-2006 09:33

80 demonstrators stood outside the gates or Campsfield IRC, protesting at the continued incarceration of failed asylum seekers/overstayers/ and persons with out status.

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Pictures: N25 Oaxaca Burns Again, Down with URO and the PFP

26-11-2006 09:00

the Seventh Megamarch returned a scene of total war to the historic city centre of oaxaca this evening. the battle started nearing 4pm, shortly after the people layed siege to Zocalo Square and the PFP. it lasted several hours, until the Federal Repressor Force (PFP) started to advance through different areas of the city, arresting and beating dozens of people amongst them many women in their way. there are reports that talk of more than 400 disappeared, dozens of arrested and people wounded with life ammunition coming from the PFP. the number of wounded is still unknown.

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Oaxaca 25 Nov: rebellion and repression. short resume

26-11-2006 08:19

This is a short resume of the events during november 25th in Oaxaca

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|Offensive of the Federal Preventative Police against the people of Oaxaca |

26-11-2006 07:57

Confrontation between the police and the APPO in different parts of the city.
A large number of people are reported detained in various parts of the city.
Two deaths are the result of the confrontation. (as of 9:33)

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Israeli Company Blockaded This Morning for the Third Time

26-11-2006 06:41

Early This morning (Sun), Palestine solidarity activists blockaded the Israeli
Company Carmel Agrexco’s UK headquarters.

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Heavy Police Attack on Oaxaca

26-11-2006 04:06

many wounded, kidnapped, dissapaered people

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Nafeez Ahmed "INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: THE SECRET HISTORY"

26-11-2006 00:04

A very interesting overview of of the US/UK imperial aims and methods from 1945 to the present and the crisis that it is currently facing. This presentation, and the questions and answer session is an hour and 40 mins long but it is well worth listening to.

This is a repost from here:

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=20582

And more audio from the londonsoundposse can be found here:

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=2704

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Sheffield: Protest against Peugeot sacking 2300 workers

25-11-2006 23:52

There was a protest today outside a Peugeot car sales garage in Sheffield calling on people to boycott Peugeot and Citroën cars in opposition to Peugeot sacking 2,300 workers at it's Ryton plant in Coventry.

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Bath Buy Nothing Day

25-11-2006 22:54

Bath activists took to the streets on friday to celebrate 'buy nothing day'

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Report From Anti Fascist Demo at bnp "conference" in Blackpool.

25-11-2006 20:46

On Saturday November 25th, the bnp's national conference was a big flop. Only 50 fascists turned up to the Kimberley Hotel, Blackpool, to join Nick Griffin and local organiser Roy Greenwood. Anti Fascists outnumbered them 5 to 1, and staged a lively protest in Blackpool town centre, and then outside the venue itself.

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Stop shopping, start living!

25-11-2006 19:24

Buy nothing day; day of anti-consumerist action.

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Peace Tax Protester in Wirral Magistrates Court

25-11-2006 19:04

Ten percent of our taxes are spent on weapons and war. There are a growing number of people protesting by withholding this 10%, arguing that we are conscripted through our taxes. The Peace Tax Seven are taking a case to the European Court, whilst others continue to protest, withhold payment and raise awareness.

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Campsfield 13th anniversary

25-11-2006 18:56

Campsfield is an immigration removal centre on the outskirts of Kidlington, North of Oxford.

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Oaxaca: Illegal Detentions and Torture

25-11-2006 18:47

REPRESSION CONTINUES

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Giant Jukebox entertains Shoppers

25-11-2006 18:27

Giant Jukebox entertains Shoppers in Swansea.

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Portrait of a Barricade

25-11-2006 15:28

Cinco Señores barricade, positioned in front of the university to protect the radio within it and the autonomy of the university, is the last major barricade in Oaxaca City. Some of the most rebellious elements within the APPO have been the students and the barricade defenders at the University Benito Juarez. The barricade is known as the "Barricade of Victory" for the defeat of thousands of federal preventive police by merely a few hundred people who defended the university radio during an attempted eviction on Nov. 2nd.

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FLYER: Oaxaca Resources

25-11-2006 09:43

Here is a flyer which can be printed, copied and distributed as an organizing resource. It is available in color, black and white, rotated, jpg and pdf. Oaxaca Indymedia, Centro de Medios Libres, Narco News, Oaxaca Revolt, Indybay's Americas page and El Enemigo Común are the resources printed on the flyer, as well as an email address, oaxaca-subsrcibe@lists.riseup.net, which can be used to join the Oaxaca solidarity alert list.

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SOCPA ban on cycle sound systems.

25-11-2006 05:12

While cycling up Whitehall last night with Critical Mass, a cycle cop pulled up alongside and said I wasn't allowed to play my sound system in Whitehall. I asked if he was going to arrest me and he said no but I would be liable to arrest if I did it again.

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Nottingham's November Critical Mass and Bike About :: The Pictures

25-11-2006 02:03

Nottingham's November Critical Mass and Bike About :: The Pictures

Friday 24th November @ 5.30pm

Setting out from the usual meeting place [Outside the Savoy Cinema on Derby Road, meet at 5.30pm] with more arriving from the Sumac in Forest Fields.