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London Critical Mass January ride.

26-01-2008 09:34

A subdued start to a good ride, held up by a massive traffic jam in the Strand, but it livened up later with a bike high in Piccadilly Circus and taunts to impatient car horns. Joyful chants of 'More bikes less cars' and 'Whose streets? Our streets'.

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This Week In Palestine – week 4 2008

25-01-2008 23:35

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This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for January 13th through to January 25th, 2008.

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Fit Watch Delay Start of Police March

25-01-2008 23:29

Okay – maybe for only five minutes – but at least we got to obstruct 20,000 cops, which might be a record.

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Chiswick protest against Total Oil support for Burma dictatorship

25-01-2008 22:30

Twelve protesters held a demonstration at the West Four Total Oil petrol station at 137 Chiswick High Road on January 24th, calling on the company to stop giving the brutal military junta hundreds of millions of dollars a year, as the largest western supporter of the military regime.

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Justice For Atenco!!!

25-01-2008 15:37

CASE FILED IN THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT (AUDENCIA NACIONAL) AGAINST THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE CRIME OF TORTURE.

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Who's Lying? The police or the police.

25-01-2008 12:35

The scum can't have it both ways. Who's lying? Take your pick.

Either the police federation lied and the BNP were invited to their march. Or the Bronze Commander lied to Fit Watch.

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sefton park trees cut down

25-01-2008 12:14

the re-designing of sefton park or the mass tree felling to ensure the funding has begun.

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New Social Centre under Siege

24-01-2008 21:59

A new autonomous space in Hackney sustained two violent attacks this week as representatives of both Howen Estates Ltd., and the Hackney Metropolitan Police attempted to forcibly and illegally gain entry to the newly opened social centre.

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Suzanne Taylor was released today on tagging

24-01-2008 21:50

In one of the sickest sentences ever handed out to animal rights activists last March 2007, Both Teresa & Suzanne have now both fortunately served considerably then less time inside than they were originally handed down a draconian judge.

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Professional Protest Stall on Police March

24-01-2008 15:11

The Professional Protest Stall
Realising that the Police are far more used to being on the other side of protests, the Space Hijackers set up a stall at the Police March offering tips on protesting, free placards and even police issue anti F.I.T team face masks

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Complete Blockade & Roof Occupation of EDO MBM.

24-01-2008 13:03

Brighton activists prevent access to Fishersgate EDO MBM by locking on to gates and super gluing themselves to external doors. Two activists scale the roof and occupy.

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Students blockade EDO factory

24-01-2008 12:34

Yesterday morning 15 student activists from Sussex University, Brighton used a variety of tactics to completely blockade EDO MBMs factory in Fishersgate. Students d-locked and glued themselves to doors and occupied the roof in an attempt to bring the factory to a standstill and raise awareness of the products EDO produce.

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Some pics from the counter-cops demo

23-01-2008 22:56

FITwatch turned up to 'welcome' the demonstrating cops, presenting them with Section 14 orders (see  https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389904.html) and taking their photos for their own forward intelligence purposes.

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Mapuche's Urgent Communicate

23-01-2008 22:27

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LAMNGEN PATRICIA TRONCOSO ROBLES, BOUNDED TO BED BY SEVERAL BINDINGS AS A "PUNISHMENT" DUE TO HER NEGATIVE TO INGEST FOOD.

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Mr Tesco avoids a green wash

23-01-2008 17:56

Chief Exec. of Tesco, Terry Leahy, today evaded various campaigners at Manchester's Whitworth Art Gallery who were anxious to discuss his company's recent £25 mil. investment in Manchester University's "Sustainable Consumption" Institute, yet another Tesco green-wash...............

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rampART social centre still hanging in there

23-01-2008 11:50

Seems many people seem to think rampART has closed. IT HAS NOT !

The legal process is still ticking along with a decision expected soon on whether we can have an appeal hearing. In the meantime it is not possible for the 'owner' to get a warrant of possesion so there is no immediate threat of eviction.

We'd like to remind people that the space is still available for events etc and that we have a backup space should eviction interfere with peoples plans. However, keeping two spaces open has been a major drain on everyone involved and the rampART itself is not getting the attention it deserves for the last few weeks.



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Thousands still displaced from homes flooded last summer

23-01-2008 10:11

Thousands of people in Britain are unable to return to their homes months after they were flooded last summer. Latest estimates suggest over 9,000 families are still living with friends or relatives or in temporary accommodation and that 2,000 of them spent Christmas in caravans.

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Zapatista eviction imminent

23-01-2008 00:50

Chiapanecan authorities announce plan to evict Zapatista camp at the Huitepec.

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Protests in Switzerland against the World Economic Forum

22-01-2008 17:28

Bern
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will begin tomorrow (January 23) in the Swiss ski village of Davos with an opening speech by the American secretary of state Condoleeza Rice. Several thousand politicians and capitalists from around the world will meet up in Davos, including the guests of honor Henry Kissenger and Tony Blair. The first protests against the WEF took place on Saturday in the Swiss cities Bern and St. Gallen.