UK Indymedia - UK Promoted Newswire Archive

'Not An Eviction Party' at the secret social centre

21-02-2008 21:02

Today, the backup venue for the rampART social centre faced a court hearing as the owners sought an interim possession order which would have seen the occupiers given just 24 hours to pack up and leave. However, as luck would have it, only the squatters turned up to court so the case was adjourned. No eviction tomorrow and we guess not for at least another week...

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Protestors demand freedom of expression at University

21-02-2008 17:46

Today around 80 protesters marched around the University of Nottingham's campus to demand freedom of expression and an end to the University's repression of student activists. In spite of the University's deployment of undercover spies and a police cameraman, the mood was good and protestors got a generally warm reception from other members of the student body.

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Palestine Today 022108

21-02-2008 15:46

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday February 21st, 2008.

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Unrest Aftermath in Copenhagen

21-02-2008 14:42

After a week of burning barricades, cars and public buildings across the country the unrest has settled down. Now we're looking back at what actually happened.

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Student Climate Project's plans for London, April 2008

21-02-2008 10:25

At their last tour event in Cambridge The Student Climate Project held a planning gathering where they pieced together plans for their next event in April. As ever, the plans are very open and it is hoped many will find ways to contribute to our work, who share our aims of inspiring students with the radical climate message.

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EDO Rooftop Protesters celebrate as all charges are dropped again

21-02-2008 07:25

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Repression in Ciudad Juatez, Mexico

20-02-2008 03:05

The repression has included all the critical and urban sectors of Ciudad Juarez, from the curfew against minors, outside any lawful order and despite the opposition of the families of young people; the assault of the residents of the Colonia Lomas de Poleo by the state and the Zaragoza brothers [one of the richest and most powerful families of the Ciudad Juarez oligarchy, also suspected of involvement in the “femicides”. They are one of the owners of the Corona Beer Company so BOYCOTT CORONA BEER!, translator notes] who have made an illegal claim to the land where the “colonos” (residents) live, and now the harassment and imprisonment of the compañeros of collective and social organizations.

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Direct Action: UK, USA, Spain & Germany

19-02-2008 19:48

More sabotage, vandalism and looks glued including a new direct action sub cell introduced in the UK - Cambridge Exterior Designers Inc. - who redecoration Boicair's offices; a supplier of Huntingdon Life Sciences. ALF reports also released from the Midsummer House, Hunting Kennels / HQ attacks and more.

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Interview With A Hacktivist

19-02-2008 19:35

I recently conducted an interview with 'Shai', Liverpool's resident hactivist. He's organising a hactivism evening at the city's social centre, Next To Nowhere, on Wednesday 5th March. I talked to him about his plans for the event, his ideas for improving activists' use of technology, and asked what's so damned exciting about all those zeroes and ones anyway...

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Flashback: F15 2003 - London Anti-War Demo

19-02-2008 17:25

Photos from the 15th February 2003 No War on Iraq demo in London.

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Palestine Today 021908

19-02-2008 15:25

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday February 19th, 2008.

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Two Catholic Workers Found Guilty for DSEI "Rivers of Blood" Action!

19-02-2008 06:11

On Friday 15 February, London Catholic Workers Zelda Jeffers and Fr. Martin Newell appeared before Stratford Magistrates for pouring fake blood on Excel Centre, East London the first morning of the DSEI Arms Fair 12th September 2008. The Custom House entrance was closed to both the sellers and buyers as a result.They were charged with criminal damage at one of the entrances to the

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Guantánamo Activities in London last week

18-02-2008 23:06

A series of events took place in London this week calling for justice for Guantánamo detainees past and present, and for the detention camp to be closed down, taking in protests outside the Spanish Embassy and Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London Fashion Week and a packed meeting with Moazzam Begg in East London.

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Sheffield: End the Siege of Gaza Vigil

18-02-2008 22:15

Some photos from the End the Siege of Gaza vigil held in front of Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday 16th February 2008.

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More pics and movies from army recruitment protest

18-02-2008 21:41

Sheffield Activist Network

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Midsummer House – News Coverage and Demo Report

18-02-2008 21:15

Newspaper coverage and demo report for Midsummer House Foie Gras demos in Cambridge.

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"Hunting Act's 3 Year Anniversary" by ALF

18-02-2008 20:59

Hunt kennels targeted in night of vandalism by animal rights activists
Charlotte White, H&H deputy news editor.

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Sheffield Climate Ark

18-02-2008 20:43

Campaigning against climate change in Sheffield city centre with an ark.

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Palestine Today 021808

18-02-2008 19:39

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday February 18th, 2008.

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Pauline Campbell arrested at HMP Styal

18-02-2008 14:35

On January 23rd Lisa Marley aged 32 died in the ‘care’ of HMP Styal in Cheshire. On February 5th veteran campaigner Pauline Campbell brought her unique form of protest to the prison and was promptly arrested for the fifteenth time. Lisa was the sixth woman to die inside the walls of Styal since the death of Pauline’s daughter Sarah in 2003. She was the forty-first woman to die across England and Wales since that time.

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