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Skynews poll runs against asylum seekers - vote now

01-02-2006 19:34

Vote in Skynews poll which is currently running strongly against allowing any benefits for failed asylum seekers. Please make your voice heard and act today - vote no to protect asylum seekers from being treated like criminals.

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G8 Evian: Police in Court in the Aubonnebridge Case

01-02-2006 19:34

Prosecuting the police involved in the Aubonne Case

In June 2003, an affinity group blockaded the Aubonne Bridge with a climbing action in order to stop a G8 delegation from reaching the summit in Evian. The police cut the climbing rope and nearly killed two activists. Now the policeman who cut the rope and his senior officer are in court. They are charged with body harm with negligence…
The Aubonne support group is mobilising to the trial, a party and the surrounding workshops

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

01-02-2006 16:46

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

Setting out from the usual meeting place [Outside the Savoy Cinema on Derby Road, meet at 5.30pm] 'twas a dark, wet and oh so very cold. But a fair few turned up to take part .....

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Indymedia Radio London - Weekly News Roundup + Audio

01-02-2006 15:57

Here's some of the stories from Indymedia London Radio's weekly broadcast on Resonance FM - taken from UK and Global Indymedia, and this week a few stories culled from the excellant Schnews.

Only half these stories were used on the radio show, as there was also an interview about the ongoing 2001 Diaz school raid court case in Italy, and a 20 min piece about the High Court challenge of the use of Section 44 of the terrorism act against protestors.

Also featured was the protest after the sad death of Bereket Yohannes who hung himself at Harmondsworth Detention Centre ( http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/332427.html)

Listen to the show every week at 1pm every Wednesday in London on 104.4FM or on the web at:  http://www.resonancefm.com

...or check out other imc audio at  http://radio.indymedia.org

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Home Office calls for “Voluntary Deportation” of Progressive Café Founder

01-02-2006 14:34

Sam Alim pictured with supporter Claire Short at Cafe One
Having lived in Birmingham since age 10, successful community café founder, publisher and activist Sam Alim is being asked to voluntarily return to his home country of Bangladesh by the Home Office.

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Nottingham No to the M1 widening campaign launch

01-02-2006 11:22

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We will be launching our opposition to the M1 widening campaign on Monday 6th Feb, meeting outside the tourist information office in Nottingham city centre at 12-30. Please come along and get involved with the campaign.
We will do a public information stall at this time, then at 2-30 we will hand in a letter of objection to Arup who are working on the first stage of the widening project.

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Bath anti-fur day of action

31-01-2006 20:56

Activists shame John Anthony
Six out of seven shops target by animal rights activists in Bath stop selling real fur!

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Religious Hatred Bill to be passed today

31-01-2006 14:47

Today there will be demonstration in central London at 4 pm against the Religious Hatred Bill that will outloaw criticism of religion.

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Stalling of ID Card bill - but still no room for comfort

31-01-2006 14:15

The House of Lords has dealt a blow to Labour's ID Card Bill, criticising the enormous cost, the obvious insecurity of personal information in a centralised database, the way the government wants cards to be used for accessing public services, and attacking compulsion partly as a result of it not being in the Labour manifesto.

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100th UK soldier killed in Iraq: Vigils called UK wide

31-01-2006 10:29

BREAKING NEWS: The UK Ministry of War have just announced the 100th British soldier has [sadly] been killed in Iraq.

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London- New Occupied Social Centre!!

31-01-2006 01:28

EX-SSEES Occupied Social/political Centre – 21 Russell Square, London WC1

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Genova G8 Diaz interviews - Sam Buchanan

30-01-2006 18:31

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New Zealander Sam Buchanan describes the police raid on Diaz from inside the Pertini school.

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Genova G8 Diaz interviews - Mark Covell

30-01-2006 18:19

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Interview with Diaz victim and independent journalist Mark Covell.

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Genova G8 Diaz interviews - Hamish Campbell

30-01-2006 18:12

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Interview with Undercurrents film maker Hamish Campbell.

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Park Authority halts quarrying at Backdale in the Peak District

30-01-2006 16:25

Peak Park have served a stop notice, effective today 30 Jan, on Merriman who are quarrying at Backdale. National Park minister Jim Knight has visited the site today and pledged his support. Merriman have threatened to open two more sites if stopped at Backdale.

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Support Aubonne Two in Court Case Against the Swiss Police

30-01-2006 14:12

In May 2003, an affinity group blockaded the Aubonne Bridge in order to stop a G8 delegation from reaching the summit in Evian. The police cut the climbing rope and nearly killed two activists. Now the policeman who cut the rope and his senior officer are in court. They are charged with bodily harm with negligence…

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Aldermaston: 8 arrests, successful blockade

30-01-2006 12:52

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This morning, at around 6.30am, groups of blockaders successfully shut two gates at Britain's nuclear weapons factory. There were eight arrests. Cutting teams gave up on trying to get through the lock-ons!

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A visit to Smithy Fen

30-01-2006 02:33

Patrick McCarthy stands in his pot-holed road
A visit to the (mobile) home of Patrick McCarthy, 69, and his wife,
residents of Smithy Fen, Cambridgeshire who are threatened with eviction from their own land and not allowed to maintain their road.

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Bristol - political street artivists in print

29-01-2006 16:53

Street art book cover
bristle presents: Political street expressions in Bristol & the South West – a photo archive 1998-2005

200 full colour, A6 size pages, with nearly 500 different images of stencils, murals, graffiti, subverts and other expressions which our cameras have been collecting for seven years.