UK Indymedia - UK Promoted Newswire Archive

Roberto Perez: Cuba - from collapse towards sustainability

12-10-2008 22:41

Urban permaculturist, Roberto Perez, spoke in Sheffield on 25th September 2008 at a meeting organised by Sheffield Cuba Solidarity Campaign and Grow Sheffield,

http://www.growsheffield.com/ . Following are some photos form the talk and a audio recording of it, the recording includes the soundtrack from a short version of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil,

http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php

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Food Not Bombs at Freedom Not Fear

12-10-2008 18:48

Whitechapel Food Not Bombs brought food to the anti-surveilliance "Freedom not fear" demo at New Scotland Yard in London, on Sat the 11th of October

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squat pretoriusstraat 28 in amsterdam to be evicted

12-10-2008 11:31

Those activists who have passed through Amsterdam, will know that there is a thriving squatting scene there. One of the main squats in the east of the city, Pretoriusstraat 28, will be evicted by riot cops on tuesday 14th October. After a seven year battle against speculation and the sale of social housing, state and capital have finally got their way. For the time being!
On this day other Amsterdam squats will be evicted.

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Dick Cheney rampages through London - Pictures.

12-10-2008 10:39

Campaigners gather outside the Shell oil company HQ in London to protest against the contracting of Iraqi oil reserves by US occupation forces in Iraq on behalf of US and British private oil corporations.

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Demonstration for Amdani Juma's right to stay, Market Sq, Nottingham : Pictures

12-10-2008 00:43

Amdani Juma remains in immediate danger of deportation. There was another demonstration at 12.30pm in Market Square on Saturday 11th Oct to show continuesd support. The demonstration insisted that the Home Office remove the threat of deportation for Amdani.

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Stalling Tactics Win A Victory for Freedom of Expression

12-10-2008 00:20

Today, in Liverpool City Centre, political campaigners, supporters and members of the public joined in a spontaneous direct action to block police vans for around half an hour after the unlawful arrest of two activists.

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Pix of Anti-RBS Action, London - Fri 10 Oct 08 (1 of 2)

11-10-2008 23:21

What do a Distraught Bengal Tiger, a Sacked Financial Analyst, a Homeless Polar Bear, and a Jobless Banker all have in common? Why they're all victims of the Carbon Crunch - the conflation of Capital's toxic Carbon Addiction and it's self-made Credit Crunch. Oh, and they're also all characters in a protest drama played out at the Olympia Exhibition Centre between some radical smart cookies from...
• People & Planet -

http://peopleandplanet.org
• PLATFORM -

http://www.platformlondon.org
• Rising Tide -

http://risingtide.org.uk &

http://londonrisingtide.org.uk
...and some shitty-brown suited security drones.

For permission to copy and use, see 'CopyLeft' at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Pix of Anti-RBS Action, London - Fri 10 Oct 08 (2 of 2)

11-10-2008 23:02

What do a Distraught Bengal Tiger, a Sacked Financial Analyst, a Homeless Polar Bear, and a Jobless Banker all have in common? Why they're all victims of the Carbon Crunch - the conflation of Capital's toxic Carbon Addiction and it's self-made Credit Crunch. Oh, and they're also all characters in a protest drama played out at the Olympia Exhibition Centre between some radical smart cookies from...
• People & Planet -

http://peopleandplanet.org
• PLATFORM -

http://www.platformlondon.org
• Rising Tide -

http://risingtide.org.uk &

http://londonrisingtide.org.uk
...and some shitty-brown suited security drones.

For permission to copy and use, see 'CopyLeft' at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Big Turnout for Liverpool Critical Mass

11-10-2008 20:30

This month's critical mass was bigger than ever. The ride ended at Next To Nowhere (social centre) where the riders got free refreshments and saw a film.

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Demonstration Against Ugandan Human Rights Abuse, London 9 Oct, 2008

11-10-2008 18:17

October 9 is Uganda Independence Day, but for gay Nigerians in particular there is little to celebrate. Around 50 people met in a demonstration sponsored by the NUS outside the Ugandan Embassy in Trafalgar Square at noon on Ugandan Independence Day, Oct 9, to protest against human rights abuses in Uganda.
Photographs (C) 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Free Speech Crushed In Liverpool! Arrests Made!

11-10-2008 16:57

A crowd of two hundred people, angry and disgusted, watched as legal
campaigners from 10 protest groups had their leaflets and tables confiscated in Church Street, Liverpool this Saturday 11th October. Two arrests were made.

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Liverpool stands up to police repression against campaigners

11-10-2008 15:01

Police riot vans surrounded & intimidated legal protestors and campaign stalls in Liverpool city centre this afternoon, but surrounding crowds helped intervene to block the police and defend the stalls. Two people were arrested and others questioned, and literature & other campaign materials were confiscated from all the stalls

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aktivix and other tech collectives statement on 11 Oct 08

11-10-2008 12:17

As part of a Day of Action Freedom not Fear, radical tech collectives from Europe and beyond have come up with the following statement which summarises what their position on privacy rights is.

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VIDEO: Bank of England protest - Friday October 10

11-10-2008 08:22

No bail out for the bosses protest outside the Bank of England.

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Hamburg: Acquittal for alleged Superheroine

10-10-2008 22:46

A few days ago, a Hamburg activist was in court for allegedly having participated in an action against precarity and for distribution. Now she has been acquitted. Here is a report from someone who was at the court case:

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Anti-Capitalist Demonstration at Bank, London 10 Oct

10-10-2008 21:57

A group of several hundred people, mainly students took part in a lively anti-capitalist demonstration about the financial crisis in the centre of the City of London this afternoon. Photographs (C)2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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City of London clashes, London - Pictures.

10-10-2008 21:54

As financial markets continue to slump around the world, angry students and activists gather in the City of London to voice their anger over the British governments plan to commit over 50 billion GBP of public funds to shore up confidence in British markets.

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This Week in Palestine – Week 41

10-10-2008 19:40

This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, for October 4 through 10, 2008.

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Uk RNC Activist UPDATE

10-10-2008 16:47

From Dave

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Palestine Today 100908

09-10-2008 16:59

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Thursday October 9, 2008.