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Photos: Falmouth, Cornwall holds Gaza vigil

12-01-2009 14:20

Saturday 10th January

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Demonstration against Israeli killings in Gaza, London 10.01.09

12-01-2009 12:16

tens of Thousnads marched in bitter cold from Hyde Park, Speakers Corner, passed the israeli Embassy to Hyde Park Corner.

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Report of rally in solidarity with the people of Palestine, with shoe throwing

12-01-2009 11:37

Rally at Grey's Monument, Newcastle in solidarity with Palestine.
Held on 10th January 2009. 140 people attended and contributed to a variety of actions.

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Hunger strike for Gaza starts opposite Parliament

12-01-2009 10:48

Maria Gallastegui, founder of the Peace Strike, has started a hunger strike this morning in solidarity with the people of Gaza and to protest against the escalating military assault on the people of Gaza.
Come and join the vigil whenever you can, support Maria and let parliamentarians know how you feel about what is happening in Gaza.

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Gaza Public Meeting at Bobbers Mill Community Centre, Nottingham

12-01-2009 10:15

On Sunday, 11th January at 7.30pm, there was a Public Meeting to protest and be informed about the continued Israeli attacks on Gaza.

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Climate Rush targets Heathrow and Manchester airport on the 12 January 2009

12-01-2009 09:53

This week the government is expected to give the go ahead for the third runway at Heathrow. The pressure group 'Climate Rush' have announced a sit-down 'dinner' at the Departures Gate of Terminal One in Heathrow Airport on Monday 12th. The Climate Rush dinner will begin at 7pm and is expected to last several hours. At the same time Manchester airports Domestic Departures (Terminal 3) will also be targeted. BAA has been preparing for the protests by sending threatening letters to people who've said they'll attend.

'The Climate Rush' held their first protest last October (13th October). Taking their inspiration from the Suffragettes they mounted a 'rush' on Parliament. Over 800 women, men and children, some in Edwardian costume, all with red climate sashes, rushed the Houses of Parliament. The doors were slammed shut, Parliament was forced to close for an hour and the shouts of 'Deeds not Words' was heard throughout the Palaces of Westminster.

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Sun 11: Watching the phosphorous fall

11-01-2009 23:26

Latest posting on Gaza blog www.talestotell.wordpress.com

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Brighton anti-Gaza war march

11-01-2009 23:14

In a show of solidarity with the suffering of Gazans, around 1,300 local residents marched in Brighton today. Called by the local Palestinian community the march started at Palmeira Square, proceeded down one lane of Western Rd to the Old Steine and finished on the seafromt by the pier.

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Two Hundred March Against Wirral Cuts

11-01-2009 21:07

As hundreds of thousands in London, Edinburgh and around the world demonstrated against Israel's genocidal attacks on Gaza, a much smaller protest took place in Wallasey, Merseyside. While it would be inappropriate to draw many parallels between the two, it can be said the struggle for life and freedom in Palestine and for decent public services in this country have one thing in common: they represent squares in the global chess match between the profit system and the rest of humanity.

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Young Jew Sings Protest to Chief Rabbi, Gets Arrested

11-01-2009 20:27

LONDON - A young Jewish man was arrested today after singing at the Chief Rabbi of GB, Jonathan Sacks, during his speech at today's End Hamas Terror (pro-Israel) rally.

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Stop the Gaza massacre Demo London 10 January 2009

11-01-2009 17:32

Video footage of protest and street battles with riot police

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Eye-witness account of London Gaza Protest 10th Jan '09.

11-01-2009 17:26

As ever, there has been no accurate reporting of yesterdays Gaza protest in central London. The main news channels are reporting the police estimates for numbers of between 15,000 and 20,000 or simply claiming there were tens of thousands, with violence being caused by a small minority.Stop the War estimated there to have been 100,000 people present. Most mainstream news channels are also reporting the 3 police injuries sustained but so far I have seen no reports of protester injuries of which I know there were many- some, from an eye-witness perspective, seeming serious and caused by violent policing. So here is my account. I kept notes throughout the day so the timings are pretty accurate.

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London Indymedia Is Back Up Online!

11-01-2009 17:10

We are so sorry about the downtime and the loss of media, we can't even tell you how sorry we are. A lot of things came together to make this happen and we spent the beginning of the year feeling extremely stupid. We are specially sorry for all the contributors that have been posting to the site, and for all the groups that had created their 'Group' pages. Be reassured that we have done our best to ensure that this doesn't happen again.

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Ray Davies, 79 injured by police in GAZA demo

11-01-2009 16:56

Ray Davies, 79 year old Vice Chair of CND Cymru, sustained head injuries, concussion and cuts when he was trapped with hundreds of others against the Embassy gates by Metropolitan Police at the GAZA demo in London on 10th Jan 2009.
Ray Davies and Wendy Lewis tell the story

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Pics from London demo for Gaza 10 Jan 2009

11-01-2009 16:20

Photos and a short report from yesterday’s march and rally against the massacre in Gaza.

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Photos from Palestininan demonstration, London 10 Jan 2009

11-01-2009 15:24

Pictures from the demonstration in London yesterday. Title of images is timestamp. Presented in chronological order (pretty much).

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Free Gaza to Israel: "We are coming in on Tuesday"

11-01-2009 13:32

Check out the WHAT YOU CAN DO bit after the press release

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Smoke bombs and scuffles behind Israeli Embassy

11-01-2009 13:25

Yesterday on the Palestinian solidarity demonstration the crowd stopped outside the entrance to Kensington Palace Gardens on Bayswater Road at about 3pm. It seemed to be an attempt to get to the Israeli Embassy from behind - and where there was a very thin police presence. Below is a photo report of what happened. More information relating to the protest, it's repercussions and other photos will be put on the Last Hours website (

http://www.lasthours.org.uk) during the coming week.

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Ahava store in London occupied by activists for Palestine

11-01-2009 12:42

Ahava dead sea beauty shop, selling illegal West Bank settlement produce, occupied by activists on Saturday January 10th 2009.

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Rockwool factory destroying beautiful area in Croatia

11-01-2009 12:22

Rock wool, whilst sold as an eco-friendly product, is a dirty thing to make. In the USA, Erin Brokovich is investigating claims that a now-closed Rockwool Group factory is responsible for the high rate of cancer locally. Meanwhile, the residents of the municipality of Pican, Croatia are protesting against a new factory which was built illegally. The factory regularly floods the valley with thick smoke. Read their press release below: