UK Promoted Newswire Archive
Activists Interrupt Coal Supply Destined for Ratcliffe-on-Soar
26-10-2009 11:08
Today 20 activists from Earth First! (1) stopped work at UK Coal's opencast coal mine near Shipley (2), Derbyshire. The protesters entered the site at 9.20am and climbed on top of machinery, intending to stay as long as possible they are currently occupying 6 vehicles. This protest is part of a campaign to stop new coal mines and coal power stations in the UK. It follows hot on the heels of last week's Climate Swoop at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, where coal from Shipley is burnt.Full article | 5 additions | 21 comments
N Power's Didcot coal powered station under siege
26-10-2009 09:39
The twenty peaceful protesters rode their push-bikes past security guards at 4.30am this morning before splitting into two groups. One team has shut down the giant coal conveyors which feed the boilers at the plant, while a second group of nine men and women has climbed the inside of the iconic 200m-high chimney and reached the top. They say they have enough food and water to stay in place for ‘weeks, not days’ - during which time the plant will be unable to operate. Already the activists in the chimney are securing the route behind them to ensure they can’t be reached by police and security guards.
Founder of EDL linked to former neo-Nazis and terrorists
25-10-2009 23:14
Founder of EDL linked to former neo-Nazis and terrorists
24.10.09 - Troops Out Of Afghanistan National Demonstration
25-10-2009 14:08
Troops Out of Afghanistan March, London - pictures.
25-10-2009 12:28
Troops Out of Afghanistan: Anti-war march in London - Photos!
24-10-2009 19:20
First Anniversary of Unjust House of Lords' Chagos decision
24-10-2009 17:41
Last Day of Bristol TAA- get on down
24-10-2009 13:39
The Bell Hotel, 112 Bell Hill Road, Bristol, BS5 7NF. Here is the map:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=BS5+7NF&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Bristol,+Avon+BS5+7NF&gl=uk&ei=nQvfSszmCcefjAf8g8SkBg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA for more info and photos:
http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/691263 SATURDAY: OPEN ALL DAY with JUNK FASHION SHOW at night
SUNDAY: CLEAR UP all hands on deck to get it tidy!
Pictures of Pedal Powered Picketline (22-10-2009)
24-10-2009 01:02
This time it was because postal workers, in disgust at the way their management and the government has been treating them decided to walk out en masse from the depot on the Clifton Road Industrial Estate for two days.
Posties on Strike!
23-10-2009 23:04
The first coverage of the postal workers strike from Manchester.SchNEWS 696 - Sooty and Swoop
23-10-2009 19:41
Over a thousand swoopers descended on Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station over the weekend - Britain's 3rd largest carbon emitter - with the aim of shutting the whole place down... plus, Britain’s newest anti-arms campaign, Target Brimar, staged their inaugural demo on Saturday, a counter demo of around 600 anti-racists ensured the English Defence League in Wales came a cropper in Swansea on Saturday, two protesters convicted during the Smash EDO Carnival Against the Arms Trade have had their convictions quashed by an appeal court, and more...This Week in Palestine -Week 43 2009
23-10-2009 18:06
Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 17th to the 23rd, 2009
Novartis threaten the right to protest banners and costumes
23-10-2009 17:57
On Wednesday 28th Novartis are back in court trying to extend their injunction against Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty. You may think that this is just an animal rights issue, but the new terms that Novartis are seeking will set a frightening precedent that will affect everyone's right to protest.3 arrests at Zippos circus
23-10-2009 17:06
On Thursday night there where 3 arrestsa Zippos circus in CambridgeNew Deal is bad for your health
23-10-2009 15:12
Report about Greek prisons
23-10-2009 13:27
Christos Stratigopoulos is a greek anarchist who recently arrested for bank robbery together with Italian anarchist Alfredo Bonnano. They both are in prisonCarmel Agrexco Blockaders in Court
23-10-2009 13:03
The first trial of Carmel Agrexco campaigners since 2006 will commence on Monday 26th October. The protesters were arrested in february 2009 during the week of action preceding Valentine's Day.The establishment mugs Nick Griffin, but only to steal his political clothes
23-10-2009 12:52
What entertainment! What a fascinating and gruesome TV spectacle! Griffin the fool on the box! What a ratings boost for ‘Mentorn’ (the private company that runs question time, that’s been begging the BBC for years to have the Griffo freakshow). Yes it was great to see Nick Griffin look ridiculous on TV. He really is an unctuous buffoon. But it was still a bad idea to give him a platform on Question Time. The only mitigating factor was being able to see a huge, angry demonstration by anti-fascists outside the BBC TV centre to show how we all feel. (The woman seen being dragged along the floor still wagging her finger at a copper is my especial hero).Do anarchists exist in the class struggle?
23-10-2009 12:39
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Griffin torn apart, but not literally unfortunately
23-10-2009 09:42
Yesterday, Thursday the 23rd October saw unprecedented protests outside BBC television centres across the country over the planned appearance of the fascist BNP party leader Nick Griffin on the current affairs programme Question Time. Numbers eclipsed even the protests sparked by the BBC's refusal to air a Gaza aid appeal last January. Crowds gathered to hear the usual speeches and chant the usual slogans, but after a car entered the television centre a large crowd surged forward towards the main gates to be met by police. Soon enough the cops were overpowered and pushed aside with officers climbing over the gates to escape. The gates were forced open, officers on the other side struggling to hold them shut. Seconds later the crowd stormed the gates and headed towards the BBC entrance with dozens of activists entering the building. Protestors were seen being dragged outside by security. As the evening wore on the scene became moody with reports of police using CS gas. Inside the television studio the scene was not much calmer.I saw a rather succinct review of Question Time: "Griffin came across as a blithering idiot while the other three politicians acted like a bunch of kids fighting over a bag of sweets, Jack Straw seemed to drop most of his sweets on the floor when asked about immigration. Bonnie Greer was hilarious". This about sums up what happened, but here follows a more in depth analysis.