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Birmingham Newswire Archive

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01-02-2006 14:34

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

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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31-01-2006 15:13

critical mass this friday!

Brum Critical Mass will be taking place this Friday 3rd Febuary.

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30-01-2006 14:33

Live Exports Demos Malvern, Worcs Sat Feb 4th 2006

Two demos against live exports are planned for Saturday Febuary 4th. The first being at the headquarters of the National Sheep Association and the second being at the headquarters of the National Beef Association both in Malvern, Worcestershire.

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29-01-2006 20:11

West Mids Anarchists-Minutes 27/01/06

Minutes from West Midlands Anarchists most recent meeting 27/01/06

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28-01-2006 17:54

Hunt saboteurs make 999 call after unprovoked attack

Hunt saboteurs present at the Worcestershire Foxhounds today had to call 999 after they were attacked by supporters of the hunt as they sought to prevent illegal hunting taking place.

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28-01-2006 02:42

IOM Bribing Asylum Seekers to Return Home

iom logo.. modified In a programme co-financed by the European Refugee Fund, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Home Office (HO), has intensified its campaign to "urge" both successful and failed asylum seekers to return home, offering them money.

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27-01-2006 23:49

Demonstration for 'Matthew Boulton 2', Weds feb 1st

originally planned for 27th january, this demo against the expulsion of two Matthew Boulton College students has been postponed til february 1st, when it will take place outside the main entrance to Matthew Boulton College.

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26-01-2006 16:51

Issue or Distraction

Today’s right-wing political strategists have developed an effective technique to manage or direct the public’s attention. They have adopted Straussian methods of political deception.

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26-01-2006 12:09

Birmingham students launch underground press

Free Press Students at the University of Birmingham have launched an alternative newspaper in response to recent expulsions at Matthew Boulton College and censorship of the existing newspaper.

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25-01-2006 20:25

Here's LIST of CIA Torture Planes, Culprits--Here's PROOF that EU DENIES

49 Planes in the News THERE IS PROOF THAT EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS WERE IN LEAGUE WITH CIA GANGSTERS THAT KIDNAPPED PERSONS IN EUROPE TO TORTURE THEM. That proof is in a document excerpted here. You can read the full document by following a link given. Also here are embarassing lists of persons -- Americans and Europeans -- with varying degrees of complicity in CIA gangsterism. There is a list of the countries that have joint ventures with the CIA called "CTICs." And there is a list of all of the CIA planes mentioned in the news.

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23-01-2006 17:16

Video from Guantanamo Bay demo, sat 21st

This video was one of two short films made as part of a quick turn-around video editing workshop that took place during a video activism gathering held at the rampART social centre.

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23-01-2006 15:25

Call out for National Day of Action to Defend Council Housing – 08/02/06

Privatisation has been sweeping the UK and attacking the working class and the downtrodden for years. Housing, Transport, Hospitals, Gas, Schools and water are just part of an ever growing list of services and resources which have been sold off by the state to marauding capitalist groups.

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22-01-2006 21:10

Close down Guantanamo

March to American Embassy to demand the release of British residents and the many forgotten people of other countries from Guantanamo Bay

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21-01-2006 22:47

Photos from March to US Embassy

1 March to US embassy on bhalf of Guantanamo detainees

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20-01-2006 12:57

Bin Laden to the Rescue

In a desperate attempt to retrieve the tatters that is the Bush government, Bin Laden has again come to the rescue – perfect timing! Who remembers the last major announcement from the person who has done more to assist Bush than any other man on the planet? It was during the last presidential election when Bush was in desperate need of an alarmist boost.

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20-01-2006 09:19

REMINDER: NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION FOR THE BRITISH RESIDENTS IN GUANTÁNAMO BAY

The Save Omar Campaign will join protesters from the Birmingham Guantanamo Campaign, Manchester Guantanamo, Belmarsh Campaign, among others, in central London on Saturday January 21 2006.

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19-01-2006 01:33

Galloway activist urges: assault Tatchell

Adam Yosef This story is on a number of news sites, thought it may be of interest seeing as similar threads have been posted to previous homophobic comments made by Galloway's henchman.

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17-01-2006 19:25

Tory leader cashes in on Brum tornado

David Cameron. David Cameron is visiting the tornado affected area and meeting local residents who had their homes damaged in the freak storm last July.

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11-01-2006 03:05

Peter Tatchell attacks Muslim journalist!

Peter Tatchell has condemned the Desi Xpress article Gay human rights and gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has joined the condemnation of Muslim journalist Adam Yosef following deeply offensive comments made by the latter in national Asian newspaper Desi Xpress.

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10-01-2006 23:51

GUANTANAMO BAY PROTEST SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2006

A national protest outside the US embassy in London is being organised by groups of Guantanamo campaigners from across the country, and is planned for Saturday 21st January (a week next Saturday). Coaches will be leaving from Carr's Lane Church at 8.30am in Birmingham city centre, and the central mosque at 8.45am. I have tickets for sale: £6 for student/unemployed or £12 employed. Email me at:  admin@end-unlawful-imprisonment.org.uk or call me on 07771 926 735 if you would like to go.

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