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Birmingham Newswire Archive

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07-09-2009 15:04

New Lichfield BNP branch leader impersonates a Muslim online

Alex Sproule, BNP candidate in the county council elections this year and head of a new BNP branch is caught out pretending to be a Muslim on a working class community message board.

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07-09-2009 14:01

An account of the EDL Birmingham demo

Locals up for it Before heading up to Birmingham I was a bit nervous because there had been no signs of any national call outs from any organisations in regards to this event, so I didn't really know what to expect. But me and some others had decided we'd go have a pop at the EDL so we went anyway.

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06-09-2009 07:17

Boycott Ahava Beauty Products: Boycott Israeli Goods event

Boycott Ahava Beauty Products: Boycott Israeli Goods

On Saturday 26th September
@ 2pm to 4.30pm
Outside the Mailbox in Birmingham City Centre

Leaflet and Picket the ‘Sunday Times Style in the City’ fashion and beauty event

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06-09-2009 04:45

BNP´s Leader to Appear on BBC Question Timel

The Fascist British National Party´s leader Nick Griffin may be asked to appear on Question Time, the BBC has said. A spokesman for the broadcaster said it was bound by rules to treat all political parties with "due impartiality".

The BBC has a duty to treat all political parties equally, so it could be said that they are not at fault here, but Griffin´s appearance would pose problems for the Labour Party: they have a long-standing policy of not sharing platforms with Fascists. Will they do a U-Turn here and lend the BNP more legitimacy?

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05-09-2009 13:55

Breaking News: EDL demo in Brum is kicking off big time

The English Defence League demo is kicking off

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05-09-2009 13:51

Camp for Climate Action - Some Thoughts

Despite what some people are saying about climate camp i.e. it’s full of middle class students who only do fluffy actions, my impression was completely different.

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31-08-2009 22:13

Direct Action for Independent Living, Birmingham, 14th September 2009

Disabled people in Birmingham are dying as a result of the lack of social support provision from Birmingham City Council. Join us on Monday 14th September and take action for the human rights that Birmingham City Council are denying us. THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW!

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31-08-2009 11:53

'Keep Birmingham Safe on Saturday 5th September'

Just received this email which emanates from the searchlight front, hope not hate, about an iniative to lobby brum city council to get the latest english defence league/casuals united march banned by the home secretary.

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25-08-2009 14:21

map of arms dealers in Birmingham - take action in the run up to DSEi

here's a handy map of arms dealers in Birmingham

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25-08-2009 12:27

Release of Lockerbie bomber according humanitarian values

With the release on humanitarian grounds, of the Lockerbie convict, Mr Megrahi, the Scottish goverment has acted according the universal humanitarian values and fundamental principles of civilisation
The objections of certain American political circles not only testify of lack of respect for humanitarian values, but are also highly hypocritical and based on double standards.

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23-08-2009 11:04

Women campaign against rape and torture in the iran-Islamic regime's prisons!

According to the reports which have been published about the Islamic Republic's prisons, demonstrators arrested in the recent uprisings, particularly those in Kahrizak prison, have been raped in group, and banes and guards have put them under the worst medieval tortures. Many of the detainees, female or male, have died in rape rooms because they have been repeatedly raped and group raped and due to rupture of uterus or rectum and internal bleeding.

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22-08-2009 15:43

Bath Vegan Fayre 2009

Bath Vegan Fayre returns this year with another day of free food and information surrounding veganism for local residents.

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20-08-2009 10:06

ex-political-imprisoned women speak up against rape in Iran

“ By Islamic law, it’s illegal to execute virgin girls. So, the islamic regime remedies that little problem, by staging sham “weddings” between the frightened virgin girls and prison guards the night before their executions. The guards then brutally rape the girls.”

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18-08-2009 13:33

Back the All Out Strike in Stoke

Since 11 August just over 100 workers in the inward Stoke office have been
taking all out continuous strike action in defence of jobs and national agreements.
For over two years the branch has been fighting against the transfer of its work to the Mail Centre in Wolverhampton.

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15-08-2009 23:11

BNP 'Red, White and Blue' festival hit by direct action

The BNP is a Nazi Party - Smash the BNP Thousands of British citizens came together today to blockade the BNP's 'Red, White and Blue' festival. Protesters blocked roads with their bodies, physically stopping BNP card-carriers and possible new recruits from reaching their festival.

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14-08-2009 20:51

SchNEWS Issue 687 - Fash Get The Brum Rush

A new grouping of far-right racists demonstrate in central Birmingham – and have their arse kicked by local anti-fascists... plus, a snapshot of what anti-fascists are up against on the mean streets of Moscow, the Vestas protests continue on the Isle Of Wight as workers continue their occupation, the Scottish Camp For Climate Action ends and the Welsh Climate Camp begin - both targetting the coal mining industry and it's climate impact, a 77-day long militant occupation by sacked workers at a Ssangyong car plant in South Korea ended this month with a dramatic raid by 300 police and 100 commandos, and more...

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13-08-2009 10:40

The faces behind fascism in South Shropshire

Left-right - Caroline Snyder, Christina Evans & James Whittall The people behind South Shropshire BNP

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11-08-2009 16:38

West Midlands Vegan Festival, Sat 24 October, Wolverhampton

Please display one of our banners or buttons on your website Whether you`re vegan, an aspiring vegan or just vegan curious, there`s only one place to be on Saturday 24th October 2009! World Vegan Day celebrations will start a week early this year, at the MEGA FANTASTIC West Midlands Vegan Festival in Wolverhampton!!
 http://www.midlandsveganfestival.org.uk

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