Manchester Newswire Archive

SchNEWS 696 - Sooty and Swoop

SchNEWS, 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... Read more | 1 comment >>

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Earth First! Wintermoot: 5th - 7th February 2010

EF! wintermoot, 23-10-2009 09:44

EARTH FIRST! WINTER MOOT
6pm Fri 5th - Sun 7th Feb 2010
North-east England

"A weekend of networking, reflection, strategic discussions & campaign planning for anyone involved in ecological direct action who believes in non-hierarchical organisation and directly confronting the forces responsible for the destruction of the Earth and its inhabitants"
Read more >>

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Manchester Students support the Postal strike

Chris Brandler, 22-10-2009 15:39

Over 16 students went down at 7am to picket lines in Manchester to show support for the postal strike. Read more >>

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UPDATE: Terrorism Act injunction against Blacklisted worker thrown out of Court!

Northern Voices, 21-10-2009 21:24

Terrorism Act injunction application against Blacklisted Trade Unionist thrown out in the High Court Read more >>

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Clarification: Terrorism Act 2000 being used against Blacklisted workers

Northern Voices, 20-10-2009 20:48

The main contractor at Fiddler's Ferry power station in Cheshire - Scottish & Southern Energy - is seeking an injunction under the Terrorism Act 2000 to prevent blacklisted workers from picketing the site. Read more | 4 comments >>

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No New Nuclear. Planning to win

No New Nuclear, 20-10-2009 16:59

Time to get organised and stop the new generation of nuclear power stations.

London
11am Saturday 21st until 4pm Sunday 22nd November 2009


Read more | 1 comment >>

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Lobbying at the Tory Conference

MULE, 20-10-2009 09:52

It’s been over a week since the Tory conference left town. For several days, inside the almost militarised city centre, shadow ministers and carefully briefed mouths gushed ‘honesty’. Manchester didn’t seem to pay that much attention. Read more >>

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Decommissioner defendants Arrested at Target Brimar released Without Charge

Smashy, 19-10-2009 16:50

see decommissioners.co.uk Read more | 1 comment >>

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NO2ID hold day of action in Manchester

MULE, 19-10-2009 10:45

Ahead of Tuesday’s launch of the ID card trial in Greater Manchester, Saturday 21 October saw NO2ID hold a day of action across the city, promoting their new ‘Stop the ID Card Con’ campaign. Events culminated in Albert Square outside the Town Hall, where around 25 activists gathered for the symbolic burning of an enormous ID card. Read more >>

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Prevention of Terrorism Act being used against Blacklisted workers

Northern Voices, 17-10-2009 19:10

The main contractor at Fiddler's Ferry power station in Cheshire is seeking an injunction under the Prevention of Terrorism Act to prevent blacklisted workers from picketing the site. Read more | 1 addition | 1 comment >>

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Target Brimar campaign statement, Saturday 17th October 2009

Target Brimar, 17-10-2009 15:43

Arrests at peaceful anti-arms demonstration in Chadderton Read more >>

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SchNEWS 695 - La La La Bomba

SchNEWS, 17-10-2009 10:31

SchNEWS looks to mexico, where butane is in the eye of the bomb-holder... plus, cosmetics company Lush release hunt saboteur soap, the Mainshill protest camp is attacked by machinery drivers, London community workers gets big pay-out after stop and search arrest, the anti-muslim racists English Defence League march in Manchester, but are still outnumbered, and more... Read more | 1 comment >>

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Support the Decommissioners Events in London, Bristol, Brighton and Manchester

Smashy, 16-10-2009 09:14

EDO Decommissioners Week of Action Read more | 4 comments >>

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PUBLIC MEETING -sat 17 october, 6pm, Queen mary university, room 210, Laws build

SENAN, 15-10-2009 22:12

These prison camps must be shut down and all internally displaced persons (IDPs) must be freed immediately.

Speakers include:

peter Taaffe general secretary of the Socialist Party, has campaigned and written about the struggle of workers and the poor in Sri Lanka for many years, and has visited Tamil areas in Sri Lanka.

Janani paramsothy organiser of protests in Parliament Square

Nagarjunan (ramesh Gopalakrishnan) South asia researcher for amnesty international and well-known Tamil writer.

Senan international coordinator for Tamil Solidarity Read more >>

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EDL members fined in Manchester

reader, 15-10-2009 19:54

3 Edl fined for abusive behaviour Read more >>

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Target Brimar Demo - Saturday Oct 17th

Target Brimar, 15-10-2009 11:08

We're just a couple of days away from the Target Brimar demonstration this
Saturday – hope to see you all there. This is just a little recap of how
you can come along and join us, and what you can expect to find. Read more >>

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ID Card Con Public Meeting: "Don't Be A Guinea Pig!"

Dave Page, 14-10-2009 22:48

NO2ID are holding a day of action in Manchester to promote the new "Stop the ID Card Con" campaign, on Saturday 17th October.

National NO2ID co-ordinator Phil Booth will speak at a public meeting at the Friends Meeting House at 3:30pm, discussing people's concerns. The campaign intends to burn a giant ID card at 5pm in Albert Square. Read more >>

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Saturday's EDL demo: photographs

Pinkolady, 12-10-2009 18:14

These photos relate to the article "Poor Turnout For EDL Demo" posted on Sunday. Read more >>

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Carbon Capture Companies Must Share Results With Poor Countries

Christian Aid, 12-10-2009 13:55

Importance of Carbon Capture to the whole World Read more | 1 comment >>

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Action needed to stop Nick Griffin speaking at BNP rally at Cleveleys

Lancaster Unity, 12-10-2009 08:04

Keep the BNP out! Read more | 2 comments >>

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