Manchester Newswire Archive

Faslane365 double-decker bus going to Faslane to say NO to Trident Replacement!

Debbie Ellen for Manchester365, 06-11-2006 11:58

On Monday 6th November, the Faslane365 double-decker campaign bus set off from Albert Square in Manchester and travel to the Faslane Trident submarine base in Scotland. Among the passengers will be Greater Manchester residents who will be taking part in the Faslane365 non-violent blockade on Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th November. Read more >>

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Sham Saddam Death Sentence

dh, 06-11-2006 01:27

Still this dentitionally-challenged substitute appears in court under the disguise of longer hair and beard. Read more | 1 addition | 4 comments >>

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Manchester Plane Stupiders Close more Travel Agents!

Alphonse, 06-11-2006 01:20

Yep, Plane Stupid have struck again, this time at climate change profiteers in the city of Manchester. Travel agents promoting short haul flights have been postered and d-locked in what is proving to be a pattern of direct actions marking the beginning of the national day of action against short haul flights. Read more | 1 addition | 1 comment >>

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Beatings and Sugar Plums: New Labour's War on the Kurds

Stuart Crosthwaite, 02-11-2006 16:17

Early morning on September 5th security guards burst into the sleeping quarters of Colnbrook detention centre in west London. The guards had come to take thirty two Iraqi Kurdish men away. Barefoot, handcuffed, with the guards swearing at them, the thirty two were taken to RAF Brize Norton. Their threatened forced deportation to Arbil in northern Iraq was imminent. In response, one man slit his throat and up to fourteen others took overdoses or cut themselves in a desperate attempt to avoid "removal". One eye witness described the scene at the holding area at the airport as "carnage with blood on the walls".(1) The Kurds knew the danger of returning to Iraq. They had fled the country years before because of that danger.

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CANdLE (Cumbria AND Lancashire Etc) at Faslane

anarchoteapot, 02-11-2006 14:38

A group from Lancaster, Lune Valley, and three areas in Cumbria came together to help maintain the 365 faslane blockade. Read more | 1 addition | 1 comment >>

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An Army of Yobs!

Og, 02-11-2006 11:23

A classic Problem, Reaction, Solution. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Manchester No2ID Day of Resistance, Saturday 4th November 2006

Dave Page, 01-11-2006 22:53

After a few months travelling to nearby (and not so nearby!) towns, Manchester No2ID is returning to its home for a Saturday afternoon Day of Resistance in Manchester city centre. Read more >>

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Anti Fur Demo

Zombie, 31-10-2006 14:13

On Saturday 28th October, Rhythms of Resistance Manchester joined anti-fur activists to protest against Kurt Geiger’s repeated refusal to introduce a fur free policy. Read more | 12 comments >>

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NWDA Ignores Local Views To Allocate Cash To Environmentally Damaging Developmen

Riversider, 31-10-2006 00:51

The North West Development Agency has agreed 'in principle' to allocate £18m to a project to barrage the River Ribble and build over 4000 new houses in its floodplain.
Local people are livid, they have never been consulted on this project and are appalled at the disregard shown by Preston City Council for the environment and for local people. Read more >>

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Minutes of Manchester NO2ID Meeting, Wednesday 11th October 2006

Dave Page, 31-10-2006 00:18

Another meeting with reasonable attendance and a few new friendly faces. Apologies again for the time it's taken to type up these notes. I should delegate minute-taking more often! Read more >>

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Griffin's Bodyguard In Faceparty Teen Orgy Scandal

Linda Lovelace, 31-10-2006 00:17

What anybody does in their spare time is their own business, but for an openly homophobic party who encourages violence towards gay and lesbian people, acccusing such people of being "promiscious", does smack of double-standards. Read more | 41 comments >>

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Rossport Solidarity Meeting 2nd Nov and Pics from demo 26th Oct

knightrose, 29-10-2006 20:35

Two speakers from Rossport will be in Manchester on 2nd November. Also here are pictures from the solidarity demo on 26th October at Manchester University. Read more >>

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No justice, no peace - Photos from deaths in custody demo, london (Oct28)

r2r, 28-10-2006 18:44

Not really a subject I felt like covering today after waking up to the news that an Indymedia videographer had been shot dead by plain clothes coppers in Mexico last night....

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Congo Film Evening!! Friday 3 November

North West Asylum Seekers Defence Group, 27-10-2006 15:54

On Friday 3 November at 7.30pm at the Basement Cafe, 24 Lever Street, Manchester, the North West Asylum Seekers Defence Group (NWASDG) present the film 'Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death', the story of how Belgian colonialism killed 10 million Congolese and plundered the country.
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9/11 Truth Meeting Manchester 2nd November

dh, 26-10-2006 23:32

A short introductory presentation by Andrew Johnson from the national campaign and then an organisational discussion for creating the Manchester 9/11 Truth Group and whatever else of government dissembling Read more | 3 comments >>

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halloween critical mass fri 27th 6pm

cm, 25-10-2006 13:05

meet at 4pm at the lost and found social centre to get into fancy dress then meet at 6pm at central library for a spooky ride around manchester. Read more >>

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Lost and Found Social Centre Last few days!

l+f, 25-10-2006 12:59

Come by and check out Lost and Found social centre whilst we are still open. We have been open to the public since the 11th october and have had days and nights jam packe with workshops and events. The timetable ends on friday, the same day we appear in court! Come by and check out some events and help out whilst we're still here... Read more | 2 comments >>

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The American Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group joins US build-up opposite Iran

Troops Out, 24-10-2006 16:45

Concerns about military buildup in the Gulf Read more | 1 comment >>

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The Semantics of the Israeli Occupation

Leeds PSC on tour, 23-10-2006 20:56

Colony vs Settlement
Terminal vs Checkpoint Read more | 1 comment >>

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Ethnic Cleansing of Jerusalem

Leeds PSC on tour, 23-10-2006 20:51

Israeli controled Jerusalem municipality is demolishing Palestinian homes to mke way for a park. Read more | 1 comment >>

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