Nottinghamshire Newswire Archive

The annual Green Festival, was held in the Arboretum on Sunday 27th May, between 12 - 5pm.

From 11-14 September, DSEi (Defence Systems & Equipment international), the world's largest arms fair, returns to East London's ExCeL Centre. Nottingham people are joining thousands from around the UK to shut down DSEi.

First report from some Nottingham folk who have travelled to Germany to take action during the G8 summit, which takes place at from 6-8 June 2007 in a hotel in Heiligendamm next to Rostock at the Baltic Sea.

The 'BBC News and Sport on Tour' is taking place at events around the UK this summer.

From Thursday 24 May to Sunday 27 May the tour is in Nottingham, in our shiney new Market Square.

From June 28th – July 3rd, students from Nottingham will be travelling to Faslane naval base in Scotland to take part in a year-long blockade. The group intends to disrupt plans to renew Britain’s Trident nuclear missile system.

The Nottingham Gaggle of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army march again!

Yesterday me and a couple of mates decided to go to the exhibition 'Exposed' at Nottingham Castle. Organised by the National Trust, the exhibition features a number of photographers who through their work have tried to document the various effects climate change already has in the UK. Although the exhibition was a lot about the National Trust and how climate change effects their buildings and gardens, it was an interesting look at some of the less visible changes happening today. The exhibition is free for city residents (take proof) and definitely worth seeing.

11 people have been charged with aggrevated tresspass for entering Rattcliffe on Soar power station on the 10th of April

A recent article in the local rag contained the news that Big Wood School will be employing retina scans for class registration. Here's the latest on what schools are and aren't doing with biometrics in the region.

In response to a call out by the 'No Borders' group, folks gathered in the Market Square on Saturday afternoon.

A stall was arranged, leaflets handed out, questions answered ........

No Borders Nottingham held up its end of a National Day of Action for Refugees with a stall in the Market Square accompanied by the No Borders banner, today sharing the Square with the Farmers’ Market and a City Council awareness day for Fostering of children.

Here is a copy of a press release sent widely to the mainstream media - for info and interest.

TCAR call for day of action

Four activists left Nottingham today to travel into Europe and to G8 summit in Germany and eventually Palestine. Their project is all about cycling, communicating, taking action and general clowning about. Where are they going? What will they be doing? Why go to Palestine? Why is it important to go to the G8 summit in Germany? Last week I got my audio device out and invited them around for tea and cake.

The beginning of the recording is slightly disturbed by one of the younger clowns... Download the individual soundfiles or listen to the entire interview (38,4 minutes) via the stream:  http://www.archive.org/download/pedal_powered_clowns/pedal_powered_clowns_64kb.m3u

Please download and distribute these Energy Beyond Oil posters and flyers

On the way back from the Schnews media gathering in Brighton, veteran Indymedia contributor Alan Lodge (also known as Tash) comments on alternative media, its aims, its failures and its future.

This morning 4 activists, based at the ASBO Community Centre in Nottingham got on their bikes and set off for an epic journey to mainland Europe. The project 'Pedal Powered Clowns to Palestine' brings together performance, clowning, action and pedal power to raise awareness of the situation in Palestine as well as entertaining and supporting the Palestinian Community through play. In the last few months the group raised money through benefit events in Nottingham to fund their trip. The first leg of the journey will be by train to Hull and then onto the ferry to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Once in Europe a few dates have been planned to work with other groups and visit some social centres. From then on the route will lead North into Germany to the G8 summit in early June. The idea is to join the G8 protests and add a creative element to the planned actions. At the end of June the group will set course for Palestine.

Here are some photos of the groups departure. Of course some of it was last minute but all set of with a feel of excitement. When we arrived at the train station some of the transport bobbies showed interest in the trailers, which I thought would never make it onto the train, but after some chat with the conductor they were all boarded on...

For more info, see their website:  http://www.pedalpoweredclowns.org/

Following the election of BNP member Sadie Graham as a councillor in Brinsley, there will be a picket of Broxtowe Council.

Report from the Palestine solidarity rally in Sheffield on May 12.

Report from the Palestine solidarity rally in Sheffield on May 12.