Scotland Newswire Archive
Page 37
of
112
112 | 111 | 110 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 106 | 105 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1
Stirling Army Recruitment Protest

Glasgow day of civil disobedience 15th February 2005.

Sowing the Seeds of Dictatorship
An excellent, well-researched overview of current intellectual property laws as they relate to agriculture in Scotland and India. Farmers in both countries are coming under attack from huge agricultural multinationals that are trying to make it illegal to follow the normal farming practice of saving seed for next year's crop.G8: Activists Being Monitored - Border Controls Considered reports Scotsman
Scotsman roundup of security measures re G8 Summit in July 05 - including assertion by Tayside Chief Constable that "known activists" were already being "monitored" by "undercover officers" both in the UK and mainland Europe, and that police are "talking to the Crown about a range of issues... ...including restricting access to Scotland". John Vine, the Chief Constable of Tayside Police said: "In extreme situations we may apply to prevent entry into Scotland".G8: Scottish Parliament Petition re Policing + Protests
G8 Alternatives are publicising a petition in response to some of the alarming reports about policing plans for the G8 summit protests this coming July is Scotland. The petition demands that riot police equipped with rubber bullets are not used for policing, that venues be provided for protest meetings and accomodation, and that protestors creating their own spaces should be allowed to do so.Report of Glasgow Première of `WMD weapons of mass deception` with photos.

Faslane Peace Camp open and struggeling on

Faslane Peace Camp is still open.
This afternoon two CND activists from Helensburgh checked on the camp because they were not answering phone calls.
Indymedia Scotland to focus on it's own independent site
Please click here and use the Scotland Indymedia site as that is where the Scotland Indymedia collective is devoting it group resources and energy. The new site is where you will find new features worked on by the emerging Indymedia Scotland collective. And that is the site that is promoted in Scotland.
We strongly recommend you Sign up as user on new site to rate articles and edit own posts on the new site and then publish articles and contribute media, but note that articles are not automatically transfered between imcuk site and indymedia scotland.
Please when giving web address for indymedia Scotland use url: http://scotland.indymedia.org
The template (style, look and feel) to this Scotland sub page on imcuk has been overhauled, to point people to the new indymedia scotland website. There needs further work to fix some bugs and smarten things up.
Premiere of Danny Schechter's new film `WMD weapons of mass deception` .

Scotsman Reports Plastic Bullet Baton Rounds Authorised for G8 Protests in July
From:
G8 in the News

as well as 200 000 protesters expected. It was mentioned that the security forces now make preperations to draft in English police forces to Scotland, too.
cops threaten G8 repression
police are preparing to use submachine guns and rubber bullets to defend leaders of the G8 who will meet at gleeagles. they are carrying out training in a mock up village on the site of a closed down hsopital. the closed down law hospital, lanarkshire has been turned into a mock village, complete with its own names, in which to train riot squads.Projectile ~ festival of anarchist film & thought
The Projectile festival of anarchist film & thought is happening in Newcastle upon Tyne, 11-13 February 2005.The final programme
UNISON heading for pensions strike action
Massive strike action is on the cards because of government plans to downgrade public sector pensions schemes.An overwhelming majority of UNISON members voted in favour of strike action during consultation in January 2005, and members across the country are planning activities for the TUC day of action on pensions on February 18. The Yes vote was 82%.
Kenny Richey's Death Sentence Overturned

Glasgow Anarchist Dayschool 29/01/05
Anarchist Dayschool happening in GlasgowGROUPS ISSUE G8 WARNING: Right questions, wrong solutions!
MEDIA RELEASE on behalf of
- World Development Movement Scotland
- Friends of the Earth Scotland
- War on Want
- National Union of Students
Report from Palestine with 7 photos.

G8Alternatives: Main Demo at Gleneagles Train Station 1st Day of G8 (6th july)
The last meeting of the G8Alternatives mobilisation in January 2005 agreed to call their main mass demonstration on the first day of the G8 Summit (Wednesday 6th July) with the meeting point at Midday at Gleneagles train station.Photos from Ramallah, West Bank and a short report.
