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F M Esfandiary, Iranian vegetarian, and his description of a Lamb's Slaughter

Esfandiary has left his body but his words live on on
this plane

Radical Events Listings - Call For Submissions

03-04-2012 21:13 | Culture | Free Spaces | Other Press | World

This is a callout for submissons for the first London Blacklist - its objective is simple and stems from the successful and effective De Blacklist Amsterdam : - to draw together as many of the political, social and academic activity of London’s radical hubs into a single document to use at your disposal.

Cornelius Castoriadis, Autonomy, and Occupy Movement

I wrote this (funny and "very serious") text about the French philosopher of autonomy Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997), who would have supported Occupy Wall Street Movement, and Occupy Movement around the world.

What is Facebook doing to us?

16-02-2012 22:47 | Analysis | Culture | Technology | World

4 Months ago, after years of resisting, I finally joined Facebook for the first time. Half social experiment, half wanting to know what I was missing I concluded that in fact I was right and Facebook is bad news.

Anne Perry's World War I ...Echoes Still In Afghanistan

08-02-2012 21:53 | Afghanistan | Anti-militarism | Culture | World

Anne Perry''s book Shoulder The Sky and others of her over 60 books are understated litanies of the suffering of World War I, written without preaching or opining. They serve as a mirror for the atrocities of present wars. Perry lives on the Eastern coast of Scotland.

Big Society?

04-02-2012 10:16 | Culture | World

Big Society?Tonight!

Praver Plan: Confiscation of Bedouin Lands Bill - soon to be passed by Knesset

03-02-2012 13:05 | Anti-racism | Culture | Palestine | World

In January the Israeli Government published the memorandum of a Bill - 'Regulation of the Bedouin settlement in the Negev' which provides steps to be implemented to relocate the overwhelming majority of residents of the unrecognized villages & confiscate about 2/3s of the land remaining in their possession. Due to anticipated resistance, the Bill also provides violent measures to ensure its implementation & this bill will soon will become law.

Daisy lane eviction,north wales

With evictions up and down the country we can see a clear pattern of ethnic cleansing in action, excluded from society and looked upon as second rate citizens,the caravan act of 1968 to provide camp sites is no longer in force councils do not have to comply, so folk buy there own land ,but planning applications are often refused.

Ilan Pappe on ‘Memorcide: Crime, Closure & Reconciliation in Palestine’

23-01-2012 16:19 | Anti-racism | Culture | Palestine | World

Ilan Pappe, a Professor of history discussed ‘Memorcide: Crime, Closure & Reconciliation in Palestine’ at 'Genocide Memorial Day 2012' in London, hosted by the Islamic Commission for Human Rights at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS.

Breaking News Cannabis Science, Inc: Cannabis Shrinks “One Of The Worst” Cancers

COLORADO’S pioneering biotech company Cannabis Science, Inc have released graphic photos of a patient, suffering with what their physician described as “the worst case of squamous cell carcinoma cancer” he had ever seen, being healed by cannabis oil administered at home.
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre still in Deliberations over Israeli Apartheid

04-01-2012 16:57 | Anti-racism | Culture | Palestine | World

A follow up on London’s Shakespeare’s Globe Theatres response to being informed that they are scheduled to host Habima National Theatre of Israel, who wilfully & regularly perform in the illegal settlements of the West Bank to audiences where Palestinians due to their ethnicity are excluded from attending.

Uranium Film Festival of Rio selected first Nuclear Films

02-01-2012 11:20 | Anti-Nuclear | Culture | Social Struggles | World

Until the end of 2011, the 2nd International Uranium Film Festival received more than 50 documentaries, shorts and features from all continents that content nuclear issues - from uranium mining to atomic bomb tests, from Chernobyl to Fukushima. The festival received films from famous and directors like Peter Greenaway as well as productions from newcomers like the Italian filmmaker Riccardo Migliore, who is living and filming in the Brazilian state Paraiba.

Concern raised re Londons Globe Theatres decision to host Israels Habima Theatre

30-12-2011 12:48 | Anti-racism | Culture | Palestine | World

Boycott from Within have written to Directors of the World Shakespeare Festival 2012 ahead of Habima National Theatre of Israel’s scheduled performances of the ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London 2012.

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UKBA No Borders North East Charter Plane protest.

21-12-2011 16:37 | Culture | Migration | World

No Borders North East organized a demonstration on the 19th of December 2011 at the UKBA (UK Border Agency) Northumbria Building, in North Shields, UK.

Poems for the Occupy Movement and the 99 percent

16-12-2011 19:05 | Occupy Everywhere | Culture | World

Tsunami
U.S. City
Historical Inevitability
Occupation

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It Lord Bell in charge

One year old Oxford Union mystery solved!

Anarchist N30 in St. Andrews

St. Andrews witnesses the first explicit anarchist bloc at N30 demo.

World in upheaval

27-11-2011 15:03 | Anti-racism | Culture | Social Struggles | World

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IT's On The Net!

25-11-2011 16:45 | Culture | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

Pioneer of the alternative press, International Times, is now publishing new material featuring original writers and artists along with new contributers.