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Vote Nobody at the Welsh Assembly elections

04-04-2007 18:21

whoever you vote for the government always wins
Voting is not an expression of power, but an admission of powerlessness.

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Manor Gardens Allotments: Spring Party, 1 April, 2007

03-04-2007 23:36

Getting down to work on a plot
The eviction of Manor Gardens plotholders has been postponed until July pending court action, and they celebrated with a party.

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81 States and the European Commission sign UN Disability Convention

03-04-2007 16:02

Today at UN Headquarters in the General Assembly plenary room, the UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional
Protocol were formally opened for signature, marking the first opportunity
for States to become signatures and start the process to become States
Parties.

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Projectile 2007 - Indymedia for the North East?

03-04-2007 14:16

Projectile 2007: 3rd Annual Festival of Anarchist Film Culture and Ideas

Projectile 2007 will take place at the Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, May 18th - 20th. We have the usual eclectic mix of films, workshops and music - including a session run by Edinburgh Indymedia Centre

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Anarchist website exposes huge Tory scandal

03-04-2007 11:43

Investigative journalism at its best with political conviction and hard facts

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One Day Radical Film Festival in North London

02-04-2007 16:02

Haringey Independent Cinema - a community based film club involving local resident's associations, Haringey Solidarity Group, and community activists are holding a one day film fesitval on Saturday April 14th.

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Corporate Brainstorming at RTF4

01-04-2007 17:17

Setting up our boardroom
The Space Hijackers held a corporate brainstorming session at Reclaim The Future 4. Entitled "Relaunching the Mayday Brand" we hoped to stir things up a bit and encourage a rethink of activist tactics, attitudes and attire for this years mayday.

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Police and Fire Brigade stop effigy burning

01-04-2007 13:11

Tendayi Goneso Mark McGowan Aaron Barschak in Starbucks with Police and Fireman
Mark McGowan and Aaron Barschak's attempt to burn an effigy of Liam Byrne the Minister of State for Immigration and MP for Hodge Hill, Birmingham, in a protest against the deportation of asylum seekers to area's such as the Congo, Zimbabwe, Darfur, Iran and Afghanistan, to name but a few was shut down by the authorities

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Riot cops at RTF4

01-04-2007 00:09

Reports coming in that riot cops are massing outside Reclaim The Future 4, at 52 Holloway Road, London N7.

Bands and DJs are stillplaying, but it sounds like entry/access is being blocked.

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Youth Cease Fire 21/4/07

31-03-2007 14:00

ceasefire
Youth cease-fire and community action,,SE London

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Rave Against the G8 - Resistance Art Festival TAZ

31-03-2007 09:17

Resistance Art Festival will be kicking off alongside the 2007 G8 protests...
Come one, come all...

See Free4alternatives:  http://www.free4alter.org

Free4alternatives is an activists group coming from the Free Spaces scene (Free Party, Teknival, Squat, Trailer site, TAZ,...) fighting against liberty deprivations and standardization of masses for the right to alternatives and autonomy...

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Camberwell Squatted Centre holds it down!!!

30-03-2007 12:48

Putting up our golden horse
Holding it down since 10th March, the Camberwell Squatted Centre unleashes a new wave of activity. Upcoming events include cafes, bar-socials, films and a secondhand booksale.


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Cabaret, samurai swords, clowning theatre and more at Ladyfest Leeds

29-03-2007 23:46

Celebrating women from all walks of life and exciting new creative talent, Ladyfest Leeds (www.ladyfestleeds.co.uk) is the festival which promotes gender equality; featuring over 25 dance, comedy, cabaret, theatre and spoken word performance events from April 10th-15th.

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Photos - Starbucks welcoming in Whitechapel

28-03-2007 11:46

A crowd gathers outside the new Starbucks
Cold cold cold. One of the coldest days of the years without doubt yet a good group turned out last saturday to give Starbucks the welcome it deserved as it opened a new store in Whitechapel.

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Rhythms of Resistance london needs you!

28-03-2007 08:24

the venerable community samba band Rythms of Resistance seeks new life, new blood and new members.

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Mark McGowan Aaron Barschak to Burn Effigy of MP Liam Byrne in Birmingham

27-03-2007 15:09

effigy burning
BURNING OF LIAM BYRNE EFFIGY

In an extra ordinary art performance artist Mark McGowan and the comedian Aaron Barschak are to burn an effigy of Liam Byrne the Minister of State for Immigration and MP for Hodge Hill, Birmingham, in a protest against the deportation of asylum seekers to area's such as the Congo, Zimbabwe, Darfur, Iran and Afghanistan, to name but a few. The event is to take place this Saturday 31st March at 12.30am in Birmingham New Street at the junction with Needless Alley, just outside Starbucks.

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N9S rebrands itself - though it's still nazi

27-03-2007 13:07

What a difference a name makes - one at all

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Whitechapel Knees Up Against Starbucks

27-03-2007 11:29

Serving up tea
On one of the coldest, windiest days so far. A large group of local residents and anti-starbuck activists took to the streets of Whitechapel to hand out free fair trade tea and home made cakes, in order to raise awareness about the bad business practices of Starbucks.

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First war of independence in the sub-continent

26-03-2007 21:27

The Rising
Sun 1 Apr 4pm Seminar, 6.45pm Screening

The Drum in association with South Asian Alliance and Sampad presents Seminar & Screening:

The Rising (12A)