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Netcu Watch // The cult of the killer ape.

11-01-2009 16:28

This is the year in which Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday will be celebrated and the 150th anniversary of his “the Origin of Species” one of the most important books ever written. Evolution, the transmogrification of primordial slime into dogs, cats, humans and everything else is surely proof that we are all interconnected and indeed transient as species adapt and change. In fact if time on Earth (itself one planet among billions) were condensed into one year humans would arrive at 23.45 on New Year’s Eve.

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Lowkey @ Gaza demo, London, 10th Jan 2009

11-01-2009 00:48

Lowkey expressing his anger at the situation in Gaza via rap/poetry at the stop-the-war demo in London on 10th Jan 2009.

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Systemic aspects of academic repression in the New World Order

08-01-2009 13:24

It is generally acknowledged today that every single individual freedom, including of course academic freedom, has been effectively undermined, both on account of the systemic limitations imposed by the form of the system of market economy developed in neoliberal globalisation, and on account of the corresponding limitations imposed by the semi-totalitarian transformation of representative “democracy” in the aftermath of the 9/11 events. (…) unless universities are directly controlled by society itself (which, alone, could express the general interest) and the academic community, i.e., teachers and students, no real academic freedom is possible. (…) A democratic paideia, therefore, presupposes a struggle for radical change not just in the educational structures but also in the socio-economic structures, (…) there is little (if any) relation between market needs and human needs in the market economy system, in which what determines “market needs” is crucially conditioned by privileged social groups, through the concentration of income, wealth and economic power at their hands. It is therefore only within the context of an inclusive democracy, which institutionalises an equal distribution of political and economic power among all citizens that one could meaningfully talk about academic freedom.

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Literary Soirée with Thomas Glave and Rommi Smith

08-01-2009 11:45

Black Cat Promotions, Leeds presents a Literary Soirée with

THOMAS GLAVE AND ROMMI SMITH

@ The Viaduct, Lower Briggate, Leeds, Thursday 15 January 2009, 6.30 to 8.30 pm

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TOMORROW AT 8PM: Binyam's Story: From Ladbroke Grove to Guantánamo

08-01-2009 11:03

Join us as we kick off a weekend of action to mark the seventh anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo Bay with a celebration of the life of the last Londoner in Guantánamo Bay, west London man Binyam Mohamed

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Waving, Not Drowning... rampART 2009 and beyond

06-01-2009 15:37

Despite rumours to the contrary, rampART Social Centre and Creative Space is very much alive, well and ready to connect.

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CSA: The Greek Riots - Anarchist Subcultures, Consensus, Affinity Groups, etc.

05-01-2009 17:56

Very interesting analysis of anarchist struggle, how to nurture a movement, and how to avoid it becoming irrelevant.... mentions of anarchist subcultures, consensus, and direct involvement with other political forces to spread use and acceptance of anarchist methods.

From  http://anarchiststrategy.blogspot.com/.

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New Year's Eve @ Rampart Social Centre

30-12-2008 12:48

Still Alive and Kicking!

New Year's Eve @ Rampart Social Centre

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New London Independent Media Meetup group

30-12-2008 11:31

A new Independent Media Meetup group has been formed which is having it's inaugural meetup on January 6th.

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New image in the 'Shell's Odious' gallery

28-12-2008 20:23

'Oedipus and the sphinx' - Jane E. Porter
Shell is sponsoring the National Theatre's new production of 'Oedipus', and, unsurprisingly,
Art Not Oil has prepared a response on various fronts. We're asking people if they're up for
making an artwork of some kind as a response. This could be an image, song, film or poem
to appear on our website, or to be printed on a postcard or something similar. We're open
to ideas. (Unfortunately, we aren't able to pay for your work, but we have no wish to
possess it!) If this is of interest, we'd love to see it as soon as possible, as 'Oedipus' runs
until January 2009 only.
Here's where you can find the new and previous images:
 http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/gallery/v/ShellAction/

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Santa Claus, a Colonial Tradition - Tune in Sunday

26-12-2008 18:09

Uhuru Movement leader Omali Yeshitela discusses Sinter Klaas (Santa Claus) and Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) and the continuing colonial celebration of African oppression on UhuruRadio.com.

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'Ho Ho Homophobia' - Police threaten arrest over Gay Pope poster.

24-12-2008 14:22

The Poster on display in Portsmouth
Cops threaten gay catholic shop owner with jail for displaying a poster of the Pope.

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El Caganer. Catalonia's Fecal Christmas Festivities

23-12-2008 12:12

Some of the world's most curious Christmas traditions can be found in Catalonia, where the idea of holiday cheer seems to involve some of life's more basic bodily functions.

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Steve Gough sentenced to a year in jail for breach of the peace, not dressed.

19-12-2008 13:54

Clothes+Brands=Good Capitalism
Clothes+Fashion=Trendy
Black Clothes+Black Face Mask+Body=Black Block

If no (Clothes)+Body=Naked
Naked+Private=In The Bathroom
and Naked+Public=Offensive

where does (dead animal skin)+Body fit in?

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Audio: The Rendition Monolgues

17-12-2008 00:37

Audio The Rendition Monologues
Attached is an audio recording of the performance of The Rendition Monolgues presented by iceandfire and Actors for Human Rights in conjunction with Sheffield Guantanamo Campaign held on the 16th December at the Library Theatre, Sheffield.

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Subject: i wrote a book after hooror written about Mahomet

16-12-2008 12:36

i write to you this letter because i'd try to interest yourself about the novel i've just published. that deals with about a young moroccan separated from his culture ; even the teacher who took care of his mind decided to let him growing alone, sadly.
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one solution

16-12-2008 05:47

Video
one solution

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Argentinian band May Suyai anticipated World Finantial Chrisis in a song in 2004

16-12-2008 01:25

Argentinian band May Suyai anticipated World Finantial Chrisis in a song in 2004.


Singer of May Suyai, the Argentinian Jorge Daher, mentioned the current finantial chrisis
in a song called. "Watch your forehead, hide your hand".

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14/15 dec.: Two SL virtual world rallies IN SOLIDARITY with GREEK UPRISING

15-12-2008 01:27

SLLU - solidarity protesters
IN SOLIDARITY with GREEK UPRISING (see below) - TWO RALLIES in the virtual world SecondLife (free entry)


SUNDAY 14th:

SL 12pm-3pm PST (22:00-01:00 Greece / 21:00-00:00 CET)
@ THE WATERHEAD:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Waterhead/36/76/25


SL 9pm-12am PST (monday 15th - 07:00-10:00 Greece / 06:00-09:00 CET)
@ AHERN:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ahern/3/4/40

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Notts' Mayor Xmas fund for twin city Harare

13-12-2008 12:11

A SIZEABLE number of people turned out for the Nottingham Mayor Christmas Cheer fund, earlier Regis Manyanya had interviews with various radio stations. The message was clear and straight forward Zimbabwe is in dire need of aid.