UK Indymedia - UK Culture Newswire Archive

Strawberry Fayre Fight Back!

25-03-2010 15:52

In an act of utter shamefaced prudishness and class warfare the actions of the cambridgeshire constabulary have led to the Cambridge cultural event the strawberry fayre to be called of by the organisers for fayre.

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Unique Global Event - Glastonbury UK & Webcast - "the kitchen Table"

23-03-2010 19:40

" The Kitchen Table" will be a blending of theatre and discussion, where there
is no audience as such as everyone is welcome to be involved.
For those unable to attend the event in Glastonbury in person. the discussions
will be webcast through the website

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Deportation of Patrick Mitonga Masengo

23-03-2010 19:11

Please stop the removal of Patrick Mitonga Masengo to DR Congo.
he is pictured here taking part in a Congolese Protest in Manchester on 13th March, against just this sort of happening.
He was arrested on March 19th 2010.

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Police Stop Strawberry Fair

23-03-2010 11:13

The annual Cambridge Strawberry fair has been cancelled for this year, after police appealed the decision by councillors to grant it a licence to run in 2010.

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Free film night at Bath Black Cat Centre - This thursday!

23-03-2010 10:58

Hi All
Just a reminder that the Black Cat film night will be returning this Thursday, starting at 7pm.

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Seventh Anniversary: The Objective of the War on Iraq was to Destroy the State

22-03-2010 11:15

The purpose of the war waged on Iraq was from the onset the destruction of the Iraqi state. But there is more: cultural cleansing, tolerating the looting of museums, the burning of libraries and the murder of academics was part of the war strategy.

State ending will certainly become established as a concept, alongside genocide and its derivatives, such as urbicide (destruction of cities), sociocide (destruction of social fabric) mnemocide (destruction of collective memory).

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Baltic region anarchist newspaper Bez Granits - 3rd issue is out

21-03-2010 22:37

In early March 2010, 3rd issue of the international anarchist newspaper Bez Granits had been published. While the size and publishing schedule remained stable, the paper expanded its geographical coverage.

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Free Benefit Gigs in Taunton: TAH / Decommissioners / Bristol Antifa

21-03-2010 18:14

Upcoming gig listings for benefits gigs at Roadhouse (formally Pen & Quill) in Taunton, Somerset.

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Free Benefit Against Homelessness in Taunton - 15th April

21-03-2010 18:01

FREE BENEFIT GIG FOR TAUNTON ASSOCIATION FOR THE HOMELESS ----

http://www.tah.org.uk/
THURSDAY 15TH APRIL @ ROADHOUSE (FORMALLY PEN & QUILL)

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Interview with Leonie Meikle of Erondu about the Radford Unity Centre

21-03-2010 11:57

To find out more about what the closure of Radford Unity Centre means to the groups that use it, I got in touch with Erondu, an after school club, that is based there. Leonie Meikle answered my questions.

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Radford community on the march

21-03-2010 11:51

Yesterday, over 100 members of the Radford community braved pouring rain to march from the Radford Unity Complex (RUC) to Nottingham's Market Square. They were protesting the City Council's proposed sell off of the RUC to an unknown buyer, despite the fact that many community groups have been using the building for over 20 years. Speeches were made at Speakers' Corner and then the group congregated outside the Council House. The mood was good natured and energetic but people were angry and defiant.

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Brookside DVD Campaign

20-03-2010 13:03

Brookside fans gather pace in aim to get their Soap released onto DVD.

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Micmacs: A film about direct action against the arms trade

16-03-2010 23:11

The latest film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amélie, is a wacky caper about a group of oddball characters who decide to take direct action against the arms trade. In it, the products of one Nottingham-based arms company – Heckler & Koch – make a brief appearance.

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Freezergate

16-03-2010 22:27

So what exactly happened at Pogo’s recently?
Many people are asking questions and demanding answers. The focus of the whole debacle seems to be some non-vegan produce in a freezer.

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Holocaust Museum For Persecuted Heretics?

13-03-2010 21:48

Verily, if the origin of the word ‘holocaust’ meant ‘whole’ + ‘burning’ then surely the history of the persecution and killing of pagans and various heretical sects would qualify to this nomenclature? After all, how many supposed witches, were tortured and/or burned over the centuries? How many believers in the ‘wrong’ religions or denominations, according to those fanatics who thought themselves within ‘thee’ singularly right religion, were persecuted and murdered? We don’t know any kind of exact number but it is a frightening reality to behold nevertheless.

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