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Barcelona Sin Papeles: art/activism

13-06-2004 21:09

one very long peice of paper with lots and lots of writing on it !
Barcelona, 29th May 2004. People without papers held a public assembly in Plaza Cataluna, to discuss a demonstration and the possibility to occupy churches the next weekend. It was called by the "Assembly for Regularisation without Conditions", an immigrant self organisation. Indymedia Barcelona is reporting about the progress of the movement - and also about the repression against it: 2 Barcelona Churches were occupied and evicted, 25 immigrants are facing eviction, more demos and actions all over Spain are announced.

The picture shows people scribbling their demands on a 25 meter roll of paper cellotaped on the marble stones of Placa Catalunya. The following text describes how this simple action developed.

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Dripht's 'Mark Barnsley' available on-line

13-06-2004 17:16

The video of Dripht's single 'Mark Barnsley' is available on-line

Check it out! Go to  http://www.nosweatproductions.com/

'Mark Barnsley' is also available for download in the News and Media/Audio sections of www.dripht.com

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WAR, PORN, ENLIGHTENMENT AND DEATH

13-06-2004 12:35

Jailbait, porno-pop & Abu Ghraib
A featured art project at the Sydney Biennale, Action Half Life, depicts “mock heroic groupings of fresh, young models”, In Abu Ghraib, detainees were ordered to “do jumping jacks and sing The Star-Spangled Banner in the nude …. a father and his grown son were stripped, then forced to stand and stare at each other”, Are artists the best futurists? The consciousness revolution is too important to put in the hands of Uncle Sam.

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Twenty Four Things We Are Not Told About the Smoke Ban.

12-06-2004 22:10

Twenty-Four things about the fraudulent "smoking" ban situation that your media OR your public officials didn't,and won't tell you. Info here may be helpful to pub proprietors (and their counselors) in opposing any bans. This deal is NOT about our health or health of workers. Ironically, it's about protecting the Cigarette Cartel.

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Bush and Blair nominated for World Stupidity Award

11-06-2004 18:36

President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair have been nominated in the category of "Reckless Endangerment of the Planet" with Osama Bin Laden, Kim Jong-Il, Ariel Sharon, and Yasser Arafat.

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Birmingham G8 (May 1998) pictures

11-06-2004 14:21

Time for a change at The Bullring
Here are some black and white images of the Birmingham G8 protest that happened in May 1998.

Here's an interesting account of what happened on the day too

 http://www.poptel.org.uk/nuj/mike/brum.htm

See you in Gleneagles...

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Farewell the gipper

10-06-2004 18:52

So long and thanks for all the $$$$$$$

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May London Calling

10-06-2004 15:50

monthly bulletin of london class war

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Follow up protests on Critical Art Ensemble Arrest

10-06-2004 11:03

PROTEST TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE INVESTIGATION OF STEVE KURTZ
AND THE CRITICAL ART ENSEMBLE

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New Start for Caribbean Carnival of Manchester

09-06-2004 15:53

Manchester’s legendary Caribbean carnival has a new name, a freshly elected committee and is to be supported by a local cutting-edge events company.

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OutRage! welcomes London Lesbian and Gay Museum

08-06-2004 07:42

OutRage! is delighted to hear that there is so much support for the museum. The lives and stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have been largely ignored and even written out of the ‘official’ history books. Much of history has been ‘sanitised’ of our queer lives and this project will be an invaluable resource in reclaiming much of it.

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BBC London Boots Reverend Billy

07-06-2004 20:10

Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, an NYC street theater troup, are visiting London and will perform at Conway Hall on Wednesday evening. Today Vanessa Feltz and her producers booted them from her show for stating the true costs of Ronald Reagan's policies and Starbucks' anti-labor practices.

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" TRACKS OF RESISTANCE "

07-06-2004 03:38

POEM, RODRIGO GRION FOR ART RESISTANCE , ARGENTINA.

"TRACKS OF RESISTANCE "

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The Halifax International Symposium on Media and Disinformation

06-06-2004 21:43

Gathering in Halifax to address the problem of disinformation and build alternatives, June 30 to July 4.

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Zippy Picnic Sunday 6th June

05-06-2004 11:22

The Annual Zippy Picnic is on tomorrow!

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'Greenwash ' Or Us?

04-06-2004 20:16

The corporate sponsorship of cultural life is taking off a storm with companies such as BP and Esso up to their old PR tricks. Buy their oil because they’re the coolest, greenest, cheapest (!), most caring guys in town. This is tosh and we all know it.

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Ocset eviction

03-06-2004 13:01

Eviction of the sunset cottage Ocset social centre

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Art of War : Guerrilla Art

02-06-2004 12:57

King Oil
The 1st Annual Exhibition of Resistance to Big Oil

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Ariel Sharon Short Story Contest

01-06-2004 01:38

special project: Send us stories that focus on, are inspired by, or related to Ariel Sharon. Judges: Michele Serros, Benjamin Hollander and Andrew Wilson. First prize 50 € (Euro), all entries judged worthy will be published on oznik.com.

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DISSENT IN THE USA

31-05-2004 21:05

Award Winning Documentary on the Voices of Dissent in Bush's America