UK Indymedia - UK Culture Newswire Archive

Austria, Hitler and Howard’s Australia

27-02-2006 15:53

Pauline Hanson recently announced on news radio that her political views have been “vindicated”; she cited the overt racist attitudes of John Howard and Peter Costello as proof of her claim. Who could deny it? Hanson’s imprisonment on trumped-up charges was an act of political assassination instigated by Howard but executed by his then errand boy, Tony Abbott. Hanson’s trial and subsequent imprisonment effectively eliminated her and her party from the Australian political landscape; mainstream racist ideology was re-established in its rightful home, the white Australian conservative ultra-right Liberal Party of Howard! The world watches Australia take a giant leap backwards as Howard continues to divide the nation.

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Critical Mass this Friday - Meet 6pm @ St.Philips Cathedral

27-02-2006 11:57

"Everyday, all over the world, people are resisting the problem culture of the car by getting on their bikes and riding, instead of driving. Critical Mass is a celebration of the alternatives to cars, pollution, accidents and the loss of public spaces and freedoms. Not an organisation or group, but an idea or tactic, Critical Mass allows people to reclaim the streets with their bikes, just by getting together and out-numbering the cars on the road"

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Google Bans Video

26-02-2006 21:10

These pictures were banned from Google video because they were unsuitable. They show what is not appealing and I guess they're right? What do you think? See transcript and video below.

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Bliar says 'I protect civil liberties'.....

26-02-2006 13:54

In a column in The Observer Feb 26th Bliar reckons he's protecting Civil Liberties in the UK.

Methinks we ALL beg to differ..........

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FBI and special branch take Morrissey in for questioning

26-02-2006 13:42

Hot on the heels of news about actors being questioned for potential thought crime after playing terrorists in a film, now we have the Smiths front man being quizzed by thought police after comments denouncing the war in Iraq.

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Bristol indie current affairs and music radio

26-02-2006 12:47

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs magazine programme 'Dialect' which we stream live every Thursday evening from 7 til 8pm. We also provide the time and space for people to produce and present their own shows from our studio at Trinity Community Arts Centre.

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Art Action: Seritypes

26-02-2006 05:22

Participants needed for art action

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London, An evening of discussion and interchange

24-02-2006 22:56

Today’s youth feel increasingly discriminated, drug abuse, alcohol abuse and suicide are all on the increase – yet today’s youth feel more idealistic than ever. They yearn for a world without violence, they see no reflection of their values in today’s society that places the value of money as the most important value.
In this situation instead of participating actively in organised social change they increasingly isolate themselves, saving their idealistic expressions to anti-war marches and anti-capitalist events.

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Sharrow Lantern Carnival Calls for Volunteers

24-02-2006 14:17

Sharrow Lantern Carnival 2006 is GO!
It's happening on April 2nd - go to www.CreativeAction.net if you
want to see for yourself...

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Protest at gay Parade ban-Russian Embassy -March 2

24-02-2006 13:04

Protests to be held ,led by IDAHO (Intl day Against Homophobia), at the Russian Embassy over the Moscow gay Pride parade ban as part of a Euro wide protest.

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movie of last saturday's wonderful shell petrol station blockade in islington

24-02-2006 10:24

sorry it's taken so long! but it's a proper little film that hopefully captures the afternoon. it's nearly fifteen minutes long, but this compression makes it only 10.8 Mb, so it's just about do-able even on dial-up if you're patient.

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Aram Schefrin, author of Marwan

24-02-2006 08:23

How did an Egyptian city planner, a Yemeni religious fanatic, a boy from the United Arab Emirates who worshipped sex, not Allah, and a young student of aircraft design who went to a Christian school in Lebanon - four very different men with very different ideas - get involved in flying the 9/11 planes? How did the plot develop, and who developed it?

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Novel about travellers launched as blog site

23-02-2006 22:23

I have decided to give the world the opportunity to say what they think of my novel!

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CRIMINAL DEMOLITION & DALSTON SELL-OFF BY HACKNEY COUNCIL

22-02-2006 11:02

DALSTON THEATRE / THE FOUR ACES / THE LABYRINTH…TOO LATE IN THE DAY? IT DOESN’T MATTER, PLEASE COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY, THIS EVENING, TOMORROW!!!! GIVE IT A LAST SHOT AS THE BULLDOZERS ARRIVE. SUPPORT THE OCCUPANTS!
21st February 2006

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Cyberpunk Radio

22-02-2006 08:59

Carl is a subversive multimedia artsit who hosts the podcasts Cyberpunk Radio, Mental-Escher and Hack VTV as well as heading the PluriMedia Group and the Microcasting Alliance.

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Mindwalk 31: Driving to Baghdad

21-02-2006 06:23

Audio of convoys and patrols by US & UK soldiers. Sounds of beating victims from the recent whistleblower video from the UK set to Klaus Nomi. William S Burroughs, Raymond Lafferty & Jody Paulson chime in, including skits from Kanye West. Poetry by Lord Patch, Charles Bukowski and Vera Lynn with the curtain call "Iraqi Victims Reprise".

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How not to translate situationist texts

21-02-2006 01:22

You'd think the translator of a text that shows that people can't understand texts that have passages left out of them would NOT leave any passages out of his/her translation. But Ken Knabb may not be as good a translator as we'd like to think, because he failed to translate a full third of the situationists' crucial essay "How not to understand situationist books"!

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209radio: A Fly's Eye View...

20-02-2006 23:35

Well, my official disclaimer before covering this story is that I shall make no pretences towards BBC style impartiality, mostly due to my being involved in the project, but also because I still feel very strong emotions about it all. So, if I start the eqiuivalent of emotional 'gushing' in word from, please forgive me for my journalistic sins!

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Chicago Afrobeat Project

20-02-2006 21:53

Interview with Dave and mark of the Chicago Afrobeat Project. Continuing a series of interviews with Afrobeat musicians. Afrobeat is deeply concerned in social criticism to pave way to social change.

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roof top activists challenge illegal occupation

20-02-2006 15:11

Dalston Lane Theatre - Workmen and Police forced entry to the occupied theatre this morning - there are now (14.30 hours) activists on the roof of both buildings and more people are needed. The second building is still occupied.