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Liverpool Book Launch - Behind the Myths at News From Nowhere

22-10-2013 13:31

LIVERPOOL BOOK LAUNCH: "Behind the Myths - The Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam" by John Pickard (Marxist and Atheist)
Saturday 26th October - 12 noon.
Venue: News From Nowhere - Radical and Community Bookshop, 96, Bold Street, L1 4HY.

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Finding The Best School For Your Child in UK with EduInfo

21-10-2013 11:18

Picking the right school for your kid may be a nuisance and there's quite a lot of reasons that count here.

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Never Mind the Tories...Here's to the Anarchist Book Fair 2013 (the remix!)

18-10-2013 12:23

Posties,Teachers,Sex Workers,Unemployed and the list goes on...Get your heads filled with solutions to Torries pollution at Anarchist Book Fair 19/10/13 from 10am to 7pm and then the now annual Party after...pass me that bottle and a peanut!:@)

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One Town, Many Events for World Peace Day in Wrexham

08-09-2013 21:39

21 September is World Peace Day. The occasion has been marked in Wrexham for a number of years, starting in a small way with a service at the Catholic Cathedral and picnics for peace in town, and has grown year on year.

For 2013, there is a full programme of six events for peace over three days organised by various groups.

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Help Needed at Notts Green Festival THIS Sunday!

30-08-2013 16:52

Veggies will be steaming ahead on Sunday so ANY Help needed will be greatly appreciated!

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Freespirit Community Festival Saturday August 17th

14-08-2013 09:24

If you're knocking around the midlands this weekend get yer sen down to Newcastle under Lyme and check out Freespirit Community Festival, its going to be a cracker! :-) An extravaganza of freeness, there's going to be a Free Market, free vegan cafe, free activities and workshops. free live music and poetry, disinfo stall and library, discussions and other don't buy anything get one free offers :-) See yous down there.

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EDL main Facebook back under the control of BNP activist Chris Renton

02-08-2013 00:48

Soon after the formation of the EDL, one reason people started to realise EDL claims they only formed to oppose extremist Islam were a pack of lies, was because it turned out the EDL website had been registered by BNP "Gold" member Chris Renton. As of the 1st Aug 2013, the EDL's main Facebook page refers to a question asked by the EDL Admin as "my blunt question". The screen-capture of that conversation shows that the identity referred to by the EDL Admin as the person who asked "MY" question, is John Sheridan, aka Chris Renton, ie - the EDL's main Admin (still) is BNP activist Chris Renton!

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A group of Lithuanians organise Free University in London

25-07-2013 10:15

Free University (Laisvasis Universitetas, LUNI), an alternative self-education network, established four years ago by students and social activists, opens in London this week. The first lecture-discussion „Free University: history, mission and perspectives“ will take place in Lincoln’s Inn Fields (near the Royal Courts Of Justice and London School Of Economics, nearest tube – Holborn) The speaker will be a philosopher and translator Kasparas Pocius.

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Violent Arrest in ULU

16-07-2013 16:11

A young woman was dragged by police from the ULU Cafe this lunchtime as shocked students looked on and tried to remonstrate with policemen. The woman is thought to be an activist for the ULU-based 3Cosas campaign, which works with cleaners in Bloomsbury to fight for pension rights and holiday and sick pay. University staff called police after people were allegedly seen chalking on the pavement outside the union building and on a small patch of Senate House Library, complaining of criminal damage to a Grade II Listed Building. The plaque on Senate House, which commemorates the founding of the building, had been chalked but later displayed no signs of damage after washing.

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Arrest at ULU

16-07-2013 13:43

About an hour ago, police invaded the ULU building, hit a few people, and arrested someone on the orders of the University. Three or four police vehicles were present, and someone was dragged out onto the street.

The crime? Allegedly chalking on University property to highlight the fact that the University does not pay its workers sick pay, holiday pay and pensions.

Fuck these people.

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100,000 March Demanding End To Rich-Poor Divide In Chile

30-06-2013 17:24

Massive protests are sweeping Chile as students and workers demand a reversal of school privatization drives and wealth inequalities gripping the country.

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UG#646 - Much Is Learned By Being Lazy (Knowing Who We Are, Life in Monongahela)

08-06-2013 20:54

Another philosophical episode this week, featuring a range of reflections from the wise on what life has taught them, and how (and why) the world has changed since their youth. Our main readings are books by Wendell Berry, John Taylor Gatto and Henry David Thoreau.

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Audio from the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair 2013

18-05-2013 22:25

Attached are audio recordings from 8 of the talks at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair which was held in the Showroom and Workstation on 11th May 2013, see also the photos of the stalls.

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“Losing a library is a blow to Democracy”

16-05-2013 18:41

The effect and impact of library closures in the uk

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Photos of the Stalls at the 4th Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair

12-05-2013 16:57

Some photos of the stalls at the 4th Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair which was held on 11th May 2013 in the Showroom. Audio recordings of some of the talks should be posted soon.

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Shutting down Athens Indymedia: state repression of the Greek anarchist movement

10-05-2013 10:55

Reblogged from Anarchist Federation Scotland: Guest post by a Greek anarchist living in Scotland.

Τhe last few years have been a time of global capitalist crisis, where the financial system has, after two decades of frantic over-accumulation and fake development, collapsed yet again. The neoliberal promises of continuous development reached an end and we are all facing the results of this collapse, depending on the country in which we are living. The purpose of this article is to make a brief report of the latest repressive practices of the Greek state against the anarchist movement and Greek society in general as a result of this systemic crisis of capitalism.

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Britain’s Poverty Addiction

09-05-2013 08:28

I was absolutely horrified to read that the UK Government may be underestimating the numbers of families in poverty, by up to an estimated 40%, according to academics at Edinburgh University.

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UG#632 - The War On Kids (The Youth Of Today's Toxic Legacy)

01-05-2013 03:12

Whether in terms of biodiversity, Peak Oil, water shortages or whatever, we've looked many times on this show at the damaged and degraded planet earth that we are leaving for our children. This week we take another angle, looking at the damage done to the very brains and minds of our children.

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UG#631 - John Taylor Gatto, Genius (Extended Childhood and Western Spirituality)

24-04-2013 18:01

This week, exceptionally, we hear two pieces from a single speaker, John Taylor Gatto. After a period of neglect following a stroke in 2011, Gatto is steadily recovering. We reflect on his genius with two classic talks: "Bianca, You Animal, Shut Up!" and "The Neglected Genius of American Spirituality".

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Margaret Thatcher - The Daily Mail miscalculate badly!

10-04-2013 22:00

Daily Mail website - 10,000 thumbs-up for "Best Rated" comment that points out Margaret Thatcher "destroyed our society" plus 3,500 thumbs-up for "Best Rated" comment that demands "NO STATE FUNERAL"