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Call out from OCSET - urgent today!

05-05-2004 12:26

Some supporters at the eviction court case
If you value your local social centre get down to OCSET asap help needed urgently.

Love OCSET xxx

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ESF Official Website Replaced with GLA / Mayors Website!!!

05-05-2004 10:50

screenshot of hijacking by gla
The official website of the ESF:
 http://www.fse-esf.org

has been replaced with the GLA Greater London Authority and Ken Livingstone Mayor of London website!

What is going on...

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!

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Pictures of newly opened Glasgow Autonomous Project

04-05-2004 22:42

Building in which the Social Centre is located
The Glasgow Autonomous Project just got a short term lease of a building for a month, to open up the first "Printworks Social Centre". Here are the first pictures. More audio reports and text later.

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RTS Party Pics - Dublin EU / Mayday Continues...

03-05-2004 16:19

rts in full swing...
Party kicking off now in dublin :-)

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Residents protest to save community forest

02-05-2004 17:37

Junction of Mead Way and Hillmead Drive
Angry West Swindon residents yesterday assembled in their hundreds and more to protest against Swindon Town Football Club (STFC)'s plans to build a new stadium and 'sports village' on the site of a community forest. There was a bit of a traffic jam while they crossed the road, before taking a walk round the forest to reclaim it for the community.

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Dublin: Reclaim the City

01-05-2004 20:49

Property of those who want to sit

In the afternoon protesters whose numbers had swelled to over 1000 went on to reclaim space in the city. A private park in the the centre of the town was opened and occupied.

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Cambridge Mayday: Don't just shop

01-05-2004 16:28

Plans to protest against consumerism and in favour of workers rights met with hostility from security guards and the police at Cambridge's Grafton Centre. But protesters defied intimidation to hand out free food and drink and information on workers rights and child labour.

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Put the Fun Between Your Legs

01-05-2004 16:04

Just Do It!
Photos of the Critical Mass protest in Dublin last night.

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Pix of Critical Mass 10th Anniversary Ride, Fri 30 Apr 04 - Set 1 of 4

01-05-2004 15:26

Photos of the 10th Anniversary Ride of London's Critical Mass, many taken from the saddle of my trusty Brompton T5 folding bike while cycling along with the massive and good-natured crowd of happy bikers. There are four sets in all - see the first comment below for links to the other three.

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Pix of Critical Mass 10th Anniversary Ride, Fri 30 Apr 04 - Set 2 of 4

01-05-2004 15:16

Photos of the 10th Anniversary Ride of London's Critical Mass, many taken from the saddle of my trusty Brompton T5 folding bike while cycling along with the massive and good-natured crowd of happy bikers. There are four sets in all - see the first comment below for links to the other three.

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Pix of Critical Mass 10th Anniversary Ride, Fri 30 Apr 04 - Set 3 of 4

01-05-2004 15:08

Photos of the 10th Anniversary Ride of London's Critical Mass, many taken from the saddle of my trusty Brompton T5 folding bike while cycling along with the massive and good-natured crowd of happy bikers. There are four sets in all - see the first comment below for links to the other three.

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Pix of Critical Mass 10th Anniversary Ride, Fri 30 Apr 04 - Set 4 of 4

01-05-2004 15:00

Photos of the 10th Anniversary Ride of London's Critical Mass, many taken from the saddle of my trusty Brompton T5 folding bike while cycling along with the massive and good-natured crowd of happy bikers. There are four sets in all - see the first comment below for links to the other three.

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London's Critical Mass 10th Anniversary (Pics)

01-05-2004 12:09

Critical Mass gathering at the South Bank
Here there are some photos of Friday's Critical Mass in London.

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Two Media Hacklab open meetings (one tomorrow 5pm!)

01-05-2004 01:26

The next two open meetings for the Hacklab are taking place this
Sunday the 2nd of May (tomorrow) at 5pm at at the at the ex-Grand
Banks social centre and 5pm Saturday the 8th of May at Freedom
Press Bookshop, Whitechapel. Sunday's shorter meeting will mainly
be about the plans for our next benefit event on the 15th of May,
while the 8th of May meeting will be more about the long term
direction of the Hacklab. All are welcome to both.

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Dublin Critical Mass Success! (pics)

30-04-2004 19:28

Hundreds of people left the meet up point at around 6pm to take a tour around the main areas of central Dublin, around the castle, up and down O'Connell Street and some continuing to Mountjoy Prison where two uk people are still being held.

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Local community centre to be evicted

29-04-2004 13:25

artist's sketch
OCSET has been running many community workshops, events, cafes, gardening and kids spaces for the last 4 weeks.

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Social Centre opens in Glasgow

29-04-2004 12:01

58 Albion St opens on mayday!

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Anarchist Ball

29-04-2004 00:39

There is an idea floating around Cambridge air to have an alternative
May Ball during may week...perhaps to be held on one of the commons, as a
celebration without the £190, security guards and oysters, but with a
lot of fun people and a DIY spirit.

The Anarchist Ball

If you think you might like to help organise it (music, food, clowns,
artists, activists needed) please email wrench @ tao.ca - there is a
meeting this Tuesday, May 4th, 8 pm, at Clowns Cafe.

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Squatting actions in hamburg, germany

28-04-2004 11:04

In the last weeks there were diverse projects of squatting activities in hamburg, most related to the ongoing repression against trailerparks.

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Leeds Social Centre…coming soon????

27-04-2004 07:51

Do you think Leeds needs a radical space for information, to hang out and to hold meetings and events?

If so come to the next Leeds ARC (Action for Radical Change) meeting on Thursday May 6th 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church Café on Boar Lane.