UK Indymedia - UK Free Spaces Newswire Archive

200 blow a collective Raspberry on Saturday June 5th.

07-06-2010 12:46

Despite plenty of black propaganda in the local press from the local police after they forced Strawberry Fair to close this year, about 200 people still turned up to have a peaceful and friendly protest on Midsummer Common on the day SF would usually happen, Saturday June 5th.

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Community garden celebrates keeping chickens

07-06-2010 10:31

As keeping chickens increases in popularity, Barracks Lane Community Garden in Cowley/ East Oxford is holding a Chicken Day, this Saturday 12th June, with the aim to give local people information about keeping chickens on your allotment or at home in your garden.

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Autonomous 'Strawberry Fair' A Massive Success

06-06-2010 16:35

Despite criticism from official fair organisers who told people not to go, the autonomous fair was a massive success!

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Dissident Island Radio tonight

04-06-2010 16:50

TAA // EDO decomissioners // Autonomous spaces in London // Gaza Flotilla // Methyr to Mayo bike ride // Hitsuji Tekinniku Display Team

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Strawberry/Rasberry Fair, Cambridge

04-06-2010 11:46

Whats happening?

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Callout for solidarity Demo as Democracy Village activsts appear in court

02-06-2010 13:09

Tomorrow morning Activists from Democracy Village, the protest camp against the war in Afghanistan will be appearing in court. Come and show solidarity at the The Strand High Court, 10am 3rd of June. Please show support against this repression of our right to peaceful assembly and protest.

10 am Royal Courts of Justice - the High Court
Strand, London WC1

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Life grows on at the Earth Centre

01-06-2010 22:21

Guerilla gardeners jumped the fence and took action to reclaim herbs and cuttings from the closed and wasted Earth Centre google welovetheearthcentre blog for images of the swoop and the abundant plant and wildlife

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Sounds on the Downs returns on June 9th!

31-05-2010 20:32

Nottingham's only 100% renewably powered greenfields festival returns on the 9th June from 1-9pm.

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Strawberry Fair Fight Back

31-05-2010 11:10

This Saturday we will be resisting the local plods effort to stop the annual free association of people on common land.

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Good Bye, Strawberry Fair!

30-05-2010 16:43

See ya on the day!

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Parliament Square - State Opening of Parliament - Pics

29-05-2010 12:32

A selection of images from the Democracy Village and other goings on in Parliament Square, London on the day of the state opening of Parliament, on Tuesday, 25 May 2010.

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Dissident Island Radio - a BBQ summer...21 May 2010

29-05-2010 12:10

Check out the latest Dissident Island Radio show, broadcast live and direct from the London Action Resource centre at the inaugural Red n Black club, on the 21 May 2010, featuring loads of great stuff...

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Kew Bridge Eco Village was EVICTED this morning at 8am

27-05-2010 12:15

I am sorry to tell you all that the baliffs came and evicted us from Kew Bridge Eco Village this morning at 8am! It was fairly peaceful and we managed to resist for a good 3 hours whilst Sev sat ontop of one of the structures and refused to come down! Check youtube for videos soon!

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Freeconomy Wrexham at the Dark Mountain Camp

25-05-2010 23:35

Just to let you all know that there is a free, self-organised, autonomous camp happening right now on the Eisteddfod field in Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, until Friday.

Freeconomy Wrexham (in conjunction with the original 'Give and Take') has a free 'bring and take' stall there full of free stuff and with free tea and cakes. It would be lovely to see anyone who is able to drop by between now and Friday. Campers welcome too!

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JB SPRAY Squat, Nottingham Under Threat of Eviction

25-05-2010 14:50

This morning the JB SPRAY squat in Radford, Nottingham was served notice of a court date on Thursday 3/6/10. The landlord intends to obtain a possession order to force us from the building. We intend to resist, but we need your help.

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Switzerland: Short film on Zurich's Autonomous School

23-05-2010 23:44

On 19 April, a barrack on a plot belonging to the freight depot of Zurich's railway station was squatted and revived. The barrack has been empty for more than a year. The Canton of Zurich plans to build a new police and justice center for 570 million Swiss francs (US$ 500 million) on the plot.

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Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair: What is a Social Centre?

22-05-2010 22:23

Attached is a recording of a talk run by the Sheffield Social Centre Collective at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair, titled What is a Social Centre? which was held on 22 May 2010.

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Volunteers needed at Pogo Café

21-05-2010 23:03

We are volunteers at a completely volunteer-run vegan café in Hackney called Pogo.

At the moment we are looking for volunteers to help in the café - whether doing shifts or fixing things.

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Democracy Village pics (Days 19-20)

21-05-2010 20:59

Images from the Democracy Village, Parliament Square, Westminster, London taken on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th May, 2010.

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Middlesex Uni reoccupied

21-05-2010 07:44

A new occupation at Trent Park