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Lockheed Martin and the Canadian Census

26-10-2003 07:18

A call for help from U.K. activists

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Globilisation - A Perverse Manipulation of the Mind

26-10-2003 01:55

The Answer The Global Community Have Been Waiting For .... Read on (It is a perverse manipulation of the Mind)

The BPO Specialists (Accountants) Have changed the Dynamic in the Workplace & Community!

A Proactive Call for ACTION

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Action against software patents

25-10-2003 11:44

The dangers of software patents are highlighted tomorrow by the president of the free software foundation ( http://www.fsf.org) tommorrow, in London.

Talk in Sheffield going as this post is typed.
A must for anyone interested in technology and want to take action. There is lot to be done.

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Tony Ben analysis if Iraq war is correct

24-10-2003 13:52

Tony Ben interview to BBC in "Hard Talk" ( one week ago ) provided a clear and honest perspective of the reasons behind the Iraq War...
In this short article, we can analyze with real facts, why Tony Ben is correct when he says... : This is armed roberry...

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Peoples' Global Action Info Evening at London's LARC, Tonight Friday 24th!

24-10-2003 13:19

Peoples' Global Action Infopoint Evening:
LARC, 62 Fieldgate street, Aldgate East or Whitechapel tubes
Friday 24th Oct, 7.30pm.

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Pie for Vargo

24-10-2003 05:39

Central American Free Trade Agreement Chief Negotiator Regina Vargo gets a pie in the face at the Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas.

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Hunt for GOLD "Weapons of Mass Destruction" trophy

23-10-2003 23:59

College Student Creates Nationwide Treasure Hunt For $5000 Solid Gold "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" Trophy, A Bag Of Cash, And A Barrel Of Oil

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Join the George W. Bush NOT WELCOME Pretzel Campaign

23-10-2003 20:14

New Website:
Join the George W. Bush NOT WELCOME on-line Pretzel Campaign.
Join the electronic campaign to protest George W. Bush's visit to the UK in
late November. Visit the website now!

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Bum Rush Bush! - Full Info on Campaign (ru ready?)

23-10-2003 19:04

main message (gr stencil from resist.org.uk)
Here's the lowdown from the bloggerspot bum-rush-bush campaign, covered already by quite a few corp media outlets, and no doubt part of the reason why the public procession down the mall was cancelled (heh heh!)

 http://www.bloggerheads.com/can_weblogs/bush_bum.asp

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Bolivian Embassy to WTO Occupied in Geneva

23-10-2003 17:57

Bolivian Embassy to WTO occupied in Geneva.
Saturday 18th October.

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remember 5th November

23-10-2003 15:01

the do summat first meeting announcement:

Wednesday 5th November at 6pm at the manchester university student union building.. 2nd floor room MR2

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Bolivia in Crisis Oover Gas Sale to California.

23-10-2003 15:00

Bolivia is once again in a state of political crisis. Since mid-September,a wave of protest has spread across the country demanding government action on a variety of issues - the main one suspension of a proposed mega-deal to sell Bolivian natural gas to California.

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Bring pots and pans for (globally) warm welcome to BP boss, today, 5pm

23-10-2003 10:47

Bring pots and pans and whatever else you can find to make a right royal racket at BP boss Browne's greenwash-fest at the RIBA today at 5pm. We should be done by 6.30pm at the latest.

And wear a 'lounge suit' (!) if you have a ticket to hear the talk.

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CBI (Confederation of British Industry) in Brum, Nov 16-18

23-10-2003 10:29

CBI's conference logo
The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) are having their national 2003 conference
in Birmingham from November 16th to 18th. There will be a focus on "international
competitiveness" - you know, the economic dogma that pits people against each other and
keeps conditions sweet for profit maximisation. They have an "all-star" cast of
people from various dark worlds such as the WTO (Supachai), lobby groups (Strube, head
of UNICE) and industry (Fitzgerald, top dog at Unilever), as well as a crop of
UK ministers such as Hewitt.

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ZAPATISTA EVENTS THIS MONTH IN ENGLAND

23-10-2003 10:02

Upcoming Zapatista solidarity events in Brighton and London this month, including demo at the Mexican Embassy in London on Friday 31 October.

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INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST MC'DONALDS VIDEO

22-10-2003 16:06

Video Our World is not for Sale
The first store opened in Dublin 9/10 Grafton Street on 9th May 1977. The first McDonald's drive-thru restaurant in Europe opened January 1985 at the Nutgrove Shopping Center in Rathfarnham and in May 1996 the most westerly McDonald's restaurant in Europe opened in Tralee County Kerry.
Of the restaurants currently open in Ireland, 50% are owned and operated by franchisees.

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DONATIONS needed to support FTAA/ALCA Indymedia Organizing

21-10-2003 18:00

Many people associated with Indymedia are preparing to cover the FTAA/ALCA Ministerial meeting in Miami this coming November. Several work groups have been formed to coordinate different aspects of our effort. Since Indymedia is an all volunteer collective, to cover this historic moment in history, we are in need of funds to pay for the costs of computer, video and web radio hardware, Internet access and a public convergence space.

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Corporate Watch job vacancy

21-10-2003 11:28

Job going at independent radical research co-operative in Oxford.

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Truth, Lies, and The Legend of 9/11

21-10-2003 08:02

A penetrating overview of the Legend of 9/11. Going back over a decade, Kupferberg uses mostly mainstream sources to build a compelling argument that the events leading up to, and arising from, the September 11 attack were part of a covert global operation, the seams of which may be detected by a plethora of contradictions, coincidences, and curiously timed set-ups.

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Come and give BP boss Browne a (globally) warm welcome, Oct 23rd 5pm

20-10-2003 22:39

This Thursday evening (October 23rd), BP boss John Browne will be attempting to spread some top-dollar greenwash at a lecture called 'Squaring the circle: The role of energy in Sustainable Development'.