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"An European Social Forum in London" PHOTOS REPORTAGE from LondonESF2004

28-10-2004 21:06

320 photos, the days of the ESF, the demonstration against war and the intelligent police of Blair. Things of the other world...

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McShit in Cambridge

28-10-2004 14:49

Billboard on Newmarket Road
The truth fights back... Big corporations pay big money to weasel their lies into every part of our lives.... But we will not tolerate it; we will give truth a chance; we will kill their lies...

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Coca-Cola killers almost strike again.

27-10-2004 17:08

Francisco Ramirez, the president of Sintraminercol in Colombia, was the victim of an assasination attempt on the 10th October.
For the full story, check:

 http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/UA%20Oct-Dec%2004/UA04.10.18.html

Campaign against Killer-Cola in your community!

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Diego Garcians in London: Update

27-10-2004 15:51

Stranded Diego Garcians get temporary accomodation, at least until a high (low?) court judicial review on Monday.
Todays planned demo in Parliament Sqauare postponed till next week, pending required police permission??? Yeah, right!
Phone number for their spokesman supplied.

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Iraq: A Hero Dies In The Valley Of Death

27-10-2004 12:17

Hi
Helen Williams has now left Iraq. She is currently in Amman, Jordan. She spends almost all of her time speaking to the many Iraqis, about their personal tragedies. She hopes to return to Iraq, when possible and continue her work there.
This report is one of her, and Wejdy Adeeb's, personal tragedies. It is about the death of an Iraqi named ghareeb. He was one of the World's, far too few, heroes. He died in August, whilst returning from a Humanitarian mission to the besieged Holy city of Najaf. Because he was an Iraqi, his death was not reported. This event has had a deep and lasting effect on helen and Wejdy.

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Cuba bans the US dollar

27-10-2004 11:46

Fidel Castro has placed a ban on US dollars being used in all transcations on the island, instead introducing the 'convertible peso' - offering a one-to-one exchange rate with the US dollar.

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ICFI: Llessons of the European Social Forum

27-10-2004 08:43

From International Committee of the Fourth International:
 http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/esfo-o26.shtml

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Halloween Critical Mass London this Friday

26-10-2004 14:51

Yawn... OK time to wake up!

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Updated Indymedia ESF Newsblast 2

26-10-2004 12:32

Indymedia UK ESF NEWSBLAST #2

This is an updated listing of some of the reports posted around the European Social Forum and the Autonomous Spaces in London, October 2004.

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Dissenting Voices: from the Edinburgh Dissent! Gathering in September

26-10-2004 12:16

New audio documentary from IMC Éire. 47 minutes, 128Kbps high quality MP3 audio. 44 Mb download.

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Iraq's Child Prisoners

26-10-2004 10:28

A Sunday Herald investigation has discovered that coalition forces are holding more than 100 children in jails such as Abu Ghraib. Witnesses claim that the detainees – some as young as 10 – are also being subjected to rape and torture
By Neil Mackay

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ESF: A Tale of Two Plenary Disruptions - What's Going On with the SWP?

25-10-2004 18:05

So this is ok?
An evening plenary at the ESF gets closed down completely amid violent scenes and the SWP slightly criticise those responsible while blaming someone else. The next day an evening plenary get peacefully disrupted for 30 minutes and the SWP go mad on the recriminations.

Confused? Read on.....

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Diego Garciams at High Court tomorrow, Mon-40 odd homeless at Gatwick airport, N

24-10-2004 23:17

40 odd British 'nationals' from our colony of Diego Garcia - Chagos archipelago/British Indian Ocean Territories - have been camping out at Gatwick airport for several weeks since some were kicked out of Sussex council BandB. On Monday they are in the high court in London, something to do with demanding the right to be sent home I think!
What can you do to help them???

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An European Social Forum in London" PHOTOS REPORTAGE from LondonESF2004

24-10-2004 21:11

320 photos, the days of the ESF, the demonstration against war and the intelligent police of Blair. Things of the other world...

after so many words...
"An European Social Forum in London"

 http://www.forumdelteatro.org/article.php3?id_article=135

the images and the daily surprises of the European forum 2004

copyleft* photos reportage by Maurizio Biosa
to forumdelteatro.org

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Jewel of the East End in peril.

23-10-2004 17:54

Queens Market, Upton Park is one of the most vibrant spaces in East London. Now this remarkable street market is under threat. The London Borough of Newham Council have appointed St Modwens as its preferred developer to "re-develop" the market to include an ASDA supermarket.

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Oxford Says No To Bush - Demonstrate 30 October

23-10-2004 13:52

DEMONSTRATION
Oxford Says No To Bush - British Troops Out Of Iraq
Saturday 30 October 2004
Assemble 12.30, Manzil Way (off Cowley Road)
March to town centre for rally with speakers