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kyoto smiles? yea or nay?

16-02-2005 00:19

here is an interesting and well written article about kyoto and other related topics.. p.s. can i just object to personal carbon trading (in principle) before its back in the news... it doesn't seem to be any more workable than carbon trading was int d first place..although tis a good idea- capping the amount of cabon we may each use but...

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NYC F15-03 Photographs Never Before Seen

15-02-2005 21:36

These 'never before seen images' were taken during the F15-03, Global Day of Protest, in NYC where more than 500,000 marched in freezing cold temperatures to protest against the US led war on Iraq.

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Opposing the Olympic Bid

15-02-2005 11:52

Saturday saw the successful launch of a week of protest which ends with a public demonstration in Meridian Square, Stratford Station on the 19th February at 1pm. 20 traditional narrowboats travelled the canals and gathered at the site of the proposed Olympic Stadium.

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Victory for McLibel 2 against UK Government

15-02-2005 11:18

This morning (15th February) the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg declared that the notorious and long running McLibel case was in breach of the right to a fair trial and right to freedom of expression. The McLibel 2 (Helen Steel, 39 & Dave Morris, 50) had launched legal proceedings against the UK government arguing that the marathon 'McLibel trial' which lasted 313 days - the longest trial of any kind in English legal history - and UK libel laws, breached the European Convention on Human Rights Article 6 (right to a fair trial) and Article 10 (right to freedom of expression).

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Alaska has approved the shooting of over 1000 wolves

15-02-2005 04:52

will the wolves survive
Alaska has approved the shooting of over 1000 wolves from helicopters. The Friends of Animals online protest kicks off today. Visit the web site, fill out a short form, and a postcard will be sent to the governor.

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Kyoto Protocol Comes Into Effect

14-02-2005 17:26

On 16 February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol comes into effect, legally binding most industrialised countries to greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2012. The treaty was signed by over 180 countries in 1997 and has since been watered down by special provisions for countries like Canada and Russia as well as limited in its effect by US non-ratification.

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Peak Oil - an online petition

14-02-2005 16:48

The coming peak of oil production has huge consequences for virtually everyone on the planet. The mid-point of historical production means that the era of cheap oil is over. Why is the government no publicly acknowledging this issue?

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atrocities in fallujah

14-02-2005 14:32

what the newsmedia and govt dont want you to hear or see

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A CALL for PGA BLOCS on MARCH 19

14-02-2005 01:43

An INTERNATIONAL CALL for PEOPLES' GLOBAL ACTION BLOCS on MARCH 19 and 20 to EXPOSE and TARGET WAR PROFITEERS

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ready for iran yet?

13-02-2005 23:30

so why iran ?

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Mexican Activists CIPO-RFM to speak in the UK. Nottingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Brighton, London.

13-02-2005 22:13

e-flyer for the tour (feel free to downlode and distribute).
For the first time in their 7 year history activists from Mexican pressure group CIPO-RFM will be speaking in the UK on the dates shown below. Please support these people the repression they are currently getting from the Mexican state is getting worse.

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windsor tower fire poses some questions

13-02-2005 21:45

windsor tower Sunday morning Feb 13 2005
The fire at Madrid's highest skyscraper the Windsor Tower which started on Saturday night and raged through the morning and has just been extinguished, has for some reason not been reported in the mainstream British press.

But it poses serious questions for accountants, and naturally architects.

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G8: Activists Being Monitored - Border Controls Considered reports Scotsman

13-02-2005 19:39

Scotsman roundup of security measures re G8 Summit in July 05 - including assertion by Tayside Chief Constable that "known activists" were already being "monitored" by "undercover officers" both in the UK and mainland Europe, and that police are "talking to the Crown about a range of issues... ...including restricting access to Scotland". John Vine, the Chief Constable of Tayside Police said: "In extreme situations we may apply to prevent entry into Scotland".

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Climate change demo pictures.

13-02-2005 17:11

How most of us veiw America at present.
Thousands take to the streets of London to make their feelings known about the small matter of our planet being destroyed by greedy profit obsessed scum like George Bush.

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Caminos De Resistencia film festival

13-02-2005 15:02

programme now available:

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POLITICAL CARTOON - Eating the World!

12-02-2005 03:05

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HUMOUR
This drawn maked Nico - cartoonist and illustrator.
He live in Rio de Janeiro.

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Muharram the month of revolution

11-02-2005 20:44

Equity in economic distribution ought to be firmly instituted
As the month of Muharram, the month of revolution, the month of resistance to the aggressors and resistance to injustice,...We can see from the actions of the Amerikkkan Empire today that it is hell bent on acting out it's plans for global hegemony,..., to usurp such resources from the poor and destitute and re-apportion them to the fatcats that helped to create and sustain the Empire. To spread the corruption and vice that infects it's own society and that it's own people speak out against.... from those inside Occupied Amerikkka, to those in Occupied Iraq, Occupied Palestine, etc.

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Austrian woman arrested in Turkey

11-02-2005 19:56

Sandra Bakutz, an Austrian citizen, was arrested at Istanbul Airport on the way to join a delegation observing a trial. She has been charged with belonging to a banned organisation and has gone on hunger strike. Below is a statement dated February 11, 2005:

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G8: Scottish Parliament Petition re Policing + Protests

11-02-2005 14:09

G8 Alternatives are publicising a petition in response to some of the alarming reports about policing plans for the G8 summit protests this coming July is Scotland. The petition demands that riot police equipped with rubber bullets are not used for policing, that venues be provided for protest meetings and accomodation, and that protestors creating their own spaces should be allowed to do so.

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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 2/11/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!

11-02-2005 00:21

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Russia, Spain, and Cuba.