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Goldsmiths Art Staff/Student declaration. Very good.

03-12-2010 11:35

Goldsmiths Art Dept. Staff and Students Against the Government's Attack on Education - declaration.

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National Day of Protest Against Welfare & Housing Benefit Cuts

02-12-2010 17:43

Take action now to defend the Welfare State on the 15th of December 2010. We will not pay for their crisis.

The National Day of Protest Against Welfare & Housing Benefit Cuts aims to begin by focusing on the Housing Benefit cuts so why not organise a sit in, protest or demonstration in your local Civic Centre or Town Hall.

 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=181074851903167&

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Cops red-faced in Bologna: A new tactic?!!

02-12-2010 15:52

Idioto!!
It is just the beginning! - students against cuts, riot in Italy - November 30th

These days the crisis of the Italian government, that is living an agony since the last two months, was spread over the country: students’ protests, occupations everywhere are unfolding the political crisis. We are facing a multiplication of its dimensions, of its temporalities.

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Greek police clash with students at British solidarity demo

02-12-2010 15:39

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas on Thursday in clashes with protesting university students and at least three demonstrators were injured, Reuters witnesses said.

Over 1,000 students tried to break through a police cordon to march to the British embassy in Athens, in solidarity with British students who oppose plans to increase tuition fees, and against austerity and education reforms in Greece.

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Anti-Cuts to the next level: Block The Economy

01-12-2010 23:16

Full Steam Ahead
The student movement has been moving fast in the last few weeks and sends impetus to the other anti-cuts struggles at the point of delivery - councils, hospitals, tube workers, fire workers, all workers face the axe and the working poor and claimants. The speed of the lessons being learned have been amazing. Now, one more step!

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Super rabble rousing Book Block demo, Rome Nov 30th

01-12-2010 15:11

The amazing symbolic and practical Book Block returns to the streets of Roma and comes up against a blockage - a line of police vans. What to do?

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Merseyside United Againts the Cuts March and Rally – Saturday 11th December

01-12-2010 11:19

TIME TO BRING ALL MERSEYSIDE OPPOSITION TO THE TORY CUTS TOGETHER - STUDENTS, WORKERS, SERVICE USERS

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UK Cuts Revolt 2010 - What's Next

01-12-2010 00:46

SINCE OCTOBERS SPENDING REVIEW SET OUT THE IMPENDINGS THERE HAS BEEN WAVE AFTER WAVE OF PROTEST TO THE CON-DEM CUTS AGENDA.

STUDENT PROTESTS, UK UNCUT TAX DODGER SHUTDOWNS, AND MOST RECENTLY A RESIDENTS + WORKERS REVOLT ON MONDAY THAT SHOOK LEWISHAM TOWN HALL AND COULD HAVE PREVENTED £80M OF BUDGET CUTS BEING PASSED.

SUMMARY OF INFOMATION ON WHAT'S COMING IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE BELOW. FULL DETAILS AT  http://anticuts.org.uk/

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Protest at London Lib Dem conference– This Saturday, Chalk Farm

30-11-2010 23:32

Before the General Election all Lib Dem MPs promised to vote against any attempt to increase tuition fees.

They now plan to break their promise. There is still time to make them keep their promise.

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Thousands of students demonstrate in Brighton - Vodafone trashed

30-11-2010 18:02

around 1000 students took over the streets of Brighton today...

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Day X2: London live coverage

30-11-2010 13:47

Follow the cat and mouse game from London as protesters try to avoid being kettled by a massive police presence. Groups of people were walking, running etc around the main West End and Parliament areas. Cops seem to be kettling small groups.

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ILPS Condemns War Provocations by the US, South Korea Puppets vs DPRK

30-11-2010 11:21

We, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle, condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent and ongoing provocations being made by the US and the South Korean puppet government against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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Stay Out Of The Kettle Poster

29-11-2010 01:05

If you see the cops kettling, shout and tell everyone!
Stay Out Of The Kettle poster

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The Social Christ by Samael Aun Weor

28-11-2010 17:44

A book on the subject of Gnostic Socialism by Samael Aun Weor

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Report on Today's Oxford Anti-cuts demo

27-11-2010 18:56

People gather in Manzil Way
Full report of today's Anti-Cuts Alliance demonstration in Oxford.

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Strengths and Limitations of the Portuguese General Strike

26-11-2010 16:20

On Wednesday, a 24-hour general strike against austerity measures paralysed the Portuguese economy. This afternoon, the Portuguese parliament forced the package through anyway. While Wednesday's action demonstrates the potential social weight of the working class, Friday's vote shows that - as in Greece and Ireland - one day strikes and marches are not going to stop governments submitting to the financial aristocracy.

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The Game Has Changed - Kepping Up Momentum Against Government Oppression

26-11-2010 15:46

Some thoughts on whats been happening since the con dems declared a class war against the people of the UK....

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DEC 4TH - United Day of Action: Against Austerity.

26-11-2010 12:19

A call has gone out for a united day of action (students, workers, the unemployed, everyone) on Saturday Dec 4th.

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University Security Attempt to Evict Student Occupation at Sheffield

25-11-2010 13:26

BREAKING NEWS on the current situation of the student occupation at Sheffield University. Security attempt to forcefully evict protesters, when this fails they set off fire alarms to force legal evacuation of the building.