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Leeds "Free City Bus" Ceases To Be Free

02-04-2011 00:22

People in the city of Leeds have had to face another in a long series of service cuts today. The "Free City Bus" that used to transport all-comers around the city centre has begun to refuse rides to people without eligible tickets or money.

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Drop the charges against the UK Uncut protesters

02-04-2011 00:22

Drop the charges against the UK Uncut protesters

Tomorrow The Drop the Charges campaign will be meeting beside Bristol Hippodrome at 1'oclock and walking over to protest outside New Bridewell Police station on Rupert Street from 2pm - 4pm. The purpose of the demonstration is to show our support for the UK Uncut protesters arrested for peacefully occupying Fortnum & Mason´s last weekend and to call for their immediate release.

So please join and bring banners to show your solidarity for the defendants! Full article.

| Drop the charges against the UK Uncut protesters | UK Uncut | Mark Steele on UK Uncut (independent) |

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An understanding of cognitive dissonance

02-04-2011 00:00

A brief understanding of the social struggles that lie ahead and the people of the fight

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Ian Tomlinson's inquest - Steve Discombe:Scum cop

01-04-2011 21:41

Is this the most despicable man at the Met police?

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Celias Decides To Stop Selling Fur

01-04-2011 18:23

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Vintage clothing and fancy dress outlet Celias on Derby road has now decided to no longer sell real fur.

There had been protests by animal rights activists outside the shop in previous weeks, see:
http://nottingham.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1083

Well done to the management of Celias for making the only ethical choice!
Yet another clear message to the fur trade that animal cruelty has no place on our high streets.

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Flash mob Trafalgar Square Saturday April 2nd 6:30pm

01-04-2011 17:49

Hundreds of flash mobbers will be gathering in Trafalgar Square on Saturday the 2nd of April at 6:30pm. This event has been inspired by last weeks occupation of the square by anti-cuts protesters. Unlike the anti-cuts protesters though we aim to be totally peaceful.

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“Cut The War – Hands Off The Middle East” - Public Meeting – Tuesday 12th April

01-04-2011 17:23

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The law is not being enforced impartially

01-04-2011 17:05

Politicians, the mainstream media, and the Police all dismiss serious crimes against ordinary people as mere “anti-social behaviour”, but think that trivial crimes against the rich and influential are shocking and should be treated as serious crimes.

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This Week in Palestine week 13 011

01-04-2011 16:23

Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for March 26 through April 1st 2011

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HIV positive victim of sex trafficking and rape faces imminent deportation from

01-04-2011 16:03

Felicia Adjei, a vulnerable woman who was trafficked into the UK and brutally exploited in forced prostitution is facing removal to Ghana TONIGHT, 1 April 2011 on Virgin Airlines Flight VS657 at 10.20pm from Heathrow Airport. She is currently waiting in an immigration detention centre.

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Lying Brent Council

01-04-2011 15:37

Charteris sports centre in Kilburn NW London stolen from the people by Brent council

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G8 is everywhere, so are we!

01-04-2011 15:06

International call for decentralized actions on 26 and 27 May 2011

Deauville and Cannes are casino-cities in which the scammers of the G8 \ G20 will decide on the wealth and poverty of humanity. But this time we won’t be attending the party.
Because it’s not just there, it’s everywhere we’re confronted with facades or images that glorify the capitalist arrogance. Profits from the premade crisis are shamelessely shown despite their systematic use for delinquency and social control

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Bobby Roberts shite circus hits Halifax

01-04-2011 14:27

Bobby Roberts sick show will be attracting an extremist minority of morally corrupt individuals to gawp at the continued torment of the animals in their possession. As we know government regulation gives the all clear through cursory inspections, whilst animals are abused behind closed doors, and dragged around the country in the furthest abstraction from their natural lives.

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Bobby Roberts sick circus cancelled at showground.

01-04-2011 14:14

Bobby Roberts show has been cancelled from the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, West Yorkshire.

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Nazi paraphernalia on sale in London's West End

01-04-2011 14:12

Nazi paraphernalia on sale in London's West End

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Public Meeting: The Case for Secularism

01-04-2011 14:06

Terry Sanderson will make the case for our tradition of secularism as the foundation of a good society. Human rights, equality under the law, freedom of religion and of expression all need a firm secular base and not domination by or conflicts between religions and sects.

Friday 8 Apr 2011, 7:30pm, Lecture Theater 6, The Arts Tower, The University of Sheffield

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BP and Culture: Time To Break It Off!

01-04-2011 13:22

A week of action to kick BP out of our cultural spaces

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From SchNEWS

01-04-2011 12:29

AND FINALLY

Deep in the heart of the Dorset countryside this July- it’s a festival with a twist. No need to worry about licensing requirements or expensive security this time round, it’s Bluelight- the police only festival.

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Tescos to replace Thali

01-04-2011 11:22

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Lansley’s office targeted on day of action to defend NHS

01-04-2011 09:32

Activists have targeted the Secretary of State for Health’s constituency office, on the eve of today’s national day of action to defend the NHS. Andrew Lansley’s office, in Cambridgeshire, was broken in to, with ‘Hands Off Our NHS’ spraypainted on the building.