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US navy prepared for war against Iran
14-02-2012 17:44
The increasingly menacing character of US rhetoric toward Iran was underlined by the comments to the media on Sunday by Admiral Mark Fox, commander of the US 5th Fleet based at Bahrain in the Persian Gulf.UN 'Travesty': Resolutions Of Mass Destruction
14-02-2012 15:54
It has been said that compassion is 'the only beauty that truly pleases' (Aryasura, The Marvelous Companion, Dharma Publishing, 1983, p.305). While beauty ordinarily provokes the fiery itch of desire or the sullen shadow of envy, compassion is cooling, blissful, inspiring awe and wonder. It implies an ability to stand outside our own needs as observers, to perceive the suffering of others as of equal or greater importance. But like all forms of beauty, compassion can be faked, exploited.
Benefit Claimants Fighting Back
14-02-2012 15:36
The Welfare Reform Bill is back in the Lords today which may yet result in some more tinkering with this desperate piece of legislation. However the main thrust of the bill, enshrining as it does Universal Credit, benefits caps, mass health and disability testing programmes, workfare and the slashing of benefit for 20% of disabled people, is all firmly established and will become law.
Farmhouse squatted to defend land from EDF Energy's bulldozers
14-02-2012 15:09
99percentrecordings launches UK action
14-02-2012 13:35
http://99percentrecordings.com/news/99percentrecordings-campaign/ www.99percentrecordings.com is a pioneering new electronic dance music label, with a mission to unite a generation and encourage a peaceful, democratic campaign against an unjust system.
No TAV - Anonymous hack the website of the prison of Turin Italy
14-02-2012 12:00
Sketchy google translation - After national raids and jailing of people in the mountain battle against the European train link in Italy NO TAV, the hacker group Anonymous shut down the website and replace the official blaa blaa with the following message---Calling All Sheffield Anarchists
14-02-2012 11:00
Discussion on setting up a Sheffield Wide Class Struggle Anarchist GroupDodgy Relationships- Nuclear Intimacy
13-02-2012 22:55
Dodgy relationships bought with millions of pounds of taxpayers money and promoting the nuclear agenda grow more blatent day by day. The nuclear corruption of Cumbria's decision makers could of course be a horrid series of coincidences that remain unchallenged and unreported on, it is surely too blatent to be a conspiracy?
Lord Clark non executive director of Sellafield is on a salary 'not in the public domain' he is also chair of the Lake District National Park Partnership. Lake District National Park meetings chaired by Lord Clark reveal a bias as he talks up the safety and economic importance of Sellafield and new nuclear developments while playing down the risks.
Under his chairmanship the LDNPA SUPPORTS dangerous new build (9 new reactors) at Sellafield and is going merrily along on 'steps towards geological disposal' of high level nuclear waste under Cumbria. As well as Lord Clark's salary as a non executive director of Sellafield, the LDNPA itself is in reciept of money from Managing Radioactive Wastes Safely (MRWS). Government has drastically cut the LDNPA's budget and is now filtering taxpayers money to the Lake District National Park from MRWS ( a government quango set up to promote a geological dump in Cumbria).
Everyone has their price?
More on the Nuclearisation of Cumbria
Cumbria Tourism Eric Robson - good old Uncle Eric, the countryman that everyone loves is the Chair of Cumbria Tourism and part owner of Osprey Communications the PR Team given the government contract to push the nuclear dump (Eric is featured in the book 'When the Water Flows' as 'the voice.' Free to view here: thttp://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2945907)
http://101-uses-for-a-nuclear-power-station.blogspot.com/2011/04/radioactive-lakes-eric-robson.html
Made in Cumbria and the Chamber of Commerce now funded by the arms and nuclear industry http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/02/446628.html http://www.nwemail.co.uk/row-over-expanding-made-in-cumbria-brand-1.683233?referrerPath=home/2.3320
Don't forget the slush fund.... http://www.powerbase.info/images/5/59/A_Nuclear_Slush_Fund.pdf
More on Lord Clark
http://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/why-has-the-wettest-place-in-england-not-got-enough-freshwater/
Interestingly:
The Bishop of Carlisle (i.e. Cumbria) was making pronuclear pronouncements supporting new build and geological dump - even before his enthronement at Carlisle Cathedral.
Picket Atos Glasgow Fri. 17th Feb. 4pm
13-02-2012 21:29
Picket AtosFriday 17th February 2012
4pm-5pm
Atos Medical Assessment Centre,
Corunna House,
29 Cadogan Street,
Glasgow G2 7AB.
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Diaz G8 Genoa 2001 takes the Berlin Film Festival by storm....
13-02-2012 17:53
ISSE opposes extradition of UK student Richard O’Dwyer
13-02-2012 17:07
On February 7, the International Students for Social Equality held a meeting on campus to oppose the deportation to the United States of Sheffield Hallam University student Richard O’Dwyer.O’Dwyer is facing a maximum 10 years in prison on charges of copyright infringement. The meeting was addressed by Julie Hyland, assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party and attended by a number of students and lecturers.
A second meeting will be held Tuesday, February 21, at 5:30 p.m., to continue the campaign in O’Dwyer’s defence.
Below we publish Hyland’s remarks.
New anti-fascist resource site!!!
13-02-2012 15:43
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Directions to the new camp at Hinkley Point power station
13-02-2012 15:15
G4S get bigger role in policing.
13-02-2012 11:18
The FT reported yesterday that G4S has won a contract to build and run custody suites in Lincolnshire. This is hailed as a new thing, but actually G4S have been running custody suites for a while, including all those in South Wales.Full article | 1 addition | 3 comments
Hinkley Occupied Again
13-02-2012 11:04
Anti-nuclear activists moved into an abandoned site near Hinkley Point, Somerset, early yesterday.
Protesters are angry that permission has been given by West Somerset Council for clearance work for a new power station to begin before developer EDF Energy has won permission to build its controversial new nuclear plant.
Greece is Just the Beginning - Resistance All Across Europe
13-02-2012 08:55
Even though we will not meet on the same streets, we, the Greek young people from abroad, unite our voices with the millions of unemployed, students, and strikers who are engaged in a life-and-death battle to overthrow the Greek government and the outrageous austerity measures it imposes.
Solidarity with the Greek People
13-02-2012 02:55
Demonstrate in solidarity with the Greek people
It was in Greece that the concept of democracy - rule by the people - was born. Now the Greek people are bravely protesting against the government in Athens which is trying to impose extreme austerity measures on them in order to bail out the international bankers, as supported by politicians and governments throughout the European Union.
The Greek people are showing the way forward. Tell the capitalist bankers and their politicians to fuck off. Let us demonstrate in solidarity with our Greek brothers and sisters.
Assemble in Old Market Square, Nottingham at 18.00 onwards on Tuesday, 14th. February. We will:
1. Express our militant solidarity with the Greek people.
2. Demand that the Con/LibDem Goverment abandon their austerity programme.
3. Demand that Labour Nottingham City Council ditch their cuts budget.
4. Hold an open democratic forum to discuss how we can effectively deal with our home-grown oppressors and exploiters in Britain.
Are you up for it? Spread the word, inform your contacts. Bring banners, placards,etc.. Be there.
Glasgow Anarchist Meeting Wed. 15th Feb. 7.30pm Govanhill
12-02-2012 23:40
Wednesday 15th February 7.30pm-9.30pmGovanhill Neighbourhood Centre, Daisy Street.