UK UK Newswire Archive
Free Software Clinic at the Cowley Club, Brighton
04-07-2012 21:26
The Cowley Club library is offering free training on installing and using free software. Come along to learn about the wonders of free software and how to protect your privacy and anonymity online.Smash EDO anti semitic libel: Tory Story II
04-07-2012 18:57
In response to our earlier story B&H Tories rushed out a statement written by Graham Cox, chairman of the local Conservatives and co-incidentally one-time head of Brighton CID. Unfortunately it didn't shed much light on the issue - so here's what we said in return...Never Plead Guilty! - Activists Found Not Guilty
04-07-2012 18:05
Three activists were found not guilty in court because the police witnesses didn't turn up!Charity run by young people needs your votes for the Lottery Good Cauases awards
04-07-2012 16:00
The Young Pioneers Charity run by 16 year old Luke Lancaster has been shortlisted for the lottery good causes award 2012 and the nation has to vote. Our programme, Be Healthy has been shortlisted and needs votes. It is special becuase it is led by young people, for young people.200,000 4 man coffins ordered for Olympics
04-07-2012 13:37
An undercover journalist has reported that 200,000 caskets that can hold 4 to 5 bodies have been ordered for the Olympics. He also reports that predator drones will be hovering over London and training has been given for a mass evacuation of the city.Fareham's BNP Gran Issued ASBO for Being a Nasty Unhinged Racist!
04-07-2012 11:16
Fareham BNP Bigot Margaret Walker sent vile racist abuse to strangers through Royal MailFree Event: Bristol Censorship and Surveillance Campaign Training
04-07-2012 10:55
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Training that will equip activists to help stop the Snoopers' Charter and Mass Internet Blocking. Briefings will be followed by practicing how to talk to your MP and other activities.
Open Rights Group needs your help to defeat the latest attacks on internet freedom! We need to convince MPs that they should oppose new proposals for more surveillance and censorship. So we're running these training sessions that will help you learn about two of the biggest current digital rights issues and practice how to discuss them with your MP. We'll be covering two big topics:
1. The “Snoopers’ Charter” - aka the Communications Data Bill - was announced in the Queen's speech and is about to be published by the government. The bill will create new powers to intercept and collect information about who you talk to online. Your communications via Google, Facebook or Skype will now be open to what may be a large number of government officials. We want to see the powers to collect and access communications data tightened up, not extended ever further.
2. Internet censorship. The government is considering whether Internet Service Providers should have to block websites that contain 'adult content' by default, with an 'opt out' for uncensored access. That would mean an infrastructure of censorship that could, through mistakes, abuse or mission creep, lead to more and more content being blocked for people in the UK. Our research on mobile Internet censorship recently showed how often the wrong websites can be filtered, for example. We want to prevent this further move towards private policing of the internet and free speech, and recommend better ways to help parents manage their children's Internet access.
You can help stop these proposals. And we are here to help you!
You don't need any previous knowledge of the issues or experience talking with your MP.
The training event will last for around four hours. First we will give you a good background briefing on the issues and an overview of the campaigns. Then we will do some practical training on how to speak to your MP, and cover other campaigning ideas too.
Join us and become a digital rights champion!
11-4pm Watershed, Saturday July 7th, Bristol
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/
Smash EDO: Events and weapons inspection on July 16th
04-07-2012 10:50
We've got a few things coming up in the weeks leading up to the weapons inspection on the 16th.NCN High Pavement students plan boycott
04-07-2012 08:55
Students at New College Nottingham's High Pavement campus are planning a boycott of classes and demonstration tomorrow (Thursday 5th July). They are angry about proposed changes to the student timetable and the manner in which NCN Principal and CEO, Amarjit Basi, is implementing them. The protest is planned to last from 9am to 12pm at the Chaucer Street campus.
The students have made this statement:
Due to the proposed changes of timetable at high pavement. We are planning an official boycott of college next Thursday, hopefully with the backing of the student union, that would involve turning up to college at normal time, but not going to lessons. Instead, we're going to stand outside with signs and banners in order to make Amarjit realize we're serious
-WE DO NOT want to be on separate lunch breaks to our friends
-WE DO NOT want longer college days with more lessons
-WE DO NOT want any more people in the college as it's full to bursting as it is.
-WE DO want Adams and City students to receive a good education, just not at High Pavement
Students have said that they feel insulted by Mr Basi's moves which some feel are "compromising the quality of our education environment and resources by pushing, cramming and cattle hoarding us in one campus" and there are reports that heads of departments have been sacked as part of the changes.
As one student concludes, "colleges are not for the profit of the owners, nor are they are a source of employment. They are for educating people, and we are those people."
Durham Miners Gala Sat 14th July 2012
03-07-2012 19:52
The Durham Miners Gala this year promises to be the largest for decades. Already 100K strong recently, the addition of the Labour leader Ed Miliband is likely to tip the numbers higher still if the weather permits. The bands, speeches, marches, banner, Gala field, funfair etc all allow for a great family day out where old and new comrades meet and greet.Bristol 'City Slackers' - media shy politicians named & shamed
03-07-2012 17:57
Conservative 5/14 (36%), LibDems 9/32 (28%), Labour 5/22 (23%) & Green 0/2 (0%).
ReWilding the West: Remembering Rod Coronado
03-07-2012 17:38
Support The Spanish Miners Benefit - Fri 13th July
03-07-2012 16:04
Insurrectionary action update (Global)
03-07-2012 13:48
[in no particular order, a few recent reports of anarchist attacks....] "Cell of Revolutionary Action for the Destruction of the State – Autonomous Cells for Immediate Revolution – Praxedis G. Guerrero" (CAR-PGG) responsibility claim for explosive packages to Greek embassy (Mexico) // railroad sabotage in Montreal by "Invisible Committee for the End of Their History" against capitalist conference (Canada) // direct actions during the No Border camp in Stockholm (Sweden) // "Anarchist Revolutionary Group Antifascist Action" claims responsibility for bombing radio station Diavlos in Rodopi (Greece) // claim for attack on Nea Dimokratia offices in Athens (Greece) // explosive attacks on police station in Santiago (Chile) // bombs on the construction site of a new prison in Marche (Belgium) // Van loaded with explosives driven into Microsoft’s Athens HQ (Greece) // Communique for sabotage of Duke Energy trucks, Bloomington (USA) // insurrectionary news from Munich (Germany) // solidarity with the insurrection in Montreal (Canada) from Atlanta (USA) // Police cars attacked, Denman Island (Canada) // words of solidarity with the Cleveland 5 anarchists stung by the FBI (USA) // COUNTER INFO SOURCES = 325, ActForFreedomNow, WarOnSocietyKeir Starmer QC invites Drax power station protesters to appeal
03-07-2012 12:30
Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer QC said he had concerns about the safety of the convictions following the Drax power station protest in 2008.Phone and Twitter Blockade of EDO Today
03-07-2012 10:54
Phone and twitter blockade of EDO. The one last month was a real success so we're having another one! You can participate from wherever you are. Call EDO on +44 (0) 1273810500 and tweet EDO's parent company @ITTExelis with questions and comments about their trade. There are examples of sample tweets you can copy and past from the last time at the bottom of this email or -even better- come up with some new ones. Please hashtag your tweets #SmashEDO