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Film Night & Talk - Justice For The Shrewsbury 24

07-11-2012 10:58

The Shrewsbury 24 were builders who took part in pickets of building sites during the first ever national building workers strike. Six of the pickets were stitched up on conspiracy charges and sent down for up to 3 years. Their crime was to be part of a trade union campaign to get a decent rate of pay and safer working conditions for all building workers.

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Anti-Eviction Guide Hambach Forest

07-11-2012 10:57

The Hambach Forest is occupied since half an year now. The forest will get cutted for the coal-open-cast-mine "Hambacher Tagebau". This is together with two morge open-cast-mines in the region and the power plants that burns the coal, europes biggest producer of CO2. They have already started to cut the forest, and the eviction of the camp can happen every day. So read this anti-eviction-guide and see what you can do!

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Student Finance Leave Boy in Poverty

07-11-2012 10:55

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South African Shack Dwellers Talk

07-11-2012 09:42

A talk by Lindela Finglan from Abahali baseMjondolo, the South African Shack Dwellers Movement. Thursday 8 November, 7.30pm
At the Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham

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Real clothes for the Emperor: Facing the challenges of climate change

06-11-2012 20:40

On 6th November 2012 Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, University of Manchester, Tyndall Centre spoke at Explore, At-Bristol, Bristol Harbourside on Real clothes for the Emperor: Facing the challenges of climate change, the talk was advertised here:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events/2012/194.html and a recording of it is attached. The slides are here

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/documents/anderson-ppt.pdf

Following is an transcript of a skype interview that Rob Hopkins conducted with Kevin Anderson prior to his talk, which has been reposted from

http://transitionculture.org/2012/11/02/an-interview-with-kevin-anderson-rapid-and-deep-emissions-reductions-may-not-be-easy-but-4c-to-6c-will-be-much-worse/

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Gambling addict on hunger strike to close betting shops

06-11-2012 15:00

Chingiz Kozhogulov is hunger striking outside parliament to raise awareness of the destructive nature of betting shops. He wants them closed!!!! Please support him!!

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Royal hunt filmed chasing a fox

06-11-2012 13:11

Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release - 4th November 2012 - Prestigious Beaufort Hunt Filmed Chasing a Fox

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november 5th #OpVendetta march on parliament - report & pics

06-11-2012 00:22

up to a thousand people took part this evening in a rally and march and film re-enactment. after gathering at trafalgar square, several hundred people marched down whitehall, many wearing iconic 'anon' masks, and gathered at the gates of parliament, taking over the road and closing it to traffic for several hours this evening. as numbers dwindled towards midnight, it seemed unlikely that westminster would erupt in flames shortly after midnight as it did in the film 'v for vendetta'.

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Anti-prison discussion this evening @ Red & Black

05-11-2012 18:55

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FBI Forensic Computer Crime Experts Asked To Investigate Romney-Owned Machines

05-11-2012 18:01

In the US, Mitt and Ann Romney and 2 of their sons have controlling interest in Hart Intercivic, the machines which in Cincinnati in the middle of the night turned 300,000 Kerry votes into Bush votes in 2004. ESS, another Republican owned 'voting machine' company, has added untested software patches to their scanners.

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Sole Survivor of Tragic Sea Crossing Blames Police for Deaths of Migrants

05-11-2012 16:23

No Borders Morocco interview sole survivor of tragic sinking of boats in Straits of Gibraltar on 28.10.12. Full transcript available at beatingborders.wordpress.com along with mp3 of interview in French with English and Wolof translation

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Call out for days of Propaganda and Action for Piotr Silajev!

05-11-2012 14:51

From Barcelona we are making a call out for international days of propaganda and action to support our compañero Piotr Silajev on the days of 19th-21st of November.

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Reminder - everyone to Trafalgar Square for 6pm for mass march on Parliament

05-11-2012 12:15

This is a reminder for everyone to get to Trafalgar Square for 6pm today the 5th of November for a mass march on Parliament starting at 8pm

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ex social worker exposes corruption

05-11-2012 11:00

We have a ex cps social worker on our daily radio show at 7pm london time.

please join the chat room and ask your questions

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Stop the Killing. Noise demonstration Tuesday 6th November. Harmondsworth IRC

05-11-2012 09:48

Remember the dead - Justice for the living - End Immigration detention now

There will be a demo outside Harmondsworth IRC on Tuesday afternoon.

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Ravaging Tide or Renewable World?

05-11-2012 02:57

Can big cities like New York or Washington protect against storm surge and rising seas? Three interviews. Mike Tidwell, author of "The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America’s Coastal Cities." Professor J. Court Stevenson, University of Maryland, on city surge defenses around the world. Daphne Wysham interviews German Green Parliamentarian Hermann Ott: leading the way to renewables before climate collapse. Radio Ecoshock 121107 1 hour.

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Disabled Man Takes Hunger Strike To Atos

05-11-2012 00:35

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE ISSUE

DISABLED PROTESTOR TO STAGE VIGIL & HUNGER STRIKE OUTSIDE OF ATOS OFFICES IN CARDIFF

DISABLED PEOPLE AGAINST CUTS (DPAC) CAERDYDD

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Bristol Mayoral Election Fix-up - This Is Just Drone Warfare

04-11-2012 20:55

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Cambridge demo against 200 Tesco Drivers threatened with sack.

04-11-2012 20:27

Yesterday morning (Saturday) a small but significant demonstration took place in front of the already controversial Mill Road Tesco in Cambridge, accompanied by the strains of Billy Bragg on a portable sound system.

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Being arrested in England is no small matter anymore

04-11-2012 20:26

Being arrested in England means having your DNA and fingerprints placed indefinitely on the National Police Computer regardless of your guilt or innocence. That means innocent people can be investigated or refused jobs in the future simply because they have been arrested.