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UG#646 - Much Is Learned By Being Lazy (Knowing Who We Are, Life in Monongahela)

08-06-2013 20:54

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Another philosophical episode this week, featuring a range of reflections from the wise on what life has taught them, and how (and why) the world has changed since their youth. Our main readings are books by Wendell Berry, John Taylor Gatto and Henry David Thoreau.

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Policing the EDL on West Street, Sheffield

08-06-2013 20:19

Some photos on the policing in and around the EDL West Street pub crawl in Sheffield on 8th June 2013.

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EDL at The Harley in Sheffield

08-06-2013 19:46

Part of the, police facilitated, EDL pub crawl up West Street on Saturday 8th June 2013 made it to The Harley, Glossop Road, from where they hurled abuse, glasses and cans at anyone in range.

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Cautious welcome for new Scottish investigation into rendition

08-06-2013 18:55

SACC gives a cautious welcome to Scottish investigation into rendition
 
"The Crown Office appears to have been misinformed" says SACC
 
SACC welcomes the recent announcement that Scottish police are to look into the involvement of Scottish airports in "extraordinary rendition" - the illegal abduction and transfer by US authorities of people wanted for questioning (often involving torture) in connection with terrorism. However, we are very concerned that the police may be inclined to dismiss the evidence without any serious effort to bring criminal charges, as they have done on several occasions in the past.

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Trimings from the bilderberg fringe

08-06-2013 18:49

reporting from 2013 bilderberg fringe,grove hotel as it starts hitting the political mainstream after many years

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Stop G8 Social Centre Now Open

08-06-2013 13:47

StopG8 social centre now open 40 Beak St, Soho, W1F 9RQ More info here:  https://network23.org/stopg8/2013/06/08/stopg8-social-centre-now-open/

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sea plane project

08-06-2013 12:55

sea plane project taken off

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Banning cigarette smoking ads in public places

08-06-2013 12:55

Banning cigarette smoking ads

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Deforestation the cause for monkey fever

08-06-2013 12:55

DEFORESTATION CAUSE FOR MONKEY FEVER

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Educational reforms

08-06-2013 12:55

Reforms of educational sector

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Guruvayur elephant sanctuary

08-06-2013 12:55

Elephant sanctuary

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Saffron handed over to guruvayur devaswom

08-06-2013 12:55

saffron

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Independent Media Centre open for Stop G8

08-06-2013 10:43

An Independent Media Centre is now open at LARC  http://www.londonarc.org/ for reporting on actions over the comming week organised by Stop The G8  https://network23.org/stopg8/

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Revolution in Gezi Park

08-06-2013 09:16

Prime Minister Erdoğan is back in Turkey after a visit to North Africa, sternly demanding that the demonstrators leave Gezi Park. The idea of their voluntary dispersal at the moment seems inconceivable. Who knows what may happen next? But in the meantime, long live the Occupation!

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The assassination of Juan Vázquez Guzmán in Chiapas, Mexico

08-06-2013 05:32

“He gave his life for the land”

Another indigenous leader has been assassinated in the struggle to defend the land and natural resources from depradation and destruction.

Article from the June edition of Peace News