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pictures of the arrest today in croydon's no borders demo

21-09-2007 18:41

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Group 4 blockaded

21-09-2007 16:23

As part of the No Borders week of action the Group 4 offices near crawley have been blockaded

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Call for still or moving images from this morning arrest

21-09-2007 13:39

An asylum seeker was arrested this morning in a horrible manner

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Activists protest against Virgin in Crawley

21-09-2007 11:21

Anti-deportation campaigners today 'paid a visit' to Virgin Holidays, Richard Branson's Tour Operator business in Crawley town centre in protest at Virgin's involvement in forced deportations of rejected asylum seekers to unsafe countries. The Home Office regularly books seats on Virgin Atlantic flights to countries such as Nigeria to forcibly remove people from the UK. The action coincided with the Gatwick No Border Camp, a protest camp running between 20 and 23 September near Balcombe, West Sussex, as part of a campaign against a new immigration detention centre that is being built at Gatwick Airport.

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Noborders Demo, Crawley

21-09-2007 10:13

A short video of the welcome demo in Crawley, Sussex.

Length 2:49
Quicktime MP4, H264

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No Border campaigners to protest in Croydon today

21-09-2007 08:56

Campaigners from the Gatwick Area No Border Camp will today gather in Croydon from 10am to 2pm to protest against the mistreatment of refugees and asylum seekers at the hands of the UK immigration authorities. They will be joined by other protesters from London, Brighton and elsewhere at Lunar House in East Croydon, which houses the headquarters of the Border and Immigration Agency and its principal asylum screening unit, where people first go to make an asylum application.

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Photos from the No Border action in Crawley.

20-09-2007 20:42

Photos from the No Border Camp's action on Thursday 20th - Welcoming action in the center of Crawley handing out the Gatwick X-press newspaper, and inviting local people to the free gig later tonight.

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No to 'Development'; yes to self-reliant change in Oaxaca

20-09-2007 19:47

“It's a war” explained the man from Oaxaca, “a real war”. Talking to people taking part in the first UK NoBorders camp near Gatwick today, our man from Oaxaca explained that the people are doing what they can to protect their own physical, economic and future security.

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Report from No Borders action in Crawley

20-09-2007 17:30

Report from action received at 5.45pm. People have arrived in Crawley centre from the camp, and are handing out leaflets and the Gatwick X-press, a free paper about the action to local people. Two Banners are being displayed with the slogans "NO BORDERS" and "Freedom of Movement for ALL People." Some locals are expressing an interest, although the fact that there are more police officers than campers may be putting some off.

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Local paper demonises Gatwick campers.

20-09-2007 17:20

This is a photographic copy of the front page article in the local newspaper, the Mid Sussex Times. And below is a copy that a camper sent to the editor and the journalist who signs it, Carolyn Robertson.

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No Borders Camp: Thursday sees first action

20-09-2007 16:39

Campers at the No Border camp near Gatwick, spent the morning putting finishing touches to the campsite, and after lunch attended a variety of workshops. Topics included an overview of detention centres in the UK, activist trauma, FIT Watch, and a presentation by the Israeli Anarchists Against The Wall.

Police presence outside the camp has been fairly low key, and the new shift brought with it CO2558, Steve Discombe of the Met's Forward Intelligence Team, whose boredom has been relieved by various Fit Watch activities. Vehicles are being allowed in and out unimpeded, although the police are doing what they can to photograph all those who enter.

Since the workshops ended at 4pm, campers have been making their way to Crawley Town Centre, where they are engaged in meeting local people, handing out flyers and a free paper, the Gatwick X-press in order to publicise the action and the reasons behind it to local people.This may go some way to countering the disinformation printed in a front page article in the local paper, the Mid Sussex Times. Entitled "Safety fears as demonstrators camp in village", the article outlines the concerns of a local councillor, before going on to explain the issues behind the camp.

After meeting with local people, campers will move onto a gig near Crawley station to listen to bands and share food.

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Guardian Bullshit: "You're either in the Gatwick camp or the Heathrow camp"

20-09-2007 11:37

Brendan O'Neill's dreadful article on the Guardian's "Comment is Free" site, In the other camp, ends with this conclusion:

So, are you a green or are you a supporter of completely free migration? Because it seems to me at least that you cannot be both. You're either in the Gatwick camp or the Heathrow camp. Make your choice.

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/brendan_oneill/2007/09/in_the_other_camp.html

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Setting up the Gatwick No Border Camp

20-09-2007 00:16

About 40 or so people arrived at the new site on Sunday afternoon to start set up. Time was of the essence: since the previous site had fallen through following police harassment of the landowner, the organisers wished to establish their presence as soon as possible and to set up the big structures. The structures had been collected from various other collectives around the country, many of which have been used for other camps. Soon the camp began to look rather familiar to the more seasoned camper!

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Pix from the No Border Camp

19-09-2007 23:56

Some quick pictures from the No Border Camp today.

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Impressions from the NoBorder camp

19-09-2007 23:41

"The best organised camp I have ever seen", said one.

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The Gatwick No Border Camp forced to change location after police harassment

17-09-2007 13:24

Due to constant police harassment and pressure, the owner of the No Border Camp site has decided to pull out from renting his land. However, a new site has now been rented near the village of Balcombe, West Sussex.
For directions:

http://noborders.org.uk/Static/CampHowToGetThere

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Escape from Doncatraz documentary screening

14-09-2007 09:32

It’s the issue everyone is talking about…
The issue that just won’t go away…
Finally tackled in a brand-new documentary by Jay Baker of SilenceBreaker Films…

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Iranian Asylum Seekers Protest Against Home Office Inactivity

12-09-2007 16:43

A report on a protest outside Lunar House in Croyden by asylum seekers who have been waiting on a decision for their cases for excessive amounts of time.

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Public Meeting about No Border Camp in Brighton

12-09-2007 11:06

Public Meeting about the Gatwick Area No Border Camp
Film then updates and discussion about the camp
Brighton, Cowley Club 12 London Road
Wednesday 12. September (today) from 7:30pm until 10:00 pm .

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NO BORDERS Transnational Demonstration - Sept 22 '07 - Coaches from London

12-09-2007 08:35

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NO BORDERS Transnational Demonstration - Sept 22 '07
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[Crawley Town Centre to Tinsley House Detention Centre, Gatwick.]