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U.K. Anti-Rave Legislation 2004

17-02-2004 14:07

They're at it again the bastards!

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Guide dog distressed after factory bosses bar it from workplace

17-02-2004 14:03

Blind man is unable to return to work because his guide dog has become too distressed after being shut up in a side room for up to eight hours a day. Employer states that owner is able to visit dog every few hours and not allowed in main building because it could endanger both dog and other employers.

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4WW screening in Oxford dowenload and print the poster here

17-02-2004 14:03

Fourth World War
IMC Oxford in conjunction with undercurrents is organising a regular screening in central Oxford - download and print out the poster to find out when (then put it in your local shop!)

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Blackwood Update 17/2/2004

17-02-2004 13:50

WE ARE STILL HERE-WE ARE CONSOLIDATING THE CAMPS AND PROTECTING MOST OF THE ANCIENT WOODLAND DIRECT ACTION IS WORKING HERE BUT WE NEED HELP NOW. WORK IS GOING ON ON OTHER PARTS OF SITE- COSTAIN ARE TRASHING TREES WE CANT PROTECT COS OF LACK OF NUMBERS INCREASED NUMBERS OF BAILIFFS/ COSTAIN NOW MAKING IT HARD TO STOP WORK UNLESS WE HAVE NUMBERS (SORTED POSSE STOPPED WORK MONDAY BUT TRASHING CONTINUING THIS MORNING 17.2.04) MORE MACHINERY ARRIVING ON SITE. DORMICE AND BAT HABITATS PROTECTED UNDER EU LAW MAY STILL SAVE BLACKWOOD. CPO NOW TO DECIDE IF THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROSECUTE COSTAIN DUE TO ALREADY TRASHED HABITAT. EVER- INCREASING LOCAL SUPPORT THIS IS STILL WINNABLE!!

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Hunting Action Pack

17-02-2004 13:34

How to get involved

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communique: makeing contact

17-02-2004 13:03


THe global holocaust is a continuous everyday rape of life.
Everyday animals are eviscerated, women are
raped, children molested and murdered, species pushed
to extinction. The earth our home, our life, the
mother of all life is ravaged. A stand must be taken
now for the crisis is upon us, war must be declared,
our culture and its corrupt supporters must fall..

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17.2.04 blackwood protest latest news from site

17-02-2004 13:03

· WE ARE STILL HERE-WE ARE CONSOLIDATING THE CAMPS AND PROTECTING MOST OF THE ANCIENT WOODLAND
· DIRECT ACTION IS WORKING HERE BUT WE NEED HELP NOW. WORK IS GOING ON ON OTHER PARTS OF SITE- COSTAIN ARE TRASHING TREES WE CANT PROTECT COS OF LACK OF NUMBERS
come and stop work for the day- or come and help consolidate the camps
more info- latest news from site- follows below

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High Court rule on Fairford Coaches this Thursday 19th of February 2004

17-02-2004 12:48

The High Court will deliver their ruling this Thursday at 10am. If you wish to support, please join the demonstration outside the courts at 9am. We hope for as successful an outcome as the recent Jubilee Buses challenge to the Met Police.
Please circulate press release below. Next week at 7pm on Thursday 26 February, see the two coach passenger movies at G2, SOAS (with food/drinks, and guest speakers).

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Important facts about Israels' security fence

17-02-2004 12:01

Don't think that the Israeli security fence and wall is an attempt at a mass land grab it is not. Below good reasons are given for why Israel has been forced to build such a security device:

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Complaint against The Observer filed with Press Commission

17-02-2004 11:39

A complaint has been filed today by Osho Virtual Press Office against The Observer (UK) with the Press Complaints Commission under the Code of Practice on the grounds of defamation and inaccuracy.

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Sainsburys - another brick in the wall?

17-02-2004 11:19

Is Sainsbury's the most unethical supermarket in Britain?

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Leamington Spark Issue 4 now out!

17-02-2004 09:39

In this issue (16th Feb 2004), the Leamington Spark (a radical newsletter from the town of Leamington Spa) burns brightly about – Depleted Uranium weapons near Leamington?, the regressive nature of council tax, community renewable energy, a new left-of-Labour political party, and the full magnitude of climate change.

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A Field Guide to Hasbara (Zionist Propaganda)

17-02-2004 08:50

Just in case you were wondering what informs the latest efforts by Zionist spammers to flood IMC worldwide... 'Propaganda is used by those who want to communicate in ways that engage the emotions, and downplay rationality, in an attempt to promote a certain message. To effectively present Israel to the public, and to counter anti-Israel messages, it is necessary to understand propaganda devices.'

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RESPECT Convention in Yorkshire

17-02-2004 00:06

RESPECT : The Unity Coalition.
Respect for Equality, Socialism, Peace, Environment, Community, Trade Unionism.
www.respectcoalition.org

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Tenth anniversary of the siege of Wanstonia M11 link rd

16-02-2004 23:55

Cops assaulting protesters defending the sweet chestnut tree
Ten years ago hundreds of anti-road protesters were evicted from a row of houses in Wanstead by an army of 600 police, security guards and bailiffs. The houses were flattened to make way for the infamous M11 link road through East London. This and many of the following protests were to define the way for increasingly diverse direct action for years to come.

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BNP target NUJ

16-02-2004 23:19

The 'Masterace'
Sad publicity stunt by nazi bigots.

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Calling all theatre groups - Palestinian Play for Performance

16-02-2004 22:27

Details of a play for performance regarding the plight of Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories.

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Social center in Norway in danger!

16-02-2004 22:13

Hausmania social center threatened

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END TRAVELLER EVICTIONS- MEETING 21ST OF FEB

16-02-2004 22:07

Meeting to consolidate action network to respond to the dispossession of the traveller network= fight the evictions

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Sainsbury's action in Lancaster (GM) [big picture files]

16-02-2004 21:26

Take the Flyer!!!
Sainsbury's - putting the GM into your food

Last Saturday saw a dozen Lancastrians target the local Sainsbury's because of
their involvement in pushing GM food on an unwilling public.