UK Newswire Archive
Lydd Airport- plane threat to Dungeness N Power stations
06-09-2005 15:23
Press statement from the Lydd Airport Action Group- opposed to its expansion.This is the original anti-group.
There is now a coalition group also:Keep The Marsh Special Alliance also fighting this. (see previous postings)
Action Alert) - Letter to George Reid, Presiding Officer, The Scottish Parliamen
06-09-2005 15:08
presiding.officer@scottish.parliament.uk DSEi rights of way closures
06-09-2005 14:22
Rights of way closures before/during DSEi, from a sign outside ExCeL.Shut DSEi - Public Meeting - Reading, 08/09/05, 8pm
06-09-2005 13:48
Please forward where appropriate:SHUT DOWN DSEi!
DESTROY THE ARMS TRADE!
MORI poll ID cards-independent?
06-09-2005 12:33
MORI polling organisation also has a commercial interest in ID Cards, as they are running the selection process for the 10,000 "volunteers" who are to participate in the Passport Office's Biometrics evealuation trial (technically not actually to do with ID cards at all, but with the introduction of a Biometric Passport Card which will only be valid for travel within the European Union)USAF Lakenheath demonstration
06-09-2005 10:36
Join our DEMONSTRATION AT U.S.A.F. LAKENHEATH to demand the withdrawal of an estimated 110 B61 nuclear bombs deployed at this base.SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER from 12 noon
MAIN GATE (GATE 1) on the A1065 3 miles south of Brandon
MUSIC -- STREET THEATRE -- OPEN MIKE
QUAKER MEETING at 2.30 p.m.
Nuclear science public meeting in Norwich
06-09-2005 10:33
PUBLIC MEETING -- FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER at 7.30 p.m., FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, UPPER GOAT LANE, NORWICH"THE DREAM AND THE NIGHTMARE: nuclear science, nuclear weapons and new disarmament strategies"
SPEAKER: PROF. PETER NICHOLLS, University of Essex, and chair of Abolition 2000-UK
Scottish Police seize G8 footage from mainstream media.
06-09-2005 09:26
BBC Scotland, Scottish Television (ITV1) and Sky have all been served papers to hand over all footage of the G8 protests.Murder and rape - fact or fiction?
06-09-2005 08:37
I know it isn't Indymedia policy to link to 'mainstream' media sources, but this Guardian (UK) article does cast doubt on the generally accepted idea that humans resort to (sub) bestial behaviour at the first sign of the collapse of 'order'... Maybe we are 'better' than some give us credit for...New Orleans: New Interview w/ Activist Malik Rahim Blasts Mayor Nagin ~
06-09-2005 03:32
Malik Rahim, veteran of the Black Panther Party in New Orleans, isinterviewed in the Algiers neigherborhood by Democracy Now! producers.
Rahim talks about what should have been differently.
You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows
06-09-2005 03:31
...we are within the heartland of a worldwide monster, a country so rich from its worldwide plunder that even the crumbs doled out to the enslaved masses within its borders......The goal is the destruction of US imperialism and the achievement of a classless world: ...Winning state power in the US will occur as a result of the military forces of the US overextending themselves around the world and being defeated piecemeal; struggle within the US will be a vital part of this process,...Hurricane katrina New Orleans - Houston
05-09-2005 20:59
Views on the New Orleans disaster from President George Bush's state(Chavez) Helping the blind to see
05-09-2005 20:36
CHARLEY ALLAN contrasts calls from a wealthy bible basher to assassinate Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez with the south American country's people-first policies in the region and beyond.155 NGOs Urge EU Not to Support Paramilitary Disarmament
05-09-2005 17:09
The European Union should reject the process for the demobilisation of Colombia's extreme-right paramilitary groups, said 155 civil society organisations, including 75 from Europe and 68 from Colombia.The so-called "law on justice and peace", which sets the rules for the disarmament of the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitary umbrella group, will provide no guarantee of justice for the victims of attacks, and the perpetrators will not have to pay for their crimes, the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) stated in an open letter to the European Union.
the Sumac Centre appeal
05-09-2005 16:37
The Sumac Centre is an independent community and activist resource centre in Nottingham, UK. It is made up of a community cafe, social club, radical/social library, art exhibition space, veggie catering campaign, filmnights, talks, meeting spaces and the residents. The centre is used by various local groups, collectives and individuals working towards social change and sustainability. It has hosted many national and international gatherings in the past and hopes to continue to do so. The centre is entirely run by volunteers.
At the moment the centre is in need of help. Mainly due to reduced use of the centre/bar/cafe over the summer and mortgage rates increasing. At the moment there is a shortage of volunteers meaning the centre can't be open as much. We would like to continue to support and promote the work of many campaigns and individuals and continue the work we do in our local community...
Health Discrimination in the NHS
05-09-2005 15:46
NHS whistleblower fired. Two years ago 55-year-old Jamaican specialist nurse Milton Hanson was fired by his employers, Kings College NHS Trust after he spoke on Power Jam radio and told listeners that black men at the sexual health clinic where he worked had their penises probed by white nurses until they bled and howled in pain.The London Zoo’s Moonbat Exhibit
05-09-2005 15:40
The London Zoo’s Moonbat ExhibitHurricane Katrina Mutual Aid Relief
05-09-2005 15:19
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO GIVE ADVICE ON LEGALITY OF IRAQ WAR.
05-09-2005 14:35
http://www.smashedo.org.uk Monday 05th September 2005.
EMBARGO. For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Andrew Beckett or Sarah Johnson on 07875 708873
smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk On Friday 9th September the Attorney General’s office will give advice to the High Court on the legality of the war and the evidence of war crimes committed by UK , US and Israeli forces under international law.