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Food Not Bombs Hurricane Appeal

12-09-2005 22:23

FOOD NOT BOMBS has groups all across the southern United States feeding families displaced by Katrina.

They need clothes, food, cooks cooking equipment, and money to provide for thousands of hungry homeless people.

Veggies has sent $100 from it's 'Samosas for Social Change' project - please help us send more.
 http://www.veggies.org.uk/AlternativeNews/ArticlePage.php?id=202


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Roads and Airport gathering in Nottingham early October

12-09-2005 21:23

The latest in a series of one-day gatherings to plan actions against road and runway expansion will take place in Nottingham on Saturday 8th October, meeting at the sumac centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6HX - We're looking at a 10am start. It will have a practical what-we-can-do-about-it emphasis as opposed to being predominantly information or discussion based.

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Nottingham World Development Movement - Conference October 15th

12-09-2005 20:22

Want to know more about current issues affecting world development?
Come to a Conference with Nottingham World Development Movement to find out more........

Saturday October 15th 2005
10am-4pm, Central Methodist Mission, Parliament St, Nottingham

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MAKE POVERTY HISTORY ‘CLICK’ AD BANNED AS TOO POLITICAL

12-09-2005 19:15

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom (www.ofcom.org.uk) has ruled that Make Poverty History (www.makepovertyhistory.org) is prohibited from advertising on television or radio.

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CLARKSON PROTEST PHOTOS!

12-09-2005 17:54

Photos of Clarkson protest this morning.....

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Tonight on BBC2: Guerilla - The taking of Patty Hearst

12-09-2005 17:16

Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Mon 12 Sep, 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm 90mins


In 1974, a teenage newspaper heiress and Berkeley undergraduate was kidnapped at gunpoint from her apartment, setting off one of the most bizarre episodes in recent American history.

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Metropolitan police allow Israeli General wanted for war crimes to flee

12-09-2005 17:11

Amnesty International today deplored the failure of the United Kingdom (UK) authorities to arrest Israeli army General Doron Almog when he arrived at London’s Heathrow airport yesterday, describing this as a clear violation of the UK’s obligations under both national and international law. A warrant for the general’s arrest for alleged war crimes had been issued by an English court the previous day.

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Protest for Peace - Saturday 10 August

12-09-2005 15:51

Video
More footage from events on Saturday.

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DSEi DINNER PROTEST: Thurs 7pm

12-09-2005 15:21

DSEi Delegates Dine in Death at the Dorchester!
Protest 7pm Thursday 15 September
The Ballroom, The Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1
(Tubes: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park.)

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Jeremy Clarkson pie

12-09-2005 13:47

Jeremy Clarkson was given an honorary degree by Oxford Brookes University today.

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Police tactics during anti-arms fair protests

12-09-2005 11:25

London police are already trying to intimidate foreign protesters with threats of deportation, and taking liberties when stopping and searching.

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Jeremy Clarkson Pied in Oxford

12-09-2005 11:21

Jeremy Clarkson pied after receiving honorary degree at oxford brookes university

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Amicus General Secretary Suspends Left Wingers

12-09-2005 11:14


Amicus General Secretary suspended leading left members of amicus staff and rules amendments allowing members to elect full time union officialsunion officials

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BNP newpaper siezed, good or bad?

12-09-2005 11:10

The entire print run of this month's edition of the British National Party's newspaper has been seized by Special Branch and Customs in a joint operation at the direction of home secretary

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FIT at Convergence Centre.

12-09-2005 10:09

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Short video and stills of FIT team outside the anti-DSEi Convergence Centre.

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DESi Companies targeted on September 11th

12-09-2005 09:46

Companies in the south-east of England involved in the exhibiting at DESi, the world’s largest weapons fair, planned for 13th-16th September, have been targeted.

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Hurrican Katrina and private provision

12-09-2005 09:13

The lesson of Hurricane Katrina is that private provision is never enough

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MOD figures reveal one thousand British casualties in Iraq to date

12-09-2005 08:04

British forces have suffered approximately one thousand casualties since the invasion of Iraq and the total is likely to keep increasing as the conflict intensifies.

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DSEI Homeland Security

12-09-2005 01:18

a couple of articles re DSEI - the first Homeland Security for Europe

the second - e-learning weaponry

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Diary of Events for the Meditators' Mobilisation

12-09-2005 00:49

This is the diary events for the meditators' mobilisation against the DSEi arms fair. See the website for more details...