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Heartland in Action 2006

25-09-2006 18:12

Join hundreds of activists and allies from the Midwest region to move equality forward!

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Bullying calls to ChildLine grow 12 per cent

25-09-2006 17:59

ChildLine counselled 37,032 children about bullying between 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006. A further 4,018 called ChildLine for other reasons but went on to talk about bullying.

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Palestine Today 092506

25-09-2006 17:58

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Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Monday September 25th, 2006

Several Israeli army tanks and bulldozers stormed Al Farahien and 'Abassan Al Kobra areas near Khan-Younis south of the Gaza Strip and the Rafah crossing was closed again after three days of operating. In the West Bank today, the Israeli military court ruled that eighteen Palestinian legislators are to remain imprisoned. These stories and more coming up stay tuned.

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Joint CND & Stop the War Meeting with Tony Benn Tues. 26th Sept

25-09-2006 17:30

Joint CND & Stop the War Coalition Public Meeting
Tuesday 26th September @ 7pm
Central Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester City Centre
(opp. Afflecks Palace)

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Boycott Day of Action - October 7th

25-09-2006 17:07

PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN & BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS CAMPAIGN CALL FOR BOYCOTT DAY OF ACTION
On Saturday October 7th 2006 supporters of Palestinian rights around the UK will be taking part in actions promoting a boycott of apartheid Israel .
For further and info pictures call Palestine Solidarity Campaign - 020 7700 6192  info@palestinecampaign.org

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UNISON Public Meeting Public Sector Not Private Profit.

25-09-2006 17:02

Meeting to take place on 3rd October 2006 at the Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Upper Street, London N1 between 7.00pm and 9.00pm.

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Bill Clinton in London tomorrow

25-09-2006 16:34

Ex-US President Bill Clinton will be arriving at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow, 25-09-06, around 4.30pm for the Question and Answer session of the Leadership of the Future seminar.

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OutRage! :Green left Launch: 'Reds' should go Green !

25-09-2006 15:25

Peter Tatchell on the launch of the new Green Left organization...
(Stand by to repel old red waffle and er outrage)

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OutRage!/NUS; Uganda demo pics and report

25-09-2006 15:19

On Friday Sept 22nd NUS-LGBT and OutRage! held a joint demo agagainst the persecution of lgbt people in Uganda.

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Day 23 of Mersey Fire Strike: Authority Considers FBU Demands

25-09-2006 15:02

Talks between Merseyside Fire Authority and the Fire Brigades Union were adjourned yesterday, as the Authority considered FBU demands.

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‘The Interfaith Alternative to Terror & the War Against Terror’.

25-09-2006 15:00

‘The Interfaith Alternative to Terror & the War Against Terror’. Clergy against nuclear arms annual lecture by Marcus Braybrooke (writer and speaker). 7pm 12 October. Friends Meeting House, 43 St Giles.

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Manchester Demo

25-09-2006 14:58

Would have been better larger but the diversity of groups all angry with Blair and labour for various reasons was noteable.

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Last frontier of Latinoamerica

25-09-2006 13:45

The region of frontier between United States and Mexico is a "limbo" without rules, where thousands of Latins American smash their dreams and illusions, often paying with their own life.

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The Miracle of Vienna

25-09-2006 11:51

Something happened in Vienna that could possibly and hopefully avert a threatened war.

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Grauniad "CANCELS" PEACE DEMO, promises to fund/advertise CND demo -OCT 24, T-Sq

25-09-2006 11:13

The sort of people that might come out for a demo against "replacing" Trident in the totally different global environment post-cold war are a far wider group than the old "lefties, greenies, etc" of the 80s, as are the people that are sceptical of war in iraq, staying in Kabul - when the example of a peace deal with locals seems to have lasted across the S border - but the "casuals" that decide, that A.M. to go - -

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Climate activists shut airport in taxiway occupation

25-09-2006 11:03

Here is our press release from yesterday. 24 people are still in custody, held on suspicion of crimes under the Aviation and Security Act, Conspiracy to Cause Public Nuisance and Criminal Damage. They should all be out by midnight tonight. Fingers crossed.

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The Israel Problem (Israel: Part 5)

25-09-2006 10:04

This is the fifth part of a six article series regarding my recent visit to Israel and Palestine. I went as part of an all female, religiously mixed group of 1 Jew, 4 Muslims and me, a little old nothingist (and occasional faux-Christian for balances sake).

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Radiation smoke detectors..

25-09-2006 09:00

radiation time bomb?
About the potential health risks of this devices:
See the link:

 http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=ionisation+smoke+detector&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

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Today: protest against the welfare reform bill: manchester

25-09-2006 08:49

just a reminder that today is the day disabled people and their allies will be taking the message to bin the bill to the labour party conference in manchester, we will end up outside
Gmex and the delegates will be able to hear us.

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PHILIPPINES: Remember Martial Law!

25-09-2006 07:09

September Twenty-One Protest against Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (STOP-GLORIA)