UK Newswire Archive
War Correspondents Gather in Cuba
10-11-2006 15:20
Police endanger demonstration of high school students.
10-11-2006 14:40
The Castor, a train transporting nuclear waste is supposed to start from France during the evening of Friday, 10. November. Protests are already taking place at the destination of the trains, the Wendland in Germany.
Translation of a report on Indymedia Germany
http://de.indymedia.org/2006/11/161562.shtml
Massive campaign changes UK corporate accountability laws
10-11-2006 14:01
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition and the Trade Justice Movement have welcomed the Companies Act, given royal assent this week, as a step forward towards greater corporate responsibility, but warn the new legislation has not gone far enough to ensure that British business will work for people and planet as well as profit.JJB Support Picket - Manchester 11th November
10-11-2006 13:48
Saturday 11th November: No-Sweat and the GMB Union have called a series of solidarity pickets around the country in support of striking workers at the JJB warehouse in Wigan. The company has allegedly been using recruitment agency temps to break the strike (which is illegal).Shell Protest in Newcastle only one arrest!
10-11-2006 12:58
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Photos from Nottingham Shell Action
10-11-2006 12:53
Nov 17th is an Action Day For Imprisoned Anarchists in The Philippines
10-11-2006 12:28
A day of protest has been called for the Sagada 11, young anarchists falsely accused of a Maoist guerilla attack and tortured in The Philippines - Phone, fax, email, write on Friday, 17th November. Also more demonstrations at embassies etc are encouraged, please copy and distribute the leaflet below, and last but not least please write to the prisoners directly.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
Merseyside Firefighter in Trouble for Smiling 'Aggressively'
10-11-2006 11:43
Following the partial defeat of their cuts agenda this summer, Merseyside Fire Authority is trying to get its own back, and weaken the morale of victorious firefighters. Letters have been served to fourteen emergency crew members, calling them to hearings over incidents during the walkout.Emergency Call Out Nottingham Shell action
10-11-2006 11:35
A protester was run down by a car at a Shell petrol station in Nottingham just an hour ago. We think this story should get out there to national press and activists around the country. Any witnesses please contact us so we can get the details to the press.Chemicals cause silent pandemic
10-11-2006 02:57
The combined evidence suggests that neurodevelopmental disorders caused by industrial chemicals has created a silent pandemic.Flannels Fur Shame
10-11-2006 01:49
and begun stocking real fur again; including fox, coyote and rabbit.
Demo in solidarity with Palestine Liberation struggle - Saturday 11 November
09-11-2006 20:00
You are invited to join our activities in solidarity with the Palestinian People as part of the international week of action against the Apartheid Wall.Freedom for Palestine!
Smash the Apartheid Wall!
Fight racism and occupation!
Leeds Council may want to kill urban deer !
09-11-2006 19:47
OAXACA: MEXICO’s WATERSHED.
09-11-2006 18:36
Mass protests against fraud in the wake of the Mexicanpresidential elections this summer and a
six-months-old standoff in Oaxaca between the
authorities and protesters have converted Mexico into
a hotbed of insurrection. The target is a long-ruling
oligarchy of hacienda owners and industrialists who
may have underestimated populist power buoyant today
on mass communication techniques and encouraged by the
swing to the left on the Latin American continent.
Sequani vivisection lab suppliers updated Nov 2006
09-11-2006 17:42
Sequani animal testing labs on Bromyard rd, Ledbury, Herefordshire deliberately give dogs, rabbits, pigs, guinea pigs, rats and mice cancer in and out of the womb. Pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices are 'tested' on their innocent, fragile bodies, all for profit gain. Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of humans die each year as a direct result of animal testing."Ending the Occupation of Iraq" Gathering on 18th November
09-11-2006 17:16
A rare opportunity for grassroots activists from across the UK to share their experiences of campaigning and their ideas / proposals for action, and to discuss strategies for ending the occupation.RECLAIM THE NIGHT March- Oxford- Tues 28th November 2006!
09-11-2006 16:10
Oxford University Student Union is organising a Reclaim The Night march on the 28th November, protesting against violence against women and demonstrating for the right of women to walk the streets at night without fear. All women from Oxford and the local area are warmly invited to join the march- we want to unite the local community of Oxford for this march. The march will start at 6.30 on Cowley Place, progress across Magdalen Bridge, and end in a candlelit vigil on Broad St at 8.Faslane365: Rhythms of Resistance
09-11-2006 15:48
Rhythms of Resistance Manchester joined Faslane365 on 6th-8th November 06, with 5 sambistas being arrested but released with no further court proceedingsFull article | 1 addition | 4 comments
Asylum Seekers - The long walk
09-11-2006 14:32
Destitute asylum seekers in Nottingham now have to travel to Loughborough to report -under threat of arrest if they don't.Would you support a campaign to highlight (and hopefully overturn) this policy?
A TRIAL GIVING KANGAROOS A BAD NAME
09-11-2006 13:57
THE CORRUPTED TRIAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN