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Burma activists 'lock on' to Total

16-10-2007 10:43

Off goes the power
Three direct activists have today shut down a busy Total filling station in solidarity with the people of Burma's nonviolent struggle for democracy.
Under a banner saying “May all beings be happy – Free Burma ” the activists have locked themselves together and begun to meditate, locking together the hoses, turning off the power and blocking the entrance to the premises in London's Marylebone Road.

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Bye Law Bobbies: Under Pressure

16-10-2007 09:15

“This is the most heavy handed policing we’ve seen outside this factory in over two years. EDO have used Sussex police as their rottweilers before and their efforts have ended in failure and humiliation for the company. This is a desperate act by a failing company. The community has shown time and again that this aggression will not silence us. We will continue to protest against EDO until it has been shut down.” - Sarah Johnson, spokesperson for Smash EDO

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Treaclemail: don't put words into Gore's mouth, Justice Canute

16-10-2007 06:39

Realclimate weighs into row over judge's remarks on Al Gore film

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Blount Inc. of Delaware trades with BURMA!

16-10-2007 03:40

New Light of Myanmar 3 Oct 2007
Chopping down trees and trading with a military Junta - now there's ethics for ya!!

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Chartered Purveyors of woe and inaction?

16-10-2007 00:12

The RICS' formidably long payback times for home energy efficiency measures: what were they getting at?

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Edinburgh University Climate Campaigners Target RBS (Updated)

15-10-2007 21:55

Students protest outside RBS's Central branch in Edinburgh.
Students from Edinburgh University protested outside RBS branches in Edinburgh as part of Rising Tide's national day of action against RBS's funding of oil and gas extraction.

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Bilbao's redevelopment: Another side to the story

15-10-2007 21:31

Response to a Guardian article praising superstar architect Zaha Hadid's Masterplan for the Zorrozaurre peninsula in Bilbao

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Expanding the Frame: The Holy Land Foundation Case

15-10-2007 21:09

Daily vigil was held across the street from the courthouse every day.
The Holy Land Foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the nation. Its trial has serious repercussions for domestic issues, such as the right to face one's accusers in court and domestic wiretapping, as well as international concerns, like Palestine and the so-called "War on Terror." Cut through the propaganda and get informed.

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Don't Bank On Oil In Bath

15-10-2007 21:06

here below is Bath's contribution to the RBS day of action.

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Anti-war Play in Chester, Oldham, Leeds, Northwich....

15-10-2007 20:56

Poster
Jack's Hard Rub Theatre present 'The boy who dropped an egg on the world' a startling contemporary play set in Iraq using mythology and the supernatural to look at the horror of war.

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TOPOFF: Interview Schedule (w/ Urgent Update)

15-10-2007 20:49

Captain May Interview Schedule

The Portland nuclear exercises have begun today, Monday, October 15, and they will last all week. I will be giving regular updates via broadcast and Internet radio on the scenario and any updates. I have two scheduled interviews for today, and one on Thursday, October 18. I give all times in Pacific Standard Time, as the exercises are of most interest to people in that zone:

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Hunger Killing Millions in India on World Food Day

15-10-2007 20:44

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day on October 16th. This was the date in 1948 when the right to food was first formerly recognised by the global community as a basic human right. Yet there is massive malnutrition in India, which is still killing millions of children in India each year, an issue that is very much under reported in the UK press.

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student protest forces vice-chancellor concessions

15-10-2007 20:33

Manchester University student union staged a protest under the slogan "education not profits" today. 100 students followed the call and converged on the university's 3rd foundation ceremony headlined by VC Alan Gilbert. After scuffles with security guards, some 25 students broke into the conference centre forcing Gilbert to agree to a public debate.

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Legals aspects of domain names in France

15-10-2007 19:38

A domain name is judged according to its proper meaning (mark, action, etc.) and according to the associated activity (i.e. a web site) and as we are in a capitalistic society, every thing is property of some one, the domain name too.

The big domain name battle, the only one linked to them, is of course the cybersquatting. Without staying too much on this point, we have just to recall that the domain name is not mandatory at all on the Internet, from a technical point of view, this is only a more ergonomic interface permitting to reach services (HTTP, ftp, email, etc.). Theses conflicts, exclusively linked to this technology can only be related to mark/label conflict and are usually purely capitalistic/commercial. One exception to this reflexion, the use of a domain name as a media, where the only concern is freedom of speech, for example, the URL: " http://www.call-to-an-illegal-action.com".

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Photos from today's RBS action in Bristol

15-10-2007 19:20

Climate Refugee
A group of ‘climate refugees’ blocked the vehicle entrance to the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Corporate Offices at Temple Quay to shine the spotlight on climate criminals RBS, the self-proclaimed ‘Oil and Gas’ Bank. Four people from Bristol Rising Tide for Climate Action dressed as homeless polar bears have locked themselves together and prevented all vehicles entering the RBS branch for six and a half hours.

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"Drum Them Out!" The NSA Menwith Hill demo, 13 Oct.

15-10-2007 19:18

Dangerous activists needing section 20 containment!!
Britain has declared that spybase NSA Menwith Hill can be used as part of the American Missile Defense system. "Drum Them Out!" - was the recent demonstration to protest this and indeed the whole system of American bases in the UK and their total lack of accountability.

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Encounter of the Indigenous Peoples of America

15-10-2007 19:15

Picture from the third day of the indigenous gathering

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Anti-racism march! Defend all asylum seekers! 3 Nov 2007

15-10-2007 17:15

There will be an anti-racism march in Manchester on Saturday 3 November 2007, in defence of all asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants and all victims of racism.

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Last week's direct action news from Greece

15-10-2007 16:58

direct action report 7-15 October

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Cops Mount Costly Raid To Protect Rats

15-10-2007 16:47

On the land of the titled