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Christiania fires it up

29-10-2008 11:29

Foto: Helene Meden Hansen. http://modkraft.dk/spip.php?article9012
After the police evicted a house in Christianiain the morning, Copenhagen saw yet another day of actions and night of rioting. For both police and activists this was a test of strengths and a taste of things to come as legal proceedings are getting more and more troublesome for the inhabitants of Christiania

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Bristol Uni Death Fair

29-10-2008 10:48

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Today, Bristol University Students have been invited to a Engineering and IT Careers Fair. However, a brief look at the lists of companies and what they do to make their money, makes it seems like a list of who’s who of environmentally and socially destructive companies.

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Halloween Haunting at Brighton Bomb Factory

29-10-2008 09:53

29th October 2008

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Landmark Case on Children / EM (Lebanon) v SSHD

29-10-2008 08:51

In the case of EM (Lebanon) v SSHD [2008] UKHL 64 the House of Lords looked at Article 8 again (having done so earlier this year as well) and delivered another landmark judgment. It is believed to be the first time in European legal history that a higher court has found that a future, foreign breach of a non-absolute human right would be sufficiently serious so as to prohibit the victim’s removal to the country where there is a real risk the breach would take place.

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Spead the wealth of Wall Street, Big Oil and tax-evading Fox!

29-10-2008 06:16

The fascist Fox News of Rupert Murdoch has been whipping up a mania and false fear against socialism, Marxism and “spreading the wealth” But it is protecting only its own tax evasion and the speculative profit, predatory lending and price-gouging of Wall Street and Big Oil.

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NYCLAW Antiwar Digest (10.28.08)

29-10-2008 01:58

"In the States, if police burst into your house, kicking down doors and swearing at you, you would call your lawyer and file a lawsuit. Here, there are no lawyers. Their resources are limited, so they plant IEDs (improvised explosive devices) instead."

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True Vote Summarizes Problems in U.S. Election Thus Far

29-10-2008 00:39



"Unacceptable long lines, machine problems, registration and voter challenges and deception of voters"

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Novartis get knocked down in Hampshire!

28-10-2008 23:22

SHAC Hampshire take a day to name and shame HLS' friends and associates.

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Novartis knockdown in Liverpool

28-10-2008 23:17

A team of activists, along with some new faces gathered outside the Liverpool Novartis as part of the day of action against them! It was the most visual demo yet, with lots of new plaquards on display, showing the passing public and staff inside exactly what Novartis do to animals. Not to mention our huge banner making it perfectly clear the link between Novartis and cruel HLS.

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Global Novartis knock down

28-10-2008 23:07

Across the world on Monday 27th October, people held demos as part of Novartis Knockdown day! And boy were Novartis Knocked over!

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Reports from the Brighton Group - Living in the Shadow of Al Hamra

28-10-2008 22:56

This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Sarah's blog

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Reports From the Brighton Group - Land confiscation in Atoof

28-10-2008 22:53

This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Andy Shaw's blog

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Anti-Militarist Gathering Call Out – 29th & 30th November – Edinburgh

28-10-2008 22:51

Anti-Militarist Gathering – 29th & 30th November – 60 The Pleasance, Edinburgh
A gathering of reflection and planning for a new anti-militarist movement.

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SHAC Banner drop for Scary Science Week

28-10-2008 22:34

Good Morning Novartis
After seeing how happy Ciba Vision and their buddies at Hampshire police were with the recent banner drop just outside of their protest exclusion zone, we thought as a special Halloween (trick or) treat we would hang another banner.

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Dignity sets sail for Gaza

28-10-2008 22:24

The Dignity sets sail from Limassol

After a succesful maiden voyage, the Free Gaza movement has launched it's second attempt at entering beleagured Gaza by boat. Today the Dignity set sail from Cyprus, bound for Gaza. This time the Israeli state has vowed to stop the boat if it enters Israeli waters. It did not enter Israeli waters on the last voyage, and it has no need to enter them this time. By stopping the boat in Gaza's territorial waters, the Israeli state will be confirming once again that they are still the occupiers of Gaza.

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Time’s right to give bankers a fright on Halloween night: Join the demo

28-10-2008 20:50

The London demonstration assembles at Canary Wharf tube station at 5pm on Friday 31 October and then sets off at 6pm to the offices of Lehman Brothers

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Gestapo Watch: Evidence of Met police intelligence targeting British journalists

28-10-2008 19:49

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The map of EU the "peace" missions ....

28-10-2008 19:21

the content of the "peace" missions
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Reports from the Brighton Group - IDF shoot man in El Far'a refugee camp

28-10-2008 19:04

This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Fiona's blog

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Reports from the Tubas Group - One Day the chains must be Broken

28-10-2008 18:31

This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.

This is an excerpt from Sarah's blog