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Forest activists hand in petition to Australian High Commision in London

19-01-2009 17:04

Forest Activists Drape banner at High Commision in London
FOREST ACTIVISTS HAND IN PETITION TO AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISION IN LONDON WITH 1000 NAMES ASKING FOR THE IMMEDIATE HALT TO LOGGING OLD GROWTH AND HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE FOREST

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Extraordinary Rendition / Gitmo demo at US embassy, London - Tues 20 Jan, 6-8pm

19-01-2009 16:47

Say NO to Extraordinary Rendition, Shut Down Guantánamo
Tuesday 20 January, 2009, from 6-8pm
U.S. Embassy, Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London. W1A 1AE
(nearest tube: Bond Street or Marble Arch)

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Nottingham Gaza Protest 'candle-lit' Vigil : Pix 2

19-01-2009 16:42

Friday 16th January from 5.30pm onwards, there was a Protest 'candle-lit' Vigil outside the Council House in the Old Market Square on Friday evening. people began to gather from 5:30pm, some coming straight from work. There were speakers, including Alan Simpson MP, Hicham Yezza from Nottingham University (recently wrongly imprisoned under the terrorism laws), Nottingham City Labour Counsellors and others.

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Nottingham Gaza Protest 'candle-lit' Vigil : Pix 1

19-01-2009 16:38

Friday 16th January from 5.30pm onwards, there was a Protest 'candle-lit' Vigil outside the Council House in the Old Market Square on Friday evening. people began to gather from 5:30pm, some coming straight from work. There were speakers, including Alan Simpson MP, Hicham Yezza from Nottingham University (recently wrongly imprisoned under the terrorism laws), Nottingham City Labour Counsellors and others.

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DBNB's present: Bye George, Now Fuck Off and Die!

19-01-2009 16:31

flyer
Brum's Drop Beats not Bombs presents a free party in celebration of George Bush's departure. Tuesday 20th January 2009 at the Rainbow pub and Courtyard 9.00pm - 3.00am.

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Cardiff Guantamo Bay Event

19-01-2009 15:54

COME AND HEAR FORMER GUANTAMO BAY PRISONERS SPEAKING ALONGSIDE A FORMER AMERICAN GUARD FROM THE CAMP!
Wednesday 4 February at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Cardiff Student Union, Park Place

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Palestine Today 011909

19-01-2009 15:41

Audio
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center
www.imemc.org, for Monday, January 19th 2009.

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Anarchists target corporate investment cowboys, Baillie Gifford

19-01-2009 14:43

South Wales Anarchists are targetting Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh finance company which invests in some of the world's worst corporate polluters.

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Tesco bully boys

19-01-2009 14:30

Anti bullys

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Gaza war crimes (by Latuff)

19-01-2009 14:10

Will Israeli war crimes remain unpunished?
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. backed IsraHell's state terror.

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500 pigs, 20 horses, 16 dogs, 2 starbucks - Sat 17th London Gaza march banned

19-01-2009 12:29

arbitrary roadblocks on Haymarket
Following Israel's announcement that they'd killed enough Palestinians to be going on with, London's lamest decided to celebrate the military success by going on a rampage through the West End, terrifying the decent people going about their normal business, with helmetted hordes and triplets of SWAT-style vans speeding in every direction chasing shadows and shebab.

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Friends of Ronnie Easterbrook picket MoJ

19-01-2009 12:18

78 year old Ronnie Easterbrook is in the 4 weeks of his hunger strike. He is still determined and in good spirits, despite his very weak condition but needs your help in his efforts to gain a retrial now before its too late.

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Iraqi Women's British Speaking Tour

19-01-2009 12:14

A chance for people to learn about the role which women are taking against Iraqs occupation. Men and Women Welcome!

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The Plight of Al Samouni Family in Gaza: in their own voices

19-01-2009 11:51

The story of Al Samouni’s family of Gaza is tragic and appalling. According to Al Haq’s field research members, the story began on Saturday, 3 January 2009, with Israeli incursion into and firing at the Al Zaytoun neighborhood.

The following day, on 4 January 2009, Israeli occupying forces bombed the same area killing one Palestinian.

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Jan 18: at the Samouni house Full links, text and pictures: http://talestotell.

19-01-2009 11:39

The planes are still buzzing overhead, but there have been no explosions near me today. However this supposed ceasefire from Israeli’s side since 2am does not seem to have extended to Beit Hanoun, where there was shelling this morning and F16s were attacking.

You can see 4 video clips I took during the attacks on the Al Quds hospital and local people, at on the ISM website here, including my medic mates rescuing Jasmeen after she’d seen her sister and dad shot.

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Earth First! Winter Moot - updates on agenda & more - 6-8th February 2009

19-01-2009 11:29

[apologies for repost - IMC moderators haven't replied to repeated requests to promote date to top left of front page as per other gatherings]

The Earth First! Winter moot is an opportunity for people who feel affiliation with the ideas behind Earth First! to network, discuss and reflect on the ecological direct action movement and to plan for the future.

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Photos: Sheffield Gaza Protest - 17th January 2009

19-01-2009 11:25

The action was marred when a placard held by AWL supporters at the protest against the imperial genocide in Gaza in Sheffield on 17th January 2009, which read, "No To IDF No To Hamas" was taken down by the Chair of the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

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Traders Fight To Save Their Market!

19-01-2009 10:46

Northampton Market
Northampton market traders are fighting a 'Save the Market' battle against Liberal
Democrat Northampton Borough Council (NBC). A petition has already got over 7,000 signatures from local people who are afraid they will lose their market. The market is used by a diverse multi-cultural community of the working population of the town centre and its surrounding estates, some of which are deprived areas.

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Around the Campaigns Monday 19th January 2009

19-01-2009 10:34

Hermine Mofor, Still here, Campaign prepared to fight on

"We heard from Hermine's solicitor late Friday evening that her removal order was cancelled. Her story isn't over yet though, as we are not clear exactly what is happening. However we are so relieved that she has got this reprieve for now at least. The Boaz team have been to Yarl's Wood to meet with Hermine, we passed on everyone's support. Watch this space for more details in the coming days."

Friends of Hermine, thank you all for the support, actions over the past few days.

Background: Act now to support our friend Hermine Mofor
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine102/Hermine.html

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John Mearsheimer: Israel's Real Purpose In Its Atrocities in Gaza

19-01-2009 10:31

John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago, co-author of the paper (available online) and subsequent book (with Stephen Walt) _The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy_, presents a concise timeline description and absolutely the clearest account of the true reason behind Israel's wanton atrocities in Gaza.

Mearsheimer argues that diminishing Hamas or stopping their rockets are subsidiary goals for Israel, to Israel's more central goal of controlling all of historical Palestine via an "Iron Wall" policy that would permanently subjugate the Palestinian people and ensure Israeli control of all Palestinian land, air, water, borders/sea, and economy.

Mearsheimer points out that this goal cannot be achieved, and certainly not by the brutal method of a total war on the Palestinian people. The likely outcome even in the case of relative Israeli success is a permanent Apartheid, which itself will [thankfully] doom Israel as a chauvinistically and exclusionary "Jewish State"[and its racist state ideology of Zionism].