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Blacklist of building workers seized

05-03-2009 14:16

Data raid seizes 'blacklist' of 3,200 construction workers

5 March, 2009

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London school students get organised

05-03-2009 13:38

Tali Janner-Klausner spoke to The Commune, a libertarian socialist group, about the new London School Students’ Union.

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PUBLIC MEETING - Replacing animals in research: what's happening in Europe?

05-03-2009 13:04

What is the future of animal testing in Europe?

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London Indymedia Cinema presents...

05-03-2009 11:34

2 evenings of film on occupied spaces.

Showing videos of the UK university occupations,
and videos on squatting in the UK and Europe.

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ant the police bullshit meter just keeps on rising

05-03-2009 10:52

""Still think that if you're innocent, you have nothing to fear from surveillance and control laws? Have a look at this news-video about Stephen Clarke, a man who was accused to taking pictures of sewer-gratings in Manchester and arrested. Though the police couldn't find any photos of sewer-gratings on his phone (and even though "what a sewer grating looks like" isn't a piece of specialized terrorist intelligence), he was held on suspicion of planning an act of terror, imprisoned for two days while the police searched his home, his phone and his computer. When they couldn't find anything suspicious, they released him, but kept his DNA on file, as the biometric of someone who had been accused of plotting a terrorist act. ""

 http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/03/manchester-man-arres.html

also read down about the what happen to me peace at the bottom

 http://ministryofparanoia.com/2008/my-arrest-story/

the double police bullshit story, just who are they employing !!!.

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Back to the Black Stuff?

05-03-2009 10:20

Twenty five years after the miners' strike, is coal about to make a comeback in the North East? (Not before a fight! ed)

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Cheating Contracts

05-03-2009 10:16

bosses thought up a new way to get around the law by writing contracts saying there workers were subcontracters.
An article is on the workrep site
 http://www.workrep.co.uk/news/contract/Protectacoat_Szilagyi-sham2009.html

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Subprime Eastern Europe to Bankrupt Western European Banks

05-03-2009 08:55

Who are these Sheffield people?

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Bath radical lending library launched!

05-03-2009 08:26

Bath Activist Network are proud to announce the launch of Baths radical lending library - from Ascaso to Z-mag if its radical and you wanna read it, we'll probably have it!

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a recent history of radical Bath!

05-03-2009 08:20

As part of the launch of our website, BAN has put together some of the best bits from 2005-7 - we have kept it to local stuff, But BAN activists have also been involved in most of the major national/international campaigns of the last few years such as EDO, G8 and climate camp. Happy reading.

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Your Help Needed - Reveal Torture to Stop It

05-03-2009 00:00

On Tuesday 10 March the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights will discuss whether or not to hear Craig Murray's evidence on the UK government's policy of using intelligence from torture. They discussed whether to hear his evidence on 3 March but failed to reach a conclusion. Please take a few minutes to view his website and send an email supporting his crucial testimony on the use of torture.

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CLIMATE RUSH says GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK!

04-03-2009 23:22

Royal Bank of Scotland: £33 billion in bail outs SO FAR!

Using OUR MONEY!

RBS boss 50-year-old Sir Fred: retires early with a whopping £16 million pension fund.

Using OUR MONEY!

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Sheffield Green New Deal Conference

04-03-2009 23:16

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A Green New Deal Conference was held in Sheffield on 28th Feburary 2009 -- From Global Challenges to Local Solutions.

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Direct Action; UK, Mexico, France & USA

04-03-2009 19:34

27th-4th Feb/Mar

TRAPS DESTROYED, SHOOTING PENS TRASHED, BIRD SET FREE (UK)
GRAFFITI PROTEST AGAINST SLAUGHTER OF DOGS (Mexico)
CIRCUS POSTERS TRASHED (France)
VIVISECTOR, MINING EXEC. VISITED AT HOME (USA)
TELMEX PHONES PAINTED (Mexico)
TELMEX PHONES GLUED (Mexico)
POSTAL ANNOYANCE BRIGADE TARGETS VIVISECTORS (USA)

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Update on Shell's plans in Mayo, Ireland & how you can help

04-03-2009 19:29

We can win but we need you!
Shell will attempt to lay the offshore pipe this Spring and preparation work both on land and at sea is due to start in the next few weeks. We are determined to stop this preparation work and so people are needed from mid-March - May. We expect Shell to begin putting up security fences and building the compound very soon, possibly in the next days/ weeks...updates to follow

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Ex-boss of failed RBS bank awarded £25 million pension

04-03-2009 18:35

As the state of Britain's major financial institutions becomes daily more precarious, the row over the pension awarded the former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), Sir Fred Goodwin, has become ever more charged.

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Ruminations on President Obama's Tenure Thus Far and “Acceptable Punditry”

04-03-2009 18:33

Cynthia McKinney
I have read and re-read President Obama's Joint Congressional Address. All of the "acceptable punditry" have spoken and given the President glowing reviews. And so, to them and the population that still believes in them, "All is right with the world." But for the rest of us, who refuse to swallow the pill that puts us into the Matrix, a good dose of reality is strongly called for.

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This Thursday – keep up the fight for Mitie Cleaners at Willis!

04-03-2009 18:11

As the marvellous but short-lived campaign Justice for Cleaners has ended, it is now Cleaners for Justice! Cleaners in London are beginning to come together again to continue the fight for their rights.

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We Are An Image From The Future

04-03-2009 18:03

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On Saturday 28h February 2009, a special event was hosted at The Common Place social centre in Leeds, UK. Arising from a need to assess the global economic crisis from a radical perspective whilst making links to local affairs, this meeting was arranged by the tentatively named "We Won't Pay For Their Crisis" group. It featured speakers from Leeds, Greece, Iceland and Italy as well as an open discussion, an authentic Greek vegan meal, screening of "The Potentiality of Storming Heaven" and performances from three of Yorkshire's finest DIY bands (original publicity material here).