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eco-action stations: summer camps, gatherings & actions; exciting action reports

24-05-2009 09:57

More dates have been added to the 'upcoming action dates & gatherings' page, first details have been announced for the EF! summer gathering, and there's lots of exciting eco-action reports: 4x4s attacked, Rossport, new protest camp, Reclaim the Streets and more!

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Does Cheney Make Obama Look Good Enough?

24-05-2009 07:06

Dick Cheney could make anyone look decent, honorable, and law-abiding by comparison. But is the existence of someone worse, no matter how many hours our media monopoly gives him, enough to make Obama's decisions acceptable? Let's look at their pair of speeches given on Thursday in Washington, D.C., and depicted as a debate by the media.

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How the Federal Court of Australia selectively denies The Rights Of The Child

24-05-2009 06:38

A comparison how the Federal Court of Australia in Victoria and the Federal Court of Australia in Queensland have handled human rights issues in the cases of two young Australian boys living in separate states.

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against police violence - kettling new scotland yard - pics and report

24-05-2009 00:47

on saturday afternoon several hundred protestors joined the protest against police violence and marched from trafalgar square to new scotland yard

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Audio: 25 Years After the Battle of Orgreave -- A People's History

23-05-2009 20:05

Audio
Attached is a recording of a meeting held on 22nd May 2009 with John Baxter, Sheff labour history writer/lecturer, Mike Simons, author The Great Strike, ex-striking miner Ian Mitchell. After John Baxter spoke the Battle for Orgreave (  http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/144275 ) was shown and then Mike Simons and Ian Mitchell, followed by a question and answer session.

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Government of the Dead (MPs expenses fraud), Parliament - pictures

23-05-2009 19:51

A fizzing time-bomb.
As the political situation degenerates into claims of institutional fraud and widespread nepotism in the British Parliament building, Mr Guy Fawkes visits Parliament for a day out.

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More BNP Lies

23-05-2009 16:42

BNP LIES
The BNP released their newest propoganda last week only to have none other than the Daily Mail rip it to shit.

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Herbal Medicine Petition

23-05-2009 15:57

Please, Help save Herbal Medicine by signing the petition and passing the word on worldwide, putting it on bloggs, twitter, websites, facebook, myspace etc.
Thank you in anticipation. Chris

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Tim Martin Interview and the Tamils, London - pictures.

23-05-2009 15:38

The civilians of Vanni.
Mr Time Martin is a former aid worker who has lived and worked in rebel-held Northern Sri Lanka. He is currently on hunger strike in Parliament Square while at the same time trying to appeal to the Americans at the US Embassy in London.

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“War” for the Koran at the centre of Athens

23-05-2009 15:35

There was Fire again in central Athens yesterday afternoon because the police took the Koran from Afghan immigrants near the Omonia square and in front of the eyes of many Muslims tried to destroy it and step on it. Islamofovia is a very widely spread within the Greek Police. Some time later Around 1000 Muslims and members of anti-immigrant organizations demonstrated in the streets /.. video ad FOTOS here .>>  http://garizo.blogspot.com/2009/05/war-for-koran-at-centre-of-athens.html

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Obama’s Foreign Policy Failures: Diplomacy, Militarism and Imagery

23-05-2009 12:49

President Obama’s greatest foreign policy successes are found in the reports of the mass media. His greatest failures go unreported, but are of great consequence. A survey of the major foreign policy priorities of the White House reveals a continuous series of major setbacks, which call into question the principal objectives and methods pursued by the Obama regime.

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Under Cover

23-05-2009 12:22

Under Cover Police Close AR Stall

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Activists deflate tyres of 100 4x4s in Manchester area

23-05-2009 11:51

Eco-activists are suspected of letting down the tyres on over 100 4x4 SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles) in the South Manchester area. Leaflets have been left on the windscreens accusing the owners of damaging the environment.

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Carbon Trading and Copenhagen: the Climate Camp message the media ignored

23-05-2009 10:53

The next Climate Chaos Cafe will be at 6.45pm on Wednesday, 27th May, at the Common Place, Leeds. The topic of the evening will be "Carbon Trading and Copenhagen: the Climate Camp message the media ignored"

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Camp Climat at Nantes

23-05-2009 10:08

Activists campaigning against a proposed local airport near Nantes, France, have announced a week of action from 3 - 9 August 2009.

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CCTV (ANPR) systems used to track anti-war protesters

23-05-2009 10:00

Link to short video report on BBC - features EDO/ITT protesters.

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BNP blocked in Bath

23-05-2009 09:22


The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution had invited the BNP to a European election hustings.

The green and labour candidates (followed in the end by most of the rest of the pack) had refused to share a platform with Nazis .

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Anonymous joins Scientology in press release recycling campaign

23-05-2009 03:42

Scientology's Brian Fesler with Anonymous. Photo by ManifoldRamification.
A news update about recent Scientology court cases and incidents, as well as a press release campaign.

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Action days in Berlin

22-05-2009 23:28

Come to berlin for the action days to fight for free spaces. we're all staying. against gentrification, for freedom!

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parliament square - battle of the tamil flags

22-05-2009 23:21

legal tamil eelam flag
police, rather than test the truth in court, have taken to their usual method of unlawful seizure and intimidation in the battle against tamil flag waving in parliament square