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Free Shop in Berlin

11-04-2010 12:42

Gentrification in Berlin: some months after the Free Shop Brunnenstr. eviction, there is a new Free Shop in Kreuzberg.

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ABC escalates Iran war propaganda: Echoes CIA claim of “defected” scientist

11-04-2010 12:10

ABC joins CBS and CNN in blatant war propaganda against Iran. Based on the history of lies preceding the unlawful US armed attack and invasion of Iraq (explained verbally here), Americans have little time to stop a lie-based US armed attack of Iran. Official US policy allows first-strike use of nuclear weapons based upon these lies.

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US anti-police protests kick off

11-04-2010 08:51

A WAVE of protests against police brutality have kicked off in the North West of the United States of America.

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THIS UK Election - Dont Vote On May 6th - towards a hung parliament

11-04-2010 07:02

Britain will be hit by waves of “Greek-style unrest” if a Tory or Labour government narrowly wins the election and then tries to push through draconian spending cuts, Nick Clegg warns today. In an interview with the Observer, the Liberal Democrat leader says he fears “serious social strife” would break out on the streets if a government with limited support at the election on 6 May then raised taxes, laid off public-sector workers and froze wages.

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IMF Thuggery at Kings College Cambridge: VIDEO + PIC

11-04-2010 00:21

Banner Drop - Pic Nicked from The Huffington Post
Security goons attack students and Cambridge people protesting the IMF!

Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKnmVJaUefQ

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BP hit by nationwide protests over plans

10-04-2010 23:15

Activists hailed the day as a major success, stating that the protests would send a strong message to BP and its investors. Sheila Laughlin of the UK Tar Sands Network said:

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BP hit by tar sands protests in London, Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge

10-04-2010 20:52

Dancing on the forecourt at Shepherd's Bush
An excellent day of action, including the closure of three BP petrol stations!

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University Week of Action Kicked Off With Bradford Security Breached

10-04-2010 20:07

To kick off the Week of Action Against Vivisection in Universities, activists gained access to a number of buildings at the University of Bradford and split up for maximum effect. No security staff were in sight, so we could effectively swamp the campus without hinder.

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Save the Welfare State March and Rally, London - Pictures.

10-04-2010 19:15

Pensioners to be hardest hit!
Almost nine years after the invasion of Afghanistan, Seven years after the invasion and occupation of Iraq, Eighteen months after the UK economy is decimated as the UK banking system folds and just a few days after the General Election of 2010 is called, the British people gather in London to protest the oncoming onslaught of public spending cuts in the UK domestic economy...as reality finally dawns on the nation as a whole what the cost of illegitimate war means in reality.

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Obama’s Lies About Iran: Obama hired to make war where Bush could not?

10-04-2010 17:45

"Iran’s nuclear power capability is used to keep us frightened beyond all reason. That nation’s domestic turmoil wrought by last year’s disputed presidential election has also been used as proof that Iran is a terrorist state, or a “state sponsor of terror” or whatever new terms can be invented to make Americans believe that war is a necessity."

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Tune in to a live panel discussion on "activist realism"

10-04-2010 17:41

An opportunity to forge new links between critical theory and contemporary activism...tune in to a live broadcast of the panel discussion happening from 6pm to 10pm - available for download after...

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The impacts of coal from Colombia to Scotland - 2 events coming up

10-04-2010 17:00

Scotland imports 75% of the coal burned in its coal-fired power stations, mostly from Colombia, Russia and South Africa. At Hunterston, the UK’s largest coal port on Scotland’s West Coast, huge ships transport coal from Colombia’s open cast mines to the Clydeport facility. If Ayrshire Power and Peel get their way, soon a new coal-fired power station at Hunterston will be fed on this coal too. Making the links between communities affected by coal in Scotland and Colombia, these two events will feature a speaker involved in solidarity work with communities in Colombia driven off their land to make way for the mines.

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Turkey’s Henchmen: Mass Media Butcher the Armenian Genocide

10-04-2010 16:51

Most mass media have done an abysmal, unprofessional job reporting on the Armenian Genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress.

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London Dump Veolia! Protest at the Natural History Museum

10-04-2010 15:43

Protesters leafleted people visiting the Natural History Museum on 10th April 2010 regarding the "Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition" -- Veolia supplies services to the illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine -- they run tramway and bus services linking settlements to Israel and a the landfill site taking settlement refuse.

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Turkey’s Henchmen: Mass Media Butcher the Armenian Genocide

10-04-2010 14:41

Most mass media have done an abysmal, unprofessional job.

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IMF unwelcome in Cambridge - Capitalism is crisis!

10-04-2010 13:51

Cambridge students and residents unite to make the IMF unwelcome and offer the anti-capitalist answer to high-profile economic conference.

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Breakfast with the Police @ Africa House

10-04-2010 13:29

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Africa House was raided by a combined force of CRS, PAF and Police Nationale. About 25 migrants were arrested.

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Reclaim The Streets -- Making Election Day Worth Getting Outdoors

10-04-2010 12:33

It may be the most important election in our lifetimes; it certainly looks to be the closest. Many are disillusioned, many are apathetic, many believe it's a contest between clowns for the lesser of a few feebles. Whatever you believe, we can all agree that the election could do with being a hell of a lot more FUN.

RECLAIM THE SEATS aims to turn the election into a festival, and bring the people together instead of dividing them.