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Liverpool Social Centre don't think that the BNP matter

19-04-2010 01:17

Some members of the Liverpol Social Forum/Liverpool Social Centre don't think that the BNP are very important, or a threat to our communities.

Who gives a fuck about the BNP? Apparently not the social centre, dub comes first.

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Minor agitation = major aggravation

19-04-2010 01:06

Norwich tag terror continues and politicians receive a round heckling despite celebrity support

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Postal workers: don't deliver fascist garbage!

19-04-2010 00:03

The BNP in Liverpool and Merseyside are only a small outfit, and will only have the resources to concentrate on a few key areas out of all the places where they are standing. But General Election rules mean that the fascists can co-opt taxpayer money and working class man power to spread their hate.

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Chiapas Newsletter No. 4 April

18-04-2010 22:24

Boca En Boca/Word of Mouth

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Circus protests continue in Nottingham and Leicester

18-04-2010 22:07

Great British Circus protests continue in Nottingham and a demo is planned when they arrive in Leicester on Tuesday 27th April.

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Frontex, Acpo and the policing of Fortress Europe

18-04-2010 21:29

programme and list of delegates

On 23rd March 2010, No Borders activists disrupted a high-profile conference about 'policing the borders' that brought together Frontex, the UK Border Agency and senior police officers from various UK police forces [press release | video]. In their shock and dismay, some of the highly esteemed delegates left behind their welcome packs as they rushed out of the conference hall one after the other.

Here we reproduce the programme, the list of delegates and their bios, and two of the main presentations that were included in the welcome packs, one by Frontex and the other by ACPO.

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!Zapatista! Public Meetings Additional Info

18-04-2010 20:58

TUESDAY 20th APRIL GLASGOW and WEDNESDAY 21st APRIL EDINBURGH
!ZAPATISTA!
SPEAKER FROM CHIAPAS, MEXICO
*AUTONOMY, REPRESSION AND RESISTANCE* *EDUCATION, HEALTH, LAND,*
*JUSTICE, SELF-GOVERNMENT...* *WALKING NEW PATHS*

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Picket of M&S in Newcastle in response to attacks on Gaza

18-04-2010 20:20

A lively demonstration with chanting and speeches in solidarity with Palestine.

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Listen to an interview from Cochabamba...

18-04-2010 19:02

Audio
From the dissident island radio correspondent on the ground in Cochabamba...

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Bristol Televised Election Debate Mass Action - Update

18-04-2010 18:36

It was previously announced that the debate charade would be held at the Mercure Hotel at 4pm. It has now emerged that Mercure is in fact the meet point for the hand-picked audience to be taken to a secret location which we won't know until the day. However planned road closures, police activities and inside information suggest strongly that the actual venue will be the Arnolfini, just round the corner.

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Activist Realism panel - linking critical theory with activism on the streets

18-04-2010 14:34

Activist Realism
Listen to a lively panel discussion recorded at the London Action Resource Centre on 10 April 2010...

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The Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society - Making Good Society

18-04-2010 12:14

Civil society is on the cusp of remarkable change. The Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland believes that civil society activity has the power to radically alter the way we live and plays a central role in responding to the challenges of our time.

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AINDF on Anniversary of April Popular Uprising

18-04-2010 06:21

The Anti Imperialist National Democratic Front of south article on the 50th anniversary of the April Popular Uprising in south Korea which toppled south Korean dictator Syngham
Rhee

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Bloody Oil - My people are dying, and we believe British companies are responsib

18-04-2010 00:19

"My people are dying, and we believe British companies are responsible. My community, Fort Chipewyan in Alberta, Canada, is situated at the heart of the vast toxic moonscape that is the tar sands development. We live in a beautiful area, but unfortunately, we find ourselves upstream from the largest fossil fuel development on earth.

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Activists back at Kudos Pharmaceuticals after Legal Victory!

17-04-2010 15:26

Protest by the Kudos Pharmaceuticals sign
Protesters back at AstraZeneca subsidiary - Kudos Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge

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Whatever happened to the unions?

17-04-2010 14:38

The following article was written by an active trade unionist, working-class militant and supporter of The Other Campaign.

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Save Bita Ghaedi EMERGENCY DEMO MONDAY 19th London

17-04-2010 14:32

*EMERGENCY DEMO MONDAY 19th April 2010 assemble Home Office, Marsham Street, London @ 10am. Demo to continue until deportation flight takes place at 7PM the following Tuesday. Bita is now on full hunger strike...no food, no water!

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Bristol eco village is now open!

17-04-2010 14:10

Bristol eco village is now open! After many months of planning and preperation the eco village was opened today around 12noon. Come down and visit if you can. Bring supplies as well if you can such as bedding cutlery and tools such as hammers, nail, axes and saws.

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Bita Ghaedi to be deported flight no BD931, Tuesday 20th...

17-04-2010 12:37

She has no where to go once she arrives in Iran and will be on the run almost immediately. She has lost weight as a result of repeated hunger strikes she has been undertaking in her desperate attempt to stay in the UK.