UK Newswire Archive
Birmingham coaches to Rage Against Israel: Protest against flotilla massacre
04-06-2010 08:51
Indymedia Birmingham public meeting Thursday 10th June
04-06-2010 08:45
URGENTcartoon for free reproduction: Netanyahu, Bloodthirsty pirate (by Latuff)
04-06-2010 07:18
Around the Campaigns Friday 4th June 2010
04-06-2010 07:04
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply, and I welcome her to her new high ministerial office and wish her well for the future. When does she expect to be able to end child detention for immigration purposes? Does she not agree that it would be a signal success for the new Government if there could be an early announcement that ended the practice? Is there any chance of her being able to do that sensibly before the House rises for the Summer Recess?
House of Lords / 2 Jun 2010 : Column 252
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NG Bailey, Leicester Lab Builders, Appoint New CEO
04-06-2010 01:34
NG Bailey, sub-contractors for the building of the new animal lab at the University of Leicester, have today named their newly appointed CEO as ex-Carillion executive David Hurcomb, who is set to begin at the company full-time in September. He is currently interim CEO at Havelock Europa, but can make decisions about NG Bailey.Dialect - Bristolians caught up in deadly Gaza aid flotilla raid
04-06-2010 00:22
plus all you need to know about England's world cup teamDialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) podcast produced by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every week on Friday morning. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Sundays at 12 noon. Or listen live on the internet at http://www.bcfm.org.uk/
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00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - John De Mearns artist from Bedminster and Spike Island
11:30 - Ed Hill from Bristol Palastine Solidarity Campaign and Bristol Gaza Link
19:30 - New York Jewish Historian Norman Finklestein on the Israeli commando raid on the Gaza aid flotilla
25:45 - Ilfracombe North Devon lifeboat - interview with 12007 David Clements
37:00 - Secrets and Lies - Justice in the legal system? Scotland Yard lies? by David Southwell read by Malcolm Grieves
46:15 - Charles Thompson - former BBC Radio Sports reporter talks about the England Team in the forthcoming World Cup
50:45 - Poem, The Application Process - Trevor Carter the Bard of Windmill Hill and his Cabaret
54:30 - Jeff Sparks What's On Guide
59:30 - Credits
Credits:
Presenter: John Peters-Coleman.
Reporter: Anthea Page.
Contributors: Jeff Sparkes, Malcolm Grieve, Trevor Carter.
Engineering: Jonny Roydon, Alec Milne and Michael Reed.
Producer: Anthea Page.
Animal Rights Events - Nottingham and beyond
03-06-2010 23:02
Vegan Beer, circuses, leicester labs, greyhound action, vegan beer and more...The Israel Lobby - Der Semit magazine (by Latuff)
03-06-2010 20:43
Western News Agencies Distort Live Satellite Feed from Gaza Aid Flotilla
03-06-2010 20:02
While watching the live satellite feed video from Al Jazeera television in the early morning of the violent attacks on the Gaza aid flotilla the chronology of events is clear.America Kills Peace
03-06-2010 18:23
Nothing scares the United States more than the possibility that peace might break out. Turkey and Brazil committed an unforgiveable sin, by finding a way to resolve questions about Iran’s nuclear fuel stocks. The U.S. pushed the agreement aside, preferring to move closer to war – as if that is Washington’s desired result.
The president of the United States claims the right to interfere in relations between sovereign nations, target his own citizens for death and hold anyone prisoner indefinitely. This is the description of a nation that is for all intents and purposes at war with the rest of humanity.
high court banner drop
03-06-2010 17:22
after the democracy village eviction hearing was adjourned this afternoon at the high court, 3 protestors scaled the building and dropped banners 100 feet above the strand. police are in attendance.
the banners call for peace in afghanistan, no more war, and respect for soldiers but not for war.
the hearing itself was adjourned for further legal arguments and will continue on monday, with a probable direction for a full hearing the following friday.
with the possibility of appeals running to weeks, it looks as though the democracy village can grow from strength to strength in the meantime.
although the village is an umbrella of various protest groups and agendas, the strongest single issue and message seems to be about afghanistan, and with the majority of the british public behind the withdrawal of soldiers from this unsustainable war, it looks as though the democracy village and people's assembly outside parliament on the grass is a better representation of the british population than the corrupt, horse-trade coalition that has seized power inside parliament.
there were more than fifty supporters at the high court today and their presence was very powerful, so villagers are calling for even more support on monday morning.
vid by pheonix
democracy village adjournment & banner drop vid eo
03-06-2010 17:22
at the high court today, the GLA failed to get their possession order or injunction against the parliament square democracy village. instead, the hearing was adjourned till monday, with a further hearing next friday most likely.
3 protestors are currently on the roof of the high court having scaled the building for a banner drop.
after the democracy village eviction hearing was adjourned this afternoon at the high court, 3 protestors scaled the building and dropped banners 100 feet above the strand. police are in attendance.
the banners call for peace in afghanistan, no more war, and respect for soldiers but not for war.
the hearing itself was adjourned for further legal arguments and will continue on monday, with a probable direction for a full hearing the following friday.
with the possibility of appeals running to weeks, it looks as though the democracy village can grow from strength to strength in the meantime.
although the village is an umbrella of various protest groups and agendas, the strongest single issue and message seems to be about afghanistan, and with the majority of the british public behind the withdrawal of soldiers from this unsustainable war, it looks as though the democracy village and people's assembly outside parliament on the grass is a better representation of the british population than the corrupt, horse-trade coalition that has seized power inside parliament.
there were more than fifty supporters at the high court today and their presence was very powerful, so villagers are calling for even more support on monday morning.
a video of the banner drop (courtesy pheonix) is available at http://london.indymedia.org.uk/videos/4940
Celebrating Sanctuary art exhibition
03-06-2010 17:22
A powerful exhibition of art by and about refugees & asylum seekers. Launch: 6.30pm Friday 11th – then open 11am onwards every day except Sunday till Saturday 19th. Part of Bristol’s Refugee Week.Sat 12th – Sat 19th (not Sunday) 11am onwards – free entry!
Celebrating Sanctuary is an exhibition of powerful art by and about refugees and asylum seekers. Four floors of this beautiful Georgian building are given over to work by an international palette of artists, contributing work from painting, drawing and photography to sound installations, projections and interactive and digital media. Artists include Shula, Janet Roome, Wiracha Daochai, Fiona Kam Meadley, Ricky Romain, Terry Piper, Houri Ghamian, Heather Fallows, Ugyen Choephell, Tom King, Annie Davenport, the Bristol Bike Project, Bristol Refugee Rights Welcome Centre and photographs of Iranian street protest. The results of workshops that Heather Fallow & Ricky Romain have been running with St Michael on the Mount Primary School will be on display. The exhibition is evidence that the human spirit is capable of not just enduring but sometimes of transcending hardship. Art speaks the words we cannot say!
Additional activities throughout the week:
Scribble Wall – a place for your thoughts about home, marginalisation and City of Sanctuary. As the week unfolds a dialogue develops!
Map of Origins – a World map invites you to put a dot on your place of origin or your family roots. The results are surprising!
Sanctuary Room – a display and installation introducing Bristol Caravanserai’s Hospitality Network for Destitute Asylum Seekers. Do you have room for a refugee?
The Celebrating Sanctuary exhibition takes place at the Pierian Centre, 27 Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8SA. Entry is free, and it’s open Sat 12th – Sat 19th (but not Sunday) from 11am onwards. The exhibition is accompanied by a programme of free debates, workshops and cultural events – for details contact 0117 924 4512 or info@pieriancentre.com or go to www.pieriancentre.com.
Deportation travel agents awarded 'deportation profiteer of the year' title
03-06-2010 16:42
Campaigners from the Stop Deportation Network today presented Carlson Wagonlit Travel with the award at its main offices in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. [2]
In April 2010, CWT won a government contract to book seats on scheduled and chartered flights for immigration detainees due for deportation. The global booking agency, which specialises in business travel management, has been used by the UKBA to do what campaigners described as a "dirty business" since 2004. In the financial year 2004-5, the contract was worth almost £23million. [3]
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network: Free Gaza! Let the ships pass!
03-06-2010 16:35
Forget Tesco - lets have people-powered supermarkets...
03-06-2010 16:22
This is a great idea: people-powered supermarkets. It's a co-op owned by the members - when you join you agree to help out in the shop - and as such the prices can be lower 'cos we're all helping out. So lets have this in Stokes Croft and not another boring dull Tesco.Have a look:
The concept comes from the United States and from New York’s Park Slope Food Co-op in particular. And the idea, which has been around for four decades in the US, is also a simple one; people can benefit from reductions in their shopping bill if they give some of their time to work in the co-operative’s shop.
At The People’s Supermarket, a not-for-profit venture, members are asked to work four hours a month and in return can expect savings of at least ten per cent on their shopping, compared to non members.
Arthur admits that transferring a successful model from the United States does not guarantee success: “Americans tend to be much more group-based. They’re very much into solidarity — ‘We’re the United States!’
“It remains to be seen whether the British are prepared to come together in the same way, but I think members of communities are starting to look to each other for strength and support and sharing skills.”
And Arthur believes that the current economic climate works in favour of his new venture: “It’s giving people the opportunity to take control of their own situation by giving their own time to save money, so it’s a very good way to take control of how we buy food.”
And this is Arthur’s main motivation and something he clearly feels passionate about: “Supermarkets control how we buy food and what we eat and they make an absolute fortune from us. I want this to be a real wake up call for people to see what supermarkets are doing to them and to show that there is an alternative model.
“Supermarkets are making massive demands for profit to satisfy their shareholders and that’s very destructive for the world economy. They are flying cheap products across the world while British producers struggle to get their products into British shops. I speak to a lot of local producers and they are having a really tough time in all sorts of ways. I hope The People’s Supermarket will act as a conduit between producers and consumers.”
Protest Against Israel's Attack On Aid Flotilla [1]
03-06-2010 15:22
Join the protest against Israel's attack on the aid flotilla - 3pm Saturday 5th June on the Centre (opposite Hippodrome)There has been an unprecedented explosion of anger against Israel's deadly attack on the Gaza aid flotilla, reflected in protests across the country and throughout the world.
People who went in peace to take aid to Gaza have been subjected to violent attack. Nine were killed. Hundreds have been locked up in Israeli prisons. Their possessions have been confiscated.
Two of the activists on the flotilla, Cliff Hanley & Sakir Yildirim, are from Bristol. They are now travelling home after their ordeal.
Israel and the US have never been so isolated over the issue of Gaza. NATO had a crisis meeting today, one of its members being Turkey, from where most of those killed on the flotilla came.
Nick Clegg said today that he wants the Gaza siege lifted, adding that David Cameron agrees with him!
But words are easy. We need urgent action and that means exerting maximum public pressure on political leaders who have indulged Israeli crimes against humanity for so long.
On Saturday 5th June there will be a protest in Bristol calling for a full independent inquiry into the attack and a permanent end to the blockade of Gaza. Please join us – assemble on The Centre (opposite the Hippodrome) at 3pm. We hope Cliff and Sakir will be able to speak there. Bring placards, friends & family.
See Seumas Milne in today's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/03/gaz...acuum
For more information email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com
Media disinformation regarding Israel's murderous assault - The role of the BBC
03-06-2010 15:04
Greyhound homing scandal
03-06-2010 14:42
A greyhound not earning its keep has to go and many of the dogs are being off-loaded by their trainer without any concern given for the animal’s future welfare and security.