UK Newswire Archive
Truth and Justice for Victims of Pinochet Dictatorship
14-09-2010 05:14
Presenters will discuss their efforts to bring truth, justice and reparations for victims of crimes against humanity committed during the Pinochet dictatorship.Environmental Justice Groups’ Concern Continue As Carson-Gore School Opens
14-09-2010 03:50
Parent Exposed to Toxic Vapors from Nearby Oil OperationsUK Animal Rights Feed, Up and Running
13-09-2010 23:44
100 Cities – August 28, 2010: Glasgow Scotland Takes AIM at the Brutality of Stoning in Iran
13-09-2010 23:23
The amazing women of the Anti-Injustice Movement (AIM) have done it again, bringing the passion of the visual arts to the front of the struggle for Sakineh’s life:
CWU Telecoms Supports BBC
13-09-2010 22:22
CWU SolidarityCWU supports the BBC Unions in their justifiable concerns over their pension issues. Concerted supportive action has already taken place at selected CWU Telecoms Branches.
In Memory of that Day: Website Wikileaks publishes '9/11 messages'
13-09-2010 20:31
"The attacks on 11 September 2001 left nearly 3,000 people dead.The messages are being published over a 24-hour period, ending at 0800GMT on Thursday. They are being released simultaneously on Wikileaks and social networking site Twitter.
'Live' broadcast The website is broadcasting each message at the time it was sent originally in 2001.
The first message was from 0300 local time (0800 GMT), five hours before the first attack in New York and the last 24 hours later.
The messages are not all about the attacks. Some are mundane questions about what people are having for lunch.
However, many are about the deadly plane attacks and range from people trying to find out if their loved ones are safe, to government messages, to computer server errors.
They include messages such as
"This is Myrna, I will not rest until you get home, the second tower is down, I don't want to have to keep calling you after every event. Pls just go home
President has been rerouted won't be returning to Washington but not sure where he will go
Bomb detonated in World Trade Ctr. Pls get back to Mike Brady w/a quick assessment of your areas and contact us if anything is needed."
Norwich Benefit Day For The Family Of Ian Tomlinson
13-09-2010 19:39
An all-day, eclectic showcase of local and national talent held across two stages featuring bands, djs, speakers, poets, a comedian, singer/songwriters and a variety of other attractions.Full details on the event website.
Report from the frontlines of the eviction of Travelers at Hovefields, Essex
13-09-2010 19:02
Everybody is feeling very bruised after the Hovefields eviction and the two instant police evictions under s61 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 around Gardiners Lane, which were done in jackboot fashion without the least mercy.Ocean defence activist in Nottingham
13-09-2010 17:24
Ocean defence activist (and co-founder of Notts Indymedia) Wietse has spent the past 2 1/2 years as an activist with Sea Shepherd, the direct action sea conservationists. Riseup Radio caught up with him during a brief visit to Nottingham to find out what he's been up to on his voyages to the Antarctic and most recently, in the Mediterranean liberating bluefin tuna. He also spoke about The Black Fish, a new European ocean conservation project.
On the newswire: The Bluefin Bonanza | Interview with ocean defence activist Wietse | Nottingham Eye Witness: Sea Shepherd free 800 tuna
Previous features: Shark Fin Company Exposed In Nottingham | Japan issues arrest warrant for Nottingham activist | Nottingham Activist Returns From Whale Saving Mission In Antartica
Amongst other articles and zines, Wietse is the author of The Bluefin Bonanza, a briefing booklet on bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean.
Freeskilling - 14 September, 7pm - Introduction to Yoga
13-09-2010 17:22
7pm Better Food Co, Sevier Street, St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9QSTomorrow's freeskilling is 'An introduction to yoga'.
Suitable for complete beginners, this yoga practice emphasises postural alignment, gentle postures and breath-awareness to support mental and physical wellbeing. With Bristol City Yoga
7pm Better Food Co, Sevier Street, St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9QS
Please bring a mat or towel if you have one.
FREESKILLING PROGRAM– SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2010
21 September Bicycle Maintenance
An opportunity to learn the basics of bicycle maintenance and ask questions about the workings of a bike. With volunteers from Bristol Bike Project. See http://bristolcyclefestival.com/ for Bristol Cycle Festival events, 11-26 September. Sorry, no space inside for own bikes.
28 September Freestyle Rhyming
Discover the art of freestyle rhyme and how to do it - plus a host of interactive games to get you rhyming. With Paul Farrow
5 October Public Speaking – Tricks of the Trade
Learn how to prepare and deliver an inspirational and engaging talk or presentation - whether to 5 or 100 people! With Claire Milne
12 October Meditations for Inner & Outer Peace
Learn the basics of how to meditate, how to apply meditation to solving our human problems and finding the lasting happiness that we long for. With Kelsan Chonden
19 October Car Sharing
Set up and manage a car share with your own car, limit your car use and share running costs. Understand the logistics, pit falls, benefits and responsibilities. There will be a car-share match making service during the evening where you could find your perfect partner. With car sharers Sarah Pugh, Hannah Fearnley & Adele Watt.
26 October Bach Flower Remedies for Pets
Learn more about the Bach Flower Remedies and how you can use them to help your pets with emotional problems such as fear of fireworks, anxieties, bullying, grief, and re-homing. With holistic vet Holly Mash
If you have any skills you would like to learn, skills you could share, or if you would like to help organise freeskilling events, please get in touch. You can email freeskilling@gmail.com or talk to one of the freeskilling team at the next freeskilling evening you go to.
Please spread the word!
Stop Nuclear Power gathering Bristol 23rd Oct
13-09-2010 16:35
Date for your diaries:
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October, Bristol
Meet people from your region that are taking action, make plans together and build solidarity with people who live next door to Hinkley.
Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in Gaza, officials say
13-09-2010 16:26
"Shortly after, Abu Saeed's 17-year-old grandson, Hossam Khaled, also died of wounds sustained in the incident, medics said.The Israeli military spokesman's office said it had no immediate information on the reported incident. Israeli army radio described the two men as "terrorists" and said that at least one was armed."
EDL's new tactic
13-09-2010 15:20
The EDL have started to launch small "flash demos" without much publicity; several happened around the weekend of the 9/11 commemorations. This new tactic by the EDL represents a growing frustration within the EDL membership at the policies of the EDL leadership.
URGENT: Stop Tonight's Monkey Flight!
13-09-2010 14:55
STOP TONIGHT'S MONKEY FLIGHTSolidarity with Workers at Viva Global in India
13-09-2010 12:22
12 - 2pm outside M&S, Broadmead, BristolTake action now to condemn the kidnapping of a trade union leader at a M&S supplier factory in India and to call for his attackers to be brought to justice. The kidnapping is part of a brutal attack against 60 workers, which took place as they arrived for work at the Viva Global factory in Gurgaon, India on August 25th 2010.
M&S are refusing to support their workers and have cut and run from the factory.
Full story from Labour Behind the Label:
The workers were attacked by thugs brandishing hockey sticks and lathis as they arrived for their shift at 9:30am Delhi time on the 25th August 2010. One of the thugs has been identified as the labour contractor used by Viva Global to provide workers to the factory. Sixteen women were severely beaten and Anwar Ansari, a trade union leader was kidnapped.
The attack follows several months of campaigning by the Garment and Allied Workers Union (GAWU) to get improvements in conditions at Viva Global. Workers complained of excessive and forced overtime, low wages, a lack of water to drink and in the toilets. In June 2010 a woman was burned with acid at the factory after picking up an unmarked bottle she believed to be water to use in the toilet.
Harassment of union members, including threats of dismissal, violence and even death has been increasing at the factory in recent weeks. On Monday 23rd August Viva Global management attempted to prevent workers from entering the factory and made threats against union leaders and workers, who were warned they would be beaten or even shot if they continued their campaign.
The Viva Global workers, along with a large number of local supporters, are now holding an ongoing demonstration outside Viva Global.
Come along to M&S in Broadmead this Friday at 12 to protest in solidarity with Viva Global workers. Please bring as many people as you can!
More info and campaign updates available on the LBL website
Successful Hinkley Demo
13-09-2010 11:22
Protestors blocked the Hinkley Point main gates for almost an hour this liunch-time as they demonstrated against the premature destruction of upto 435 acres of open land and wildlife habitats before major consents are approved for the two giant reactors proposed by EdF.
Stop Hinkley writes: Protesters blocked the Hinkley Point main gates for almost an hour this lunch-time as they demonstrated against the premature destruction of up to 435 acres of open land and wildlife habitats before major consents are approved for the two giant reactors proposed by EdF. A large group of campaigners, together with local residents including children, held banners and placards in front of Hinkley Point, preventing any traffic movements. The Hinkley main gates were forced to shut from 11.45 to 12.45pm and no traffic entered or left during that time. Some of the protestors wore face paint images of sunflowers, the Stop Hinkley logo and anti-nuclear signs. Others dressed as nuclear 'boffins' and with a loudhailer led a march through the ear-marked greenfield site. The 'nuclear boffins' highlighted badger setts which had been cemented over or had been covered with metal grills, beautiful old woodlands and individual trees destined to be bulldozed and they walked down some of the scores of sunken lanes criss-crossing the fields lined by ancient hedgerows brimming with wildlife.
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At the coast the tour-guides showed where the so-called 'temporary' jetty will be built over the 200 million year old fossil-filled rocky beach.
At the beach destination of the march, one campaigner read aloud a poem on the need to respect nature and its part in global ecology.
Crispin Aubrey, spokesman for Stop Hinkley who marshalled the demonstration, said: "There is obvious strong feeling against destroying this beautiful area. Despite being close to the existing power stations there are large expanses of beauty and tranquility. It's wrong for EdF to jump the gun by trashing the area such a long time before it receives major consents for the two reactors."
The protest was part of a two day Action Weekend. Yesterday a series of talks and workshops took place in Bridgwater for campaigners around the region. Three national-level speakers gave talks:
Greenpeace
Ben Ayliffe, nuclear campaigner for Greenpeace said: "Greenpeace is opposed to new nuclear power stations because they would make a minimal contribution towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they have multiple dangers from long-lived radioactive waste through to nuclear proliferation, and they are a distraction from real solutions such as renewable energy."
"In particular we see two major problems - waste disposal and economics – both could sink the proposal for Hinkley C," he said.
"The coalition government has said that there will be no subsidies for new nuclear plant. Economics could be the thing that makes it impossible for Hinkley C to go ahead. No nuclear power station has ever been built without public subsidy.”
On waste he said that the amount EDF were being asked to pay for disposing of the radioactive legacy from Hinkley C was not enough to cover the true cost. “It amounts to a £1 billion subsidy to the company per year, according to our calculations,” he said.
He also referred to delays and cost over-runs on similar projects in both Finland and France, where the first reactors like the one proposed for Hinkley C are being built.
The Greenpeace strategy was to challenge the process of approving new nuclear power stations all the way. This included exposing the risky economics, promoting the alternatives and legal challenges.
Health
Professor Chris Busby talked about studies that he, and Somerset Health authority in the eighties, had shown that there was a higher incidence of cancers round Hinkley Point and other nuclear power stations. He said the international model used by regulators to estimate the effects of radiation on human health is being widely challenged, and a former head of the international radiation commission accepted that their model did not stand up in the case of a serious accident.
"Our studies have shown raised levels of cancer along the downwind coast from Hinkley to Burnham-on-Sea. Health officials have objected to our findings on spurious grounds including random clusters in other areas but year on year we keep finding an entrenched problem near Hinkley. The officials have got it wrong."
Alternatives
Neil Crumpton, former Friends of the Earth energy campaigner, presented an alternative vision of the UK’s electricity supply in which nuclear power was marginalised and new sources of renewable energy, such as concentrated solar power imported from North Africa, were developed on a large scale. He also dismissed the suggestion that the lights would go out without nuclear, listing the many other options, including gas-fired plants, which were queueing up to fill any gap in supply.
"Friends of the Earth and other organisations are confident we can put forward a reasonable low carbon energy network based on current technology. More than that we can very soon tap resources like Clean Coal Technology and solar-power from the Sahara to boost our own abundant natural elements of wind, tide and wave driven electricity."
Jim Duffy
Stop Hinkley Coordinator
www.stophinkley.org
07798 666756
Quotes from Crispin Aubrey who coordinated the Action weekend: 01278 732921 / 07920 523673
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Simon Chapman: 07889 747916
Pig On A Stick
13-09-2010 10:24
Cops in Manchester dropped a USB stick containing their 'anti'-terror manuals, amongst other porky scratchings. What a shame that the finder didn't give it to a real journalist...
The Condem Spending Bonanza
13-09-2010 08:04
The Condem Coalition want to cut public spending but seem to be going around it by increasing public spending.