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Palestine Today 05 24 2011

24-05-2011 14:53

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Welcome to Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org, for Tuesday May 24th, 2011

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Spanish Revolution at London

24-05-2011 14:22

Hundreds of people attended a rally and demonstration over the last week in Belgrave Square, opposite the Spanish Embassy in London, in support of‘Democracia Real Ya’ (‘Real Democracy Now’). Numbers peaked on Saturday 21st May at 8pm with around 700 people in attendance.

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UG#551 - Understanding The Financial 'Crisis' (The Spectre Haunting Europe)

24-05-2011 14:21

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The show this week looks at the so-called financial 'crisis' from two different perspectives. Firstly, I give an audio commentary on a presentation I created last year, Understanding the Financial 'Crisis'. Next, Michael Hudson speaks on The Spectre Haunting Europe, detailing the financial goings on in Europe, focussing on the evisceration of the Latvian economy and expanding upon his prediction of a new feudalism and a neo-liberal style fire sale of the European welfare state.

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#Spanishrevolution Has Reached Bristol

24-05-2011 12:55

Support for the Spanish protesters in Madrid reached Bristol today. Protesters gathered in the centre of Bristol with placards echoing the demands made in Madrid. They expressed their wish for real democracy and a change to the political and economic systems chanting slogans such as "They Don't Represent Us" and "Real Democracy Now
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Support for the Spanish protesters in Madrid reached Bristol today, on May 22nd 2011. Protesters gathered in the centre of Bristol with placards echoing the demands made in Madrid. They expressed their wish for real democracy and a change to the political and economic systems chanting slogans such as "They Don't Represent Us" and "Real Democracy Now".

The protests in Madrid started on 15 May with a camp in the central "Puerta del Sol" square. The gathering of thousands is continuing following a vote to remain in the square for another week.

Full Story | Please Support the Spanish Revolution | They All Must Go (London Indymedia) | Protests Set to Continue Outside Spanish Embassy (London Indymedia) | Constructing, Living and Demanding Participatory Democracy in the #Spanishrevolution (P2P Foundation) | Spain's Tahir Square (Znet) | Arab Spring to Spanish Summer (Znet)

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‘why us?’ possilpark youth speak out against dispersal zone

24-05-2011 11:55

An interview conducted with youth in the Possilpark area of Glasgow, subject to a trial ‘dispersal zone’ order.

‘I’m wondering, though, if there’s four police cutting about, can we tell them to disperse?’

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Counter-demonstration against Zionists using memory of Holocaust to condemn Iran

24-05-2011 11:52

On May 1st, Zionist groups held a vigil in front of the Iranian Mission to the United Nations in New York City to use the memory of the Holocaust to condemn Iran. Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews showed their opposition to this provocation by demonstrating on the opposite side of the avenue.

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Sheffield Anarchists Bookfair: Luddites Organising Forum

24-05-2011 11:50

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Attached is a recording of a talk at the Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair held on 21st May 2011, titled, Luddites Organising Forum.

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Sheffield Social Centre: Why? What? Where?

24-05-2011 11:35

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Attached is a recording of a meeting held at the Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair on 21st May 2011 titled, Sheffield Social Centre: Why? What? Where?

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Draft Proposal to Replace the Manifesto 'Real Democracy Now'

24-05-2011 11:25

DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A SERIOUS ALTERNATIVE TO DIRECT DEMOCRACY

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Anarchist Studies Network Book Launch

24-05-2011 11:08

Audio Anarchism and Moral Philosophy - Edited by Benjamin Franks and Matthew Wilson
Attached is a recording of a meeting at the Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair held on 21st May 2011 at which the editors of 3 books discussed their publications:

All three books are edited collections of contemporary anarchist theory, with contributors from around the globe offering some unique and original perspectives on anarchism.

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Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair 2011: Anarchism 101

24-05-2011 10:37

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Attached is a recording of a session held at the Sheffield Anarchist Book fair on 21st May 2011 titled, Anarchism 101, and described as:

Everything you wanted to know about anarchism/libertarian communism but were afraid to ask. A panel discussion featuring members of the Anarchist Federation  http://www.afed.org.uk/ , Solidarity Federation  http://www.solfed.org.uk/ and the Commune  http://thecommune.co.uk/ .

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Elephants, Dogmas and Taboos: a Friendly Critique of Anarchism

24-05-2011 10:25

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Attached is a recording from a talk held on 21st May 2011 at the Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair, titled "Elephants, Dogmas and Taboos: a Friendly Critique of Anarchism".

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This revolution is sponsored by you!

24-05-2011 10:21

Food tent, Plaza Catalunya
Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards are decending on their cities' main squares to demonstrate their indiganation in actions that many commentators are comparing to the movements to have recently graced the Arab world. A fair comparison? Something new to Europe?

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New Identity Workshop - part II - trading human organs

24-05-2011 09:40

A workshop in how to build new identities.

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Today! Protest against war president Obama outside Buckingham Palace

24-05-2011 09:29

BUCKINGHAM PALACE PROTEST AGAINST WAR PRESIDENT OBAMA
(when Obama is scheduled to meet the Queen)
TUESDAY 24 MAY 5.30PM BUCKINGHAM PALACE
LONDON SW1A 1AA
Called by Stop the War Coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Justice for Bahrain Campaign.

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Oops, Schillings Did It Again!

23-05-2011 23:04

Schillings Idiocy Goes Global
A couple of weeks ago, I posted in genuine admiration of Ryan Giggs  http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2011/04/ryan-giggs/#comments . Now Schillings have set out to destory his reputation, and rook him of several hundred thousand pounds at the same time. Guido has a good graph:  http://order-order.com/2011/05/20/schillings-idiocy-goes-global/

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THWAC is dead, long live THWAC! Another era in the fight against Scottish Coal ends, but the struggle continues...

23-05-2011 22:55

After eight months of occupation and struggle, Coal Action Scotland has decided to bring an end to the Happendon Wood Action Camp. The camp was taken in September last year to resist Scottish Coal's plans to open-cast the woodland, and to act as a base in South Lanarkshire to take direct action and work with affected communities in the ongoing struggle against the coal industry. Having felt that those goals were met as much as they were going to be, and with Scottish Coal's application being submitted for a new 4 million ton open cast at Glentaggart East, we have decided to change our focus. We are in no way abandoning South Lanarkshire, or the struggle against Scottish Coal, and will continue to be active in the area in new and exciting ways.

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Amazing opportunity to share a community farm in South London

23-05-2011 22:47

An amazing opportunity has come up for us to share some land together in south London: 35 acres including an existing veg farm and nursery, woodlands, farm shop, bungalow, glass houses and polytunnels. A secure food future and an alternative to the corporate monoculture that dominates our food system.