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Barbara Tucker Arrest 45: The Paranoid State.

04-04-2012 17:47

Long term peace campaigner Barbara Tucker has been arrested yet again.

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Portsmouth EDL Youth Football Coach Charged!

04-04-2012 15:36

Following the recent Portsmouth Nazi Watch investigation into Havant U15s Youth Football Coach, Steve Clarke, he has been charged by the FA with improper conduct and of making comments deemed to be of a racist nature.

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Squat Raid in Brighton

04-04-2012 15:26

A squat in Brighton was illegally evicted by riot police and bailiffs yesterday morning.

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Statement by the save Leyton Marsh Group

04-04-2012 14:55

Statement by the Save Leyton Marsh group

The ODA claim they have "no option" but to take legal action against this peaceful protest in order to fulfil their obligations "to provide practice facilities for the Olympic and Paralympic athletes". This is fundamentally untrue. Eleven questions were put to them in December by a number of local councillors and still remain unanswered, including why the ODA chose not to utilize one of several alternative sites that would not require destroying this much loved green space.

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Statement from Leabridge Ward Hackney councillors

04-04-2012 14:55

Statement from Leabridge Ward Hackney councillors, 4 April 2012 in relation to the Save Leyton Marsh campaign.

Cllrs Ian Rathbone and Deniz Oguzkanli say:

We are disappointed that the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has gone to such extraordinary and unnecessary lengths by going to the High Court, wasting public money and court time on a matter which could have been discussed in the usual way of talking with one another.

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Update From John Bowden About Lies Written By Prison Hired Social Worker

04-04-2012 13:03

Update from John on attempts to sabotage his parole...

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Accusations against housing movements in Rome demolished by Tribunal

04-04-2012 11:39

In September 2009, hundreds of Carabinieri stormed a school in the Magliana area of Rome and arrested dozens of people who were occupying it. The charges made against them were super harsh: organised crime, extortion, possession of weapons, theft, assaulting police officers, and more.

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When Populism Is Dangerous For Democracy - To The Media Gallows With 'Controversial' George Galloway

04-04-2012 07:01

George Galloway’s stunning victory in last week’s Bradford West by-election afforded a rare opportunity to witness naked imbalance, establishment scorn of any challenges, and blatant anti-Muslim propaganda in the corporate British media.

The excellent News Sniffer website exposed how the Guardian hurriedly fixed political editor Patrick Wintour’s ugly analysis of Galloway’s 10,140 majority win, with a staggering swing of 36 per cent from Labour to the Respect party. Wintour’s shoddy journalism had initially focused on how the constituency’s ‘Muslim immigrant community’ had largely abandoned Labour. The offensive trope of ‘immigrant’ Muslims appeared three times in his piece. And Galloway’s popular call for the immediate withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan, and ‘a fightback against the job crisis’, was disparagingly cast as ‘fundamentalist’.

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Trafalgar12 activists in court

03-04-2012 22:55

Trafalgar12 activists are due in Westminster Magistrates' Court, hoping to create a legal precedent that will confine the powers Section 12.5 of the POA.

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Radical Events Listings - Call For Submissions

03-04-2012 21:13

This is a callout for submissons for the first London Blacklist - its objective is simple and stems from the successful and effective De Blacklist Amsterdam : - to draw together as many of the political, social and academic activity of London’s radical hubs into a single document to use at your disposal.

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Friends of Syria Declare War on Assad

03-04-2012 21:11

On April 1 in Istanbul, Washington-led rogue leaders discussed ways to destabilize and topple Assad. They recognized the violent Syrian National Council (SNC) as the "sole representative of the Syrian people." Doing so assures continued conflict, not peaceful resolution. Killer gangs were promised generous funding. They've already gotten plenty, as well as weapons, munitions, and training. Now they'll get more. Washington and rogue NATO partners plan conflict, not peace. They want Assad replaced by someone they control. Violence rages to achieve it. Expect lots more followed by war if current efforts fail. In Istanbul, pretense dissolved. So did Annan's sham peace plan. Couched in diplomatic language, it was more theater than resolve to end conflict peacefully.


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Migrant stories from Fortress Italy

03-04-2012 20:12

It’s spring, and while most of us are already organising our summer holidays, some people have very different journeys in mind. In Northern Africa, migrants from all over the continent try to reach the Sicilian coast by any means.

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Legal assault on Save Leyton Marsh Camp/aign

03-04-2012 18:55

Two sets of legal papers have been served on the occupation at Leyton Marsh, where the Olympic Delivery Authority and Lea Valley Regional Park Authority are attempting to build a four storey temporary basketball training facility.

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Workfare Actions Around Birmingham in April

03-04-2012 18:20

March was another good month for workfare campaigns, locally and nationally, with a great demonstration held in Birmingham as part of a national day of action on March 3rd  http://birminghamagainstthecuts.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/boycott-workfare-demonstration-report-and-photos/ , and Kings Heath Against Workfare being formed  http://www.facebook.com/KingsHeathAgainstWorkfare and holding a Workfare Walk Of Shame on Kings Heath high street – which provoked interesting reactions from store managers

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Nott'm Quakers Announce support for Occupy Notts

03-04-2012 16:55

Quakers in Nottingham have made a public declaration of support for the protestors.

As Nottingham City Council gives notice to the Occupy Nottingham activists to clear the Old Market Square by 4pm on Monday 5th March, Quakers in Nottingham have made a public declaration of support for the protestors.

A statement from Quakers says that they share the concern for global economic justice and sustainability expressed by the Occupy movement. And speaking from their long tradition of nonviolence, praise the peaceful nature of the Occupy movement.

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Occupation at Leyton Marsh served papers

03-04-2012 16:55

Occupation Leyton Marsh camp served legal papers

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Activism Training Programme for Gamechangers

03-04-2012 16:35

Do you want to bring change to your community and could use extra confidence or skills? Friends of the Earth are offering a free training programme for passionate people who want to make change happen.

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TSG cop done for assault

03-04-2012 15:58

I must say I'm really shocked to hear this. Not that a cop attacked a kid, but that he actually got done.
Dunno what a juvenille is.

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Smash EDO public meeting on Iran and Afghanistan this Thursday

03-04-2012 15:51

Smash EDO presents

Stop the Attack on Afghanistan and the Prospect of Strikes on Iran

Thursday 5th April, 7pm, Friends Meeting House Ship Street, Brighton

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Arrests At Protest Against Remote Killing Machines

03-04-2012 14:55

Bristolians kick started a summer of resistance outside the 27th International Bristol Drone Conference. The protest began at around 9 am at the corner of Baldwin street and Telephone Avenue, by midday around 80 people were making a wall of sound including a performance from a live band