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How to support Trenton Oldfield

21-10-2012 11:58

On the same day George Osbourne was refusing to sit with us “plebs” in the second class train carriage, Trenton Oldfield was beginning a six month prison sentence for protesting against elitism and inequality. See excellent article by Nina Power below.

Please show your support by writing to Trenton.

You can email Trenton using: http://www.emailaprisoner.com/ with the details: Trenton Oldfield, Prison ID: A1010CT, H.M.P.Wormwood Scrubs.

Or send a letter: Prison Number: A1010CT, H.M.P.Wormwood Scrubs, P.O.Box 757, Du Cane Rd, London W12 0AE

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Spirit of revolt is alive in London

21-10-2012 10:41

THE spirit of resistance to neoliberalism is alive and kicking in London, despite the attempts of the British state to stamp out dissent.

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March For A Future That Works

21-10-2012 06:47

The TUC may have underestimated the size of their own march yesterday. 100,000? It took an hour and twenty-three minutes to pass Green Park, and I wasn't at the head of the march when I started timing. I reckon the whole procession was more than two miles long.

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IDAAMD Leicester

20-10-2012 22:55

During the Saturday peak shopping time between 12:30 and 15:30, activists from Leicester Animal Rights offered an alternative to McBurgerCulture to shoppers in the form of vegan sweet and savoury snacks sourced from local independent health food shop "Current Affairs" all served with a side order of information leaflets. The stall was pitched directly outside the busy Highcross/clock tower branch of the notorious burger giant and attracted much interest from local denizens especially McCustomers torn between the bliss of ignorance and the bliss of free chocolate truffle cake..

During the Saturday peak shopping time between 12:30 and 15:30, activists from Leicester Animal Rights offered an alternative to McBurgerCulture to shoppers in the form of vegan sweet and savoury snacks sourced from local independent health food shop "Current Affairs", all served with a side order of information leaflets. The stall was pitched directly outside the busy Highcross/clock tower branch of the notorious burger giant and attracted much interest from local denizens especially McCustomers torn between the bliss of ignorance and the bliss of free chocolate truffle cake..

October the 16th is officially the International Day of Action Against McDonald's, originally launched by London Greenpeace back in 1985 and now attracting support from across the spectrum of positive movements, from animal rights to worker's rights, from anti climate change to anti-capitalism.

To find out what you can do to help with this and many other campaigns, why not stop by a planning meeting of your local animal rights group.

For more information on IDAAMD, see:
http://www.veggies.org.uk/arc/event.php?ref=50
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1381//
et. al.

 

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Heifer International Continues Its Animal Torture

20-10-2012 17:51

Feedlot.. picture from Guardian.co.uk

Churches supporting Heifer International promote
animal slavery and slaughter, human disease, global warming, drought, energy waste, deforestation.

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Census case verdict in Liverpool: Donate to support refusers

20-10-2012 16:50

Andy Manifold was back at Liverpool's Dale Street Magistrates' Court on Friday 19 October to hear the outcome of his trial on a charge of failing to complete the 2011 Census. Six people held a solidarity vigil outside the court beforehand. In the week that the CPS dropped charges against another census refuser in Liverpool, Andy was found guilty, fined and costs were awarded against him.

A number of people are now in the position of having fines taken directly from their benefits. As these aren't enough to live on even before any deductions, please consider making a donation to the solidarity fund if you can afford it, and particularly if you resisted the census but weren't prosecuted. Over 1 in 20 households didn't complete a census return (see this Daily Telegraph article) but only a few hundred people were prosecuted. Donation details below.

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Brighton Anti Badger Cull Public Meeting

20-10-2012 14:57

Brighton Stop The Cull Public Meeting Wednesday 24th October 7.30pm at Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton

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Britain 'has worse record on internet freedom than Philippines'

20-10-2012 14:43

Britain has a worse record on internet freedom than countries such as Estonia and the Philippines, a new report suggests.

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Chile: Anarchist action in solidarity with Mapuche Hunger Strike

20-10-2012 10:24

Chile: Anarchist action in solidarity with Mapuche Hunger Strike

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#Oct20 + TUC trending top across all UK cities

20-10-2012 09:35

#Oct20 + TUC trending
#Oct20 + TUC trending top across all UK cities at 10.15 + good TV coverage

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Today's demo - info

20-10-2012 08:41

Just a reminder on where people are heading and basic march logistics.

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IRA to merge with other dissidents

20-10-2012 07:52

bad news

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Solidarity with John Bowden in Liverpool

19-10-2012 20:27

We were back at Liverpool Magistrates' Court today in solidarity with Census refuser Andy Manifold (report to follow). As it was also International Day of Solidarity with John Bowden and we were going to be standing outside the court for quite a while, a placard for John seemed appropriate.

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New Geopolitical Paintings

19-10-2012 20:00

Athens Demonstrations 2012
A series of oil paintings examining the daily existence of people in the worst working, living (and dying) conditions in the global economy.

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Largest Protest Zone in Europe Being Evicted - La ZAD

19-10-2012 19:32

Europes largest protest zone is going through multiple evictions - all through much media silence! Over the past four days La ZAD, an anti-airport protest zone, composing of over 20 occupied sites has been putting up the barricades, opposing and protesting against the harassment and the evictions by a troop of police over a 1000 strong.

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STOP charter flight to Sri Lanka, Tue 23rd October

19-10-2012 18:30

Stop charters to death!

Protest @ 10am, Tuesday 23rd October, Harmondsworth & Colnbrook detention centres near Heathrow

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dale farm anniversary protest today - report and pics

19-10-2012 17:03

rooftop invasion
to mark the 19th october anniversary massive police dawn raid on the dale farm travellers' site in essex, protestors gathered today outside the dept for communities and local government in victoria, demanding the eviction of the minister, eric pickles.

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Hobo Hilton at 203 High Holborn evicted today

19-10-2012 16:52

The Hobo Hilton at the empty BT building at High Holborn which was set up several weeks ago by people from the former Occupy London Stock Exchange campaign was evicted today by dozens of police and bailiffs. The timing seems to be because of tomorrows mass anti-cuts demonstration in central London.