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Scottish Resources Group circles the wagons – the end is nigh

10-03-2013 00:55

“In the absence of new investment and urgent stakeholder support there is a high probability that SRG will be unable to continue.”

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‘Feminism is a dirty word’. What would Marx and Engels think today? - Camilla Po

09-03-2013 22:18

This article takes ‘dinosaur marxists’ to task for refusing to treat rape as a political issue. The author looks at events in the Socialist Workers Party, RMT union and across the British left in the light of what Marx and Engels – so often invoked by these ‘dinosaurs’ – wrote about sex and its connection with class.

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occupiers of women's library being evicted!

09-03-2013 16:11

8th March feminists occupied the Women's Library in London to protest against its closure and against austerity cuts. They are now being evicted so support is needed.

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Tom Woodhead

09-03-2013 14:55

PRESS RELEASE – Monday 4th March 2013UK peace activist faces deportation by Israeli occupation authorities and is set to be detained by Special Branch and questioned on return. Tom Woodhead, a British activist, is currently facing deportation by Israeli authorities after being arrested last Friday by border police at a demonstration in Kafr Qaddum, a village in the occupied Palestinian territories.Woodhead aged 29, was a volunteer in the West Bank with the International Solidarity Movement since early-October last autumn.

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Blasphemy and the Arts

09-03-2013 11:28

"Criminalising concepts like blasphemy is dangerous for free speech because there can be no common definition of what it is."

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CURO Housing tenants outraged at £700pw rent for 1 bed flat

09-03-2013 08:40

CURO Housing blatantly ignores its charitable remit to provide "affordable & decent housing for those in housing need" by spending £50,000 of tenants rental income to provide holiday lets for the rich.

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Saturday's NF demo in Swansea

08-03-2013 23:55

Details for Saturday's Nazi rendezvous in Swansea

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Protest on International Women's Day against the deportation of Hassanat

08-03-2013 20:27

Supporters of Hassanat Aliyu and her three daughters Teniola, Adunola and Shaniola, take up Theresa May’s call to ‘speak out, stand up against violence against women and girls’ by gathering on International Women’s Day to demand that the imminent deportation of these four women is stopped.

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Alfie Meadows - Unanimous Not-guilty Verdict !!

08-03-2013 18:07

A young student who the Metropolitan Police beat nearly to death at a university fees demonstration has been cleared of violent disorder. After the police nearly killed him, the cops then accused Alfie Meadows of having committed serious criminal offences during the 9 Dec 2010 demo in London, which took place to protest against plans to treble tuition fees, but a jury took less than five hours to return a unanimous not-guilty verdict at Woolwich Crown Court today.

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Chatham House report about the EDL

08-03-2013 17:51

A new report has been published about the EDL, which is described as one that "challenges stereotypes about the English Defence League and the wider counter-Jihad network" –

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My experience of Atos.

08-03-2013 17:47

one person's experience of Atos and the after effects of their greed.

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Animal RightsEvents

08-03-2013 16:56

Read on to support Brinsley Animal Rescue - Anti-AstraZeneca demo in Macclesfield - Fur demos in Derby - Anti-Foston campaign - Peoples Kitchen in aid of anti badger cull campaign - League Against Cruel Sports - Anti Greyhound racing demo - Leicester Green Light festival - Anti Fur demos - Circus Mondao in Burton.

Sat 09/03/2013 - Brinsley Animal Rescue workday. Transport from Beeston or Nottingham . 07599 282851

Sat 09/03/2013 - Anti-AstraZeneca demo in Macclesfield. No transport unfortunately, but if anyone fancies going to fly the flag for NottmAR? Also people on Facebook should check out "little brown dog" for extra homework.

Sat 09/03/2013 - Fur demos in Derby (Jillian Hartless and Cruise). Meet 12:00 in the city centre. Contact 07703 031667

Sat 09/03/2013 - Mother's day anti-Foston information stall in Derby, campaigning against what would be the UK's largest factory farm if it went ahead. Meet 12:00 in the city centre. Contact 07950 880620

Sat 09/03/2013 - Peoples Kitchen in aid of anti badger cull campaign. Dinner is served 07:30 at Sumac. Your duty is to eat!

Tuesday the 12/03/2013 - League Against Cruel Sports meeting . 7pm at the Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Canal Street Nottingham

Fri 15/03/2013 - Anti Greyhound racing demo in Nottingham City centre. Meet 18:00 outside Betfred next to Market square tram stop.

Sat 16/03/2013 - Veggies,the vegan catering campaign catering at Leicester Green Light festival. Volunteers much appreciated. Contact 07870 861837

Sat 16/03/2013 - Celia's workday. Helpers needed to walk dogs, muck out rabbits etc. Contact 07599 282851

Sat 16/03/2013 - Anti Fur demos continue in Derby. Also a Staffie awareness information stall. Meeting from 12:00. Call 07703 031667

Sun 17/03/2013 - Circus Mondao in Burton. Anyone coming? Demo is from 13:00 to 14:00 at White Lion pub (not like, in the pub).

Thur 21/03/2013 - Next planning meeting. 20:00 at Broadway Mezz bar.

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Avalon Rescue need help fostering guinea pigs while they help out another rescue. Can anyone foster a couple of guinea pigs for a while? Contact Avalon direct.

Zoo awareness weekend is Easter weekend. Demo proposed for Easter Sunday. TBC next meeting. Looking like there will be transport though. Who's up for it?

Can people pitch in administrating/managing the NottmAR facebook page please? Maybe adopt an event and keep it up to date.

International vegetarian food franchise Govindas are opening a branch in Notts! Hurray! By all means contact them to highlight the vegan market demand. More details to follow.

For more details call the nubers shown. some events are listed on the Sumac Diary orthe Animal Rights Calendar. Do a websearch for general background info. look at the

 

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UG#622 - Resisting The Military Financial Complex(Just Say No To Debt Repayment)

08-03-2013 15:24

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Our first hour is a presentation by Noam Chomsky on the emerging world order in which USA is dominating the world's remaining energy resources in the Middle East and in which this same militancy is being aggressively visited on resistance at home. In our second hour, we look at the anniversary of the occupy movement and the efforts underway to build grassroots resistance to the stranglehold of the predatory elite financiers.

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Community Project Seeks New Home

08-03-2013 10:55

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