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Public Copy: Request for Action and Support

15-04-2013 23:17

Damaged car near home in Bristol (1 of 5 or more) accompanied by junk/voicemails
Public copy of request for action and support regarding ten years abuse of rights in Britain and its background in criminal methods, commercial media and politics.

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Bristol indymedia problems

15-04-2013 22:41

Problems accessing Bristol Indymedia

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Boston/Iraq bombings.

15-04-2013 22:27

White blood, excellent quality, best price.
The US reporting by the BBC is wall to wall, live and full to brimming with close up shots of injuries, endless shots of the injured accompanied with numerous interviews with security consultants keen to engineer the terrorist agenda. The same is true of Sky, RT, al-Jazeera and print and other TV media. There is no coverage at all of the situation in Iraq bar a few lazy, innacurate and badly written print reports on a few newspaper websites.

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Edinburgh East Save Our Services Meeting

15-04-2013 20:55

Our next open organising meeting will take place at 6.30pm on Tuesday 16th April 2013 at the Northfield / Willowbrae Community Centre, 10 Northfield Road, EH8 7PP. All welcome.

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Greater Leith Against The Cuts Meeting

15-04-2013 20:55

Our next meeting will take place at 7pm on Tuesday 16th April 2013 at the Community

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No Bedroom Tax Evictions – Lobby the Council

15-04-2013 20:55

2pm Thursday 18th April 2013                                                                                           Our petition calling on the City of Edinburgh Council to not evict tenants that fall into arreas due to the Bedroom Tax has closed with over 1300 signatures.

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Possible police raids ahead of thatchers funeral over the next 48hrs

15-04-2013 18:10

From the London Evening Standard:
"Known troublemakers are set to be held in dawn raids by police ahead of Baroness Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday. The activists will be rounded up as part of a huge security operation involving more than 4,000 officers."

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Global Day of Action on Military Spending. Solidarity in Wrexham

15-04-2013 16:49

Half a dozen members and supporters of Wrexham Peace & Justice Forum were out on the streets this morning as part of the Global Day of Action on Military Spending in solidarity with friends past and present who have the perseverance to continue to protest the wars in the face of widespread apathy. There have been actions today at Faslane (47 arrests), in Brighton, London and all over the place.

 http://demilitarize.org.uk/

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Barnardo's, Cedars and the Red Lines

15-04-2013 16:45

Barnardo's, the childrens charity received some support in the liberal media following the breaking of one of their charity shop window's in Brixton last week. When a statement was released explaining the direct action linking it to Barnardos involvement with the UK Border Agency’s new Pre-Departure Accommodation (PDA) at Cedars, West Sussex, some parts of the media were ready with Barnardos own 7 'red lines' which would need to be crossed for the charity to 'withdraw' its 'services' from Cedars

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Can spy cases be investigated objectively in Finland?

15-04-2013 15:50

This follow-up article may explain how influential Russia is in Finland, how people in different bureau may support Russia by making blocking leaks to them, and how some people on government posts are breaking laws either accidentally or on purpose. On the other hand, has this been proofed or ran research on, as Finnish Police and The Guardian of The Law is in charge of such investigations instead of an independent bureau? When found facts are combined to other indicators like spying for Russia, carefully twisted political statements told in mass media for manipulating purposes and systematically made blocking, one may ask who is running the State?

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Attacks on Mitie in Bristol

15-04-2013 15:42

Arson and damage against Mitie vehicles in Bristol

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Stop making a killing from war: #demilitarize now

15-04-2013 15:17

The international peace network, War Resisters' International (WRI) supports the Day of Action on Military Spending taking place worldwide on 15 April.

WRI strives against all causes of war, as affirmed in its foundation declaration: “War is a crime against humanity”. The military-industrial complex is as strong as ever - war profiteers continue to make a killing from war. They do this with support from governments who see military strength as the most useful tool for imposing their influence. The stronger your military power, the more influence you have. This means that governments spend millions to arm themselves. The latests figures from the 2013 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) annual report show a slight decrease in military spending of 0.5 percent, but in 2012 worldwide, we still spent $1.75 trillion on weapons to kill each other. It's hard to imagine what this money could do if spent more productively. A graphic produced by WRI member AA-MOC will give you some ideas.

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Direct Action at EDO, Brighton, on Global Day of Action on Military Spending

15-04-2013 12:25

Workers at EDO in Brighton arrived to work today to find the front gates drenched with red paint, symbolising the blood of the victims of the weapons manufacturer.

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Calais Info Night. Tonight @ Pogo Cafe, Hackney

15-04-2013 12:21

Free Screening & Discussion: “Welcome”. Tonight (Monday) at 7.30pm @ Pogo Cafe, Hackney

After the screening members of Calais Migrant Solidarity will discuss the current situation in Calais, and what can be done to support the struggle.

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International Week Of Solidarity With Jock Palfreeman 22nd-28th April

15-04-2013 09:08

Jock Palfreeman is an Australian whose only crime was to try and defend two Roma boys from a rampaging gang of armed fascist hooligan. In defending them and himself from attack, one of the hooligans died and another was wounded. The two Roma boys escaped safely but Jock ended up sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and facing a massive fine which he cannot pay and is now being used as a ransom demand by the Bulgarian authorities. An International Week Of Solidarity on 22nd-28th April has been organised. Here's how you can help.

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Complain to BBC over misreporting of attendance at Traf.Sq anti-Thatcher party

15-04-2013 08:32

On the BBC News broadcast at 10pm on BBC1 on the evening of Saturday 13th April 2013, the news report about the demonstration in Trafalgar Square against Baroness Thatcher's legacy misreported the number of people who were in attendance at the demonstration, stating that only a few hundred people were present. This was a mistake of such glaring misrepresention that it reeks of an apparant agenda to play down the significance of the level of attendance at the event, which was in actual fact in the region of between 2-3000 people. It suggests a politically biased agenda to downplay the level of feeling against Lady Thatcher and her legacy by the BBC.
Write in to the BBC on their online Complaints form. The more the better! Don't let them get away with it!
Complain at:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complain-online/

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Occupying Iain Duncan Smith's house: Videos with UK Uncut and DPAC

15-04-2013 08:06

These videos have interviews with UK Uncut and DPAC disability campaigners about the whole trip from London to Swanbourne on Saturday to Iain Duncan Smith's very fancy house.

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Coping with Climate Despair: Rosemary Randall

15-04-2013 06:49

The climate has changed, we all know that. How can we face the unbearable weight of knowing we did it, forever in human terms. You are about to hear one of the best leaders in how to cope without falling into despair. From the UK it's psychotherapist Rosemary Randall in a Radio Ecoshock interview. 29 minutes.

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Workfare demo at Homebase

14-04-2013 22:55

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