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Mildenhall Peace Camp

15-08-2006 15:00

A peace camp has been established at RAF (ha ha its actually USAF) Mildenhall. After Israeli arms fights were diverted from Prestwich they ended up at Mildenhall. A peace camp has been setup just off the A1101 next to the base. Phone 07760 171655 for more details.

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Activist aid convoy stopped by Lebanese National Security Guards - Sat 12th Aug

15-08-2006 12:08

Over the past few days Lebanese activists from a broad range of political and social groups have been meticulously planning an aid convoy to villages in the south. The idea was both political and humanitarian. Many villages have been without aid for some time and their situation is desperate. Meanwhile those peace loving Israelis have consistently announced that all moving vehicles in certain areas are legitimate targets. This was to be an open and passive defiance of that ban. The convoy of over 50 cars loaded with everything from food to diapers was publicly announced to both the Israelis and Hizbollah. Hizbollah had agreed to clear the way so there was no excuse for any bombing in the vicinity. No response from the Israelis who are presently refusing to allow NGOs like MSF (Medecins sans Frontieres) and the Red Cross a safe passage. In the end Lebanese National Security guards on Mount Lebanon stopped the convoy on the grounds that it would be too dangerous to proceed.

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Three Day Strike For Merseyside Ambulance Workers

14-08-2006 16:26

Merseyside ambulance workers are piling the pressure on their scheming bosses by announcing the longest strike yet in the six week dispute.

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Coalition of the Wet!

14-08-2006 14:44

Despite the soggy weather, this Saturday saw the third in a series of demos take place in Cambridge against the current military agression in Lebanon.

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Revival of West Midlands Anti-Deportation Campaigns

14-08-2006 12:28

With the number of forced deportations reaching unprecedented records and asylum seekers of ceratin nationalities (Iraqis and Zimbabweans, for example) facing the prospect of mass deportation campaigns in the near future, a number of failed and successful asylum seekers, along with their supporters, met yesterday in Birmingham to build up campaigns against their possible deportation. The result was reviving the West Midlands Anti-Deportation Campaigns (WMADC), which disbanded in 2000, after 15 years of successful campaigns.

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Video of start of Bicycology ride.

14-08-2006 09:18

Bicycology Roadshow 2006, riding from London to Lancaster and then to Climate Action Camp.

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Brize Peace Camp: Map and other info

14-08-2006 08:37

A 'package' of information, including up-to-date info on the whereabouts of the Camp. The plan of the area around the base, and a detailed description of the best viewing points for plane spotters have been removed as they turned out to be copyright. You can find them here:

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/spotting/brize_norton.html. In any case, be very cautious if visiting point N (Viscount Industrial Estate) after 5.00pm - 2 of us got locked in!

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Camping, Discussing And Action

14-08-2006 07:20

10 days of camping close to Heiligendamm in North East Germany, the little town
where the next G8 summit will take place, are over. More than 100 workshops were
announced in advance, in the end it were probably more, not to count all the spontanous
meetings and discussions. A quick overview on the discussions.

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Video of Blockade at RAF Brize Norton 12 Aug 2006

13-08-2006 23:59

Short 5mins video of the arrival and exit of the South Wales anarchists who set up the blockade at the front gate of RAF Brize Norton yesterday. Video is supplemented by spicy footage of WPC 774 - Alison - needlessly attacking the only arrestee who was smaller than her.

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saving iceland update

13-08-2006 23:38

The action camp against the heavy industrialisation of iceland has moved from the highlands to the town of Reyðarfjordur, home to Alcoas new aluminium smelting pollution machine. Successful direct action have already been carried out at Eyjabakkar and Karahnjukar, sites of the environmentally disasterous hydro-electric schemes. now its Alcoa's turn to feel the heat...

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Mildenhall Peace Camp

13-08-2006 23:03

Peace Camp established outside the USAF base at Mildenhall

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Peace Demo in Edinburgh, Saturday, 12th of August

13-08-2006 22:12

The demonstration to support a ceasefire in the current Lebanon/Israeli conflict, gathered at around 1.30pm at the Meadows path. Lots of flags there, but the spectre of the demonstrators was varied.

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bicycology cycle ride sets off for lancaster

13-08-2006 20:09

about a dozen cyclists, including a sound system and solar-powered mini-cinema met at the finsbury park festival in north london this afternoon to start their ride up to lancaster and the camp for climate action.

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Photos from RAF Brize Norton A12

13-08-2006 13:22

Anarchists, peaceniks, sambistas and hula-skirted murderers in the heart of Oxfordshire.

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Brize Norton - 2nd gate closed

13-08-2006 13:13

While peace protestors and activists block one gate - a covert group from London including a full pink samba band blocked the second busy gate on carterton highroad.

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Camping Against G8 And For Something Completely Different.

13-08-2006 07:46

“Camp Inski”, the preparation and information camp for the forthcoming G8 summit in Germany, took place from August 4th-14th in North West Germany. There, hundreds of activists prepared for the protests against the G8 2007 summit, to be held in the nearby town of Heiligendamm. Numerous (more than 100) workshops and action trainings provide information and skills while at the same time direct actions are already being carried out in the area. A first summary.

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Video of Israel Shooting Peace Prostester in Head (he's now brain-damaged)

13-08-2006 07:08

an Israeli activist has been seriously injured, apparently brain damaged, by Israeli police

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Report of all Scotland demonstration for Lebanon Saturday 12th August 2006

13-08-2006 05:51

This is a 1,770 word piece with 20 photographs about the large and successful demonstration for Lebanon on Saturday 12th August in Edinburgh.

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hackney critical mass against the occupation

12-08-2006 23:07

this afternoon hackney corporations were targeted in a small critical mass of a dozen cyclists with a sound system. the local population were very receptive and loads of leaflets were handed out.

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Ceasefire graffiti

12-08-2006 22:21

Heres a photo of a new mural on the cowley road in east oxford.