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Peace of History

30-10-2006 17:23

Yesterday (October 29th, 2006), I travelled to London for the national NUS no tuition fees demo, a fairly standard 'A to B' march (pictures to follow soon), only to find myself doing a far more interesting detour to Parlaiment Square.

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Oaxaca: Pacific Mobilisations in front of Mexican Embassies

30-10-2006 17:20

Following the occupation of the Mexican City of Oaxaca by the army, an international appeal has been made to demonstrate against the repression to the OAXACA workers and its population.

Demonstration in London: 30th October, at 5pm in front of the Mexican Embassy in London, 16 St. George Street, Hanover Sq., London W1S 1LX. Indymedia London is planning a screening of Brad Will's last footage right there.

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LAST FOOTAGE BY MURDERED JOURNALIST TO BE SCREENED ON MEXICAN EMBASSY

30-10-2006 15:43

First Indications of Government Involvement as Federal Army Troops Move In. IMC London and others to hold solidarity demonstration at Mexican Embassy at 5pm

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M1 action from Luton to Sheffield

30-10-2006 14:37

Banners were unfurled across M1 motorway bridges from Luton to Sheffield today as the Stern report on climate change was published. The M1 is due to be widened from Luton to Leeds, at a cost to the tax payer of £3.74 billion. The widening will allow traffic to grow and cause more CO2 emissions. Road transport is currently 21 per cent of UK emissions and rises every year.

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Anti M1 widening banner drop in Nottinghamshire

30-10-2006 14:37

Activists in Nottinghamshire dropped banners off several M1 bridges as part of a co-ordinated banner drop along the length of the M1 to object to plans to widen it.

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Banner Protest at Motorway Widening

30-10-2006 14:32

Protestors from Luton, Nottingham, Luton, Derby and Sheffield today dropped banners with slogans such as "Stop Climate Change" and "More Cars = More CO2" from bridges over the M1 motorway today in protest at the governments plans to widen 115 miles of the road to 4 lanes in both direction.

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Monday Peace Camp and Naming Ceremony pics.

30-10-2006 14:10

Monday morning dawned with tents and custody death names still in place.

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Queen's Market - Women's March

30-10-2006 10:37

Women from Upton Park, London organised a march on Saturday 28 October to protest against Newham Council plans to redevelop Queen's Market. Report and pictures.

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SOCPA - report and a few pics from 'no more fallujahs' demo today

29-10-2006 23:51

around a hundred protesters took part in today's demonstration which began at midday with a reading of names of the dead of both british troops and iraqi civilians in the iraq occupation. police arrested five people during the afternoon, but at eleven this evening, the majority of people and twenty seven tents remain.

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Call to all independent journalists to support the struggle in Oaxaca

29-10-2006 22:18

The Network of Free and Independent Media in Mexico has published a statement to the people of mexico, the people of the world and the media.

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FREE SPIRIT CAMPING - at two UK terrormaking nerve center(s)

29-10-2006 21:02

What a proactive nerve: Iraq tarp goes up at Northwood UK HQ NERVE CENTER 28/10/2006

(see also: others arrested at Parliment square 29/10/2006)

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Electronic Blockade of Mexican Embassies and Consulates

29-10-2006 20:54

Electronic Blockade of Mexican Embassy and Consulate Websites In response to a call to action to remember Brad, show solidarity with the teachers and protesters of Oaxaca, and attempt to interrupt the invasion of Oaxaca that Fox is beginning, join this electronic blockade of the websites for all of the Mexican embassies and consulates in the United States and Canada.

http://www.mountainrebel.net/oaxaca/

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Rossport Solidarity Meeting 2nd Nov and Pics from demo 26th Oct

29-10-2006 20:35

Two speakers from Rossport will be in Manchester on 2nd November. Also here are pictures from the solidarity demo on 26th October at Manchester University.

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Federal police reported at Oaxaca radio station

29-10-2006 20:08

In the last few minutes the IMC live feed claimed the Mexcian federal police (PFP) were advancing on the occupied university radio station and were already in the building.

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Peace Camp-No More Fallujahs - Pt5

29-10-2006 20:00

As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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A few more Peace Camp pics.

29-10-2006 18:38

Tents abound. Never in the field of Parliament Square have so many been arrested by so few. What happened to the 800 police this time? While I was there they were only arresting people who refused to give name and address but those who did give ID could expect a summons.

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Peace Camp-No More Fallujahs - Pt4

29-10-2006 17:51

As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Photos of Arrest at the Peace Camp-Sunday Pt3

29-10-2006 17:41

As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Pictures of Arrest at Peace camp on Sunday-Pt2

29-10-2006 17:32

As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Pictures of arrest in Parliament Square-Sunday

29-10-2006 17:22

As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.