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Merseyside Firefighter in Trouble for Smiling 'Aggressively'

10-11-2006 11:43

Following the partial defeat of their cuts agenda this summer, Merseyside Fire Authority is trying to get its own back, and weaken the morale of victorious firefighters. Letters have been served to fourteen emergency crew members, calling them to hearings over incidents during the walkout.

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Emergency Call Out Nottingham Shell action

10-11-2006 11:35

A protester was run down by a car at a Shell petrol station in Nottingham just an hour ago. We think this story should get out there to national press and activists around the country. Any witnesses please contact us so we can get the details to the press.

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Faslane365: Rhythms of Resistance

09-11-2006 15:48

Rhythms of Resistance Manchester joined Faslane365 on 6th-8th November 06, with 5 sambistas being arrested but released with no further court proceedings

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Asylum Seekers - The long walk

09-11-2006 14:32

Destitute asylum seekers in Nottingham now have to travel to Loughborough to report -under threat of arrest if they don't.

Would you support a campaign to highlight (and hopefully overturn) this policy?

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BRISTOL INDYMEDIA - Competing With The Evening Post - SOUTH WEST WELCOME!

09-11-2006 10:48

Bristol Indymedia now consistently gets nearly as many hits as the Evening Post's ‘This Is Bristol’ website! If you do a 'Bristol' on UK Google pages, Bristol Indymedia comes out at around 7th place, and jostles for position with the 'This Is Bristol' website on busier days.

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divided but not conquered

09-11-2006 08:58

the good protester bad protester dichotomy is a view largely put forth by the media's portrayal of us. they are wrong of course....

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Bon Fire Night at Viva 6 Fingers

08-11-2006 23:01

The Bon Fire
This 5th of November a massive bon fire took place at Aviva 6 Fingers. Organized by the collective that occupied the building as well as Ahi Karanga a local group of full mooners.

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Shell to Sea activists disrupt Dempsey at oil bosses conference

08-11-2006 17:21

Secuity breached by activists to deliver message to potential "investors"

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Outrage as Home Office deport 7yr old despite knowing her mother was in the UK

08-11-2006 17:10

Refugee support groups today expressed outrage at the Home Office forcibly returning a seven year old girl to Kenya despite being repeatedly informed by an MP, officers from Strathclyde Police and lawyers, that her mother was living in the UK.

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Day of Resistance to the War: March 19th, 2007

07-11-2006 23:32

On March 19th 2007, we call for a worldwide day of resistance to the imperialist, racist and senseless war in Iraq. We propose occupations, acts of civil disobedience, and direct action. We propose that these acts of resistance be directed towards governments, military recruitment centres, corporations, and other institutions that perpetuate empire and war.

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GAGGED! #14 - South Wales Anarchist Newsletter

07-11-2006 21:54

*** quick reminder - we've got our first benefit gig on friday -
 http://news.southwalesanarchists.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 ***

GAGGED! #14 November 06 anti-copyright
South Wales Anarchist Newsletter • southwalesanarchists.org • PO Box 70, Newport NP20 5XX 
It looks alot prettier on pdf!! -  http://lists.riseup.net/www/d_read/gagged/gagged14.pdf

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Hertford Magistrates criticise Police

07-11-2006 17:37

On Monday (6th Nov), an animal rights protestor was up before the magistrates of Hertford for a breach of section 14 of the Public Order Act. Basically he had not done as an officer had told him during a demonstration at GSK’s site in Ware, Hertfordshire on 16th June, 2006. There were two sec.14 notices in question and while the protestor was found guilty of breaking the second, the magistrates called the first one, relating to a protest at GSK’s massive site at Stevenage, “unlawful and misconceived”.

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Wolfowitz in London next Monday morning

07-11-2006 17:23

Paul Wolfowitz, neo-con co-architect of the Iraq invasion and presidenbt of the World Bank will be in London next Monday, and the Bank's European office has requested a meeting with UK development NGOs for 10.30 am. Venue not known as yet....

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Fined £800 for using a megaphone??!!

07-11-2006 17:17

Date: 6 November 2006
SHAC activist found guilty of public order offence

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CATERKILLER VICE PRESIDENT IN LONDON 22ND NOVEMBER

07-11-2006 17:04

CATERKILLER VICE PRESIDENT IN LONDON

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Travel agents disrupted in Reading!

07-11-2006 14:12

As part of yesterdays day-of-action against short-haul flights, called for by Plane Stupid, there were direct-actions and protest against travel agents in Reading.

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Urgent action to protect babies in the Philippines

07-11-2006 14:12

This is an alert sent to Baby Milk Action supporters announcing a campaign launched today to help protect babies and mothers in the Philippines from the aggressive marketing of baby foods. Efforts to regulate the baby food companies to stop breastfeeding from being undermined and to ensure breastmilk substitutes are used safely if necessary are being threatened by legal action from US companies and pressure on the President from the US Chamber of Commerce.

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And Plane Stupid strike again...in Cambridge

07-11-2006 09:34

Following the call by direct action group Plane Stupid for a National Day of Action against short haul flights, activists in Cambridge have also taken to the streets..

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99 yellow balloons in Gothenburg, a follow up of Saturday’s climate action

07-11-2006 09:10

enough for about 3 miles
After our successful balloon action on Saturday we in Gothenburg’s FoE decided to strike while the irons hot and give our local liberal rag another chance of a climate change story.