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Trident critical mass pics

14-03-2007 23:46

fish need bikes like britain needs trident
Not much to say really on what was a foregone conclusion thanks to the spineless toadies who claim to represent us. If Britain wasn't already morally bankrupt as a result of the Iraq war then we certainly are now after deciding to squander 26 billion on dangerous and useless toys for the boys.

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Support The Demands Of The Women Of Oaxaca

14-03-2007 19:11

WOMEN AND MEN ALL OVER THE WORLD SUPPORT THE DEMANDS OF THE WOMEN OF OAXACA

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Anti-Trident Demonstrators Arrested at Faslane, Scottish Parliament and Parliame

14-03-2007 18:54

Individuals and groups from across the country today denounced Trident as illegal and immoral and called for disarmament of Britain’s weapons of mass destruction in concurrent demonstrations at Faslane Naval Base, Scottish Parliament and Parliament Square. Four people were arrested after blocking the entrance to Faslane, where Trident nuclear weapons are based, while five were arrested after unfurling a banner which read “Whatever They Vote Trident is Still Wrong” on the Scottish Parliament building, and ten people have blockaded Parliament Square.

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anti-trident celebs posing for pics outside parliament

14-03-2007 17:57

bianca
bianca jagger, vivienne westwood, annie lennox, and anita roddick joined mps jeremy corbin and ian gibson for a photo-call outside parliament this morning.

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activists from 'block the builders' closed down parliament square today

14-03-2007 17:45

bin trident
shortly before midday, nine activists surprised police by locking-on in the road to lumps of concrete and a mock trident missile at parliament square today

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Colombia, Bush visit - Soldiers against protesters

14-03-2007 15:08

Massive protests greeted Bush as he came to Bogota to support his ally Uribe

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Parliament Square street shut by anti-nuclear protestors

14-03-2007 13:35

Anti-Trident protestors today shut down Great George Street in Parliament Square at around 11:45 am today for about 15 minutes. After police picked them up and moved them to the side, two of five lanes were reopened to traffic.

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Trash Trident And Smash The State

14-03-2007 13:15

Roof of Scottish Parliment occupied

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Parliament Square Anti-Trident Protest

14-03-2007 12:21

A group of people are currently blockading the roads around parliament square in protest over the government’s plans to renew Britain’s nuclear capability.

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MET police are to appeal!

14-03-2007 12:02

News just in. The Metropolitan Police are to appeal in the High Court against a court case last year in favour of Critical Mass London.

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Striking Postal Workers Need Your Support!

14-03-2007 11:16

Postal workers in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent have been striking for the reinstatement of Dave Condliffe, a worker victimised by Royal Mail management.

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Glasgow: Cre8 Garden Phuqed Over

14-03-2007 10:56

The Cre8 Community Garden, set up in the summer of 2005 on the route of the M74 Extension, was bulldozed some time last week.

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Breaking News - report of fire & uprising in Campsfield

14-03-2007 09:56

There is an as yet unconfirmed report of a fire and uprising inside Campsfield Detention Centre, near Oxford.

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On the Ground, Ireland: New Cops New Violence Part Two

13-03-2007 21:21

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Tuesday 13 March, the second day of new guards at the Shell Gas Terminal construction site at Bellanaboy, County Mayo, North West Ireland, again saw police violence escalate further.

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On The Ground, Ireland: New Cops, New Violence Part One

13-03-2007 20:52

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Monday morning, 12 March 2007, saw the transfer of a new contingent of guards to police the Shell gas terminal refinery construction site at Bellanaboy, County Mayo, North West Ireland.

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VENEZUELA:We denounce the forced relocation of indigenous

13-03-2007 17:58

We denounce the forced relocation of indigenous families from their
traditional lands at the hands of the Venezuelan government and the
multi-national coal corporations.

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Support the Block G8 Call for Blockades of G8 in Heiligendamm

13-03-2007 17:56

The following text is the concept for mass blockades of the G8 Summit in
Heiligendamm, produced by the "Block G8" network (www.block-g8.org). The
network are looking for international groups, networks and organisations
willing to sign up to the Block G8 Call for blockades (below). The list of
groups in Germany and beyond who have already signed this call are at the end
of this mail. The names of future signatories will be published on our website
and in future publicity. If you would like your group`s name to be included on
the English language Block G8 flyer which will be distributed internationally
via the Rostock III Action Conference in April (see: www.heiligendamm2007.de),
please let us know by March 31st at the latest.

To sign up, please email  info@block-g8.org

See you on the streets around Heiligendamm!

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Nice one Greenpeace!

13-03-2007 17:16

Today activists from Greenpeace scaled a large crane by Parliament and hung a banner suggesting that our prime minister is rather keen on WMD. Not an unreasonable assumption when you consider that that Mr Blair wants to spend a mere 20 billion of our money upgrading Trident. Anyone wishing to view the clear and obvious benefits of spending this kind of money on nuclear weapons should type 'hiroshima' into google.

Press release by Greenpeace below.

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Leeds University Faslane Trip

13-03-2007 16:06

We were a very small group considering we were supposed to represent over 20,000 students. There were only 8 of us! We therefore decided not to blockade because to do anything really effective would have taken all of us, leaving none to be a presence.

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Belgium Bans Depleted Uranium Weapons And Armour

13-03-2007 14:23

They were first with land mines, first with cluster bombs - now Belgium has become the first country in the world to ban uranium weapons!