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14-10-2005 19:43
The Save Swallow's Wood Campaign held a protest on Friday 14th October outside the national park authority headquarters in (Aldern House, Bakewell).
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10-10-2005 16:36
Community centre for Chileans and Latin Americans. Community language school teaching Spanish and Latin American culture. Support for survivors of torture. ICT Open Learning centre. Information and training on human rights issues. They exhibited work at the Nottingham Refugee artist project Festival day @ The Playhouse
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10-10-2005 16:30
Saturday 8th October 11am - 5pm, at Nottingham Playhouse;
A festival day celebrating the work of artists in exile across the region and the launch of an East Midlands refugee artist network: Long Journey Home. The day included theatre, music, song, poetry, film, exhibitions, food, crafts and free workshops.
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10-10-2005 12:39
Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill [NAIL],
People gathered in the Market Square, Nottingham on Saturday afternoon.
The campaign is gathering momentum, with many links being made with others, elsewhere in the country, having similar concerns in thier areas.
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10-10-2005 11:47
On saturday afternoon, the Nottingham Group, put up a stall in the Market Square, to much public interest. especially, when people were told how much it was likely to cost the individual ....!
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08-10-2005 15:53
Some leafleting was done in front on the Town Hall in Sheffield today to raise awareness of the Governments plans to cut Incapacity Benefit which could effect 800,000 people.
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02-10-2005 11:52
an environmental protest comprising sand dump and banner drop with megaphone and samba band went without hitch at the shell centre on the south bank on 30th sept. it highlighted the shell development in rossport, county mayo in the north west of ireland. this video is in mp4 format and there are versions for both modem and broadband download
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01-10-2005 21:03
Nottingham Critical Mass Bike About in the city
Critcal Mass is a regular event. The meeting point is the Savoy cinema on Derby Road in Lenton on the last Friday of every month now at 5.30pm.
It is becoming a more popular event with 60 or so riders this time. More than last event ...
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01-10-2005 17:33
Refigees have to 'sign on' at immigration facility Communications House which is located at the top end of city road by the Old Street roundabout. Unlike signing on the dole refugees are regularly detained at Communications House, put in holding cells then deported. Imagine having to report to a building every week not knowing if your about to be returned to the country where you have been tortured? Very humane...
Today's demo was called to draw attention to what is happening inside the building. More to follow.
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01-10-2005 00:12
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an environmental protest comprising sand dump and banner drop with megaphone and samba band went without hitch at the shell centre on the south bank at midday today highlighting the shell development in rossport, county mayo in the north west of ireland.
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30-09-2005 23:58
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an environmental protest comprising sand dump and banner drop with megaphone and samba band went without hitch at the shell centre on the south bank at midday today highlighting the shell development in rossport, county mayo in the north west of ireland.
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30-09-2005 14:38
an environmental protest comprising sand dump and banner drop with megaphone and samba band went without hitch at the shell centre on the south bank at midday today highlighting the shell development in rossport, county mayo in the north west of ireland.
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25-09-2005 00:41
Today the Forward Intelligence Team (FIT TAX WASTERS) found themselves faced by a new enemy. Local peacenik pensioners took offence to the FIT's camera pointing at Stockwell station. The FIT were trying to photograph the speakers at the demo.
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25-09-2005 00:01
Tens of thousands. I'm not sure exactly how many as I didnt have time time to count them all.
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24-09-2005 23:48
Several hundred people joined the South London Stop the War march to the main demo at Parliament sqaure. Speakers at stockwell included the local MP and a speaker from the mosque. The demo became much louder while going past MI6.
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18-09-2005 22:44
We have done a bit more on "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since October, and it's time to put the walls up now! Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.
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