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eco bag fraud demo outside sainsbury's

25-04-2007 18:38

Every time someone buys a 'Hindmarch Toxic Bag', planet earth dies a little more.

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Campaign to save Oxford's Warneford Meadow continues

25-04-2007 18:34

Today (25th April) Oxford City Council's Strategic Development Control Committee met to discuss the future of one of Oxford’s last remaining unspoilt open spaces, Warneford Meadow. The Committee decided not to make a decision on the application as it stood, and so the fight to save the meadow goes on.

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Sheffield Food Not Bombs @ Save ESOL Demonstration

25-04-2007 17:08

Free Food at City Hall. Safe!

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(RISING TIDE) CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 67, April 2007

25-04-2007 13:58

Compiled and sent out by Rising Tide UK: info at risingtide.org.uk
To receive this News Sheet monthly, email news-subscribe at risingtide.org.uk
with the subject line 'subscribe' (without the quotes).

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BNP fail to infiltrate St George's Day parade

25-04-2007 10:56

The far-right British National Party's plans to infiltrate Manchester's multi-cultural St George's Day celebrations has been foiled thanks to tip-off's from local anarchist activists. Despite this, the BNP later organised a riot in the City Centre in protest of their float being impounded.

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Hull, rally and protest against GM trials, 21st April 2007

25-04-2007 09:20

A selection of photos of the events of 21st April 2007

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Anti Gold Mining Conflicts Spreading

25-04-2007 01:56

Once isolated communities around the world are suddenly uniting and strengthening in their actions to halt transnational Big Mining projects. On May 2, 2007 community and environmental groups around the world will unite is struggle on the Global Day Of Action Against Barrick Gold Corporation.

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Statement from Mutatoes.org and campaigners against Hull’s GM potato trials

24-04-2007 23:58

On Saturday, over 250 people from around the country attended a rally in Hull in a powerful and vibrant display of resistance to the reintroduction of GM crops to the UK.

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Reclaim Power - 15min film version online

24-04-2007 22:44

In the summer of 2006, 600 people set up a Camp for Climate Action in the shadow of one of the biggest C02 emitters in Europe: Drax coal-fired power station in Yorkshire / UK. With over one hundred workshops on a wide range of topics, the 10 day camp was a space of collective learning, sustainable living and taking direct action on the root causes of climate change. The gathering that showed practical low energy solutions in action, culminated in a day of protest and mass direct action in an attempt to shut down Drax.

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Justice for Cleaners visit Lloyds.

24-04-2007 20:51

The latest city big hitters to be exposed for their dedicated effortsd to increase the gap between rich and poor are none other than Lloyds. The gleaming eyesore that is Lloyds city HQ is cleaned by contracters McLellan. Not only do they pay the cleaners a mere £5.35 an hour for working long unsocialble hour but also refuse to recognise the union. Cleaners are also on the minimum holiday allowance and have zero sick pay. Compare that to the seven figure salaries that others in the building are on and the injustice is clear. There are also reports that staff who have joined the union are being intimidated.

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Hunger strike of undocumented migrants in Belgium !!

24-04-2007 18:36

*Belgium: 37 people on hunger strike in (the detention center) 127 since last
Wednesday morning, 19 April 2007!*
*6 people managed to escape from the closed centre of Vottem on Thursday*

CRER - Coordination pour la regularisation et la libre circulation des
personnes (Coordination for the legalisation and the free movement of
people)

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Local elections bin backlash

24-04-2007 15:36

There is expected to be a major bin backlash in the May local elections, with councillors who backed fortnightly waste collection kicked out of office.

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Prisoners revolt around Greece - ongoing story

24-04-2007 14:30

Ongoing story, check Athens indymedia for regular updates:

http://athens.indymedia.org/features.php3?id=463

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Pix of Musical Protest Against the DSEi Arms Fair - Sat 21 Apr 07

24-04-2007 10:33

Photos of the Big Red Band, Raised Voices Choir and protesters at the ExCel Centre in London's docklands, home of the wold's biggest killing festival.

For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.

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rampART / eviction / London / solidarity / La Universidad Pirata / Barcelona

24-04-2007 08:23

WHILE upscale universities open bio-technological parks sponsored by big
pharmaceutical companies
WHILE software companies and corporate record labels entertain themselves
with the futile exercise of hunting down so-called copyright delinquents
WHILE all forms of knowledge get privatized and the access to them becomes
even more elitist...

Universitat Pirata opens its doors

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KingsX Think Again High-Court injunction not2 demolish Grade II listed buildings

24-04-2007 01:21

King’s Cross campaigners are due to attend the High Court today, Tuesday, 24th April at 2pm, to agree final amendments with developer, Argent, to a revised injunction not to demolish Grade II listed Stanley Buildings North beside St Pancras station.

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Indycast - Grassroots news podcast

23-04-2007 20:59

We're pleased to announce Indycast, the weekly grassroots news podcast, made up of audio postings from the newswires of Indymedia UK and worldwide.

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Aldermaston Blockade a Success

23-04-2007 19:48

From just after 6am this morning three gates of AWE Aldermaston were kept shut by peaceful protesters, determined to disrupt the multimillion pound upgrade of the UK Trident nuclear weapons system.

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URGENT ACTION: Glasgow Family Detained

23-04-2007 14:03

16 year old Zahid Ahmed (on the right in the photo below) had been studying hard for his Physics exam this afternoon at the All Saints School in Springburn as part of his Standard Grades, but it is unlikely he will be able to take it.

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Aldermaston blockade in progress

23-04-2007 06:40

A group of activists from Scotland have shut 3 gates at Aldermaston this morning since 6.05am. At Home Office gate two people have been arrested for obstruction of the highway, with one person sitting on top of the gate keeping it shut. At Tadley gate six people have been arrested and are locked-on in the roadway preventing vehicles from leaving or arriving. A third (Construction) gate was also locked shut with a D-lock.