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Demonstration outside S.A.D.A.C.C.A for Eritrean Human Rights

06-04-2008 00:00

There was a demonstration Saturday 5 April 2008 outside bringing attention to the poor human rights record of the Eritrean govenerment

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Report from Wrexham 'Free for All'

05-04-2008 19:31

Freeconomy Wrexham held its first ‘Free for All’ Bring and Take event today at Acton Community Centre. Everything for the day: the space, all the wonderful goods on offer, the van, the refreshments and everyone’s time were donated – big thanks to all the people who helped make this event a success.

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It's official: working is a crime

05-04-2008 16:36

An asylum seeker living in the Meadows has been jailed for eight months and faces deportation to Iraq after forging a registration card in order to secure work.

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Campaign For Free Assembly Demo.

05-04-2008 15:18

The demo went from Trafalgar Square via Parliament Square to the Home Office and back to Parliament Square then along Whitehall to the pub.

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Repression of the Harmondsworth detainees' protest

05-04-2008 12:11

Riot police intervene to break the hunger strike

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Codename 'Two Point Two'

05-04-2008 12:08

On the run up to the decentralised days of action for squats and autonomous spaces (

http://april2008.squat.net), a new squat has been opened to provide yet another autonomous social centre in London.

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West-Midlands climate activists join occupation of Welsh coal mine

04-04-2008 22:33

A group from the West-Midlands neighbourhood of the Camp for Climate Action
yesterday joined with others from around the UK to halt the climate wrecking
activities of Europe's biggest opencast coal mine at Ffos-y-fran in South
Wales

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Wall of Sound to Drown Tony Blair, London, 3 April, 2008

04-04-2008 20:02

Several hundred protesters turned up outside Westminster Cathedral where Tony Blair was speaking to make clear their opposition to the war in Iraq and his disgraceful part in it.
Pictures are copyright (C) 2008, Peter Marshall

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This Week In Palestine – Week 14 2008

04-04-2008 18:22

This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for March 29th through to April 4th, 2008.

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Totalitarian Fossil Fools Day report

04-04-2008 17:47

Totalitarian Fossil Fools Day took place at the Dorest House Total Petrol Station 170-172 Marylebone Rd on April 1st. Joining in with the events of

http://www.fossilfoolsday.org the 5 protesters demonstrated against the French oil company's fossil foolishness causing climate change and pollution as well as the usual protest against Total's support of the brutal Burma junta. Total funds the evil junta with 500 million dollars a year and its gas pipeline in Burma was built with slave labour (see

http://www.totaldenialfilm.com).

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Palestinian School's Day of Activities Defies Occupation

04-04-2008 11:27

For more information contact Brett Cohen (00972)(0)526320590 / (00972)(0)59836744 (in Palestine) or Therezia Cooper (0044)(0)7984438655 (in Brighton)

E-mail:

brightontubas@gmail.com

www.brightonpalestine.org/blog / tubas.brightonpalestine.org

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An open question to STW stewards

04-04-2008 11:11

An open question to STW stewards

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DHL Deliveries targeted for affliiation with EDO MBM and ITT

04-04-2008 10:30

During the extremely early hours of Friday morning pixies smash windows of DHL office in Hove. DHL deliver to Brighton's War mongers EDO MBM.

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Harmondsworth detainees on hunger strike

04-04-2008 09:03

From this morning 300 detainees in Harmondsworth are refusing food.

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Free public transport for all? Liverpool activists are having a laugh!

03-04-2008 19:34

Early on the morning of April 1st, a group of Liverpool activists carried out a banner drop and distributed leaflets and dummy tickets outside Lime Street Station, telling the public that they could travel for free.

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Scientology Cult Lands in Moseley, Birmingham

03-04-2008 19:33

The Church of Scientology Cult has announced that it's establishing it's second biggest base in the UK in Moseley, South Birmingham. The dangerous cult has bought a huge grade II listed building, Pitmaston House, which is estimated to be worth at least £4.25 million. The former insurance building was listed after a local campaign managed to save the building from developers but now it looks set to turn into a base to recruit people from the local area and to fulfil the claims of it's leader, David Miscavige, that the Church is expanding. The Church of Scientology is no stranger to Moseley, before it opened it's offices in Birmingham city centre, it ran a shop on the Highstreet during the 1970s/80s.

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Oxford activists round up day of anti-coal action with visit to npower HQ

03-04-2008 16:42

After successfully blockading Aberthaw power station in South Wales, a crack team of Oxford activists paid a visit to npower HQ.

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Interview With Captain Onboard Sea Shepherd Ship On Current Seal Hunt

03-04-2008 13:54

This is an interview with Captain Cornelissen of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society about the Canadian government sponsored slaughter of 275,000 baby harp seals happening now. Captain Cornelissen speaks about the efforts of the crew onboard the Farley Mowat to document the killing of seals and the interference they have encountered from the Canadian Coast Guard. Interview by George Cadman of Free Radio Santa Cruz. Length: 27 minutes 45 seconds. On the newswire: Canadian Coast Guard Rams Sea Shepherd Ship (twice) | Sea Shepherd Moves In On Canadian Seal Slaughter

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We Are Bad – Bronze Graffiti

03-04-2008 12:37

Recognising the high art status of graffiti the We Are Bad Collective have had the letters cut from their stencils cast in Bronze.

On the 2nd April 2008 30 Bronze Graffiti plaques, with text that reads “WE ARE BAD – PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON US”, where attached to CCTV camera posts in various London locations.

wearebad.net

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EuroMayDay Promo Video

03-04-2008 11:27

A EuroMayDay promo video has been made and is on YouTube. Check it out! Link it. Add it to your blog/MySpace, etc...