UK Indymedia - UK Promoted Newswire Archive

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Police crack down hard as St Athan demo finally awakens mass media

27-04-2008 06:10

A march against the proposed privatised military academy in Cardiff today (26 April) was prevented by police from entering the city centre shopping area - yet still the demo was a major step forward for the campaign.

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Kilburn protest against Total in Burma

26-04-2008 02:38

Six protesters demonstrated at Kilburn Total station, 409 Kilburn High Rd on Wednesday 23rd April. They called on the French oil company to stop funding the military dictatorship in Burma with 500 million dollars a year, fuelling the brutal regime's oppression in Burma. The foreign currency provided by Total enables the regime to buy weapons used to persecute the Burmese people and ethnic minorities.

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This Week In Palestine – Week 17 2008

25-04-2008 18:49

Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for April 19th through to April 25th, 2008.

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GREECE: Workers on the strawberry crops violently repressed by the land-owners

25-04-2008 17:02

One of the first immigrants' strike in Greece, against the humiliating salaries and the bad living conditions. Police and authorities backing the land-owners

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Misreporting War: Audio from the MWAW

25-04-2008 12:16

At a packed Media Workers Against War (MWAW) meeting at Westminster Universtity on April 10th, speakers addressed the audience on the topic "How the media sells war and why".

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London BPP Fash get slapped!

25-04-2008 09:46

Militant Anti-fascists turned over the BPP Victoria meeting. According to the BPP report on Stormfront, 'a couple of people got a good kicking, but the most serious injuries were a broken ankle and a comrade who was taken to hospital after being kicked unconcious'. The message is clear: No Platform, No Pasaran!

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April Biofools Day, Edinburgh

25-04-2008 07:46

Large-scale biofuels (‘agrofuels’) are causing climate change, hunger and human rights abuses. On April 15, ‘April Biofools Day’ there were protests around the UK against a new law which requires 2.5% biofuel to be mixed into all petrol and diesel. Concerned residents protested at a BP petrol station in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh.

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ALF, ARM & Countryside Resistance

25-04-2008 01:50

23rd/24th March

>ALF KICKS OFF WORLD WEEK AT HOMES OF NOVARTIS EMPLOYEES
>COUNTRYSIDE RESISTANCE
>ARM TARGET SHEEP KILLER
>BUTCHERS GLUED SHUT

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Strikes in Wrexham today… and zero carbon transportation

24-04-2008 20:20

Report on a picket at the Department of Work and Pensions, the NUT strike, and an attempt to reclaim the streets with a shopping trolley.

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Pictures of Birmingham's Strike Rally

24-04-2008 19:37

Around two thousand people gathered in Victoria square today to support striking teachers and council workers. The rally was jointly called by five unions as a national teachers strike coincided with a two-day industrial action by thousands of Birmingham council workers over a new pay and grading structure imposed by the council on April 1st, which could see some workers lose up to half their pay. For the second day in a row, picket lines at council premises across the city were mounted and services disrupted, while more than half of Birmingham's schools were closed due to the NUT industrial strike.

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Amsterdam International Day of Autonomous spaces + RTS

24-04-2008 18:23

On April the 11th the Tekenschool (part of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam) was squatted by the April 2008 Coordination Group. The building was used for socials and workshops and as a base for Indymedia NL. It was also the meet-up points for the RTS action on Saturday 12th April, which was attended by over 300 people: Video.

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Photos of April 24 Strike in Nottingham

24-04-2008 15:00

On April 24 teachers, further education lecturers and civil servants took part in national strike action against the public sector pay freeze.

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Palestinian Today 042408

24-04-2008 15:00

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday April 24th, 2008.

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Cardiff Border and Immigration Building Blockaded

24-04-2008 11:27

Activists from South Wales No Borders blockaded the Cardiff offices of the Border and Immigration Authority from 5am today. They prevented snatch squads from leaving the building, and held a picket outside. They sent out the following press release, which explains the demonstration...

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Second UK Wide Day Of Action Against Immigration Snatch Squads Press Release

24-04-2008 04:56

Around the UK at dawn this morning, protesters have again blockaded UK Border Agency depots to prevent vans leaving to snatch families from their beds. This is the second UK wide day of action No Borders UK have held in support of the many actions that happen outside UK Border Agency depots around the country regularly but go unreported in the mainstream media. This action is in support of the mothers at Yarl's Wood on hunger strike and to highlight the recent restructuring of the UK borders police. You can change your name but you cannot hide!

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Immigration Reporting Centre is blockaded to protest forced deportations.

24-04-2008 04:20

The Immigration Reporting Centre, Northumberland House, Norfolk Street, North Shields has been blockaded today in protest at a recent spate of brutal raids by immigration “snatch squads”.

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Birmingham Council workers strike against the imposition of a new contract

23-04-2008 21:40

Council workers in Birmingham today protested against the imposition of a new contract, and a new pay and grading structure by Birmingham City Council. UNISON has branded the new pay structure as discriminatory although it was designed to end wage inequalities, some workers will lose up to half their pay.

Around 4,000 people protested in Victoria Square Birmingham during the previous strike and given the potential size of the dispute tomorrow, with teachers and civil servants joining the strike, there could be around 10,000 people protesting against Birmingham City Council. This is set to be the biggest public service dispute in the last 20 years.

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Palestine Today 042308

23-04-2008 14:56

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday April 23rd, 2008.

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Reclaim the Uni! Manchester students storm University building

23-04-2008 00:35

Around 350 students on the 'Reclaim the Uni' demo occupied a new building in protest against cuts in contact hours and the business-led approach to higher education. Police attempted to obstruct the march before the occupation, but students broke their lines and side-skirted their blockades. A conference was held inside the building and a set of demands was issued to the University.

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Palestine Today 042208

22-04-2008 14:46

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday April 22nd, 2008.