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The Problem With...Work

19-07-2008 14:45

At what age do you think your working future is planned out for you? If you are conscience of the impact civilization has on our lives, you shouldn’t be surprised to hear that the answer is: "from birth".

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Eviction gets go ahead - Bodge House

19-07-2008 14:07

Activists fortify Bodge House against UK Coal open cast mine and the eviction squad

The group of direct activists occupying Lodge House opencast site since 18th June have declared that they are ready to resist eviction.

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Start of 6 Days for 6 Years Vigil Outside US Embassy, London

19-07-2008 11:31

The London Guantánamo Campaign is holding a week-long continuous vigil outside the US Embassy in Mayfair, London, in the run up to Binyam Mohamed's 30th birthday on 24 July. Held illegally for 6 years, enough is enough. It's time for justice and the US to releasr Binyam...

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Myspace deleting profiles of animal rights groups

18-07-2008 23:56

In the last few days many animal rights Myspace pages/accounts such as Speak Political, Love the Animals, Free the Caged, Atillas Battle and Animal Aid have been closed/cancelled without explanation. Interestingly, the SHAC and the SPEAK (groups usually in the firing line for repression) myspace pages have not been taken down.

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Kentucky Fried Cruelty...

18-07-2008 22:12

To highlight the incredible suffering inflicted on millions of animals by KFC, including a staggering 960,000 chickens every hour, the Nottingham Animal Rights crew spent a productive Thursday evening leafletting outside KFC.

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This Week In Palestine – Week 29 2008

18-07-2008 17:48

This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for July 12th, through July, 18th, 2008.

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Traps & Enclosures Sabotaged - Ilkley Moor

18-07-2008 17:32

Grouse Liberation Front Communique:
Reported 18th July

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Local Government Strike: Day Two

18-07-2008 16:35

The second day of the 48 hour strike by local government workers in the Unison and Unite unions was rather wetter than the first, but many school remained closed across Nottinghamshire and the country and there were picket lines outside many council offices.

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Anti-Wembley Academy occupation comes to an end

18-07-2008 15:27

The Tent City Occupation of Wembley Sports Ground was evicted this morning at 6.30am (report to follow). Hank Roberts - Brent Secretary of the NUT and ATL - had to be removed from the roof of the Community Centre on the site, where he had d-locked himself to a flagpole. Specialist baliffs had to use an angle-grinder to seperate him from the pole. Supporters gathered in front of the gate to the carpark; as he was removed from the site, he was bestowed with rapturous applause for his brave stand.

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Private Equity Headquarters Under Lock Down in London July 17

18-07-2008 15:01

On the Global Day of Action against Private Equity, 50 people collectively delivered a giant invoice to Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts's (KKR) headquarters in London.

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Squatters Illegally Evicted From Abandoned Pub in Cheltenham

18-07-2008 13:23

On July 17th at 14.00 squatters were illegally evicted from the Duke of York Inn, 315-317 London Road, Cheltenham, GL52 6YY.

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32 SUVs disabled across Oxford

18-07-2008 11:10

Up to 32 SUV owners awoke this morning to discover that their destructive vehicles had been disabled.

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Freedom to Protest Court Case - Smash EDO Protester Appeals Conviction

18-07-2008 10:48

Smash EDO Press Release

18th July 2008

Freedom to Protest Court Case - Smash EDO Protester Appeals Conviction

For more info tel 07875708873, e mail

smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk

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Around the Campaigns Friday 18th July 2008

18-07-2008 09:27

Victory for Tamil's in the UK - ECHR Judgment NA. V. The United Kingdom
The Court held unanimously that the applicant's expulsion to Sri Lanka would be in violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine96/NA.%20V.%20UK.html

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UK Army Counter Insurgency Operations Manual Leaked

18-07-2008 08:34

verified is genuine by

http://www.wikileaks.org

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Stop the War Activist in Nottingham Magistrates Court

18-07-2008 00:40

0n Thursday afternoon, 17th July, people gathered to demonstrate outside Nottingham Magistrates Court (off Carrington Street), in support of Henry Twigger.

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Saving Iceland Camp 2008 Begun

17-07-2008 22:25

The 4th Saving Iceland action camp has now begun in a beautiful threatened geothermal valley beside Hellisheiðisvirkjun in the Hengill area, where it will target the expansion of the geothermal power station for the Grundartangi plant and other Southwestern heavy industry projects.

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Eagle Asset Dumps All HLS Shares

17-07-2008 21:23

LSR Shares: 523,079 | Value: $14,175,000 | Ownership: 4.13%

ALL GONE!

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Patchy Support for Public Sector Strike

17-07-2008 20:50

Support for the local authority workers' two days of strike action was patchy in Liverpool, with a low turnout for picketing council buildings, and some trade union members crossing picket lines.

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I'd Rather Be A Cyclist Than A Scab: UNISON Strike Birmingham

17-07-2008 20:48

Around forty people assembled at the Midlands Arts Centre yesterday for a 'drive slow' with cyclists around Birmingham's ring road. The protest was organised by the public sector union UNISON as part of it's national two day strike for fair pay. Nationally 600,000 local government workers are taking action over a below inflation based pay rise of 2.45%.

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