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Activists Squat Newhaven Incinerator Site in Protest

22-07-2008 07:27

'Stop Incineration Now!' protestors demonstrate their fury now that construction on the highly controversial incinerator plant has begun.

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Free Vegan Food Fair in Lichfield - report & film

22-07-2008 04:58

You may recall that way back in April, Midlands Vegan Campaigns held our second free food fair in Lichfield. It was a truly fantastic event, a roaring success which has gone totally unreported, until now! Why`s it taken so long? Well, various reasons which i won`t bore you with here - but better late than never!! :)

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Please help Phiona and Bradley

21-07-2008 23:38

About twenty people had a noisy and spirited demonstration outside of the Home Office reporting centre in Glasgow in support of a young Ugandan women and her son detained on Friday. Phiona and Bradley face a removal attempt tonight (Tuesday) evening. At one point the demonstrators moved forward to the Home Office entrance loudly chanting, singing and banging against the Home Office fence much to the consternation of the Group4Securicor guards only a few feet away. More info about Phiona's case below

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Saving Iceland Blockades Century Aluminum Smelter and Elkem Steel Factory

21-07-2008 23:18

Saving Iceland, July 21st 2008 Press Release
GRUNDARTANGI – Today 20 activists from Saving Iceland blockaded the single supply road to Century Aluminum’s smelter on Hvalfjordur and Elkem – Icelandic Alloys steel factory. They have chained themselves to each other using arm tubes to form a human blockade as well as using tripod for the first time in Icelandic history.

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Palestine Today 072108

21-07-2008 14:50

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday July 21st, 2008.

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Protest against the abuse of asylum seekers in Leeds.

21-07-2008 12:18

A demonstration was held outside Waterside Court Home Office Reporting Centre in Leeds on Friday in response to a report published on Monday 14th July outlining 300 cases of abuse by immigration staff.

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Letter from Austrian Prisoner: Christoph

20-07-2008 18:22

Open letter from Christoph, July 7th 2008
More info

http://austriasolidarity.com

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Letter of Request from Tre Arrow

20-07-2008 16:44

Below is Tre's request for letters of support. His attorney, Paul Loney, needs the letters ASAP. If you can write a letter please do so immediately.

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Letters from Austrian Prisoners: Jan & Sabine

20-07-2008 16:32

See also July Letters from Jan & Sabine:

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403482.html

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Operation Stop The Monkey Business

20-07-2008 14:31

The final action alert from the international week of action against Nepal's plans to export rhesus monkeys to vivisection labs...Today we contact the Embassies and Consulates.

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Support Pat Carmody - Sacked for Unionising a Call Centre!

20-07-2008 14:10

"Every night, all around the country, in the 21st century factories known as call centres, some 750,000 workers will breathe a collective sigh of relief as they get the signal that their shift has finally come to an end."
Read

http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=10390 for the inspirational article of how Pat unionised his workplace.

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West Coast Capital HBOS PLC The Company You Keep is Vile!

20-07-2008 10:32

Pirates of Penarth Crest Cardiff Bay Wales

Please Help Us! The Shalom Family of 7 who, five years ago, were immorally evicted by Crest Nicholson, now in the joint ownerships of Sir Tom Hunter's West Coast Capital and HBOS Plc Bank of Scotland, make fresh joint appeal to Sir Tom Hunter - West Coast director and Mr Hornby CEO HBOS Plc. The letter is reproduced, as also published to the family run website at www.mvpicton.co.uk

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URGENT! North East Animal Sanctuary under threat!

20-07-2008 03:35

An animal sanctuary in Willington, County Durham is under threat of closure! This would mean the loss of 45 acres of land and the destruction of the animals looked after at the sanctuary by Paula Campbell. She needs to raise £25,000 in just less than 2 weeks or she will be evicted and the sanctuary and animals lost.

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Northern Animal Rights Coalition set up!

20-07-2008 03:15

After months of not very much happening in the way of AR activism in the north-eastern regions of England (I'm talking about you Newcastle!) we decided to get a new network sorted out. I bring you the Northern Animal Rights Coalition (NARC...yeah, I know, it's a bit lame :)

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HLS Financial Allies & AstraZeneca Protests in London

19-07-2008 23:18

On the back of the brilliant news that Raymond James (Eagle Asset Management) had sold their 500,000 odd shares in HLS, the day started with a letter from them confirming this. This was a fantastic result after only approximately 2 weeks and 5 demonstrations. HLS's shareholders predominantly exist solely in the United States, so shareholder targets in the UK are few and far between. However, just 5 minute walk from Raymond James is Old Mutual, of 2 Lambeth Hill. Old Mutual own a company called Acadian Asset Management who have about 15,000 shares in HLS.

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BNP Sent Packing.

19-07-2008 22:06

The fascist BNP were sent packing from Lancaster town centre after they set up a stall. A spontaneous demonstration surrounded the BNP fascists and prevented them from handing out leaflets. They were shouted down and jeered and a passer by emptied two cans of fizzy pop on their stall. Unable to operate they packed up and left town completely demoralised.

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Free for All in Wrexham and Penycae

19-07-2008 21:35

Freeconomy Wrexham has held two more Free for All bring and take events in Penycae and Wrexham. Free for All is exactly what it says - free for all.

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Day of action for Burma in Chester

19-07-2008 20:33

Wrexham Women for Peace and supporters held a stall for Burma in Chester city centre today, to encourage people to boycott TOTAL petrol stations, to call for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, and to support those affected by Cyclone Nargis. In the afternoon, there was a demo outside Hoole TOTAL petrol station.

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State terrorism in Russia, New York, Afghanistan and Iraq

19-07-2008 19:21

Iran/Contra scandal and state involvement in organised crime

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Saving Iceland Stops Work at Century Aluminium Construction Site

19-07-2008 18:57

HELGUVIK (ICELAND) – Early this morning 40 activists from over 10 countries occupied the construction site where Century Aluminum are preparing to build their Helguvík aluminium smelter, and chained themselves to machinery and cranes. The protest is aimed at damage to geothermal areas in southwest Iceland and Century’s environmental and human rights abuses in Jamaica and Africa.