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Public sector anger latest. Bus workers hit the streets.

26-07-2008 11:15

On Thursday Bus workers took to the streets for a demo called by the Unite Trade Union. Since the deregulation (privatisation) of the buses by the Tories life has become increasingly difficult on the buses. Not least because a driver heading down Oxford Street employed by one company is more than likely to pass another bus whose operator pays his colleague up to ten grand more for the same hours.

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Staples dealings with HLS cost them thousands

26-07-2008 10:37

Staples supply to HLS, they have been subject to many demos and some direct action. We have decided to take this economic boycott further and stop our company purchasing from Staples.

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Victory Day for Seals in Europe

25-07-2008 22:51

News Release: 23/07/08

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ALF Respond to Roundup of Lawful Activists by Freeing Animals

25-07-2008 22:26

On May 21st in Austria, the government carried out an unprecedented round-up of the country’s most prominent, above-ground, lawful animal advocates. Some of them have been on hunger strike in protest. The Guardian reports that “shelter workers, animal welfare teachers and public campaign organizers” are held “under suspicion of membership in ‘a criminal organisation.’”

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HLS Customer & Supplier Demos in the South

25-07-2008 21:37

Today SHAC southern held a handful of loud and visual protests right across the South against customers and suppliers of the notorious HLS.

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Police try and enter Bodge House

25-07-2008 20:28

Earlier today (25 July) several police turned up to look at a hole in the field, in actual fact it is a tunnel, but hey!

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Sizewell Blockaded yet again

25-07-2008 19:49

6am and nine anti nuclear power activists head to sizewell for a day on the beach, well almost the beach, they actually stop at the entrance of Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations and lock themselves together with a number of things and seal the entrance for health and safety reasons.
Sizewell looks to be the next place for a new nuclear power station, with two reactors larger than the existing sizewell ‘B’ reactor.
After two previous blockades in the last few months, security had been stepped up and they had put a land rover and two security guards at the gate, but must have decided that this was no longer needed as when we arrived they were not there and yet again we were not spotted.

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News from the Austrian Prisoners

25-07-2008 19:27

Last week we “celebrated” Kevin’s, Jürgen’s and Felix’s birthdays outside the prisons. These were not normal vegan birthday parties.

More info (English solidarity website)

http://austriasolidarity.com and

http://antirep2008.tk

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This Week in Palestine – Week 30 2008

25-07-2008 16:00

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

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Open letter to The Camp for Climate Action from NUJ.

25-07-2008 14:47

An open letter to The Camp for Climate Action from the National Union of Journalists.

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Rough Music Outlawed In Brighton

25-07-2008 12:03

On 23rd July 2008 in Hove Crown Court Judge Hayward and two lay magistrates dismissed the appeal of an anti-arms trade protestor against his conviction under a council bylaw enforced under section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972 which makes it an offence not to desist from shouting, singing, drumming,or playing loud music in a street or public place when asked to do so by a police constable or anyone else. Marcus Wise is the first political protester in Brighton to be convicted under the bylaw since it came into force in 1998.

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London IWW demo at Polish Embassy

25-07-2008 08:28

A small demonstration called by London IWW in support of a radical union, 'Workers' Initiative' (Inicjatiwa Pracownicza) in Poland. The demo was called to support WI members being discriminated against in the Polish postal service, and particularly the sacking of a member - Bartosz Kantorczyk - for his lead role in a wave of strikes last year.

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Happy Birthday Binyam! Party/Demo report

25-07-2008 07:20

Binyam Mohamed turned 30 yesterday in Guantánamo Bay. Held illegally and without conviction for over six years, the British government wouldn't let Binyam come to his party, so we took the party to them!

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SOCPA Is Dead And Buried

25-07-2008 00:38

in westminster magistrates court yesterday, an admission was made by the prosecutors that lent weight to the belief that SOCPA can no longer be used against protestors near parliament

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Ilkley Moor Shoot - Postponed

25-07-2008 00:06

Following sabotage actions from the Animal & Grouse Liberation Front (ALF/GLF) prior to the shooting season, which is due to start on the 12th August, organisers of the cruel shoot on Ilkley Moor, The Bingley Moor Partnership, has said there will be no shooting for at least two years because of a shortage of grouse 'stocks'.

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Binyam Mohamed - London Birthday Party at Downing St

24-07-2008 23:22

Binyam Mohamed spent his 30th birthday today in Guantanamo Bay, where he has been since September 2004. Around 100 demonstrators celebrated his birthday in Whitehall opposite Downing St, calling for Gordon Brown to get him released and back in London.
Pictures (C) Peter Marshall, all rights reserved

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Fur Shop Nauticalia Feeling The Heat

24-07-2008 22:19

Today another very visual protest was held outside the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard against Nauticalia's sale of toys made of real fur.

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London bus drivers demonstration 24/7/08

24-07-2008 21:43

London bus drivers march to city hall demanding pay parity among the private companies who run London's buses.

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Palestine Today 072408

24-07-2008 14:20

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

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Community halts illegal work on Special Area of Conservation, Ireland- pls help!

24-07-2008 12:52

The fight goes on- be part of it.
This is an urgent call for support to protect the community and environment of Rossport in Mayo, Ireland. Shell is now attempting to construct the first 200m metres of the onshore section of the pipeline without any planning permission. 13 residents were arrested on Tuesday and this morning a 10ft fence was erected and guarded by40 police & 70 security.
Help is urgently needed. Come if u can. Protest at Irish Embassy, Shell garages etc.