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Daughter of Shell to Sea hunger striker paddles out to Solitaire

16-09-2008 22:36

This afternoon seven Shell to Sea activists, including Etain Nímhongáin, youngest daughter of hunger striker Maura Harrington, paddled over a kilometre out to sea in Donegal Bay, in an attempt to communicate with Simon van der Plicht, Captain of the Solitaire.

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The arrest and release of Austrian animal activists - special summary

16-09-2008 22:19

Statement from Martin Balluch after his release from prison, 11 September 2008.

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London protests in support of Maura Harrington's hunger strike

16-09-2008 21:05

On Monday, Maura Harrington marked her birthday with a seventh day on hunger strike, while supporters from the UK & Ireland demonstrated across London to bring attention to her protest. Maura, a teacher in NW Mayo, is part of the Shell To Sea Campaign which has been actively opposing Shell's latest attempts to lay an 80 km sea based stretch of gas pipeline.

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Palestine Today 091608

16-09-2008 16:08

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Tuesday September 16, 2008.

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threatened with arrest for LOOKING in a skip

15-09-2008 23:02

If this is true then I must have commited a criminal act at least once a week for the last 20 years or so.

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The Ground Noise & the Static: A Chronicle of the Battle of Saint Paul, USA

15-09-2008 22:19

“Please, please, my friends, my dear friends, please, please don’t be diverted by the ground noise and the static”—John McCain, on being interrupted just before he can accept the GOP’s nomination, 9/4/08

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Miami 5 - London demonstrations

15-09-2008 17:37

Events took place around the world last weekend to mark the 10th anniversary of the arrest of the Miami 5, in prison in the USA. RATB held a demonstration in Trafalgar Square, and the Cuba Solidarity Campaign have a further demonstration planned for 7 Oct.
Pictures (C) 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Merchants of Death

15-09-2008 16:22

London CAAT (Campaign Against the Arms Trade) led around 25 people on a free walking tour of the offices of major arms dealers and corporate mercenaries in Westminster on Saturday 13 September.
Pictures (C) Peter Marshall, 2008, all rights reserved.

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Palestine Today 091508

15-09-2008 16:00

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Monday September 15, 2008.

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Disabled activists take over DWP welfare reform meeting

15-09-2008 11:48

The Disabled People's Direct Action Network have gatecrashed a DWP meeting on disability and welfare reform to which no disabled people's organisations were invited, today (Monday 15th September 2008)

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Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns Part 30

14-09-2008 23:47

Work has been continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building in Nottingham. The building, now being fully enclosed [short of the main doors], and all window frames fitted. This last weekend, sat 13- sun 14th saw further application of lime render to the outside of the building.

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RATB rally for the Cuban 5, marking ten years of unjust imprisonment

14-09-2008 15:53

Saturday 13th September marked ten years since the unjust arrest and incarceration of the Cuban 5. Rock Around The Blockade (RATB) joined protesters around the world on this day, and showed it’s solidarity for these five brave men by holding a rally in Trafalgar Square in the heart of London.

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Merchants of Death Walking Tour

14-09-2008 14:14

A brief report on the Merchants of Death Walking Tour organised by London Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

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13.09.08 Seven-day long US Embassy demo

14-09-2008 13:49

Images from the '7 days and 7 nights for 7 years' demo outside the US Embassy in London.
This was organised by 'We Are Change UK & TruthAction London', two groups who dispute the commonly-held idea that the final fall of the twin towers was caused by the two terrorist planes alone.
(The '7 days' theme was to coincide with the 7th anniversary of 9/11.)

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HLS Financial Demos in London

14-09-2008 13:13

It had been a while since we had paid NYSE Euronext a visit in London, partly because of the awful place that it is to demonstrate and the restrictions of the injunction they have taken out against us, but we were here again today outside the normal terms of the injunction to perform a very loud and committed demonstration.

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Pulling in the crowds - vegan food fayre

14-09-2008 12:49

The vegan food fayre, held at Liverpool's social centre Next To Nowhere, drew the crowds last Saturday.

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13.09.08 'Free the Cuban five' demo images

13-09-2008 23:44

Images from the demonstration organised by the National Committee to free the 'Cuban Five', on the north pavement of Trafalgar square, London, on 13.09.08.
The 'Cuban Five' are five Cuban nationals, imprisoned in 2001 on much-disputed allegations of spying against the USA. Many Cubans and their supporters believe they were actually gathering intelligence about possible terrorist acts against Cuba.

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Son of Shell to Sea hunger striker assaulted and arrested at Glengad beach

13-09-2008 14:53

Today at midday around 50 local and national Shell to Sea campaigners attempted to reclaim Glengad beach, Special Area of Conservation, from Shell. Despite Shell's commitment to allow public access to the beach, for the past two months the beach has been closed to the public while preparatory pipeline work is ongoing.

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9/11, The global Peace Strike, the Peace Plan and Dr Aafia Siddiqui in pictures.

13-09-2008 12:30

Seven years after the destruction of the World Trade Center complex in the United States, peace campaigners gather in London to mark the event with a series of protests exploring how the event has come to dominate every area of modern-day life here in the UK.

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Baroness Prosser and the Cradley Heath Women Chainmakers

12-09-2008 21:24

On Saturday 13th September, the Black Country Museum will host the annual Women Chainmaker's Festival. Anthony Wedgewood Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate (Tony Benn to you and me), is a regular fixture at the event, although this time Baroness Margaret Prosser is coming to speak. Below is the text of a leaflet that will be circulated by the West Midlands Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World questioning the role of bosses in our union movement and celebrating the actions of our fellow workers nearly a century ago.

The Baroness and the Chainmakers

The Women Chainmaker's Festival is a celebration of the inspirational struggle of the Cradley Heath Women Chainmakers who nearly a century ago agitated and went on strike to gain better pay and working conditions.

The keynote speaker for this year’s festival is Baroness Margaret Prosser, the former deputy general secretary of the T&G Union, Labour Party treasurer, and low pay commissioner.