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Mobilisations in Colombia

23-10-2008 20:47

40000 indigenous are on the move, 18000 sugar cane workers have been striking for over a month and today 5 large unions are on strike in protest to the governments violent response to peaceful protest. And what is more, they are building common demands that go beyond their indiviudal sectors agenda.

Below is an edited translate article by Simone Bruno, an Italian Journalist who has been present at some of the mobilisations

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Italy:Movement comes to life, berlusconi demands riot police evict the students

23-10-2008 18:37

We have all read and heard the stories coming out of Italy in regards to the Fascists, old and new, dominating and control both the state institutions and streets. But as the government turns up its repression again on the working class, native and immgrant, a new movement has exploded on to the piazza and boulevards of major italian cities.

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Demonstration for sacked Colombian cleaners

23-10-2008 16:54

More than forty people demonstrated outside the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Savoy Place in support of Colombian cleaners unfairly dismissed by the cleaning company Amey. There was a simultaneous demonstration in Bristol outside Amey’s offices there.

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Farnborough Airport 'terrorist' plane spotters

23-10-2008 16:19

Terrorism legislation is being use to question and search plane spotters outside Farnborough Airport.

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Solidarity with all workers.AMEY picket bristol.

23-10-2008 16:09

Yesterday about thirty people went to two offices on Victoria Street, Bristol show their support to sacked workers from Amey.

See background story here

http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/article/689110

http://caic.org.uk/node/18

for the demonstration see

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/10/411359.html?c=on#c206004

http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/article/689103

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4 were remanded in animal rights raids. 2 released, 2 remain on remand.

23-10-2008 15:45

They applied for bail today, 2 were sucessful, 2 weren't.

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Message from Smash EDO - thanks to all those who cam to Shut ITT//Halloween Demo

23-10-2008 12:09

the Shut ITT demonstration was held last Wednesday in Brighton...

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SHAC Barclays Demo-Brum

23-10-2008 11:20

Two Barclays in one day.

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Swedish Peace Activists Repeatedly Break Into Weapon Factories

23-10-2008 08:20

Using hammers and bolt cutters, peace activists repeatedly broke into weapon plants and damaged weapons in Sweden. Activists from the Swedish group OFOG/Avrusta admitted damaging twenty high explosive grenade launchers as well as internal parts to a Howitzer 77. Five people were arrested. Two remain in jail. Two activists who were arrested and released were re-arrested after they returned to the weapons plant to do more damage. A fifth person was arrested Saturday in another break in. All are facing trial on charges from criminal damage to trespass at places of national security.

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Students Target Unethical Career Corporatism

22-10-2008 22:37

On Monday 20th October the annual AISEC Careers fair commenced at Nottingham University, featuring many organisations with despicable or at least dubious ethical credentials and social-responsibility records, including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Qinetiq, E.On, BP, RBS, MoD and the army. The fair also featured some student activists and Grim Reapers who had made an appearance in order to remind fellow students of the deadly consequences of working in the arms trade or climate change industry.

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Amey Cleaner Solidarity Picket

22-10-2008 15:34

Solidarity With Amey's Sacked Cleaners

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Abortion rights protest outside parliament 21/10/08

22-10-2008 14:59

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Trident on trial: Judge defends nuclear proliferators Rolls Royce

22-10-2008 13:52

Preliminary report on trial of anti-Trident protesters charged with blockading Rolls Royce's Raynesway factory in Derby. Rolls Royce make the nuclear propulsions systems and fuel rods for nuclear submarines, including the Trident nuclear missile-armed Vanguard class based at Faslane in Scotland.

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E.ON Get's Fingered : NEIN KINGSNORTH

22-10-2008 12:15

British Climate Camp activists have taken their campaign to stop the building of a coal-fired power station in Kent, UK, to the Energy headquarters of E.ON in Munich, Germany.

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Workers on strike at Nottingham Trent University

22-10-2008 07:15

Yesterday, University and Colleges Union (UCU) members were on strike at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Notts Indymedia interviewed the chair of NTU UCU, Brian Ward, to find out what's happening.

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new social centre under threat of illegal & possibly violent eviction tomorrow

21-10-2008 18:37

This is to inform everyone as well as a callout for support - newly occupied community and arts centre in Worcester threatened with illegal and possibly violent eviction tomorrow.

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SAVE the rampART

21-10-2008 16:33

rampART londons longest lasting liberated space is facing eviction.

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Guerrilla Gardening Comes To Chester

21-10-2008 14:40

Guerrilla Gardening Comes To Chester

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Space Hijackers at the DSEi Baby Show

21-10-2008 12:58

Sometimes it baffles even the warped minds of the Space Hijackers to see what the people we battle against decide to do. It really is true that life is stranger than fiction.

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Brighton Delegation Arrives in Palestine

21-10-2008 11:05

Brighton Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group Press Release

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