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DAN blocks Whitehall against Welfare Reform Act

04-12-2008 11:23

Yesterday (Wednesday 3rd December, International Day of Disabled People 2008) at 2pm, activists from the UK Disabled People's Direct Action Network (DAN) and London Coalition Against Poverty (LCAP) blocked traffic both ways on Whitehall, directly outside Downing Street, for over 45 minutes in protest against the new Welfare Reform Act, which replaces Incapacity Benefit with a much more punitive "Employment Support Allowance" and forces disabled people into "workfare" schemes which are effectively free labour for corporations.

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Palestine Today 120308

03-12-2008 16:59

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, for Wednesday December 03 2008

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DAN protest today about the welfare reforms

03-12-2008 13:54

Just been Fwd'ed this about the action carried out in london today by the Disabled Action Network (DAN)

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Text by the people behind The Cyclops on the burning of their house...

03-12-2008 13:39

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Here is a text by Kulturkampanjen, the people behind the autonomous social centre in Stockholm The Cyclops, on the burning of their house. Please repost and spread it widely. Messages of solidarity can be posted as comments on anarkisterna.com and sent to
 info@kulturkampanjen.se.

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Open meeting to develop the Social Centres scene in London

03-12-2008 11:48

Rampart and beyond, open meeting for developing new and existing London Social Centres

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Anti ID Card Protesters Arrested

03-12-2008 08:38

POLICE made a dozen arrests after a group of anarchists staged a protest at the Home Office buildings in Sheffield.

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Who said the police never lie? Lakenheath 8 trial update.

03-12-2008 00:39

On Monday 1st December 10 am, the Lakenheath 8 began their trial on charges of SOCPA 128 and Criminal Damage.
Wreaths were laid at the door of Ipswich crown court in remembrance of Margaret Moss, one of the defendants who died in 2007, and for all the victims of cluster munitions.
After a late start due to an unforeseen ‘Irene’ incident the trial started at 1.30pm.

First into the witness box for the prosecution was Mrs.'I know nothing' Rice, deputy director of Air Staff, responsible for all policy matters relating to United States visiting forces. She has held this position in London for 18 years.

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EON 48 hours of action BRIGHTON

02-12-2008 15:53

RBS/EON F. OFF Demo in Brighton
November 28th and 29th Brighton Activists Stage a series of actions around town centre against Eon and New Coal.

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Account of the Santa's E.ON HQ occupation

02-12-2008 12:58

Yesterday, activists from across the country staged the third demonstration against e.on’s headquarters in Coventry in eight days. Graham, e.on’s security boss for the day, bemoans the impact on the company...

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Climate Activists Invade Washington DC Offices of Environmental Defense

01-12-2008 22:57

Photo from the office occupation
As the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change opened today in Poznan, Poland, grassroots climate activists took over the Washington DC office of Environmental Defense. The activists stated that they had targeted ED, one of the largest environmental organizations in the world, because of the organization’s key role in promoting the discredited approach of carbon trading as a solution to climate change.

Dr. Rachel Smolker of Global Justice Ecology Project and Global Forest Coalition read a statement, which said in part, “My father was one of the founders of this organization, which sadly I am now ashamed of. The Kyoto Protocol, the European Emissions Trading Scheme and virtually every other initiative for reducing emissions have adopted their market approaches. So far they have utterly failed, serving only to provide huge profits to the world’s most polluting industries. Instead of protecting the environment, ED now seems primarily concerned with protecting corporate bottom lines. I can hear my father rolling over in his grave.”

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short report and pics on london critical mass cycle ride

01-12-2008 21:13

last week the law lords gave judgement on the legality of critical mass. they unanimously concluded that it is a 'commonly or customarily held procession', and is therefore exempt from the terms of the public order act requiring 'organisers' to notify police of the route beforehand. a day or two later, around 200 cyclists celebrated the decision on a cold damp november night in london

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BNP Insult To War Dead

01-12-2008 21:11

The British National Party were back in town on Saturday.In what is a gross insult to those who died fighting against fascism in World War II, these neo-nazis were allowed to hold a rally next to the war memorial on St. Georges Plateau.

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What, No Prices?

01-12-2008 20:45

Really, it's free
More than 150 people came to Next To Nowhere's Free Shop on Saturday. This was a one-off event to mark Buy Nothing Day. The organisers encouraged people to come in by offering free tea and toast and free mistletoe on the street outside.

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KlimaX rocks the COP15 summit site

01-12-2008 20:07

KlimaX
Activists from the copenhagen based climate activist group KlimaX climbed onto the front of the conference site Bella Centret and threw out banners. The site is symbolic in the way that its the actual site of the COP15 summit excactly one year from now.

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Merseyside Police Protect British National Party

01-12-2008 20:02

On Saturday, 29th November, Merseyside Police protected around one hundred and fifty British National Party members from the people of Liverpool and other anti-fascists. In doing so, they allowed racist material to be openly distributed in Liverpool city centre on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. However, Alec McFadden of Merseyside Coalition Against Racism and Fascism and Weyman Bennett of Unite Against Fascism must shoulder some of the responsibility for this horrifying turn of events.

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Now it's 96 hours of action - E-ON HQ occupied

01-12-2008 18:59

Santas glue on
48 hours of action turned into 96 hours today as Camp for Climate Action Santas occupied the Coventry HQ of climate criminal outfit E-On.

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Full Circle Demo: From weapons to wars to refugees. Market Sq. Nottingham

01-12-2008 17:53

To highlight the link between the arms trade and refugees, Shut Down H&K and No Borders Nottingham held a demonstration on Saturday 29th November at 12:30 on Market Square in Nottingham called "FULL CIRCLE – from weapons to wars to refugees".

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Amey offices entered as campaign for sacked colombian cleaners grows

01-12-2008 14:18

More than twenty protestors entered the offices of Amey Plc in High Holborn on Friday in protest at the sacking of five Colombian cleaners and the rejection of their appeal. The protesters entered the office building to give a petition letter to an Amey representative but were blocked by security in the lobby and were told Amey did not want to see them. After the occupation Julio, one of the sacked cleaners, stayed behind to give the letter but Amey still refused to see him.

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Warwick university E-ON demo

01-12-2008 11:36

This is a report about the demonstration at E-ON organised by the Warwick university People and Planet.

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Yorkshire Activists blockade Sheffield Border Agency Centre

01-12-2008 10:53

At 8am this morning a group of Yorkshire activists blockaded the
Sheffield Border Agency Interrogation Centre at Vulcan House using
bicycle locks and superglue to attach themselves to both entrances. The
group are there in response to the introduction of compulsory ID cards
for non-EU people on student or marriage visas. They are displaying two
banners, one reads “My identity is not your property” and the other
“Nothing to hide? Everything to fear! Defy ID!”