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Aberdeen Students Call for Israeli Boycott

16-02-2009 08:57

Students from the University of Aberdeen are fighting for the freedom of Palestinians through a 'Boycott Israeli Goods' Campaign.

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reclaim love 2009

16-02-2009 04:38

'reclaim love' is an annual happening in piccadilly circus held on the saturday nearest valentine's day, and offering a conscious and non-corporate alternative to the commercialisation of valentine's day, putting the heart back into love.
saturday saw the biggest gathering yet in london

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Notts Students Die-In Protest Against Arms Trade

16-02-2009 00:28

On Wednesday 11th February, a group of students staged a die-in protest to highlight the University of Nottingham's extensive links with arms companies. This protest was held as part of a national day of action against the arms trade, called by Campaign Against the Arms Trade Universitys Network.

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Students ‘Die’ in protest against University’s investment in Arms

15-02-2009 23:16

Students at the University of Birmingham are continuing their campaign against the university's investments in the arms trade, on Wednesday afternoon a group of students staged a 'die in' to represent the University's actions with the aim to maintain pressure on the University to change its irresponsible investments.

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February 11th 2009 - Eleventh of Every Month Until Justice - LONDON

15-02-2009 18:29

Pictures from London and the February 11th 'Eleventh of Every Month Until Justice' street action. Visit

http://truthaction.org for more details on International Days of Truth Action and to see more pictures/reports from around the world.

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London Mitie cleaners demo report

15-02-2009 12:21

On Thursday 12th February twenty workers demonstrated outside the Willis insurance broker’s building in the City of London in support of five union cleaners dismissed there by Mitie cleaning company.

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Climate Chaos meets economic chaos - report on a discussion in Leeds.

14-02-2009 23:37

I went to an interesting meeting last week and as Leeds faces up to the collapse of neo-liberalism with a lot of meetings and events happening, I thought it would be useful if people started to report back so we can get an overall picture of what's possible.

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Why the police riot? - part 5

14-02-2009 13:42

The British police public order manual is a secret document establishing a paramilitary third force in the UK, under the control of a private company (ACPO) with permission from the home office. It's long overdue that more information about this was in the public domain.

This is part 5 of a series, for parts 1-4 see:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/418797.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/419998.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/02/420982.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/02/421761.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/01//418801.pdf

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/01//420000.pdf

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/02//420984.pdf

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/02//421762.pdf

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Photos from Feminist action at Carmel

13-02-2009 17:21

We don't want your bloody valentine

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This Week in Palestine -Week 07 2009

13-02-2009 16:39

This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for February 7th through February 13th 2009.

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NCADC News Service Friday 13th February 2009

13-02-2009 08:55

Raphael & Oluseye have left the UK
"I am sorry to have to report that, despite everyone's efforts, Raphael & Oluseye were taken from Yarl's Wood and put on a flight to Lagos yesterday morning. Five-year -old Raphael spent 69 days in immigration detention. Thank you all for all your support for mother and son."
Best wishes, George Heron

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine103/Raphael.html

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Dialect - Bristol University academic prepares for Gaza convoy

13-02-2009 02:12

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays 7 or 8PM. Sundays 7 or 8AM

http://www.bcfm.org.uk/

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Cleaners come together in the city to protest sackings

12-02-2009 23:50

The five cleaners unfairly dismissed by the cleaning company Mitie demonstrated today outside Willis insurance broker, where they had been working, in the heart of the square mile. They were supported by cleaners from other banks in the city, including Schroders. Twenty people chanted, whistled and made lots of noise in an autonomous demonstration organised with only a day's notice.

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PLANE STUPID ACTIVISTS ACCUSE ED MILLIBAND OF PLANE HYPOCRACY

12-02-2009 20:59

Plane Stupid Brighton Activists have interrupted a public meeting during a speech by Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, unveiling a banner highlighting the hypocritical actions of the government in relation to aviation and climate change. The action exposes the contradiction between the government's stated aim to cut 80% of CO2 emissions by 2050 and their plans to massively expand the aviation sector in the UK. The banner accuses the government of becoming a "Hypocracy" - a democracy governed by hypocrites.

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UEA Students Break the Occupation After 24 Hours

12-02-2009 19:02

The students occupying one section of the Arts building on campus have peacefully ended their action, having seen their demands addressed by the University. This action was provisionally a success. Thankyou to everyone involved for their support.

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Glasgow Uni occupation for Gaza a success!!!

12-02-2009 19:00

We did it!

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Barclays demos continue in Birmingham

12-02-2009 16:51

Wednesday,11th February

Keeping up the pressure against Barclays, today SHAC Birmingham protested once again outside 2 of their branches in the city centre.

Bad weather as well as bad mannered Barclays staff during the protests were not to deter us in the slightest, as we begun out first demo against this unethical bank with unethical investments, trying to make money from puppy killing.

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Palestine Today 021209

12-02-2009 15:42

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center,
www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 12th, 2009.

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Brighton Family to be Deported to Algeria

12-02-2009 13:36

Assia Souhalia her husband Athmane nationals of Algeria and their UK born daughter Nouha, residents of Brighton were 'Snatched' from their home yesterday morning and are currently detained in Yarl's Wood IRC. They are due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Tuesday 17th February on British Airways Flight BA895 from Terminal 5 Heathrow Airport @ 08.40 to Algiers, Algeria.

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Brighton Family to be Deported to Algeria - press release

12-02-2009 13:33

Brighton Voices in Exile Press Release
12th February 2009 - For Immediate Release

For more details call Brighton Voices In Exile on 01273 328598/07825536489 or email

bvie@hotmail.co.uk

Photos of the family and interviews are available on request