UK Indymedia - UK Promoted Newswire Archive

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Water cannon outside RBS:

01-04-2009 09:51

oh shit

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Stop the Forcible Removal of Jeevitha and Neeraja

01-04-2009 08:45

Jeevitha and Neeraja, aged 15 and 14 respectively and their mother Neeraja Joseph arrived in the UK in July 2008. The family have fled from Sri Lanka having been caught up in the civil war that has beset the country for over 20 years and that has escalated in the last eighteen months. The conflict has been at its fiercest in the north of Sri Lanka which is where the Joseph family are from.

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Ex-banker fesses up

01-04-2009 08:11

Indymedia Exclusive: A banker confesses to the real reason for the financial crisis.

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mobile kitchen refused entance in France

01-04-2009 06:48

Mobile kitchen Le Sabot was stooped and refused entrance at the French border, on their way to the protest camp in Strasbourg Ganzau.

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(((i)))mobile - indymedia browsing on your mobile

01-04-2009 02:48

As part of an ongoing experiment you can get indymedia on your mobile web browser. It's still a little unpredicable but should work following the links below:

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photos from a tuesday afternoon in London

01-04-2009 02:15

The G20 is upon us. The police are "up to it" and "up for it", and they showed it today.

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G20 Summit to Occupy UEL Docklands 4pm April 1st and hold event

01-04-2009 00:19

Following the announcement from UEL that they were cancelling the alt summit, the alt summit website has issued a statement saying they intend to occupy the university at 4pm April 1st and go ahead with the alternative summit anyway.

See:

http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/940

http://www.altg20.org.uk

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Disabled activists occupy Birmingham City Council office: photos and video

31-03-2009 23:50

Disabled People's Direct Action Network (DAN) returned to Birmingham on Monday March 30th to occupy Louisa Ryland House (Birmingham City Council's main housing and social services office) to demand accessible housing and choice and control over personal assistance for disabled people in Birmingham and across the country

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Palestine Today 033109

31-03-2009 17:16

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center (www.imemc.org) for Tuesday March 31, 2009.

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Sex Workers Speak Out

31-03-2009 17:15

Today, sex workers and our allies held a successful SPEAK OUT at the
Eros Fountain, Piccadilly Circus against criminalisation and for
labour rights for everyone who works in the sex industry - a protest against the Policing and Crime Bill.

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Correction to Meltdown twitter

31-03-2009 16:37

There has been no eviction attempt of the Payn House convergence space and it is open and ready for people. The G20 Meltdown twitter incorrectly reported an eviction at the space.

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Protest against closure of UEL and cancellation of G20 Alternative Summit

31-03-2009 15:17

Following the decision of the University of East London's
Corporate Management Team to close down the entire university on
Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd, staff and students have
launched a petition to keep the university open, arguing that they
"would feel ashamed of UEL if this institution [...] were to become known
as the university that had closed its doors to democratic debate and
education in times of crisis such as these."

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Climate Campers prepare props for flashcamp

31-03-2009 13:24

Last minute preparations have been going on across London for the Climate Camp in the City G20 protest, due to take place tomorrow at 12.30pm

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G20 Radio on Dissident Island - April 1st and 3rd

31-03-2009 13:24

Dissident Island Radio and friends present...

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New G20 convergence space opened

31-03-2009 11:57

g2 convergence space- payne house, earl street ec2a 2al

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Stop Forced closure of University of East London (UEL)

31-03-2009 08:57

Dear friends
the University of East London (UEL) was supposed to host an alternative summit on April 1st in the context of the upcoming G20 meeting on April 2nd. Following the media and police hype about possible disruptions to the city, the University withdrew its support for the alternative summit.

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NCADC News Service Tuesday 31st March 2009

31-03-2009 06:34

[Failed asylum seekers are not entitled to free treatment - but hospitals can make up their own minds on whether to treat them if they have no money]

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G20 - The Put People First march London - Saturday 28th March

31-03-2009 03:20

Saturday’s 28th March, Put People First London demo, organized by trade unions, church groups and charities like Save the Children and Friends of the Earth. Its theme "jobs, justice and climate" Hoping to aim a message at the world leaders who are gathering for the G20 summit

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British Transport Police - keeping an eye on us

31-03-2009 00:38

British Transport Police warning rail staff employees to look out for G20 protestors

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Riseup! Follows Nottingham G20 ‘delegates’ to London

30-03-2009 17:52

Volunteers from local radio project Riseup! Radio have deserted the streets of their hometown to check out the goings on in London surrounding the G20 meeting of global political elitists.