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NPC MASS Rally For Decent Pay, Decent Pensions, Decent Public Services

19-10-2009 21:13

Roger McKenzie WMTUC
National Pensioners Convension supported by Birmingham Trade Unions rally against the Proposed Cuts 17th October 09

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Palestine Today 101909

19-10-2009 17:04

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday October 19th 2009.

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Iraq deportation protest in Parliament Sq

19-10-2009 15:41

Anti-deportation campaigners gathered in Parliament Square, London, on Saturday, 17th October, to protest against the first (failed) mass deportation flight to Baghdad.

The demonstration, called by the Stop Deportation Network and the International Federation of Iraqi Refugee, saw protesters holding banners and placards and shouting slogans against forcible deportation in general and to a war zone like Iraq in particular.

Speakers, including veteran anti-war protester Brian Haw, denounced the British government's hypocrisy and its role in creating the Iraqi refugee crisis through its involvement in the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Two deportees, who had been returned to Brook House detention centre after the flight was turned away at Baghdad airport by the Iraqi authorities, also spoke on the phone and told protesters, via a megaphone, of the violence and mistreatment they had experienced during the deportation at the hands of immigration officers and private security guards.

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Bath social Centre - Updates

18-10-2009 20:56

This has been a busy week of frantic cleaning and general preperation at the Bath social cetre, the place is looking amazing, and we are starting to open our doors to the public. It is a massive, amazing space with loads of potential and we have a few updates for y'all -

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Unlock the Concentration Camps, Tamil Protest, London - pictures.

18-10-2009 12:10

Death Squads.
Thousands of Tamils gather in London months after the Sri Lankan final assault against the Tamil Tigers ends in the deaths of tens of thousands of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

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Police chief: arrest numbers not as high as we said

18-10-2009 11:29

Nottinghamshire Police's Chief Inspector has admitted that the figure of 80 people arrested during the first day of the climate swoop at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station was not correct. In fact only 52 people were arrested.

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National Antif-Fur March, London 17 Sept

18-10-2009 08:58

Near the start of the march
Several hundred turned up for the National March Against the Fur Trade in London on Saturday, Oct 17 2009, organised by the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade. It was the start of National Anti-Fur Week with involves protests and street stalls about the fur trade around the country. Photos Copyright (C) 2009, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Tamils March in London Against Sri Lanka Concentration Camps

17-10-2009 22:53

Ban Ki-Moon - Tamil blood on your hands
Several thounsand Tamils marched through London on Saturday 17 Oct 2009 to protest against the continued detention of civilians in Sri Lankan camps, calling on the UK government to press for their release. Photo Copyright (C) 2009. Peter Marshall

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Prevention of Terrorism Act being used against Blacklisted workers

17-10-2009 19:10

The main contractor at Fiddler's Ferry power station in Cheshire is seeking an injunction under the Prevention of Terrorism Act to prevent blacklisted workers from picketing the site.

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Target Brimar campaign statement, Saturday 17th October 2009

17-10-2009 15:43

Arrests at peaceful anti-arms demonstration in Chadderton

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Urgent Calais appeal

17-10-2009 14:58

Urgently needed:
Blankets, Sleeping bags , warm clothes (especially winter jackets and water proofs), mens shoes, tents, money, tarpaulin, rope, tools

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Fences Down East side Ratcliffe - Follow Climate Swoop Action here

17-10-2009 12:00

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None of the fences electrified! 2 down, 1 to go! De-fence! De-fence! #swoop
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#bike #swoop heard cops: they're trying to kettle us at an entrance on th A453
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Fences down on east side of Ratcliffe — go go go! The best attack is a good de-fence... #swoop
by climatecamp via twitter at 12:53 PM

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SchNEWS 695 - La La La Bomba

17-10-2009 10:31

SchNEWS looks to mexico, where butane is in the eye of the bomb-holder... plus, cosmetics company Lush release hunt saboteur soap, the Mainshill protest camp is attacked by machinery drivers, London community workers gets big pay-out after stop and search arrest, the anti-muslim racists English Defence League march in Manchester, but are still outnumbered, and more...

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This Week in Palestine -Week 42 2009

16-10-2009 17:23

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Welcome to This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 10th to the 16th, 2009

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Arora, the latest detention profiteer

16-10-2009 14:22

Activists from No Borders London staged a protest last week inside the Arora International Hotel, near Heathrow airport, against the hotel owners' plans to turn one of their other hotels, at Gatwick airport, into an immigration prison. Driven by what appears to be a decline in business, Arora Management Services had applied to the Crawley Borough Council for permission to convert its four-star hotel, Mercure, into an immigration detention centre. As one of the protesters put it, "this is just another example of the cynical, profit-driven opportunism exhibited by big companies wanting a slice of the lucrative detention market."

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Demonstrate to stop deportations to Iraq tomorrow - new info

16-10-2009 11:02

The first deportation to Baghdad deported around forty people early on Thursday the 15th October on a specially chartered plane provided by Air Italy . We have since learnt that ten of the detained people were taken off the flight in Baghdad while the other detainees were not accepted by the Iraqi government and were flown back to detention in the UK. A Home Office statement has said they will "iron out" the difficulties they faced and "expect to carry out another flight".

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BP recruitment event taken over by Oxford climate campaigners

16-10-2009 10:09

BP's flagship annual recruitment event at Oxford's Randolph Hotel was disrupted last night when members of the audience jumped on the stage and took over the event. Around 20 campaigners targeted the 6.30pm event in protest at the company's recent decision to extract oil from Canada's Tar Sands.