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SchNEWS Issue 700 - Good Cop Bad Cop

21-11-2009 08:57

Things are hotting up for the COP15 UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen next month... plus, despite being out of the news, the plight of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka continues to be dire, protesters disrupt the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh, the state clampdown on animal rights protesters continues as four are raided and arrested, the far-right march in Glasgow – and again are outnumbered, but next month move to Nottingham, and more...

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Report of Edinburgh protest against NATO on Saturday 14th November 2009

21-11-2009 01:51

Here is detailed report of the demonstration against NATO in Edinburgh last weekend. 20 photos of the day are included.

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Fruit of the Loom Campaign VICTORY! - Honduran Union sign historic agreement

20-11-2009 10:39

In the last few days Fruit of the Loom/Russell have agreed to meet People & Planet’s campaign demands to reopen the Honduran factory, re-hire all 1200 workers who have been without jobs for 10 months or more and make historic steps towards respecting union rights in the future. View details of the agreement

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Urgent Action: stop deportation of mother and baby

17-11-2009 08:06

Last week a passenger protest saved Rose-Jane and baby Natale from deportation, when some passengers on the Nairobi-bound flight refused to fasten their safety belts after receiving leaflets at Heathrow. But now the Home Office is trying again. Another deportation attempt is set for Wednesday 18th November. Please help.

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Palestine Today 111609

16-11-2009 19:22

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday November 16th, 2009.

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Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 3

16-11-2009 13:27

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

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Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 2

16-11-2009 13:20

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

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Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 1

16-11-2009 13:12

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

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SchNews 699 - MEXICAN WAVE

14-11-2009 16:00

Around 200,000 workers, teachers, students, unionists, farmers and social campaigners shut Mexican cities down on Wednesday (12th) in a national strike... plus, importer of Israeli produce grown on occupied Palestinian territories sees sustained protests, ex-soldier who served in Afghanistan is arrested over his opposition to the war, protests against the NATO meeting in Edinburgh begin as anti-militarist convergence space is opened, and more...

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25ft Gun Demo A Success

14-11-2009 11:10

On Friday the 13th November 2009 in Nottingham, Anti-Militarists and other activists marched to the gun makers Heckler and Koch in Lenton, Nottingham.

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This Week in Palestine -Week 46 2009

13-11-2009 18:35

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

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Photos from Smash NATO Edinburgh

13-11-2009 17:36

Photos from today's smash NATO in Edinburgh.

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Palestine Today 111209

12-11-2009 19:13

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

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Smash NATO Convergence Centre open!

12-11-2009 01:13

After months of mobilising and planning today the NATO Welcoming Committee set up the Smash NATO Convergence Space in Edinburgh. The space will act as a base for activists resisting the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in the city from Friday.

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Protest against the privatisation of Edinburgh's social care

11-11-2009 22:21

About 150 people, service users and carers, protested today noisily in front of Edinburgh City Chambers against the privatisation of the care and support services. The final decision on the competitive tendering processes is planned to be made on 19th of November. The protesters called to stop the selling off of this vital service to private companies.

[Carers poverty protest at Scottish parliament | Save our homecare services | Council worker slams Council over cuts | Glasgow daycare workers on strike | Council strike sweeps Scotland ]

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Palestine Today 111109

11-11-2009 18:55

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday November 11th, 2009.

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Fitwatch Press Release on AR raids

11-11-2009 10:32

CONTROVERSIAL DOMESTIC EXTREMIST UNITS MAKE DESPERATE RAIDS TO JUSTIFY EXISTENCE

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Action at Mainshill: Tree felling stopped again in solidarity with communities

10-11-2009 12:00

At 10:30 this morning activists from the Mainshill Solidarity Camp stopped a massive harvesting machine from working at the site, and one person locked-on to it by the neck – work is still being stopped. More information and photos to follow.

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Keeping Occupied - six months on the squatted Ocean Estate

09-11-2009 22:21

This is a politicised look at the my last six months living in what was a mass squat in Stepney Green. I’m writing this at the request of another L&S member who pointed out that lots of what I have been doing over the last few months is political and worth recording. I already knew it was political to a point, and I had started writing up action reports and articles on the place I’ve lived for the half a year several times, but it always fell apart after a few lines because it felt too personal to express properly. Now that all of the events are in the past, I’ll try and record it in an intentionally personal manner – it is better to have any record at all than none.

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Yarl's Wood blockader released after 8 days in prison

09-11-2009 22:03

Zelda Jeffers, who was sentenced to 16 days in prison for refusing to pay a fine following a blockade of Yarl's Wood detention centre in July 2009, was released today after serving only half her term (8 days). Arriving home this afternoon, she sent an email saying, "I am safely home and very unbowed."