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BP hit by tar sands protests in London, Brighton, Oxford and Cambridge

10-04-2010 20:52

An excellent day of action, including the closure of three BP petrol stations!

University Week of Action Kicked Off With Bradford Security Breached

10-04-2010 20:07

To kick off the Week of Action Against Vivisection in Universities, activists gained access to a number of buildings at the University of Bradford and split up for maximum effect. No security staff were in sight, so we could effectively swamp the campus without hinder.

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Save the Welfare State March and Rally, London - Pictures.

10-04-2010 19:15

Almost nine years after the invasion of Afghanistan, Seven years after the invasion and occupation of Iraq, Eighteen months after the UK economy is decimated as the UK banking system folds and just a few days after the General Election of 2010 is called, the British people gather in London to protest the oncoming onslaught of public spending cuts in the UK domestic economy...as reality finally dawns on the nation as a whole what the cost of illegitimate war means in reality.

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London Dump Veolia! Protest at the Natural History Museum

10-04-2010 15:43

Protesters leafleted people visiting the Natural History Museum on 10th April 2010 regarding the "Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition" -- Veolia supplies services to the illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine -- they run tramway and bus services linking settlements to Israel and a the landfill site taking settlement refuse.

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IMF unwelcome in Cambridge - Capitalism is crisis!

10-04-2010 13:51

Cambridge students and residents unite to make the IMF unwelcome and offer the anti-capitalist answer to high-profile economic conference.

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Breakfast with the Police @ Africa House

10-04-2010 13:29

Africa House was raided by a combined force of CRS, PAF and Police Nationale. About 25 migrants were arrested.

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London Shut Down Guantanamo Protest

09-04-2010 21:45

Some photos from the 9th April 2010 protest held outside the US Embassy in London demanding the closure of Guantanamo, Bagram and the other secret CIA prison camps.

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BP shut down in Plymouth over Tar Sands oil

09-04-2010 14:44

On Thursday 8 April, Plymouth Rising Tide and Kernow Anarchist Network blockaded the BP garage in Ridgeway, Plymouth, to highlight the environmental destruction caused by the Tar Sands project. The garage was closed for an hour and two activists who were locked onto petrol pumps were arrested.

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Sheriff Scott throws out charges of racism against SPSC

09-04-2010 12:33

The charges of “racially aggravated conduct” which were levelled at the 5 members of the Scottish Palestine Scottish Camapign were thrown out by Sheriff James Scott at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday 8th April 2010.

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BP Fortnight update

09-04-2010 11:11

Here is a new graphic for the BP Fortnight of Shame which people can use, and a report of a BP action in Plymouth.

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"Racism" charge dropped against Israel protestors

09-04-2010 06:51

Five Palestine campaigners who contested the relevancy of a “racially aggravated conduct” charge in relation to their protest against Israel’s blockade of Gaza had all charges against them dropped yesterday.

The campaigners, all members of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC), had interrupted the August 2008 Edinburgh Festival concert by the Jerusalem Quartet. Tours by the classical musicians are regularly sponsored by the Israeli Government, which the campaign group claims makes them a legitimate target for protest.

The campaigners had been accused of making “comments about Jews, Israelis, and the State of Israel”, but during a three-day legal debate at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, a BBC audio recording of the event revealed that there had been no reference made to “Jews”. Comments included “They are Israeli Army musicians”, “End the Siege of Gaza”, “Genocide in Gaza”, and “Boycott Israel”.

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Struggle stepped up as another whaling ship is sabotaged in Norway

08-04-2010 20:40

"Norway announced an increased quota of minke whales so we decided to increase our quota of sunken whalers" - AGENDA 21

Another whaling vessel was sabotaged a few days ago, on April 2nd, nearly a year since the last attempted sinking of the Skarbakk, another Norwegian whaling vessel. The attack was claimed by Agenda 21, a group responsible for last years sabotage and a string of other actions against Norway's whaling industry. Using the name of a 1992 United Nations Conference on the Environment, the group is a spin off from the more known Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and promised Norway that if they did not comply with international conservation law, they would sink their whaling ships.

It wasn't an empty threat, with Captain Paul Watson supervising the sinking of two ships; the Nybraena in 1992 and the Senet in 1994. The anonymous and covert goup Agenda 21 then took over with the scuttling of the Elin-Toril in 1996. Claimed on the website of animal rights magazine Bite Back, the activists explain: "Entry was made through the wheelhouse. The engine room was accessed by removing the locked door from its frame using axe and crowbar. Two sea valves were opened fully submerging the engine and electrical systems."

Links: United Nations Agenda 21 | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | Ocean Defence topic page

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20 Mainshill Wood eviction cases in court today

08-04-2010 15:13

The first of many court hearings following the forced eviction of the Mainshill Solidarity Camp is taking place in Lanark Sheriff Court today, with 20 protesters appearing and ready to challenge their Aggravate Trespass charges.

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Assassination of Reuters staff in Iraq. A US war crime.

07-04-2010 19:33

Both Reuters journalists are dead, along with at least fifteen others. The Apache crew guide in ground troops to the scene and when the child is found, the crew casually dismiss the crime. Two Reuters journalists with exclusive access to the ground through their 'insurgent' contacts, who have long been a thorn in the side of occupying forces, lay dead. The Apache crew's primary work is done. The child, and the others, are collateral damage.

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Easter in Parliament Square

06-04-2010 22:53

An account of the ongoing peace campaign in London's Parliament Square with 20 photos.

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Faslane blockaded twice in three days during Euro Days of Action to Ban Nukes

06-04-2010 14:59

6 APRIL 2010

Following Saturday's pan-European actions at nuclear weapons bases (see

http://www.vredesactie.be/campaign.php?id=12 for details), more than a dozen Trident Ploughshares activists today revisited Faslane, home of the UK's nuclear weapons. The protesters intend to ensure that high on the agenda of the election called by Gordon Brown today is the UK's nuclear weapons and their threat to global security.

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Tory billboards re-subvertised

05-04-2010 23:11

3 Tory billboards re-subvertised and others freshly vandalised in Taunton (Somerset).

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Call out for 48 hours of subvertising on the aviation industry

05-04-2010 17:16

Calling all artists, activists, wallpaperers, pencillers and stencillers...............Plane Stupid is inviting all individuals and affinity groups to take part in its very own subvertising competition from Thursday 22nd April - Friday 23rd April 2010.

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Fossil Fools Weekend roundup

05-04-2010 16:15

The West Midlands Climate Action Fossil Fools weekend at the Huntington Lane camp saw people arriving at the camp throughout the four days to help with the ongoing construction of the camp. There was also a banner drop and an attack on the camp before the weekend gathering had even started

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Anti-Fascist Demo in Dudley

03-04-2010 22:58

DUDLEY SAYS .... NO TO RACISM !