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Palestine Solidarity Settlement created in Brighton Supermarket

20-07-2010 22:04

Activists in Brighton set up a 'Palestine Solidarity Settlement' in Waitrose supermarket to protest against the demolition of Palestinian homes to clear land for Israeli settlements.

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Vestas - Magic Roundabout Re-occupied on 1st Anniversary

20-07-2010 21:54

Vestas - Magic Roundabout Re-occupied on 1st Anniversary of the Workers Occuaption.

At around 4pm this afternoon, one year on from the beginning of the Vestas occupation,
15 ex-Vestas workers and campaign supporters re-occupied the 'Magic Roundabout' next to the Vestas factory. The roundabout was the home of the support campaign for over 4 months last year in solidarity with the 600 workers who lost their jobs when the wind turbine factory closed it's doors last August.

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Stop the Deportation of Lem Lem Hussein Abdu

20-07-2010 20:57

Protestors gathered outside the UK Border Agency office in Sheffield on 20th July 2010 to protest against the threatened deportation of Lem Lem Hussein Abdu to Ethiopia, which could happen on the 21th July on flight BD913 (BMI airlines) from Heathrow to Addis Ababa at 13.50 hours unless her MP, Meg Munn or the Home Secretary intervene.

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Palestine Today 07 20 2010

20-07-2010 14:24

Welcome to Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org for Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

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Dozens dead after nuclear waste train explosion

19-07-2010 15:22

Dozens died immediately and thousands more have been exposed to dangerous levels of cancer-causing radiation after a train carrying high level nuclear waste exploded as it passed through the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London this afternoon. The public is being warned to steer well clear of the area as the radioactive plume makes its way across the capital and the southern half of England.

The risk of just such a scenario, whether caused by an accident or terrorist attack, prompted the Nuclear Trains Action Group to organise a die-in in front of Stratford station in east London as part of a demonstration on Saturday, 10 July 2010 against nuclear waste being transported by rail through the Olympic Park and densely populated areas of north London.

The protest started with a rally in Victoria Park, led by Kate Hudson, chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Other speakers included London Green Party MEP Jean Lambert, and Dan Viesnik and Mell Harrison from the Stop Nuclear Power Network (SNPN).

Around 70 protesters then marched for around three miles around the perimeter of the site for the London 2012 Olympics, along a canal, accompanied by a significant police presence. Carrying placards, and banners from the Nuclear Trains Action Group, local CND groups, the Green Party, SNPN and Action East End.

Upon arrival at Stratford station, the marchers proceeded to "die" in front of the entrance (although it was difficult to tell whether they had not in fact fainted from the exhaustion of walking in the sweltering heat). Some of those who remained on their feet, seemingly impervious to the pervasive radiation, handed out hundreds of leaflets to curious passers by, whilst others chalked around the outlines of the corpses.

After around half an hour of this carnage, the corpses transformed into zombies, rising to their feet and promptly moving off to quench their terrible thirst.

More images from the demo:

http://tinyurl.com/nuketrainsdemopics10July2010

Related articles:

Olympics nuclear waste trains are potential terrorist target, warns London MEP
http://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2010/07/16/olympics-nuclear-waste-trains-are-potential-terrorist-target-warns-london-mep/

Transcript of Jean Lambert MEP's speech
http://www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk/news_detail.php?id=576

Tonnes of radioactive waste casts doubt over London's Olympic stadium legacy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jun/20/radioactive-waste-olympic-site

'Radioactive waste threat' to future of Stratford site
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23847172-radioactive-waste-threat-to-future-of-stratford-site.do

'Terror risk' over nuclear cargo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5202024.stm

Links:

Nuclear Trains Action Group
http://www.nonucleartrains.org.uk

Stop Nuclear Power Network
http://stopnuclearpoweruk.net

Action East End
http://actioneastend.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/on-the-wrong-track

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Palestine Today 07 19 2010

19-07-2010 14:35

Welcome to Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org for Monday, July 19, 2010.

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Lewes Road Community Garden Stand Off V Tesco

19-07-2010 08:04

Following a sympathetic court hearing against developers Alburn Minos Ltd and Tesco on July 9 Lewes Road Community Garden supporters are more determined than ever to stay put on one of Brighton's busiest and most polluted roads. The garden is OPEN!

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UG#508 - Truth & Lies of The Financial "Crisis" (Peak Oil and Peak Ponzi)

18-07-2010 12:10

The show this week looks at the financial crisis from two angles. Most of it is given over to a talk by Nicole Foss about the implications for expansionary debt-based money of hitting the planet's ecological limits. We conclude with a reading of Michael Hudson's 2009 article, The Language of Looting, which explains how the term "free market" is now used to mean the opposite of its historical meaning.

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Democracy Village after the verdict.

18-07-2010 11:44

This text is to accompany the video. The village called a people's assembly/peace rally following the loss of its appeal.

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Scotland’s Peace Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future - 30 July to 29 August

17-07-2010 14:06

Gretna to Edinburgh, 30th July - 29th August, 2010

Footprints for Peace invites you to take part in a journey of solidarity for a nuclear-free future.

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Democracy Village / Stwc protest outside Downing St.

17-07-2010 08:23

Photos from the protest.

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This Week in Palestine – Week 28 2010

16-07-2010 18:20

Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for July 10th, through July 16th , 2010.

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July 4th 2010 at Menwith Hill

16-07-2010 15:38

An account of the Independence FROM Amercia demonstration

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UK Sought Rendition of British Nationals to Guantánamo; Tony Blair Directly Involved

16-07-2010 14:17

With what the Guardian described yesterday as the "almost unprecedented" release of "security service reports of interviews with detainees in Guantánamo Bay and other overseas detention centres," the coalition government failed in its attempt to persuade the High Court to bring a temporary halt to a civil claim for damages filed by six former Guantánamo prisoners, unleashing, instead, a torrent of previously classified and deeply disturbing documents.

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Palestine Today 07 15 2010

15-07-2010 16:05

Welcome to Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org for Thursday, July 15, 2010

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Shell to Sea campaigner attacked at sea last night.

15-07-2010 12:19

Garda tells campaigner, “I have your last breath in my hands” .
Last night the first of 2 drilling platforms arrived into Broadhaven Bay.

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Launch of the Campaign Against the Deportion of Odette Sefuko

14-07-2010 22:45

Attached is a recording of the launch of the Campaign Against Deportion of Odette Sefuko (CADOS) recorded in Sheffield on 14th July 2010, between the introduction and the discussion there was a screening of The Greatest Silence,

http://thegreatestsilence.org/ .

Odette Sefuko fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via Uganda in fear of her life five years ago and came to England to claim asylum. The Home Office have rejected her claim, (now being reviewed by the European Court). The Home Office refuse to accept Odette is Congolese, despite reputable evidence (see below). They want to send her back to Uganda, a place where she might face imprisonment, torture or maybe death.

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Annual Independence FROM America demonstration

14-07-2010 20:56

An account of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) annual 'Independence FROM America' demonstration held on Sunday 4th July 2010 at Menwith Hill, Near Harrogate.

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Palestine Today 07 14 2010

14-07-2010 15:30

Welcome to Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org for Wednesday, July 14, 2010.

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English Defence League ejected from Sheffield Indymedia Meeting

13-07-2010 21:07

The EDL were ejected from a Sheffield Indymedia meeting at around 8:30pm on 13th July 2010.