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Newswire Radio Show - Wed 22nd March - Listen Now

22-03-2006 14:12

Weekly hour long show from Indymedia Radio London with coverage of the CPE uprising in France and the global day of protest, the occupation of Iraq on the third anniversary of the illegal invasion by the US led forces, plus confessions from an economic hit man.

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40,000+ Students protest in Paris + More: Tues 21 March CPE Roundup

22-03-2006 09:41

Tuesday March 21st: summary of the days events from libcom below.

This thursday is also another student day of action ahead of next week's general strike.

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French Government Responds to Virtual Sit-In

22-03-2006 01:27

The virtual sit-in in solidarity with French students, youth and workers opposed to the CPE has effectively taken the street protests through the walls of the French government buildings and deep into the operations of the French government itself. This morning, an email containing this text was mailed to Sysadmins at the b.a.n.g. lab at UCSD, where the borderlands Hacklab is hosted...

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High Street to G8

22-03-2006 00:20

From The High Street to G8 including our favourite celebrity 'protesters'.

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Belated Pictures of London March 18th Demonstration

21-03-2006 22:09

Pictures from Saturday, March 18th 2006, the big Stop The War demonstration, which marked the third anniversary of the second Iraq War, and was also part of a global day of protest, including anti war demos in Iraq itself.

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Dublin Stop War March

21-03-2006 20:59

On the day after half a million people attended the St. Patricks Day parade, a couple of thousand more took to the streets of Dublin as part of a global day of protest against George W. Bush and the U.S. ruling elite’s campaign of world dominance and terror.

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Cops Get Tough On Cuddly Toys

21-03-2006 19:34

Police look more ridiculous by the day as they try and control actions by the animal rights movement in the UK

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Demonstration about treatment of asylum seekers in Leeds

21-03-2006 18:23

On Friday 3rd March a samba band and protesters joined Leeds No Borders to demonstrate outside Waterside Reporting Centre on Kirkstall Road.

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Autonomous Playground: An autonomous space during the 4th ESF 4-7 in Athens

21-03-2006 18:09

Invitation for participation to the autonomous space "Autonomous playground in Athens during the 4th European Social Forum 4-7 May

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Join the digital resitance

21-03-2006 17:31

You might have noticed the indymedia call out for more people to get actively involved in tech work. [

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/03/336029.html |

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/03/335999.html]. This saturday there will be a good opportunity to meet up with some of the people involved in Indymedia and find out about some of the ways (both technical and non-technical), you could help out. It's also a fine chance to find out about the hacklab and support the digital resistance...

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Infousurpa n16

21-03-2006 17:13

Weekly independent poster of social centres activities

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More pictures from London anti-war demo

21-03-2006 15:38

Eight photos of the Stop The War Coalition march on 18th March 2006

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BREAKING NEWS: EDO Injunction Breach Criminal Case Dropped

21-03-2006 14:49

Today the CPS in Brighton dropped yet another controversial criminal case against an anti-arms trade protester in Brighton. A legal observer who was arrested for using a video camera at a demonstration outside EDO MBM in June last year in an alleged breach of the harassment act injunction then in force, has had all charges against him dropped . In February EDO dropped their interim injunction against all protesters after a long legal battle by protesters in the High Court.

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Jo Wilding on UK Anti-War Movement

21-03-2006 10:57

Jo Wilding gives her view of the current state of the UK anti-war movement.

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Greece: Another Two Police Surveillence Cameras Destroyed

21-03-2006 05:29

Greece, Athens: Another Two Police Surveillence Cameras Destroyed

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Tues 28th March. Mass Strike in Britain and General Strike in France.

21-03-2006 00:08

Tuesday 28th March 2006 will see 1.5 Million workers strike to defend pensions. On the same day there will be a General Strike in France as part of the uprising against the CPE.

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SUPPORT BARCELONA PRISONERS!!!

20-03-2006 17:24

On the 31st of March, the support group for the prisoners from the 4th of February (the 3 south american squatters arrested, beaten, and now being charged with the attempted murder of a copper here in barcelona) are asking everyone who can to pay a visit to your friendly local spanish embassy or consolate....

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Tues: Solidarity Vigil outside Judicial Review for ex-UK residents in Guantanamo

20-03-2006 16:19

The Judicial Review into British government ministers’ responsibility towards 3 former-British residents held at the US base in Guantanamo Bay will be held at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, from tomorrow (Tues 22nd) to Thursday 24th March, starts at 9.30am each day. Supporters are gathering outside from tommorrow morning. Please come to show your solidarity.

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New Detention Centre at Gatwick Airport

20-03-2006 15:10

A new detention centre is to be built at Gatwick Airport to replace the Oakington centre, in Cambridgeshire, which is due to be closed this September.

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M1 Widening? Multi occupational bridges!

20-03-2006 15:10

A small dedicated (hard core!) group of Sheffield (www.nowideningm1.org.uk) hit 3 Motor way bridges between junctions 30 and 32 of the M1 early this morning.