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Cambridge Right-to-work demo

23-10-2010 17:03

About 400-500 people marched today through Cambridge to oppose the governement cuts. The usual trade union crowd, socialist groups, as well as students that were particularly vocal. Pictures are attached.

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Yorkshire and Humberside TUC Rally Against the Cuts

23-10-2010 16:16

On Saturday 23rd October 2010 around 1,000 protestors from across the Yorkshire region assembled outside Sheffield Town Hall to be addressed by speakers from the established labour movement.

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Cardiff Jobcuts Rally

23-10-2010 16:08

Short report with pics

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Right to Work march to TUC Rally in Sheffield

23-10-2010 14:53

Photos from a march on 23rd October 2010, which was organised by the Right to Work campaign, from Sheffield University to the Town Hall, where the Yorkshire and Humberside Trades Union Council were holding a rally against the cuts.

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Groups that endorse the statement regarding Mark Stone/Kennedy

23-10-2010 14:34

Groups that endorse the statement regarding Mark Stone/Kennedy

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cyclamax incinerator at chesterfield turned down at planning

22-10-2010 22:43

matlock planning turns incinerator request down for chesterfield

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This Week in Palestine Week 42 2010

22-10-2010 17:34

Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 16th, to 22, 2010.

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Mark 'Stone/Kennedy' exposed as undercover police officer‏

21-10-2010 16:57

This is a statement from a group of people who have considered Mark 'Stone' a friend for the last decade.

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Palestine Today 10 20 2010

20-10-2010 16:22

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, October 20th, 2010.

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BAE Systems protest at Guardian's London Graduate Fair

20-10-2010 13:12

Attempts by the arms giant BAE Systems to recruit graduates to their business were met by a series of forceful but peaceful protests at a major careers fair in central London yesterday afternoon (19 October).

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Urgent: Okpara family due for deportation on Monday 25th October

20-10-2010 07:37

Mildred Okpara and her three young children have been refused asylum and ordered to return to Nigeria next Monday 25th October. The family are at grave risk from the Nigerian separatist group, MASSOB (the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra). Mildred's partner was abducted and murdered by this group, who also attacked her baby son. If she is forced to return to Nigeria she is convinced that she and her children will be targeted and killed by MASSOB who continue to commit atrocities in the region. She is also terrified that her father will find her and insist that his granddaughters undergo female genital mutilation, a practice which is widespread amongst the Igbo community of which the family is a member.

Please write to David Blunkett, Theresa May, Nick Clegg and Paul Scriven (details below) to prevent the family's deportation. A sample letter is provided, but please write your own if possible.

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7 days jail for peaceful protest

19-10-2010 22:22

peaceful protestor simon moore was sentenced to seven days imprisonment in wandsworth jail today for a protest he held in whitehall against the afghan war last may.

earlier this year, simon was one of two protestors who managed to enter the old war office building in whitehall and drop a banner "please bring our soldiers home now".

original indymedia story here

he was arrested under section 128 of SOCPA for trespass on a designated site, and under suspicion for criminal damage.

today he told the judge that he couldn't or wouldn't pay a fine, and he was then given the custodial sentence.

supporters will be protesting for his release tomorrow at 1pm in parliament square. all peaceful support invited.

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Defend Huntington Lane: Photo report and call-out (Part 2)

19-10-2010 20:42

More photos from the Huntington Lane camp, which is resisting UK Coal's attempts to destroy an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Shropshire. UK Coal plans to extract hundreds of thousands of tonnes of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel of them all, in a huge open cast operation over the next few years. The National Eviction Team now appears to be maintaining a continuous presence on part of the site. Support is needed to defend the main camp.

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The Angolan death on BA77 at Heathrow

19-10-2010 20:20

The paper reported that on the plane Jimmy was energetically resisting deportation. No, he was energetically resisting the imminence of protracted hunger and poverty; he was resisting an unjust economic order that skewered his country resources away from him to the benefit of western powers.

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Palestine Today 10 19 2010

19-10-2010 17:22

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, October 19th, 2010.

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Defend Huntington Lane: Photo report and call-out (Part 1)

19-10-2010 15:17

Defend Huntington Lane coal protest camp has been building up and digging in since March, resisting plans by UK Coal to blight this lovely area of Shropshire with more open cast hell. With the arrival of the National Eviction Team who cleared an unoccupied part of the camp in the middle of last week, the main camp now needs your urgent help and support. Take yourself, your ideas, your energy and supplies along to this beautiful part of Shropshire if you can and as soon as you can.

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Mainshill Open Cast attacked with paint and locked shut

19-10-2010 12:39

In the early hours of Monday morning, to mark the first day of Scottish Coals consultation on its three new open cast mines in the Douglas Valley, people took action at the newest mine in the area, Mainshill.

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Noah's ark zoo demo...with added wurzles

18-10-2010 21:22

Wurzles, 2 demos and at the end of a long day…cider

Animal rights or animal cruelty…whose cider you on?!

On October 16th we visited Noah’s ark zoo farm for another demo. Five activists enjoyed the usual numerous hoots of support. We happily turned away several cars whose inhabitants vowed never to return! One nutter tried to drive half heartedly at the activist leafleting and missed…what a twat! ! Imagine if we drove at zoo staff !

We returned in the evening for a second demo at the farm/zoo/ark/mad house as the Wurzles were playing there to celebrate Anthony Bush’s ( zoo owner ) 500th year of farming…well maybe 50th ! Not many people turned up for the concert and the ten activists were joined by six zoo staff…they didn’t explain why they were there and we didn’t feel like talking to them so we presume the music was that bad that they thought they’d try and hangout with us…yuk! One young lad from the zoo asked us if he could pray for us to which we replyed…”um no ta, you’re ok mate!” or words to that effect. One of the most surreal moments of the campaign came when an activist dressed as a wurzle, complete with wellies, straw hat and farmer’s jacket, had an argument with one of the staff…it was nothing serious but it left you wondering how many times you’re likely to see a scarecrow argue with a creationist! Then we went home and drank cider and laughed!

If you would like to join us for the demo next saturday please get in touch via barc (at) hotmail.co.uk

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more sabotage at Broken Cross Mine...

18-10-2010 20:23

Last night four earth movers, two dump trucks and an explosives handling truck were sabotaged beyond use at Broken Cross Open Cast Mine in South Lanarkshire. The mine is one of three active mines in the Douglas valley owned by Scottish Coal.

Palestine Today 10 18 2010

18-10-2010 16:49

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Monday, October 18th, 2010.