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'payup' protest at holborn sainsbury's store today

04-06-2012 00:55

sainsbury's is one of the worst supermaket chains for low pay. it actually pays its poorest staff 75p less than tesco according to 'pay up' activists.
so this afternoon, the second of a series of noise protests briefly closed down the store at holborn (near their head office).
unidentified security guards assaulted protestors and smashed their loud hailer.

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hunger striker khader adnan on skype at palestine

03-06-2012 22:55

as part of a busy schedule of events at the new palestine place squatted social centre in gray's inn road, around 50 people attended a skype address from palestinian hunger striker 'adnan khader' this evening.

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Deportation of Tamil refugees stopped with spontaneous blockade

03-06-2012 11:38

No lock-ons, tripods or superglue...just bodies. A spontaneous sit-down protest in front of an airport-bound deportation coach helped gain time for a last ditch legal challenge, which cancelled the enforced removal of about 40 ‘failed’ Tamil asylum-seekers.

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Brighton anti fascist actions prove a valuable lesson

02-06-2012 19:35

This afternoon's actions by Brightoners against the English Defence League proved a valuable lesson in the value of protest. Without the concerted efforts of the hundreds who turned out, the members of EDL would tonight be downing pints of cheap lager in the city's bars. Instead they have been thrown out of town - hopefully for good.

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Epic fail for the 'casuals day out' in Brighton

02-06-2012 19:27

Far-Right fail in the city by the sea

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Supreme Court Ruling on Assange Extradition. Report from Solidarity Vigil

31-05-2012 21:11

Yesterday, 30 May, the Supreme Court handed down its 5-2 majority verdict finding against Julian Assange in his appeal against extradition to Sweden. However, the verdict was far from straightforward and an unprecedented re-opening of the appeal now looks possible. The solidarity vigil at the court was organised by Veterans for Peace UK, London Catholic Worker and other supporters.

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Sussex gets a new political copper: SmashEDO Summer of resistance demo report

31-05-2012 11:15

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM - From 1st May to 1st August 2012.

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Bristol Conservative Association Attacked

30-05-2012 16:55

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Smash EDO Statement on today's judgement on John Catt's appeal

30-05-2012 14:05

John Catt had appealed against the retention of data on him by the National Domestic Extremism Database. Today he lost his appeal.

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Smash EDO Summer of Resistance Week five

30-05-2012 11:43

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM - From 1st May to 1st August 2012.

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Anti-nuclear groups excluded from meeting

29-05-2012 12:39

Groups and individuals who were know to have anti-nuclear views were excluded from a 'community engagement' event organised by Suffolk Coastal and Suffolk County councils. This left people attending with a one side of the arguement about economic impacts of nuclear new build presented by EdF.

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Home Ofice In Glasgow Has Been Dawn Raided!

29-05-2012 08:59

More than a douzen people are currently outside the UKBA offices in Glasgow supporting three people locked on to prevent dawn raids on local families.

The protest and lock-ons have survived 4 hours so far but cutting teams have just begun work.

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European activists link up to draw the line against GM - Take the Flour Back

28-05-2012 16:45

More than 400 growers, bakers and families from across England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Belgium marched against the return of open air GM field testing today. Take the Flour Back linked arms with their European counterparts, notably France’s Volunteer Reapers and walked calmly towards the site, before being stopped by police lines.

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Detainees on hunger strike in Campsfield

28-05-2012 13:38

According to contacts several people are on hunger strike inside Campsfield migration prison in protest against their imprisonment.

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GM Crop Trashing: If I Stay There Will Be Stubble

21-05-2012 18:49

Story with links

http://www.schnews.org.uk/stories/IF-I-STAY-THERE-WILL-BE-STUBBLE/

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An Economy for the 99%

19-05-2012 15:16

On 19th May 2012 there was a half day gathering at the Quaker Meeting House in Sheffield made up of presentations and workshops around the theme of "An Economy for the 99%", it was organised by the World Development Movement in support of Occupy Sheffield and the Climate Caravan.

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N9 Plain Clothes Cop to guard Olympic Torch

19-05-2012 11:51

During the November 9th student demo in London plain clothes cops were used to terrorise the crowd and snatch people. There were calls to remember their faces, and make them pay.

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Report of today's surprise noise demo at EDO MBM

18-05-2012 22:08

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM - From 1st May to 1st August 2012

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The Caravan for Climate Jobs is in Sheffield

18-05-2012 13:05

The Climate Caravan and supporters from Sheffield set up displays and collected petitions in Tudor Square in Sheffield on 18th May 2012. The attached audio includes interviews with Sheffield Renewables,

http://www.sheffieldrenewables.org.uk/ the driver of the van, Solar Active,

http://new.solar-active.com/ and the Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change

https://sites.google.com/site/scaccweb/

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Ant-G4S demo in solidarity with Palestinian hungar strikers

17-05-2012 23:38

G4S profiting from abuse the world over...