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Audio from the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair 2013

18-05-2013 22:25

Attached are audio recordings from 8 of the talks at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair which was held in the Showroom and Workstation on 11th May 2013, see also the photos of the stalls.

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Sheffield: 65th Anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

18-05-2013 13:49

Supporters of the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign marked the 65th Anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 "ethnic cleansing" of Palestine, with a vigil outside the Town Hall on 18th May 2013. In a short interview attached Musheir El Farra explaines what the protest was about and what people can do to support the campaign.

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Sheffield Protest Against the Bed Room Tax

18-05-2013 13:26

There was a protest in Barkers Pool, Sheffield, on 18th May 2013 against the Tory / LibDem changes to housing benefit which came into force on 1st April 2013.

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Wrexham: Solidarity with Guantánamo Hunger Strikers

17-05-2013 10:37

Today, 17 May, is the 100th day of the current Guantánamo hunger strike, with most of the 166 remaining prisoners now refusing food, including British resident Shaker Aamer. Like most of the others, he has not been charged with any crime and has been cleared for release, but with no prospect of actually being freed. Aamer has been held at Guantánamo for 11 years and joined the hunger strike in March. Over 30 prisoners are now being brutally force fed. Some are close to death. A global emergency three days of action has been called.

http://londonguantanamocampaign.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/what-are-you-doing-on-17-19-may-global.html

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Photos of the Stalls at the 4th Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair

12-05-2013 16:57

Some photos of the stalls at the 4th Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair which was held on 11th May 2013 in the Showroom. Audio recordings of some of the talks should be posted soon.

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Campaigners disrupt UK Weapons Production

07-05-2013 14:24

Peace campaigners disrupted a nuclear weapons production facility at Burghfield, near Reading this morning, as they blockaded a gate for 5 hours on Tuesday 7th May 2013. The action is part of an ongoing campaign to Scrap Trident and end investment in weapons of mass destruction.

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uk mayday - a few pics and short report

03-05-2013 22:38

this year's london mayday events were very low key despite public anger at "austerity" cuts and the looming privatisation of NHS and mail services

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ukuncut london millionaire eviction - report and pics

14-04-2013 21:04

a couple of hundred activists joined the ukuncut action in london, and found themselves outside the north london pad of the architect of bedroom tax, multi-millionaire welfare minister lord freud. they picnicked and heard speeches for a few hours before packing up.

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trafalgar square thatcher death party - report and pics

14-04-2013 17:45

despite continuous rain, thousands attended the trafalgar square celebration the weekend after the death of margaret thatcher was announced. although police provocatively enforced the square bye-laws, this took the form of sporadic shows of force rather than a general intent to kick-off the crowd, and the evening was mostly peaceful and celebratory.

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STEALING A MARCH? - Far right march in Brighton to be met with counter protest.

14-04-2013 16:27

Oh Christ ..not again. About as welcome as the arrival of Jimmy Saville at an orphanage, it's time for the outbreak of political venereal disease that is the March for England - set to tarnish the streets of Brighton again on April 21st.

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http://www.schnews.org.uk/stories/STEALING-A-MARCH/

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Come to StopG8 gathering this weekend

04-04-2013 11:48

The StopG8 UK-wide meeting is nearly upon us. With not much more than 2
months to go till the big week, the time to come and get involved is right
now ...

The StopG8 meeting at LARC starts on Saturday 6th at 11 am (10am for
tea/coffee) and finishes at 5.30pm. On Sunday 7th the meeting begins at
11am and finishes at 4.45pm

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Sheffield & Doncaster Sabs - End of Season Report 2013

03-04-2013 11:44

August 2012 - April 2013 sabbing news roundup

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Bexhill Bypass; Round Two

30-03-2013 23:22

The latest on the campaign to stop the first and worst of Osborne's roads

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Campaigners lock themselves to the gates of arms factory on 10th anniversary of Iraq invasion

19-03-2013 07:11

Campaigners have blockaded the gates of a Brighton arms factory on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

A group of activists arrived at the EDO MBM factory at 6am and three of them affixed themselves to the gates using bicycle d-locks and superglue.

The action was held this morning to mark the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war in 2003.

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Photos from Birmingham Council House blockade

26-02-2013 15:16

Activists from across Birmingham have been blockading all entrances to the Council House since 11am, trying to physically prevent Councillors from entering for the budget meeting, where the cuts will be undemocratically voted through. Not surprisingly, most Councillors were not willing to engage with them in debate. The police have helped push the cuts through by forcibly attempting to break up the blockade and escorting the Councillors to the art museum entrance, which is linked to the Council House. Activists attempted to blockade these alternative entrances, but the police kept finding new ways to get Councillors inside. One activist managed to find a way inside the Council House during the meeting, and heckled Albert Bore before being carried out by security.

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Birmingham Council House Balcony protest

05-02-2013 16:45

On Monday February 4th 1:30pm a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered the city’s Council House and occupied the Balcony that overlooks Victoria Square. The group took this action in protest over the £625m cuts the council are set to approve on the 26th February. The group had previously tried writing letters to each member of the council and after receiving no replies decided to escalate their tactics by occupying the Council House Balcony.

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Photos from yesterdays Birmingham Council House Occupation and Demonstration

05-02-2013 15:35

Yesterday afternoon around 1:30 a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered Birmingham City Council House and occupied the Balcony overlooking Victoria Square. The protest was against the planed £625m cuts the council are about to implement. The Labour group who have a majority on the Council were to have a private meeting later that night at 6:30 to agree these cuts ahead of the budget vote on February 26.

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SchNEWS: Decoy Polloi - Bexhill holds out

29-01-2013 20:54

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http://www.schnews.org.uk/stories/DECOY-POLLOI!/

Update 29th Jan – The first of the tree-houses were evicted today. Resisters have described the process as 'slow, methodical and careful'.

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"I'm not a fascist ..I'm a Nazi!"

19-01-2013 19:26

Golden shower as British far-right turn in another piss-poor performance at the Greek Embassy.

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http://www.schnews.org.uk/stories/Im-not-a-fascist-..Im-a-Nazi!/

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Friern Barnet People's Library Latest: Report and Photos

14-01-2013 12:43

As an ex-resident of Barnet, book-lover and fan of occupying, squatting and doing things for free, I went along to Friern Barnet's Occupied People's Library the other day to take some photos, borrow a couple of books, have a cup of tea and inform myself about what's been going on there.