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Mayday march and rally in Edinburgh

30-04-2006 19:46

The traditional Mayday march and rally took place this Saturday in Edinburgh. Several hundred of people marched in sunshine and enjoyed the social event afterwards at the Meadows.
The event was well organised and grassroot non-party political groups were welcome, too.

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Save the River Ribble

30-04-2006 18:47

Help stop the barrage across the River Ribble - a secretive plan to turn greenbelt land in Preston and South Ribble into a playground for jetskiing yuppies at the expense of local wildlife and regardless of the views of locals...

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Report: Tyneside May Day - Asylum Seekers Demand the Right to Work

30-04-2006 16:34

On 29th April a contingent from Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) joined the annual Tyneside march for International Workers Day. Their demand was simply the right to legal work itself.

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US Fines fail to deter flood of new Human Shields Volunteers

30-04-2006 13:42

The ongoing law suits against the human shields who went to Iraq, have not stopped the rapid growth of numbers pledging to go to Iran human shields.

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Cambridge Not For Sale - March

30-04-2006 12:27

Yesterday (Satuday 29th April) saw a march in Cambridge against the privatisation of public services. Almost 100 people turned out for the march.

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The complete audio report from Bilin demonstration 28th April 2006

30-04-2006 11:20

Listen to the complete audio report made following the Bilin protest on fridy the 28th of April 2006. The last attempt to up load this audio cut the report in half so if you would like to hear the whole thing here it is, sorry for the technical hitches.

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Photos: "Love Music Hate Racism Rally"

30-04-2006 00:39

A free rally against racism. Trafalgar Square, London. (29.04.06)

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SOLIDARITY TO THE HUNGER STRIKERS / CLOSE ALL DETENTION CENTERES

30-04-2006 00:18

Today we displayed a banner in Trafalgar Square during the Love Music Hate Racism event, reading ' SOLIDARITY TO THE HUNGER STRIKERS / CLOSE ALL DETENTION CENTERES'. Thousands of people saw it, altough I cannot guarantee they understood. We distributed a leaflet about the hunger strike.

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Critical Mass 2

29-04-2006 14:43

Critical Mass 2

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Critical Mass

29-04-2006 14:38

Critical Mass

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Round of events in Palestine 29th April 2006

29-04-2006 13:19

ِ A brief round up of events from on the ground in Palestine for the 29th of April 2006 for further up dates please check out www. IMEMC.org

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Birmingham NoBorders Protest at the Immigration Reporting Centre in Solihull

29-04-2006 12:05

Following a call-out by Birmingham NoBorders earlier this week, some 20 people, including a few asylum seekers, demonstrated yesterday (28 April, 2006) at the West Midlands Immigration Centre in Solihull. The demonstration was in solidarity with the ongoing hunger strikes in various detention centres and to protest against the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers that this place embodies, from asylum seekers’ having to "sign on" every week to "snatch squads" and "dawn raids".

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London Critical Mass 12th Anniversary.

29-04-2006 11:31

London Critical Mass meets at the South Bank, Waterloo Bridge on the last Friday of every month. It has now been running 12 years.

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BEATING THE (SOCPA) BOUNDS - MAYDAY 2006

29-04-2006 10:17

Beating the Bounds of the SOCPA protest exclusion zone, 12 noon Trafalgar Square, Monday 1 May 2006

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Chaos Mass: Mayday weekend in Manchester starts with bike ride

29-04-2006 10:09

Mayday celebrations in Manchester began yesterday (Friday) with a Critical Mass. Numbers of cyclists had almost doubled from previous months.

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MAY DAY 1st MAY, Wolves, B'ham, Coventry, Worcs & Chesterfield

28-04-2006 21:56

Details of Mayday events in Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Coventry, Worcestor & Chesterfield.

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Major SHAC actions in London area today

28-04-2006 19:24

SHAC staged major protests today aimed at both the financiers and customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Starting from Finsbury Square the aim was to march on Europe's financial heartland to get the message across that dealing with HLS "is financial madness". At its finish in America Square a rally was held outside the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald, a major 2005 trader in HLS shares, a trade that as a result of SHAC actions has been pretty much suspended.

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International Workers Memorial Day

28-04-2006 17:34

Workers Memorial Day was marked in London by a demonstration, march and rally organised by the Construction Safety Campaign. Over a quarter of all workplace deaths are in construction.

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Freedom of the Press Day May 3

28-04-2006 15:59

Undercurrents hosts a FREE video showing with filmmaker discussion. All welcome.

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MAPUCHE prisoners hunger strike - day 46 - info & action call-out

28-04-2006 14:15

46 days of hunger strike. silence. solidarity actions necessary.