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Barcelona Sin Papeles: art/activism

13-06-2004 21:09

Barcelona, 29th May 2004. People without papers held a public assembly in Plaza Cataluna, to discuss a demonstration and the possibility to occupy churches the next weekend. It was called by the "Assembly for Regularisation without Conditions", an immigrant self organisation. Indymedia Barcelona is reporting about the progress of the movement - and also about the repression against it: 2 Barcelona Churches were occupied and evicted, 25 immigrants are facing eviction, more demos and actions all over Spain are announced.

The picture shows people scribbling their demands on a 25 meter roll of paper cellotaped on the marble stones of Placa Catalunya. The following text describes how this simple action developed.

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Nottingham: Another Anti-G8/McDonalds event

12-06-2004 16:05

Nottingham juggled and clowned about outside McDonalds in Clumber Street, Nottingham Centre on Saturday afternoon. Many leaflets about the G8 issues were distributed.

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BLAG - an activists operating system on 1 cd

11-06-2004 11:33

BLAG Linux And GNU by the Brixton Linux Action Group.
Specially designed for activists but can be used by all !
comes on 1 cd has programs for txt, image, audio and video editing already within it
one of the best things about this distrobution is once youve installed it you never need to install another it has an automatic updating system even when a new operating system is released bit like windows updater only better no need to delete your old operating system and install a new one like windows 2000-> wondows xp

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Nottingham, Colwick 'Oil' Demonstration / Blockade

09-06-2004 18:57

'G8 Blockade' This was Nottingham's contribution to these matters, by taking direct action to blocade the Oil Terminal at Colwick. After erecting the tripod, there were a few instances of threats of violence, by lorry drivers and others, inconvenienced by the blockade. But all turned out well, People volunterily lifted the road block at 12.30.

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Critical Mass : Nottingham

08-06-2004 19:47

Critical Mass. meet at 4.30pm Market Square:
A few folks cylced in Nottingham today, in support of environmental matters. To draw attention to an awareness of the madness of global capitalism.

http://www.dissent.org.uk
The G8 meeting is happening now, on an island, so we protest, were we can.
I took these few piccys, before they cycled out of view, and I lost 'em!

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Embassy demo for prisoner.

25-05-2004 09:49

MONDAY 24th MAY. NUJ members demand release of Iraqi Cameraman.

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Camden demo over custody death.

23-05-2004 11:31

Outraged community takes to the streets.

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Prisoner demo Monday at US Embassy...

19-05-2004 13:53

FREE JUNIS KUTHAIR, HELD IN ABU GHRAIB PRISON SINCE SEPTEMBER 2003.

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MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE

12-05-2004 09:33

Assert our right as workers & community members to speak the plain truth about racism
COME TO LAMBETH COUNCIL AGM
Wednesday 19th May
6.00pm Lambeth Town Hall
Support the MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE petition
Calling on Lambeth Council to instruct its management to make it clear that from now on it will respect the right to speak the truth about racism - issuing a public notice stating that:

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TUC Mayday march.

01-05-2004 18:31

March followed by rally.

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Mayday :: Nottingham

01-05-2004 15:53

Mayday in Nottingham :: Robin Hood Statue to Market Square
Assemble 11 - 12noon at the Castle (Robin Hood's Statue).
March to Old Market Square, led by Nottingham School of Samba, for rally with speakers on
theme of Trade Justice and Internationalism, live music and piratical entertainment.

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Brighthouse Debt Protest

01-05-2004 13:00

There was leafleting, street theatre and samba at the bottom of The Moor in Sheffield this afternoon as part of a protest again the loan sharks Brighthouse.

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SchNEWS at Ten Tour passed through Nottingham

30-04-2004 22:41

The SchNEWS at Ten Tour passed through Nottingham on Thursday 29th April, I have just taken the opportunity to put work up, on this issue, and can be seen now at:
Nottingham Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX 8.30pm Tel. 0845 458 9595. For info about the tour at large:

http://www.schnews.org.uk/extras/tour.htm

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a small people power victory at downing street anti-occupation demo yesterday

18-04-2004 13:10

common sense and people power won through yesterday when police gave up their attempts to move a small breakaway demo outside downing street at the MAB/STWC organised protest on sat 17th april at noon

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BP AGM - pics, report and press release

15-04-2004 21:32

police intimidation, surveillance and misuse of stop and search powers characterised today's BP AGM at the oil festival hall in london. in an unprecedented and probably illegal move, BP stopped legitimate shareholders from entering their AGM on the suspicion that they 'might' cause trouble.

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