UK Indymedia - UK Promoted Newswire Archive

Sheffield Keep the NHS Public Protest

05-07-2006 16:49

Today is the 58th anniversary of the founding of the NHS and there was a protest outside Sheffield Town Hall against its privatisation.

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New LUXURY developments

05-07-2006 14:52

East London is under attack, however the guerilla builders struck back!

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Upcoming G8 Summit in St.Petersburg

05-07-2006 13:37

From July 15th to 17th the G8 will meet in Strelna, a suburb of St.Petersburg, Russia.

While the Situation for protest in Russia is very different (Interview) from the UK during the G8 in Gleneagles, the "Network against the G8" calls for protest against the summit and invites people from around the world to come to Russia.

UK Indymedia Topic: Russia G8 2006:
http://indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/g8/
Russian Language Indymedia:
http://ru.indymedia.org

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Arabs and Terrorism

05-07-2006 10:57

The London Indymedia film festival against the G8 kicks off this Friday evening (7th July) at Rampart Creative center...

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Indy english lang radio coverage of G8

05-07-2006 10:56

There is a proposal to provide english language radio coverage of the G8 mobilisations next week.

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Fingerprinting School Children

05-07-2006 09:07

Until recently, the State only fingerprinted criminals. As parents at a primary school in Cambridge, we were horrified to learn that all this is changing.

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Menwith Hill - 4th July - Independence From America - 2

05-07-2006 00:46

Some photos from the Independence from America protest held at NSA Menwith Hill on 4th July, US Independence Day, part 2 of 2.

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Menwith Hill - 4th July - Independence From America - 1

05-07-2006 00:23

Some photos from the Independence from America protest held at NSA Menwith Hill on 4th July, US Independence Day, part 1 of 2.

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A Road to the Future - International Brigade visit to Nepal

04-07-2006 17:28

I have recently returned from Nepal, where I had visited as a member of the Second International Road-Building Brigade.

We were in Nepal for three weeks during April 2006, at the height of the People's Movement. Our experience included the general strike, the daily protests in medium sized cities where there were no other westerners, and a visit to a Maoist held "liberated base area". Indeed, from the beginning we aimed to get to this base area but were held up because there were no vehicles on the roads during the strike. In the end, we cycled 150kms and then walked into the mountains to reach our destination.

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Palestine Today

04-07-2006 16:19

Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media centre, www.imemc.org for Tuesday July 4th, 2006

Israel rejects ultimatum, resistance closes discussion over captured soldier while in the West Bank the army invasions and arrests continue.

These stories and more coming up stay tuned.

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J B Spray Building Occupied / Evicted / Reoccupied

04-07-2006 15:16

On Wednesday 28th June the J B Spray building in Radford was squatted. It was illegally evicted by the police on Friday 30th June and reoccupied on Saturday 1st July. A new squat is born in Squattingham!

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US Independence Day protest occupation of top secret nuclear bunker in the UK

04-07-2006 10:07

Peace campaigners today carried out an audacious occupation at a top secret United States Navy nuclear command bunker to protest against the continuing occupation of Iraq on July 4th – US Independence Day.

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Palestine Today

03-07-2006 18:59

Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media centre, www.imemc.org for Monday, July 3rd 2006

News from Gaza as the situation intensifies, Israeli Army invade Nablus and damages the fire station, dairy products factory headquarters, and local TV station, Army arrests three residents from Iskaka village, invades the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarem

These stories and more coming up. Stay tuned

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Internet TV Revolution

03-07-2006 18:50

Join a BETA test of the Internet TV Revolution.

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Camp Inski - Anti-G8-Camping at the Baltic Sea

03-07-2006 16:03

For global social rights and an entirely different entirety!

August 4-13th 2006

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SOCPA - news of a brian haw court victory

03-07-2006 01:36

last week brian haw (5-year veteran parliament square protestor) won back the limited right to use a megaphone in parliament square in a court case against westminster council who had raised concerns about noise previously.

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SOCPA - a send-off for ex-sergeant major edwin linton

03-07-2006 01:21

edwin is setting off on a 'freedom march' round britain, giving talks and meeting people along the way to publicise the massive restrictions on freedom that this government has been responsible for.

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SOCPA woman's child threatened by police this afternoon

03-07-2006 01:00

inspector hart from charing cross threatened a mother today that she would be arrested and that her seven-year-old daughter would be taken to the police station and handed over to social services. her crime? singing outside downing street with a statement about bullying round her neck.

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New report shows new roads mean massive traffic growth

02-07-2006 20:47

A major new study shows that three recent controversial road schemes - including Newbury and the M65 Blackburn Bypass - have gerenerated much more traffic than was predicted at the time. This shows that building more roads does not work, fuelling more traffic growth and higher CO2 emissions.

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100 global animal activists march through Oxford

02-07-2006 11:13

An international group of animal rights campaigner hold highly visible protest in Oxford against the University's new animal laboratory. Police wrong footed completely, and protestors manage to march through Cornmarket and be highly visible despite earlier attempts at state repression of all protests.