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GM protester court news
Two protesters were in court this morning having been arrested on Sunday during protests at the site of the UK's only GM trial - potatoes.GM Potato Protesters in Court in Cambridge
Two people were arrested yesterday at the GM Potato Protest in between Histon and Girton. They will be appearing at Cambridge Magistrates Court, which is now at 43 Hauxton Road, Trumpington, at 9:30 tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd July) morning.Cambridge GM potato field picnic
Not entirely successful action against genetically modified potato crop. Well the picnic right next to the site was successful but the crop remains intact and is nearly ready for lifting. Arrested! anti-GM protest pics
Sunday July 1st. Anti-GM campaigns take protest direct to test site in Girton near Cambridge. One protester is arrested scaling the fence erected to protect the GM potato crop and another is arrested later on for alleged criminal damage.
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Peace camp in parliament square
Last week-end I toddled up to London to participate in a peace camp in Parliament Square. The camp lasted from noon Saturday until noon Thursday, straddling the death throes of the Blair administration and the early wailings of the Brown era (“The King is dead! Long live the… errrm. No, actually, down with the next king too!”)Peaceful Anti-Foie Gras Protester Assaulted at ‘French Products’ stall
Anti-Foie Gras protesters at the ‘French Products’ stall in Cambridge, receive a response that’s more than a little hostile…Full Story | 1 addition | 10 comments >>
Victory: Reed-Elsevier gives in
The Morning Star published a version of this article a couple of weeks ago. It describes the successful campaign against publishing house Reed-Elsevier's involvement in the arms trade.Pictures from StWC Palestine Demo (pt 3).
The final part of this set of pictures from the StWC Palestine Rally.
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More pictures from StWC Palestine March (pt 2).
As promised, here's a further follow up of pictures for the Palestine demo that took place June 9th, 2007.
Satire as Protest
From the streets of Cardiff to the Houses of Parliament, the satirical infidelity offset company cheatneutral.com sparked an important and timely debate about the inadequacies of carbon offsetting.
‘French Products’ stall anti-Foie-Gras leafleting in Cambridge
Campaigners at ‘French Products’ in Cambridge again!“Free Education for All” remains a pipedream under the policies of the ‘New ANC’
This article argues that by adopting neo-liberal policies, like Tony Blair’s ‘New Labour’ Party the ‘New ANC’ has also sold out. And because of anti poor policies, on the 31st anniversary of the June 1976 ‘Soweto Uprising’, for poor working class kids, “The Doors of Learning” remain as shut as during apartheid.GM Victory! Hull down! One more pota't'go!
Following extensive local and national resistance, BASF (the company trialing the GM potatoes), announced last month that they would not be conducting a GM potato trial in Yorkshire this year!Pictures from StWC Palestine Demo.
A belatedly filed picture report from last Saturday's Stop The War Palestine Demonstration in Central London. These images shot on good old fashioned film (hence the lateness) - digital pictures to follow soon.
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Cambridge Students Act to Break the Chains of Modern Slavery in the UK
Great St Mary’s to be wrapped in a huge paper chain petition: Mon 18th June in protest against people trafficking and slavery in the UK.Cycle Cinema Public Meetng & Call-out
A group of people in Cambridge are building a touring cycle powered cinema. They've managed to get some basic funding and their first gig and work has already started. They're holding a meeting this Sunday to introduce the project and hopefully get more people involved.