Manchester Newswire Archive

Antifascist Films at the 1 in 12 Club

No Pasaran!, 06-01-2010 15:28

No Pasaran! - A day of antifascist films at Bradford's 1 in 12 Club. Read more | 6 comments >>

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Hunger Strikers for Gaza aid enter Day 2

Undercurrents, 28-12-2009 14:37

Humanitarian aid convoy bound for Gaza is being held up by Egypt. Drivers from UK and Ireland are on hunger strike Read more >>

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Target Brimar begin 22 Days of Waging Peace

MULE, 27-12-2009 09:45

Anti-militarist campaigners from across the Northwest will be holding a 22 day long protest against Chadderton-based weapons component manufacturer Brimar from December 27. Read more >>

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Hunger strike to force open blockade

Undercurrents, 26-12-2009 20:47

Members of the Viva Palestina international aid convoy to Gaza will begin a
hunger strike at 11.25am local time tomorrow (27th) in protest at the Egyptian
government's refusal to allow the convoy entry onto its soil. Read more | 3 comments >>

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A Good Year For The EDL? Probably Not

Malatesta, 24-12-2009 11:31

So this is Christmas and what have you done? Well, despite wanting to ‘stop Islamic Extremism’ which they do not seem to have done, the English Defence League have managed to ring up a huge police bill, had many arrests, got their mugs on Sky News and, well, that’s it. Read more | 7 comments >>

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Christmas chaos hits BNP as Chris Jackson and Mike Easter resign

Lancaster Unity, 20-12-2009 09:22

Trooble at t'pig farm Read more | 1 comment >>

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When the other Miliband came to town

MULE, 17-12-2009 15:27

Last week Ed Miliband came to Manchester for a chat. The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change dropped in for a discussion about the stakes of climate change and the government’s plans before jetting off to Copenhagen for this week’s highly-anticipated UN Conference. MULE was in attendance, and not that surprised to be treated to an exercise in spin… Read more >>

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University research findings called into question over Tesco funding

MULE, 15-12-2009 14:44

Research undertaken at the University of Manchester has concluded that loyalty bonuses are a more effective way of motivating customers to re-use plastic bags than to charge for them. However, the independence of this research has been thrown into doubt, raising questions over the £25 million donation received from Tesco by the Sustainable Consumption Institute. Read more | 6 comments >>

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Who runs Manchester?

MULE, 11-12-2009 17:08

Q. What do the Sir Richard Leese and Wayne Rooney have in common? Read more | 4 comments >>

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Racists routed in BNP by-elections nightmare

Lancaster Unity, 11-12-2009 08:06

Oh dear... Read more | 2 comments >>

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Playwright Lydia Besong arrested at Dallas Court

MULE, 10-12-2009 21:36

Supporters of Lydia Besong are demanding her immediate release after she was detained this morning by immigration officials. Lydia, a playwright and human rights activist seeking asylum in the UK, was snatched this morning while signing in at the Home Office Reporting Centre Dallas Court in Salford. Read more >>

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Ed Miliband meets his followers on the way to 'Hopenhagen'

Blackheath Rebels, 09-12-2009 18:03

Ed Miliband MP should have been sent packing in style yesterday, at a public rally jointly hosted by DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) and Friends of the Earth in Manchester’s conference centre. Instead, the minister, flanked by his NGO followers, was welcomed by the vast majority of climate campaigners in the audience, on the eve of his departure to Copenhagen. Read more >>

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Manchester Transport Police Armed with Tasers

MULE, 09-12-2009 13:44

British Transport Police (BTP) will be armed with electric stun guns as part of a three-month trial scheme patrolling the railways of Manchester, London and Cardiff. Until recently, they have called in armed officers from other forces when dealing with incidents that require them. Read more | 1 comment >>

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FASCIST police dictatorship in Greece NOW!

greek, 09-12-2009 06:06

This message of urgency has also been sent to indymedia athens, but it seems that the site may have been hijacked by the greek police and it is obviously censored. The message is in Greek and I urge greek persons or persons who know greek to translate it into English first, so it can be translated into other languages too. FOR A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT OF SOLIDARITY THAT WILL SMASH THE NEW GREEK JUNTA. Read more | 10 comments >>

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Israel: Off Your Trolley

FRFI, 07-12-2009 06:25

On Saturday 5th December supporters of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! held a lively demonstration in support of Palestine to mark one year since Israel’s brutal attacks on Gaza. Using the slogan, ‘Israel: off your trolley’, protesters staged a rolling picket of high street companies involved in supporting Israel economically and politically. Read more | 4 comments >>

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Party Business in Manchester

MULE, 04-12-2009 20:03

On Tuesday 1 December members of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce got another chance to schmooze the government-in-waiting. Shadow Minister for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, John Penrose, was in the city to discuss the Conservative Party’s plans to “cut red tape”. A match made in heaven. But are the Tories business-friendly enough? Read more >>

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High Court rules in favour of North West 10

MULE, 04-12-2009 17:50

Two of the ‘North West 10’ have won a landmark High Court victory, overturning the government’s decision to withhold bail on secret evidence. Ten Pakistani students were arrested in April in bungled terror raids across the Northwest and two have been locked up ever since. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Stretford Mega Tesco opposition campaign given new hope

MULE, 03-12-2009 14:23

Local campaigners fighting against plans for a Mega Tesco in Stretford have been buoyed by the rejection of a similar scheme in Kirby, Merseyside. The building of the 160,000 square foot supermarket was stopped from going ahead because it would be harmful to the “vitality and viability” of the surrounding area, as well as leading to an increase in private transport. Read more >>

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Ride Bikes, Have fun, Support MCDAS, Give kids presents...awesome.

I Bike MCR, 02-12-2009 16:37

A treasurehunt on bicycles to support Manchester Commitee to Defend Asylum Seekers. The riders, in pairs, will be following a set route and buying and collecting presents that will then be donated to MCDAS Chidren's Christmas Party. Read more >>

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Would a council really serious on tackling climate change make this decision?

MULE, 02-12-2009 11:38

On Thursday 19 November the Manchester City Council Planning Department approved the demolition of 200 year old cottages along with neighbouring environmental and historical oasis Hasty Lane in order to make way for additional extra airport hangers which will double Manchester Airport’s freight capacity. Read more | 1 comment >>

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