Manchester Newswire Archive

nuclear dawn at rotherhams advanced manufacturing park

stopdeathpark, 02-11-2010 10:47

As advertised on AMPs website;

Nuclear new dawn at the AMP

Site works have commenced on the land where the latest expansions of the University of Sheffield's AMRC will be located.

The seven acre plot at the AMP will house the new Nuclear AMRC and a revolutionary Knowledge Transfer Academy. Read more | 2 comments >>

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BAE on the back foot: Student protests against arms trade sweep UK universities

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), 02-11-2010 10:31

The Ban BAE campaign is getting bigger and has BAE on the back foot as students UK wide organise demonstrations against arms companies on campus! Read more | 1 comment >>

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The season so far

North West Hunt Saboteurs Association, 01-11-2010 23:23

A summary of our season so far Read more >>

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Shift Mag Issue#10: "Neither National nor International: Notes against Europe"

Shift Magazine, 01-11-2010 23:09

As part of Shift Magazine's issue on borders and Fortress Europe, this article urges that the left to abandon its traditional attraction to the EU as a progressive political project that serves as a crucial counterbalance to global capitalism and American imperialism, in favour of a more radical position. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Super-Campaign for people power / more democracy

iniref, 31-10-2010 11:32

The time seems ripe for a broadly-backed effort to introduce partial direct democracy in the UK and its countries.

Moving our countries, cities, towns and districts towards real "democracy-by-the-people" is not a party-political issue. Read more | 13 comments >>

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Beating The Fascists Review

'Malatesta', 31-10-2010 09:10

Is the controversial book as controversial as expected? Read more | 2 comments >>

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Letter from Parliament Square

Paul O'Hanlon, 30-10-2010 18:15

A 1,400 word piece on the continuing peace campaign of Brian Haw in London's
Parliament Square. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Vodaphone stores shut down across UK in tax dodge protests

alibi, 30-10-2010 11:51

Protests against Vodafone have shut down all three of their stores on Oxford St and stores in Glasgow, Liverpool and York so far today already....... Read more | 1 addition | 9 comments >>

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Islamist radicalisation at British universities

Peter Tatchell, 29-10-2010 09:53

Islamist radicalisation at British universities

A Quilliam Foundation report

Study highlights intimidation of women, Jewish, gay and Muslim students

London, UK - 29 October 2010 Read more | 13 comments >>

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Anti-cut linked protests across UK this Saturday (30.10.10)

alibi, 28-10-2010 23:12

As the title states. If you're aware of other protests this weekend please post details below. Read more | 2 comments >>

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'Equal Love' campaign launched

Peter Tatchell, 28-10-2010 21:47

'Equal Love' campaign launched

Gay marriage & straight civil partnerships, OutRage! urges

Legal bid to end sexual orientation discrimination
Read more | 1 comment >>

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Campaign call for Co-operative Boycott of Israeli Goods

Manchester PSC, 28-10-2010 21:33

Pro-Palestinian activists will be aware that the consumer Boycott Israeli Goods have been heavily involved with a campaign to get the Co-operative Group to cease all trade agreements with Agrexco, as the Co-operative are currently claiming that they do not to stock settlement goods in their food stores throughout the United Kingdom.

Read more | 1 comment >>

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UG#522 - Spiritual and Social Separation

Robin Upton, 27-10-2010 15:07

This week a range of voices continue our series on separation. We start with Michael Lerner speaking on his 2006 book, "The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right", about the spiritual disconnection of modern US society, and how this has been both exacerbated and the exploited by an alliance of corporate interests and the 'religious right'. Next a short section of an interview with Bill McKibben. In our second hour, after revisiting the words of Charles Eisenstein, we hear from Richard Louv, about what he terms 'Nature Deficit Disorder'. Read more >>

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Legal challenge to ban on gay marriage & straight civil partnerships

Peter Tatchell, 25-10-2010 10:59

Legal challenge to ban on gay marriage & straight civil partnerships


Gay couples will file applications for civil marriages

Heterosexual couples will apply for civil partnerships


Legal bid to end sexual orientation discrimination
Read more | 1 comment >>

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UG#521 - Walling Us In and The Illusion of Separation

Robin Upton, 23-10-2010 07:21

This week, we continue our series on separation, we look at wall building by governments to keep people separate. Is this, as we are told, to keep ordinary citizens safe from terrorism or drug smugglers? In light of the mound of evidence about false flag terror and CIA-sponsored drug smuggling, it seems rational to look for another explanation. In our second hour, Wendy Brown asks whether it could it be to keep us separate and, symbolically, divided, to symbolically perpetuate the illusion of state power? Our first hour starts with a short clip from George Draffan speaking on the introduction of passports and state use of technology to control people. It finishes with a condensed speech by Jaggi Singh on migration and the growing No One Is Illegal resistance movement. Read more >>

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Manchester students vote to boycott RBS

Manchester Climate Action, 22-10-2010 15:36

The University of Manchester Students Union has passed a motion to boycott the Royal Bank of Scotland. The motion, passed last Wednesday 20th October, included a resolution to “cease all relationships with the Royal Bank of Scotland” for being in breach of the Union's ethical policy. RBS currently leases branch space from the Oxford Road premises of the Students Union. The boycott will require the company to vacate those premises. RBS will also be barred from any marketing or recruiting opportunities at all Students Union events. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Islamist radicalisation at British universities

Peter Tatchell, 22-10-2010 13:25

Islamist radicalisation at British universities

A Quilliam Foundation report

Study highlights intimidation of women, Jewish, gay and Muslim students

London , UK – 22 October 2010 Read more | 13 comments >>

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Details of Anti-Cuts Protests across UK this Saturday

alibi, 21-10-2010 21:15

A list of anti-cuts demonstrations in towns and cities across the UK this weekend. Please help in distributing this list to other messageboards and mailing lists you have access to.

Also post details of other protests you are aware of below.

From small seeds... Read more | 3 comments >>

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Northern March Against Racism 2010

TCAR, 21-10-2010 15:14

20th Novermber 2010
A March from stanhope street in Fenham through to the monumnet Newcastle where there will be a rally Read more >>

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Gay Russians win in European Court

Peter Tatchell, 21-10-2010 12:12

Gay Russians win in European Court

Moscow mayor declared to have acted illegally

Gay Pride parade must be allowed in Moscow, says Court
Read more >>

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