Nottinghamshire Newswire Archive

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A report of the National Freedom To Protest Conference

Day of recycling fun in Sneinton to oppose incinerator expansion

On Saturday 3rd December a large community day will be held in Sneinton, Nottingham, to raise awareness of the proposed expansion of the Eastcroft incinerator and promote recycling through fun and games. Sneinton's Rubbish Day Out is an event organised by the local community and the NAIL campaign.

Artists will work to put new use to waste materials as lantern making, basket weaving, banner painting and wallet making workshops will take place throughout the day. Other activities include poetry, speakers, live music and refreshments from the new Sneinton community cafe collective.

“It will be a day to show people there are better and more positive ways of dealing with waste other than incineration. “ *

Sneinton's Rubbish Day Out will be held at the Old School Hall, Windmill Lane, Sneinton, Nottingham. Workshops and info from 11am – 4pm. Admission free. Live music from 6.30 until midnight ₤2. Parking on site available.

We have all been enjoying the greatest party the world has ever seen: the great oil party, but we have to sober up and face the fact that the party is coming to an end.

The Government wakes up to peak oil? Well maybe not yet

This coming Tuesday (22 Nov) night Demo, NSPM and Dark Cellulide bring you a huge evening of free cinema. There will be 3 screening rooms: one for feature films, one for activist films and one for shorts. All at Blueprint from 7pm til 2.
Go to www.demoproject.co.uk for a map to Blueprint.

NSPM present Drums of Peace, a celebration of cultural diversity, to raise funds for Muslim Hands' humanitarian work for survivors of the Kashmir earthquake.

A plaque has been unveiled in memory of a Nottingham busker known as the Xylophone Man.
The street performer, AKA Frank Robinson, died in July 2004 at the age of 73.
A memorial stone has been placed at the spot where he was often heard playing his Xylophone on Lister Gate, on the Broad March approach.

The ASBO Community Centre is now opening Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as Saturdays.

With the government failing and unable to take action on the greatest issue facing our planet, climate chaos, we have to create a grass roots solution

The Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies hosted the Sir Stanley Tomlinson Memorial Lecture, at the University of Nottingham It was given by Lt.General Arif Hassan, Military Secretary of the Pakistan Army, on the subject: Pakistan in the shadow of International Terrorism

Want to ask about video activism but dunno where to start?

Look no further than our BEYONDTV Video Activist festival later this month!

Download PDF versions of Sumac monthly flyer here. See whats on, print it out pin it up and come along.

Don`t miss the opportunity to go to this fantastic event in London, probably the biggest ever veggie festival in Europe!! With one week to go, there are still loads of seats left on the Brum/Cov coach. Full event and coach details below.

7 days of cultural celebration and global awareness

ID posters are being put up around Nottingham to get across information about why people should resist them. If you want to put some up in your area download the file below.

Here is a list of the dates and venues for the Rossport solidarity speaking tour

Tuesday, 7pm, BluePrint Cafe, Alfreton Road

Eye of the Storm Gig, Marcus Garvey Centre: The Pictures
The folks that put on this show, came from the Free Festivals and Travellers Scene. Free Parties, RTS and 'Gatherings'. In sum, most of the folks the CJA was created to outlaw.
I was doing some of visuals for the gig .....

This weekend, at a venue in Forestfields people from accross the country came together to discuss the issues and ways of oposing the expansion of heavy industry in Iceland.