Nottinghamshire Newswire Archive

While the public inquiry starts on Tuesday 9th September, that will ultimately decide if Waste recycling Group can expand Nottingham's Incinerator, the company show utter contempt for the public health by commiting further pollution breaches.

Come along to the start of the inquiry and show your support.

The Ballymurphy Massacre Committee is campaigning for the British Government to tell the truth about the British Army murdering their relatives.

A report in a national paper reveals that the BNP has been teaching kids as young as 12 how to shoot, use knives and make other weapons at its Hitler Youth camps. They are also taught how to deal with "Marxist teachers" like National Union of Teachers members.

From the forthcoming issue of the Antifa newsletter 'No Pasaran!'

Recent news that Craig Cox, incoming Education Officer at the University of Nottingham, is being investigated by the police for an alleged race hate incident might not surprise some students. Cox, who waved a sign saying 'Bring Back Slavery' at a recent National Uniont of Students (NUS) event, is merely the latest in a long line of upper class students who think that flirting with racism and fascism is an amusing game.

Leave it in the ground
National Meeting of groups planning to take action against new UK coal developments
Yard Theatre, 41 Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester M15 5RF
11th / 12th October

There will be a LIME RENDER ACTIVITY DAY on the Ecoworks straw bale building on Saturday 13th September, and a HERITAGE OPEN DAY on Sunday 14th September. All welcome.

As ever Nottingham Animal Rights have nine upcoming activities, and Veggies are catering for literally thousands at events in Loughborough, London, Nottingham, Herefordshire and Sheffield - and that's just the next month!

And both groups are hosting the Vegan Skillshare, a national networking event at Sumac on Saturday 13th Sept see  http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1347.

The Stop the War Coalition has called a demonstration outside the Labour Party Conference in Manchester on Saturday, 20 September.

Stop the Spread of War!
Troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan!

Cor blimey – this month’s rioting edition of riseup! radio will have you jamming in the streets and digging carrots out of roundabouts. It’s our most packed and smartest show ever- no summer holidays for us, we’re too busy sorting our shit out- so join us for the lowdown on the summer’s hottest DIY events, camps and schemes, to find out why cops do bad things, and hear about some serious debates coming up this autumn. Get inspired to get involved.

Listen: #8 The September Show

were looking for bands, singers to perform on the funday being held on the 13th of september.

This is a peace campaigning, juggling, clowning, stilt-walking, and music playing invitation.

Come and have fun and say no to Trident’s replacement!

Benefit gig at the Maze

Anti RWB Protest Codnor & Denby 16-08-08

A critical look at the events of last weekend.

On Saturday 16th August, people gathered to protest at the BNP event there.

On Saturday 16th August, people gathered to protest at the BNP event there.

Georgian elite forces fighting in South Ossetia have been illegally armed with Heckler & Koch assault rifles.

According to Human Rights Watch, the Georgian military "used indiscriminate and disproportionate force resulting in civilian deaths in South Ossetia". However, that hasn't stopped these war criminals from becoming customers of Heckler & Koch!

After many weeks of bitter sectarian backbiting the demo against the BNPs Red White and Blue festival (RWB) finally went ahead. Upon reaching the event I was greeted by local IMCer Tash who informed me that there was a clear two way split in the assembled anti fascists. “Only two?” came my reply. There has never been a single campaign so effective at dividing the left as anti fascism. I suppose if nothing else our modern day Peoples Judean Fronts should be congratulated on their consistency. In the end they did manage to stage an official march on the hate-fest while elsewhere more militant anti fascists took the cross country route…

With news of a new restaurant (Vienna) on the Nottingham dining scene, and foie gras on the menu Nottingham Animal Rights were keen to make contact to discuss the realities of foie gras and our 'foie gras free Nottingham' initiative.