West Country Education Newswire Archive

In the G2 section (pages 10 and 11) of today's Guardian, there is an interview with Ian Bone of Class War fame. Read more | 2 additions | 2 comments >>

GAGGED! #11 March 2006
Anarchist Newsletter of South-East Wales • Against Power & Profit • Anti-Copyright
Email to  gagged-subscribe@lists.riseup.net to subscribe online. If anyone wants copies contact  gwentanarchists@yahoo.co.uk & we'll work somthing out. Read more >>

Revealing insights into the origins and causes of the unsustainable pressures piling up on Cornwall, the 5th Celtic nation of the British Isles. Read more | 1 addition | 2 comments >>

Education as we know is dying. The changes that already are in going on and those that will be in the next months will turn the social right that represents the Education in a product that can be bought and be sold. Good examples of these facts are the Bologna Process and the different changes in laws that are carrying out the Governments and Read more >>

An important film examining Britain's commitment to freedom and diversity has just become available on www.cultureshop.org.uk Read more >>

Following their most recent one-man picket at the London International Boat Show 2006, at Excel in the heart of London’s docklands, the Shalom Family Campaign for Social Justice have written an Open Letter to British Waterways, a stakeholder with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Read more >>

Eviction and homelessness in all forms is never pleasant. When it’s caused only in the name of ‘corporate beauty’, it is wrong. Representing his wife and five daughters, one man will again picket the London Boat Show at Excel. 'Open Invitation' to the British Marine Federation is already made. Read more >>

People met up in the Broadmead shopping centre and gave away books, clothes, tea, food and information.
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Leading international development campaigners, the World Development Movement (WDM), are hosting a free day of campaigning workshops and discussion in Exeter next weekend.
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On October 28th 2005 the Shalom Family will commemorate the second anniversary of being evicted from their own property and Houseboat Home of 14 years. Reproduced is an open letter from the Family of five children, to Crest Nicholson investors and associations. Read more >>

The deadline for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Special Educational Needs is near – Monday 3rd October and has had no publicity to date. It is an ideal opportunity for anyone with an interest to have an input towards a report that will make an impact on policies that affect what is experienced, for the young person, the parent/carer, and the school. Read more >>

earth 2025- account from new orleans

reposted by request. see bellow Read more | 1 comment >>

more on the discussion on CAP reform (if there is one!)

and web link for SP UK 'simultainious policy UK'
its a good idea.. if we can agree on what we want then it is a way to ensure that its what we get. democracy like.. innit! Read more >>

“Center Parcs' target market is ABC1 families with young children, young professionals and empty nesters”. On Sunday 7th August 2005, a Center Parcs director was the target for a whole Family, ‘empty nested’ (evicted) by Center Parcs Director, John Matthews. Read more >>

Whoever controls the past gains liberties over the future - Groucho Marx Read more >>

coastal sustainability management Read more >>

this is my report.. it is only short, i shalll attempt to work on it a bit more, flesh it out.. etc.. etc... Read more | 2 comments >>

tonight, exeter, disclosure of gm info: farm scale trials Read more | 2 comments >>

grownupgreen is a new website aimed at communicating sustainability. Read more | 1 comment >>

CALLING ALL STUDENTS!!!!! Read more | 1 comment >>

Students and staff at Swansea University are resisting a proposal by the Vice Chancellor to close down 5 departments at the university, introduce variable top-up fees and cut local bursaries and grants. Amongst other direct action, a protest has been called for the 10th of march when the university senate meeting will take place where the decisions will be made. If these proposals go ahead, this will represent the corporate takeover of our higher education system, further polarising the gap between rich and poor students, creating a two tier education system, part of the broader neo-liberal agenda. Read more | 4 comments >>

Concerns about an increase in racist attacks taking place across the South West will be the main focus of a major regional conference on racism being held in Plymouth on Wednesday 11th February. “The Future of Race Relations in the South West” conference, which takes place at Plymouth Guildhall, has been organised by The Monitoring Group, to mark the 5th anniversary of the publication of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report. Read more >>

An ongoing showcase of contemporary filmmakers who are finding new forms of cinema to show resistance to globalisation throughout the world. Read more >>

Bristol Music Mentoring is a new youth music project being run by the Youth Music Action Zone under the Remix banner. It will provide aspiring teenage musicians with FREE access to advice, coaching and tuition from Music Industry Professionals. Participants will also have access to recording studios and the opportunity to gain experience in related areas such as engineering, journalism, management and production.

The Project will be launched at the Victoria Rooms on Queens Road on Wednesday the 22nd of October (7.15pm for 7.30pm) with performances and talks from local musicians and industry workers including the fabulous Jane Taylor.

YMAZ would appreciate any kind of publicity for the Project, particularly publicity in advance of the Launch Night in order to maximise attendance. Teachers, Youth Workers, Press and Musicians are all invited along with all Bristol teenagers who aspire to a career in the music industry.

Programme Contacts:

James Hutchinson (YMAZ) Remix Co-ordinator
 James_Hutchinson@bristol-city.gov.uk 07876795014

Theo Berry (Music Editor, Decode) Volunteer Co-ordinator  theo_berry@yahoo.co.uk 07881408844
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Making Sense: A Rwanda Story is a powerful and moving exhibition that opened this week at Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery and runs until 23 November 2003. Inspired by the artist Helen Wilson's visit to Rwanda in 2002, the exhibiton features large scale paintings, film, poems and music showing the beauty of Rwanda and the resilience of its people in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide that claimed one million lives in 100 days. Read more >>

The two leading Jewish newspapers in the UK last weekend kicked off a potential firestorm over the views held by university academics.

Dr Nat Queen, lecturer in mathematics and statistics at the University of Birmingham, has been lambasted for a link on his homepage to a website which accuses the US government of being satanic, criticises Israeli policy and questions what involvement Israel may have had in the September 11th attacks in the US.
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