UK Indymedia - UK Culture Newswire Archive

St Patrick's Day Parade - Piccys 1

19-03-2007 11:34

On Saturday 17th March, Nottingham held 8th St Patrick's Day Parade. Setting out from the Forest Ground at noon, down the Mansfield Road, to the shinny new Market Square.

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Radical Academics

18-03-2007 22:54

Several Speakers were talking at an event titled "Radical Academics in neoliberal university Inc: Experiences and Horizons on May 24th 2006.

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International Media Conference

17-03-2007 13:43

Major International Media Conference Coming To Windsor
Chomsky, Herman, Goodman, McChesney, Jhally, K'naan (& more) Among
Internationally Renowned Media Scholars and Journalists to Attend Event
(See: www.uwindsor.ca/propaganda)

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Ola and family Released From Detention

16-03-2007 13:23

Olawumi Alao and her three children were released on 13 March 2007 from Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre (IRC) in Bedfordshire. Olawumi and her children had been held at the prison for almost 6 weeks. For what reason??? They are now back at their home in Liverpool from where they were kidnapped by snatch squads early on 1 February 2007. But for an injunction filed by her solicitor, the racist authorities would have deported them by 5 February. Ola and her youngest child, suffer from Hepatitis B, but were not been given any treatment at Yarl's Wood detention centre. On 12 February, the 1-year-old, Fayad was violently sick - but still he got no medical treatment. Ola was refused bail, because, said the Home Office, she was likely to 'abscond'; but Ola has lived in Liverpool for the past 18 months, without 'absconding', reporting to Reliance House in Liverpool regularly and keeping her children in the local schools. She did not 'abscond' even after the immigration service thugs twice raided her house whilst the family was out. Thanks to all those who wrote and emailed the councillors and MP about Ola and her children. The campaign goes on, Ola is still in danger of deportation, so watch this space...

Defend Ola and Family!

Defend all asylum seekers!

No to deportations!

No to British state racism!

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New Squatted Centre, Camberwell South London

16-03-2007 13:06

A bunch of local south londoners have opened up a building in Camberwell, South London and are fixing it up to run as a social space. Right now, lots of work fixing and repairing is going on towards getting the space ready for a caff, and social nights with films.

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CONGOLESE REFUGEES BLOCKADE DALLAS COURT KIDNAPPING CENTRE!

15-03-2007 10:48

The Congo Support Network held a demonstration on 13 March 2007 at Dallas Court Reporting Centre, Salford Quays, in opposition to the recent and continuing deportations of Congolese asylum seekers to war-torn DRCongo. It was attended by over 100 Congolese and Libyan refugees, and supported by anti-racist activists from Manchester FRFI. It was meant to run from 12-2pm.

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"nu-trident": REMEMBER, IT AINT THE "PRINCIPLE"- or the cost, ITS THE STUPIDITY.

14-03-2007 16:52

A half page spin-defuse to forward to your MPs REALLY, QUITE FAST . . . .
THE GIST. But from ***(*).

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Helen Mirren's First Role as Queen, 1977

14-03-2007 13:58

Helen Mirren has achieved recent prominence (and controversy in the minds of some) for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II. It is therefore interesting to compare this to a film in which she appeared some 30 years ago.

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KIibera: This World Is Not Your Home?

13-03-2007 19:28

A region bordering Ngong Forest Reserve in the western part of Kenya's capital city Nairobi is now a big media hit. After a few prominent "rescue visits" from popular society.

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Sharon Ebanks scraping the nazi barrel for NNP candidates

13-03-2007 15:17

Sharon Ebanks' New Nationalist Party (NNP), desperate to find candidates to stand in the forthcoming local government elections in May, seems to be frantically approaching all and sundry - even the outcasts of the nazi world - to find enough people to stand in order to give her already ailing party (dubbed the 'Dodgy Desperados' by her friends) some credibility on the far-right.

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'Free Tibet' march in London, 10 March 2007

13-03-2007 11:02

Around 600 people, including many Tibetans living in the UK, held a march and rally in Central London to mark the 48th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising and call for freedom and human rights in Tibet.

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CSSGJ host 'post-anarchism' guru

13-03-2007 09:07

What does it mean to be 'radical' today? What strategies of resistance are available to those seeking to oppose the neoliberal world order? How can theory illuminate th nature of contemporary politics?

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Greece: Students' parents clash with the police outside the court

13-03-2007 08:38

Athens Court, Monday: Parents clashed with the police outside building 7, were the the minor charges are facing trial. The conflict started after some parents tried to enter the building, and they were pushed away by the cops. The conflict spread around and the cops started hitting. The cops sprayed some parents on the face, one parent collapsed and another one was transferred to the hospital.
Photos posted in Indymedia show a cop hitting, by holding his baton the way round, which is strictly prohibited.

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Local youth venue with community role in danger

12-03-2007 14:54

The Square in Harlow is a venue subsidised by Essex County Council (ECC), which has run cultural programmes, "rock school", art projects and even a "film school", for years. It regularly has visitors from the surrounding counties, London, and even further afield. The Council are instituting new policies which will lead to its closure.

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NWASDG Organising Meeting, Saturday 24th March 2007, 2.00pm.

12-03-2007 11:06

There will be an organising meeting at the Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, from 2.00pm to 4pm. This meeting is for all who want to help defend asylum seekers and refugees against Britain's racist laws. Everyone is welcome.

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Reproductive Rights in South Dakota, US

11-03-2007 01:18

This letter is being written to you from Rapid City, SD. Rapid City is the second largest city in South Dakota and at the opposite end of the state from Sioux Falls. It is from here that women must travel five hours to Sioux Falls, seven and a half hours to Denver, or eight hours to Omaha to have an abortion. It is also from here that collectives are forming and working together to help these women gain the resources they need.

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