UK Indymedia - UK Culture Newswire Archive

Sweden: Action for free museums

03-02-2008 14:47

On Saturday February 2 "Open Stockholm" acted host as culturally starved "stockholmers" took part in an action for free entry to museums. Thirty or so culturebuffs visited the museum of architecture as well as the museum for Asian culture. To illustrate the failure of their attempt to introduce admission fees at museums - a symbolic mass entry was performed, without paying admission of course. Through this action we wanted to direct attention to the way admission fees and charges come to act as a fence in our cultural landscape.

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Killed By Plastic... Salvador Brazil pictures and video

03-02-2008 03:43

The London based artist Mark McGowan, commissioned by
Global Ocean, has completed an extraordinary
performance, leading the incredible Salvador Carnival
procession in Brazil, which is attended by 5 million
people , the artist pulled a massive fishing net
filled with plastic waste weighing 300 kilogrammes,
8km along the official route.

The event was organised in an attempt to raise
awareness about the catasphropic levels of plastic
ending up in the oceans of the world, killing an
estimated 100,000 sea animals every year.

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London Social Centres Support Meeting Sat 2nd Feb

02-02-2008 10:52

Yes, really late reminder this but today (saturday) 2pm is the 2nd meeting of the relating to the London Social Centres Support Initiative (that's not the name, just an attempt at a description).

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Monday Love Returns....

29-01-2008 18:27

Monday Love returns with a one month residence at The InSpiral Lounge in Camden Lock.
For the valentine month of February, Monday Love will be bringing you the finest in uptown, underground, raise your spirit and blow your mind live music, film and real life grassroots media.

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A Million Women Rise - march against gender based violence

29-01-2008 18:11

Wimmin strike back - Shout-out - National Action on 8th March 2008 in London to raise awareness and generate action around gender based violence that devastates the lives of wimmin, children and their communities.

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We are bad.

28-01-2008 21:23

In the past week there has been an upsurge in resistance to the olympics in east London. A new collective calling itself WE ARE BAD has emerged to spearhead an intensive campaign against the games and it's corporate sponsors.

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A Walking Paradox (Eduardo Galeano+Latuff)

28-01-2008 19:01

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, to be published in Ideias magazine of the Sindicato dos Servidores da Justica Federal, Rio de Janeiro.

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Wed 30th, 12pm: Mapuche Solidarity Demo at Chilean Embassy for hunger strike

28-01-2008 17:55

Due to the critical situation of the hunger striker Patricia Troncoso, who various sources say is nearing the very end of her life, Mapuche International Link are calling urgently for a demonstration outside the Chilean Embassy in London with other groups on Wednesday 30th, between 12-2pm.

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Fighting Scientology - an anarchist perspective

28-01-2008 17:49

Seeing as everyone and their dog is getting in on this on the internet, now seems as good a time as any for a discussion about Scientology, the actions of its Church, and the logistics and politics of fighting against it.

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New Community project in Sneinton

28-01-2008 16:01

An exhibition will take place next week to showcase a new community space in the market area of Sneinton near the city centre.

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How Nonviolence Protects The State

27-01-2008 00:30

'All the power's in the hands/Of people rich enough to buy it/While we walk the street/Too chicken to even try it' - The Clash, White Riot

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International Animal Rights Gathering 2008 - Vienna, Austria

26-01-2008 20:11

It's now 10 years since the Animal Rights Gatherings went international. Come and celebrate the first decade of international get-togethers at a beautiful spot to the South of Vienna, Eastern Austria, at the foot of the massive Schneeberg mountain. On Thursday, there will be a big demo march in Vienna in the afternoon.

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New Social Centre under Siege

24-01-2008 21:59

A new autonomous space in Hackney sustained two violent attacks this week as representatives of both Howen Estates Ltd., and the Hackney Metropolitan Police attempted to forcibly and illegally gain entry to the newly opened social centre.

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I'd Put The Telly On But I Doubt It Would Fit.

23-01-2008 23:40

A humourous look at the medium that is television. Or perhaps specificly those who watch it and why. And why they probably shouldn't. Enjoy!

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DEMO supporting PlayWorks-Fri 25th@BluePrint

23-01-2008 17:28

free your feet!

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rampART social centre still hanging in there

23-01-2008 11:50

Seems many people seem to think rampART has closed. IT HAS NOT !

The legal process is still ticking along with a decision expected soon on whether we can have an appeal hearing. In the meantime it is not possible for the 'owner' to get a warrant of possesion so there is no immediate threat of eviction.

We'd like to remind people that the space is still available for events etc and that we have a backup space should eviction interfere with peoples plans. However, keeping two spaces open has been a major drain on everyone involved and the rampART itself is not getting the attention it deserves for the last few weeks.

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Right to protest march considered succesful.

19-01-2008 18:44

Brighton freedom to protest demonstration goes ahead despite the comical efforts of Sussex police to impose order.

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The Temporary Zones

19-01-2008 14:58

Open Space - Zentrum für Kunstprojekte aims to create a vital facilities for contemporary art concerned with contributing a model strategy for cross-border and interregional projects on the basis of improving new approach.

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The Black Church and the Hollowing Out of Black Politics

17-01-2008 11:44

Much of what passes for Black leadership no longer represents African American political interests or opinion, having broken from their progressive mass moorings under the lure of corporate money and “faith-based” government bribes. Black politicians dance to the tunes of Big Business campaign contributors, while many Black preachers “ape the undemocratic and bigoted worst” of their white Christian counterparts.

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Support US Farm Workers!

17-01-2008 04:56

Calling all farmworker allies for a special brand-busting action vs. Burger King!

You might have seen or heard of BK's new "whopper freakout" ad campaign... but now it's time to turn the tables and show that the only thing to "freakout" about at Burger King is the human rights crisis in Florida's tomato fields.