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Big Green's Corporate Investor

02-03-2008 12:53

The Big Green Gathering say that the festival can only survive with investment from Stuart Galbraith's "Kilimanjaro Live Ltd". Profit-sharing with this AEG backed company is surely bad enough, but according to the article below the BGG directors are also prepared to consider sponsorship by BP!

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Report on Sefton Park 24th February 2008

01-03-2008 17:31

Logged trees line bank of one of the lakes
On a visit to Sefton Park looking for a location (amongst others being considered) for Merseyside CND's 2008 Peace and Ecology Festival tree felling was very obvious, logs still left around and saw dust.

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Revolutionary 1st of May Berlin Kreuzberg 2008

29-02-2008 17:24

At the video platform now a mobilization clip for the Revolutionary 1st of May 2008 in Berlin-Kreuzberg is puplished. Will there be also a virtual riot like in the last year at the second-life newBerlin at first of may?

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Circus 2 Iraq 2008 updates

29-02-2008 11:12

The Boomchucka Circus 2 Iraq is doing it's unique thing again...

Our site www.circus2iraq.org has more information about how you can help us out...

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Photo Essay - Londons Secret Social Centre

29-02-2008 10:30

Owners seemed to want to make the building uninhabitable
Londons Secret Social Centre...

When a possession order was granted to the owners of the squatted block of properties in rampart street which houses the rampART social centre, a scurry of activity began to secure a new building to act as a backup venue during the uncertain period prior to eviction. A suitable property was found and entered for the first time on new years eve and occupied a couple of days later.

Only a short walk from the rampART, the new building was also a commercial premises with three floors. While the area of each floor was only about two thirds of that enjoyed at the rampART, the new building benefited from the addition of a basement which looked like it could make a great gig space. The ground floor had a tiny kitchen but with a bit of work it would clearly make a good space for a cafe and free shop. The first floor was mostly open plan, a good place for large meeting. Meanwhile the upper floor had been subdivided into offices and planned to use it for residential accommodation. The most exciting thing about the new space however was the yard which gave us potential to do things we could never do a rampART.

Despite all it's potential, the place was a mess. The owners had completely trashed every floor. Wiring had been cut, light switches smashed, false ceiling and lights pulled down, partition walls torn down or holed. Additionally, the only two toilets in the building had been smashed to pieces. However, we didn't think it would take long to put in shape. We took over a load of bedding and cushions, fold up table and chairs, water, wind up torches, candles, smoke alarms and fire extinguishers and settled in. Now split between occupying two spaces we put a call out for help occupying both buildings and preparing the new building to become a social centre...

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Nottingham Gay Rainbow Heritage Exhibition

28-02-2008 01:18

As part of the 'LGBT History Month', the rainbow flag, flew above the Council House. As well as various events held around the city, there is an exhibition of photography in the Central Library [on the 1st floor], Angel Row, Nottingham.

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Drums of Peace 3rd March 2008

27-02-2008 19:04

An evening of multiculturalism in drumming, dance and food
6-9pm
Portland Building, Nottingham University
price: 4 pounds

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1 March Lancaster Carnival of Culture against corporate takeover

26-02-2008 19:45

This Saturday 1 March, Lancaster will see its first Carnival of Culture, a celebration of everything that's fun about Lancaster and a protest against the corporate take over of the city.
Lots of towns and cities around the UK are being turned into identi-kit clone towns. Lancaster seems to be next in line. This Saturday will see hundreds of people take to the streets in opposition to these plans. There'll be musicians, dancers, jugglers, dragons, puppets, flags, banners, food and lots of fun.

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Nottingham Library workers still resisting uniforms

26-02-2008 16:50

Nottingham Library workers are still opposing attempts by Michael Farter and his management henchmen to force them into polyester hell.

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Lismullen Woods near the Hill of Tara under threat from M3 Motorway

26-02-2008 01:27

The Lismullen Woods near the Hill of Tara in Ireland are now under threat from the M3 Motorway, which has now expanded to cover the woods and unexcavated archaeological structures there.

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'Not An Eviction Party' at the secret social centre

21-02-2008 21:02

Today, the backup venue for the rampART social centre faced a court hearing as the owners sought an interim possession order which would have seen the occupiers given just 24 hours to pack up and leave. However, as luck would have it, only the squatters turned up to court so the case was adjourned. No eviction tomorrow and we guess not for at least another week...

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Benefit for Falsane Punx Peacenik Free Festi

21-02-2008 13:41

Flyer
Benefit for the Faslane Punx Peacenik Free Festi on Saturday 23rd February at the Wagon and Horses (Adderley St, Digbeth - By the Rainbow Pub) Birmingham

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One in Love - Reclaim St Valentine's Day

18-02-2008 13:02

Eros, Venus and Rhythms of Resistance
Piccadilly Circus comes alive for one day a year for the 'Operation Infinite Love' event which aims to reclaim St Valentine's Day as an event about people and love rather than commercialism. This year's party was on Saturday 16 Feb.
Pictures are copyright (C) Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Palestinians Tortured after being Incarcerated

18-02-2008 01:59

Beaten and not given access to medical care inmates threaten and threaten suicide.

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East Oxford Vamp Flick

17-02-2008 09:41

A community film made many years ago with the oldy school oxford activist scene.

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Video: Nobel Prize speaks about imperialism and war

17-02-2008 02:09

Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize in Literature 2005
Video of his lecture:"Art, Truth & Politics"
45 minutes about US imperial policy, war and truth. Watch here:
 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2005/pinter-lecture.html

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Dead Prez concert ends in a riot after arrest

16-02-2008 17:46

The incident began when a campus police officer arrested a suspect on misdemeanor assault charges... Rioters then smashed in the cruiser's windows, graffitied the car and looted its contents, which included a laptop and radar gun before flipping the car over.

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Free Paper War - LONDON LITtEr

15-02-2008 22:54

stocking the papers with our leaflets
Ten tonnes of waste per week is generated by the free newspapers in Westminster alone, which is not a problem that can be solved just by recycling. The only solution to the problem is to remove it - stop printing the papers.

In an attempt to get this message out, a group of intrepid paper boys and girls decided to use the tactics of The London Paper and London Lite, putting their own pro-recycling anti-waste propaganda into copies of the papers then aggressively and relentlessly forcing them on the public.

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Hackney Social Centre Opens!

15-02-2008 18:04

Free cafe!
London's newest autonomous zone opened last night with a free cafe, music, and a series of short films.

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We Are Change UK - Alastair Campbell

15-02-2008 12:34

Members of We Are Change UK attended the QPR vs Burnley football game on 12 February 2008 to protest against Alastair Campbell, who is a lifelong Burnley fan and was in the crowd.