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Midlands Arts Centre (mac) workers campaign against mass job losses

26-03-2008 16:11

The Midlands Arts Centre (mac), established in 1962, is the most visited arts centre in the Midlands with over 500,000 visitors a year. Mac is a non-profit arts centre situated in Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham. It is due to close for around 18 months for a £13.5 million refurbishment in April 2008. Mac has had to fundraise money for what it terms is the 'refurbishment of our home'. As you negotiate your way through the exhibition spaces and the bar, donation bins catch your eye and urge "If you love mac as much as we love you, please help by supporting our Appeal". The role of mac's loyal and hard working staff, however, doesn't appear to feature in management's plans for a "bigger and better mac".

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Kebele to show 'the film they tried to ban'

26-03-2008 16:00

Thursday 27th March
Kebele Social Centre,
14 Robertson Rd
Easton.

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ILA HAIFA - by Ghassan Kanafani

26-03-2008 15:42


PSC and Al Zaytouna Dabke group present
ILA HAIFA
by Ghassan Kanafani

Thursday 8th, Friday the 9th and Saturday the 10th of May 2008

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South Asian Alliance presents an evening with Jamil Dehlavi

26-03-2008 15:33

Sun 30th March

The MAC Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham

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Reproductive Freedoms teach-in, London, 12 April

25-03-2008 21:20

A teach in to lean about and campaign for reproductive freedoms, organised by Feminist Fightback.

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Russian nazis kill punk march 16

25-03-2008 20:17

Alexei
in the Moscow city centre at the exit of Kitai-Gorod metro station a group of about 15 neonazis armed with knives attacked 5 people who were going to a hardcore / punk gig.
Alexei Krylov died as a result of stab wounds

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Sophie’s death leads to campaigns to end prejudice against Alternative subcultur

25-03-2008 10:49

Tragic murder of Goth girl Sophie Lancaster and the trial of her killers has sparked campaigns to fight intolerance motivated by prejudice about how people dress and to a popular petition calling for a law to protect against attacks.

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Team Tibet

25-03-2008 05:08

Still from Team Tibet Film
“Team Tibet” is a short documentary film which follows a group of Tibetans living in exile in India, who want Tibet to be able to take part in the 2008 Olympics.

Filmed August 2007 in McLeod Ganj and Delhi, it asks: Why did they flee Tibet? What is the situation in Tibet under Chinese occupation? What are their hopes for the future of their country, people and cultures? And What about the 2008 games?

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Outdoors and Free! Free Festivals in Lodnon This Summer

24-03-2008 11:11

Here’s your 2008 guide to free events in London this Summer:

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Bookbinding & Juggling Workshops - 12th April

23-03-2008 21:17

Two workshops are being held - one showing people how to make books out of recycled materials and another on juggling. Both of these will be held at an autonomous occupied space in the centre of Nottingham on Saturday the 12th April 2008.

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Media release on 'Irresponsible Tourism Convention' Kerala

23-03-2008 04:33

Civil society organizations and representatives of
people's movements from various parts of Kerala, India organized a
protest march against Kerala's irresponsible tourism practices and
held a parallel people's Convention at Achuthamenon Hall, Eranakulam
on 'Irresponsible Tourism' under the banner of Kerala Tourism Watch.
They made their strong protest against the irresponsible practices of
Kerala Tourism. The groups made their reservations against the non
participatory nature of the present Responsible Tourism initiative of
Kerala Tourism. This convention was a response to the International
Conference on Responsible Tourism held on 21st - 24th at Le Meridien
in Kochi organized by Kerala Tourism and International Centre for
Responsible Tourism- India.

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M3 Motorway destroys Rath Lugh Ancient Monument

22-03-2008 19:12

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The battle to save Rath Lugh continues against all odds, the past week as seen SIAC construction company erect huge metal spiked fencing along the route, whilst they continue to bulldose the esker of the Ancient Monument within the so called "protection zone".
Here is a short video that shows some of the activities going on since the NRA drew back on the ten point signed agreement with a tunnel protester.

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Air strikes in Gaza

22-03-2008 08:00

A slightly delayed report form the Circus...

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Action for squats and autonomous spaces in Nottingham

19-03-2008 17:28

On Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of April, we are planning to answer the international call out for two days of demonstration, direct action, public information, street-party, squatting etc in defence of free spaces and for an anti-capitalist popular culture.

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Police Censorship of Smash Edo film goes Nationwide

19-03-2008 17:27

Police have intervened across the country to censor 'On the Verge' an independent documentary about a campaign to shut down a Brighton weapons manufacturer. So far establishments in Southampton, Chichester and Bath and Oxford as well as Brighton have come under police pressure to cancel film showings. In Brighton police intervened to prevent a showing at the Duke of York's Cinema.

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Nerve Editorial Board To Be Relaunched

18-03-2008 21:18

In the editorial for Nerve 11 we said the following:

“For the next edition of Nerve we are planning changes to how we work; we want to get more into the 'grassroots'. We want to work closer with community arts groups, sharing experience and skills to promote their work though our pages. As our supporters we need your help to do this. We need more of you to take an active part in the production of Nerve. Please get in touch if you have any time, ideas, or just plain encouragement.”

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Obama’s Blood and The Forbidden Truths

17-03-2008 17:50

"The latest media furor was over videotaped remarks from Obama’s former minister, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr. The bloodhounds were soon barking and snipping at Obama’s heels demanding a renunciation of the pastor’s words."

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Do you publish anonymously?

17-03-2008 13:51

A new site to host/archive anonymous 'zines, pamplets and comics has been set up.

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Protest at Totalitarian Oil sponsoring French Film Festival

16-03-2008 23:36

French director Jean Becker and French actor Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Nine protesters demonstrated on Friday March 15th at the French Film Festival at London Cine Lumiere 17 Queensberry Place London. They were protesting against Total funding the brutal Burmese military junta with 500 million dollars a year. Total Oil is the largest western sponsor of the evil regime and their pipeline in Burma was built with slave labour. Total exploits the French Film Festival and French Arts to try to whitewash their dirty reputation.

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How to Become an Israeli Journalist

16-03-2008 19:43

Perhaps he could have titled this "How to Become a Corporate Journalist".