UK Indymedia - UK Culture Newswire Archive

“Skip” Gates: A Curious Martyr in the Struggle Against Racism

30-07-2009 20:48

President Obama’s “friend” Dr. Henry Louis Gates has been richly rewarded for arguing “that poor African-Americans are largely to blame for the fact that blacks stand at the bottom of the nation’s steep socioeconomic pyramid.” Presumably, and by the same logic, Gates must now blame himself for getting arrested in his own home by a Cambridge policeman.

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Open and transparent local government

30-07-2009 10:05

Traveller and member of public refused entry to council meeting on gypsies and travellers at county hall Devon.

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Copyright Law and Online Freedom

28-07-2009 02:39

"The world is at a crossroads. The internet and new information technologies are so powerful that no matter what we do, society will change. But the direction has not been decided ..." -- Christian Engström

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Nottingham Pride 2009

27-07-2009 20:15

Nottingham's 7th Gay Pride took place on Saturday 25th July. For the first time, the celebrations at the Arboretum were preceded by a march from the Forest Recreation Ground.

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Spitalfields Fair 1009

27-07-2009 14:51

A few photos of the Spitalfields Fair 2009.
Near Brick Lane London.
26 July 12 - 6pm

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Isn't it time Newcastle had an Indymedia?

27-07-2009 10:34

The North East needs an Indymedia.

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Big Green Gathering Cancelled

27-07-2009 07:11

The Big Green Gathering has been cancelled.

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Bigg Green athering forced to cancel at the last minute!

26-07-2009 17:07

After news yesterday that the Big Green Gathering was facing a Hight Court hearing on Monday morning for an injunction against the festival applied for by Mendip District Council and the police, today the directors of the Big Green Gathering seem to have voluntarily surrendered the license for the BGG 2009, and thus cancelling the event just 48 hours before it was due to start. With people already on site setting up the infrastructure for the diferent areas and programs of the festival, and leaving thousands of people wondering what to do with their already bought coach and train tickets, no doubt these knews come as a big dissapointment for many people.

of an injunction

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The day before yesterday

25-07-2009 21:31

A comparison of Newcastle in the 1970's with Newcastle today with 9 photos included.

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Police & Mendip District Council trying to halt Big Green Gathering

25-07-2009 17:11

Mendip District Council have applied to the High Court in London for an injunction to stop the Big Green Gathering from going ahead, despite the fact that the Council granted a license for the Big Green Gathering on 30th June, 2009

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State terror in the slums of Rio de Janeiro (by Latuff)

24-07-2009 20:57

Human rights organizations launched billboards in downtown Rio de Janeiro with my cartoon about state terror in the slums.

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a splendid evening of local food 7 local musicians

22-07-2009 13:10

After much demand we are proud to announce the first YOMA presents... this month featuring “It's easy to fall in love with girls with guitars”.

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Action Against Hunger challenges Al Gore to put malnutrition back on the agenda

21-07-2009 15:49

Action Against Hunger is mounting pressure on Al Gore to produce a film on the world’s greatest health problem.

WATCH THE TRAILER NOW: WWW.ASKALGORE.ORG

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Marx in Soho - US play comes to Liverpool

20-07-2009 16:58

Sunday 2nd and mon 3rd August

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Artists Against the Coup - Artistas contra el Golpe

19-07-2009 10:30

Detengan ese show! No nos gusta la música de las armas!
Stop that show! We don't like the music of your guns!

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City Pigs Wallow in the Bonuses Trough

18-07-2009 08:32

City pigs are truly back with their snouts in the trough, and to celebrate this, Chris Knight and others from the 'The Government of the Dead' came into the heart of the City of London tonight for a 'Bonuses are Back Pig Party', wearing pig masks and setting up a trough with 'Pig Pounds' mixed with pig swill and getting snouts down and bottoms up to wallow in it. Photographs Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Bonuses are back party at Bank of England - Some photos

17-07-2009 23:06

Photos from the pigswill party outside of the Bank of England's Royal Exchange - 17th July 2009

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Cambridge BINGO! Social Centre

17-07-2009 16:17

Update on what's going on at the occupied Bingo Hall Social Centre, Hobson Street, Cambridge.

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Marx In Soho - 25th/26th July - Bradford

16-07-2009 20:41

Howard Zinn’s play, “Marx in Soho” portrays the return of Marx. Embedded in some secular afterlife where intellectuals, artists, and radicals are sent, Marx (played by Jerry Levy) is given permission by the administrative committee to return to Soho London to have his say. But through a bureaucratic mix–up, he winds up in SOHO in New York.

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Strike Action Shuts Down London Met University

15-07-2009 17:48

London Metropolitan University came to a halt on Tuesday 14th of July as hundreds of workers went on a UCU/UNISON coordinated strike in protest at continued job cuts and outsourcing. Workers and students set up picket lines at every building of North and City campuses.

See report and photos in IMC-London:
http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1775