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MERSEYSIDE CND 2010 PEACE & ECOLOGY FESTIVAL - SUNDAY JULY 4th

28-06-2010 10:10

We extend a warm welcome to the people of Liverpool and beyond to enjoy a full day of FREE entertainment at our fourth Merseyside CND Peace & Ecology Festival at St. Luke's church in Liverpool City Centre.

July 4th is American Independence day and at St.Lukes CND underlines our urgent need to regain British independence from American military bases.

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MERSEYSIDE CND 2010 PEACE & ECOLOGY FESTIVAL - SUNDAY JULY 4th

28-06-2010 02:03

We extend a warm welcome to the people of Liverpool and beyond to enjoy a full day of FREE entertainment at our fourth Merseyside CND Peace & Ecology Festival at St. Luke's church in Liverpool City Centre.

July 4th is American Independence day and at St.Lukes CND underlines our urgent need to regain British independence from American military bases.

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Film Screening at the Sumac at 7:30 on Tuesday 29th June

24-06-2010 10:51

We will be showing Defiance, a ripping Hollywood action interpretation of a true story about the guerrilla war waged by Belorussian Jews against the Nazis in the forests of Eastern Europe.

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Greenwash spill at the BP-sponsored National Portrait Gallery

24-06-2010 08:00

On Tuesday night at 6.07 PM the London brigade of the Greenwash Guerrillas got a call from a panicked pedestrian outside the National Portrait Gallery. It seemed that the prizegiving ceremony for BP Portrait Award was about to start, and toxic greenwash had begun to gush uncontrollably from the gallery’s front doors.

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Novelty Band threatened by Brewery on way to Glastonbury festival

23-06-2010 20:56

Musicians and their young families were threatened today by 12 black clad
men hired by Thatchers the cider company.

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The Green movement is not the future of Iran

22-06-2010 16:36

The ongoing political competition in the Islamic Republic between reformists and conservatives is more complicated than most Western analysts and commentators recognize. The Green movement is not the future of Iranian politics; in fact, it’s not even the future of what at least used to be called the “reform movement”.

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Information about the World Cup

22-06-2010 09:54

Extensive online archive of WC related material
Analysis, News, pic, links & more

http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs/default.asp?2,40,5,2037

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Capture The Flag V Tonight

19-06-2010 14:42

The lines have been drawn. Capture The Flag V will be held in the Shorditch area tonight.Meet outside the ex-foundry, 84 great eastern street at 7pm.

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Peace In The Park

12-06-2010 23:10

Interviews and chats at Peas In The Park

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Shift Magazine, new article: Anarchists and the World Cup

12-06-2010 10:33

With the start of the world cup this week heralded by St. George’s crosses on cars, in windows and on television screens across the country Shift takes a closer look at the politics of (anti)nationalism and its relationship to international football. Can the world cup be a tool for progressive politics or is it better off left well alone? Two lovers of the beautiful game, Boydell and Carly Lyes, take sides over this tricky subject.

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London Benefit for SHELL TO SEA

10-06-2010 16:22

Here at Acoustic Insurgency's secret underground HQ we have decided to do something a bit different this month.

Firstly it will be on a Saturday with DJs and all kinds of stuff going till late.
Secondly we are conscious that our sound man has been getting it a bit easy with all those solo artists. So to make amends we have booked a rocking 9 piece folk punk band from out west:

http://www.myspace.com/smokeybastard

and a ten piece gypsy punk band from down south:

http://www.myspace.com/wideeyedorder

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London's gay art festival announced the names of selectors

09-06-2010 12:29

GFEST – Gaywise FESTival has announced the judging panel who will select all the entries for this year's festival.

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Sheffield World Naked Bike Ride - Saturday 19 June

08-06-2010 21:39

A peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture. A celebration of the bicycle and also a celebration of the power and individuality of the human body. A symbol of the vulnerability of the cyclist in traffic. The world's biggest naked protest: 50+ cities and thousands of riders participate worldwide, including more than 1500 in the UK in 2007.

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Vegan real ale festival

07-06-2010 17:21

On June 5-6, the Sumac Centre hosted the "first ever Vegan Beer Festival".

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Autonomous 'Strawberry Fair' A Massive Success

06-06-2010 16:35

Despite criticism from official fair organisers who told people not to go, the autonomous fair was a massive success!

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Strawberry/Rasberry Fair, Cambridge

04-06-2010 11:46

Whats happening?

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Sounds on the Downs returns on June 9th!

31-05-2010 20:32

Nottingham's only 100% renewably powered greenfields festival returns on the 9th June from 1-9pm.

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VIGIL(s) for GAZA in Southampton

31-05-2010 11:39

Gaza massacre of aid convoy dudes - meet up anywhere in Southampton and also at the Bargate. Stay awake whilst society slumbers even if it is a bank holiday monday - bank on yourself showing no - VIGIL.

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Strawberry Fair Fight Back

31-05-2010 11:10

This Saturday we will be resisting the local plods effort to stop the annual free association of people on common land.

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Good Bye, Strawberry Fair!

30-05-2010 16:43

See ya on the day!