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The Arrest of Claudio Fonnesu

10-08-2013 07:45

Claudio Fonnesu
“They came with helicopters and real machine guns,” says Claudio.

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Corporate Fascism on the Cowley Road

04-08-2013 21:58

Costa Too Much - Corporate Fascism on the Cowley Road

Costa Coffee recently refurbished their shop on East Oxford's Cowley Road but is it any better?

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London based political punks!

04-08-2013 21:38

Non-party social/political events wanted for London-based DIY punk events listings!

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Support Bradley Manning at Brighton Pride Sat 3 August

02-08-2013 19:22

Queer+ Friends of Bradley Manning at London Pride
Join supporters of Bradley Manning tomorrow at Brighton Pride.

Bradley Manning, a gay soldier in a homophobic military environment, risked his life and liberty to bring us evidence about the wars being fought in our names. His trial has been going on since 3 June, he has been found guilty on charges that could add up to a sentence of 136 years. His trial continues in Fort Meade, Maryland, where evidence is being presented in relation to sentencing. He needs our support and solidarity.

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Conscientious Objectors: no to the Universal Soldier

21-07-2013 13:44

‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ (1917) by George Bellows depicts Jesus in prison
The recent case of Natan Blanc, a young Israeli refutznik who was exempted from military service on June 4 after being sentenced to 10 consecutive jail terms, may draw attention on the reasons why some refuse to obey and ask whether there is a standard response from the national defence forces to people who turn down enlistment or deserters. What a sample of countries with mandatory civil service (Israel, Egypt) and without enforced conscription (UK) tell us about conscientious objection and government treatments

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Ethical fashion debated or not at Ethical Fashion Source Summit Friday 12th of J

11-07-2013 18:16

What's missing from this government-subsidised list of what "ethical fashion" means?
- Fair Trade (or ethical trading), the second one would be
- Organic, manmade, bio-degradable fabrics, and the third is
- Recycling and upcycling.

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£225 buys you access to an exclusive view of Ethical Fashion

07-07-2013 17:32

If you have £225 to spare you can attend a conference from the "Ethical Fashion Forum" at the Chrystal Conference Centre this Friday in London's Docklands. The event will brief deligates in how to appear "Ethical" without mentioning the UK governments' call for more transparency in Bangladesh or the EU parliaments' motion urging tariff rises if Bangladeshi human rights don't improve.

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 12

25-06-2013 10:27

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 12

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 11

25-06-2013 10:21

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 11

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 10

25-06-2013 10:16

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 10

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

25-06-2013 10:09

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

25-06-2013 10:02

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 9

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 8

25-06-2013 09:56

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 8

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 7

25-06-2013 09:51

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 7

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 6

25-06-2013 09:46

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 6

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Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 5

25-06-2013 09:38

Gallery: greek anarchist posters - part 5

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13- 20 July: Exhibition of Children's Art from Gaza moves to Oswestry

21-06-2013 08:23

This exhibition of children's artwork from Gaza has been in Wrexham since the end of April and is currently on display at St Christopher's Community School. It will be moving to Oswestry, Shropshire in July.

See it at Hermon arts space on Saturdays 13 and 20 July and hear Rod Cox speak about the artwork and the lives of the children who created it on Friday 19 July at the same venue.

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UG#648 - The Monoculture of Modernity (Reflections on The Many Ways To Live)

17-06-2013 20:50

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We hear a variety of alternatives to the ideas and practices of modern materialist monoculture, noting that historically speaking, it has existed only for the blink of an eye. Our main speakers are author academics Jared Diamond and Augustin Fuentes and we hear a compilation of research on spanking put together by Stefan Molyneux.

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David Rovics to play at a venue in Brum that uses Workfare!

07-06-2013 09:00

On Monday 10th June 2013 David Rovics will be playing at the 'Kitchen Garden Cafe' in the suburbs of Kings Heath in Birmingham.

The Kitchen Garden Cafe models itself as some kind of locally sourced organic ethical eatery. It's a shame it doesn't extend this consideration to how it treats it staff. The fact is this business, the deli in particular, has definitely had workfare placements. We know this from speaking to staff although the boss has been very evasive and patronising towards customers raising this as an issue.