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MOVE tour of the UK by Ramona Africa

14-05-2007 15:52

Ramona Africa (the sole adult survivor of the FBI's bombing of the MOVE house) will be touring the UK for 2 weeks to talk about the MOVE Organization, the events of May '85, the MOVE 9, Mumia Abu-Jamal and what they stand for. Come to listen to her story and see the "MOVE" documentary.

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Tune Out, Turn Off, Un-Plug

14-05-2007 12:53

Radical problems demand radical, not “bipartisan,” solutions. If we don’t change, the climate will. It already is changing with more rapidity than anyone dared imagine twenty years ago.

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Brazil: Bush-Lula biofuel plans based on conditions worse than slavery

14-05-2007 09:33

The recent proclamation of an “ethanol alliance” between US President George W. Bush and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has been hailed by apologists for both governments as an advance in the development of alternative sources of energy and a gain for both countries’ economies. In Brazil, this sector is expected to record export earnings of $7 billion this year, and both countries are mounting a drive to increase the production of Brazilian sugarcane.

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2,500 against coal-fired power station (in Germany)

13-05-2007 16:38

This is a short summary of a post on Indymedia Germany (12/05/07).

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Squatted Community Garden Opening Day - Sat 19th May - Reading!

13-05-2007 14:34

Please FWD >>>


"COMMON GROUND"

(Reading Squatted Community Garden)

** OPENING DAY! **

SATURDAY MAY 19TH,
1pm till Late!

** BBQ, live acoustic music and dance exhibition by local kids from 6pm! **

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Reclaim Power film screening Wed 16 May

13-05-2007 13:00

The group organising the West Midlands Neighbourhood at this years Climate Camp are screening an inspirational film about last years Climate Camp at the Old Moseley Arms, Tindal Street, Wednesday 16th at 7pm.

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Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns: Part 17

11-05-2007 12:04

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. The window frames, now fitted, is the first stage of the 'final enclosure' of the building.

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Gas pipeline

10-05-2007 20:18

THURSDAY 10TH MAY 2007

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Contamination and controversy in the London Olympic Park

10-05-2007 14:19

LDA worker with giegor counter at drilling on Clays Lane
For more than a century what will be the Olympic Park was home to some of the nation’s dirtiest industries. Within, and surrounding, what will be the Olympic Park some 7,500 people were employed in the chemicals industry. A new document reveals a second case of radioactive waste dumped in 1953 in a former landfill site within the Park. An Environment Agency analysis shows higher than normal levels of radioactive material in the River Lee.

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Al Jazeera on Shell and Ireland case

10-05-2007 00:28

Here is a link to a new film for Al Jazeera about the farmers in Mayo who are fighting Shell's plans to build a gas pipe over the land.

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Saving Europe's Last Great Wilderness From Corporate Greed TALK+NEW FILMS

09-05-2007 20:02

Sacrificed for ALCOA
An activist from the Saving Iceland campaign gives talks with new films in at the Common Place in Leeds, at 5 - 6.30, Saturday 12 May.

A summer of International dissent and action against Heavy Industry - swarming around Iceland from the 6th of July 2007.  http://www.savingiceland.org/camp2007  http://www.savingiceland.org/conference

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Saving Europe's Last Great Wilderness From Corporate Greed TALK+NEW FILMS

09-05-2007 19:32

Activists from the Saving Iceland campaign give talks with new films at the Camberwell Squatted Centre on Tuesday 15 May and at RampArt's on Thursday 17 May.

A summer of International dissent and action against Heavy Industry - swarming around Iceland from the 6th of July 2007.  http://www.savingiceland.org/camp2007  http://www.savingiceland.org/conference




A summer of International dissent and action against Heavy Industry - swarming around Iceland from the 6th of July 2007.  http://www.savingiceland.org/camp2007

 http://www.savingiceland.org/conference

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Brum's May Critical Mass

09-05-2007 14:26

Worker's Memorial Day
Last Friday between 30-40 cyclists turned up to Critical Mass in Birmingham's city centre. We didn't encounter any driver aggression during our ride but the weather was a little overcast. We also came across a memorial to workers in Pigeon Park to remember those killed at work.

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mcr bicycle polo team practise and rematch vs oxford

08-05-2007 19:41

mcr dropouts
Manchester bicycle polo team was set up during the i bike mcr festival.

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“God’s Energy” - DOD / “Denied”:

08-05-2007 06:07

In contrast, IEC/Electric fusion devices are smaller, significantly more economical, non radioactive, have had working prototypes producing 10 kv of energy, much more likely to be a viable option, and could come to reality in about 5 - 6 years from appropriation of 200 million dollars (less than the cost of one day of economic support for the Middle East oil wars without a single loss of life - 1/90th of what has been spent on D-T fusion).

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Arctic Ice Melting 3x Faster Than Predictions

07-05-2007 21:25

A study published in the current issue of
Geophysical Research Letters reveals that
"the actual rate at which summer sea ice
had shrunk per decade during the past 50
years was more than three times faster than
an average of 18 of the most highly regarded
climate simulations."(1)

This is another in a growing number of reports
that are showing that the globe is warming
at an accelerated pace, not in the gradual
steady incline that was expected by the
scientists.

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Video - You Plant, We Dig

07-05-2007 10:32

Video
Short video of the April 21st anti-GM rally and picnic that ended with the attempted underplanting of organic potatoes in a field thought to be earmarked for a BASF GM potato crop trial in Hedon near Hull.

8 mins, 19mb, H264 encoded

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Leeds Bradford airport new owner/to expand...

07-05-2007 09:50

reposted from YEP - important about planned airport expansion

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M1 widening to cost £21m per mile

06-05-2007 21:45

Todays Observer contails an article about the cost of the M1 widening which is to cost £21m per mile: "Budget of huge project is now expected to exceed the annual GDP of a third of the world's countries". The first two paragraphs of the article follow, for more info see the feature article: Work Starts On M1 Widening As Protests Continue,  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/01/360616.html

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Norwich Rising Tide - First Action

06-05-2007 00:14

The Press Conference
NRT Spoof action - 'Build the NDR: Concrete is Freedom!' Posing as members of the fictional Coalition for Roads And Progress (C.R.A.P), and brandishing placards bearing slogans such as ‘Re-tarmac the streets!', ‘Oil is Good for the Planet’ and ‘The NDR – an industrial paradise’ we held a series of mock press conferences outside the Forum in Norwich city centre.
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