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Unimportant Incidents

15-03-2006 02:05

A view of what life was like in the Magnox Reprocessing Plants at Sellafield, once upon a time?

Anti-Shell call at St Patrick's Day event!

15-03-2006 00:40

Last Sunday, activists from Rhythms of Resistance samba band and London Rising Tide headed down to the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square, on a mission to raise awareness of the struggles in County Mayo, Ireland, against the giant Shell-led consortium and its lackey, the Irish government.

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Biosafety Meeting in Curitiba: Towards a strict GMO labelling?

14-03-2006 12:01

On Monday, 13 March the Third Conference on the Biosafety Protocol (MOP3) started in Curitiba, Brazil. The Biosafety Protocol is the only international treaty that sets obligatory rules for the trade with GMOs. Main issue of this meeting is the question how GMOs have to be labelled (Article 18). GMO producers favour the very vague label that something "may contain" GMOs, while most countries want a clear description of which GMO is contained in a shipment. (background of COP8/MOP3 meeting ).

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THE END OF OIL FILM NIGHTS

14-03-2006 09:41

The week of films nights at the Basement Social Centre, Manchester on life in a world without oil continues this Wednesday...

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Call for Weekend of Resistance Against the "Green Scare" June 9 - 11, 2006

14-03-2006 03:13

For the past few years the weekend of June 11 was typically a time when we reflected on Jeff Free Luers' 22.5 year sentence and held events to recognize the anniversary of his incarceration. This year Jeff writes below that he wishes this year to focus on the Green Scare co-defendants. Please plan an event now! It's only 3 months away. And keep reading...

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Round up on recent anti-Shell Resistance in Mayo

13-03-2006 23:03

Details of various events which have taken place in the struggle against Shell in the West of Ireland in January, February and early March of this year.

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Shepton Mallet 2nd eviction coming!!!!

13-03-2006 21:05

The second Shepton Mallet, anti tescos, anti corperations, pro trees protest site is still going strong! But the word about town is the eviction will take place if not Tuesday 14th then definatly Wednesday 15th. We need people!!!!!!!

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Climate Emergency ! Public Meeting Thurs March16th at 7 pm

13-03-2006 20:02

Is nuclear power the solution? Public Meeting to be addressed by Michael Meacher writer, MP and Peter Bunyard One of the founders of “The Ecologist” magazine, writer and campaigner on environmental issues. THURSDAY, MARCH 16th, at 7 pm prompt, Chaucer Lecture Theatre 1, Nottingham Trent University, Goldsmith Street.

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Changing Course: No New Nuclear Power Plants!

13-03-2006 18:54

Offensive wars, normalization of war, militarization of foreign policy, exploding inequality, privatization, political corruption and nuclear power plants as panaceas bring us to the brink of ruin. Changing course and accepting new priorities could help create a human-friendly future beyond short-term capital gains

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Last chance to save 100 year old copper beech tree

13-03-2006 00:30

Oxford City Council will meet on 20th March to decide the fate of a historic copper beech tree which has stood in Oxford University's science area for well over one hundred years. The meeting comes after a long battle to save the tree from being felled to make way for a new biochemistry building.

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Cruelty Free Food Tasting Evening

12-03-2006 15:01

Do you want to improve your health, the environment and reduce animal cruelty? Come along on 7th April to find about becoming vegan. For only £1 there will be free vegan tasters, an informative talk and cookery demo, info stalls, and goodies to buy.

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Latest News on the Struggle Against Shell in Mayo, plus details of contractors

12-03-2006 11:22

Regular readers of Indymedia UK and certainly of Indymedia Ireland will be aware of the staunch resistance meeting Shell in the West of Ireland.
This article is an update on recent events. A backgrounder on what is going on can be found here:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/02/333920.html

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Greenpeace target 4 x 4s in Cambridge

11-03-2006 17:35

Greenpeace activists today targetted gas guzzling 4 x 4's as part of their campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Systematic destruction of Ecology and Culture in Shepton Mallet, UK

11-03-2006 16:34

These tall majestic trees stand to tell the stories of our past, present and future. To fell is to erase the memory of our identities.

People and Earth Defend

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straw bale foundation making

11-03-2006 14:31

A few photos showing a low inpact way of making foundations for a straw bale building.

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Saving Iceland Activists visit Rossport; report, interview & photos

11-03-2006 14:27

Four activists from the Saving Iceland campaign visited Rossport this week meet with Shell to Sea campaigners from the area and the solidarity camp.

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Shepton mallet update!!!!

10-03-2006 18:38

Still going!!

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Youth Against Heavy Industry invade offices of Icelandic National Power Compnay

10-03-2006 14:23

The Reykjavík offices of the much loathed Landsvirkjun, the Icelandic National Power Company, were gatecrashed yesterday by over thirty angry young people who banged drums, shouted and blew whistles in defiance against Landsvirkjun, heavy industry and ecocidal dams in the Icelandic highlands.

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Designing and building the multi-person powered thingy - Nottm's Rinky-Dink

10-03-2006 01:18

The idea was to build a multi-person contraption, partly inspired by the famous Rinky-Dink. It is expected that it will bike about with Critical Mass and similar matters ....

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Last chance to contribute to the 'public consultation' on the mass badger cull

09-03-2006 19:25

DEFRA public consultation stops at 5pm 10/03/06