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Film preview - World Naked Bike Ride (London, 31 min) on 13 April 2006 at 7.30pm

31-03-2006 06:53

250 cyclists assemble for the World Naked Bike Ride at Wellington Arch (2005)
The World Naked Bike Ride (protest against oil dependency) is coming up on Saturday 10th of June, 2006 (Brighton, London, and Manchester). The London and Brighton planning meetings are open to all riders. If you want to learn more, come to the London preview of the WNBR documentary.

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Support Daniel McGowan (updated)

31-03-2006 01:32

Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice activist, unjustly arrested and charged in federal court on multiple counts of arson, property destruction, and conspiracy, relating to two incidents that occurred in Oregon in 2001. Daniel has asserted his innocence by pleading not guilty to all charges. He is facing a minimum of life in prison if convicted.

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Dirty, Dangerous & Expensive

30-03-2006 21:38

Keith Taylor - A Principal Speaker for the non-heirarchical Green Party
Green Party Principal Speaker, Keith Taylor is to give a talk about Nuclear and Renewable Energy at Angel Row Library in Nottingham on Thursday 6th April, 2006.

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No M1 widening demo

30-03-2006 20:17

Come along to Long Eaton on Friday 31st March and tell the highways agency what you think of their plans to widen the M1.

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Eco - Ethical fashion show in Manchester

30-03-2006 17:33

Manchester based environmental group 'Action for Sustainable Living' will be holding a sustainable fashion show on tuesday 4th April, 7 -9pm at Bridgewater Hall

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Call out to fun lovin' BUS activists

30-03-2006 10:16

You are invited to join us in a day of bus fun with the cardboard
people-powered bus.
We will be criss-crossing the town centre, stopping at bus stops to
invite passengers to board and to hand out leaflets. Plus any other
activities the group decide on the day.

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ORDER TO UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG COMMISSIONER TO RESCIND ASPARTAME APPROVAL

30-03-2006 03:29

The following is a letter by Stephen Fox to the FDA Commissioner ordering him to rescind the approval of aspartame as an artificial sweetener:

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Video about the NAIL campaign

28-03-2006 18:34

Video
This short video voices the views of Nottingham residents about the Eastcroft Incinerator and the plans to expand the facilities. The three incinerators on the site burn most of Nottingham's household waste - including recyclable materials. They also incinerate industrial waste including reject cigarettes, plastics, chemicals, tyres, PVC, animal tissues etc. On the site there is also a clinical waste incinerator that burns hospital waste including low-level radioactive waste.

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A tall story

28-03-2006 15:14

Cycling the wrong way down Brick Lane in East London today, I happened to notice a couple of bikes flying flags, chain to a lamp post. The bikes were rather unusual, double height custom jobs and the flags contained a URL for tallbiketourbritain.com which I guessed meant I'd come across some people on a bike tour. I started to write a note to leave on the bikes inviting them to the 12th anniversary London critical mass bike ride at the end of next month but the cyclists returned so I got to have a chat...

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Bhopal disaster protesters 'arrested'

28-03-2006 15:13

Bhopalis who walked 500 miles to meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh find themselves in jail

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SEAL SLAUGHTER: contacts to protest

28-03-2006 11:28

PM Harper's government has decided to increase the allowable kill rationalizing that they will deal with the mystery of disappearing ice next year.
Here some possibilities for free mail, fax and phone action.

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Where's the Sense of Panic or Urgency?

27-03-2006 16:09

The U.S. goes nuts if it hears about a mad cow somewhere or if a bird comes down with flu, but global warming, a biblical flood on the way within a generation? Who cares?

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Terminator Technology rejected again!

27-03-2006 15:56

Biotech industry moves to over turn global moratorium on GM sterile seeds thwarted!

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come along to Rising Tide this Thursday!

27-03-2006 15:16

All welcome to this Thursdays special interest meeting.

Come find out more about London Rising Tide - a grassroots, direct action group fighting against climate change and for a sustainable future! We areholding a special meeting onThursday 30th March for people to come along and find out more about who we are and what we get up to.

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Next Climate Camp Gathering

27-03-2006 10:46

The next climate camp gathering is happening in Leeds in 2 weeks. It is an ideal opportunity to get involved in organising this exciting camp. Please email us if you are interested in going from Notts as we might be able to sort some transport.

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No To Nuclear Power Protest - Derby

26-03-2006 15:54

A letter for Mrs Beckett head of DEFRA and some pictures of the protest outside Derby City Council

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The QUICKTIME REPORT 26/3/06 - SEE GLOBALLY!

25-03-2006 20:39

Free to rebroadcast
A review of news, opinion, and photography recorded, from the Indymedia Newswire. With times and freqs for tuning in anywhere you can, at your leisure. Free to rebroadcast. The world & recorded for the community archive! World Peace!

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Greenwash detected at the British Museum

24-03-2006 22:33

At the British Museum
The Greenwish Guerrillas struck again yesterday at the opening of the BP-sponsored ‘Michelangelo Drawings’ Exhibition

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No M1 widening visit Long Eaton

24-03-2006 19:10

A group of activists visit Long Eaton to raise awareness of the campaign.

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Budget 2006 - A Brown not green budget

23-03-2006 16:15

Gordon Brown's last budget? A lost opportunity to set out his stall for the environment, his vision for the future.