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A victim of high tech harrasment

16-06-2008 16:25

This is a true account of the harrasment I have endured over 6years.It started because I made a complaint to someone, I have had to move house 9 times since then because this person along with a group of other people have followed me and made my life hell.The police haven't helped me .and no-one believes me.I think what is happening is called gangstalking.

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All-Day Friday

16-06-2008 11:24

A new non-profit café opens in Cambridge on Jesus Lane. The café will serve a healthy affordabe meal, cakes, coffees and teas from 10am to 11pm.

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Women and Trans DIY-SQUATTING Weekend in London, 28th-29th June

11-06-2008 13:26

This is a callout to all women and trans-folk that would like to be involved in a weekend of workshops around diy-squatting

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IWW stall at Birmingham Pride

08-06-2008 08:28

The West Mids IWW and LGBT campaigning.

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Feminist Self-defense: No God! No Master! No Sexist Aggressions!

05-06-2008 20:40

* El Libertario published in its 51st edition (Venezuela, Novermber - Dicember 2007) a text compilation that expresses important aspects of what anarchism proposes may be done to face the growing problem of gender violence.

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The Case against Nine Women In Nicaragua Is Ongoing.

30-05-2008 10:39

Children have rights too
There are very few blog alerts or MSM coverage of the criminal case
of Omission against 9 named women in Nicaragua, who are charged
in relation to the last legal abortion In Nicaragua.

The case became known as the 'Rosita' Case. There have been
problems with the feminist groups, including two deaths by battery of some
members.  http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/nicaragua_legal_accusation.php

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Eclectic Tech Carnival Underway In Amsterdam

26-05-2008 19:21

ETC Carnival
The annual (by now) ETC happening is housed in Amsterdam:

 http://www.eclectictechcarnival.org

It began on Sunday 25th and will continue until Saturday the 31st of May.
Invitees include women and gender Minorities.

Info included on :  http://www.genderchangers.org

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Pro Life loonies defeated both inside and outside of Parliament.

23-05-2008 14:05

Up to 1,000 on the Pro Choice demo.
On Tuesday an attempt to highjack the embryology bill going through Parliament was soundly defeated. Britain’s small but determined Pro Life movement had attached a number of amendments to the bill which included reducing the maximum time allowed for an abortion by half and also denying lesbian couples the right to IVF treatment. In the end every amendment was defeated and the pro lifers also had to suffer the humiliation of having their demo placed next to the pro choice contingent who outnumbered them by about 10-1.

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GLBT Rights: Mehdi Kazemi has been granted asylum in the UK

23-05-2008 05:12

Mehdi Kazemi, the young Iranian homosexual, has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom. EveryOne Group: “A memorable success we share with the Radical Party, Nessuno Tocchi Caino (Hands off Cain) and many international GLBT organizations.

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Situs & Queers: "The Social Plague" (1972-1974)

22-05-2008 18:24

First English translation of piece showing the influence of the Situationist International on the homosexual rights movement in France in the 1970s.

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Liverpool Feminist Educationals

22-05-2008 15:21

Mon 2nd June, 8pm - first in a series of Feminist Educationals, short talk followed by discussion.

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WominSpace Eviction, the story of a squatted social center in East London

20-05-2008 11:46

The short-lived but infamous WominSpace Social Center by Mare Street was, after a successful resistance, and some weeks of tension, eventually evicted on the 9th of May.

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Emergency Protest – as MPs vote on women’s abortion rights

15-05-2008 12:06

Tuesday 20 May, 5.30pm
Outside Parliament - details to be confirmed

Defend 24 Weeks – no reduction in abortion time limit

Tube: Westminster

Called by Abortion Rights www.abortionrights.org.uk

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Intl Day Against Homophobia-May 17 (Events Incl Medway,Kent)

14-05-2008 17:40

The 2008 IDAHO-UK calender has been announced. Events across the UK and around the world.

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New Pamphlet : "Rebellious Spirit : Maria Occhipinti and the Ragusa Anti-Draft R

02-05-2008 09:37

Out now, a collection of articles on the Ragusa anti-draft revolt of 1945: "Rebellious Spirit : Maria Occhipinti and the Ragusa Anti-Draft Revolt of 1945". As well as the revolt and its aftermath (including an extract from Occhipinti's story of being imprisoned afterwards) it includes writings by and about some of its leading figures, Maria Occhipinti and Franco Leggio. Find out about a time when "Stop the War" meant "Start the Revolution".

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Support the Iraqi Resistance: Resist Honour Killings!

29-04-2008 14:18

This is what Western Troops are maintaining in Iraq, with the full blessing of the Labour Government! We would ask that people circulate this article around to everybody you know and urge that action is taken against the British Governments silence over Honour Killings!

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South Yorkshire Pride

27-04-2008 20:55

Sheffield plays host to South Yorkshire Pride on 7th June

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Nazdrove Balkan & Gypsy Benefit night for Sheffield Pride 2008

21-04-2008 10:57

Balkan gypsy punk ska night in aid of sheff pride 2008!!!!!!

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Wominspace eviction successfully resisted!

16-04-2008 15:13

The first attempt to evict the Wominspace in North East London was today successfully resisted.

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"The Unconquered", Tron Theatre, Glasgow

15-04-2008 18:38

Promotional picture from The Unconquered
A review of the play "The Unconquered," written by Torben Betts and performed by Stellar Quines at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow.