UK Indymedia - UK Gender Newswire Archive

Queer - 24th-26th February 2012

17-02-2012 18:54

QUEER: an exhibition of local artists' work in response to "LGBT History Month" and the first open event to be held at The Black Rose Centre, let's make it a good 'un!

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Occupy Sheffield's Rally for the 99%

21-01-2012 15:17

Occupy Sheffield held a rally for the 99% outside Sheffield Town Hall on 21st January as part of the 3rd National Occupy Conference.

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Sheffield Somali Community Protest at Social Services Removal of 13 Year Old

09-01-2012 11:47

There was a protest on 9th January outside Sheffield Family Court, by members of the Somali community about a police / social services raid which involved about 20 police battering down the front door of a family home in Broomhill and the forceful removal of Nimo from her family.

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A short introduction to Reclaim the Fields

02-01-2012 12:36

Reclaim the Fields is a European network that takes an anti-capitalist / anti-authoritarian stance on peasant struggles. This article is selection of articles from activists within the network. To find out more check out the RTF bulletins (

http://www.reclaimthefields.org/content/bulletins). To get involved check out the U.K. constellation / branch on the website and join us at the next European assembly which will take place in Turino, Italy 29th of February till the 4th of March.

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Palestine Today 12 20 2011

20-12-2011 14:19

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday December 20, 2011.

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Filmshow: The God Delusion, The Cowley Club, Brighton (UK), 14/12/11, 7pm

09-12-2011 14:10

Since the last national census showed Brighton to be, in the words of the clubs nearest evangelical church, the 'most godless city in Britain', we have had a rash of Christian groups missioning here - even coming en mass from London on day trips etc. One group has taken to doing so next to the club and this filmshow is partly in response.

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In The Mirror - Three women, three stories, from the Chinese diaspora

07-11-2011 16:08

Performers Anna Chen, Lucy Sheen & Veronica Needa tell stories of identity & belonging, parenting & politics, giving insights & entertainment both moving & amusing in three solo presentations during this week, at The New Diorama Theatre.

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Whose media? Our media! (repost)

03-11-2011 19:20

Reposted from UK Feminsta Guest post by Clare Cochrane, Oxford Feminist Network and Oxfordshire Reclaim the Night

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Open letter from Glasgow Women's Activist Forum to Occupy Glasgow

01-11-2011 17:35

Below is an open letter from Glasgow Women's Activist Forum to Occupy Glasgow. If your organisation would like to sign the letter, please email

glasgowwomensactivistforum@gmail.com

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Weekly blog roundup

29-10-2011 11:03

The following is drawn from a variety of local activist blogs

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Reclaim the night on Friday

24-10-2011 18:20

The 2011 Oxfordshire Reclaim the Night march takes place this Friday evening, 28 October, meeting 6.30pm at Gloucester Green. We'll march around the city centre making a noise about violence against women, and tying decorative labels with messages about violence against women - and the phone number for Oxford Rape Crisis - onto railings and streetsigns. Bring your selves, your passion, your favourite chants, and placards and banners.

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Weekly blog roundup

23-10-2011 13:55

The following is drawn from a variety of local activist blogs

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Happy 7th Billion Birthday

20-10-2011 06:36

With peak oil and climate change, the 7 billionth human coming at the end of October will find things very different from the 6 billion world of 1999. Robert Walker from the Population Institute in D.C. explains, in this Radio Ecoshock interview 2011-10-19. 21 minutes.

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"The Revolution is my Boyfriend" film

20-10-2011 05:48

Film showing tonight! Thurs 20th October 7.30

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Weekly blog roundup

15-10-2011 10:28

The following is drawn from a variety of local activist blogs

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Weekly blog roundup

10-10-2011 16:15

The following is drawn from a variety of local activist blogs

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Weekly blog roundup

01-10-2011 12:00

The following is a drawn from a variety of local activist & campaign blogs.

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Weekly blog roundup

24-09-2011 21:28

The weekly round up of blogs from Oxford/shire

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Weekly blog roundup

10-09-2011 22:11

The weekly round up of blogs from Oxford/shire

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Sexual and physical abuse of domestic worker must be stopped

28-08-2011 10:17

While the Arab spring is bringing democracy to Libya and Egypt Saudi Arabia continues to abuse millions of domestic workers. Hundreds and maybe thousands of working class women working as virtual slave labourers in their employers houses in middle-eastern countries have been killed without. Nothing is done as working class women from poor countries are seen as expendable.