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Colombia Solidarity Conference

30-05-2005 22:01

Colombia Solidarity Campaign Day School, fundraiser and AGM. 18-19 June 2005. Conway Hall.

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G8 Make Poverty History Wristbands made in Sweat Shops Report

30-05-2005 15:32

Media reports that many of the the Make Poverty History wristbands were made in sweatshops...

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Greens welcome NON to Euro constitution

30-05-2005 11:35

The Green Party reaction to the French people's response to the European Union constitution.

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Freedom Summer Palestine 2005

29-05-2005 19:09

Freedom Summer Palestine 2005 is a Palestinian non violent campaign
against Israeli occupation — This summer, With the participation of
international supporters, Palestinians will continue their
long-standing mobilization for nonviolent direct action against the
occupation and draw the world's attention to what is really happening
in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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Free Festival of Mapping Opening Night

29-05-2005 13:17

'YOU ARE HERE but why?' Free Festival of Mapping
Opening Night is on Friday 3rd June 7pm
56a Infoshop 56 Crampton St London SE17
Tube or Bus to Elephant + Castle

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London ESF Arrests Update

29-05-2005 12:37

In total there were 10 arrests (that we know of) during London ESF (October 14th-17th 2004):

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Report on the EPA of ESF-4 held in Prague 20-22 May 2005

28-05-2005 23:10

Despite the fact that almost one third of the participants were Central and Eastern Europeans, the Prague EPA also was dominated – as usual - by the Westerners (i.e. the organisers of the previous ESFs). The agenda as well as the content of the Assembly meetings were strictly controlled and manipulated by the invisible „Leadership”.

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APPEAL AGAINST THE PROJECT OF EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION

28-05-2005 22:26

Market Europe
All member states of the European Union will soon have to agree to or reject the project of European Constitution. A European campaign has just been launched in order to contribute to develop a large movement against this project of constitution. You can support it and join it by subscribing to the following text. France is voting on Sunday.

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Dolphins and Coca Cola in Egypt

28-05-2005 12:51

Dolphins need help and Coca Cola needs discouraging in Egypt

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Stop The War Coalition Get Go Ahead for 2 Edinburgh G8 Protests

28-05-2005 10:55

The Stop The War Coalition have progressed in getting approval for their two protests in Edinburgh around the G8 Summit in July.

This is despite The Scotsman Newspaper briefing against them and initial objections from Lothian and Borders police.

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G8: Geldof planning Edinburgh concert on the first day of the Summit?!?!

28-05-2005 10:14

I am finding myself increasingly increduluous at the news reports being published around the Make Poverty History campaign and in particular the "Live8" re-runs of Live Aid being championed by Bob Geldof.

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NUJ wins union recognition battle with new media giant AOL

27-05-2005 21:44

The NUJ was awarded automatic recognition at AOL (UK) part of the giant US media conglomerate AOL on Wednesday. (25/5/05).

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BIG NEWS ON USA MICROSOFT: Slavery to It Is Ending

27-05-2005 18:15

Only $220US, because there's no "Microsoft tax."
Mass-produced computers can KILL Microsoft and free the world's computer users. They'll be too cheap to accommodate MS Windows -- MS's bread and butter. Computers will go the way of TVs and VCRs -- cheap offshore (non-USA) production. They'll be cheap, simple, general-purpose (FREE SOFTWARE), all-electronic (no disk drive) -- in other words, real electronic computers, finally. READ ABOUT THE OPENING SHOT, MOBILIS, FIRED IN BANGALORE, INDIA, ON MAY 26, 2005.

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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 5/27/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!

26-05-2005 23:08

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Spain, Netherlands, China, Russia, and Cuba.

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Whose Rules Rule? WDM Conference 2005

26-05-2005 15:38

Whose Rules Rule? African Answers
A free public conference on Africa in the making of global justice
Saturday 18 June 2005
14:00-17:30 Aston University, central Birmingham

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Justice for Burundi: Campaign for the prosecution of Agathon Rwasa

26-05-2005 14:29

Agathon Rwasa leads the Hutu-extremist Palipehutu-FNL, a Burundian group with links to the militia which carried out the Rwandan genocide.

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London Rising Tide G8 Film nite Extravaganza

26-05-2005 13:20

free G8 film screening, food and discussion.

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Police fired again on Students in Ambazonia

26-05-2005 13:12

he was shot in the back abd bull tore through the front of his hand
After killing two students on the 27th of April by using life ammunition to shoot at peacefully demonstrating student, despite the fact that the law in this country does not permit the using of life ammunition to restore order, the police fired life ammunition yesterday on students again. This time 1person was killed and 6 others seriously injured.

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WHY CLOSE THE G8? (audio from the film)

25-05-2005 15:45

This is the audio from a short film called "Why Close The G8?" made in advance of the G8 Summit protests in Scotland this july. It makes a great audio soundscape intro to some of the issues and lists some of the major protests planned.

(MP3 - 14 mins 14secs - 48kbps mono - 4.9MB)
 http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/whycloseg8_final.mp3
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