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Bush-Arroyo Axis Plans Deeper U.S. Intervention In The Philippines

03-07-2008 19:09

Via the corrupt Arroyo regime, Bush/Pentagon is planning deeper intervention in the "killing fields" of its former colony, in the name of the war against "terrorism." But this is bound to resuscitate the Furies of the Filipino-American War of 1899-1902, and arouse the revolutionary energies of 90 million Filipinos against US imperialism and global capital--a future that Washington is not yet prepared to contemplate.

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GeishaSamuraiNinja stall&info to support wknd against G8 Japan,saturday2-3pm

03-07-2008 16:33

Geisha girls& boys welcome, if you have any Japanese geisha or ninja-samurai fancy dress clothing bring it, though keep your swords at home & enjoy music including infernal noise brigade benefit CD from Sumac G8 benefit night. Afterwards visit Viva for some lovely Vegan food & entertainment,Burlesque after at the Maze club which is also supporting the campaign against the nazi Red white & blue, then next day Salsa!

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I Stand by the River: a film showing about race and class in the US, 11 July

03-07-2008 15:47

As part of Ideas for Freedom, the annual weekend of socialist discussion and debate, we will be showing "I Stand by the River", a film about the Memphis refuse workers' strike which Martin Luther King was supporting when he was assassinated in 1968.

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99 Corporations Get Together And Do Some Serious Greenwashing

03-07-2008 12:13

Greenwashing has hit new heights, and is simultaneously coming from the mouths of 99 different corporations, all determined to set the agenda for whether humanity survives -- what do you think is their priority?

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Zimbabwe to US & Britain: GO HANG!

02-07-2008 21:50

US, Britain and western nations are calling for more sanctions on Zimbabwe. This is in furtherance of a renewed recolonization of Africa by the west. As we saw with Iraq, sanctions are no less than murder without firing bullets.

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Shell to Sea Benefit Gig - Sat 5th July @ the Common Place

02-07-2008 09:16

Shell to Sea Benefit*, Sat 5th July 08,

Line up: Ruskspin…Dubstep, Ruberlaris …Reggae/ Dub/ Ska, other dj’s - Reggae, Drum and Base/ etc.


8.pm till 1am, £3 members,£4 non- members on the door@ the Common place = 22-25 Wharf St, LS2.

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G8 Filmnight at Bowl Court this Wednesday 8pm

01-07-2008 19:15

WEDNESDAY 2nd JULY

Screening of G8 shorts and the film 'Public Blue', about the eviction of the
homeless/squatter communities in Japan. There will info about Saturday's
protest and discussion.

 http://kansaikouen.org/


at Bowl Court Social Centre (  http://bowlcourt.wordpress.com/ )

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International Congolese Day Demonstration, London 30 June

01-07-2008 16:26

Kabila must go
A remarkably cheerful group of Congolese celebrated International Congolese Day, the anniversary of independence from Belgium in 1960, with a lunchtime demonstration about the terrible situation in their country.
Pictures (C) 2008, Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.

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Indipendent journalist detained on way to g8 protest

01-07-2008 13:37

Last night (June 27), three Hong Kong citizen journalists who have
been registered with the Citizens' Media Center (Sapporo) were
detained by Immigration, and were on the verge of being deported.
This morning, Susan George (ATTAC France) was stopped and questioned
at the airport. Ms George is 74 years old, and her detention
demonstrates a lack of humanity on the part of authorities.
[japanese edition: g8medianetwork.org/ja/node/183]

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londonfete reveals the "Plan C from Outer Space" (Croydon July 5th)

01-07-2008 11:51

Plan C from Outer Space - Get Involved!
Plan "C" as in Croydon

For Freedom of Movement and Freedom To Protest!

On the 5th of July 2008, people all around the world will protest
against the G8 summit 2008 in Japan. Globalisation has created huge
movements of people to the centres of capitalism. However whilst capital
- money and commodities - has been granted ever-expanding
freedom of movement, the movement of workers as migrants is subject to
increasingly complex and brutal systems of control.

We are calling for a protest against the UK Border Agency.
It is time to join forces, for freedom of movement, the freedom to
protest and equal rights for all !

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The attack on union rights today, US elections and Iraqi Oil..

01-07-2008 11:08

Meeting: The attack on labour rights today: Iraqi, US and UK union solidarity
against war, occupation and enforced privatisation

US trade union activist and convener of US Labor Against War, Gene Bruskin will be speaking in London this Monday. His home is currently at risk of repossession under mafia legislation being used to try and break the United Food and Commerical Services Union which he works for - see the story here  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/18/business/main3379852.shtml

Alongside him will be Iraqi oil expert Kamil Mahdi, who was in Basra last year for an anti-privatisation conference organised by the Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions.

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sequani trial talk

30-06-2008 18:42

the accused in the biggest and scariest poitical trial in recent memory talk about their experiences and what they have learned, 7pm at the LARC, 62 Fieldgate St, Whitechapel, London, E1 1ES

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Coast Is Clear - Let's Suck The Oil Out!

30-06-2008 13:02

We take you to the inner sanctum of Industrial Civilization's wealthy machine, where unnamed politicians are addressing the oil gliterati...

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Cycling to the moon: Mass to Croydon July 5th

29-06-2008 19:59

Bikeride to Croydon

A Day Out In Croydon!

Londonfete invites for a bikeride/critical mass
to Croydon, Saturday July 5th as part of the International Day of Action
against the G8, starting on Brixton Oval SW2 1JG
(Ritzy Cinema, Brixton Reclaim the Food)

Meeting 10am, starting 10.30

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Birmingham Starbucks Protest

27-06-2008 09:11

An Injury to One is an Injury to ALL!
In Solidarity with Sacked Workers
Protest Picket-12pm, Saturday 5th July, Starbucks, New St, Birmingham
Bollox to Union Busting!

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G8 International Day of Action / London Meeting

26-06-2008 22:05

the return of the astronaut ... to croydon
Invitation to another London Planning Meeting

Sunday 29th June, 2(!)pm
Pullens Centre,
184 Crampton Street,
Elephant and Castle,
SE17

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[IT] New law grants amnesty for police violence at the 2001 G8 Summit

26-06-2008 14:25

Press Release June 25th 2008

- “Race against time”: Court rule against the police in July is now in question
- Protests in Italy and Berlin

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McDonalds Protest and Arrest – Pictures

23-06-2008 15:23

Expressing our view inside McDonalds
Here are some photos from another Independent cameraperson (yes, we had 2!) of the McDonalds protest in Cambridge on Saturday (21st June) where a protester was arrested and charged under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.

See  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/401637.html
for a VIDEO and more details.

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International Congolese Day Demonstration 30th June

20-06-2008 18:43

The 30th June commemorates the day in 1960 when the Democratic Republic of
Congo gained independence from colonial domination. However, the country has
never truly enjoyed independence from predatory superpowers and remains
under seige from vested interests in both the West and the East.