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Tubu Tribe solidarity appeal

23-02-2011 10:10

Recently a member of West Midlands Industrial Workers of the World visited Colombia to demonstrate the techniques and principles of silkscreen printing and its relevance for self expression, creativity and empowerment to various people and collectives. This included a visit to Bogota to work with members of a family from the exiled indigenous Tubu tribe. Unfortunately on February 16th the communal house in the neighbourhood of Aguas Claras where the family were staying was destroyed by a torrential downpour of rain.

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more 'tar sands' crooks join the Advanced Manufacturing Park

22-02-2011 09:19

Swiss company joins ‘united nations of advanced manufacturing’

One of the world's leading crooked manufacturers of construction machinery is the latest international company to sign up at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham.

Liebherr-Great Britain Limited is part of the Swiss based Liebherr-International AG company, which in addition to its production of heavy construction machinery such as the trucks used on the tar sands is also an acknowledged in numerous other fields, including commercial refrigeration, aerospace and rail vehicles.

 http://www.attheamp.com/featured_news/swiss-company-joins-united-nations-of-advanced-manufacturing

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Assange has links with ''dubious people'/Smear campaign against Israel Shamir

18-02-2011 02:34


The US led smear and hatred campaign against Julian Assange and his close co workers also affects important adherents, like Israel Shamir
As well by Domscheit-Berg, ex second Wikileaks man, as by newsmedia as the Guardian and the Dutch RTL News, Shamir is wrongly accused of Holocaust denial and anti-semitism










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why are the skies full of lines?

17-02-2011 19:52

Grids and lines of chemicals regularly fill the sky above us and mix into a big haze blocking out the sun and making it cold and dull. Does it go above your head?

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nuclear renaissance demo

17-02-2011 19:29

Demonstrators attended the nuclear renaissance event to remind business men what they are really getting into.

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Crackdown on protest in Bahrain

17-02-2011 06:43

Security forces in Bahrain have attacked a camp set up by anti-government demonstrators in the capital Manama. The opposition says at least two people have been killed and many people are hurt.

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beware the Nuclear Rennaisance in doncaster

16-02-2011 11:46

PROTEST AGAINST THE 'Nuclear Rennaissance' event

This thurs 17th at Doncaster Racecourse 9am onwards

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Egypt revolt could help spread democracy says Blair

13-02-2011 16:57

Tony Blair and political "technique"
The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair has given an interview to the syndication agency the British Press Association (PA) in which he claims that the revolt in Egypt may spread democracy throughout the Middle-East.

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Workers’ pact for peace and justice in Palestine and Israel

11-02-2011 17:32

The ITUC General Council meeting in Brussels last week adopted a statement on Peace and Justice in Palestine and Israel in furtherance of decisions taken at the ITUC World Congress.

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Solidarity with the Reykjavik 9 from the university of utrecht

11-02-2011 10:10

From the temporary autonomous zone of the occupied university of Utrecht in the Netherlands we bring a greeting of solidarity to our comrades of the Reykjavik 9 and everyone who continuous to struggle on their sides.

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Solidarity action for Silvia, Billy and Costa on 24 February

10-02-2011 19:49

On 24 February there will be a solidarity action at the Swiss embassy for Silvia, Billy and Costa .

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2 Fr.Bks:Indignez-vous(Time for OUTRAGE)&”Coming Insurrection” spur revolts

10-02-2011 19:04

Two recent books from France and England are stirring up revolutions, and it's about time.

I'll quote from them a little, because you need to know. But I am not trying to steal their sales. If you get a copy, that's a revolutionary act in itself.

Roma and Arabs in Europe and Latinos in America, take note. This about protecting your rights.

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Call for International solidarity for Mexican Johnson Control workers

10-02-2011 18:57

The International Metalworkers' Federation joined with other labour and rights groups in taking further steps to protect the rights and safety of workers, Mexican Miners' Union members and labour rights activists at Johnson Controls in Puebla, Mexico.

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Pathetically small bankers' levy – time to target the banks

09-02-2011 06:05

The coalition government's pathetically small bankers' levy barely covers their corporation tax cut.

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Global day of action for Egypt - Saturday 12 February

08-02-2011 21:08

Stand in solidarity with the people of Egypt and the wider Middle East and North Africa in their demands for an end to repression, for their freedom, their basic human rights, and immediate democratic reform.

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Half a million signatures call on Brazil's President Dilma to Stop the Belo Mont

08-02-2011 21:02

Several Hundred Amazonian Indigenous Leaders and Dam-Affected People Participate in Colorful Demonstration and Deliver Signatures to the Office of the President

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Suleiman: The CIA's man in Cairo

08-02-2011 00:36

Merkel, Sarkozy, Suleiman & Co.
Suleiman, a friend to the US and reported torturer, has long been touted as a presidential successor. On January 29, Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s top spy chief, was anointed vice president by tottering dictator, Hosni Mubarak. By appointing Suleiman, part of a shake-up of the cabinet in an attempt to appease the masses of protesters and retain his own grip on the presidency, Mubarak has once again shown his knack for devilish shrewdness. Suleiman has long been favoured by the US government for his ardent anti-Islamism, his willingness to talk and act tough on Iran - and he has long been the CIA’s main man in Cairo.

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Clegg confronted by Anarchy & Peace at death park!

04-02-2011 16:35

Deputy Prime Sinister thought he'd sneak into Rotherham today but his visit didnt go unnoticed!

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Victory for the 4 Thessaloniki 2003 Summit activists

03-02-2011 15:08

On Monday January 31st the four activists, Simon Chapman (Britain), Suleiman “Kastro” Dakdouk (Syrian origin), Michalis Triakapis (Greece) and Fernando Perez Gorraiz (Spain), were found not guilty in Greek court of the charges related to the EU Summit in June 2003 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Mexican Government successfully sheds the US Dollar from its economy

02-02-2011 15:27

As more countries around the world lose confidence in the USA Dollar, Mexico has taken successful steps of ridding its general economy of the USA Dollar