UK Indymedia - UK Health Newswire Archive

Manchester Police Own Goal

09-06-2008 19:37

It appears Manchester Constabulary fired and scored an own goal today with the death of one of their officers during routine firearms training in a Manchester warehouse.

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Oxford University desperate for money (£1.25 billion of it!)

07-06-2008 13:54

On Wednesday 28 May Oxford University launched a £1.25 billion fundraising drive which is being touted as the biggest money raising project in European university history.

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Day of Action on Food and Climate Change: food giveaway & anti-Tesco demo

04-06-2008 21:07

From 12-2pm on Tuesday 3rd June, There was a free vegan food giveaway & anti-Tesco demo. People gathered at Victoria Centre clocktower.

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2 Million PETA Members Continue Heat on KFC after Victory With KFC Canada

04-06-2008 12:15

12,000 pickets and demonstrations against 35,000 Yum Foods owned KFC
Restaurants

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British Man poisoned by NZ vineyard chemicals needs donations

04-06-2008 00:53

blatant TREASON betrayal on us as ratepayers,by CEO of the MDCouncil bob penington,and MP doug kidd

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Camden Green fair selling meat - contact them

04-06-2008 00:18

Global warming. Overexploited natural resources. Deforestation. Wasted land. Water and air pollution. The most serious environmental problems of our time are all directly linked to eating meat.

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Remember the 37

01-06-2008 12:26

The food crisis affects EVERYONE.

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NHS strike looms as GMB reject pay deal

31-05-2008 14:17

A threat of industrial action across the NHS intensified yesterday when health workers in the GMB union voted by an overwhelming majority to reject the three-year pay deal offered by the government.

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London Critical Mass ride 30-5-08.

31-05-2008 09:15

Quick report on the ride.

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There is such thing as a free lunch!

29-05-2008 12:25

Free food stall and info day in Bath next week, as part of the Network for Climate Action days of action, on food and climate change:

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Healthcare in Cuba and Britain: Newcastle Public Meeting 01/06/08

29-05-2008 02:25

Cuba is renowned for its healthcare system, but how is this possible for a small country under economic blockade?
And what can we learn from Cuba about the situation we face in Britain, with an NHS under crisis and privatisation?
Come and join the discussion. All welcome.

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The Exploding Christian Vegetarian Movement: or Thou Shalt Not Kill Animals

28-05-2008 23:46

The Christian vegetarian movement is exploding. This post includes articles
by a Vatican priest, a Jesuit priest, , Seventh Day Adventist Ellen White, John Wesley, General
Bramwell Booth of the Salvation Army (an article published many decades ago
by the London Vegetarian Society, a Baptist minister, a Pentecostal prayer warrior, etc

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Letter to Amnesty International

26-05-2008 07:45

Dear Amnesty International,

Thankyou in advance for taking the time to read this letter. It is an important subject to hundreds of thousands in Australia and millions around the world.

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Nottingham & Lincoln Animal Rights Joint Day of Action Against P&G

22-05-2008 18:26

Nottingham and Lincoln Animal Rights joined forces as part of the national day of action (May 17th) against Procter and Gamble, as co-ordinated by Uncaged Campaigns. Procter and Gamble continue to test on thousands of animals in cruel and unusual experiments.

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HFE safe science or GM, eugenics, cloning& chimera bill?

22-05-2008 07:00

pluripotent stem cell research is there & placentas can be used to grow more stem cells for cures combined with natural cures why is there a need for opening the door to growing half human half dog embyros?
What do they want besides spair body parts?. This bill has not gone fully through parliament so write to your MP,regional minister & MEP,+ Brown & Lord Darzi"health minister"+ Lord Drayson "gm corporate boss science minister.
Do we need a clone or a tortured vivisected chimera army?or spair bodies grown for rich people done by politically correct experimenting,sorry"helping" sick children?

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"HFE" gm, eugenics, cloning chimera bill

21-05-2008 18:23

pluripotent stem cell research is there & placentas can be used to grow more stem cells for cures combined with natural cures why is there a need for opening the door to growing half human half dog embyros?
What do they want besides spair body parts?. This bill has not gone fully through parliament so write to your MP,regional minister & MEP,+ Brown & Lord Darzi"health minister"+ Lord Drayson "gm corporate boss science minister.
Do we need a clone or a tortured vivisected chimera army?or spair bodies grown for rich people done by experimenting on how it "helps" sick children?

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Great Notts Bike Ride

19-05-2008 16:30

Be part of one of the biggest cycling events in the country. This year the Great Notts Bike Ride, taking place on June 22nd will have a new, 100 mile sportive circuit added to its routes as well as a family lap challenge.

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Free Foods Invades Nottingham

19-05-2008 16:24

As part of 'National Vegetarian Week' Nottingham Animal Rights and Veggies Catering Campaign hosted a free food give-away opposite McShite on Monday 19th May.

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UK Supermarkets Dump Neurotoxic Aspartame; Japanese Manufacturer Ajinomoto Sues!

16-05-2008 15:23

Can this company truly be so abysmally stupid, uncomprehending of the legal processes, and unaware of the public furor over their ghastly chemical products? World's largest manufacturer of carcinogens, Aspartame & MSG, must accept responsibility for perpetuating decades-long spike in Neurodegenerative Illnesses: Tumors, MS, ALS, Migraines, Seizures, all thoroughly documented by USA FDA

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Effects of UK government policy on asylum seekers : meeting tomorrow, London

16-05-2008 13:09

Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility present: