UK Indymedia - UK Other Press Newswire Archive

Degrowth is real anti-capitalism

30-03-2015 16:15

“Economic growth” has replaced “progress” as the term with which industrial capitalism likes to justify its life-destroying rampage.

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Danny Schechter 1942-2015 - an appreciation.

28-03-2015 00:16

Danny Schechter, surely one of the greatest, if not the greatest, American journalist of the twentieth century sadly passed away on Thursday 19th March 2015 after a brave battle with cancer. His prolific output, commitment to truth, justice and humanity should be a beacon of light to young journalists everywhere. Here is my tribute to the News Dissector with whom I corresponded for 14 years.

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Understand The Options Available When Facing Mortgage Repossession

27-03-2015 09:50

Impede repossession! Mortgage repossession is a huge financial setback and loss of property for any homeowner. Here are ways in which you can stop your home from being repossessed!

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Audio: #RealMedia launch new UK network of independent media

01-03-2015 21:04

Attached are audio recordings of the opening and closing plenary sessions of the Real Media Gathering 2015 held at the Friends Meeting House in Manchester on 28th February 2015. Speakers at the opening plenary were Kam Sandhu, Donnachadh McCarthy, Samantha Asumadu, Des Freedman and Nafeez Ahmed. The closing plenary included Angela Haggerty, Jamie Kelsey-Fry, Natasha Boojihawon and others.

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DR. Arthur Swenson worlds top economist. On the run after Armed attack

26-02-2015 16:34

DR. Arthur Swenson worlds top economist. On the run after his latest stock market failure prediction. While Swenson was arriving for a lecture in Warsaw Poland. Automatic gun fire erupted, riddling his Bentley with holes. Swenson recklessly escaped at high speed.

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IMF Plan Offers $170 Million in Debt Relief for Ebola-Impacted West Africa

05-02-2015 19:02

IMF Debt Facility Can Aid World's Poorest Countries

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Protest against top sponsor of live hare coursing in Ireland

31-01-2015 19:48

On January 30th a protest was held outside the office of Boylesports betting agency, Westmoreland Street, Dublin. An alliance of animal protection and conservation groups will be represented, including the Association of Hunt Saboteurs (AOHS), the Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports (CACS), and the Irish Council Against Blood Sports (ICABS)

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UG#703 - Dispatches from Weimar America (Surveillance & Unchecked Power in USA)

30-01-2015 13:04

This week, a range of speakers contribute complimentary perspectives on life in modern USA. We examine the methods, history, purposes and trace the implications of the mass surveillance state and its accompanying machinery of social domination by perpetuating fear among the US citizenry. How to respond to an amoral government which appears set on establishing a totalitarian state, or of destroying society in the effort?

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Real Media Gathering – 28th Feb – Manchester

20-01-2015 21:36

Join us in Manchester for a massive independent media fair including big speakers, discussions, networking and media training workshops.

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Shool on Fire

12-01-2015 17:28

True story

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CANDIDATE BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN

14-12-2014 12:07

VOLUNTEERS TO HELP A DISABLED MAN WITH FIBROMYLAGIA, DISABLED INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP HIM STAND FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION 7th MAY

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Its over for Queen & Country.

11-12-2014 11:26

That’s it folks! The inevitable has happened and the Queen and Country are no more.

Having wriggled out of her imminent arrest for crimes against Humanity, Elizabeth Windsor is now desperately scrapping the barrel for excuses and has come up with the last ditch attempt of faking Alzheimer’s Disease to evade justice.

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'Grievous Censorship' By The Guardian: Israel, Gaza And The Termination Of Nafeez Ahmed’s Blog

09-12-2014 10:54

In July, regular Guardian contributor Nafeez Ahmed examined claims that Israel is seeking to create a 'political climate' conducive to the exploitation of Gaza's considerable offshore gas reserves - 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, valued at $4 billion — which were discovered off the Gaza coast in 2000.

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Why the Guardian axed Nafeez Ahmed's blog

04-12-2014 22:13

Nafeez Ahmed’s account of the sudden termination of his short-lived contract to write an environment blog for the Guardian is depressingly instructive – and accords with my own experiences as a journalist at the paper.

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The ABC of Media Power - Des Freeman and John Pilger

19-11-2014 21:33

Q&A on the ABC of Media Power with John Pilger and Des Freedman to launch 'The Contradictions of Media Power' held at Goldsmiths on 18th November 2014.

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Media ignores coming world famine

12-11-2014 17:08

The mainstream media routinely ignore the threat of world famine in the coming decades, while focussing on economic predictions about the future. Here’s a complaint I made about this today to the BBC.

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York Demo The Guidhall Against Jimmy Saville And Grandma B Abuse November 7th

01-11-2014 14:30

Live at 5pm Today Saturday 1st november 2014

The cover up of the abuse of grandma b a elderly pensioner in a wheel chair linking this to a Demo about jimmy Saville and the alleged corruption of the city of York officials county of Yorkshire and the police service alleged.

http://www.freedomtalkradio.net/knights-liberty-show-kersten-england-chief-executive-york-city-council

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Facebook killed the internet star: reflections on radical media

30-10-2014 19:34

In September, the SchNEWS radical media collective issued a statement saying they had decided to call it a day. Although SchNEWS might publish one-off articles in the future, the direct action newsheet will no longer be published regularly.

This article is a personal reflection by a one-time SchNEWS contributor. It's not a statement from SchNEWS itself, neither is it attempting to be a full post-mortem of it. Rather it is highlighting some key areas which affected it and other radical media collectives...

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Turkey : Armed Manifestation In Support Of Kobane

20-10-2014 21:31

Armed militants appeared on the streets of Diyarbakır, Southeastern Turkey tonight (20/10/2014) in a demonstration of combative solidarity with Kobane and in complete defiance of the fascist Turkish government.

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Catholic priest BLESSES venue used for cruel hare coursing event

17-10-2014 17:24

I have to ask: does the Catholic Church have a death wish?

Hare coursing is a horribly cruel “sport” that is a crime in many jurisdictions. It’s bad enough that the Irish government allows it…but this week pictures circulating on social media (twitter and facebook) clearly show a Catholic Priest officially BLESSING a hare coursing venue.