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Israel: Off Your Trolley

07-12-2009 06:25

On Saturday 5th December supporters of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! held a lively demonstration in support of Palestine to mark one year since Israel’s brutal attacks on Gaza. Using the slogan, ‘Israel: off your trolley’, protesters staged a rolling picket of high street companies involved in supporting Israel economically and politically.

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Celtic FC VS Hapoel Tel Aviv Palestine Protest Success At Football/Soccer Match

06-12-2009 17:35

This article explains the success of the joint palestine solidarity protest organised by the STUC (Scottish Trade Union Congress) and SPSC (Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign) against the negative mainstream media spin during the Glasgow Celtic football club versus Hapoel Tel Aviv football/soccer match.

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Smashing Smash EDO update

04-12-2009 20:59

Past, on-going and future Smash EDO update...With lots of ways to participate!

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Film: Slingshot Hiphop - Palestine / Gaza - Entry by donation

04-12-2009 20:17

“The culture of hip hop and rap is at its most powerful and yet its most tender in Slingshot Hip Hop” – Chuck D, Public Enemy






“Profoundly uplifting… It’s a refreshing take on the conflict” – NOW Toronto

Slingshot Hip Hop (2009)
A Film About Hip Hop & Resistance In Palestine

Wednesday 9th December – 7pm

Lecture Theatre A, Nuffield, Highfield

Entry By Donation

(supporting Gaza Freedom March)

contact:  mwrworldwide@hotmail.com
“The culture of hip hop and rap is at its most powerful and yet its most tender in Slingshot Hip Hop” – Chuck D, Public Enemy

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Celtic Hapoel Tel Aviv Game Celtic Cheer Palestine

04-12-2009 16:47

Provided below is an honest depiction of what happened during the protests at the celtic hapoel tel aviv football match, unlike what is been depicted in the major news organisations.

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Corporate Watch: Occupation Industries: The Israeli industrial zones

04-12-2009 14:14

In a climate in which the call for a consumer boycott of Israeli goods is finally gaining strength, one area of Israel’s economy is, as yet, surprisingly under-researched. Most of Israel’s industrial zones in the West Bank are connected to illegal residential settlements and provide an indispensable economic backbone to the local settler economy. Mishor Adumim is the second largest industrial zone in the Occupied Territories and the one through which the Palestinians have the most to lose.

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Report of protest for Palestine at Celtic vs Hapoel Tel Aviv with photos

04-12-2009 05:08

A 1,500 word account of the protest for the Palestinians at the Celtic v Hapoel Tel Aviv Europa League football match in Glasgow on Wednesday night. 18 photos are included.

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Sign council petition to condemn EDO

03-12-2009 12:54

On 10th December 2009 a petition will be presented to Brighton and Hove City Council, demanding that the council table a motion condemning the activities of Brighton based arms manufacturer EDO MBM/ITT.

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Brighton Gig for Gaza

03-12-2009 07:36

The Gaza Freedom March - !! Brighton Benefit Gig !!
All proceeds will be used to buy a violin and much-needed educational materials
for the children of Gaza, to be hand-delivered by Elle and Naomi when they participate in the Gaza Freedom March Dec 31st 2009. This is an international march to resist the
on-going Israeli siege of Gaza, which is preventing official imports of reconstruction materials, school supplies and food reaching the Palestinian people.


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NPIOU Make an appearance at Decommissioners trial

01-12-2009 22:28

today was the first hearing in the decommissioners case ( http://decommissioners.co.uk/)

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22 Days of Waging Peace: Targeting Brimar, Targeting Bloodshed, Remembering Gaza

01-12-2009 21:46

On 27th December it will be one year since Operation Cast Lead, the brutal 22 day bombing of Gaza by Israeli forces. Target Brimar will be organising 22 days of protest to commemorate not only those killed in Gaza, but those killed by UK/US forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere around the world.

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Tunbridge Wells picket against Barclays

30-11-2009 22:59

Activists in Tunbridge Wells Puckett Barclays in support of SnashEDO day of action

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Leafletters Target Barclays in Hastings

30-11-2009 22:42

Hastings Against the War leafletted their local branch of Barclays this Saturday in support of the Target Barclays day of action.

actions have, so far, taken place in:
Cambridge - /en/2009/11/442521.html
Brighton - /en/2009/11/442445.html
Wrexham - /en/2009/11/442394.html
Falmouth - /en/2009/11/442538.html

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Leafletters Target Barclays in Falmouth

30-11-2009 10:58

Kernow Action Now (KAN) leafletted the Falmouth branch of Barclays this Saturday in support of the Target Barclays day of action.

Several cops turned up (apparently a rare occurrence in Falmouth) and cops were also posted outside Barclays' Truro branch

Read KAN's statement on the Target Barclays campaign here -  http://kernowaction.wordpress.com/

actions have, so far, taken place in:
Cambridge -  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442521.html
Brighton -  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442445.html?c=on#c237906
Wrexham -  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442394.html

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Israel’s Occupation of Palestine: who profits and who doesn’t

29-11-2009 15:43

Dr Dalit Baum, Daniel Machover, Salwa Alenat
Seminar held at London School of Economics with speakers Dr Dalit Baum (Who Profits) and Salwa Alenat (Kav LaOved) on Thursday 19 November. Full video and mp3s available.

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Smash EDO - Brighton Target Barclays launch Demo Pics

28-11-2009 21:49

On the 28th a large demonstration was held in Brighton outside the bank's North Street branch, a letter was handed in to the branch manager, thousands of leaflets were given out and two Barclays customers, after reading the leaflet, told picketers that they would close their accounts. A Barclays spokesperson, speaking to the Brighton Argus, said “Barclays Group provides financial services to the defence sector within a specific policy framework." One can only guess that framework is to generate as much profit as possible for themselves

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Target Baclays Action in Cambridge

28-11-2009 17:40

barclays cambridge
Some pixies carved on the side of the market square barclays a message against its investments in the arms trade.