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Southampton United for Public Services - Public Meeting

25-01-2011 21:42

Southampton United for Public Services are having a Public Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 26th January 2011 at 7.00pm in the Sir James Matthew Hall - Solent University.

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Coach Oxford to London - 29 Jan - Anti-cuts, Save EMA

25-01-2011 18:25

There's a national protest against fees and funding / EMA cuts in London this Saturday - it was mentioned at the OEC meeting that Oxford Right To Work have organised a coach but will have to cancel it unless more people use it. People seemed very up for getting some good action done. Should be good in its own right, and it should give us food for thought re. tactics for March.
It's £5 waged, £10 unwaged, leaves St. Giles at 9.30 and leaves London (Malet St. area) at 4.30.

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Atos Mobbed - Poverty Pimps Shut Down By Benefit Claimants

25-01-2011 14:10

The Second National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts took place yesterday with events targeting poverty pimps like Atos Origin and A4e.

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Temple Cowley Pools plea receives tepid reception at Council meeting

24-01-2011 19:00

At this evening's Oxford City Council meeting the eloquent and impassioned speeches made to Councilors by members of the Save Temple Cowley Pools campaigned received a tepid response from councillors, especially those of the ruling labour party, responsabile for plans to close the pool and fitness centre.

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Norwich UNCut TOP TEN TAX SHIRKER TOUR-No.3 BARCLAYS

24-01-2011 18:41

12 February · 12:00 - 15:00

5-7 Red Lion Street Norwich NR1 3QH

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GMB Members Fight Plans To Cut Wages At South East Coast Ambulance Service

24-01-2011 13:24

GMB consider that paramedics, technicians and other ambulance workers provide a vitally important service to the public and they should be paid properly for doing so

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Interview with college students on education cuts and resistance

24-01-2011 10:27

Interview with a college student activist from Leeds, and testimony from others around the country, on the impact of government cuts, and the resistance to them.

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Oxford Education Campaign meeting!

23-01-2011 18:46

Weekly consensus based campaign meetings @ Ruskin College, Walton St
Oxford OX1 2HE - 8pm Monday

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The Second National Troll A Tory Day - 24/01/11

23-01-2011 15:17


The first National Troll A Tory Day on the 15th December led to an outpouring of righteous anger, much of it on the facebook pages of Nick Clegg and David Cameron. Spread the word now and let's make this one bigger!

As part of the National Day of Cuts Against Benefit Claimants on the 24th January 2011 Tories and their Lib Dem lackys will be told exactly what the nation feels about their sham coalition.

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Dissident Island Radio 21 January - ready for download

22-01-2011 17:12

Stop GM // Bloomsbury Freeskool // Anti Cuts Updates // Free radio veteran in Amsterdam // Thessaloniki 4 trial update // Drowned City // Sarah Bear

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Walk out on Wednesday 26th!

22-01-2011 16:06

Please find a bulletin, not from any group, attached. Text follows:

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National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts - 24/01 - latest news

22-01-2011 13:00

The poster reads: “60,000 Reichs Marks is the cost to the people’s community for this hereditary disabled over a lifetime; People’s comrade, that comes from YOUR gold. Read ‘New People’ – The monthly periodical of the Political Office of the National Socialist German Workers’s Party.”

“The cost of disability benefits is simply UNSUSTAINABLE” – Maria Miller, Minister for Disabled People in an interview with the tabloid press in November 2010.

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Student walk-outs on Wednesday 26th - bulletin to print and distro!

21-01-2011 21:26

This is the bulletin that came out of the class struggle working group at Network X. We'd like to encourage you to consider printing a few off, and giving them out at your local college over Mon - Wed next week.

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Rail unions collaborate in London Underground job losses

21-01-2011 15:54

London Underground (LU) is pressing ahead with its axing of 800 jobs, with no opposition from the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and Transport and Salaried Staff Association (TSSA).

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Stroud Views & Burblings Issue 2

21-01-2011 12:44

Second issue of this new local freesheet. Covers EMA, Gloucestershire library closures, Network X and upcoming dates. Next issue will be on housing and come out around Feb 3rd... feel free to submit content/ideas/jokes please

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Our Enemies Discuss How to Squash Us

21-01-2011 01:57

An Irish former-revolutionary now sell-out / former police chiefs who dealt with Miners Strike, Poll Tax and Brixton etc all discuss how to beat us, politically and literally. So so much interesting stuff in here, needs close study and lessons learnt on the basis of.

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Everyone To Southwark Town Hall - Anti-Cuts, 25th Jan, 3pm

20-01-2011 20:11

EVERYONE TO THE TOWN HALL!!
Tuesday 25th JANUARY 3pm – Protest at Southwark Council meeting re: cuts
Assemble 3 pm at Southwark Town Hall, Peckham Road SE15 (Junction of Havil St and Peckham Rd)

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Network X call out for the 26th March TUC demo

20-01-2011 12:06

A call out for creative disobedience, an example of unmanageable protest for the March 26th TUC demo.

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Slip of the tongue by ACPO?

20-01-2011 02:53

Did ACPO spokesman mean to say this?

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Full Unemployment Cinema Education Special - Jan 30th, London

19-01-2011 14:23

"Down with teachers! Up with revolution!” EDUCATION FILM SPECIAL

Sunday 30th January 2011, 6PM
at Colourama
52-56 Lancaster Street,
SE1

Free Entry!!

FULL UNEMPLOYMENT CINEMA EDUCATION SPECIAL