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UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive

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SHAC Mad Science Week Part 1; London, Dublin, Sussex, Milan + More

27-05-2009 20:58

LONDON ACTIVISTS VISIT INVESTORS & CUSTOMERS
IRISH ACTIVISTS PROTEST AT ASTRAZENECA AS PART OF WEEK OF ACTION
SUSSEX ACTIVISTS TOUR ANIMAL ABUSERS IN HORSHAM
ITALIAN ACTIVISTS PROTEST AT STATE STREET
DAY 1 OF MAD SCIENCE MAY UK TOUR

Details -  http://www.shac.net/action/demos/MadScience/index.html

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Judicial Corruption Watch (beta)

27-05-2009 14:37

In order to complement the indymedia network we provide you will additional resources to present and display you content

 http://iwitness.x24hr.com/judicial_corruption/

The Commonwealth nations: UK, Australia, Canada and NZ.

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William Johnston wins his battle

27-05-2009 13:38

Brighton ABC has just heard that William has won his long struggle against the prison Medical Service at HMP Glenochil to be allowed the painkillers he had previously been prescribed.

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Vancouver Anarchist Speaking Tour - Bristol & Brighton (Anti-Olympics)

27-05-2009 13:06


A presentation and discussion with a comrade from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For the exchange of ideas and experiences of anarchist thought and action, with a focus on resistance to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Bristol, Wednesday 3rd June, Kebele, 14 Robertson Road. 7.30pm onwards.

Brighton, Sunday 4th June, Cowley Club, 12 London Road. 6pm-8pm.

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Cruch the Creditors 2009 European Tour - UK 3rd - 10th June

27-05-2009 12:12

Drowning Dog, DJ Malatesta, Comrade Malone & The Edger + many more on tour
**** Crunch the Creditors 2009 European Tour - UK 3rd - 10th June ****

~~ Putting the 'Fight the Power' back into Hip Hop. ~~

~~ Anarchist/Radical Hip Hop from both sides of the Atlantic. Pure class (war) ! ~~

For Full Tour Info & Links to all acts:  http://www.myspace.com/natterjackpromo

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Anarchist Movement Conference: Time to take a stake in making a movement

27-05-2009 11:38

June 6th and 7th sees an attempt by anarchists and libertarians to take a critical look at our movement and how we relate to the wider political context in the UK. It will feature hundreds of people from all over the UK who are active in making our movement into a combative and popular anarchist, class struggle movement.

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Burma Protest over Total Oil at French Embassy

27-05-2009 09:35

Burmese democracy activists protest at the French Embassy about French Total Oil's collaboration with the brutal military junta as heroic democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's show trial continues in Burma. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has previously condemned Total as "the biggest supporter of the military regime in Burma". French Total Oil funds the evil military regime with approximately 500 million dollars a year from its operation of the Yadana gas pipeline, that is used by the corrupt generals to slaughter ethnic minorities, students, monks and anyone who speaks out for human rights and justice in Burma.

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Third attempt to remove Eric Tcheujoue

27-05-2009 07:59

Eric Tcheujoue
Eric Tcheujoue, a national of Cameroon, currently detained in Brook House IRC is due to be forcibly removed to Cameroon on Friday 29 May 2009 on Kenyan Airways flight KQ101 at 20:00.

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BNP confirm RWB will be held in Derbyshire for a third year

27-05-2009 07:22

Break out the masks and hoodies!

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Appeal for London activists to come support Tamil protest, Parliament Squar

26-05-2009 23:50

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

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West Midlands IWW fundraiser evening with David Rovics & Attila the Stockbroker

26-05-2009 23:37

Video
Photos and short film from the 25th May bank holiday evening..

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MayDay participant were arrested in Iran

26-05-2009 22:26

people who were so brutally beaten and arrested had not committed any crime. They were repressed because they wanted to commemorate their international day, along with billions of other workers around the world

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Mass Squatting Action Videos/Photos, Lund, Sweden

26-05-2009 21:27

Lund Action Newspaper issue 1
On May 16th, over 1000 people gathered to participate in the occupation movement festival in Lund, which featured food, music, entertainment and of course SQUATTING! During Saturday two buildings, Bredgatan 4 and Observatory in the City Park were occupied, and during the night so were Sunday two unused buildings on the St Lars.

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Sri Lanka accused of 'ethnic cleansing' of Tamil areas

26-05-2009 20:28

"Aid officials, human rights campaigners and politicians claim Tamils have been driven out of areas in the north-east of the country by killings and kidnappings carried out by pro-government militias. They say the government has simultaneously encouraged members of the Sinhalese majority in the south to relocate to the vacated villages," Telegraph, UK, said, adding that according to an aid worker the recent killings in Trincomalee "were part of a strategy to drive out Tamils."

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Never Trust A COP

26-05-2009 12:48

The catastrophe is real and climate change is one of its many symptoms. The COP15’s inevitable talk of “saving the world from the climate crisis” is an elaborate hoax to disguise the COP15’s true purpose: to restore the legitimacy of global capitalism by inaugurating an era of “green” capitalism. Our response to this astounding lie is an uncompromising and absolute NO to their system.

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Pix-&-Vidz of STOP POLICE VIOLENCE! Sat 23 May 09

25-05-2009 19:10

A. Asking awkward questions in Whitehall
Dateline: London, UK, 15:00 Sat 23 May 09 – Hundreds of folks take to the streets to protest against police violence, naked brutality and killings in custody, on the United Campaign against Police Violence's first national demonstration – STOP POLICE VIOLENCE! KETTLE NEW SCOTLAND YARD!

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Rev Billy preached in Cambridge Tesco

25-05-2009 17:21

Rev Billy and his choir were in Cambridge today, and joined the no tesco on Mill Road campaign. After an initial sermon at the old Wilco site on Mill Road, where a new Tesco is opposed by a local campaign, the festivities moved to the humongous Tesco on New Market road, where he preached by the tills. Security got a bit twitchy, and the sermon continued outside.
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