UK Indymedia - UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive

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ELF Torches Development Water Truck in Mexico

16-08-2009 00:26

Earth Liberation Front Torches Development Water Truck in Mexico

Communique:

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BNP 'Red, White and Blue' festival hit by direct action

15-08-2009 23:11

Thousands of British citizens came together today to blockade the BNP's 'Red, White and Blue' festival. Protesters blocked roads with their bodies, physically stopping BNP card-carriers and possible new recruits from reaching their festival.

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Latin America: Social Movements in Times of Economic Crises

15-08-2009 21:03

The most striking aspect of the prolonged and deepening world recession/depression is the relative and absolute passivity of the working and middle class in the face of massive job losses, big cuts in wages, health care and pension payments and mounting housing foreclosures. Never in the history of the 20-21st Century has an economic crisis caused so much loss to so many workers, employees, small businesses, farmers and professionals with so little large-scale public protest.

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Photos from Protest against the BNP's Red White and Blue Festival 2009

15-08-2009 20:47

Photos from one of the groups blockading a road to the RWB and the joint march back to town.

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First report back from RWB demo

15-08-2009 16:16

Fun and frolics at the RWB demo

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Fourth attempt to remove Cherbal Family

15-08-2009 06:44

"All we want to do is to be allowed to stay in the UK and to make a life for ourselves here. We will never return to Algeria." Ismail Cherbal

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Report: Sunderland Speak Out Against Racism 8th August

15-08-2009 01:46

On Saturday the 8th of August the first Sunderland Speak Out Against Racism was held. The street meeting was well attended with 15 people actively taking part and a high level of interest and support provided.

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Day of the Broken Promise

14-08-2009 23:28

Benny Wenda, West Papuan independence leader and chairman of the Koteka Tribal Assembly, and most of the rest of the small handful of West Papuans living in Britain demonstrated opposite the Netherlands Embassy in London on Fri 14 Aug, to mark the anniversary of the 'Day of the Broken Promise', 15 August 1962. Photos Copyright (C) 2009, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Provocation on the Plinth

14-08-2009 20:21

PROVOCATION: WHEELCHAIR-USER IN NAZI UNIFORM ON THE PLINTH

Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth as part of Antony Gormley’s One & Other project

Artist and activist Liz Crow sat on the plinth in a crowded Saturday night Square on her wheelchair wearing full Nazi regalia to draw attention to a hidden history and the message it holds for us all today.

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BNP nazi guest barred from UK

14-08-2009 13:28

Nazi RWB guest banned from UK

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Open Letter to the Presidents of the Union of South American Nations

14-08-2009 13:25

"Clearly, faced with the progressive and democratic advances in our continent, the U.S. Empire - which in the past one hundred years exercised its hegemony over the life of our republics - has launched a retrograde and anti-historic counteroffensive, with the aim of rolling back the union, sovereignty and democracy of our continent, and imposing the restoration of imperial domination in all spheres of life of our societies."

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man driving 'cowes boatshed' car drove into crowd on #vestas march

14-08-2009 04:29

rooftopjaxx early edition Fri 14th Aug

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Vestas - scuttle the f*cker

13-08-2009 23:17

SCUTTLE THE F*CKER #Vestas Rooftop protesters to head down to NIMBY MP’s [Andrew John Turner

http://bit.ly/602W] noffice

http://bit.ly/zW7NW

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Staff vow to continue fighting redundancies at Manchester College

13-08-2009 21:16

Teachers and crèche workers at Manchester College have vowed to fight compulsory redundancies that management are attempting to enforce. Union activists say that the losses will mean a cut in course provision and teaching time, and a further burden put on already overstretched staff. The crèche closure will obviously make things more difficult for staff and students with small children as well.

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Camden police have banned reggae music and events by Black artists from Camden

13-08-2009 20:25

Camden police have banned reggae music played by Black selectors / MCs / DJs in Camden Town venues. Camden's [if not London's] best known reggae venue was closed after the police blamed the reggae nights for causing drug dealing. The police have since gone around Camden Town venues warning managers and proprietors that they will be shut down if they allow reggae nights in Camden Town.

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Direct Action; Sweden, USA & Italy

13-08-2009 18:37

11th-13th August

GREYHOUND RACING CLUBHOUSE: A PILE OF ASHES (Sweden)
WINDOWS, DOOR AT MCDONALD'S SMASHED WITH HAMMERS (USA)
FUR SHOP ACCOUNTANT FOUND – AND ATTACKED (Sweden)
LOCKS RUINED AT LEATHER SHOP, FISH MARKET AND MAX & CO. (Italy)
BUSY SUMMER IN SWEDEN (Sweden)
WARNING SENT TO NOVARTIS OFFICES (Italy)

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Turkey: Child Victims of Prevention of Terrorism Act (by Latuff)

13-08-2009 13:35

High resolution version for printing purposes here:

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Autonomous Students Network - A place for radical students to gather

13-08-2009 11:54

A network for radical anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist groups and individuals in UK universities and colleges formed and statement of unity agreed upon.

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Kevin Rudd waters down anti-terror laws: Major win for Civil Liberties when a Hi

13-08-2009 06:09

Kevin Rudd waters down anti-terror laws: Major win for Civil Liberties when a HighCourt Writ is shoved up McClelland's ass !!

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Robert McClelland has moved to soften elements of Australia's counter-terrorism laws, barely a week after police raided a cell of suspected Somali and Lebanese extremists in Melbourne.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25921975-601,00.html

Defending Habeas Corpus

http://iwitness.x24hr.com/judicial_corruption/index.php?/topic/3219-prosecuting-corrupt-racist-white-australia-the-queen-prime-minister-kevin-rudd-governor-general-attorney-general-ors/#mytop

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Government Drugs Policy Unlawful

13-08-2009 01:36

Government's partial and unequal administration of drugs law is today being challenged on appeal against conviction by American LSD chemist Casey Hardison.