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Comments and Questions on Terms and Conditions of ESF Registration

18-07-2004 08:51

Comments and Questions on Official Terms and Conditions of ESF Registration

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Oxford Uni Network Hacked

16-07-2004 15:19

2 student journalists have managed to break into the University's computer network.

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Big Brother - Now in our schools??

13-07-2004 15:58

Will Big Brother cameras be introcuded into schools???

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Wikipedia - Anarchy in Action?

12-07-2004 12:40

As the content is created entirely by the users it does not belong to any one person and articles remain dynamic unfinished works to be added to, rather than the authoritative knowledge which is usually fed to us, consumed and then forgotten about.

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youarehere @ rampART

10-07-2004 00:39

rampART centre joined the mute network today so now not only enjoys the benefits of broadband wireless internet access but also provides open access for anyone else in the neighbourhood to share as well...

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Recent patent developments

07-07-2004 14:37

There has been a long standing interest on the IndyMedia newswire about the issue of patents - particularly those pertaining to intellectual property. A couple of recent events might be of interest.

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Video of Sainsbury’s Blockade

04-07-2004 17:00

Video
Short exciting video of one of the Sainsbury anti-GM blockades at Coleshill near Birmingham last Thursday night.

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Tranquilizer Guns

25-06-2004 10:04

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Resist the UK ID Card

24-06-2004 00:51

With 16% saying they would participate in a campaign of civil disobedience, which would equate to around 2.8 million people. One million would be prepared to to go to prison rather than register for the card. Will the state risk another popular revolt along the lines of the poll tax one, but even bigger this time?

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Campaigners guide to chosing and defending domain names released

21-06-2004 09:07

UK activist-support group, freeB.E.A.G.L.E.S., has released a guide for campaign groups to avoid falling foul of WIPO and Nominet guidelines on domain names which incorporate trademarks words belonging to the companies they plan to target.

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We are all contestants

20-06-2004 15:45

We are all contestants
We are...

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Action on Climate Change

16-06-2004 13:26

Cambridge Forum: Action on Climate Change at CB1 Café featured four speakers on climate change yesterday, 15 June.

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Reclaim the Bombs out of Brighton Website

16-06-2004 13:24

The Bombs out of Brighton website was set up as a means of reporting and publicising local protests of all types against the company. Unfortunately the site is becoming more of a sounding board for pro-EDO types than anti-EDO and anti-arms trade.

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list of gm medicine, from biotechimc

15-06-2004 23:10

take a look at this list... make up your own mind.. i've have made a comment...

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BLAG - an activists operating system on 1 cd

11-06-2004 11:33

BLAG Linux And GNU by the Brixton Linux Action Group.
Specially designed for activists but can be used by all !
comes on 1 cd has programs for txt, image, audio and video editing already within it
one of the best things about this distrobution is once youve installed it you never need to install another it has an automatic updating system even when a new operating system is released bit like windows updater only better no need to delete your old operating system and install a new one like windows 2000-> wondows xp

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More photos from Nottingham G8 protest

11-06-2004 10:45

anti g8 nottingham
More photos from the G8 action at oil depot near Nottingham on wednesday 9th June

30+ activists shut down an oil distribution depot in nottingham this morning in solidarity with the G8 protests in the US, to protest about global warming and oil war in Iraq.

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Software Patents Audio

05-06-2004 11:21

Audio
40 minute 64 kbps MP3 audio of the Software Patents talk given by the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure rep, James Heald, yesterday. We are having problems with .ogg file uploads, will get that up soon.

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Software Patents Forum

05-06-2004 11:08

Yesterday a very interesting forum on Software patents was held in Cambridge. After listening to a speaker from the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII), various candidates in the upcoming European elections gave submisisions on their position on the issue. This was then followed by a wide ranging discussion on the subject. Here's what came out of the event for me.

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Your Life as a Human Test Subject

05-06-2004 02:31

Secret Nwo Technology (Hardy har har) to control and hurt you...

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12th June - Autonomous Alt Tech / Media Assembly re ESF

03-06-2004 08:52


Join us on Sat 12th June to map out possible projects and strategies around the european social forum planned for October this year... from supporting existing projects like the NOMAD DIY open source translation infrastructure, to supporting autonomous spaces and using wi-fi to link spaces inside the ESF, outside the ESF and on the streets, radio and video streaming, alternative media centres and reporting, experimental media labs etc etc

Some initiatives are underway already, others are yet to be imagined...