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The Horror Of Haiti: What The Press Coverage Tells Us

22-01-2010 16:50

Only some disasters get reported in detail...

Theory into Practice? Shift Magazine no. 8

22-01-2010 16:05

Issue 8 of Shift Magazine is available now. It should be in radical bookshops and social centres soon, or can be ordered from the website.

This time, we have reports and analyses from Copenhagen, a look at Griffin's appearance on Question Time, and an interview with geographer Erik Swyngedouw. The focus is on the (im)possibility of alternative practice in a post-political world. To this effect, Anarchist FAQ author Ian McKay provides a critique of mutualism that shows up the limits of a cooperative lifestyle and the need for antagonistic action.

All content will be online eventually. So far, here is the editorial:

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Nafeez Ahmed interview on Obama, the War on Terror, energy resources and more

22-01-2010 13:10

Dr. Nafeez Ahmed provides us with an overview of the role played by US military and intelligence practices in the creation of terrorism, particularly Al-Qaeda. He tells us about the status of investigations into the Blair government’s complicity with the Bush administration in supporting the invasion of Iraq. He discusses possible factors behind Americans’ long-held denial and dismissal of dark US foreign policy practices as conspiracies. Mr. Nafeez talks about the Obama administration, the ongoing posture of US corporate interests and the desire to dominate world energy supplies, the so-called liquid bombing plot and how it was mythologized in the US, and more.

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Testimonies from Haiti: Resilience and mobilisation sets the mood - even in the

22-01-2010 11:31

A Testimonial from the ground by Lucile Grosjean, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Genocide education needs to be brought into the present

22-01-2010 11:26

Secondary education is comprehensive in teaching about the Holocaust and schools around the country will mark Holocaust Memorial Day with commemorative activities. Yet there are limited avenues for educators to translate commemoration into practical action against the racism and prejudice today. A small organisation of young people in the UK tries to make a difference.

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Iran: The teacher trade unionist still at risk of being executed

22-01-2010 10:53

Farzad Kamangar,
who is accused of acting against the security of the country, remains in Evin Prison, despite what his lawyer says is a total lack of evidence against him.

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42 Arrested in U.S. Capitol to Shut Down Gitmo

22-01-2010 01:59

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WTF? Anti-extremist protesters jailed

22-01-2010 01:17

When the $^*% did a racist rampage become 'anti-extremist protest?'

thanks bbc

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Arora Hotel Detention Centre: Protest at Crawley Council Meeting, 25th Jan!

21-01-2010 22:52

On Monday 25th January London No Borders and No Borders Brighton are calling for a protest outside Crawley Town Hall (The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1UZ) at 6.30pm to protest against Arora International's plans to turn its four-star hotel at Gatwick, Mercure, into yet another immigration prison.

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Haiti 2010: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux

21-01-2010 22:38

The United States, having stolen so much from Haiti, now dictates what and when foreign aid will reach the Haitian people. Haitians know that their independence is their greatest treasure. “Haitians know, too, that the United States has installed its political proxies and even its own soldiers onto Haitian soil when the U.S. felt it was necessary.”

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BLOOD on the hands of B and K universal

21-01-2010 21:58

blood on the hands of b and k universal protest

northern activists will be protest outside the gates of b and k universal to call for an end to them Supplying the Disgusting of h l s and sequani and other vile labs

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HLS-linked John Edwards in hot water

21-01-2010 21:55

The top US politician and adulterer linked with HLS

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Where is "Stop The War"?

21-01-2010 21:02

Well, to begin with, they didn't "Stop the War" and there is a lot to be said for the case that in the 6-going-on-7 years since their role has been to "play mother" to the continuing dissent, dissipating the anger until it reduces to a background noise like a chained-up dog outside a kennel at the foot of the garden.

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Digital Economy Unconference & Workshops

21-01-2010 20:56

At this Digital Economy Unconference & Workshops, you can find out more about how and why this legislation will affect you, your business or household, and what you can do to make your voice heard.

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Camden fascist pub Gloucester Arms has most of their windows shot out

21-01-2010 18:07

Fascist pub The Gloucester Arms at 59 - 61 Leighton Road has been the centre of protests from anti racists following the decision by landlord John Coyne to let hardline neo nazis, the Jobbik Party hold meetings in the pub. The Jobbik Party are part of a European Alliance of Nationalist Movements drafted by the BNPs Nick Griffin. During the past 24 hrs most of the pubs windows have been shot out.

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Mobile naked body scanners

21-01-2010 17:47

Mobile body scanners tested in Iraq destined for UK

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UK Rossport Solidarity Gathering Nottingham 12th-14th Feb 2010

21-01-2010 17:24

Find out more about the Rossport Solidarity Camp in Co.Mayo, Ireland & how
to support the community struggle against Shell in 2010.

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Haiti earthquake: help still needed

21-01-2010 15:35

While the interest from national media in the Haiti earthquake has begun to diminish, the need to provide emergency aid has certainly not. The recovery will take months and years, but there are many things you can do to help NOW. Oxfam is calling for the IMF to cancel Haiti's debt, while the DEC appeal has raised £38 million so far. Please contribute if you can.

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Yemen, Energy Crisis, and the Nigerian Crotch Bomber

21-01-2010 15:11

On Christmas Day, 2009, 23-year old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, allegedly tried to blow up a plane on route from Amsterdam to Detroit by detonating a device stitched to his underwear. Fortunately, in yet another example of the level of sophistication of the new league of violent extremists, Abdulmutallab succeeded only in setting fire to his own crotch, before being apprehended by fellow passengers.

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What would our alternative society look like?

21-01-2010 14:13

Attached is a recording of a meeting held on 19th January 2010 in Sheffield titled, "What would our alternative society look like?"