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Gibson street Plymouth, illegal eviction at number 51
06-09-2010 16:22
Squaters illegaly evicted in Plymouth on the 5th/6th of september.On the 5th/6th of september 2010 Police illegaly evicted a squated property which was being used for the weekend of Plymouth punx picnic to house some of the friendly picnicers. Around midnight on the last night of the picnic, after the Gig had finished and everyone was slowly wandering home, the police arrived in force ignoring all the legal precautions the squaters had taken (section 6) Within 15 minutes of the police arriving and without proper commuication with the occupants due mainly to the police's refusal to communicate with the friendly faced picnicers within, they turned up with 3 squad cars, 1 van and a battering ram soon after followed by the only explanation for ignoring the section 6 legal warning: that they had reports of a possible burglary at the property even though they'd been there for well over 24hours. After inquistion of the police's actions and ignoring of the law they are meant to uphold one of them, officer number 6658, is quoted to have said "i dont care about section 6" Following on from this they then proceeded to threaten and intimidate the occupants and watchers, they entered the property by force giving the occupants no chance to give them selfs up or even leave willingly. One person recorded the incident on video on their phone, only to have it seized from them, also illegally. 6 squaters were arrested for burglary and criminal damage, and held for 16hours in Charles Cross police station Plymouth. Whilst detained one of the occupants had a asthma attack in his cell and was refused a inhaler a definet sign of lack of human concern.
The event was supposidly sparked by the University of Plymouth security guards, the property is owned by the University and is aprantly used for storage space. The Secruity pulled up in 3 white cars earlyer in the day and scouted the building and occupants before bringing the police down later on into the night. This is going to become a increasing problem for squaters across the country and it seems there gearing up for the end of squating nation wide. A similar event happend recently in Bristol at 54 Freemantle road http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/693286 Prepare for grave times ahead for sqauters and alternative life styles as the tories up the anti and try to dull us into tax paying slaves.
The BIG BLAIR BOOK LAUNCH PARTY is still on on Wednesday evening at Tate Modern
06-09-2010 15:56
Blair is pulling out of his book signing at Waterstones on Wednesday after realising how popular he is in Dublin. However this is just a blind – the BIG BLAIR BOOK LAUNCH PARTY is still on on Wednesday evening at Tate Modern – everyone’s invitedFull article | 5 additions | 6 comments
3 Catholic Workers Arrested after Break-in at AWE Aldermaston
06-09-2010 15:25
New Hope, New Dream required following Massive Earthquake: letter to John Key
06-09-2010 15:00
A new dream, an ethical globalization, is required following the massive earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand (amazingly no loss of life but enormous property damage). An ethical globalization emphasizes the human rights of the worse off domestically and internationally (and helps them to help themselves), rather than the present 'failing' political neo liberal dream.Corporate liability for aiding and abetting war crimes
06-09-2010 14:26
Michael Parenti: Deep Ideology and Conspiracy
06-09-2010 12:27
http://understandingdeeppolitics.org/conference-video
West Yorkshire Hunt Saboteurs – Updates
06-09-2010 11:23
Hello to you all again,
We've been busy recently, and have prepared this article to tell all our friends and supporters what we've been up too!
escape from Campsfield ends in recapture
06-09-2010 09:41
Two Iraqi refugees facing deportation to Baghdad made a dramatic escape from an asylum detention centre but were recaptured by police using dogs and a helicopter.A peace dinner with Netanyahu, Abbas and Obama (by Latuff)
06-09-2010 08:41
http://dersemit.de
Film about antisquatting 7/9/10
06-09-2010 08:34
A Dutch film-maker is touring the UK with his film about antisquatting. Come see it at the Cowley on Tuesday!Shepton Mallet prisoner leads relaunch of prisoners union
06-09-2010 07:22
Association of Prisoners takes on the stateBen Gunn, a life sentence prisoner at HMP Shepton Mallet, is the general secretary of the executive committee of the Association of Prisoners (AoP).
For some time now, the AoP has effectively been banned by the Prison Service and the Ministry of Justice, by their use of a Prison Service Order no.4480. After much thought, the AoP has decided to go ahead with self-organising themselves into a coherent force to fight for the rights of prisoners, and to effectively become a union for prisoners. Their solution? To ignore PSO 4480 on the grounds it breaches their human rights, and if the state enforces it they intend to legally challenge HM Govt using Article 11(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Families and supporters of prisoners are asked to circulate info about the AoP to prisoners around the country.Prisoner solidarity campaigners/groups, along with prison reform organisations are also called upon to support the AoP. As part of info circulated by the AoP, Ben Gunn issued this callout:
Call For Support
"The Association of Prisoners is this generation’s attempt to give prisoners the voice we have long attempted to have heard.
Many other groups and organisations exist which play a role in attempting to change the prison system. Some are small and advocate abolition. Some are large, and advocate slow change. Some groups confine their work to specific subgroups of prisoners while others conduct broad based campaigns.
Along with the AoP, prison reform groups span the full width of political thought and action. The sole common ground sometimes seems to be dissatisfaction with the status quo.
This is a call to put differences aside. Prisoners need your help. In order to function, the Association of Prisoners needs the support of reform groups as well as prisoners themselves.
This is a once in a generation opportunity to help form a broad movement which could reshape the landscape of power within prisons and lead to real, positive change.
We hope that you can support us, in whichever way you can. At this moment, the immediate need is to spread the word, informing prisoners across the country that there is a group to represent their interests and which
encourages them to set up unions in their particular prison.
We call on everybody to use their contacts with prisoners, individually or collectively, to pass this call over the walls."
The attached pdf sets out the aims of the AoP, and provides a guide for prisoners to self-organise.
There is background info on the AoP here http://prisonersvoice.blogspot.com/
Read Bristol ABC's article here http://bristolabc.wordpress.com/2010/09/06/the-associat...ners/
Ben Gunn has been in prison for over 30 years, since he was 14, when he admitted killing a friend. He was given a 10 year tariff, but as a result of standing up for his and other prisoner's rights, he is still inside. His current attempts to obtain parole are being'obstructed' by prison bureaucracy. Ben Gunn is presently the only known serving prisoner to maintain a blog (with the help of friends) on life inside prison. It is well worth a read, see http://prisonerben.blogspot.com/
If you are in touch with a prisoner, or their family, please try to pass on this information.
Feedback: London Demonstration Against French & European Roma Evictions
06-09-2010 06:28
The Irish Traveller Movement in Britain (ITMB) and various UK refugee/migrant support groups demonstrated in solidarity with the Roma communities who are being forcefully evicted and deported in France. ITMB deplores President Sarkozy's policies which have resulted in families with children as young as 2 weeks old being evicted with less than 30 minutes notice.
Irish Travellers Group (who organized the demo) and English Gypsies are acutely aware of the racist anti Roma policies that are spreading across Europe. In recent days Roma communities in Italy have been made homeless when bulldozers razed the camps they lived on to the ground. In Hungry the far right Jobbick party have called for Roma communities to be detained in special guarded camps for indefinite periods of time.
ITMB would like to remind the British Government and public that the largest eviction of a Gypsy Roma Traveller community in Europe is presently taking place in Dale Farm, Essex. Like the Roma in Europe, Irish Travellers and English Gypsies in Britain face direct racism and discrimination on a daily basis.
GRT - Gypsy, Roma and Irish Travellers are the largest Minority group in Europe.
Gypsy's gained Ethnic Minority status in 1989 and Irish Travellers in 2000 and are since protected under the 'Race Relations Act 1976'. 9 out of 10 children from the GRT community have experienced racial abuse and nearly a third have been bullied or physically attacked.
For further information please call Irish Traveller Movement in Britain on 020 7607 2002 or email
info@irishtraveller.org.uk The Minorca Application - will NWLDC recommend rejection?
06-09-2010 06:13
Our latest Press Release PR 76 "Protesters again face an uphill challenge to convince Councillors to reject the Minorca Application for a second time" has now been published. This press release outlines the content of a three minute speech Steve Leary will make on behalf of MOPG to the Planning Committee of NWLDC on Tuesday 7th September.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
Manchester Airport End Domestic Flights Demo
06-09-2010 00:40
Freeskilling - Tues 7 Sept, 7pm - Letter-writing to object to Tesco in Stokes Croft
05-09-2010 23:22
We have one last chance to stop Tesco gaining full planning permission to open a store on Stokes Croft.If you want company, moral support and or/help writing/emailing your objections, please come to this freeskilling.
Write letters/emails to the Council, objecting to Tesco in Stokes Croft
7-9pm, Better Food Company, Sevier Street, St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9QS
We’re sorry to say that the Tantra freeskilling has had to be cancelled, last minute.
However, we have until 14 September to formally object to Tesco, and so will instead be holding the workshop below. Please please come along, and spread the word to others.
If you’d like to know the reasoning behind objecting to Tesco, see http://www.tescopoly.org/ (especially the ‘Impacts’ tab) and http://notesco.wordpress.com/
We have one last chance to stop Tesco gaining full planning permission
• Tesco needs permission to change the shop front before they can open.
This is normally a formality, but given Stokes Croft and Montpelier’s unique character, the Council will have to take special consideration of the impact of a Tesco shop front on local business and heritage.
• Tesco also still needs to secure a license to sell alcohol.
Stokes Croft is an area with serious street drinking problems and local traders have agreed not to sell cheap, strong cider to help ease the problem – cheap Tesco alcohol would exacerbate existing problems
We have until 14 September to formally object to Tesco.
If you want company, moral support and or/help writing/emailing your objections, please come to this freeskilling.
We plan to be emailing our objections there-and-then. Job done.
If you have a laptop, please bring it along.
**Anyone in Bristol can object - and the more people who do so the stronger our case**
More info at http://notesco.wordpress.com/
If you can’t come on Tuesday:
- please take 2 minutes to object: go to http://notesco.wordpress.com/takeaction/ to check out our template letter and email the council.
-or come to repeat workshops at Hamilton House, Thursday September 9th, 7-9pm and Friday September 10th, 2-5pm.
Sorry again for anyone looking forward to the Tantra freeskill.
Sheffield Green Film Festival
05-09-2010 20:10
Palestine direct action fundraiser in London sat Sep 11, workshops now arranged
05-09-2010 20:02
Palestine fundraiser sat sep 11 4pm - 4am, workshops sessions in the afternoon are now arranged'Gathering' outside JB SPRAY SQUAT, Mon. 6th Sept
05-09-2010 18:24
The JB Spray Squat has been resisting the 'tactics' of Tracy the Portable Building Dealer and her two skinny sidekicks, for over a week now. Intel suggests, the eviction is due to take place this week, as Tracy, via the owner David Phillips, cannot afford an all singing all dancing eviction, and they are urging us to leave the building, clearly they are flustered and are probably losing money everyday we're in there...Their tools and veichles are not 'usual' eviction fodder, they seem to be scraped together from all the available PBL tools and veichles lying around their depot at Cotgrave, which was recently visited under the cover of night to ascertain what might be used on the day...funnily, none of the viechles where in the depot...strange...thats where they used to be..maybe they're planning something...
So in light of the new info, and also because it's clearly getting closer to the Big Day, the day when the resistance will be big and bold and brilliant, there is a street gathering being pulled together, by supporters of the squat and its residents, to which you are all invited.
On Monday 6th September, from 9am onwards, the supporters and residents fo the squat are asking for a gathering on the street, of musicians, artists, jugglers, families with their picnics, sound systems, street art, graff art, anything and everything that could make it a 'party' atmos...reclaim the streets, and all that!
PLEASE BRING PICNICS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MORE FOR THE DAY PRESENCE...
FOR THE EVENING, A FEW BANDS HAVE PLEDGED TO PLAY AND A COUPLE OF DJ'S TOO, SO COME ALONG AND GET INVOLVED!
Thanks,
JB SPRAY SQUAT COMMUNITY, RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTERS!!
The Bath Vegan Fayre 2010: “Fayre Play”
05-09-2010 18:11
Campaigners and volunteers with Bath Animal Action are pleased to announce that the Bath Vegan Fayre 2010 event went swimmingly yesterday, with over 150 happy punters passing through the doors.funky funky shit- dissident island show 03/09/2010 ready for download- funk
05-09-2010 15:14
