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Protest against logging in Lenton
05-08-2012 20:55
Protests have begun against Nottingham City Council’s plans for extensive felling of trees in Lenton. On Friday a small demonstration against the logging was held which attracted the attention of City Council staff and PCSOs. The council is planning to cut down 84 lime trees because of “aphid mess, falling branches and loss of light”, but the protestors say it is really a money saving strategy. They are planning to meet at the entrance to Nottingham Castle at 8am on Monday for another demonstration.
Newswire: Lenton Tree Felling | Logging in Lenton
Has Australia Become a National-Security State?
05-08-2012 12:27
Since the dawn of the nuclear age in 1945 political analysts have predicted that the immense dangers implicit in this technology would inevitably lead to the implementation of police-state tactics.Sussex Police Crime Commissioner
05-08-2012 12:15
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner independent candidates not getting media coverageFBI Agents Raid US Homes in Search of “Anarchist Literature”
05-08-2012 09:44
When FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force agents raided multiple activist homes in the Northwest last week, they were in search of “anti-government or anarchist literature.”
Oven Ready Humans
04-08-2012 22:55
Earlier today, activists from Derby Animal Rights engaged with Saturday shoppers outside the Guildhall meat and fish market in the centre of Derby, discussing the controversial issue of animal agriculture. In addition to an information stall, two activists were naked, wrapped in meat packaging and labelled up as "oven ready humans", drawing attention to the often overlooked reality that trays of sanitized and unrecognisable flesh in a shop chiller were once living, feeling individuals. There was a blood spattered butcher wielding a cleaver to highlight the inherent violence of the industry and a hard hitting narrative delivered over a megaphone.
Smash EDO: End to the summer of Resistance & August break
04-08-2012 21:40
We've had an intense few months with the summer of resistance and will be taking a break from the noise demos in August to build up energy for the autumn. If any of you out there have any actions planned August might be a good time to carry them out! Below is a summary of what's been going on during the summer.Smash EDO trial runs out of time
04-08-2012 19:39
The crime reporter of The Argus does his best to cover the drama and technical complexities of the latest Smash EDO protest trial in Brighton.Lenton Tree Felling
04-08-2012 16:55
On Friday a small demo to protect the beautiful lime trees of Lenton was organised at the last minute and we would hope have a larger one on Monday.
Last week an article on Indymedia (see below) informed us of the felling of trees within Lenton. The council are intending to cut down 84 of the marvellous lime trees which line Lenton's streets. The reasons provided (see initial article) are paper thin to our minds and merely serve as a cover for a money saving strategy. As such we organised a very small demonstration at the last minute to at very least voice our discontent.
We arrived at around 8.20 in the morning when they had unfortunately begun for the day. Met by calls of 'Genuine Hippee's' and a worker shoving one of us for walking on a public road. Generally they attempted to ignore our presence with only the worker who shouted 'Genuine Hippees' engaging us in conversation beyond telling us to not to talk to them as they were working. Eventually our presence warranted the arrival of three council staff and three PCSO's. Both trio's were amicable and polite, recognising our right to peaceful protest and soon left after conferring with the workers. The council workers were keen to inform that local residents had been consulted and the plans had met with approval via the Tenants association which didn't consult with residents and we have struggled to discover who actually sits on it. To our minds the decision making process has been purposefully exclusive which is evidenced by the fact this attack to the Lenton ecosystem comes at a time when the majority of residents, I.E. Students, have left for the summer ensuring minimal fuss.
We left at around 1/2 10 feeling that sustaining the protest was unneccesary. We were informed that the council would be notified and that a manager of some description would be around on Monday. As such we would like as many people as possible to come meet us at the entrance to the Castle at 8.A.M Monday.
The umbrellas of Parliament Square - musical chairs and malicious prosecution
04-08-2012 16:39
International Call for Solidarity with Zapatista Support Bases of San Marcos Aviles
04-08-2012 13:39
“It is not only the task of the independent/alternative media to circulate the truth, but rather it is the responsibility of us all to do so.”“Our compas from San Marcos Avilés are suffering this violence because they are indigenous, because they are Zapatistas, and because they have opened their own autonomous school.”
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"We'll expose the blood on Tory hands"
04-08-2012 12:36
Nttm Gay Pride : Sunday Events
04-08-2012 02:55
Sunday 29th July 2012
Nottingham Gay Pride events, starts with a parade from the Market Square .... up the Mansfield Road ... to the Forest Recreation Ground.
A number of stages with a variety of music, marquees, shows and stalls.
Nttm Gay Pride 1 Parade http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2708
Nttm Gay Pride 2 Events http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2709
Nttm Gay Pride 3 Stage http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2710
I also shot a couple of videos from the day .... please check out:
Burlesque Show - Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/DKYV-0CuKgY
'Basshunter' at Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/ComrR2k12SU
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ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email: tash@indymedia.org
Web: http://digitaljournalist.eu
Member of the National Union of Journalists [NUJ]
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"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
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Nttm Gay Pride 1 Parade
03-08-2012 22:55
Nottingham Gay Pride events, starts with a parade from the Market Square .... up the Mansfield Road ... to the Forest Recreation Ground.
A number of stages with a variety of music, marquees, shows and stalls.
Nttm Gay Pride 1 Parade http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2708
Nttm Gay Pride 2 Events http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2709
Nttm Gay Pride 3 Stage http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2710
I also shot a couple of videos from the day .... please check out:
Burlesque Show - Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/DKYV-0CuKgY
'Basshunter' at Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/ComrR2k12SU
____________________________________________
ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email: tash@indymedia.org
Web: http://digitaljournalist.eu
Member of the National Union of Journalists [NUJ]
____________________________________________
"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
___________________________________________
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Nttm Gay Pride 2 Events
03-08-2012 22:55
Saturday 28th July 2012
Nottingham Gay Pride events, starts with a parade from the Market Square .... up the Mansfield Road ... to the Forest Recreation Ground.
A number of stages with a variety of music, marquees, shows and stalls.
Nttm Gay Pride 1 Parade http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2708
Nttm Gay Pride 2 Events http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2709
Nttm Gay Pride 3 Stage http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2710
I also shot a couple of videos from the day .... please check out:
Burlesque Show - Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/DKYV-0CuKgY
'Basshunter' at Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/ComrR2k12SU
____________________________________________
ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email: tash@indymedia.org
Web: http://digitaljournalist.eu
Member of the National Union of Journalists [NUJ]
____________________________________________
"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
___________________________________________
<ends>
Nttm Gay Pride 3 Stage
03-08-2012 22:55
Saturday 28th July 2012
Nottingham Gay Pride events, starts with a parade from the Market Square .... up the Mansfield Road ... to the Forest Recreation Ground.
A number of stages with a variety of music, marquees, shows and stalls.
Nttm Gay Pride 1 Parade http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2708
Nttm Gay Pride 2 Events http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2709
Nttm Gay Pride 3 Stage http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2710
I also shot a couple of videos from the day .... please check out:
Burlesque Show - Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/DKYV-0CuKgY
'Basshunter' at Nottingham Gay Pride http://youtu.be/ComrR2k12SU
____________________________________________
ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email: tash@indymedia.org
Web: http://digitaljournalist.eu
Member of the National Union of Journalists [NUJ]
____________________________________________
"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
___________________________________________
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film of anti-nuke protest at japan embassy
03-08-2012 22:55
activists staged a solidarity protest outside the london japanese embassy this morning as tens of thousands protested outside the prime minister's residence in japan
japanese activists and the uk anti-nuclear group 'kicknuclear.org' organised a solidarity protest outside the japanese embassy in piccadilly this morning, as japanese people hold weekly demos outside the prime minister's residence on friday evenings in japan.
the government there has begun restarting reactors after a closure of around 50 facilities for safety checks following fukushima.
at fukushima itself, things are bad, with water, pumped to cool three of the reactors that would otherwise meltdown, continues to leak into the ground and out to the pacific. meanwhile steam releases particles of highly dangerous radioactive elements such as causium and even plutonium into the atmosphere.
while germany is closing down its entire nuclear programme, japan and some western countries continue to expand, producing plutonium for their weapons programmes, thought to be a large reason for the heavily-subsidised industry.
the protests in london start at 9am each week and this short film gives a flavour of the morning and includes a couple of interviews.
http://vimeo.com/46891653
japan embassy london from rikki indymedia on Vimeo.
USA: Human Rights Activist Ordered to Jail
03-08-2012 21:30
Free film @ The Cowley Club - Working Slowly
03-08-2012 17:44
