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Tunnel system announced at ‘Camp Bling’ road protest site.

28-01-2006 19:29

Latest from the Bling Blog in Southend on Sea...

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brighton animal action

28-01-2006 18:57

new animal rights group in brighton

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Hunt saboteurs make 999 call after unprovoked attack

28-01-2006 17:54

Hunt saboteurs present at the Worcestershire Foxhounds today had to call 999 after they were attacked by supporters of the hunt as they sought to prevent illegal hunting taking place.

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Bisexual Snogin

28-01-2006 16:46

In response to the refusal of the mainstream media to recognise the existance of bisexuality during the excitement over Simon Hughes sexuality, there will be a bisexual snog-in tomorrow (29th January)

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EDO MBM Managing Director Quits

28-01-2006 16:18

rumours are spreading that David Jones, Managing Director of the embattled arms manufacturer EDO MBM of Brighton, has quit

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Women in Black Vigil for Palestine

28-01-2006 15:56

The Oxford Women in Black vigils continue on February 4th

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Swindon Borough Council say no2id – full report

28-01-2006 14:21

Councillor Peter Greenhalgh who proposed the motion
As previously reported at  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/332374.html , at the monthly full council meeting on Thursday 26th January 2006, Swindon’s councillors voted in favour of a motion opposing the government’s ID cards bill, and joined the list of councils affiliated to the no2id campaign. Here is the full report, as promised.

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Vigil for Bereket Yohannes tomorrow, Sunday @ 12.00 outside Harmondsworth

28-01-2006 13:50

Directions to Harmondsworth:
By Bus:
From Heathrow: The Central Bus station is opposite the tube and rail stations for Heathrow Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Take bus number U3 and "get off" at the first stop as it turns into Hatch Lane. Then walk back to the main road and turn right and continue past the Sheraton Hotel, which is next door to the Detention Centre. It is a 10-minute walk from the bus stop.
The Heathrow Hopper operates from Heathrow Terminals to the Sheraton Hotel, which is next door to the Detention Centre. The cost is £3.00, which is higher than the ordinary buses.
From Hounslow: Take the 81 Bus from Hounslow West and get off at the bus stop at the back of McDonalds. Then walk though the alley way to the main road and cross the road. IAA Harmondsworth is directly in front of you. It is a 5 minutes walk from the bus stop.
By Road:
From the M25 exit at junction 14, onto the A3113 (Airport Way). Follow this road till you reach a roundabout and turn left onto the A3004 (Stanwell Moor Road). At the next roundabout, drive straight ahead. At the next junction turn right into Colnbrook-By-Pass. IAA Harmondsworth is the first on the left. >From the M4, exit at Junction 5, onto the A4 heading towards Heathrow Terminals 1, 2 and 3. A quarter of a mile past the junction of the A3044 turn left. IAA Harmondsworth is on your left hand side.

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People marched against Jack Straw, arriving in Athens

28-01-2006 13:50

The Greek Social Forum protested against Jack Straw, after his arrival in Athens

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Bush-friendly BECHTEL sets sights on UK taxpayers money

28-01-2006 11:20

Bechtel which has been controversially awarded reconstruction contracts in Iraq is now setting its sights on the £15bn City led Crossrail scheme after the abuse of taxpayers money over the tube. UK politicians and the media refused to consider how much it will cost taxpayers as it is seen as a Millennium Dome

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Big Brother shows misogynism is rife

28-01-2006 10:29

Big Brother showed up the values of modern Britain as being tabloid led without any reference that women can be emancipated. George showed himself to be a misogynist along with Pete Burns, a transvestite claiming not to look like a woman by targeting all the woman in the house for comments that revealed their own inadequacies.

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Critical Mass out in the cold in polluted Gothenburg

28-01-2006 09:46

A handful of hardened cyclists gathered in central Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday evening for what might have been a record breaking Critical Mass, the coldest.

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the long road

28-01-2006 07:00

the journey home

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IOM Bribing Asylum Seekers to Return Home

28-01-2006 02:42

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In a programme co-financed by the European Refugee Fund, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Home Office (HO), has intensified its campaign to "urge" both successful and failed asylum seekers to return home, offering them money.

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The QUICKTIME REPORT 28/1/06 - SEE and LISTEN GLOBALLY!

28-01-2006 02:41

Free to rebroadcast
A review of news, opinion, and photography recorded, from the Indymedia Newswire. With times and freqs for tuning in anywhere you can, at your leisure. Free to rebroadcast. The world & recorded for the community archive!

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‘Extremism’ proposals for campuses challenged

27-01-2006 23:47

New report criticises Glees and Government proposals

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incinerator pollution shocker

27-01-2006 22:40

Incinerator in Nottingham breaks emission limits

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Media Manipulation - How Subtle Does It Get?

27-01-2006 22:19

Yesterday, the BBC, along with many other mainstream news sites, ran a story about Bush's backing of the plan for Iran proposed by the Russians.

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The Case Against Israel: The Core Of Zionism

27-01-2006 20:22

Michael Neumann's The Case Against Israel, a bracing and tightly argued counterblast to the nonsense peddled by Alan Dershowitz in The Case For Israel. What follows is Neumann's core thesis.
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