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Climate Camp Woman superglues herself to gate.

15-08-2007 00:25

Cop top brass leave the site
As a result of resistance to the allegedly unauthorised raid ( http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/08/378258.html) the TSG - popularly known as the riot squad - assembled outside the gate to "restore order".

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Oaxaca Street Art

15-08-2007 00:11

Some photos taken from the street art, graffiti and stencil work around the centre of Oaxaca city.

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Climate Camp Workshop Audio Interview - Mark Lynas and Airport Watch/HACAN

15-08-2007 00:11

Audio
Two short interviews with workshop providers from today at the Climate Camp (tuesday 14th august).

We asked them to give us a quick run down of what their workshop was about:

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Video of attempted mass police incursion onto climate camp site

14-08-2007 23:52

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Climate Camp Tuesday 14th - Personal Report

14-08-2007 23:43

Today was the first public day of the Camp for Climate Action just outside Heathrow. It also saw the early morning arival of some high winds and heavy rain. Undeterred more people have been arriving at the site throughout the day, with police stop and searches being at a much reduced level.

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A Disneyland Of Militant Ignorance: The American Normalization Of Mass Murder

14-08-2007 23:23

In truth, the only place the people of Vietnam ever constituted a threat to the United States was within the toxic mindscapes of paranoid cold warriors. This death-enamored realm -- where the most psychotic is king -- is the place (and only place) where Iraq's weapons of mass destruction existed, and is where, at present, Iran's threat to the United States looms.

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Police attempt raid of Camp for Climate Action

14-08-2007 23:12

Around 7.30pm on Tuesday, after a peaceful opening day to the Camp for
Climate Action, approximately thirty police, backed by officers in riot
gear, attempted to raid the camp. They entered the camp without warning,
carrying cans of what appeared to be CS gas.

With their hands in the air, protesters formed a human barrier and blocked
the police, before peacefully escorting them off the site.

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Stand off after police incursion at climate camp, tuesday evening.

14-08-2007 23:00

Stand off
At around 7.30 a group of around 20 police tried to march through the camp but were met with a very large and vocal group of climate campers determined not to let them go any further. After a brief scuffle police retreated and a standoff developed that lasted around half an hour, eventually dissipated by driving rain.

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Escalation by the Numbers: What "Progress" in Iraq Really Means

14-08-2007 22:29

Further documentation and resources can be found at the story's link.

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UK Partially Blocks Arms Sales To Israel

14-08-2007 22:28

Since arms sales to countries with secret nuclear programs are illegal, all arms sales to Israel, from any country, should be immediately stopped.

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Phone rumors about Police raid of climate camp

14-08-2007 22:26

Phone rumors that have been going round this evening (14th) about Police raid of climate camp.. are inaccurate, as you can see from the news ticker and has been confirmed to me by people in the camp itself.

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Unruly militias as British recede

14-08-2007 21:09

Hameed Hussain who fled the city recently says the Iraqi police and army are not in control of the city. "Practically, the militias have the city under their sway."

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Zapatista Communities Attacked

14-08-2007 19:41

Following the recent Encuentro at Caracol de Oventic Zapatista communities have faced further violence against them.

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Message from participants at the Ukraine No Border camp

14-08-2007 18:41

two activists from No Border groups in the UK are currently at the No Border camp in the Ukraine. This is their first report back.

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more photos of climate camp 2007 on Monday

14-08-2007 18:15

preparations at Sipson Lane, Sipson, near Heathrow

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Anarchy At The Seaside - Conflict Live In Margate

14-08-2007 17:46

Punk Rock Gig Needs Stall Holders.

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Oaxaca: Catalan Four Released Without Charge, No Reason For Incarceration

14-08-2007 17:39

The Catalan Four arrested, beaten, sexually assaulted and threatened were released last night, Monday 13 August 2007.

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Food Not Bombs Manchester - get involved!

14-08-2007 17:26

The war machine rumbles on as poverty and destitution get worse....

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Middle England judges the Climate Camp protesters

14-08-2007 15:58

Middle England, reflected by the readers of the Daily Mail have spoken. According to these greatly educated and insightful observers, the Climate Camp protesters are typically louts, scroungers, and law breakers who should be dealt with by force, intimidation and benefits assessments.

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Liverpool NHS Meeting

14-08-2007 15:33

Merseyside Keep Our NHS Public Campaign meets this Wednesday (15 August)
at 7pm at The Peoples Centre, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool.
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