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ICC Public Forum - Birmingham - Sat 23rd Feb

04-02-2008 12:20

The next public forum of the International Communist Current will be in Birmingham on Saturday 23rd February from 2pm-5pm at the Friends of the Earth Warehouse, 54a Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5TH.

The subject for discussion will be the deepening of the economic crisis. There will be a brief presentation based on the lead article from February issue of World Revolution 'Towards a violent acceleration of the economic crisis' followed by several hours of open discussion. All welcome.

B.

 http://en.internationalism.org

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Who Owns Ireland's Paedo-Files/ The Pope or the People?

04-02-2008 12:14

Accessing the Diocese of Dublin's secret files on paedophelia is a question with ramifications that go back to the initial colonising of the island by the Papacy. The theft of Ireland by the Papacy from the native pagans and given to the English (Henry 11) recalls the initial plantation of Ireland by the Norman/French/English Christians. While they now call themselves 'The Irish', the question as to who owns the files relating to criminal matter ('criminous clerks' and paedophiles) has raised the question as to who owns iRELAND, the Pope or the People.


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Meeting to organise action against racism

04-02-2008 11:17

Anti-deportation March, November 2007
The North West Asylum Seekers Defence Group (NWASDG) is holding a public campaign meeting to discuss ideas for protests, meetings, and how generally to build the campaign against the British government's racist policies of detention, starvation and deportation of asylum seekers.

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Corruption in Finland - Finnish Chancellor of Justice to Investigate U of Helsin

04-02-2008 10:56

The Finnish Chancellor of Justice is currently investigating for
possible irregularities and discriminatory treatment after the Swedish
School of Social Science released documents relating to their decision
to reject an internationally renowned SPACEPOL expert's candidacy for a
limited track researcher position.

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radical film, music and sounds in camden tonight

04-02-2008 10:54

'monday love' starts a new run at a new venue tonight, with films by oscar beard and rikkiindymedia, music from rob the rub, an iraq update presentation from hani lazim, and djs from movimientos

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Transcription: Benazir Bhutto - 02 Nov 2007

04-02-2008 04:56

Frost over the World - Benazir Bhutto - 02 Nov 07

On November 2 2007 David Frost made an interview with Benazir Bhutto broadcasted at Al Jazeera. The interview can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIO8B6fpFSQ&v3 the title is Frost over the World - Benazir Bhutto - 02 Nov 07 |14:38

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US political establishment lines up behind Barack Obama

04-02-2008 04:11

As the contests for the presidential nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties head into the potentially decisive primary voting on February 5, there has been a pronounced shift in favor of the campaign of Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, reflected in a surge in opinion polls, large turnouts at campaign rallies, a flood of campaign contributions, and a series of high-profile political and media endorsements.

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Arts Council confirms cuts

04-02-2008 04:08

In December of last year, the Arts Council of England (ACE) announced cuts to the funding of 194 organisations, effective from March of this year. Organisations were given until the middle of January to appeal against the decisions. Appeals were heard last week, and organisations have now been notified of the decisions.

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Royal Nazis’s to Help Celebrate Israel’s 60th Anniversary

04-02-2008 01:43

Is it surprising that the Royals would be so keen to celebrate such wanton imperialism, militarism, murder and colonialism? Its about as surprising as Harry wearing the Nazi uniform

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Urgent Campaign: Save Sulukule. Sign Now!

03-02-2008 23:55

The campaign to save Sulukule achieves its first important results

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The Last Firebrand Screening In Liverpool

03-02-2008 23:42

'More clearly than any before them, the Porto Marghera workers identified the factory as the trigger of fatal diseases and destroyer of life.' Wildcat, Mute Magazine

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Anti-fascist demo THIS Tuesday, 5.02, 3pm outside the Greek Tourist Organisation

03-02-2008 23:36

In response to the recent events in Athens, where riot police shamelessly covered up for fascists stabbing anti-fascists in broad daylight, we are calling for an antifascist demo outside the offices of the Greek National Tourism Organisation in London.

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USAF to use Nazi technology to turn coal into jet fuel

03-02-2008 21:01

The US Air Force has announced plans for a massive $4 billion coal to jet fuel plant -- like the switch from food crop to fuel crops this is another confirmation that peak oil is here.

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Hersh: Syrian Facility Bombed by Israel Not Nuclear

03-02-2008 20:31

Considering that Syria and Iran have a defence pact, this appears to have been designed to provoke a counter-strike from Iran. If they had responded, would we ever have heard of this illegal Act of War?

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Gordon Brown Protest Telford

03-02-2008 19:49

On Friday 1st February, our local peace group from Telford , Shropshire, Wrekin Stop War, were protesting at the Telford Holiday Inn when Gordon Brown visited.

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Two Weeks in Greece: Banks, police cameras, luxury cars get it; rats saved

03-02-2008 19:03

- Bank arson and anonymous communique(Athens, 1/1/2008)
- Attack against a bank, 14 taken into custody (Athens, 30/1/2008)
- Police camera destroyed, one person taken into custody (Thessaloniki, 29/1/2008)
- Series of incendiary attacks (Athens-Thessaloniki, 21/1/2008)
- Bank firebombed and responsibility claim (Athens, 19/1/2008)
- Attacks on three banks (Athens, 17/1/2008)
- Car dealership fire-bombed (Athens, 17/1/2008)
- Lab-rats liberated from technical institute (Thessaloniki, 16/1/2007)

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Global Warming Contrarians Exposed

03-02-2008 18:08

An extremely informative, in-depth account of four of the major global warming "confusionists" is available free-online.

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Valuation office staff vote over strike action

03-02-2008 17:56

2,200 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union working for the Valuation Office Agency began a ballot for strike action over below inflation pay on 30 January.

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Action alert: Condoleezza Rice in London

03-02-2008 17:41

Stop the War Coalition is calling an emergency protest on
Wednesday 6 February. We do not yet have details of Rice's
meetings with Gordon Brown but we anticipate that our protest
will be at Downing Street, the timing to be announced as soon
as her plans are known.

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Hillary Clinton Was Silent While Her Husband Executed A Retarded Man

03-02-2008 15:51

May the UK which abolished slavery without violence ignite the Spirit of America
to end governmental murder and war.
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