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Reports from the Brighton-Tubas Delegation - Jordan Valley 2008

14-04-2008 11:23

This report is part of a series of diaries from a delegation of Palestine Solidarity activists visiting occupied Palestine. The delegation is part of an ongoing project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. A group aimed at making links between grassroots groups in Brighton, UK, and Tubas, Palestine....

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Reports from the Brighton-Tubas Delegation - Resourcefulness and tenacity

14-04-2008 11:18

This report is part of a series of diaries from a delegation of Palestine Solidarity activists visiting occupied Palestine. The delegation is part of an ongoing project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. A group aimed at making links between grassroots groups in Brighton, UK, and Tubas, Palestine....

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“The breadbasket of Palestine”

14-04-2008 11:09

This report is part of a series of diaries from a delegation of Palestine Solidarity activists visiting occupied Palestine. The delegation is part of an ongoing project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. A group aimed at making links between grassroots groups in Brighton, UK, and Tubas, Palestine....

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Homeless earthlings’ camp at the border DİKİLİ - Turkey 25.8. – 2.9.2008

14-04-2008 11:06

call for a no-border camp in Turkey nearby İzmir and some infos about the situation of the Greek/Turkish sea border.

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Action report-Angel Group targetted

14-04-2008 10:52

As part of the days of action in support of squats and autonomous spaces-
Action at Angel Group- building graffitied, locks glued, 12 company vehicles damaged.

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China and America: The Tibet Human Rights PsyOp

14-04-2008 10:03

The human rights issue has become the centerfold of media disinformation.

China is no model of human rights but neither are the US and its
indefectible British ally, responsible for extensive war crimes and human
rights violations in Iraq and around the World. The US and its allies, which
uphold the practice of torture, political assassinations and the
establishment of secret detention camps, continue to be presented to public
opinion as a model of Western democracy to be emulated by developing
countries, in contrast to Russia, Iran, North Korea and the People's
Republic of China.

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New Nottingham Defy-ID Bulletin

14-04-2008 07:36

Nottingham Defy-ID's 6th bulletin is out now, containing information on the latest developments with the National Identity Register, new police powers, surveillance of university students and the extent to which the state is already snooping on us.

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Reclaim the Streets - Defending autonomous space in Wellington

14-04-2008 01:57

A Reclaim the Streets party took place in Wellington as part of the decentralized days of action for squats and autonomous spaces. After a protest against the Labour Party conference, around 30 people marched through town to Upper Abel Smith Street where a group of people was already setting up for the street party.

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Lumber and Murder: Following The Paper Trail

13-04-2008 23:30

CIPO-RFM in Oaxaca have documented to date 517 detentions and tortured people, 103 police and paramilitary incursions into their communities, 81 prison orders, 229 penal, civil and commercial processes, 263 people assaulted, 37 death threats and 27 murders.

This article follows the money trail of those profiting from the lumber extraction in Oaxaca State.

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"Salute To Israel"

13-04-2008 22:26

The Salute to Israel Parade is no stranger to New York, but this year, for the first time, it is coming to London and Manchester! 29th June 2008

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Portuguese anti-GM crop action classified as terrorism.

13-04-2008 22:24

Portuguese Judicial Police classifies action against genetically modified corn as a "terrorist" act in Europol report.

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Been ripped off by Search Big Daddy?

13-04-2008 20:32

Did you pay money to Troy Warren's Search Big Daddy and have SBD fail to pay you the commissions they promised?

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Friendly Feudalism-The Tibet Myth

13-04-2008 17:35

Here' one for all of you still gloating about disrupting the Olympic torch relay-

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Free Meals for Stranded Indian Workers in Singapore

13-04-2008 16:06

THERE may be no such thing as a free lunch, but two non-profit groups here are adamant on handing out free breakfasts. Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), a research and advocacy group for migrant workers, has teamed up with One Singapore - a local campaign to end global poverty - to provide free morning nourishment to about 80 homeless and penniless Indian workers every weekday. The meals are typically made up of an uttapam - an Indian pancake - and a cup of coffee or tea.

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Pope will pray for the redemption of Islamic terrorists at Ground Zero

13-04-2008 14:28

The Pope will pray for the redemption of Islamic terrorists when he visits
the site of the September 11 attacks in New York next week.

The pontiff will call for terrorists to convert to Christianity, saying:
"Turn to Your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with
hatred."

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Letter from anarchist prisoner Juan Sorroche on hunger strike in Italy

13-04-2008 14:21

Note: Juan was arrested and jailed for making spray-paint slogans in Bologne, Italy, denouncing the forced psychiatric hospitalisation of a girl sleeping in a piazza. The incident caused great tension in the local area amongst the people and many expressed their anger at the police and the city. Juan is serving 10 months.

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Day of Action for Squating and Autonomous Spaces, Brighton, 12/04/08.

13-04-2008 13:50

Video
A video of pixies reclaiming the public space of Brighton with some banner dropping. To our surprise the pigs didn't show up. The weather was great. The day went well.

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Where next for the student movement? Reclaim the Campus conference, LSE, 17 May

13-04-2008 12:23

After the defeat of the National Union of Students' leadership's anti-democratic "governance review", left student activists are holding a conference at the London School of Economics on 17 May to discuss the way forward for building a campaigning student movement.

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Last Hours #17 out now - radical illustration & culture

13-04-2008 09:34

Cover of Last Hours issue 17
The new issue of Last Hours is out now. Once again its 116 pages jam packed with articles, interviews, DIY guides, comix and art on radical culture, punk rock, DIY, autonomy & revolution.
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