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Simian Reason & Great Apes

27-06-2008 20:23

This week the Catalan eco-socialist deputy to the Spanish parliament, Joan Herrera saw his bill to commit the Spanish state to the "Declaration on Great Apes" become law. The greater simians comprising chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans are now to enjoy 3 rights - that of life, Protection of individual liberty & Prohibition of torture.

I argue that this long campaigned for victory belongs not only to animal rights campaigners but to all those who are committed to secular and humanist society.

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Urgent call out, stop the zionist festival in central London this Sunday

27-06-2008 19:30

While Israel is continuing to besiege gaza and steal Palestinian land and threaten to bomb Iran, a massive pro-Israel festival is planned for central London this Sunday see this:

http://www.salutetoisrael.org This festival cannot be allowed to go ahead while Israel is committing war crimes.

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IMC Rosario (argentina) : contruibutor & photographer attacked

27-06-2008 19:18

Gustavo Cabrera a contributor to IMC Rosario in Argentina was attacked whilst covering protests at the university in that city. The assault seriously wounded his left eye. The incident happened on May 23rd as the long standing "correspondent" of the election of the universities rector, a process which began in June 2007, was recording comments and conversation on a MP3 with a well known member of the socialist students' union.

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Nationwide Call-in for Justice in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

27-06-2008 18:45

The Justice for Javon Dawson Committee is calling on all honest and freedom-loving people to support the demands for justice and reparations in the St. Petersburg police murder of this 17-year-old African who was attending a high school graduation party and unarmed when he was shot twice in the back and killed. (read full story:

http://uhurunews.com)

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HR 6304 Sets New Referendum; Fire all the Traitors!

27-06-2008 18:38

Our representatives have turned on us. It is very clear, with the passage of HR6304 in the House of Representatives, that it will be up to us to make a difference in this country.

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Cameron and David Davis come out in support of strike breaking

27-06-2008 16:46

On June 23, the Sun newspaper ran a column by Associate Editor Trevor Kavanagh, “Tories must break strikes or strikes will break them.”

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Sea Shepherd Announces New Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Musashi

27-06-2008 16:17

While in Santiago, Chile for the 60th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Sea Shepherd Conservation Society officially announced plans to return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to once again oppose illegal Japanese whaling activities. Sea Shepherd is represented at the IWC by Captain Paul Watson, Founder and President of Sea Shepherd, and the Honourable Ian Campbell, former Minister of the Environment for Australia and current member of Sea Shepherd's international Advisory Board.

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This Week In Palestine – Week 26 2008

27-06-2008 16:14

This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for June 21st, through June 27th, 2008.

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Support Opposition to Hackney Council’s Estate Plus scheme on Tuesday the 1st of

27-06-2008 15:01

On Tuesday the 1st of July from 4 – 6 pm Hackney Council is holding a drop in for residents to find out more about the plans, and we want them to see that there is opposition!

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Dig soil&sand into your bin to shutdown toxic incinerators for Victory now!!!

27-06-2008 13:38

add 5 buckets + of soil & sand+other safe particulate unflammable as possible material to bottom of your bin before filling up. If you live by seaside your lucky, sand is still kept at petrol stations in buckets for a reason. This should seriously help shut the illegally toxic incinerators which regularly breach emissions.
Dig for Victory!!!!!!!!

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July 16th - Protest at the BT AGM, Barbican Centre, London

27-06-2008 12:45

On July 16th 2008 there will be a protest rally at The Barbican Centre (The Barbican Theatre) in London. The purpose of the event is to protest against plans by BT Group PLC, Virgin Media and Car Phone Warehouse to deploy intrusive technology across their broadband networks for the purpose of profiling the behaviour of their customers which is then sold to Phorm Inc. (formerly 121Media) and used for their Open Internet Exchange (OIX) service.

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Climate Change: The lost generation, and possibly much more

27-06-2008 10:05

Read the article Rising seas threaten west Antarctic, and it’s all but impossible to think, yet again, of all the chances to take serious, desperately needed action on CO2 emissions that we’ve thrown away over the last twenty years. What could trigger such a bout of depressing navel staring?

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4 July - Independence Day Picnic in Grosvenor Square

27-06-2008 09:29

What do freedom and independence mean to you? And at what price? Is your freedom worth the illegal detention of 10 of 1000s of detainees around the world in secret CIA jails, the poverty of millions and enslavement to corporate entities? The freedom to care, the freedom to share and the freedom to just be a human being... come and debate this with us on American Independence Day at 6-8pm in Grosvenor Square. Feel free to join us and celebrate your freedom ;-)

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Birmingham Starbucks Protest

27-06-2008 09:11

In Solidarity with Sacked Workers
Protest Picket-12pm, Saturday 5th July, Starbucks, New St, Birmingham
Bollox to Union Busting!

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Zimbabwe at War

27-06-2008 03:16

This is a war between revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries; between nationalists and quislings; between Zimbabwean patriots and the US and Britain.

Should an election be carried out when a country is under sanctions and it is has been made clear to the electorate that the sanctions will be lifted only if the opposition party is elected? Should a political party which is the creation of, and is funded by, hostile foreign forces, and whose program is to unlatch the door from within to provide free entry to foreign powers to establish a neo-colonial rule, be allowed to freely operate? Should the leaders of an opposition movement that takes money from hostile foreign powers and who have made plain their intention to unseat the government by any means available, be charged with treason? These are the questions that now face (have long faced) the embattled government of Zimbabwe, and which it has answered in its own way, and which other governments, at other times, and have answered in theirs.

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Leave it in the Ground… in Court and a protest

26-06-2008 22:51

Last week papers were served on the occupants at Bodge House to appear in Court on Monday 30th June at Derby Combined Courts, The Morledge Derby.

Come and show your support with a fun little protest at 9 am

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No Borders Public Meeting

26-06-2008 22:46

In response to poverty, persecution , war and climate change, people are on the move all around the world. In the UK the right of asylum is under constant attack, with regular dawn raids, overcrowded detention centres and increasing numbers of deportations to places the government knows are unsafe.

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