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Fire in French Migrant Detention Centre.

02-08-2008 18:04

17h30 today a fire broke out within the migrant detention centre at Mesnil-Amelot. Spokespeople for SOS sans-papiers have said they believe there are injured inside the centre. The same collective had been peacefully protesting France's criminalisation of migrant workers this afternoon between 16h00 and18h30.
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Meanwhile migrant acitivists in Belgium have stopped their occupation of a scaffold at Béguinage church this afternoon but sporadic occupations of construction cranes continue.

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Demonstrate Against Britain's Racist Immigration Laws

02-08-2008 17:36

Show solidarity with asylum seekers and immigrants

TUESDAY 5 AUGUST 1 – 2PM
Outside the UK Immigration Service Communications House
210 Old Street, London , EC1V 9BR
(nearest tube – Old Street )

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Scottish council workers set strike date

02-08-2008 17:17

150,000 Scottish council employees in Unison, Unite and the GMB have set a date for their strike action over a sub-inflation pay offer which would see schools shut, rubbish uncollected and other frontline services hit.

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West Midlands Vegan Festival, Sat 1 November

02-08-2008 17:12

Display a festival banner/button on your website, see below
Whether you`re vegan, an aspiring vegan or just vegan curious, there`s only one place to be on Saturday 1st November 2008! The West Midlands Vegan Festival in Wolverhampton will make World Vegan Day 2008 a day to remember!!
 http://www.midlandsveganfestival.org.uk

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UCLA anti-vivisection home demos

02-08-2008 16:01

Primate vivisector Edythe London's neighborhood
LOS ANGELES/HOLLYWOOD
UCLA DEMO WRAP UP
07-13-08

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BT, Webwise and Phorm: what you need to know

02-08-2008 15:20

Summary of BT and Webwise - how BT has joined up with a former spyware company to eavesdrop on your browsing habits to serve you 'targeted' ads.

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His High Imperial Holiness Obama Does Berlin

02-08-2008 13:29

While we should recognize that John McCain is a dangerous extremist and dunderhead, many have recently begun the overdue process of demystifying His High Imperial Holiness The Dali Obama in the United States. The sooner the Europeans do the same the better for all concerned.

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Climate Camp - FIT repelled from site

02-08-2008 11:37

The Forward Intelligence Team made a foray onto the field today but were ejected from the field by campers.

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Local Children Join Portsmouth Greyhound Demo

02-08-2008 00:11

A small group of activists met to show their opposition to Greyhound racing outside the rundown stadium in Portsmouth & some local kids join in the action!

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Action Alert: HLS Shareholder Barclays (Part 3)

02-08-2008 00:05

Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, a part of Barclays Bank
Detail: HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR)

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Message from Austrian Prisoner Elma

01-08-2008 22:16

 http://austriasolidarity.com  http://antirep2008.tk

Brothers and Sisters, dear Animal Movement, dear Supporters of our cause!

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Secret “War on Terror” Prison on Diego Garcia Confirmed

01-08-2008 21:58

Andy Worthington, author of ‘The Guantánamo Files’, reports on the latest confirmation, from deep within the US administration, that a secret prison existed on the British Overseas Territory of Diego Garcia, despite persistent US and UK denials, and profiles the six “high-value detainees” held there and later transferred to Guantánamo, plus the “ghost prisoner” Mustafa Setmariam Nasar.

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(Field) IMC Kingsnorth on-line at Climate Camp

01-08-2008 21:21

Tonight we have the temporary Field IMC at the Camp for Climate Action, Deansgate Ridge nr Kingsnorth on-line and running with terminals for publishing via a bidirectional satellite link. We shall be running minimal services from tomorrow onwards. We'll be fully running by Sunday/Monday of the camp.

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The duty of local councils to consult

01-08-2008 15:39

Local councils have a duty to consult. This is not a nicety, or a nod to local democracy or public participation, it is a legal requirement.

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Mill road Wilco/Tesco carpark squatted.

01-08-2008 14:45

we cordoned off part of the car park behind the evicted mill road social center, and are now squatting the site.

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EDO Corp Fraud Whistleblower in US Court Battle

01-08-2008 13:46

A former EDO Corp employee in the US claims that flaws in troop protection equipment made by a newly acquired subsidiary of the company were covered up so as not to place strain on corporate relationships.

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Is the camp ready?

01-08-2008 13:29

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