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Election 2001 - New Labour's position on WTO.

07-05-2001 22:10

This is New Labour's position on globalisation, as put forward by Blair himself.

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Wombles make friends - pictures

07-05-2001 17:49

Wombles make friends - pictures
Proving they're not such shy creatures after all - wombles on May Day.

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Lurking around oxford street - mayday pics

07-05-2001 17:15

Lurking around oxford street - mayday pics
An afternoon of avoiding getting surrounded and detained by police.

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Mayday Kings Cross Pics #2

07-05-2001 17:11

Mayday Kings Cross Pics #2
Great way to start the day!

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Mayday Kings Cross Pics #1

07-05-2001 17:08

Mayday Kings Cross Pics #1
Great way to start the day :-)

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Muppet academic in the hands of arms of arms manufacturers

07-05-2001 17:06

Muppet academic in the hands of arms of arms manufacturers
Cambridge people and Planet staged an action to highlight the negative effects that unethical investment in higher education can have for academic freedom. Activists dressed as arms dealers were holding the strings of Muppets representing academics. Another activist was going around dressed as a gagged academic. Leaflets with information about the record of Cambridge University’s investments and information on ethical investment alternatives were distributed.

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L'pool st critical mass - fluffy mayday photos

07-05-2001 16:27

L'pool st critical mass - fluffy mayday photos
Fluffy pics as opposed to the arrest ones from Bank where police (who had not escourted a CM before) temporarily, and violently, detained two people without charging them (something about wearing cycle masks, doh!) - anyway, fluffy pics...

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Mayday - Critical Mass arrives @ Kings Cross - video

07-05-2001 15:11

Video
Critical Mass from Liverpool st meet arrives at Kings Cross (at same time other crit mass arrived from another street - top timing!)

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April 31st - Beltane sky before Mayday 2001

07-05-2001 14:52

April 31st - Beltane sky before Mayday 2001
The evening sky the night before May Day 2001 - walking away from the convergence space we held hope in our hearts against the darkness of the state.

(ps and I think we won xxx)

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'Let us out!' - vid clip of crush at Oxford st section 60

07-05-2001 13:57

Video
Mayday 2001 - Oxford st section 60 - towards the end of the 7 hours - cops had started letting people out in very small groups but the crowd was surging in a quite frightening way - as people sustained crush injuries the cops pushed back with shields and batons - bastards. In the end they had to let people out because of the real danger of more crush injuries - SMASH SECTION 60!

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Updated European Day of Action Summer Calendar and website

07-05-2001 13:56

Planning on being on the european continent this summer? Interested in particpating in mass actions? Reflecting about what mass actions mean to you and your community? A new site is up called 'Summit Hopping - Europe, Summer 2000'. The site also includes recomended reading, essays, thoughts, and discussinons on the role of 'summit hopping', links to news and events resources, and community building resources.

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MayDay-2001. Corporate 'safe' press reporting (pic)

07-05-2001 13:40

MayDay-2001. Corporate 'safe'  press reporting (pic)
London's MayDay-2001. Corporate press camera crews 'objectivelly' reporting te MayDay protests from the 'safety' of police protection.

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Nike.com - Just Do It!

07-05-2001 13:29

This email was passed on to me recently. It details an attempt to take up Nike's new offer on www.nike.com and 'personalise' your shoe order. Too good a culture-jamming opportunity to let go methinks!

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real europena zapatistas

07-05-2001 08:54

real europena zapatistas
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Are The British Behind Israel's Misery?

07-05-2001 00:42

I will cave in to many readers' requests and review
two studies by writers I am instinctively
uncomfortable with; one a Jew who
converted to Christianity, the other,
a Jew who works on behalf of
an ideology promoting a
German-run planet.

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EZLN breaks negotiations with Mexican government.Communiques 29/04/01

06-05-2001 18:58

The CCRI-CG of the EZLN responds to the passage of the constitutional reform bill by the Congress of the Union.

Originally published in Spanish by the EZLN
______________________
Translated by irlandesa

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abolish...prison..industry....@@@photo

06-05-2001 18:29

abolish...prison..industry....@@@photo
stop..industry....lies...@@@

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Barcelona-2001.Call for an international meeting.

06-05-2001 18:26

CATALONIAN, STATE-WIDE and INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Dates: May 12 and 13.
Place: ESPAI OBERT (Open Space),
Address: Calle (street) Blasco de Garai 2,Poble Sec,Barcelona
(METRO POBLE SEC)

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The nanny state uses batons instead of toys and mounted police instead of prams

06-05-2001 14:07

An eye witness account of Monopoly Mayday

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Petition to free Jaggi Singh

06-05-2001 12:42

Please follow link and show solidarity with Jaggi.

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