http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/promotednewswire.rss The promoted newswire consists of articles, as selected by Indymedia admin volunteers, which feature good writing and reporting and/or which are particularly relevant to the stated aims and ethos of Indymedia. IMC UK Open Content License, http://www.opencontent.org 2008-07-09T04:33:30+01:00 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403046.html A beautiful, sunny evening in the Yorkshire Dales outside NSA/USAF Menwith Hill was the setting for the annual 'Independence From America' demonstration. Over 150 people attended what was a special and peaceful occasion, only to be marred by the arrest of Lindis Percy (Coordinator of the Campaign for the Accountability of Amercian Bases (CAAB) near the end of the demonstration for breach of bail conditions. 2008-07-08T20:47+02:00 2008-07-08T20:47:38+01:00 Leeds Bradford Manchester Promoted UK Laila Packer, Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403027.html On Sunday at EOCC Mary-Jane Sareva refused to engage in dialog and instead rapidly resorted to violence and intimidation to resolve the issue – when that failed she resorted to lying to the police. 2008-07-08T16:48+02:00 2008-07-08T16:48:38+01:00 Culture Free Spaces Oxford Promoted UK Spartacus en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403025.html (See also UK repression: <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/385589.html">http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/385589.html</a>) 2008-07-08T16:46+02:00 2008-07-08T16:46:10+01:00 Animal Liberation Promoted Repression Technology UK World RA Mag. Stefan Traxler, attorney at law en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403023.html Food, music, fun and FIT, Menwith Hill, 4th July Independence from America Day 2008-07-08T16:13+02:00 2008-07-08T16:13:00+01:00 Leeds Bradford Promoted Sheffield UK James en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403018.html Saturday 5th July- as part of an international day of action against the latest illegal sackings of union activists in Michigan, USA and Seville, Spain, the West Midlands IWW helped organise a protest picket outside the main Starbucks store in Birmingham. The general public were very supportive of the protest. We were surprised how much people hated starbucks. The store manager hated the fact it the store was half empty, just like their tills. 2008-07-08T15:28+02:00 2008-07-08T15:28:54+01:00 Birmingham Globalisation Promoted UK Workers' Movements D en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/403006.html Andy Worthington, author of “The Guantánamo Files”, reports on the latest developments relating to the British Overseas Territory of Diego Garcia: the exiled islanders’ latest salvo in their 40-year pursuit of justice, and the British government’s failure to tackle its US allies over the use of Diego Garcia for “extraordinary rendition” flights. 2008-07-08T13:03+02:00 2008-07-08T13:03:00+01:00 London Promoted Repression Social Struggles Terror War UK World Andy Worthington en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402981.html In the hills above the University of California's Berkeley campus, nine protesters gathered in front of the home of a vivisectors home, their faces covered with scarves and hoods despite the warm spring weather. 2008-07-08T00:47+02:00 2008-07-08T00:47:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Promoted UK World Smash Vivisection en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402977.html Vienna, Monday 7th July - Outrage at two more months' detention for Austrian animal activists 2008-07-07T22:55+02:00 2008-07-07T22:55:09+01:00 Animal Liberation Promoted Repression UK barnacle en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402961.html Legal Support Press Release: 17th July 2008 <br/>Pre-Trial Detention Extended for all 10 Animal Rights Activists 2008-07-07T16:17+02:00 2008-07-07T16:17:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Promoted Repression UK World antirep2008 en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402957.html Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday July 7th, 2008. <br/> 2008-07-07T16:00+02:00 2008-07-07T16:00:00+01:00 Palestine Promoted UK World Audio Dept. en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402953.html Date for trial set for Cambridge protester. Support appreciated! 2008-07-07T14:34+02:00 2008-07-07T14:34:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Cambridge Globalisation Promoted Repression UK World McProtester en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402946.html To "celebrate" American Independence Day, the LGC took a break from its weekly vigil (we did that too!) and went to the park next the Embassy and held a freedom picnic and debate on what freedom, if it exists, means to us all now? Feel free to add any extra thoughts below... 2008-07-07T13:59+02:00 2008-07-07T13:59:00+01:00 Anti-militarism Globalisation London Promoted Terror War UK World London Guantánamo Campaign en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402931.html Some Photos from the demo in Croydon last Saturday. <br/>For Freedom of Movement, Freedom to Protest and against the G8! 2008-07-07T12:07+02:00 2008-07-07T12:07:00+01:00 Globalisation London Migration Promoted UK londonfetishist en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402912.html Activists and organizers are asking local groups and individuals to call, e-mail, visit and protest at Japanese embassies over the unjust arrests, detentions, deportations, and repression occurring around counter-G8 mobilization in Japan. 2008-07-07T06:58+02:00 2008-07-07T06:58:00+01:00 Globalisation Promoted Repression Social Struggles UK World No! G8 Legal Team en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402901.html On 25th June and 2nd July the totaloutofburma.org team held a protest at Southfields Total Oil Station, 262 Wimbledon Park Road, London SW19 6NL. They leafleted the pedestrians attending the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament just down the road from the station. French Total Oil funds the brutal Burma junta with 500 million dollars a year and its gas pipeline in Burma was built with slave labour (see <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.totaldenialfilm.com">http://www.totaldenialfilm.com</a>). 2008-07-07T00:19+02:00 2008-07-07T00:19:00+01:00 Anti-militarism London Promoted Repression Social Struggles UK Awyame en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402900.html Despite having direct links with anti-trafficking charity STOP THE TRAFFIK Virgin are due to deport victim of trafficking Kemi Ayinde and family on tuesday 8th July at 10.15 AM on Virgin Nigeria flight vk292 from Gatwick North Terminal 2008-07-06T23:46+02:00 2008-07-06T23:46:00+01:00 Migration Promoted UK no borders south wales en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402894.html On Saturday 5th July SARC kicked off their campaign against Nauticalia in Portsmouth with a bright and vibrant demonstration against the company's sale of toys made from REAL fur. 2008-07-06T23:05+02:00 2008-07-06T23:05:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Promoted South Coast UK SARC en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402884.html To promote Saturday's Viva! Veggie Roadshow, and as ever to promote veganism, members of Nottingham Animal Rights & Veggies distributed free vegan food and literature outside the council house. <br/><br/><br/> 2008-07-06T22:24+02:00 2008-07-06T22:24:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Education Health Nottinghamshire Promoted UK Alex C en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402880.html Was told after the demo that this had also been a Freedom to Protest action. Which suited quite well, given the amount of harassment given by police to all present, from the start. It feels like the objective is to discourage people from being politically active by simply giving us an unbearable hard time. 2008-07-06T20:27+02:00 2008-07-06T20:27:00+01:00 Globalisation London Migration Promoted Repression UK nk en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402876.html On Friday 4th of July a few people gathered outside the Japanese embassy from noon to about 3pm to protest this Country's host (and participation) in the Group of 8. 2008-07-06T19:25+02:00 2008-07-06T19:25:00+01:00 London Promoted UK nk en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402870.html The new Social Center in Frome, a short ways south of Bath, is hosting it's first public event this Thursday - the first meeting of the Frome Squatters' Network! 2008-07-06T18:26+02:00 2008-07-06T18:26:00+01:00 Free Spaces Promoted UK Innocent Dave en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402853.html Article by the well-respected Oaxacan activist and founder of the University of the Earth, Gustavo Esteva. Gustavo was one of the EZLN's advisors in their negotiations with the Mexican government. This article was published in La Jornada 30th June 2008, and is a call to civil society to respond to a state of emergency. <br/> <br/> 2008-07-06T12:32+02:00 2008-07-06T12:32:00+01:00 Promoted UK World Zapatista UK Zapatista Solidarity Network en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402851.html It is winter in Cape Town. The climate in this region is Mediterranean; with cold, wet and windy winters. Soetwater is in a remote and exposed corner of the region, colder and windier than many other places refugees might be located. The Cape is not named Cape of Storms for nothing as you will read in Karin Chubb's report 2008-07-06T11:13+02:00 2008-07-06T11:13:00+01:00 Promoted Social Struggles UK World report by Karin Chubb. posted by Megan. en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402828.html Today London Solidarity Federation joined with London IWW to picket starbucks in support of their sacked members in Spain and America. Organising a union, like these CNT and IWW comrades did, imroves your pay and conditions - and that is the last things Starbucks want to see. Poor pay and apalling contracts goes hand in hand with a policy of aggressive expansion, so more and more people will be forced to work these McJobs. 2008-07-05T22:22+02:00 2008-07-05T22:22:20+01:00 London Promoted UK Workers' Movements London IWW en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402807.html Solidarity Instead of Paranoia – We Are Still All §278a! <br/>Press Release: 5th July 2008 2008-07-05T17:43+02:00 2008-07-05T17:43:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Promoted Repression UK World Legal Support - Antirep2008 en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402798.html NOTTINGHAM - FRIDAY, June 27 was a much awaited day for both, us members of the Nottingham Zimbabwe Community Network (NZCN) and Nottingham City residence in general. 2008-07-05T14:54+02:00 2008-07-05T14:54:00+01:00 Migration Nottinghamshire Promoted Repression UK Innocent Chirawu en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402766.html "If you look at the course of western history you'll see that we're slowly granting basic rights to everyone. A long time ago only kings had rights. Then rights were extended to property-owning white men. Then all men. Then wymyn [women]. Then children. Then the mentally retarded. Now we're agonizing over the extension of basic rights to homosexuals and animals. We need to finally accept that all sentient creatures are deserving of basic rights." -- Moby (1) 2008-07-05T04:03+02:00 2008-07-05T04:03:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Education Promoted Social Struggles UK World Animal Rights Movement en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402750.html Sarah Whitehead is a committed vegan activist who has dedicated her life to saving animals and helping people. She worked tirelessly as a nurse whilst rescuing and rehoming abused and neglected animals, as well as campaigning against the notorious Huntingdon Life Sciences. She is not someone to sit back and let animals be tortured and abused, she stands up and fights wherever she sees injustice and never puts herself first. 2008-07-05T02:12+02:00 2008-07-05T02:12:20+01:00 Animal Liberation Promoted Repression South Coast UK Support Sarah en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402712.html The Bucklemaker & Turners restaurant remove fois gras.Making it the 7th and 8th Birmingham restaurants to follow suit. 2008-07-04T20:55+02:00 2008-07-04T20:55:27+01:00 Animal Liberation Birmingham Promoted UK Foie Gras Free Brum en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402706.html Acquitted Plowshares Activist Ciaron O'Reilly <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.peaceontrial.com/">http://www.peaceontrial.com/</a> interviewed on Hungarian radio following the acquital of the Raytheon 9 <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.raytheon9.org/">http://www.raytheon9.org/</a> in Belfast and the impending Bush visit to Belfast. Reflects on the significance for Republicans, Socialists and anti-war activists in Ireland of the Raytheon 9 action, Raytheon Corp, the Raytheon 9 trial, the use of anti-terror laws to silence anti-war dissent etc (25 mins) <br/> 2008-07-04T20:06+02:00 2008-07-04T20:06:00+01:00 Anti-militarism Promoted UK Ploughshares en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402696.html Here is a jingle produced by Riseup! Radio for the Climate Camp, to be held near Kingsnorth Power Station in Kent from 3 – 11 August. Please distribute and re-broadcast the jingle if you can. For more info about the camp check out <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.climatecamp.org.uk">http://www.climatecamp.org.uk</a> <br/> 2008-07-04T19:04+02:00 2008-07-04T19:04:00+01:00 Climate Camp 2008 Climate Chaos Ecology London Nottinghamshire Promoted UK Riseup! Radio Crew en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402699.html After over an year, the italian indymedia site is back on-line as a feed aggregator of the local italian IMC's at the old address <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://italy.indymedia.org">http://italy.indymedia.org</a>. 2008-07-04T19:04+02:00 2008-07-04T19:04:00+01:00 Indymedia Promoted World the italian one en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402690.html No Borders ... World Development Movement ... Bicycle Sound Systems ... Hillbilly Music 2008-07-04T18:21+02:00 2008-07-04T18:21:00+01:00 Globalisation London Migration Promoted Technology UK World Dissident Werewolf en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402688.html The first attempt to evict the occupiers of Bodge House on 30th June was a spectacular flop. The registered owner of the site is Harworth Mining International Limited. The outfit applying for a possession order are Harworth Estates (Agricultural Land -Trashing Of) Limited. OK, we added the "Trashing Of" bit to that otherwise bucolic title, but otherwise report what is alleged to be just a change of name yer honour. Their problem was they hadn't bothered to give the court any actual proof of this supposed change of name. <br/> 2008-07-04T18:16+02:00 2008-07-04T18:16:00+01:00 Climate Camp 2008 Climate Chaos Nottinghamshire Promoted Sheffield UK Forward en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402680.html This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for June 28th, through July, 4th, 2008. 2008-07-04T17:11+02:00 2008-07-04T17:11:00+01:00 Palestine Promoted UK World Audio dept. en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402670.html It has now been almost six weeks since we have had our companions by our side. We know from visits to the prisons that one of the most import things to the prisoners is the correspondence that they are receiving from around the world. 2008-07-04T15:27+02:00 2008-07-04T15:27:00+01:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Promoted Repression UK World VGT en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402655.html The next evaluation of the detention for the animal rights activists in Austria will take place today in Wiener Neustadt, Vienna. There the decision will be made as to whether the activists will remain in remand custody. To inform the public and the media about the new evaluation and this Austrian Affair, activists spread the word for their freedom two days before, on the 2nd of July. <br/><br/>Here are some pictures and communiques leading upto and on the day of action... 2008-07-04T15:12+02:00 2008-07-04T15:12:12+01:00 Animal Liberation Ecology London Promoted Repression UK World Smash Repression! en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402643.html The BBC today reports that DEFRA Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, will announce on Monday that he has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle. If the report is correct, the A.L.F. and its supporters will be relieved that the Secretary of State has finally made a right decision, one that is based on sound science. 2008-07-04T14:08+02:00 2008-07-04T14:08:05+01:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Health Promoted UK Anti-speciesist en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402638.html PRESS RELEASE <br/><br/>Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign <br/><br/>SUSSEX POLICE ADMIT THEY WERE WRONG TO RESTRICT BOYCOTT ISRAEL DEMONSTRATORS <br/><br/>for info email <img border="0" src="/img/maillink.gif"/> <a href="mailto:thewallmustfall@gmail.com">thewallmustfall@gmail.com</a> 2008-07-04T13:35+02:00 2008-07-04T13:35:00+01:00 Anti-militarism Anti-racism Palestine Promoted South Coast UK World Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/402599.html Unity Care Services of Portland Road, Birmingham, who used to be called Principal Housing Care, are still profiteering from Local Government money to live Millionaire lifestyle, while they keep children in poverty conditions. While they live in mansions, and drive luxury cars, children live in run down properties with no support and very little money to exist. 2008-07-04T08:10+02:00 2008-07-04T08:10:00+01:00 Anti-racism Birmingham Migration Promoted Social Struggles UK Former Employee en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8