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Video interview with Maura Harrington - on hunger strike against Shell

12-09-2008 16:54

Maura Harrington is now into her fourth day without food. Her protest is against the laying of the laying of the Shell pipeline in Mayo, and the shameful giveaway of Irish natural resources to Shell, Statoil and the other energy companies.

Watch the video here:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L28aoHHJr5k

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Direct Action; UK, USA, Italy & Mexico

12-09-2008 16:23

11th & 12th September

1000+ PARTRIDGES LIBERATED FROM GAME BREEDER (UK)
CAGES CUT OPEN AT LAB ANIMAL SUPPLIER (USA)
VIDEO RELEASED FROM RABBIT RAID (Italy)
DAIRY, EGG DISTRIBUTORS PAINTED (Mexico)
LITERS OF OIL DUMPED AT PET STORE (Italy)
"FREE DAN AMOS" (UK)

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Picnic Warfare brings call for freedom to the Ministry of Justice in London

12-09-2008 11:33

At the entrance to the Ministry of Justice
A small group of demonstrators handed out leaflets and held a picnic outside the Ministry of Justice in Westminster on Thursday 11 September 2008. This was the first of a planned series of monthly protests about civil liberties. Photographs (C) 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Showroom cinema cuts contact with customers

12-09-2008 11:04

They won't take his call...
In response to a slew of complaints about the irregular sacking of bar worker Chris Lockwood for union organising, The Showroom Cinema has closed most lines of communication to the public.

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Showroom Picket 12th September 2008

12-09-2008 10:47

These are a selection of images taken outside the Showroom cinema during the picket taking place on Friday the 12th of September.

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Start of IWW day of protest at the Showroom in Sheffield

12-09-2008 10:21

IWW protest at the Showroom
There is a picket and protest all day today outside the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield to protest against their sacking of Chris Lockwood, union organiser and member of the Industrial Workers of the World. If you can turn up it is expected that the most busy time will be between 5pm and 8pm.

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Vigil at Home Office - Stop Deportations to Iraq

11-09-2008 22:29

Two police keep an eye on demonstrators and photographers
Around thirty demonstrators held a lunchtime vigil outside the London Home Office on Thursday 11 Sept, 2008 to oppose the unfair detention and forced removal of Kurdish Iraqi asylum seekers from the UK, which has resulted in an unknown number of deaths. Photographs (C) 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved

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Rossport Solidarity Action - Brighton.

11-09-2008 14:37

In Solidarity with Rossport and the on going protests against Corrib's gas pipeline development, Brighton activists Occupy the roof of SHELL gargage.

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Rossport Update

11-09-2008 12:53

An update on the situation as of this morning in occupied Erris

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Harborne Hill School rejects ARK as Academy sponsor – so should St Alban’s!

11-09-2008 12:22

We congratulate the Governing Body and the Head Teacher at Harborne Hill School for stopping Absolute Return for Kids (ARK), the controversial sponsors of the proposed Harborne Academy, from taking over their school.

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Coal Protest Hits the Cardiff Hilton

10-09-2008 13:55

Merthyr Tydfil residents and climate change campaigners staged disruptive protests at the Cardiff Hilton today during the AGM of the UK Coal Authority.

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SUPPORT MAURA HARRINGTON ON HUNGER STRIKE

10-09-2008 10:04

Last night Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington began a Hunger Strike to coincide with the arrival of the Solitaire, pipe-laying vessel in Broadhaven Bay.
Urgent call for solidarity actions-please check www.indymedia.ie/mayo for updates

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Heckling Heckler & Koch

10-09-2008 09:25

Audio

On Mon 8th Sep the monthly picket of arms dealers Heckler & Koch took place at the entrance to Easter Park, Lenton. Locals wearing Heckle H&K T-shirts were joined by supporters from Brighton's Smash EDO campaign and enjoyed a great selection of tunes on the mobile sound system, as well as refreshments by Veggies.

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UK activist faces 12 year sentence after RNC protests

09-09-2008 20:55

Front of flier
Dave Mahoney was cycling to the grocery store with his girlfriend in Minneapolis on September 4th 2008, when an un-marked van pulled up, and two men wearing FBI shirts inexplicably bundled him into the back, and drove off.

Dave was part of the protesters assembled at the Republican National Convention in the City that week, and was there to peacefully remind America and the rest of the world of some of the atrocities, and in-justices millions of people endure everyday across the globe - many of which link directly to the actions & policy of the Republican party.

Instead, Dave's become one of the victims... facing trumped up charges of Assault, and Conspiracy to Riot with a Furtherance of Terrorism; if convicted he could get up to 12 years in jail AND a $24,000 dollar fine...

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Urgent: Solitaire Ship Arrived: Hunger Strike Begins

09-09-2008 20:39

The world's biggest pipe-laying ship, the Solitaire, has just arrived in Broadhaven Bay, Mayo. Security has significantly increased with vanloads of police; including special public order units.

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The Solitaire arrives in Broadhaven Bay

09-09-2008 20:17

The Solitaire
The world's largest pipe-laying vessel, The Solitaire, arrived off the coast of Mayo, Ireland, this evening. The Solitaire is installing the offshore section of the Corrib Gas pipeline for Shell. The ship is supported by a number of Shell support craft, the Irish Police Water Unit and part of the Irish Navy.Stiff opposition is expected, with a local school teacher already on hunger strike. Hundreds of police officers are in the area, and the main road to the beach has been closed.

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Bobby Robert's Circus Demo Wrexham

08-09-2008 22:13

No let up for this sad circus!

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Waste, recycling and packaging

08-09-2008 15:21

over-packaged chocolate biscuits or a work of art
A throwaway, linear flow society is illustrative of flawed thinking and poor design. It is not sustainable.

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Police attack on Parliament Square Peace Campaign.

08-09-2008 14:58

11 Police have just attacked the Parliament Square Peace Campaigners, fraudulently claiming power under s17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).
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