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BAYER charged with cartel offences:”Those responsible should be behind bars”
The Coalition Against BAYER Dangers (CBG) has filed charges against the Board Chairman of the BAYER corporation, Werner Wenning, with the Cologne Public Prosecutor. The association accuses the manager of tolerating or orchestrating the participation of the company in illegal price-fixing.First edition of ethical guide to Cambridge to be released at Strawberry Fair
"Just Living - an ethical guide to Cambridge" will see its first printed release at Strawberry Fair this Saturday 3rd June. Limited edition collectable copies will be available in the Green Area near the Fort St George, and will contain the cream of the online listings currently available at www.justliving.org.uk .Cholesterol study is Bitter Pill for Bayer´s One-A-Day Vitamins
CHICAGO -- German research casts doubt on the effectiveness of a sugar cane-based ingredient sold as a cholesterol treatment in One-A-Day vitamins and other products marketed in dozens of countries.
Norwich Airport Shop targeted in DRAMATIC PROTEST
At 1030, today Saturday May 20th , Climate Change campaigners made a dramatic protest “Today Flying, Tomorrow Swimming” about the environmental cost of cheap flights.
9/11 - Loose Change
Loose Change Second Edition, a film about the events of Septemer 11th 2001, has become a net phenomenon — it currently (18th May 2006) holds the 1st, 4th and 26th places on the Google Video top 100 and this is in competion with lots of very short titillation clips (eg Webcam Girls Go Wild) and dubious humour clips (eg funny clips baby fart).
Loose Change is the most popular 9/11 "conspiracy theory" film, no doubt due to its slick graphics, soundtrack and editing — for an amateur movie it is impressive. However it's not the most accurate movie of its type — see the discussion on indybay and the detailed Sifting Through Loose Change — The 9-11 Research Companion.
Loose Change Second Edition on Google Video
Read on for a brief guide to some better 9/11 videos that deserve more attention...
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Camp for Climate Action - Cambridge Group
Tonight at CB1 Cafe on Mill Road, a group met for the second time to plan for actions and events before, during and after this summer's Camp for Climate Action.
Reed-Elsevier and the Arms Trade
The following is an open email to all academics regarding the participation of the publishing house Reed-Elsevier in the arms trade. An academic boycott is being started; for more information and to sign up to the boycott go to:http://cage.ugent.be/~npg/elsevier/
Leading US anti-war activist speaks in Cambridge June 15th
Anthony Arnove, leading US anti-war activist and author of Iraq; the logic of withdrawal is speaking in Cambridge on Thursday 15th June
Stop the export of execution equipment from Cambridgeshire
The Cambridge Evening News reports that a Cambridge farmer is exporting execution equipmentIndependent voter study in the local elections (Cambridge, Romsey)
During the local elections a group of us undertook some independent electoral research, here is the report.LGBT Network Community Fair
Find out what's happening in Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas. There will be stalls, talks and information from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans community groups. 7.30pm, Wednesday 31st May 2006, at the Centre at St Pauls, Hills Road, Cambridge. No charge.East Anglian universities divide over AUT boycott
Universities in the region have divided ahead of the final-year exams in East Anglian universities on the issue of support for a boycott of setting and marking currently in force across the AUT lecturer's union.A level scandal - sign the petition
College leaves A level students in the lurchFree Food, not Free Trade!
Today No Chains pitched up outside a well known no-union fast food emporium on Mill Road and gave away free food (and advice) to prospective customers. Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch!?
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NHS Data Base
As the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) begins to roll out its patient records database, one of the centerpiece projects in the massive £6 billion (US$11.4 billion) IT infrastructure upgrade, concerns are being raised about security aspects involved in the retention and distribution of sensitive personal medical information.Government’s new proposals for mental health law
The Government has decided to keep the present Mental Health Act 1983, making a raft of new changes by asking Parliament to amend the Act.More Pictures of May Day weekend Crticial Mass and Demo
Here, (finally!) are some more images from Saturday's May Day Weekend Demonstration and Critical Mass Bike ride. I'd taken nearly 200 photos, which is why it's taken this long to sift through them!
Coffee, Biscuits and Solidarity!
It Asda be May Day! To Mark the May Day Bank Holiday, some activists went to offer coffee, biscuits and solidarity to staff working on this public holiday!
Extra tea for mayday
On Mayday, a group of Cambridge activists, armed only with a couple of thermoses and some home made biscuits, visited ASDA to give extra tea breaks to the workers forced to work on Mayday.
Cambridge Not For Sale - March
Yesterday (Satuday 29th April) saw a march in Cambridge against the privatisation of public services. Almost 100 people turned out for the march.