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17-02-2012 17:52

The Guardian newspaper funds Huxley’s ‘Children:Our Ultimate Investment'

The Guardian newspaper funds Huxley’s ‘Children: Our Ultimate Investment’. 'Children: Our Ultimate Investment' includes 'Project Caressing' which instructs toddlers to be tactile with elderly men. Liability issues ended this in the US, but Laura Huxley's 'Children: Our Ultimate Investment' is doing well in the UK.



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23-11-2011 00:02

David Willetts Silenced by Cambridge Fees Protest

Mr.Willetts takes to the podium at Lady Margaret Hall... This evening, on Tuesday November 22nd 2011 in a lecture hall on the Cambridge University Sidgewick campus, battle lines were well and truly drawn, as David Willetts, one of the architects of the demise of our Higher Education system dared to show his face in public at Cambridge University, that, by his own doing has been manoevered into raising it's tuition fees by up to £9,000 per academic year.

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07-11-2011 13:20

Rank and file electricians plan to join education march at 12.30 at ULU

According to this interview with one of the sparks, rank and file electricians plan to deviate from the Unite route in order to join the education protest on 9th November. The interview, which gives more details on the electricians' ongoing dispute over contracts and training, is available at Shift Magazine:  http://shiftmag.co.uk/?p=510

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12-10-2011 20:25

Students To March On The City | Nov 9 [NCAFC]

Tens of thousands of students predicted to march against fees, cuts and privatisation on November 9th

National demonstration will go to the City, rather than to Parliament

Students plan to derail the government’s HE white paper

Demonstration a key date in the autumn of resistance, ahead of the November 30th strike action

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05-09-2011 14:52

Worldwide Animals Pitchforked, Boiled Alive, Bombed, Trapped, Starved, Abandoned


Please see the video links at the end of the post
for documentation

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20-05-2011 15:05

BOBBY ROBERTS HEADS TO GOSFORTH (not if we can help it )

bobby roberts and his sick show has been attracting protests all over the place
in whitburn bobby was demo'd loudley
in blaydon he was demo'd loudly and made the papers and tv
today bobby announces his next venue Gosforth race course

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04-05-2011 22:38

70% of courses cut- London Metropolitan University Occupied

The Graduate Centre of Holloway Road Campus is currently occupied by students in protest against Vice- Chancellor Malcolm Gillies’ decision to axe 70% of courses- including Performing Arts, Philosophy and History. Gillies’ decision came as a shock a couple of weeks ago.

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17-04-2011 03:57

One different Easter

And I see my brothers who sold our people to the enemy. Those misery brothers all around with the alcohol, they say it gives them pleasure...

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15-03-2011 16:59

Academies Talk hosted at Impington VC, Cambridge, 14/03/2001

A hall designed by Bauhaus founder Walther Gropius! On Tuesday night (14-03-2011) Councillor Peter Downes hosted a talk at Impington Village College on the subject of Academies.

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14-03-2011 15:36

Cambridge University Students Occupy Senate House Lawn.

A now familiar sight in Cambridge... On Friday March 11th, students from the local activist group Cambridge Defend Education occupied the front lawn of Senate House, part of the admistrative centre for Cambridge University.

This was in response to the Vice Chancellor deciding to ignore students and employers to save Bursaries, which financially support students with their studies and allow them to continue attending Cambridge University.

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09-03-2011 21:38

Sizewell Camp 2011.

Sizewell Camp 2011
Skill Share, Networking and Protest
Power for the People-Not Profits for the Few
Friday 22rd – Monday 25th April
Spend Easter weekend camping on the beach at Sizewell and show
your opposition to new nuclear power and the need for sustainable
energy solutions. This weekend also marks the 25th anniversary of
the Chernobyl Disaster. The weekend includes a protest at the
nuclear power station entrance, A public meeting, workshops and
skill shares, woodland and beach walks, vegan grub and
networking.Now is the time to take action against new build – come
join us to say
‘Nuclear power – No thanks!’

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25-01-2011 11:54

Careers Group defends inclusion of arms company BAE Systems in careers events

Protesters unite under the Ban BAE banner The Careers Group (University of London) organises the Guardian Graduate Fair which last November exhibited numerous companies including BAE Systems (the worlds largest weapons producer. Students and campaigners protested in front of the BAE stall and at their presentation and an open letter signed by student representatives was presented to the Careers Group and The Guardian asking for the company to be excluded from future events. (To read open letter see  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/12/470099.html). We have received a vague response from the Careers Group defending the inclusion of the arms company at the event and we have responded with another letter, both of which are available to read here.

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