Manchester Newswire Archive

OutRage!-Iran state flogging of gay men revealed

pirate, 20-09-2005 11:22

Gay rights group OutRage has received reports and pictures of the beatings given to gay men in Iran. Read more | 6 comments >>

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Queer Dressing Up Party!

Bovver Boi, 20-09-2005 10:50

Queer Mutiny North Invites you to our...

MAGNIFICENT DRESSING UP PARTY!!

Starts 7pm- LATE Friday 28th October Read more | 5 comments >>

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Laudelino Iglesias Martinez Speaking Tour - Bradford 1 in 12, Thur. 6th Oct.

macdermott, 20-09-2005 04:54

Recently released long term Spanish anarchist comes to the UK to discuss state brutality and prisoner resistance to it Read more >>

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Parliamentary Inquiry into Special Educational Needs - Deadline 3rd October

Trevor Clarke, 19-09-2005 22:48

The deadline for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Special Educational Needs is near – Monday 3rd October and has had no publicity to date. It is an ideal opportunity for anyone with an interest to have an input towards a report that will make an impact on policies that affect what is experienced, for the young person, the parent/carer, and the school. Read more >>

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George Fox Six on trial from 26th September!

George Fox 6 Supporters Group, 19-09-2005 12:00

The six are up for Aggravated Trespass after handing out leaflets at a conference at Lancaster uni.

Join them at court on Monday to show solidarity and support Free Speech and "Education not Exploitation!" Read more | 3 comments >>

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Spodden Valley asbestos - more EU support pledged...

Save Spodden Valley, 19-09-2005 09:57

The leader of the British Liberal Democrats in Europe, Chris Davies MEP has just visited the Spodden Valley of Rochdale where there is currently a controversial planning application for over 600 homes and a children’s nursery on the site of what was once the world’s largest asbestos textile factory. Read more | 1 comment >>

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The Corporate Academy and the George Fox 6

freethepeeps, 18-09-2005 16:36

On Monday 26th September, the trial of the George Fox 6 commences at Lancaster Magistrates Court. Six student activists face charges in a three day arising out of an action that took place at Lancaster University in September 2004 where protestors had gone into the George Fox building at the university to hand out leaflets and talk to people at the "Corporate Venturing" Conference - a networking meeting for multinational corporations. Speakers at the conference were drawn from controversial arms manufacturer BAE Systems, Shell and other companies the six say have 'long histories of human rights abuses and environmental destruction'. Police attended and told the protestors they were doing nothing wrong, but some months later they received summonses through the post. The defendants are seeking support at the trial.

Read more | 2 comments >>

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Reflective gathering for activists and those on the peripheri of the academy

George Fox the Eighth, 17-09-2005 13:54

The Knowledge Lab on Globalisation from Above and Below, located at Lancaster University in North West England and funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies, brings together activists and academics to discuss aspects of the capitalist economy driving globalisation from above - such as enclosures, precarious labour, structural violence, colonialism, and their justifying cultural imagery – and to make visible alternative architectures emerging through processes of globalisation from below, i.e. through grassroots movements cooperating to create a world based on human rights and mutual aid. The Knowledge Laboratory is an anticapitalist initiative. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Post-G8 Dissent! Gathering: 15/16 Oct, Sheffield

yu, 16-09-2005 16:06

Next Dissent! Gathering>>> Read more >>

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Post-G8 UK-wide Dissent! Gathering, 15/16 Oct, Sheffield

asdf, 16-09-2005 16:03

Next Dissent! Gathering>>> Read more | 3 comments >>

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Sustainable Food Guide - free on-line resource

Dr Charles Clutterbuck, 15-09-2005 13:07

Sustainable food is healthier for people and the planet. The free on-line Sustainable Food Guide offers info on all issues from food miles to food contaminants, laws, standards and schemes for planning improvements. Read more | 5 comments >>

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Iranian Workers are not alone

Committe in support of Iranain workers, 15-09-2005 08:43

A week of Solidarity with Iranian workers Read more | 2 comments >>

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Spodden Valley: questions to Councillors...

Save Spodden Valley, 15-09-2005 00:54

Save Spodden Valley campaigners went to the Rochdale Council Township Public Forum last night. 3 questions were asked relating to public health and safety issues relevant for our town.

Here they are, together with some background information... Read more | 2 comments >>

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Call for G8 photos

G8.reflections team, 14-09-2005 13:17

A group of us are putting together a book of reflections on the movement against the G8 in Scotland this summer. We need photos of all parts of the mobilisation but particularly of the blockades on wednesday 6th July. If you have any photos you think are relevant write to:  G8.reflections@gmail.com Read more | 5 comments >>

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Manchester Alternative Freshers Fair Friday 30th September

Manc_Alt_Freshers, 14-09-2005 11:06

The first ever Manchester Alternative Freshers Fair is coming... Read more | 4 comments >>

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And then the Amber Slips - Josephs Well 12th October

Amber Slips, 13-09-2005 13:10

Political progressive Indy 4 piece, And then the Amber Slips to play gig at Josephs well 12th October. Read more >>

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Road protests in Lancaster: help us vote against "love the link"

cyclist, 09-09-2005 15:34

For a decade the politicians and the commercial sector have been trying all tricks in the book to push for a bypass road.

Spend a minute to vote against a road lovers online poll. Read more >>

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Common Goals For BAE and the Government

Jodn Weller, 09-09-2005 15:15

The transfer of public money to arms companies is now so blatant a room full of journalists and camera crews can completely ignore it - what's £7 Million to BAE anyway? Read more >>

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Spodden Valley: Bats and wildlife crime...

Save Spodden Valley, 08-09-2005 05:41

This Friday night (9th September) South Lancashire Bat Group will be conducting a bat walk in Healey Dell nature reserve. The Friends of Healey Dell welcome all who want to be ‘batty about bats’ .The walk starts from the Warden’s lodge at 8.15pm. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Cross-party support from MEPs for Save Spodden Valley campaign...

Save Spodden Valley, 07-09-2005 20:20

Save Spodden Valley campaigners have been invited to speak this month at an asbestos conference in the European Parliament buildings. Whilst in Brussels, campaigners are also taking the opportunity to meet with MEPs and European Commissioners to discuss the controversial planning application to build over 600 homes and a children’s nursery on the site of what was the world’s largest asbestos textile factory at Rochdale in the north west of England. Read more | 5 comments >>

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