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OhMyGosh Charity Live Graffiti Art Session Street Party: Pix 2

23-03-2009 23:12 | Culture | Nottinghamshire

On Saturday 21st March, Graffiti Artist gathered to repaint the wall at the side of the shop in Major Street, off the Mansfield Road.

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OhMyGosh Charity Live Graffiti Art Session Street Party: Pix 1

23-03-2009 23:07 | Culture | Nottinghamshire

On Saturday 21st March, Graffiti Artist gathered to repaint the wall at the side of the shop in Major Street, off the Mansfield Road.

Nottingham City Council on the Scrounge

12-03-2009 10:16 | Culture | Nottinghamshire

Nottingham City Council tries to fleece flickr members by using their pics for free.

The Demo Project at the Hand and Heart - Thurs 12th March

10-03-2009 17:35 | Culture | Ecology | Nottinghamshire

Raising money for Rossport

Face life in jail... or three days in Punishment Park

07-03-2009 17:25 | Culture | Repression | Nottinghamshire

On Thursday 12th March, 7pm in the Hallward Library Screening room, University Park, Nottingham Student Peace Movement will be showing the classic film Punishment Park. The film raises the difficult question of how to face state repression - is violence or pacifism the answer? How will we respond when the authorities come for us?

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#14 March 2009 Show

02-03-2009 11:29 | University Occupations for Gaza | Culture | Ecology | Nottinghamshire

Latest podcast from the Riseup! Radio team

Listen: #14 the March 2009 show

Thursday 19th Feb - Rally for the right to play

11-02-2009 10:56 | Culture | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

Next week's half term will see a plethora of activities for children, based in the Radford area - 2 days of creative workshops along the theme of reuse and recycle - followed by a Play parade, celebrating the re-development of Independent Street park and making noise about children’s right to play out safely. Information on volunteering opportunities in play will also be available.

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Chinese New Year at Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham 2

02-02-2009 22:40 | Culture | Nottinghamshire

Chinese year of the Ox

Chinese New Year at Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham 1

02-02-2009 22:30 | Culture | Nottinghamshire

Chinese year of the Ox

Play Parade - 'Rally for the Right to Play'

15-01-2009 13:42 | Culture | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

A series of family events over the February half term, 2009.
Culminating in a Play Parade -Thursday 19th feb, meet 12pm, Independant Street Park parading to Radford Primary School.
These events are aimed at increasing community involvement in advocating children’s play in Nottingham through promoting the need for greater access to appropriate, freely chosen and self directed play opportunities.

Notts' Mayor Xmas fund for twin city Harare

A SIZEABLE number of people turned out for the Nottingham Mayor Christmas Cheer fund, earlier Regis Manyanya had interviews with various radio stations. The message was clear and straight forward Zimbabwe is in dire need of aid.

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The Sparrows' Nest - A centre for anarchist education and culture

30-11-2008 13:21 | Culture | Education | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Anarchists in Nottingham have been busy converting a house in the St Ann's area into a centre for anarchist education and culture. The Sparrows' Nest will be home to a library of books, pamphlets and other media relating to anarchism, workers' struggle and local struggles. I went along to chat to one of the residents...

Event at the Square Centre

30-11-2008 09:26 | Anti-racism | Culture | Migration | Nottinghamshire

An event at the square centre.

Sokari Douglas Camp exhibition "Strength of Feeling". Art Exchange, Hyson Green

26-11-2008 14:34 | Culture | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

Quote: "“I accuse the oil companies of practising genocide against the Ogoni" Ken Saro-Wiwa.

Currently, at the New Art Exchange in Hyson Green, Nottingham, there is an exhibition of the acclaimed Nigerian-born artist Sokari Douglas Camp.

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Resident Nottingham Speedcore DJ Crazy2nr is exposed as a BNP activist

24-11-2008 17:30 | Anti-racism | Culture | Birmingham | Nottinghamshire

A popular Nottingham resident speedcore DJ at Rigormortis, (Crazy 2nr) was on the leaked membership list as a BNP activist, using his musical acitivites to try to (allegedly) turn local clubbers into fascists.

You don't need a weatherman to tell which way the wind blows

11-11-2008 14:47 | Anti-racism | Culture | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

Cinema Pacifico – The Weather Underground

Friday, 7pm C11 Portland (as always!)

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Riseup! Radio #10 - The November Show

06-11-2008 07:51 | Analysis | Culture | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Welcome to the penultimate RiseUp!Radio show of 2008. Apologies to those who set their alarms for midnight on 31st of October in anticipation of the November show, a large chunk of our team have bean hit with extravavgant amounts of illness but we feel it will be worth the wait.

Jaques talks to the streets about their takes on our government, Doms takes us into the world of student politics and RiseUp!Radio goes to the Urban Harvest Festival and gets the low down from the windy miller. Also live music from local singer song writer My Crust, also some in studio discussion and Hilary gives us an introduction to his exciting new show ‘Looking into the Crisis’. Topped offed with a rendition of Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, read live last month in Market square as part of Black History Month. Bon Appétit!

Listen: #10 The November Show

Get set for audio skillshare

30-10-2008 14:37 | Culture | Indymedia | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

On Saturday November 1st, Riseup! Radio are hosting a skillshare for making and sharing audio recordings. Here’s an outline of what the day will look –and sound like.

Heckler & Koch Campaign Benefit Gig

Saturday 25th October, Light House, Wolverhampton, 4pm - 4am.

This event is a not for profit event. All money raised will be donated to the Heckler & Koch Campaign. They are attempting to shut down the UK Headquarters of Heckler & Koch in Nottingham: