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1st of March: Second National Day Of Action For Freedom Of Assembly

24-02-2008 15:52

Saturday 1st of March, top of Trafalgar Square (North side), 1 pm.

We Own The Streets - Campaign for Freedom of Assembly

It's time we had freedom to publicly assemble in the UK. The Campaign for Freedom of Assembly is calling for a second national day of action against the existing legislation restricting our freedom to protest around Parliament and its possible extension to the rest of the country.

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Mr. MI5 Roger S. Smith a.k.a. Smithy - your cover is blown

23-02-2008 16:49

I spy with my little eye...

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Judge Stone - are you stoned?

22-02-2008 11:49

Contemporaneous notes from yeaterdays kangaroo court at Southwark Crown Court. What bollocks...

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SOCPA Arrest

22-02-2008 10:58

Simon from We Are Change UK gets arrested for demonstrating illegally within the
SOCPA Zone.

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SOCPA - THE MOVIE free london screening next thursday

21-02-2008 12:07

the school of oriental and african studies (SOAS) is hosting a free screening and discussion at 6pm next thursday - all are welcome

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1st of March: Second National Day Of Action For Freedom Of Assembly

18-02-2008 21:45

We Own The Streets - Campaign for Freedom of Assembly
Saturday 1st of March, top of Trafalgar Square (North side), 1 pm.

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You need police permission to speak LOLCAT in a designated area!

14-02-2008 11:41

I submitted a number of applications under SOCPA to carry a placard or wear a t-shirt reading 'I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?', 'I MADE YOU A COOKIE... BUT I EATED IT' etc. and the police decided that, yes, police permission was required.

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We Own The Streets - Campaign for Free Assembly meeting 16th February

13-02-2008 17:31

Campaign for Free Assembly public meeting
Saturday 16th February 2pm-4pm
London School of Economics room H103, Connaught House
Map:  http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/Default.htm

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brian haw carries 'queen and country' debate

09-02-2008 01:12

as mentioned on indymedia previously, brian haw left his parliament square vigil this week to walk to oxfrod and take part in a historic debate. 75 years on from the controversial 'king and country' debate at oxford union, the same motion was debated on thursday evening. the motion was carried by a resounding majority

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brian haw 'walk for peace' began this morning

04-02-2008 15:03

this morning brian haw began his four-day sixty-mile walk to oxford to take part in the 'queen and country' debate at the oxford union

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radical film, music and sounds in camden tonight

04-02-2008 10:54

'monday love' starts a new run at a new venue tonight, with films by oscar beard and rikkiindymedia, music from rob the rub, an iraq update presentation from hani lazim, and djs from movimientos

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Campaign for Free Assembly public meeting 16th February

31-01-2008 17:14

Campaign for Free Assembly public meeting
Saturday 16th February 2pm-4pm
London School of Economics room H103, Connaught House
Map:  http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/Default.htm

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Gordon Goebbels Brown's European sheep

31-01-2008 09:41

Bollocks to Goebbels Gordon Brown

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DJ Nicholas Evans - please get your head out of your arse

31-01-2008 07:49

In this case, irrefutable evidence was offered regarding Babs and Brian wearing matching book-end pink sparkly banners and DJ N. Evans refusing to accept the truth of the evidence and reality.

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socpa 128 Lakenheath 8 trial

30-01-2008 19:27

A lakenheath plane with bombs dropped painted on the side
On 26th 27th and 28th of March 2008 the Lakenheath 8 finally go to trial for a socpa 128 and criminal damage charge. The L8 took action in October 2006 at USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk against the use of cluster bombs and conventional weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 8 activists, Pete, Lesley, Mell, Lesley, Richie, Margaret, Irene and Emma entered the nuclear base and locked themselves to the munitions area gates to stop the loading of weapons onto the F15 e planes. The new at the time 'socpa' laws covered the base and the 8 new that they maximum sentence was a year in prison and a £5,000 fine

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brian haw 'walk for peace' to speak at oxford union 'queen and country' debate

29-01-2008 00:31

fresh from their controversial "freedom of speech" debate, when they invited a holocaust denier and a bnp leader, those pesky students have thought up another wheeze

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'SOCPA - the movie' - london screening @ monday love

28-01-2008 23:40

'monday love', the monday night radical film, talk, and music night is back throughout february, and it kicks off next monday (4th feb) with a screening of 'SOCPA - the movie', other shorts from 'reel news', an iraq update from hani lazim, dj sprinfield from movimientos and live music from 'rob the rub'

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SOCPA Karaoke LIVE @ Sequani Labs Friday 29th Feb!

28-01-2008 12:02

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Join us for SOCPA Karaoke outside Sequani torture labs in solidarity with the Sequani 6.

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Sequani Campaign - New Email List - Join Today!

28-01-2008 02:54

Keep up to date with the campaign against Sequani torture labs in Ledbury, Herefordshire!

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Respect the right to protest - Don't harmonise its criminalisation

27-01-2008 22:57

Response to the Home Office consultation on managing protest around Parliament
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