UK Newswire Archive
New campaign to stop the 'revolving door' between Government and arms companies,
09-03-2005 16:08
LONDON: Campaign Against Arms Trade is launching its new campaign to stop the inappropriate movement of staff between Government and arms companies or the 'revolving door' as its sometimes known[1]. CAAT will be protesting at a symposium held by the Government's Defence Export Services Organisation, a civil service department promoting arms exports [2], at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London on Wednesday 9 March 2005. About fifty people are expected to attend with placards and street theatre.A clean, green, and safe place to live
09-03-2005 15:22
Memorial to Ken Saro-Wewa
09-03-2005 12:23
An appeal to raise funds to commemorate the 'state murdered' Nigerian playwright and activist Ken Sar-Wewais to be launched on March 22nd in London,
COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS, TACO BELL® REACH GROUNDBREAKING AGREEMENT
09-03-2005 10:32
After nearly 4 years of national boycott, the CIW and Taco Bell have reached a historic agreement(Info from Immokalee workers webpage, more there
http://www.ciw-online.org )
Hunt Ban - we were conned
09-03-2005 10:31
Hunting Ban - have we been conned by Blair ? There was rejoicing when the ban was bought into effect but the reality is nobody within the hunting community has been affected and no foxes have been saved.GHARDAIA DEMONSTRATIONS
09-03-2005 09:54
Dr kamel eddine FEKHAR S.F.F (socialist front offorces) national secretary in charge of community life
is appearing today in GHARDAIA (southern Algeria)
court where he faces for “criminal charges”.
Detained in Ghardaia since the end of october 2004
,Fekhar was accused to be the main instigator of the
demonstrations having shaked this region of southern
Algeria last october in violation of the country’s
laws.
The "evidence" against Belmarsh detainees
09-03-2005 08:25
Alarming weaknesses in the secret services' evidence cast serious doubt on the Home Secretary's justification for detaining 12 men held under emergency legislation rushed through Parliament in the aftermath of 11 September.(From the Independent)
Halabja- The Kurdish town gassed by Saddam (Documentary Exhibtion)
09-03-2005 01:16
As a survivor and a student at the University fo Leeds, while searching for info about the attack on my town by chemical weapons by Saddam i came across this site.I am organising wiht the UNA at the university of leeds a documentary photo exhibition on 17th March 2005 at the LUU.
NEATH ANTI WAR MEETING PACKED OUT
08-03-2005 23:06
NEATH BRING THE TROOPS HOME MEETING ONE OF "THE BEST HELD IN THE TOWN FOR YEARS"IVOR
Iraq vigil - International Women’s Day
08-03-2005 20:10
Freedom for Iraqi women and gays
Imagining Argentina: Film and Discussion
08-03-2005 19:44
a film set in the 1970'2 dirty war in argentinaFollowed by discussion led by a former prisoner of the Argentina Junta and co founder of the Medical Foundation
ploughshares trial update
08-03-2005 18:55
After a march led by two Buddhist monks, American Catholic Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, peace activist Kathy Kelly, and defendents of the Pit Stop Ploughshares, seventy supporters gathered outside the Four Courts, Ireland's most prestegious judicial centre...Venezuela in Manchester
08-03-2005 18:54
On the eve of a visit to Manchester on 16 March by the President and the Promotor-Co-ordinator of Venezuela’s Women’s Development Bank (Banmujer), the Global Women’s Strike describes the background to a revolution led largely by women, where Banmujer uses micro Credit to eliminate poverty and create a caring economy by empowering grassroots women.‘ANTI-TERROR’ LAWS: A PUBLIC MEETING IN BRIGHTON.
08-03-2005 18:01
THE NEW ‘ANTI-TERROR’ LAWS:TAKING LIBERTIES
Supported by Liberty, Stop Political terror, Green Party, Amnesty International Brighton, Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)
@ Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton
7.00 – 9.30pm Friday the 1st April
Southern oil workers versus corporations in Iraq
08-03-2005 17:26
Protest at home of bailiff Bryan Constant
08-03-2005 17:14
Around a dozen people protested outside the home of bailiff Bryan Constant, of Riseley, Bedfordshire on Sunday. Protestors rang bells, blew whistles & hit pots & pans.Mr Constant runs Constant & Co, a Bedford - based company that specializes in evicting Travellers using violence, often from land that they have bought and occupied for years. In January Constant Baliffs jumped on a man at Twin Oaks, Borehamwood, cracking his ribs.
Letters were delivered to Constant's neighbors, informing them of his activities, and posters were put up in the village, calling on Constant & Co to end their Brutal & Racist evictions.
Local Post Office Closure Imminent
08-03-2005 17:01
I've just found out this afternoon that my local Post Office on Chesterton Road, Cambridge has until March 19th of this month to stay open, then after that it's closing down, as per orders of Royal Mail head office.Canada grabs Bi-Woman on IntlWomensDay.
08-03-2005 16:45
A Bisexual woman Wendy Maxwell was grabbed by Canadian authorities at an Intl Women's day event. Threatened with deportation.Petition at end of posting below...
Combating then FIT team.
08-03-2005 15:43
The police are trying to intimidate you.House Arrest To Be Used Against G8 protesters
08-03-2005 15:14
Tony Blair in scotland for the Scottish Labour conference told the Sunday Mail that he couldnt "rule out" the possibility that the current house arrest legislation going through Parliament could be used against G8 protesters, Doubtless this is the real reason for the rush rather then the loads of old bollocks about hundreds of trained terrorists running around being put out by the likes of John Stevens.
