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More protest for Zippos Circus

27-08-2009 19:46

SARC were out again in force to expose the horrific tales of animal cruelty hidden behind the stripy tents of Zippos Circus.

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Important interview with the Honduran resistance

27-08-2009 19:16

"Hondurans want a new constitution/society."

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Thanks to solidarity mobilisations, Theodoros Iliopoulos is free at last!

27-08-2009 15:00

The Greek government could not ignore anymore the massive movement formed in solidarity with innocent detainee Theodoros Iliopoulos and set him free at last!

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cruise ISSSS selling real fur

27-08-2009 14:42

2 animal rights supporters visited cruise in newcastle yestrerday after hearing its now selling real fur again

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Free anti-nuclear protest photos from German agency

27-08-2009 14:05

Two photographers have started a website offering free images about opposition to nuclear waste dumping in the north German village of Gorleben.

They’ll start with the trek of 30 farm tractors, to be joined by more later, from Gorleben to the capital, Berlin, beginning Saturday. They’ll be doing about 500 km there and back, passing through several nuclear dump sites.
The convoy will have a kitchen car, mobile cinema and green power sign-up facility along.

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Palestine Today 082709

27-08-2009 14:00

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Thursday, August 27th 2009.

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Fictional Crime Drama: Chris Grayling’s warped view of Moss Side

27-08-2009 12:57

Epsom in Surrey, an affluent commuter town on the chalk downs of Surrey that Location, Location, Location named the ‘Best place to Live in the UK’ in 2005. It’s just the kind of place you might expect to find a man like Chris Grayling, the Shadow Home Secretary. Grayling is an Oxbridge graduate, and before becoming MP for this Tory stronghold, was a high flier in the media and management consultancy.

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Lammas Ecovillage, Wales gets Planning Approval (finally!)

27-08-2009 11:48

Today the Lammas group won planning permission for their ecovillage project.
Today the Lammas ecovillage in Pembrokeshire finally won planning permission for their ecovillage project.

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20-27 August Cumulative Update on Thodoris Iliopoulos

27-08-2009 11:29

48 days in hunger strike and counting...
An update summarising what has happened in the last few days regarding Greek hunger striker Thodoris Iliopoulos.

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Crisis = Cuts! Strike at Tower Hamlets College now

27-08-2009 10:52

On 5 June the Principal of Tower Hamlets College, Michael Farley, emailed staff a document called ‘Securing the Future’ that hit us like a shockwave. The ensuing 30 day ‘consultation process’ left us with the following:

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Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs

27-08-2009 10:06

Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs - Calling all new sabs!

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Human Rights Prize Awarded to Western Saharan Campaigner

27-08-2009 09:26

Aminatou Haidar has won the Civil Courage Prize 2009 in recognition of her fight for self-determination for Western Sahara and against human rights abuses against the Saharawi people.

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Climate Camp Has Arrived in London

27-08-2009 09:00

The Full Coverage in The Guardian
By Peter Walker, Paul Lewis and Hannah Kuchler The Guardian, Thursday 27 August 2009

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/27/climate-camp-environment-activists-police

What follows is an edited version:

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Global War and Dying Democracy: The Revolution of the Elites

27-08-2009 07:48

Global trends in political economy suggest that “democracy” as we know it, is a fading concept, where even Western industrialized nations are retreating from the system. Arguably, through party politics and financial-corporate interests, democracy is something of a façade as it is. However, we are entering into an era in which even the institutions and image of democracy are in retreat, and the slide into totalitarianism seems inevitable.

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Direct Action; USA, Canada, Uruguay & Spain

27-08-2009 00:52

22nd-26th August

IS YOUR LOCAL FUR FARM MISSING ITS FARMER? (USA, Canada)
CRUEL BUSINESSES GLUED AND PAINTED (Uruguay)
TIRES FLATTENED ON LIVESTOCK TRUCK (Spain)

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Opening night protest at Zippos Circus

27-08-2009 00:04

We were outside the Zippos Circus in Southsea ready for the opening night to start, about 15 activists showed up to make our feelings clear that animals are not to be used for entertainment purposes!

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Greek political prisoner Thodoris Iliopoulos nears death on hunger strike!!

26-08-2009 19:12

THODORIS ILIOPOULOS
Thirty-one year old Thodoris Iliopoulos is the last prisoner of the December 2008 Greek revolt. He has been in pre-trial detention for more than eight months after his arrest on December 18th in downtown Athens.

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Meet the green boss, same as the old boss...

26-08-2009 18:10

A brief look at some of the reasons why Climate Camp's so important, and some of the dangers it faces.

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Total privatization of the war in Colombia

26-08-2009 17:00

Lockheed Martin, Dyncorp, Carlye Group,Raytheon, ITT

All providing military aid to Columbia paid for by US State Department.

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Palestine Today 082609

26-08-2009 16:41

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday, August 26th 2009.
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