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Northern Ireland Culture Minister Calls for a Sympathetic Voice for Israel

24-03-2011 17:15

Northern Ireland Arts and Culture Minister Nelson McCausland has in the name of balance and anti-discrimination called for a sympathetic voice for Israel at the Belfast Festival at Queens. Maybe he should think again.

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Palestine Today 03 24 2011

24-03-2011 16:53

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, March 24, 2011.

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UCU Strikes in Bradford, Occupation in Manchester

24-03-2011 16:23

Staff at both the University of Bradford and Bradford college formed a picket line on the main entrances to both campuses today, Thursday 24th March, as a national strike called by the University and College Union (UCU) entered a third successive day

Also, across the Penines, students have been in occupation at the University of Manchesters Roscoe Lecture theatre for over a month now and are preparing to wind down the occupation in order to join in with the March for the alternative actions that will be happening in London this Saturday, March 26th.

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Pics: #UCUstrike march to Downing Street

24-03-2011 16:22

Hundreds of striking UCU union members and people protesting against the cuts marched through london from LSE to Downing Street where a rally was held with speakers including UCU President Alan Whittaker. On the march much of the converstaion was about the huge TUC demonstration planned for Saturday.

For ongoing strike coverage see:
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5395

 

All out for March 26th...

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Shut Guantánamo / Free Shaker / Free Bradley Manning demo

24-03-2011 15:48

"Shut Down Guantánamo!" / Free Shaker Aamer / Free Bradley Manning demonstration

Friday 1 April, 12-1pm and 1.15-2.15pm:

12-1pm: US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 1AE (nearest tube: Bond Street/Marble Arch)

1.15-2.15pm: Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, W1 (nearest tube: Marble Arch)

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Big Society HQ now open!

24-03-2011 15:34

MAP!
CONVERGENCE SPACE // PLACE TO CRASH

FIRST MEETING 8PM

61 CURZON STREET, WESTMINSTER (NR. MAYFAIR) W1J 8PD

THIS SPACE IS NOW BEING SQUATTED AS A CONVERGENCE CENTRE.

THE SPACE IS NON-AFFILIATED AND WELCOMES ALL ACTIVISTS GROUPS (AS LONG AS THEY ADHERE TO THE ‘SAFER SPACES’ POLICY).

3 MINS WALK FROM GREEN PARK TUBE STATION.

There’s loads of space to SLEEP and have MEETINGS – bring your own sleeping stuff.

There’s a designated quiet chill out space.

FOOD? Bring some & there might be an activist kitchen.

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PICS Preparing for #ucustrike march from lse

24-03-2011 14:22

1.30pm houghton street 

solidarity with strikers - all out for march 26th

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prepare for Saturday - Guide to Public Order Situations

24-03-2011 13:38

links to the Guide, which is useful for being prepared for big demos and protests. Don't let the police outwit us!

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Brighton Hunt Sab Benefit Gig

24-03-2011 12:43

Hunt Sab benefit gig

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Download this flyer for distribution on the demo

24-03-2011 12:32

The direct actions on the 26th will only threaten the Government if they involve thousands of people not already involved in the direct action 'scene'. Please download and distribute this flyer on the demo. Get a pdf of the flyer here:  http://www.battleofbritainmarch26.org/march26/Flier.html

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Switch your lights ON for Earth Hour!

24-03-2011 11:14

Earth Hour is a piece of trivial, symbolic greenwash, designed to make us think those corporations and political bodies involved actually care. It needs to be undermined once and for all.

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Another "Bankers' Budget" From George Osborne

24-03-2011 10:08

Osborne was held up by a small group of courageous female protesters
As Chancellor George Osborne prepared to leave Downing Street for Parliament and deliver his budget on Wednesday afternoon, he found his way temporarily blocked by a small group of courageous female demonstrators. The women locked onto each other, compelling police to remove them from the road. Others held a banner proclaiming "Block the Bankers' Budget". It was a small taste of what is to come, ahead of the big anti-cuts demo on Saturday.

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G4S involved in Israeli prisons and illegal settlements

24-03-2011 08:37

G4S delivers services in illegal settlements
On 11 March, the Danish-British security firm G4S announced its exit from some contracts in the West Bank. The company will continue to deliver security services to illegal settlements in the West Bank and to prisons in Israel.

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Helen Caldicott on Japan Nuke Disaster

24-03-2011 05:19

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World-famous anti-nuke campaigner Dr. Helen Caldicott talks the Japanese nuclear disaster with Radio host Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock. Is it the death knell of the nuke power industry? How much of Japan will be uninhabitable? Plus implications for U.S., Canada, and France. 28 minute interview March 23rd, 6 MB.

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Critical Mass Friday Brighton

24-03-2011 02:51

get in
aaaaaargh bike me up babeeeeeee

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Anti cuts budget demo on Whitehall

24-03-2011 00:27

Following on from the previous action and protests on budget day, up to 130 people marched down Whitehall to protest against the cuts.

 

The demo had been called by the Coalition of Resistance, and the Right to Work campaign. They were joined by CND and others protesting the UK's involvement in coalition air strikes in Libya.

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Sukey slip closer into the arms of the Met

24-03-2011 00:21

Sukey have changed their their Warning To Idiots page to come across a little more, er user friendly.

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Bustcard for 26th March 2011

23-03-2011 22:59

The bust card is now available from LDMG

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No Comment The Defendants Guide to Arrest

23-03-2011 22:56

The Legal Defence & Monitoring Group (LDMG) has updated and republished “No Comment: The Defendants Guide to Arrest”. This little booklet is essential reading for anyone at risk of arrest, which means anyone involved in protests.

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