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spike eviction in progress - London

12-02-2009 10:03

the spike surplus scheme of 39b consort road, peckham, London is being evicted as we speak. bailiffs, cops, pcsos and "community wardens" are on site.

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Around the Campaigns Thursday 12th February 2009

12-02-2009 08:06

Great news for all you lovely people - Pegah Emambakhsh is here to Stay
"We have just heard today that Pegah has finally been granted refugee status in the UK. This is fantastic, wonderful, wonderful news and a great reward for all the hard work you all put in to ensure she was not sent back to Iran - so thank you, thank you, thank you. Will be in touch again as soon as we have more details. This has been a long struggle but is a real vindication of what can be achieved when we all work together."

Love to all, Lesley, for Friends of Pegah Campaign

Background: Pegah Emambakhsh Must Stay!

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/emmaginnsfolder/emmaginnsfolder/aug%2007/pegah.htm

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Carmel Agrexco Blockaded

12-02-2009 07:33

“We don’t want your bloody valentine”
Feminists blockade Israeli state export company

Two days before Valentines day a group of 15 women have locked themselves to the gates of Israeli export company Carmel Agrexco to stop the delivery of Valentines roses. They were met with heavy force from security and police but are currently holding strong.

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Preston UCLAN rooftop protest against BAE Systems

11-02-2009 23:59

Disobey! & CAAT Day of Action rooftop protest over the University of Central Lancashire links with BAE systems.

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Manchester students occupy roof of Royal Bank of Scotland

11-02-2009 22:16

Around 35 students held a climate change ‘Eviction Demonstration’ outside (and on top of) a Royal Bank of Scotland branch at the University of Manchester Students Union on Wednesday 11th February 2009. The group from People and Planet have submitted a motion to the Union General Meeting proposing that the Union does not renew the lease for RBS’ branch when it expires in January 2010.

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University of East Anglia Occupied

11-02-2009 19:54

UEA buliding Arts was occupied this by around 10-12 students tonight, the Union Council has voted to be support the occupation, security (initially heavy handed got suddenly more polite when the media and various onlookers turned up!) Below is a copy of the leaflet we are handing out...

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Golsmiths University Occupied!

11-02-2009 19:32

TWENTY SEVENTH UNIVERSITY OCCUPATION NOW IN EFFECT

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Roof top protest about BAE systems at Preston University

11-02-2009 17:56

Three people arrested after roof top protest about arms company BAE systems' involvement at University of Central Lancashire

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Suspended for supporting Gaza! Stand in solidarity with Matt Vicary

11-02-2009 17:05

Sheffield Hallam Students' Union is victimising Matt Vicary, Equal Opportunities officer for supporting the protests and occupations against the siege of Gaza. Matt is a dedicated and committed activist trying to force his Union to take up political campaigns and has been suspended by dictat of the President without being informed of the complaints or charges against him.

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Grow Sheffield Audio: Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association

11-02-2009 16:04

On Tuesday 10th Feburary 2009 Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association (

http://www.permaculture.org.uk/ ) addressed the Grow Sheffield (

http://www.growsheffield.com/ ) AGM which was held in Sharrow Old School.

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Edinburgh University Occupied!

11-02-2009 14:43

Breaking News - Students at Edinburgh University occupy the main lecture theatre, beginning the 24th university occupation to take place in this country in recent weeks.

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illegal eviction of squat in Bath

11-02-2009 14:40

On Monday the 9th February, at 2.15pm, British Transport Police & Bath constabulary conspired to commit an illegal eviction of a new short-lived squat on the edge of Twerton, in Bath.

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Around the Campaigns Wednesday 11th February 2009

11-02-2009 10:11

Leila, Soorena and Danoush put through the mangle
So it goes, when we last posted information the family had been taken to the airport on Thursday 6th February put on a plane taken off the plane and returned to Yarl's Wood.

On Monday night 9th February they were deported to Iran, on Tuesday 10th February they were brought back to the UK, released from immigration detention and are back in Halifax. No one at this stage is quite clear on what happened and why it happened the way it did. Once we have a factual summary of events, we will update everyone. Leila, Soorena and Danoush have had their world turned upside down and are deeply traumatized by the events. Seems pretty certain that we will be putting the family in touch with Bhatt Murphy solicitors, see next article.
Leila, Soorena and Danoush belong to Halifax

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine103/Leila.html

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Wirral Council Votes To Slash Services: What Now?

11-02-2009 00:15

When Wirral Council finally voted to go ahead with the Cabinet's proposed slashing of local services on 9th February, it caused anguish to the hundreds of people who have been campaigning for the last few months. Council employees are now set to lose their jobs at the worst possible time, as a global recession bites. Service users have lost access to libraries, leisure centres, and cultural venues. This terrible attack on ordinary people has shown the limitations of protests, letter-writing campaigns, and pinning hopes on politicians. The need for a new strategy has been highlighted.

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Police bail sysadmin in animal rights extremism probe

10-02-2009 22:01

Here is the latest from the register about the arrest related to the latest imc server seizure. The arrested man is a sys admin who hosted several servers including the indymedia server. Apparently this is enough to get you held for 8 hours and bail conditions. But the comments get it -

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/10/indymedia/comments/

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Glasgow Uni liberated for Gaza!

10-02-2009 18:57

At 2pm yesterday, Glasgow University became the 24th Uni in the UK to be occupied by students in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

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Palestine Today 021009

10-02-2009 16:01

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center,
www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 10th, 2009.

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Photo Report – Onboard Sea Shepherd Operation Musashi

10-02-2009 15:21

This is a collection of photos from the first part of Operation Musashi, a campaign in which the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship the Steve Irwin and its crew braved the stormy waters of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. The campaign is focused on enforcing the laws and regulations which are in place to protect the whales in the area. An illegal Japanese whaling fleet has been operating in this area for some years. Where governments and states fail to enforce the law to protect these magnificent and gentle giants of the oceans, Sea Shepherd will come to their aid. For more information see http://www.seashepherd.org

These photos are posted here with kind permission from the photographers Eric Cheng and Adam Lau. All are copyrighted.

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Sea Shepherd Forced To Leave Killing Grounds In Antarctica

10-02-2009 11:40

The Sea Shepherd ship the Steve Irwin and her crew have withdrawn from the Japanese whaling fleet to begin preparations to return with a faster and longer range ship.

"I have said always said that we would do everything we can short of hurting people to end illegal whaling in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary," said Captain Paul Watson. "We have done everything we could with the resources available to us this year. We have shut down their illegal operations for over a month in total. We have cost them money and we have saved the lives of a good many whales. And although we are willing to take the risks required, even to our own lives, I am not prepared to do to the Japanese whalers what they do to the whales and the escalating violence by the whalers will result in some serious injuries and possibly fatalities if this confrontation continues to escalate."

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Why the police riot? - part 4

10-02-2009 03:13

The British police public order manual is a secret document establishing a paramilitary third force in the UK, under the control of a private company (ACPO) with permission from the home office. It's long overdue that more information about this was in the public domain.

This is part 4 of a series, for parts 1-3 see:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/418797.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/419998.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/02/420982.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/01//418801.pdf

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/01//420000.pdf

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/02//420984.pdf