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Video of Arora Protest

07-10-2009 23:53

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Here is a short video of the No Borders London protest at the Arora International Hotel near Heathrow against the company's plan to convert one of its hotels at Gatwick into an immigration prison. More details at  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/439285.html

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Sheffield Social Centre - New Location

07-10-2009 23:04

New location announced for the Anti-Capitalist, Non-Hierachical, Liberated Space.

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Camp Ashraf Hunger Strikes 36 released, London - pictures.

07-10-2009 21:30

The Hunger Strikes end.
72 days after hunger strikes start around the world in protest at the attacks carried out by Iraqi security forces on Camp Ashraf, Iraq releases 36 Iranian pro-democracy prisoners it has been holding arbitrarily in extra-judicial detention.

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Press release on latest Calais evictions

07-10-2009 17:51

Groupe d'anarchistes de Lille press release on this morning's evictions in Calais:

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Palestine Today 100709

07-10-2009 17:14

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday October 7th, 2009.

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Disrupting E.ON at London City University undergraduate fair.

07-10-2009 14:03

E.ON, were holding a talk at the student recruitment fair yesterday. The company is responsible for the planned new coal power stations at Kingsnorth, which combined would produce the same carbon emissions as Ghana. With the report by the Global and Humanitarian forum stating that three hundred thousand people are already dying already each year due to climate change, it isn’t a viable option.

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Sheffield Social Centre: Eviction and Relocation

07-10-2009 13:56

As reported on Sheffield Indymedia, yesterday (6th October) at 1pm the residents of the Social Centre at Pisgah House received notice of an injunction brought against them by the University of Sheffield at Sheffield County Court earlier that morning, and summons for a Possessions Order hearing that afternoon at 3pm.

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Sheffield Social Centre Injunction Hearing

06-10-2009 15:35

At around 1pm today notices were served at the Sheffield Social Centre,  http://sheffieldsocialcentre.org.uk/ giving notice of an eviction hearing at 3pm today, Tuesday 6th October 2009.

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Palestine Today 100609

06-10-2009 15:27

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Tuesday October 6th, 2009.

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Protest against Arora's plans to turn hotel into immigration prison

06-10-2009 14:45

Six activists from No Borders London today held a protest at the Arora International Hotel near Heathrow airport against Arora International's plans to turn its four-star hotel at Gatwick, Mercure, into yet another immigration prison (see press release here:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/439267.html).

After a 'friendly' chat with Tim Jurdon, Head of Planning at Arora Management Services Ltd., protesters unfurled a banner reading 'Arora Prisons International' and started to leaflet guests and staff in the lobby. After about 10 minutes, they were dragged out by security guards. Below are some photos and what *you* can do.

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Arora International Hotel Occupied

06-10-2009 09:28

For immediate release:
Campaigners protest against plans to turn Gatwick hotel into a detention centre

* Because there is more profit in having guests who can't leave!
* Arora plans to turn its four-star hotel at Gatwick airport into an immigration detention centre.
* Campaigners vow to target the company unless the plans are dropped.

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Palestine Today 100509

05-10-2009 16:38

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Monday October 5th, 2009.

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The 300-350 Show: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies

05-10-2009 13:45

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We take a look at international subsidies for the fossil fuel corporations with Steve Kretzmann of Oil Change International. Is the G20 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies all that it seems?

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Key Coal Terminal Shut by Climate and Community Campaigners

05-10-2009 10:45

Ravenstruther coal loading terminal blockaded by climate and community campaigners

Key Coal Terminal Shut By Climate And Community Campaigners

At 6.30 this morning ten campaigners, together with local residents, peacefully blockaded Ravenstruther coal loading terminal in South Lanarkshire. Having stopped its reopening after the weekend, they are currently preventing coal being loaded and transported. [1] Protesters plan to stay in place as long as possible.

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Citizen weapons inspectors visit Manchester factory

05-10-2009 08:26

At just before 8 o'clock on MOnday 5th October 2009, several citizen weapons inspectors from the Target Brimar campaign visited the Chadderton premises of military component manufacturer Brimar. They were seeking information on possible connections between Brimar's products and human rights abuses committed in Gaza and the West Bank, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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Help, we need witnesses!

04-10-2009 21:46

We need witnesses who saw us and/or our armoured vehicle at the G20 protests on 1st April this year.

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“Still Not Loving Police - Still Not Loving Tories”

04-10-2009 20:31

30 people picketed the entrance to Manchester Town Hall and leafletted top cops from around the country as ACPO members and senior Tories met to discuss policing strategies.

With banners, placards and speech bubbles, the group from Manchester No Borders said: Still Not Loving Police, Still Not Loving Tories - as they returned to the place where they had previously embarrassed council leader Richard Leese with a mountain of jumpers: see  http://nobordersmanchester.blogspot.com/2009/03/jumpers-dumped-on-council-leader-close.html

A large police presence wa nearby with some ten vans and 8 horses in Albert Square. Evidence gatherers also showed up for a while.

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Day 68, Camp Ashraf Solidarity Hunger Strikes, London - pictures

04-10-2009 10:53

The residents of Camp Ashraf.
On day 68 of the solidarity hunger strike taking place outside the US embassy in London, campaigners and supporters gather together once again to call on the US Administration to take action to release 36 Camp Ashraf hostages being held by factional groups within the Iraqi security force.

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Reports from the Brighton Tubas Solidarity Group... The Zoba Community

04-10-2009 09:37

wo activists from Brighton are in Palestine and will spend the next month in the Jordan Valley, along with other Brighton-tubas solidarity Group members who will join them over the next few weeks. They will be reporting on the numberous resistance projects in the Jordan Valley, where local Bedouins and other Palestinians are coming together to challenge the occupation by constucting schools, health clinics, homes, playgrounds, roads and water pipes. Read their blog at www.brightonpalestine.org to keep up to date with what is happening.

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Fur Demo: Madeleine Ann gets hammered in Solihull

03-10-2009 20:50

Today (3rd Oct) about ten activists swarmed the front entrance to Madeleine Ann in Solihull to protest against the sale of real fur. Two megaphones where used to humiliate the shop to passing members of the public and literally hundreds of leaflets were given out.
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