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Budget Day Protest Council House Birmingham

22-03-2012 10:31

Union Grandee's sabotage success

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report and pics on budget day parliament protests

22-03-2012 02:55

keep off the grass

after the ukuncut action at downing street this morning, protests focussed mainly on the media village at college green, with chanting and banners impingeing on broadcasts throughout the day.

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Spontaneous demo against privitisation of NHS

22-03-2012 00:55

You know when you read a headline that just trips the world from under you? For those of us who'd been trying not to pay attention, there was a certain vertigo that came from seeing that last night they rubber stamped the privitisation of the NHS. You know, the NHS. That system that has saved the lives of probably at least half a dozen people you love. That remarkable outcome of struggle for a better world in our strange little country. The service that used to be about saying- making money out of illness is wrong. That free universal healthcare is too important to leave to buisness. They're selling it off.

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Lifting the Lid on NSA Menwith Hill

22-03-2012 00:14

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Attached is a recording of the Sheffield launch of Yorkshire CND's new research report on Menwith Hill, "Lifting the Lid on Menwith Hill: The Strategic Roles and Economic Impact of the US Spy Base in Yorkshire" which was introduced by the author of the report Dr Steve Schofield and was held on 21st match 2012 at the Quaker Meeting House in Sheffield.

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report on ukuncut budget protest at downing st

21-03-2012 22:55

front of the queue
up to 350 people formed a queue outside downing street this morning in a protest called by ukuncut revisiting and subverting the famous 'labour isn't working' poster that helped bring thatcher to power in 1979 ( http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election2001/images/0,,449826,00.html)

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Spring in Parliament Square

21-03-2012 16:41

A 600 word article about the ongoing peace campaign in London's Parliament Square with 20 relevant photos.

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The Atos Stories Collective needs you!

20-03-2012 19:45

Looking for actors/director/theatre company interested in putting on our play

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Catholic Worker Vigil at Watford Army Recruitment Centre

20-03-2012 18:46

Catholic Worker Vigil outside Army recruitment centre in Watford 1
Eight Catholic Workers held a peaceful vigil at Watford Army Recruitment centre on March 20th.

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Six arrested at anti-Tesco squat in Manchester

19-03-2012 20:55

Supporters gather outside Kro2 - where there are plans to build another Tesco

Six people were arrested today at the occupation of the disused Kro2 Bar in hcentral Manchester.  Police illegally forced entry to the squat and made arrests on suspicion of causing criminal damage, shortly before a demonstration outside at 1.30pm.

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Scottish Census Refuser Jailed for Anti-Nuclear Court Graffiti Protest

19-03-2012 16:04

Barbara Dowling, centre, at Census court hearing in January 2012
Two peace activists were sentenced today in Dumbarton Sheriff Court for painting "political graffiti" on the walls of the court following a 2010 trial in which they maintained that the court did not uphold international law with respect to the illegality of the Trident nuclear weapon system. Barbara Dowling, a retired Occuptational Therapist, 67, of Knightswood was given 3 months in prison and Janet Fenton, 64, Secretary of Scottish CND was given 120 hours Community Service.

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Bristol Evening Post - Special Edition

18-03-2012 18:38

who would have thought it
Monday 2nd April is the 27th annual Bristol drone conference, but this years gonna be different. Bristol Against Arms Trade have teamed up with Bristol Stop the War and Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign, with the aim of making so much noise the conference will be a flop.

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report and pics on nhs demo and actions yesterday

18-03-2012 14:55

enough

a peaceful protest to save the nhs yesterday became a blockade of whitehall and then a march through the streets of london. as TSG officers were deployed, there were some incidents and injuries, as well as a controversial incident with some gun-wielding diplomatic protection police.

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16 March: Report from US Embassy Vigil for Bradley Manning, London

18-03-2012 14:35

On Friday March 16th, twenty-five people gathered around the demands of "Free Bradley Manning! Drop the Charges" at the U.S. embassy. Friday was the second day of a pre-trial hearing at a military tribunal held at Ft. Meade, Maryland U.S.A. Manning faces 23 charges in relation to cables exposing U.S. war crimes published by WikiLeaks and other major news outlets including the Guardian and New York Times. One charge carries the death penalty, others could mean life imprisonment.

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EDL Brighton: We'll Fight Them Near The Beaches

18-03-2012 00:39

A slightly farcical day out for Brighton's EDL contingent (laughably calling themselves 'The Mighty Brighton Infidels', today (Saturday 17th.)

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Remploy march and rally, Wrexham.

17-03-2012 21:12

Coverage of the Remploy rally and march in Wrexham (Saturday, 17 March)

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Cop thug U1632 attacks NHS protest

17-03-2012 20:11

Metropolitan Police TSG officer U1632 attacked an innocent and totally peaceful protestor, from behind, during a demonstration against NHS privatisation, London, 17 March 2012

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Report and pics from Jock Palfreeman protest

16-03-2012 14:43

Poster displayed at the demo
Supporters of Jock Palfreeman yesterday demonstrated outside the Bulgarian Embassy in London.

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Mersey Lockouts Mark Heightened Class Struggle

15-03-2012 22:22

A picketer keeps the fire burning through the night in Bootle this week
Industrial lockouts have been completely unknown in the UK for over fifty years. So it must be far from coincidence that two have taken place on Merseyside during the past month. Though there are slight differences between the cases, both are the result of bosses using the current crisis to lower production costs, and increase the rate of exploitation.
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