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Birmingham Newswire Archive

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06-06-2011 05:28

Decision Day for Minorca Opencast Mine Application

Leicestershire County Council has announced that a decision on whether UK Coal's application for an opencast mine on the Minorca site can go ahead will be made on Thursday 23rd June. The Minorca Opencast Protest Group in, PR 104, gives more information on this and what MOPG is planning to do to prevent this application from succeeding.

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04-06-2011 06:02

baby show actions

This is a round up of campaigning against the Baby Show / Clarion Events in Birmingham at the end of May.

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03-06-2011 10:53

Chronicle of Protest Screening in Birmingham

Friday 03 June | 7.30pm | Birmingham Library Theatre

The screening will be introduced by director Michael Chanan and followed by discussion.

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29-05-2011 01:01

Dudley EDL members sent to prison

Members of the EDL have been sent to prison for the part they played in the violent demonstration that was organised by the English Defence League in Dudley on the 17th July last year.

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27-05-2011 01:11

Stalls at Redditch Green Fair 2011

The 6th annual, independent Redditch Green Fair takes place on Sat 4th June, in and around St Stephens Church, in the heart of the town centre. The following stallholders have confirmed so far. There's space left for many more stalls, so please get in touch if you're interested.
 http://www.redditchgreenfair.org.uk

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26-05-2011 10:44

Poltical repression Italian style: students placed under house curfew

We are not afraid On Wednesday 25th May, police forced their way into the homes of 6 Padua University students. All have been active in the movement of recent student protests that have shaken several Italian cities, culminating in the December 14th mass protest in Rome. This follows the significant growth of the European movement fighting against attacks on labour rights, welfare cuts, and the marketisation of education, all under a common banner of “We won't pay your crisis”.

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23-05-2011 10:30

Girls speak out against Islamic law under islamic regime

women under islamic oppression Just do see the video and tell us what do you think.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwm8JwRURj4

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20-05-2011 14:21

True Democracy NOW! Manifesto and anglophone group

The manifesto and the anglophone group of the world wide growing movement of

True Democracy NOW!

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19-05-2011 17:18

UK Uncut Birmingham action May 28th

An Emergency Operation: Transform the Banks, Save the NHS
Birmingham UK Uncut
Meet: 11am Waterstones, High Street - near the Bull statue / Bullring Shopping centre
Come in scrubs or medical uniforms as doctors, nurses, porters and other medical/hospital staff, or as a patient in need of treatment. Bring bandages, plasters and fake blood

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19-05-2011 09:27

Calling All Squatters! - Old and New

Got any positive, funny or random stories from your squatting experiences?

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19-05-2011 00:21

Bobby roberts protest blaydon

Over twenty five local activists and residents protested today against bobby roberts
Young and old came came to show there anger at this horrific show

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18-05-2011 14:21

Take this chance to rock the status quo

The band...Refuge. Your creative readers, viewers and listeners can be a part of a top band’s next EP, and also win Netbooks and iPods for themselves.
Whether they choose to contribute poems, lyrics or artwork they will also be helping to raise money for mental health charities.

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17-05-2011 18:23

Sisters of Resistance respond to OG Niki

A group of Sisters of Resistance respond to OG Niki and reflect on the ways in which her music, and people's responses to it, arise at the intersection of racism and sexism in a "dehumanising capitalist" culture.

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17-05-2011 00:36

if you've got 10 minutes spare this week.....

As part of the growing mobilisation against the DSEI arms fair in September, activists from across the Midlands are targeting the Baby Show at the NEC this week. Like DSEI, the Baby Show is organised by Clarion Events.
It'd be great if you could help to ratchet up the pressure on DSEI and the corporations involved in its events, by contacting some of the numbers and email addresses below and letting them know how you feel about the international arms trade. They are keen to hear your views.

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17-05-2011 00:00

stop the baby killers

There will be a week of actions against the arms trade in the midlands starting on Monday 16th May. Clarion events who organise DSEI (the biggest weapons fair in Europe) are putting on the Baby Show at the NEC in Birmingham from May 20th – 22nd. For more background see www.dsei.org www.caat.org.uk/  http://elaaf.org

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15-05-2011 15:50

Israeli troops murder 9 protesters at Naqba border demonstrations

Today, within 2 weeks of the Gaza Flotilla massacre where 9 activists were murdered, Israeli troops have shot dead 9 protesters and wounded more than 100 across 3 different protests at the border.

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14-05-2011 02:03

Reminder: Save the Harlan Beagles National Demo - 18/06/11

Harlan in Belton, Loughborough, are one of they few remaining suppliers of beagles to vivisection laboratories left in the UK. Over 1,000 dogs are held in the kennels onsite at any given time - 250 of which are killed each year as surplus to stock.

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12-05-2011 19:38

Urgent: Stop IBC's Primate Shipment to USA

AMERIJET STOPPED, SO WILL IBC!

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11-05-2011 10:50

Save the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

West Mids Proposed Office Closure

PCS members day of action is a one-hour walkout TODAY

11 May at 11am –12pm

Rear entrance to the Commission’s Birmingham office Lancaster House, 67 Newhall Street, B3 1NA) on the public footpath

(on the corner).

Support this day of action to save the Commission for future generations.

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