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Birmingham Newswire Archive

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13-12-2005 18:56

Word on the Street: Benefit gig for the homeless

From 8pm - late on Friday 23rd December @ The 5 Lamps Pub in Derby WORD ON THE STREETS shall be showcasing an eclectic cast of live music in order to raise money for the homeless. Please come down and show some support as well as having a jolly good festive knees up.

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12-12-2005 13:24

Venezuela Film Showing tomorrow evening at the MAC (Tuesday 13th)

The film 'The Revolution will not be Televised' will be showing on Tuesday at 7.00pm at the Midlands Arts Centre. It is about the failed coup in Venezuela in 2002 with apparent US support.

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09-12-2005 17:10

Brum Critical X-Mass resists winter hibernation!

15 cyclists convened at St Philip's Cathedral for Birmingham's monthly Critical Mass bike ride on Friday December 2nd.

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09-12-2005 10:32

Brian Haw ha been arrested this morining

Don't have any further information

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08-12-2005 13:24

PUBLIC MEETING ON GUANTANAMO HUNGER STRIKE TODAY THURSDAY 7th DECEMBER

Thursday 8th December 2005
7.30pm
Birmingham Central Mosque
Belgrave Middleway, B5
Speakers Include
Clare Short (MP)
Abu Baker Deghayes (Brother of Guantanamo Detainee)
Moazzam Begg (Ex-Guantanamo Detainee)

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08-12-2005 12:43

Leeds stops evictions of Iraqi Kurds - more cities must follow

Over 400 Iraqi Kurds have been made destitute over the last three month in Britain because they refused to accept "volontary return" into the war zone of Iraq. Hunger, Homelessness and possibile employment in the informal labour market at wages around 1 Pound are the results of a Home Office Policy that increasingly evokes resistance in local communities all over Britain.

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07-12-2005 20:07

New NoBorders group set up in Birmingham

With an ever-increasing number of "failed" asylum seekers and "illegal" immigrants forcibly returned to the countries they had fled, increasingly restrictive measures and immigration controls and racist government policies.. a number of activists in Birmingham have met up and decided to get a local No Borders group running.

Get involved!

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07-12-2005 04:09

Annapolis in Wonderland

The present international instability could result in one or numerous other horrendous scenarios. However, the one glaring consistency or constant in today’s international political arena is the hatred that America has attracted from the rest of the world. Regardless of any other consideration, a nation despised by all is doomed. The USA has earned its reward by its blatant double standards, hypocrisy and the serial exploitation of weaker nations. These are the direct causes of the retaliatory response on American interests worldwide. The so-called “terrorists” are only a minor distraction while the real war unfolds.

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06-12-2005 20:45

Saturday 10th December - National Day of Action: Boycott Israeli Goods

Support B.I.G. activity in Birmingham City Centre this Saturday afternoon between 2 and 4pm

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06-12-2005 03:12

Mindwalk 22: Fanatics & The Free Market

The reality TV show Trading Spouses. Scary to say the least. How in the world do you reach these people? Also we touch on the topic of The Free Market via Michael Parenti and The Android sisters, followed by a commentary of a podcast which is a commentary on Sean Hannity by Moshe Moscovits of Talk Warrior dot com.

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04-12-2005 21:34

British Gas Tricking Customers into Signing Contracts

British Gas' modified logo Having lost millions of customers after successive increases in prices over the last two years, British Gas now appears to be using 'dirty' marketing and selling methods to make up for its 'losses'.

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04-12-2005 12:31

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL IN THE WEST MIDLANDS ASKS LOCAL PEOPLE TO SEND GREETING CA

West Midlands Amnesty International is encouraging local people to show that victims of human rights abuses all over the world have not been forgotten by sending them greeting cards this year.

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03-12-2005 19:00

Dropping Beats and Bombs (not)

The running order tonight

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02-12-2005 21:24

Free Festive Veggie Food Fair in Leamington

Leamington`s first ever FREE VEGGIE FOOD FAIR will be a fantastic celebration of healthy, veggie lifestyles. We`re offering platefulls of FREE FESTIVE FOOD to all, you`d have to be mad to miss it!! Join us at Bath Place Community Venture on Saturday 17th December, between 10.30am - 3pm.

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30-11-2005 12:53

Birmingham Xmas Critical Mass!

This Friday...

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29-11-2005 12:29

No removals to DR Congo Demo - transport from Birmingham

This is to inform you that our organisation Congolese Community Association West Midlands (COCOA) will provide a mini-bus for those who will like to join the Congolese demonstration in London next Thursday 1st of December 2005.

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28-11-2005 13:57

Flyer's for the Camp for Climate Action

Please download and distribute

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28-11-2005 11:44

Against the dictator government of Iran and for freedom,Support student’s strugg

Universities in Iran are main battlefields in people’s struggle against religious dictatorship and students are unmistakable forces of this fight. December 7 is, therefore a very important day.

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28-11-2005 00:15

Buy Nothing Day in Birmingham

Reflections by one activist on the Birmingham day of action for Buy Nothing Day.

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