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When 'David' Took On Goliath - One Dying Worker Challenges The Corporate Giants

26-11-2003 16:32

Nibby David was poisoned by DU whilst working in the aerospace industry and is now very ill. He has a court case coming up in the west country next year to try and get compensation. Basically this case will question the legality of DU and is of international importance. If he wins many poisoned by DU - Gulf War Veterans, workers, and civilian populations of Iraq, Afgahistan, Kosovo, Bosnia -stand to benefit.

Bushwhacked Aerospace worker fights for life / Flash movie of the effects of DU in Iraq ( 9oo K - strong content)/ The Pandora Project - DU research project

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Peace activists arrested inside Devonport dockyard

25-09-2003 12:35

Early Monday morning two Trident Ploughshares activists were arrested after scaling a perimeter wall at Devonport naval dockyard, where Trident nuclear weapon submarine HMS Vanguard is undergoing a refit. Read more >>

Students Show Initiative And Political Radicalisation

19-03-2003 06:45

Wednesday 19th saw a National Student Day of Action Against War. Across the country students walked out of classes, held meetings, protested and engaged in civil disobedience. There were several reports of clashes with police. Thousands took to the streets blocking traffic in Birmingham, Edinburgh,[ audio1|2| 3], Sheffield, Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester (12 arrests), and Whitehall in London (video: heavy handed police). There were also demonstrations in Leicester, Swansea and other towns and cities across the country including Presteigne and Worcester.

On Monday, 700 students took to the streets in in Totnes, South Devon, with over 200 blockading a petrol station. Students at Atlantic College in South Wales joined in a Global Peace Vigil as part of a worldwide show of opposition to War on Sunday. Members of University College London stop the war coalition dropped a banner reading 'No war for oil' and 'End the occupation' in Oxford Street during the Friday lunch hour, while others blocked traffic outside Parliament (die-in pics).

Six pupils from Hove who walked out of school last week to take part in an anti-war demonstration were suspended for two months and not be allowed back till their GCSE examinations. Eighteen students at another School in Herts, have been also been excluded for participating in an anti-war rally. Police refused to monitor an anti-war demonstration by more than 500 children in Oxford last week and blamed their schools and parents for allowing it to happen. The pupils brought chaos to the city centre after storming out of schools at lunchtime. In Sheffield on March the 5th, angry pupils stormed into 4 different colleges after having made their point in a noisy protest at the City Hall [Pictures and report].

This follows the thousands of children that have walked out of their schools across Britain and globally. Many student anti-war demonstrations since the beginning of March co-insided with the 'Books not bombs' campaign. Read more >>

Nukiller Sub Inspectors Released On Bail

20-11-2002 07:14

Indymedia has an exclusive interview with the two peace protesters who entered HMS Vanguard undetected last week. They were released on bail having been held over the weekend and appearing in court Monday morning. The sub is one of the UKs four Trident nuclear submarines and is currently undergoing a refit at Devonport docks in Plymouth. The two broke into the base and wandered around for sub for almost half a hour before setting of a fire alarm in order to draw attention to their presence.
"I can't see the logic of a situation where Tony Blair is threatening Iraq with war if they don't grant access to weapons inspectors, when at the same time we were arrested for a peaceful inspection of Britain's illegal weapons of mass destruction."
The action took place at the start of an International Disarmament Camp based at a squatted MOD complex near the docks. Other actions included street leafleting, a multi-faith service and blockades at Albert gate and Cammels Head Gate (video). Locals have pledged to keep up the pressure. [ Further info | Personal Account | Photos | Corporate Press | Trident Ploughshares ]

See IMC-UK World page for international reports on Civilian Weapons Inspections. Read more >>

Plymouth Scrap Trident Protest

16-10-2002 17:47

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Over five hundred people supported the CND national Scrap Trident demonstration in Plymouth. They came from as far afield as Southampton and Birmingham with local support from Plymouth and the surrounding areas to march, chant and show solidarity in the campaign against nuclear weapons.
They called for the UK government to comply with International Law and scrap the Trident nuclear weapons program. They also rejected Tony Blair's hypocritical pro-war stance in relation to weapons of mass destruction. Read more >>

Dick Cheney downplays Devonport risk to save money

07-08-2002 14:53

Risks to Plymouth residents from nuclear facilities at Devonport dockyard are being deliberately downplayed for commercial reasons according to anti-nuclear campaigners and experts. Devonport Management Ltd. (DML) are hiding behind official secrets legislation, they say, to play down the danger the dockyard poses to the public. Read more >>

Tirade against Trident

05-02-2002 11:03

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HMS Vanguard – a trident class nuclear submarine arrived in Plymouth, in a blaze of media glory for a long overdue refit, circled by an impregnable ring of police boats. Hundreds of anti-nuclear protesters had travelled from across the country to demonstrate at her arrival. The demo marched around the dockyards, then sat down at the dockyard's gates and observed a moment of silence. The march then finished peacefully and dispersed, but seven Trident Ploughshares protestors who stayed behind to block one of the gates were arrested for obstruction.

Numerous times before we have seen that when people feel strongly enough about something, they can make a difference. Those people may have gone away having made connections that will change their own lives and help to create a better future. The protest came just a week before the planned Big Blockade at the Trident submaring base is Faslane. Read more >>

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Image Rambling round the “Croughton balls”, 7 Oct 06
07-10-2006 21:43 | 3 additions | 1 comment

Text PRESS RELEASE: US War Crimes in Iraq on Trial in Bristol Crown Court
07-10-2006 13:31

Image How to stop domestic state terrorism - the A,B & C
04-10-2006 21:16 | 8 comments

Text Now It's The Turn Of The 'B52 Two' To Face Trial
01-10-2006 11:47

Text Trial of the 'B52 Two' Peace Activists begins in Bristol Crown Court, 2 October
27-09-2006 12:37 | 2 comments

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24-09-2006 18:24 | 1 addition

Image International day of peace observed in Swindon
21-09-2006 20:38

Text Arms Trade Now Environmentally Friendly
17-09-2006 21:56 | 1 comment

Image Press Release : Re-Trial Ordered In Case Of Fairford Defendants
15-09-2006 20:19 | 1 addition

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05-09-2006 17:57 | 2 comments

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04-09-2006 21:43 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Text People Needed @ Bristol Crown Court This Monday + FAIRFORD ARTICLE ARCHIVES
01-09-2006 05:27

Text Greens welcome Oldbury reactors shutting down
30-08-2006 16:26

Text Fairford Disarmers @ Bristol Crown Court : SUPPORT NEEDED : 4th Sept Gathering
17-08-2006 09:13 | 1 comment

Image RAF Brize Norton blockaded, 12th Aug 2006
12-08-2006 23:08 | 7 additions | 6 comments

Image Highlighting the meaning of “Lanterns on the Lake”, Swindon, 9th Aug 2006
10-08-2006 01:54

Image Lebanon: Full Color Pictures of the Atrocities
08-08-2006 12:34 | 3 comments

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03-08-2006 20:51

Image Police station targetted in Bristol
31-07-2006 16:01 | 6 comments

Text WALES LEBANON MARCH
26-07-2006 14:50 | 3 comments

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21-07-2006 21:53

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13-06-2006 18:18 | 7 comments

Text Dockyard Security Shamed Again
31-05-2006 21:06

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18-05-2006 14:33 | 2 comments

Text Shabby Treatment At Devonport Dockyard
17-05-2006 01:08 | 1 comment

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07-05-2006 16:07 | 1 comment

Video Money Down the Drain – Robin Brookes pays under protest
06-05-2006 16:39

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05-05-2006 15:01

Text PLYMOUTH CND BANNED AND CENSORED
04-05-2006 12:24 | 5 comments

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30-03-2006 17:52 | 2 comments

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16-03-2006 21:25

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04-03-2006 05:53

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27-02-2006 23:58

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24-02-2006 19:40 | 1 comment

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01-02-2006 21:44 | 2 additions | 3 comments

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25-01-2006 13:03 | 3 comments

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17-10-2005 15:10 | 1 comment

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13-10-2005 17:24 | 2 comments

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13-10-2005 17:20 | 1 comment

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25-09-2005 22:42 | 5 comments

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21-09-2005 10:18

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20-09-2005 12:20 | 3 comments

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20-03-2005 20:51 | 6 comments

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09-03-2005 19:17 | 1 comment

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05-03-2005 20:21 | 1 comment

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17-05-2004 12:32

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07-05-2004 12:05 | 4 comments

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20-04-2004 18:02 | 1 comment

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12-04-2004 22:05

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09-04-2004 07:57

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30-03-2004 18:59 | 6 comments

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