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M3 Motorway destroys Rath Lugh Ancient Monument

22-03-2008 19:12 | Climate Chaos | Culture | Health | World

The battle to save Rath Lugh continues against all odds, the past week as seen SIAC construction company erect huge metal spiked fencing along the route, whilst they continue to bulldose the esker of the Ancient Monument within the so called "protection zone".
Here is a short video that shows some of the activities going on since the NRA drew back on the ten point signed agreement with a tunnel protester.

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Fire at taxidermy, mink freed & butchers sabotaged

22-03-2008 17:58 | Animal Liberation | Anti-racism | Ecology | World

20-22nd March

HUNDREDS OF MINK FREED FROM CAGES (Ireland)
DAMAGE AT BUTCHER SHOP (Switzerland)
BUTCHERS PAINTED (Mexico)
TAXIDERMY SHOP DESTROYED BY FIRE (USA)

Camden Town to Colombia + The most controversial campaign ever?

22-03-2008 16:36 | Animal Liberation | Bio-technology | Other Press | World

This has to be the most outrageous and controversial camapign EVER.....From Camden Town to Colombia people are joining the campaign to stop the controversial lab beibg built on a Camden Town housing estate...{ favela scheme / / project etc } Everyone from vicars, football hooligans, bouncers, Colombian ALF, boxers, dancers, writers, musicians.. are joining the campaign...

Victories are within sight for communities that host U.S. foreign military bases

22-03-2008 13:40 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Social Struggles | World

Victories are within sight for people in a growing number of nations where communities that host U.S. foreign military bases have long fought to get rid of them.

Reflections on the Groene Voltage, Rotterdam

22-03-2008 09:28 | Analysis | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

In this short article, one member of the nonhierarchical collective which ran the centre would like to address some issues raised by the project. As such it can only be read as one person's viewpoint. It is likely that other people from the collective would see things differently. In some ways we achieved a lot, in others we got caught in the traps common to all such DiY projects. I will describe what we did, discuss the collective, mention what we achieved and assess what we did not. Hopefully others can be inspired by our successes and learn from our failures.

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Air strikes in Gaza

22-03-2008 08:00 | Anti-militarism | Culture | Palestine | World

A slightly delayed report form the Circus...

Bush, McCain “gaffes” on Iran echo Iraq war lies

22-03-2008 07:31 | Iraq | World

Within the past week, both US President George W. Bush and the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the 2008 presidential election, Senator John McCain, have made widely broadcast statements about Iran that are as demonstratively false as they are provocative.

Latuff's Iraq War cartoons available for download NOW!

22-03-2008 01:30 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | World

Download for free a zip file containing 252 high-resolution artworks (cartoons, photomontages, comics) produced by me on the eve of the Iraq War in 2002, until March 20th, 2008. All the artworks can be freely reproduced, without my formal permission.

http://depositfiles.com/en/files/4264302

Tibet Hunger Striker Speaks Out

22-03-2008 00:59 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Over the past week several Tibet supporters, many of whom were students have held a vigil and series of 24 hour hunger strikes opposite the Chinese Embassy in London. One of the hunger strikers, Terry Bettger, has spoken of the purpose of the action and the importance of a sustained protest against the Chinese crackdown on those protesting inside Tibet.

Escada Annual Report includes fur risk & Swiss Victory

21-03-2008 23:02 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | World

Alongside the various general risks such as international crises, "anti-fur" protestors are also mentioned. A "sector-specific risk", according to the company management, "are the attempts by anti-fur activists to disrupt operational processes".

Dissident Island Radio - Ressurection Special tinght!

21-03-2008 18:05 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Other Press | World

Tonight's show features: Reclaim Your Food (Brixton), Manchester No Borders, SmashEDO, the London Climate Action Group, a new play and some kickin' tunes from Lomax & Lung Collapser.

So make sure you tune in for our 'Resurrection Special'.

This Week In Palestine – Week 12 2008

21-03-2008 18:03 | Palestine | World

This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for March 15th through to March 21st, 2008.

Tara in Ireland calls for urgent solidarity

21-03-2008 15:44 | Ecology | History | Social Struggles | World

One World
Whatever you dream you can do begin it.
Boldness has genius, power & magic in it.
Begin it now.

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Guardian: Was the Iraq War Imperialist?

21-03-2008 13:06 | Analysis | Iraq | Terror War | World

The following comment piece was published today on the Guardian's Comment is Free website here:

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ben_trott_/2008/03/progressing_by_paradox.html

Some Indymedia readers might find it interesting.

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"Democratic Imperialism": Tibet, China, and the National Endowment for Democracy

21-03-2008 11:57 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

While in recent years far more information has been made available concerning the CIA’s violent linkages with Tibetan forces, to date only one article has examined the connection between Tibet’s current independence campaigners and an organization that maintains close ties with the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

Scientology Shuts Down Alternative News Site RINF

21-03-2008 04:27 | Other Press | World

Sorry if this is a repeat post, newswire is having trouble confirming post.

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Scientology orders shut down of alternative news web site. Web hosting company complies without warning.

Aldermaston bike ride on March 22-24, 2008

Bikes not bombs are planning a bike ride from London to Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment

The bike ride is expected to take 3 days (22nd March - 24th March 2008)

contact details update.

20-03-2008 19:44 | Animal Liberation | Bio-technology | Other Press | World

As many of you know there is an attempt to build the world's larghets ever, highest level virus containment facility ans animal testing lab on a Camden council estate. {Somers town}

'Blok R' Mass Action in Copenhagen, April 3rd

20-03-2008 19:11 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Blok R is intended to increase the pressure on Copenhagen City Council to come up with a new Youth House (one year after the brutal eviction of Ungdomshuset). Various houses have been proposed by the Council but negotiations have become drawn out. Blok R happens on 3rd April, afterwhich all participating groups have agreed to quit negotiations and take the battle to the streets for as long as it takes.