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"Arafat's Dead - Long Live Palestine!"

17-11-2004 16:49

Arafat died at about three in the morning, the day after a particularly holy night during Ramadan. If he had died a few hours before, he would have been considered even more blessed in the Muslim world. A Palestinian joked to me that this was yet another historic opportunity missed…

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Bush to Visit UK Early in New Year 2005!

16-11-2004 12:12

Further to press reports that George Bush will visit europe after his inauguration next year in 2005 ( http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/11/301213.html) comes uk press reports of a visit to the uk from The Telegraph and Scotland on Sunday:

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Leeds No Sweat Activities for XMAS

16-11-2004 11:45

No Sweat in Leeds are running a joint Xmas campaign with the National Group on Homeworking for improved rights for UK homeworkers.

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New Webs Of Power ~ Reflections on the Zimbabwe Social Forum

15-11-2004 18:06

After struggles with a paranoid ZANU PF regime the Zimbabwe Social Forum erupted in central Harare. Running from the 28th to the 30th of October the forum saw the uniting of grassroots forces and the birth of a new hope. Its transparent and horizontal organising made it an event owned and controlled by all. This article offers an insight into the difference between a horizontally organised, anticapitalist ZSF and the elitist, neoliberal hijacking of the ESF.

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Coca-Cola meeting with Colombian Solidarity - 16th Nov - Leeds Uni

15-11-2004 01:10

Student Campaign against Coke is reaching its climax this week at Leeds Uni. Head of Communications UK for Coke is meeting with a rep. from NUSSL and from Colombian Solidarity to discuss Coke's crimes.

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1 person arrested at protest at Band Aid recording

14-11-2004 21:18

Demonstrations alongside took place outside the recording of Band Aid 3 in Air Studios, Hampstead today "against the whitewashing of the real issues behind world poverty"

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Dissent! & PGA benefit gig, 20th November Hitchin, Herts.

13-11-2004 19:14

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Details of benefit gig in Hitchin Herts. Hitchin is on the main train line from Peterborough & Cambridge to London Kings Cross.

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City uses Crossrail to takeover EastEnd

13-11-2004 16:02

The Corporation of London is a rich unaccountable authority that manages housing regeneration funds and supports schemes that mine the value of successful communities and hand them over to corporate interests. The latest project is a rail infrastructure scheme called Crossrail which will enable City interests to take over the Spitalfields area in London and displace a large immigrant community. The man behind this is ex-lawyer Adrian Montague, the man behind British Rail and major health and educational privatisation.

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The end is Nigh for Killer-Cola

12-11-2004 13:30

Coca-Cola is crisis speech to reassure investors, as annual sales figures released.
Fuck-em! Their empire is on the wane, and we're gonna dance on their ashes! Ha-ha-Ha!

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Blockade of Israeli Company by anti-wall protestors

12-11-2004 11:06

Yesterday morning, a group of activists have set up a blockade outside the premises of Agrexco-UK. (Carmel House, Swallowfield Way, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1DQ - Tel: 020-8848 7788). Agrexco Ltd. is Israel’s largest exporter of fresh agricultural produce.

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Bring the War Home, meeting. London

11-11-2004 22:10

So far 100,000 Iraqis have been killed as a direct consequence of the US and UK led war on Iraq. It's about time it stopped.

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G8 2005 DISSENT NETWORK

11-11-2004 21:34

we're coming to get you :-)
G8 2005 @ GLENEAGLES
 http://WWW.DISSENT.ORG.UK

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"Outfoxed" showing in Oxford

10-11-2004 12:28

"Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" will be shown at Oxford Brookes University this Thursday the 11th of November.

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Meeting - The Implications of Bush's Re-Election

10-11-2004 11:00

An open meeting, led by a panel of local speakers, to discuss the implications of Bush's re-election.

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IRAQ: Fallujah - History in the making.

10-11-2004 10:54

Even here in Amman, I can still feel the suffering of the Iraqi's. The slaughter of Fallujah is underway. I spent time there during April's offensive, I know the place and many of the people. While the 'insurgents' defend their positions with AK47's and Rocket Propelled Grenades, the Americans attack with Howitzers, Planes, Helicopters, Cluster bombs and Hellfire missiles. The weaponry sums up the situation, but one thing is certain - these coming days will be marked down in the pages of the history books.

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Having the G8 in town justifies lethal police actions

09-11-2004 16:22

The judge investigating the Aubonne Bridge case has said that any mistakes on the bridge were "understandable" because of the stress of the G8 summit and that the activists shouldn't have put themselves in a dangerous situation.

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Surprise announcement of Benetton in Argentina

09-11-2004 16:03

Benetton has decided to "donate" 2,500 hectares of land in Patagonia to the Mapuches

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"FALLUJAH - RESIST THE SLAUGHTER" protests in Scotland

09-11-2004 13:43

U.S. forces launched a major offensive on Monday night 8th November to regain control over the Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah. As of the morning of Tuesday 9th November fierce fighting is taking place within Fallujah. Ground troops are meeting opposition, while US artillery and missile-firing helicopters are pounding city buildings. Many civilian deaths are expected. Meanwhile on Monday another Black Watch soldier was killed.

In response in Edinburgh red paint and anti war slogans were sprayed on the US consulate [report | update and picture]. 100-150 protested in Parliament Square, Edinburgh, while protesters blocked roads in London and demos were scheduled for Monday evening in at least 30 locations Britain-wide. [Indymedia UK feature]

Protests are being called for town and city centres across Scotland from 5pm on Tuesday 9th November. In Glasgow meet in George Square. In Edinburgh meet in Parliament Square, marching on the Scottish Parliament around 5.30pm. Anti war demos are being called for town and city centres across Scotland from 5pm on Tuesday 9th November.

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Anti-capitalist Action Steyning Update!

08-11-2004 23:37

International Rule Breaking Against Global Capitalism
Protest and Action to Disrupt elitist meeting.

On Friday 5th of November around 60-80 people gathered in a small Sussex town called Steyning. Their intention was to disrupt a conference held at Wilton Park Conference Centre, Wiston House with the title ‘International Rule Breaking in Global Capital Markets’.

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The naked monkey facing the globalización. Do human beings really exist?

08-11-2004 17:50

Oscar Sanchez Fernandez de la Vega (google)
Author of the book: “Diez Horas con la Globalización”(google,yahoo,wanadoo,foro-los retos de la globalización, indymedia.org, elcorteingles.es, galiciadixital.com, netbiblo…...)
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