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BP refuses gift of song outside Annual General Meeting

20-04-2006 15:13

Members of the provisionally musical theatre wing of climate justice action group London Rising Tide (LRT) set out today to communicate their warm feelings about BP in song to shareholders heading for the oil giant's Annual General Meeting at the ExCel Centre in Docklands.

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Don't Vote!

20-04-2006 15:00

A call for a don't vote campaign for the May Day period.

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Announcement of AK (Assembly of Salonica) about the recent arson of its centre

20-04-2006 14:33

... the price of the Struggle for Freedom is heavy and requires responsibility ...

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Iran's state murder of gays

20-04-2006 09:54

Victims framed for kidnap and rape
"Deportation would be a death sentence"
Asylum urged for gay Iranian refugees

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London MAYDAY Weekend

20-04-2006 06:25

Below is a list of events & activities in London over the Mayday weekend.

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Social Centres - Where To Next?

20-04-2006 05:58

Invitation to a discussion on the future of social centres.

Sunday April 30th - as part of the London Mayday Weekend
The Square
21 Russell square
London WC1

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Taking arms out of Gov-Letter on new regs.

19-04-2006 15:30

Reply (at long last) to campaign letter started by Campaign Against the Arms Trade way back last September.

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CONTEST FOR THE BEST PROTEST MUSIC VIDEOS

19-04-2006 13:57

JUSTICE THROUGH MUSIC LAUNCHES 'HARMONY VIDS!' - A CAMPAIGN AND CONTEST FOR THE BEST PROTEST MUSIC VIDEOS

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NOTTING HILL HOUSING TRUST - MANAGEMENT

19-04-2006 12:13

NOTTING HILL HOUSING TRUST
JUST A FEW FAILINGS OF THE FLAGSHIP REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORD IN THE UK - FUNDED BY UNLIMITED TAXPAYERS FUNDING WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE PARLIAMENTARY NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE (NAO).

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Riots in the Solomon Islands

19-04-2006 03:16

Cars and buildings were set alight
Riots broke out in the Solomon Islands after Snyder Rini was declared prime minister. However, there are claims that votes were bought by Mr Rini's financial backers. "Not only promises but gifts of money. So how can you fight that?" said Francis Billy Hilly, a spokesperson for the opposition. It has been reported that an angry crowd threw stones at the Parliament building, resulting in tear gas being fired by the police. Cars and buildings were set alight in Honiara and several Australian and New Zealand police officers were injured.

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Are Griffin and the BNP still working together?

18-04-2006 23:42

A closer look at Griffin's role as leader of the BNP

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New Zealand government extends Afghanistan military operations

18-04-2006 23:00

NZ imperialism
As with Australia, one of the chief purposes of New Zealand’s support for the “war on terror” was to get the support of the US in particular for the predatory activities of NZ imperialism in the Pacific. Clark and Peters now appear to have won explicit approval from both the US and Britain for the country’s expanding role as a regional policeman. At the end of British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s trip to Auckland last month, he and Clark issued a joint statement declaring that New Zealand would increasingly become “the ears and eyes for Britain” in the Pacific as Britain’s presence waned and China’s increased.

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Saving Iceland gathering

18-04-2006 20:15

It's time to organise the 2006 camp!

The next Saving Iceland gathering will take place over the weekend of the 21st - 23rd April in Norfolk, UK . It'll be a great time to find out more and to meet some of the (lovely) people involved with the campaign, as well as to help discuss what this Summer's protest camp will look like.

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Support the Nepalese uprising for democracy on 25th April

18-04-2006 17:07

The Nepalese people are rising up for democracy and a new constitution, show your support for them in their fight

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Audio Report From Palestinan Prisoner Day

18-04-2006 15:33

Audio
April the 17th is the annual day when Palestinians commemorate their friends and family members imprisioned inside Israeli Gaels. Listen to a report recorded on Prisoners' day with the head of the Bethlehem Palestinian Prisoner Society discussing the Israeli policy of Administrative detention.
For more information please visit www.ppsmo.org

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Merseyside May Day March and Festival

18-04-2006 15:26

The focus of Merseyside's May Day celebrations, organised by Merseyside TUC, moves to Liverpool this year.
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24th October, London: 2015 London Anarchist Bookfair
2nd - 8th November: Wrexham, Wales, UK & Everywhere: Week of Action Against the North Wales Prison & the Prison Industrial Complex. Cymraeg: Wythnos o Weithredu yn Erbyn Carchar Gogledd Cymru

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Every Tuesday 6pm-8pm, Yorkshire: Demo/vigil at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill US Spy Base More info: CAAB.

Every Tuesday, UK & worldwide: Counter Terror Tuesdays. Call the US Embassy nearest to you to protest Obama's Terror Tuesdays. More info here

Every day, London: Vigil for Julian Assange outside Ecuadorian Embassy

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