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Awesome! 2 campers fox police to get into climate camp

01-04-2009 19:40

Awesome stunt at climate camp as 2 campers outside kettle climbed up building over the top of police lines and dropped into camp to huge applause

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Car factory occupations spread across the UK

01-04-2009 19:06

Sacked workers from the car parts firm Visteon have been occupying three factories across the UK since Wednesday.

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Pic of police line following baton charge on climate camp

01-04-2009 18:52

Police line on Threadneedle street end of Climate Camp after baton charge - approx. 10 minute ago

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Riot police baton charge climate camp

01-04-2009 18:37

Unprovoked riot police baton charge climate camp at threadneedle end of bishop gate - people put their hands up and were hit back by police - there was a short advance but some people have been injured. Camp is dancing and holding the line.

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Mobile pics - HSBC windows smashed

01-04-2009 16:29

HSBC windows smashed

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Mobile pics - Bank sealed off

01-04-2009 16:27

Police have sealed off Bank following smashing of windows at HSBC

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African Liberation Day events unite worldwide movement of African resistance

01-04-2009 15:44

With the theme of “One Africa, One Nation: Separated by Colonial Slavery, Reunited by Revolutionary Resistance!” African Liberation Day events will be held simultaneously in Washington, DC and in Manchester, UK on May 22-24 by the African People’s Socialist Party, which leads the Uhuru Movement. The goal of the events is to build the African Socialist International, the organization working to unite and liberate Africa and African people everywhere.

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Police swarm Queen Street - mobile pics and report, 1st April

01-04-2009 14:37

Things are getting chaotic on the streets as police swarm Queen Street. Police vans throughout city - police say 23 arrests so far.

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Wave of factory occupations across the UK

01-04-2009 13:38

Sorry, it's cut and pasted from corporate media, but i'm in the middle of work! Solidarity to all factory occupiers and the G20 rioters - our struggles are one!

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More mobile pics from climate camp 1st april

01-04-2009 13:37

Lush food on offer for happy campers :)

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Riot police at Threadneedle street 1st April

01-04-2009 13:32

Riot police vans in the crows at Threadneedle street

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Mobile pics from Climate Camp 1st April

01-04-2009 12:22

'Nature doesn't do bail-outs' banner at Bishopsgate, plus crowdscene from edge of Climate Camp

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Mobile pics - Critical Mass

01-04-2009 11:46

Critical mass at bishopgate, 1st April

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Climate Camp tents up outside carbon exchange

01-04-2009 11:44

At least 25 tents up outside carbon exchange

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Mobile pics crowd scene outside Bank of England, G20 Meltdown March

01-04-2009 11:32

Mobile pics from March, 1st April

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Mobile pics of London Bridge G20 Meltdown March

01-04-2009 11:14

Mobile pics from march 1st April

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Mobile pics of London Bridge G20 Meltdown March

01-04-2009 11:12

Pics taken from March 1st April.

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Day of action against Subway for firing of pregnant worker

01-04-2009 09:48

Trade unionists and activists are taking part in the National Day of Action against the Subway sandwich chain on Saturday 4th April, in protest with their firing of pregnant worker Natalia Szymanska.

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Stop the Forcible Removal of Jeevitha and Neeraja

01-04-2009 08:45

Jeevitha and Neeraja, aged 15 and 14 respectively and their mother Neeraja Joseph arrived in the UK in July 2008. The family have fled from Sri Lanka having been caught up in the civil war that has beset the country for over 20 years and that has escalated in the last eighteen months. The conflict has been at its fiercest in the north of Sri Lanka which is where the Joseph family are from.

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Left Luggage answers it's critics

31-03-2009 13:19

Socialist strategy site addresses some of the criticisms posted on discussion boards.

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