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Load More...A 93 year old peaceful protester has been found guilty of breaching the conditions of an @XRebellionUK protest. John Hynes was arrested as he sat on a closed road as he was unable to socially distance at Parliament Square Gardens, which was at capacity.
https://www.hja.net/news-and-insights/hja-in-the-news/general-crime/93-year-old-peaceful-protester-found-guilty-of-public-order-offence-for-sitting-in-parliament-square-during-xr-demonstration/https://www.hja.net/news-and-insights/hja-in-the-news/general-crime/93-year-old-peaceful-protester-found-guilty-of-public-order-offence-for-sitting-in-parliament-square-during-xr-demonstration/
The UK parliamentary debate to mark the 50th anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act is *Tomorrow*
Its not too late to email or tweet your MP and encourage them to attend & participate
Transform will be live tweeting highlights and clips
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#50yearsOfFailure https://twitter.com/TransformDrugs/status/1404060978531209216Fantastic that there will be a debate on the floor of the House *this Thursday* to discuss the Misuse of Drugs Act! Thanks to @JeffSmithetc and @CrispinBlunt for making it happen.
https://whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal35076
#50YearsOfFailure10 weeks of photographing the volcano eruption in Iceland (with awe-inspiring shots to show for it). https://petapixel.com/2021/06/16/my-journey-in-photographing-icelands-volcano-eruption-over-10-weeks/
‘Left with no choice’ - Solstice event cancelled second year in a row https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/campaigns/foreverfriendsappeal/19376557.english-heritage-confirms-solstice-event-stonehenge-cancelled/?ref=twtrec
Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge officially cancelled https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/19376389.summer-solstice-celebrations-stonehenge-officially-cancelled/?ref=twtrec
Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge officially cancelled https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/19376389.summer-solstice-celebrations-stonehenge-officially-cancelled/?ref=twtrec
https://youtu.be/gmOvEwtDycs
The Spycops Survey: An exploration of the impact of undercover policing (spycops) on political activism in the UK.
https://northumbria.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/spycops-survey #GreenFestivalIf you or any of your campaigns were targeted by #SpyCops, this project by @UndercoverNet & Northumbria University wants to hear how it affected your activism & outlook. The survey is anonymous and takes about 10 minutes to complete. https://twitter.com/DrNathanSG/status/1402292277951832067
Did #spycops target you, someone you know, or a campaign you were part of? If so, please consider taking part in an anonymous online survey examining the impact of spying on activists in the UK. https://northumbria.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/spycops-survey
#NUJ urges #media & #journalists to respond to Home Office consultation on official secrets & espionage laws
https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-warns-journalists-and-media-outlets-to-respond-to-official-secrets-reform.html #saveoursources #WhistleblowerThese are disgraceful scenes. But this isn't a new phenomenon - abuse & violence has been aimed at Anna Soubry, Owen Jones, Ash Sarkar & serious threats of violence have been made against MPs. This situation demands action before it gets even worse. https://twitter.com/rebecca_morgan/status/1404532214612869121/video/1
Awful footage as Newsnight political editor Nick Watt chased at an anti-lockdown protest outside Downing Street yesterday. A BBC News spox said: “This behaviour is completely unacceptable. All journalists should be able to carry out their work without intimidation or impediment.” https://twitter.com/rebecca_morgan/status/1404532214612869121
Illegal sewage discharge in English rivers 10 times higher than official data suggests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/14/sewage-discharge-in-english-rivers-10-times-higher-than-official-data-suggests
Hot sunny Saturday afternoon in Nottingham https://youtu.be/akH4ZSSgSt0 via @YouTube
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/06/behind-gb-news?fbclid=IwAR2qYyW1EXgfX-O96dQ-qEa-x8jYI7XK4oAZ2E6q-BlunwcZdOfgN0_qOpg
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Monthly Archives: February 2021
A festival should possess
“A festival should possess something which is distinctive and which could not be so well presented elsewhere” E.M. Forster 1948
We are only too delighted
“We are only too delighted to do anything we can to make life difficult for such things as hippy convoys” Margaret Thatcher 5th June 1986
A Slideshow 60mins. 400pics Festivals, Travellers, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Free Party, Policemen
A Slideshow 60mins. 400pics Festivals, Travellers, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Free Party, Policemen and …….. >>
Debate on the situation of the Peace Convoy
in the New Forest, Hampshire. Questions to the Home Secretary; Douglas Hurd 3 June 1986 “Hon. Members from the west country will be aware of the immense policing difficulties created by the peace convoy, because, as anyone whose constituency has … Continue reading
“First they came for the Jews
“First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out – because I was not a communist. Then they … Continue reading
The Bus by Daniel Meadows. My photography stories #5
https://vimeo.com/user15481435
Stonehenge photo-zine ‘pageturner’
See other Zine ‘pageturners’ in my Playlist at – https://bit.ly/3joI6Up
First clearance of allotment after winter
Updating website development, one gallery at a time. Have just finished a ‘Events’ set
I introduce you to a variety of events. I am interested in festivals, music, community and multi-cultural events. In this set I show something of the Asian Mela, Chinese New Year, Sikh Vaisakhi, St Patricks’ Day, St. Georges’ Day, Mexican … Continue reading
Updating website development, one gallery at a time. Have just finished a ‘Education’ set
Assorted aspects of Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. A while ago, I completed the BA(hons) course in Photography at NTU. [and some other courses besides]. In later life, I returned to NTU to do an MA in … Continue reading
Updating website development, one gallery at a time. Have just finished a ‘Unions’ set
Trade Unions held well attended rallies in support of wage claims, better working conditions and pension rights. Pictured here are a couple of the anti-austerity events in London, called by the Trade Union Congress TUC. Protests, demonstrations and pickets. Further, … Continue reading
Sir David Attenborough on Climate and Security – Security Council Open VTC
Briefing by Sir David Attenborough, English broadcaster and natural historian, on the Maintenance of international peace and security: Climate and Security, during the Security Council Open VTC.
