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Objection to Photography at ‘public demonstrations!

This happens to me from time to time. Folks say I shouldn’t be photographing people in a public place, without asking for their permission. On February 15, I photographed TWO MILLION people, that would have lead to an aweful lot … Continue reading

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Here I stand

Here I stand, I can do no other.” Martin Luther [up against the Catholic Church]

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Stop the War Protest at Nottingham Tax Office on budget morn

Went to the gathering, outside the Nottingham Tax Office on budget morn. A mixed response from the workers arriving. Some in support, some not. Posters displayed and leaflets handed out. http://tash.dns2go.com/xtra/nottingham_tax/index.htm Also, added another shed-load to the Nottingham graffiti and … Continue reading

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Activists’ Legal Project

The Activists’ Legal Project provides information about the law to people who are thinking of taking direct action, or who have taken direct action. We provide briefing sheets and workshops by activists with first hand experience of the criminal and … Continue reading

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Reclaim the Bases :: ‘Stop the War protest RAF Stafford :: RAF Cottesmore

http://tash.dns2go.com/xtra/cottesmore/index.htm People gathered from Leicester, Nottingham, Loughborough, Grantham. They came together at the gates of RAF Cottesmore in Rutland, to protest at the continuation of the war in Iraq. It was a very peaceful gathering / event, displaying banners and … Continue reading

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RAF Cottesmore tomorrow

Reclaim the Bases http://www.reclaimthebases.org.uk Vigil (Bring banners, placards, etc.) RAF Cottesmore is a key component of Joint Force Harrier, and is currently home to three squadrons of Harrier GR7 aircraft. A significant element of the Harrier force is now in … Continue reading

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RAF Stafford: A sunny day out

Just returned from Stafford. This was part of the national demonstrations, drawing attention to the military bases, during the Iraq conflict. Reclaim the Bases http://www.reclaimthebases.org.uk Bit small, but worth doing! [couple of hundred] . Samba band from Stoke and everything. … Continue reading

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Glastonbury 2003: The tickets!!

I have not been to this event in years. I with thousands of others, help build this event. The history of it is very chequered and inter-twined with the troubles at Stonehenge. In recent years, it is nothing like what … Continue reading

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Wot Free Festivals? A further rant, from Tash

Personally, I come from a free festivals and travelling background. New Age Travellers etc. A number of sayings have helped guide my life over time. Like…. Bring what you expect to find? If no you, who? If not now, when? … Continue reading

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Reclaim the Bases: yet more ‘Stop the War’ actions

http://www.reclaimthebases.org.uk Reclaim the bases is an event – aiming at stopping/disrupting the war machine across the UK. If you want to organise something for the weekend at your local military base (going in, blockade, vigil, symbolic weapon’s inspection, or anything … Continue reading

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Guns Amnesty

Home Office have announced a guns amnesty. Folks are invited to hand in weapons between 31st March and 30th April. I wish the project well, but most locally, wonder at its effectiveness. There has been a vast increase in gun … Continue reading

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US war photographer sacked for altering image of British soldier

This is awful! it is lying. I know the photos, described here, were only taken a few seconds apart. BUT, I and any other serious photographer, likes to be believed, when you are trying to tell a tale. To accurately … Continue reading

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BBC cameraman dies in Iraq. Kaveh Golestan was killed by a landmine.

A cameraman working for the BBC in northern Iraq has been killed after stepping on a landmine. Kaveh Golestan was a Pulitzer-prize winning freelance cameraman who worked for the BBC’s Tehran bureau. He was an outstanding photojournalist who had worked … Continue reading

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Builder’s Merchant’s Attack Police Inaction Over Travellers

News just in. Have been sent the following recently. Not really news, just the latest example of folks being horrid to my kind. Look, there are some criminals amongst us! I bet you have some criminals in your circle [if … Continue reading

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2003 Big Brother Awards: The Winners The Winstons

It’s a splendid award and Undercurrents video is one of the winners this year 2003 Big Brother Awards: The Winners By Drew Cullen The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/29917.html Privacy International today announced the winners of the 2003 Big Brother Awards. One of … Continue reading

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The Activists’ Legal Project

The Activists’ Legal Project provides information about the law to people who are thinking of taking direct action, or who have taken direct action. We provide briefing sheets and workshops by activists with first hand experience of the criminal and … Continue reading

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The United States Air Force, pays a visit!

Just checked my ‘site statistics’ for my ‘Stop the War’ webpages at: http://tash.dns2go.com A few entries ago, in this blog, I introduced the work I had made from the ‘Foil the Base’ protest at RAF Menwith Hill, North Yorkshire. http://tash_lodge.blogspot.com/2003_03_23_tash_lodge_archive.html#91479779 … Continue reading

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‘Redneck’ reply! on recent post on ‘Stop the War” work

This kind of reply gets generated from time to time. Thought i’d share this with you …….. Newsgroups: alt.photography Very good photography but would be interesting to see a “4,790 lb Cluster Bomb” explosion over the top of these yellow, … Continue reading

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Anti-war hacking rises sharply

Pro-peace messages are being posted on websites More than 20,000 websites have been hacked since the war on Iraq began according to one security firm. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2888589.stm

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My latest e-mail ‘circular’ with links to new work

Photography, stop the war, protest, actions, festivals, party etc etc …… STOP THE WAR: Main page for [Photo Gallery :: Photoshop Gallery :: Streaming ‘Slide-Show’] at: http://tash.dns2go.com/stopwar.htm Hello Have added more work to my website, and thought I’d put this … Continue reading

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