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Occupy, Resist, Create! Squatting :: Some Current Advice http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/320446.html Cambridge :: Squatted Social Centre http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2005/08/320307.html Birmingham :: Nursery Social Centre http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2005/09/324646.html Sheffield :: Matilda http://wiki.sheffieldsocialforum.org.uk/MATILDA Nottingham :: New Squatting Project http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321108.html http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321569.html http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321800.html *********** and, on ecology EcoWorks: Straw Bale … Continue reading →

Privacy groups want the law changed to stop Google using, or divulging to outside agencies, the vast amount of personal data it has access to. By Conal Walsh Sunday October 2, 2005 The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1582719,00.html Google took a further step … Continue reading →

Google not only gathers vast amounts of personal data, it aspires to global domination – and that’s creepy, writes John Naughton Sunday October 2, 2005 The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1582721,00.html A few months ago Bill Gates let slip an interesting thought about … Continue reading →

David Mery Thursday September 22, 2005 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1575532,00.html A London underground station was evacuated and part of a main east-west line closed in a security alert on Thursday, three weeks after suicide bombers killed 52 people on the transport … Continue reading →

A handbook that offers advice to bloggers who want to protect themselves from recrimination and censors has been released by Reporters Without Borders. The media watchdog said it gives people who want to set up a blog tips on how … Continue reading →

NUJ The Freelance Sept05: More Indymedia woes http://www.londonfreelance.org/fl/0509imc.html?i=flindex&d=2005_09 NUJ The Freelance Aug 05: More Indymedia seizures http://www.londonfreelance.org/fl/0508imc.html NUJ The Freelance Aug 05: Public Order at the G8 http://www.londonfreelance.org/fl/0508g8-2.html?i=flindex&d=2005_08 NUJ condemns police raid to grab BBC tapes after G8 http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=1075 He’s … Continue reading →

Protest groups clashed with police during the summit Police investigating disorder at the time of the G8 summit have used a court order to seize TV footage from BBC Scotland and Scottish Television. It is understood they also have a … Continue reading →

STEVE DOWNES 03 September 2005 10:09 Home Secretary Charles Clarke last night tried to breathe new life into his bid to introduce national identity cards and declared: “Big Brother society is already here and my job is to control it.” … Continue reading →

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/320508.html Hit The Decks :: From SchNews 509 26.08.2005 12:49 Hit The Decks In case you thought it was just corporate-sanitised festivals that were turning all 1984, don’t worry. Underground parties abroad are proving they can attract even more brutal … Continue reading →

Sheffield No-Borders collective will participate in the UK-wide day of action for the freedom of movement and the right to stay on 1. October 2005 with a magical mystery tour in Sheffield. The magical mystery tour took place for the … Continue reading →

Have mentioned recently, that as part of the UK division of indymedia http://indymedia.org.uk a few of us have been a little busy, and got Nottingham Indymedia up and running. Please do take a peek at: http://notts.indymedia.org.uk Lots of interesting local … Continue reading →

Pictures on my Fotoblog at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=519332 We really are on a ‘short fuse’ after the terrorist attacks in London and ensuing panics. Last month, I described, dear readers, that people were reporting suspicious packages all over the place. There were … Continue reading →

Some recent pieces on the coverage of the G8, by the ‘alternative’ media. ‘The Journalist’, the in-house mag of the NUJ and ‘The Freelance’ have both produced articles, worth a look. NUJ Freelance – How the G8 is spun :: … Continue reading →

After Birmingham, Notts Indymedia is now IMC UK’s new baby. With the website live, there’s nothing stopping the new and enthusiastic collective, itching to get the project going. For years it was felt that Nottinghamshire could really do with a … Continue reading →

http://www.nottingham-no2id.org.uk Nottingham NO2ID Operating under the NO2ID banner, we are a group of people based in and around Nottingham UK who strongly oppose the UK government’s plans for national biometric ID cards and a “National Identity Register” database system. We … Continue reading →

Being a wireless enthusiast, thought you’d wanna see this. Wireless network hijacker found guilty £500 fine and 12 months conditional discharge… By Dan Ilett Published: Friday 22 July 2005 http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39150672,00.htm A UK man has been fined £500 and sentenced to … Continue reading →

ADVISORY SERVICE FOR SQUATTERS (ASS) 2 St Pauls Road, London N1 2QN tel: 0207 359 8814 fax: 0207 359 5185 they produce the: Squatters Handbook ( 12th edition ) http://www.squatter.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=33 Legal Warning [to print out] http://www.squatter.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=31 download http://www.squatter.org.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1 Resources :: … Continue reading →

Shockwave / Flash animation of a dog playing the piano! Set to Gilbert & Sullivan’s the ‘Very model of a modern Major General’ the very model of a modern labour minister : a tribute to charles clarke and his id … Continue reading →

Wiltshire Police has pioneered a new system called MIDAS, to enable the force’s video technicians to connect to any CCTV system and recover the image data for processing at a later stage. The force is the first in the world … Continue reading →

High club prices and contempt for star DJs bring new era of ‘free parties’ Patrick Barkham Saturday July 16, 2005 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1529653,00.html It is a scene straight out of the early 90s: the whispered word goes out, DJs arrive … Continue reading →