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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/themessage.shtml Critics say journalism on the left has become turgid and earnest so does it have to lighten up and be more entertaining? And, whatever happened to the underground press? In the 60’s and 70’s it offered an alternative outlet, … Continue reading →

http://www.nuj.org.uk/front/inner.php?docid=494&doctypeid=8 As the death toll of journalists and media workers in the Iraq war moves into double figures, the NUJ has condemned the targeting of journalists as “war crimes”. A Reuters camera operator was killed when US tanks fired a … Continue reading →

Called by the Stop the War Coalition, the Muslim Association of Britain and CND. Assemble York Rd, Waterloo, 12pm. Our national protests get coverage all over the globe – let’s show the world the anti-war movement hasn’t gone away. I … Continue reading →

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 →

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

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →