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Wolf Hall

Just finished watching Wolf Hall BBC, all in one go …. One of the most powerful dramas I’ve ever seen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gfy02

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Photographic Exhibition titled: ‘Freedom’

Welcome to an evocative collection of freedom themed photographs, a generous visual response by over two hundred talented photographers. Individually the images illustrate personal notions of freedom, collectively they articulate the nuance of freedom itself from multiple perspectives. A compelling mix … Continue reading

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PCs to get urgent journalist awareness training after M25 arrests

by David Sharman Published 24 Nov 2022 Police officers are to be given journalist awareness training as a matter of urgency following the M25 arrests controversy. Hertfordshire Constabulary has confirmed it will undertake a review to ensure that any Public Order Public … Continue reading

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Does the Media Report Climate Protests Responsibly?

BBC The Media ShowDoes the Media Report Climate Protests Responsibly?How should journalists cover climate protests? The climate conference Cop27 ends this week. But you might have seen more about the activists who threw oil on a Gustav Klimt painting in … Continue reading

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NUJ welcomes review findings into journalists’ arrests at Just Stop Oil protests

23 Nov 2022 An independent review following arrests by Hertfordshire constabulary has outlined police powers were not used appropriately. The report by Cambridgeshire constabulary was requested by Hertfordshire chief constable Charlie Hall, following intervention from the NUJ and widespread public … Continue reading

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Arrest of Journalists covering ‘Stop Oil’ protests on M25

You may know of this arrest and situation described here:https://bit.ly/3VsaA2L From my past experiences … this was quite predictable. It is why I continue to bat at this, since I’m quite sure the continued lack of training and press card … Continue reading

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Senior officers ordered ‘unlawful’ arrests of journalists at Just Stop Oil protests

Review finds arrests of four journalists covering climate protests last month were directed by senior officers Damien Gayle @damiengayleWed 23 Nov 2022 18.34 GMT Senior police officers ordered the potentially unlawful arrests of four journalists detained while covering climate protests … Continue reading

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Just Stop Oil: Filmmaker and photographer arrested while covering protest

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NUJ signs joint letter to Home Secretary after police arrests of journalists

12 Nov 2022 Ten organisations have highlighted the chilling effect of arrests on freedom of expression and urged Suella Braverman to reconsider plans under the Public Order Bill. Following the wrongful arrests of three journalists for “suspicion of conspiracy to … Continue reading

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Free Party. A Retrospective. Party party

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Free Party, A Retrospective. Film and Panel discussion at Lost Horizon, Bristol

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Police chiefs shift on protest guidance a partial success, but still a missed opportunity

May 26, 2022 | Protest | 0 comments Netpol’s campaign for greater certainty about the way demonstrations are policed has brought some success, but big gaps remain. Over two and a half years since it completed a public consultation, the National Police Chiefs Council … Continue reading

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National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Protest Operational Advice Document. Version 3.3 (April 2022)

Over two and a half years since it completed a public consultation, the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) finally, in April, published the first full version of its new guidance on the policing of demonstrations and public assemblies. This has … Continue reading

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Stand with Ukraine… 3 months on. Protest in Nottingham

Stand with Ukraine… 3 months on. Protest in Market Square, Nottingham Speeches: Diana Peasey, National Union of Journalists Hong Kong stands with Ukraine Samsung S10 4K Video 3840 x2160

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“It’s never too far” : The inside story of Castlemorton – History’s most infamous rave

Read an excerpt from DiY founder Harry Harrison’s new book, Dreaming in Yellow: The story of DiY Soundsystem WORDS BY: HARRY HARRISON | EDITED BY: GEMMA ROSS | PHOTOS BY: ALAN LODGE 7 MARCH 2022 Never has there been a … Continue reading

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The 1992 gathering led to a wave of controversial legislation targeting free parties, Roma and New Age travellers.

On the 30th anniversary of seminal UK rave Castlemorton, free party veterans have been drawing comparisons between the infamous Criminal Justice And Public Order Act 1994 (CJA) and new legislation targeting protests. From May 22nd through 29th, 1992, tens of … Continue reading

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30 years ago this week was a rave so chaotic that it shook Middle England to its core – DJMag TikTok

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Tash on festivals, free party, rave, Castlemorton, Stonehenge, Beanfield etc etc … and so on…. DJ Mag

Castlemorton 1992: photographing the illegal rave that changed UK dance music forever This week marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest and the most infamous illegal rave that ever took place: Castlemorton – a week-long, 20,000-person party deemed so anarchistic … Continue reading

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An earlier example of pictures for a DiY article in DJ Mag 1992

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DiY Sound System: Anarchist Ravers of Castlemorton : Vice Video

Including 25x of my pictures, supplied to illustrate the background to this material and interviews. “Someone called us 72 hour party people. It would start on Saturday and finish on Tuesday.”In the 1990s, no one partied harder than the raver. … Continue reading

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