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NUJ Download ADM Preliminary Agenda 2009 [PDF] http://www.nuj.org.uk/getfile.php?id=744 Motion #12 page 4 This ADM condemns Kent police’s seizure, without a warrant, of a UK indymedia server in Manchester on January 22, 2009, and the ongoing failure to return it to … Continue reading →

Seventeen declarations 1. The internet is different. It produces different public spheres, different terms of trade and different cultural skills. The media must adapt their work methods to today’s technological reality instead of ignoring or challenging it. It is their … Continue reading →

Climate camp’s media mismanagement John Vidal lambasts the protesters’ heavy-handed media strategy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2007/aug/21/climatecampsmediamismanagme The climate camp at Heathrow is coming down and the core group, which set it up and steered the event, is celebrating what they say has been … Continue reading →

Costing the Earth Radio4 ‘flagship’ environmental program Listen again at:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mbgwf All over the country renewable energy schemes are being thwarted by local people determined to stop wind farms and bio-mass plants being built on some of the most beautiful … Continue reading →

Two photographers, Jonathan Warren & Marc Vallée were assaulted OUTSIDE the climate camp yesterday. It is disgraceful and as much the fault of the climate camps misguided policy on journalism, as it is of the folks that attacked them.  It … Continue reading →

The Independent Video on police harassment of photographers [vimeo vimeo.com/6273469] http://www.vimeo.com/6273469 The Agitator2 from Joe Morris on Vimeo.

How the anti-copyright lobby makes big business richer A Photo Journalist explains how by Sion Touhig We’re continually being told the Internet empowers the individual. But speaking as an individual creative worker myself, I’d argue that all this Utopian revolution … Continue reading →

‘AirRobot’ were showing off their AR100B surveillance drone at the anti-BNP protests in Codnor, Derbyshire. It was also flow over the lane at the second ‘designated protest point’ in Codnor Denby Lane. I didn’t see it, but I guess they … Continue reading →

British National Party BNP held its annual `Red, White and Blue` rally at a farm just outside Codnor in Derbyshire on the weekend of August 14th – 16th 2009 About 2000 folks demonstrated against this event. Police had been granted … Continue reading →

Take a look at this. The video is from last night when 500 activist tried to stop the eviction and deportation of 19 Iraqis. We think it bad in the UK sometimes ….. but danish police force evicting a church … Continue reading →

On Wednesday 12th August at 5:15pm, supporters of those in dispute at Vestas, met by the Left Lion in Nottingham’s Market Square. As the workers continue to suffer the fallout of a recession not of their making and as the … Continue reading →

Derbyshire Constabulary, in conjunction with Amber Valley Borough Council, is placing restrictions on any protests planned in the vicinity of the British National Party’s Red, White and Blue event. The BNP is staging the event at a site on Codnor-Denby … Continue reading →

Photography is under attack. Across the country it that seems anyone with a camera is being targeted as a potential terrorist, whether amateur or professional, whether landscape, architectural or street photographer. Not only is it corrosive of press freedom but … Continue reading →

The Veggies Trailer has a shiny new paint job. Actually, It’s had a new paint job for a few weeks now, but only just got round to posting it. Also, the container in the yard has had a bit of … Continue reading →

The Metropolitan Police have [at last] revised it’s ‘Photography Advice’ page at: http://www.met.police.uk/about/photography.htm The NUJ had pointed out that in many aspects, it was just plain wrong, mis-guided and needed to be changed. NUJ and other photography groups drew attention … Continue reading →

Proud to announce the formation of a new campaign for photographers’ rights – I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! http://photographernotaterrorist.org Photography is under attack. Across the country anyone with a camera is targeted as a potential terrorist. This campaign is … Continue reading →

At the H&K demos in Nottingham, we have again been honoured with the attendence of the Forward Intelligence Team of the Metropolitan Police. They were also watching comings and goings at the sumac in Nottingham, during the anti-militarist gathering. Demos … Continue reading →

The Big Green Gathering, a fixture in the alternative calendar, was due to return after two years this week. 15–20,000 people were expected to turn up on Wednesday (29th) to the site near Cheddar, Somerset, for Europe’s largest green event … Continue reading →

Amdani Juma immigration situation continues ……. At 5pm on Friday 24th July in the Market Square, he and his supporters joined a rally to highlight his predicament. In 2003, Amdani Juma, from Burundi, was given 3 years Humanitarian Protection in … Continue reading →

Forward Intelligence Unit of the Metropolitan Police:  FIT FITwatch The object is to make them feel uncomfortable going about their business as them seem to like to make others. Further, to identify their own objects, to database their activity and … Continue reading →