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The prosecution case having closed yesterday. The defence opened today with their expert witness: Dr Simon Lewis, a climate scientist at the University of Leeds and Royal Society Research Fellow. Scientific evidence suggests CO2 add to global warming temperatures and … Continue reading →

Before the trial started, there was a protest / gathering of 20 – 30 people outside the court, to offer their support.  Holding banners with the slogan “The Earth is getting too hot. Together we can make it stop”, people … Continue reading →

“Web 2.0” in just under 5 minutes. Dr. Wesch was inspired to make this video while writing a paper about web 2.0. Struggling to find a way to put it into words, he decided to make this video to show it … Continue reading →

The consultation paper Managing Protest around Parliament stems from a Governance of Britain green paper in which the government committed to consulting on the sections of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act covering demonstrations near Parliament. This consultation takes … Continue reading →

T h i s is a space, for art reasons ………!

The Archers [sorry, but I’m a huge fan], is in the process of covering bio-fuels matters in the plot.  The issues being explored through the views of the diversity of characters.  From the Industro-agricultural outfits, to Pat & Tony’s organic … Continue reading →

Gosh, isn’t this amazing ….. and if you read the following, it appears to be true. “Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is … Continue reading →

Derby Evening Telegraph 09:30 – 09 January 2008 Police are looking for volunteers to help keep them in the frame by monitoring the streets of Ilkeston and Erewash. People are being sought to operate the towns’ CCTV cameras to help … Continue reading →

2 January 2008 Press Gazette By PA Mediapoint More and more photographers are being wrongly prevented from taking pictures in public places by police who do not understand the law, according to a photography trade body. The Bureau of Freelance … Continue reading →

The eleven climate change activists who shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station on April 10th 2007 are on trial for three days from Monday 14th Jan at Nottingham Bridewell Magistrates Court. They have pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated trespass … Continue reading →

A number of photographers documented aspects of the camp, and the surrounding police actions. A selection of this work, is currently being shown in the foyer [and o/s Screen 1] of the Broadway Cinema, Broad Street, Nottingham. The exhibition is … Continue reading →

Hahahahahahahaha. & Haha again. The criminalisation of protest at large, has been enthusiastically policed by the police. Many peaceful actions and demonstrations have been attacked with some force and enthusiasm. It seems now the police themselves have a grievance and … Continue reading →

Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Nottingham Skillshare Phone: 07880 937511 To subscribe to the e-list to keep up to date with info about the skillshare as it happens, go to:  http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/sumacskillshare   Full listing of events at: http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/12/388533.html Skillshare flyer … Continue reading →

Happy 2008 new year all.  ps. the Chinese do it better.  This year, there will be events in Nottingham on the 9th 10th February, celebrating the new year of the Rat.

Sam, my son, came to visit for a couple of days. Nice to see him again. ‘My, how he’s grown’. Currently to do with Bassline Circus, tol3, Free-kuency-festival crew & totalresistance. He’s a sound system and lighting/projection bod. Currently based in Portugal … Continue reading →

This short film is about the young people who were born into the free festival scene that flowered and bloomed through a counterculture in 80’s Britain. From the Stonehenge free festival to the merging of the so called ‘New Age … Continue reading →

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your … Continue reading →

Happy Christmas all

Tues 1 Jan – Thurs 31 Jan, Climate Camp: ‘Time 2 Act’ : How 2,500 people got together to call for an end to aviation expansion and work out solutions for a lower-impact society. A digital photographic exhibition showing on … Continue reading →

A (very) misty morning in Woodthorpe Park, Sherwood, Nottingham. Sometimes you have to get up really early to capture this atmosphere. Today though, it wasn’t necessary, since it stayed like this, all bloody day.