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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.

“He who seeks to know himself in the universe is as one who gazes at his own reflection in the warm waters of the oasis, after the camels have been” ………. anon

I used to regularly go to Stonehenge, both winter and summer.  To celebrate with others the cosmic events of the solstice.  But, in recent years, English Heritage, and other agencies, have created ‘managed access events’ that I don’t feel I have anything … Continue reading →

Over recent years, government has passed legislation to allow the citizen to get a copy of information, held by  public authorities on policy issues [general matters], and about the individual [only yourself as an individual]. Data Protection Act 1998 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm … Continue reading →

  Check out this:  http://www.troika.uk.com/sms-guerrilla-projector.htm I saw a piece this evening on Current TV, the Goggle digital TV channel.  They did a ‘pod’ piece on the SMS Guerilla Projector and it’s application, not only for commercial purposes, but also street … Continue reading →

Work has been continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. The wall having been compressed, the wooden top-plates in position and the whole issue strapped down as described in part #24. From the 13 – 16th December, we had … Continue reading →

Guess it that time of year then.  Class-fulls of kids doing xmas cards, sparkley stuff and plastic antlers etc. Here is an example from mine ……. cute eh 🙂             

The UN-sponsored climate change conference held on the Indonesian island of Bali ended on the weekend without any agreement on combatting global warming other than vague generalities. A last-minute, face-saving communiqué was issued but, at the insistence of the Bush … Continue reading →

Climate negotiations in Bali are in crisis. Things were looking good till now: near-consensus on a delicate deal, including 2020 targets for rich countries, in return for which China and the developing world would do their part over time. IPCC … Continue reading →