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Sorry for the lack of postings lately, so much to do, so little time 🙂 But you’ll see have still been active on stuff Please check out my ‘Collected’ Indymedia Postings at: http://tinyurl.com/ynttvo

Photographer, Terence Eden gets stopped and searched under s44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 at Waterloo station, and makes a movie of this ‘security theatre’ whilst it’s happening.Terence Eden gets stopped and searched under s44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 … Continue reading →

I have just uploaded a large ‘best edit’ set of pictures of the Glastonbury Festival 2008 The set can be seen on my Flickr Pages at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tash/sets/72157606887128689

My son Sam, living out in Portugal, has posted a video on YouTube.  It shows something of the event they held, earlier in the summer. Love the police idea of a warning 🙂 “please go home , you can be … Continue reading →

An outsider’s view of the daily life of a group of hardcore environmental protesters. Curious about direct political action, and eager to discover the personalities behind the banners, the filmmakers set up home among the trees. They follow a protest … Continue reading →

When Murphy the garden gnome disappeared from Eve Stuart-Kelso’s garden in Gloucester, she feared she might never see him again. But seven months later he was back, complete with a photo album detailing his extraordinary global odyssey. Steve Knibbs reports. … Continue reading →

E.ON’s replica of the Kingsnorth coal-fired power station has been occupied by one inch tall climate change campaigners. The drama unfolded at the Legoland park in Windsor – sponsored by E.ON – where the Lego Kingsnorth is given pride of … Continue reading →

THE SITUATION: There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You are a photo-journalist working for a major newspaper and you’re caught in the middle of this epic … Continue reading →

Climate Camp has been started, field squatted, ….. and is now open for business. Get down there, and I wish all well. Climate Camp Ready For Action – Indymedia UK page Climate Camp 2008 Indymedia UK topic page [vimeo http://vimeo.com/1415949] … Continue reading →

Any readers out there, wot know about computers and stuff, can tell me how to get rid of these files.  hldrrr.exe  flec006.exe I believe them to me malicious, they’re using resources and I wan t rid of them.  Tried deleting … Continue reading →

The most action packed show to date, here we move into June with an hour and a half of stuff that matters and music to tingle the senses. With the warmer weather moving in and the city coming alive again … Continue reading →

Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, has written to the Home Secretary to protest against police surveillance of journalists and photographers. Dear’s letter, sent to Jacqui Smith on 22 May, states that journalists and photographers are … Continue reading →

After yet another encounter with police surveillance operations and the FIT team at the Heckler & Koch weapons manufacturers HQ.  I had taken more photos of them and made another Indymedia posting about it all. As usual, the comments present … Continue reading →

Excuse me, officer … British Journal of Photography Date: 7 May 2008 Momentum is growing as photographers fight back against increasing restrictions on shooting images in public places. More than 190 MPs have now signed up to an Early Day … Continue reading →

interview we did with Austin Mitchell MP http://web.splashcast.net/web_watch/?code=LEWA4904VU and on Radio4 Here’s a long version of the interview we did with Austin Mitchell MP. We also spoke to Mark Whitaker and to Peter Smythe, who chairs the Metropolitan Police Federation. … Continue reading →

John Toner is an eminent and respected union leader, with experience, integrity, energy and vision, and an enviable record in serving the NUJ and has a proven track record. John has been a member of the NUJ for 27 years, … Continue reading →

A Labour MP (Mitchell, Austin) has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons condemning police action against lawful photography in public places. His EDM reads as such: That this House is concerned to encourage the spread … Continue reading →

Photographers lobby parliament over police curbs :: Press Gazette Labour MP Austin Mitchell is planning to take a delegation of photographers to the Home Office to protest about the growing number of cases in which police officers and others try … Continue reading →

Open letter to Jeremy Dear General Secretary National Union of Journalist Hello Jeremy Thank you for your efforts in highlighting our continued difficulties with police, these continue in spite of the guidelines and agreement that we had. The one man … Continue reading →

Title: Solo protest by NUJ chief Feature: news Date: 2 April 2008 The National Union of Journalists held a one-man protest in an effort to highlight concerns over police harrassment. Olivier Laurent reports   Jeremy Dear, the National Union of … Continue reading →