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Critcal Mass Bike About in Nottingham

Critcal Mass is a regular event. The meeting point is the Savoy cinema on Derby Road in Lenton on the last Friday of every month now at 5.30pm. We even got a police helicopter, to look over us, for our … Continue reading

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Attorney General’s full advice on Iraq Resolution 1441 7mar2003

Blimey!! the Freedom of Information Act and allsorts. So many requests, it’s been like drawing teeth. But finally, the government published the Attorney General’s full advice Iraq Resolution 1441 [7mar2003] on the legality of opening the war against Iraq has … Continue reading

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Critical Mass, bike about Nottingham

Friday 29th April 2005 starts 17:30 Critcal Mass is a regular event. The meeting point is the Savoy cinema on Derby Road in Lenton on the last Friday of every month now at 5.30pm. The ride lasts no more than … Continue reading

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Priceless thinking at the BBC

Sunday April 24, 2005 The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1468695,00.html Photography shapes our world – and our perception of it. Think of the Vietnam war and what comes unbidden into your mind? Here’s my guess: that photograph of the naked little girl running … Continue reading

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‘Battle of the Beanfield’ Jun85: Film Night & Exhibition: Nottingham

It’s 20 years, since the major trashing of my community, travelling on the way the make the “Peoples Free Festival of Albion” at Stonehenge. Piccys of the event at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=415990 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=415991 It was a regular event on the calender. A … Continue reading

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Make Poverty History, Drop the Debt Event, Piccys from Nottingham

http://www.makepovertyhistory.org http://www.tjm.org.uk These pictures are from the Nottingham Event. St Peters Church, Nr Broadmarsh: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=411775 >>>> Trade Justice believe everyone has the right to feed their families, make a decent living and protect their environment. But the rich and powerful … Continue reading

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Israeli army verdict a ‘mockery’

Jason Deans, broadcasting editor Friday April 15, 2005 http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1459919,00.html The widow of British documentary film-maker James Miller, who was shot dead in Gaza two years ago, has condemned the Israeli army’s decision to acquit an officer of illegally using his … Continue reading

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Nottingham IMC :: getting started

Nottingham IMC meeting will be on the 18th of April at 7.30pm at the Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX, 0845 458 9595. There is an idea to set up an Indymedia Collective in nottingham. Various … Continue reading

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Political Photo-manipulation. more dishonesty

How Tory made a family disappear Nicholas Watt Tuesday April 12, 2005 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1457742,00.html Left: Conservative candidate Ed Matts with Ann Widdecombe protesting in support of the Kacheps family, who were facing deportation. Right: The same picture, doctored to … Continue reading

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Anniversary of the ‘Battle of the Beanfield’ 1st June 1985

It’s 20 years, since the major trashing of my community, travelling on the way to make the “Peoples Free Festival of Albion” at Stonehenge. It was a regular event on the calendar. A little different to the ‘managed access event’ … Continue reading

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Yet another attempt at anti-traveller law, on the horizon

Just after PM’s Questions, this chap stood up, to introduce a Ten Minute Rule Bill titled: “Equal Enforcement of the Law”. A fine sentiment perhaps, that what law we do have, should be equally applied to all citizen. However, he … Continue reading

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Anti-G8 Festival of Dissent! Press Release

6th-10th April 2005 From Wednesday the 6th until Sunday 10th of April 2005, the “Festival of Dissent!” will take place in rural Lanarkshire, near Coalburn, Scotland. Hundreds of people are expected to attend the event, which is one of many … Continue reading

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Chief constable rapped over force failings

Martin Wainwright Wednesday April 6, 2005 The Guardian http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,1453090,00.html An overhaul of the way Nottinghamshire police deals with serious offences begins next week after its chief constable claimed that government budgets had left his officers “reeling” in the face of … Continue reading

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Space Hijackers (first 11) Vs The Government (first 11)

2:00pm May 1ST 2005 PARLIAMENT SQUARE Mr Blair is calling an election, but what choice do we have? The percentage of people voting falls each year as the main parties become ever more similar in their bid to woo middle … Continue reading

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Nottingham ‘Noisy’ Demo: Rights for migrants and asylum seekers

In Nottingham, there was a noisy demo at Market Square at noon, Saturday 2 April Pictures at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=399281 and on Indymedia at: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308207.html Several hundred turned out on this bright sunny afternoon. We stand against racism and fortress Europe and … Continue reading

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Cannabis comedown

Zoe Williams Tuesday March 29, 2005 The Guardian http://society.guardian.co.uk/drugsandalcohol/comment/0,8146,1447147,00.html Some statistics don’t do anybody any favours, and here’s one of them. Since it was reclassified from class B to class C at the beginning of last year, cannabis has lost … Continue reading

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Nottingham and Notts Refugee Forum: A Noisy Demo

NNRF is an independent, voluntary organisation set up to help and support asylum seekers and refugees in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. In support of the European Social Forum Day of Action against racism and in defence of asylum seekers and migrants … Continue reading

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Mayday 2001 Protest Detention Damages Case Fails

Earlier on Indymedia at: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/01/304467.html During Mayday 2001, police trapped protestors in Oxford Circus for 7 hours without access toilets, food or water. Nearly four years later, the High Court has rejected compensation claims by Lois Austin and Geoffrey Saxby … Continue reading

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Mayday 2001 case, lost, but on to appeal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4374853.stm Pair lose protest damages claim Two people have lost a High Court damages claim against the Metropolitan Police after being detained for several hours during May Day protests in central London in 2001. Geoffrey Saxby, from Hastings, East Sussex, … Continue reading

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G8 Environment ministers Meeting at Derby

In advance of the main G8 meeting at Gleneagles, there are a number of mini-meetings. This one was for Environment & development ministers meeting at Breadsall Priory Hotel, a few miles north of Derby. However, demonstrations, outside of a market … Continue reading

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