http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/newswire.rss Sheffield Independent Media Centre (IMC) — independent grassroots news from Sheffield and beyond! IMC UK Open Content License, http://www.opencontent.org 2013-05-25T00:55:41+00:00 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509677.html A poem by Wendell Berry starts us off on a differently paced, more musical set of episodes this episode. As a counter to what Jacques Fresco terms 'base articiality of materialism and mindless consumption' we weave a tapestry of thoughts including those from iconoclastic earthy thinkers including Suelo, the moneyless resident of a Utah desert from whom we heard in episode 600 and the American Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. 2013-05-24T03:16+02:00 2013-05-24T03:16:19+00:00 Analysis Free Spaces Sheffield Social Struggles UK World Robin Upton en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509660.html Hunt Saboteurs have today welcomed news that PC Sarah Ward, from North Yorkshire Police is no longer in position as a Wildlife Crime Officer. This comes after a complaint made by a saboteur about the officers link to the Badsworth &amp; Bramham Moor Foxhounds. 2013-05-23T12:05+02:00 2013-05-23T12:05:58+00:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Policing Sheffield UK World Sheffield Saboteurs en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509651.html We devote the whole show to the first part of a radio adaptation of the 2012 Metanoia film, The Power Principle. Using examples of Iran, Guatemala, Congo, Chile and Greece a wide range of insiders and historians unmask the Cold War as a propaganda cover for the war between the rest of the world and resource hungry US corporations. 2013-05-23T02:51+02:00 2013-05-23T02:51:27+00:00 Anti-militarism History Sheffield Social Struggles UK World Robin Upton en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509648.html We continue where we left off last in episode #640, with a radio adaptation of the remainder of the most recent of Scott Noble's 2012 film, The Power Principle. This half focuses on the sequence of fears used by the ruling elite to keep the 99% submissive and afraid, whether of communists, nuclear war or Muslim fundamentalists. Insiders and other commentators reveal a bigger picture of US Foreign Policy driven by an aggressive and ruthless clique using organisations such as the CIA, the arms industry and big media to exploit and oppress the 99% both at home and abroad. 2013-05-23T02:46+02:00 2013-05-23T02:46:05+00:00 Anti-militarism Repression Sheffield Social Struggles UK World Robin Upton en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509615.html FBI whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds was described as “the most gagged person in the history of the United States” by the American Civil Liberties Union. This week, Nafeez mosaddeq Ahmed released an article about her story which has gone viral. You can read the article &quot;Why was a Sunday Times report on US government ties to al-Qaeda chief spiked?&quot; here <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2013/05/509561.html">http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2013/05/509561.html</a> 2013-05-21T20:17+02:00 2013-05-21T20:17:20+00:00 Analysis History Sheffield Terror War UK World @NafeezAhmed @SibelEdmonds @crisisfilm en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509611.html Leeds No Borders &amp; Movement for Justice are holding a public hearing on the UKBA's murder of <br/>Jackie Nanyonjo, with testimonies from asylum seekers, refugees and <br/>ex-detainees. 2013-05-21T12:09+02:00 2013-05-21T12:09:38+00:00 Anti-racism Liverpool Migration Sheffield UK lily en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509604.html The government is running scared of protests over workfare. They've been to court to try and keep the names of workfare exploiters from being published because they're scared that protests will cause the whole scheme to collapse. If we keep the pressure on, we can turn their fears into reality. <br/> 2013-05-20T21:29+02:00 2013-05-20T21:29:36+00:00 Public sector cuts Sheffield Social Struggles UK Workers' Movements Workfare Sheffield Unite Community en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509572.html We hear the voices of three now deceased authors on the topics of technology and Social Control. First a vintage 1962 recording of Aldous Huxley speaking on the prospects for technototalitarianism. Next it's a more relaxed interview with science fiction author Kurt Vonnegut and we conclude with a musical collage of 1970's wisdom from E. F. Schumacher. 2013-05-19T01:35+02:00 2013-05-19T01:35:26+00:00 Repression Sheffield Social Struggles Technology UK World Robin Upton en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509562.html <p>Attached are audio recordings from 8 of the talks at the <a href="http://www.sheffieldbookfair.org/">Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair</a> which was held in the Showroom and Workstation on 11th May 2013, see also the <a href="/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509356.html">photos of the stalls</a>.</p> 2013-05-18T22:25+02:00 2013-05-18T22:25:00+00:00 Culture Education History Promoted Sheffield UK Chris @sheffbookfair en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509561.html <p>FBI whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds was described as &quot;the most gagged person in the history of the United States&quot; by the American Civil Liberties Union. Was the Sunday Times pressured to drop its investigation into her revelations?</p> 2013-05-18T21:15+02:00 2013-05-18T21:15:00+00:00 Afghanistan History Sheffield Terror War UK World @NafeezAhmed via @Ceasefire_Mag en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509546.html Supporters of the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign marked the 65th Anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 &quot;ethnic cleansing&quot; of Palestine, with a vigil outside the Town Hall on 18th May 2013. In a short interview attached Musheir El Farra explaines what the protest was about and what people can do to support the campaign. 2013-05-18T13:49+02:00 2013-05-18T13:49:00+00:00 History Palestine Promoted Sheffield UK Chris @SheffieldPSC en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509539.html There was a protest in Barkers Pool, Sheffield, on 18th May 2013 against the Tory / LibDem changes to housing benefit which came into force on 1st April 2013. 2013-05-18T13:26+02:00 2013-05-18T13:26:00+00:00 Promoted Public sector cuts Sheffield Social Struggles UK Chris en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509476.html This episode two speakers give us a new angle on why so many people seem addicted to living lives that leave them unfulfilled. Firstly, doctor and addiction specialist Gabor Maté gives a personal reflection on the question &quot;Who We Are When We Are Not Addicted?&quot;. After a musical break we hear a radio adaptation of Consumed - The Human Experience, which looks at how marketing is finely tuned to hijacking human evolutionary drives. 2013-05-14T15:37+02:00 2013-05-14T15:37:26+00:00 Analysis Culture Sheffield Social Struggles UK World Robin Upton en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509470.html Dub/ Ska/ Reggae/ Samba Punx/ Acoustic Folk Punk/ Anarcho Dub Punk <br/>Plus vegan food <br/>Plus a good cause 2013-05-14T12:00+02:00 2013-05-14T12:00:00+00:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Sheffield UK Sheffield Saboteurs en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2013/05/509454.html This week an invitation to reflect on capitalism in crisis not as an economic but a political phenomenon. We hear two 'bigger picture' talks on the interrelationships between Economics and Politics, one with a European focus, one which concentrates on USA. First Tariq Ali gives us &quot;The Rotten Heart of Europe&quot; summarising the machinations of the political elite in Europe. Next it is Gar Alperovitz, author of &quot;America Beyond Capitalism&quot;, on the growth of US movements to decentralize wealth and ownership. 2013-05-13T16:21+02:00 2013-05-13T16:21:19+00:00 Analysis Sheffield Social Struggles UK Workers' Movements World Robin Upton en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8