Sheffield Newswire Archive

Are you inspired by suffragettes and their struggle for the vote? Sheffield Popular Arts has researched the stories of local women and have come up with some intereting facts.

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UK's national ID scheme will cost £5.4bn to set up and run over the next 10 years, the Home Office says.

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The following text is an expanded version of Peter Dale Scott's Talk at Berkeley, September 24, 2006, entitled "9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out."

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As part of the International week of protest against nuclear weapons and power in space there was a protest outside the US spy base Menwith Hill

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It is essential that people across America and around the World take cognizance of the dangers of a Middle East war directed against Iran and act decisively to challenge the US military agenda and reverse the tide of war.

The World is at the crossroads of the most serious crisis in modern history. The US has embarked on a military adventure, "a long war", which threatens the future of humanity.

This article documents recent developments, focusing on military deployment and preparations in the event of a US led war on Iran. This text follows a number of earlier reports published by Global Research pertaining to the War on Iran (See Iran dossier, Nuclear War dossier, Lebanon dossier )

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Michael Albert, One of the founders of Znet, a key activist network, will be visiting Nottingham University as part of his UK and Ireland tour.

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Footage from the Leeds event. Part 1.
Repeat event focussing on the 7/7 bombings and the ongoing consequences on 17th October at the Brudenell Social Club, Hyde Park, Leeds @7.30pm

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Louise Amoore of Durham University and editor of The Global Resistance Reader will be speaking at CSSGJ, Nottingham University on 9th October. The title of her talk is "Vigilant Visualities: The Watchful Politics of the War on Terror".

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Only the bright survive in this super short cut of the most colourful parts of the time to go demo on the 23rd September in Manchester

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I've been wondering about this myself. The outrageous claims are made, the Government gets its "fear spike", then retractions are made quietly, if at all.

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Another Menwith Hill demo
Make of it what you like
The West Yorkshire Truth Canpaign will have a presence/stall there

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About 30 activists braved the rain to deliver a letter of protest at the weaponisation of space, facilitated by a key UK outpost of the American Reich. RAF Fylingdales is a crucial part of a global network designed solely to allow the US to launch pre-emptive attacks accross the world, free from fear of retaliation. This backroom slaughter house contributes daily to the US global genocide.

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On Monday 25th September the Coalition Against the Welfare Reform Bill (CAWRB) lobbied the Labour Party conference in Manchester. Protestors from all over the country strolled and rolled with whistles and cries of “New Labour? Slave Labour!” through the city centre.

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Come and support SWAN at this important council debate

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THURSDAY 5th October
Love Music Hate Racism Presents:

'LOVE SHEFFIELD MUSIC HATE RACISM' Album Launch Party!!!!!!!!

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So you've decided that you're going to come along and help sack parliament on Monday 9 October...

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rare and racy in sheffield needs our help!

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just a reminder that today is the day disabled people and their allies will be taking the message to bin the bill to the labour party conference in manchester, we will end up outside
Gmex and the delegates will be able to hear us.

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Photos from the massive anti-war demonstration held in Manchester on 23rd September 2006 prior to the start of the annual Labour Party Conference.

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Photos from the massive anti-war demonstration held in Manchester on 23rd September 2006 prior to the start of the annual Labour Party Conference.

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