UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Obama Proposes Swift Execution of Alleged 9/11 Conspirators

In a leak that seems designed to gauge public opinion - and that of lawyers and other relevant parties around the world - anonymous officials in the Obama administration have told the New York Times about a proposal, in draft legislation to be submitted to Congress, which, as the Times put it, "would clear the way for detainees facing the death penalty [in Guantánamo] to plead guilty without a full trial."

Blunkett Almost Killed By Cow!

Sheffield Lad | 08-06-2009 22:28 | Sheffield

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/David-Blunkett-hit-stampeding-cow-Derbyshire/article-1058155-detail/article.html

The BNP have just become more dangerous

Simon the anti fascist | 08-06-2009 17:35 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

BNP advance is a dangerous time for us all and we must get our act together and wake up and stop being in denial before it is to late.

Has Red Doncaster Become Right Wing?

Info | 08-06-2009 11:38 | Sheffield

With the election of a British National Party (BNP) Yorkshire & Humber MEP, BNP leader, Nick Griffin, has suggested that former mining areas like Doncaster are now hotbeds of right wing politics. Of the European elections he has said “we’re here to look after our people because no one else is”. He said that feelings were particularly strong in Yorkshire, where former pit communities felt “at the bottom of the heap”.

Anti BNP Demo today

H | 08-06-2009 10:08 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

For all those appalled by the election of 2 BNP MEPs a demo has been called today at 5pm outside Sheffield Town Hall

Troops Out Movement Delegation to Belfast

Mary Pearson | 05-06-2009 08:59 | Sheffield

Troops Out Movement Annual Delegation to Belfast
Thurs 6th – Sun 9th August 2009

There are still 5,000 British troops in Ireland. The Troops Out Movement continues to campaign for total British withdrawal from Ireland

Report of Palestine action inside and outside M&S in Newcastle, 04.06.09

On Thursday 4th June 2009 campaigners targeted Marks and Spencer’s Newcastle store with a series of actions intended to raise awareness of the company’s links to Israel and build pressure for a total boycott, as part of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Pickets continue weekly in Newcastle, Thursdays from 5-7pm on Northumberland St

Audio: Religion and Revolution

Chris | 04-06-2009 12:54 | History | Sheffield

On 3rd June 2009 John Halstead, Secretary of the Society for the Study of Labour History,

http://www.sslh.org.uk/ spoke at a meeting of the Sheffield Humanist Society,

http://www.sheffield.humanist.org.uk/ on the subject of Religion and Revolution.

Real-life stories about British people & asylum seekers coming to Sheffield

WHAT: Performance of Asylum Dialogues
WHEN: June 18 @ 7:00pm, part of Refugee Week (13 – 21 June 2009)
WHERE: Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2JD

FUCK FASCISM, FUCK NAZISM AND FUCK THE BNP

Info | 03-06-2009 11:37 | Liverpool | Sheffield

Fascism is an Ideology based on racism, nationalism, and the supremacy of the state over the individual.

In October 1990, the BNP was described by the European Parliament’s committee on racism and xenophobia as an “OPENLY NAZI PARTY”… whose leadership have serious criminal convictions”. When asked in 1993 if the BNP was racist, its deputy leader Richard Edmonds said, “WE ARE 100 PER CENT RACIST, YES”.Founder John Tyndall proclaimed that “MEIN KAMPF IS MY BIBLE”

So why is it that the BNP seems to be seen as an acceptable vote?

Info | 01-06-2009 07:56 | Sheffield

So why is it that the BNP seems to be seen as an acceptable vote, either as a protest against the main parties, or because they ‘offer something the other parties don’t to the man in the street’ and ‘are prepared to talk about immigration’?

The threat of the BNP and how to fight it

The correct way to fight the BNP!!! | 29-05-2009 13:13 | Anti-racism | Sheffield | World

The BNP is the most successful fascist/nationalistic organisation in the United kingdom's history. How should we confront this threat?

Ecoworks Secures Local Food Funding, and Recruits for New Staff

Ecoworks | 28-05-2009 10:16 | Education | Sheffield

Ecoworks is a community environmental organisation based in Nottingham. We have been awarded funing by the Big Lottery Fund's local food programme to expand FRESH - our training and food production social enterprise. We are currently recruiting for 4 new staff.

(Re)Founding Statement Of Sheffield Activist Network

As collectively agreed by the SAN collective:

US Anarchist Hip Hop - CRUNCH THE CREDITORS TOUR @ The Red House, Sheffield

NatterJack | 26-05-2009 18:42 | Sheffield

*** Crunch the Creditors 2009 European Tour @ The Red House, Sheffield Tue 9th June 8pm ***

Anarchist/radical hip hop from both sides of the atlantic in Sheffield for one night only. Pure class (war) !

See NatterJack for full tour info:

http://www.myspace.com/natterjackpromo

The Fargate Speaker (#7) - A Bridge Too Far!

Issue #7 of the Fargate Speaker, Sheffield Anarchist Federation's antidote to crappy local news rags. In This Issue: Lib Dems - What are they good for?, More Economic Crisis for Dummies, Post Office closures (cont.), Careers Fair Disruption, plus much more....

Audio: 25 Years After the Battle of Orgreave -- A People's History

Chris | 23-05-2009 20:05 | History | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

Attached is a recording of a meeting held on 22nd May 2009 with John Baxter, Sheff labour history writer/lecturer, Mike Simons, author The Great Strike, ex-striking miner Ian Mitchell. After John Baxter spoke the Battle for Orgreave (

http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/144275 ) was shown and then Mike Simons and Ian Mitchell, followed by a question and answer session.

Residents Against Station Closure

underclassrising.net | 20-05-2009 18:29 | Sheffield

A FURTHER protest took place today 20 may 09 against East Midlands Trains' decision to close Sheffield Station footbridge to non-passengers. The protest has been organised by campaign group Residents Against Station Closure, who live in the Norfolk Park and Park Hill areas and used to walk into town over the bridge, which is disabled-friendly and monitored by CCTV.

AMN Action Roundup #1

http://www.antimilitaristnetwork.org.uk/actionroundup

Welcome to the first Action Roundup from for Anti-Militarist Network. To have your events or actions covered either add them to Indymedia UK under the anti-militarism tag, or email us.

Calais No Border Camp Call-Out 23-29 June 2009

one of no borders | 18-05-2009 21:23 | Liverpool | Sheffield

The Calais No Border camp is a joint venture between French and Belgian activists and migrant support groups and the UK No Borders Network.

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