UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

New Health Risks and Opencast Mining

The June Review of developments affecting Opencast Mining from the Loose Anti Opencast Network provides new evidence that Surface Mine workers in the USA contract 'Black Lung' disease. Secondly it reviews recent developments in Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK and lastly updates what the situation is on prospective and actual opencast sites in England.

Stalls at the 2012 Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair

Chris | 27-06-2012 11:55 | Culture | History | Sheffield

Some photos of some of the stalls at the 2012 Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair

http://www.sheffieldbookfair.org.uk/ which was held on 23rd June at Bank Street Arts

http://bankstreetarts.com/.

UG#592 - The Technology of Reunion (The Coming War on General Computation)

We look at the possible future interactions between society and computing technologies. We start with Gary Webb's story of how he used the WWW to circumvent censorship of his revelations of CIA drug dealing. Then we hear Cory Doctorow on corporations increasing interest in limiting the ways in which users use computing devices. In our second hour, Eben Moglen describes his work on 'freedom boxes', to create securely encrypted connections between individuals.

Union attacks Progress

Why the Unions should oppose both Progress and Hope Not Hate.

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Launch of 'How to Set Up a Workers' Co-op', 3rd edition, 23rd June.

cornerstonecath | 20-06-2012 11:25 | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

New guide to Workers' Co-ops launched at Futures North during International Year of Co-ops

At 12.30 this Saturday 23rd June, co-operators at the annual Futures North conference at Sheffield Hallam University (only a 10 minutes walk away from the Sheffield Anarchist bookfair!) will raise a toast and cut a giant cake, to launch the new edition of 'How to Set Up a Workers' Co-op'

Rio + 20 Earth Summit

Davy King | 18-06-2012 12:12 | Sheffield | World

What has to be done.....

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Who killied MI6 spy Gareth Williams

Alan Whittle | 13-06-2012 14:13 | Anti-racism | Sheffield | World

the new issue of Notes in the boarderland magazine issue 10 is now out, check our website for details.

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4 July: Annual 'Independence FROM America' demonstration at Menwith Hill

IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION. Wed 4 July, 4pm–9pm Outside the main entrance to the American base at NSA Menwith Hill, near Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 2RF

Join us for this annual demonstration for 'Independence FROM America'. Menwith Hill is an extremely important US base – occupied and controlled by the NSA, USAF and other Agencies. It is unaccountable, secretive and out of control of the UK government. It has many deeply concerning roles.

Did Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons want to gas racial minorities in the '70s?

A now available on DVD "World in Action" documentary, reveals that when BNP MEP's Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons were National Front leaders in the 1970's, their party had privately decided to gas Britain's racial minorities at concentration camps whose future locations had already been chosen.

Technology Will Not Save US

Alex Smith | 10-06-2012 21:02 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Michael Huesemann, co-author of "Techno-Fix: Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment" interviewed by The Extraenvironmentalist. Then "Alternative Radio" founder David Barsamian recorded in Vancouver: what should we do? Radio Ecoshock 120613

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Current Opposition to Opencast Mine Applications in England

This, the 1st press release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network list 12 sites in England where there has been expressions of interest about opencast for coal on the site. The press release also indicates why this will be a continuing 'itch' in the English planning system as up to 97% of the surface mineable coal in England is located within 500m of where people live. England unlike Scotland or Wales does not operate a system where policy normally prohibits mining is such circumstances.

Zippos Circus Comes To The Durham

Zippos Circus Is a Disgusting animal circus that is currently touring the country
its now visiting Durham
we are asking everyone to take action against Zippos circus

Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Centre, Murton, Co Durham, SR7 9HU

atyourservice@dalton-park.co.uk

Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist

Alex Smith | 03-06-2012 03:26 | Ecology | Sheffield

If environmentalism has failed - what now? UK green Paul Kingsnorth with reading a critique from feminist Lierre Keith and Gaian David Abram

The Houla Massacre

The appalling massacre of 108 people, including 49 children, in Houla, Syria, dominated the Independent on Sunday’s latest front cover. Above a few short lines of commentary the banner headline read:

‘SYRIA: THE WORLD LOOKS THE OTHER WAY. WILL YOU?’

The text beneath observed:

‘There is, of course, supposed to be a ceasefire, which the brutal Assad regime simply ignores. And the international community? It just averts its gaze. Will you do the same? Or will the sickening fate of these innocent children make you very, very angry?’ (Independent on Sunday, May 27, 2012)

What If the Permafrost Thaws?

Alex Smith | 29-05-2012 21:53 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

There is more carbon frozen in far North than in all living things & the atmosphere. It has begun to thaw. Interview with Prof. Antoni Lewkowicz and Academy of Science speech by Dr. Charles Koven of Berkeley Lab.

National march against vivisection in newcastle

Close Newcastle Animal Lab | 27-05-2012 23:21 | Animal Liberation | Sheffield | World

Anti Vivisectionist Activists take to the streets to say NO to animal testing inside newcastle death labs
With one voice we told Newcastle university death labs Vivisection is a LIE so WHY HAVE THE ANIMALS GOT TO DIE

Fossil Darkness Flourishes

The BP Gulf oil spill coverup continues. Josh Tickell Director of new film "The Big Fix". Protests at giant Tata Mundra coal plant construction in NW India. S. Dutta reports. Plus more propaganda in the toxic legacy of the Canadian Tar Sands - scientist David Schindler.

An Economy for the 99%

On 19th May 2012 there was a half day gathering at the Quaker Meeting House in Sheffield made up of presentations and workshops around the theme of "An Economy for the 99%", it was organised by the World Development Movement in support of Occupy Sheffield and the Climate Caravan.

The Caravan for Climate Jobs is in Sheffield

The Climate Caravan and supporters from Sheffield set up displays and collected petitions in Tudor Square in Sheffield on 18th May 2012. The attached audio includes interviews with Sheffield Renewables,

http://www.sheffieldrenewables.org.uk/ the driver of the van, Solar Active,

http://new.solar-active.com/ and the Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change

https://sites.google.com/site/scaccweb/

What Cuts? MOD Ploughs £5b into Atomic Weapons Establishment

The Ministry of Defence has announced spending of £5 billion at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston and Burghfield in Berkshire.

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