UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

From Uruguay: Letter of Solidarity From Raul Zibechi

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:
Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and
Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/

Rendition between Lithuania and secret CIA prisons revealed

New torture flights between Lithuania and secret CIA prisons in Afghanistan & Morocco revealed as European Parliament debates rendition report

Noam Chomsky: Why America and Israel Are the Greatest Threats to Peace

Imagine if Iran -- or any other country -- did a fraction of what American and Israel do at will.

Looking For An End - Ecoshock

Ecoshock fall opener! Alex inteviews Gareth Renowden, co-host of New Zealand's "The Climate Show" on the big stories. From Beijing, Li Yan Greenpeace East Asia climate campaign co-ordinator on China's emissions & coal dependence. Plus "Tip of the Iceberg News" with blogs & audio you might have missed. Radio Ecoshock 120905 1 hr CD Quality 56 MB or Lo-Fi 14 MB. Blog with all the links here.

Demo Against New Coal 22nd Sept

Coal Action Network | 09-09-2012 19:04 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Come to Derbyshire to join the Hilltop Action Group on a Demo March, Saturday 22nd September. Beginning at 10.30 am from the Royal Oak car park, Tupton, on the A61 (postcode S42 6LA).

Please come along to show your opposition to open cast mining.Bring your family, dog, a picnic, banners and placards.

Protect Chapetown Residents

Cowley Residents Action Group are asking concerned people to write to Sheffield Council Planning Department asking them to reject the application for a coal washing plant on the Hesley Wood Tip Site. The planning application is expected to be heard at the beginning of October.

child protection conference skegness

skegness hosts the child stealing by the state conference 12th 13th september

2012 suncastle skegness england

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The UK-based National Campaign Against Fees & Cuts Declares its Support for San

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:

Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/

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Double Demonstration against dogs4us

To co-inside with the Worldwide Anti Puppy Farming Day

We will once again do double demonstrations at LEEDS store and MANCHESTER store

Join with us and make this day special for the animals

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Increased Risk of Exploitation of the English Counrtyside

The 7th Press Release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network explains why a Planning Inspectors decision on an Opencast Site Planning Application in a remote part of England has implications for all mineral planning applications across the country and not just those 5 pending for opencast coal.

Sheffield Queer Fringe Event First Meeting

6pm Wednesday 5th September, Kelham Island Tavern

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By-elections, broken promises and direct democracy

iniref | 28-08-2012 16:28 | Liverpool | Sheffield

For those seeking creative social change we propose that effective citizen-led governance, direct democracy, should be introduced for local and central politics. New legislation at Westminster will be needed -- a broad, strong movement could force the weakened coalition government to offer reform.

Britain’s Socialist Workers Party & Socialist Party back extradition of Assange

Britain’s largest pseudo-left groups have lined up behind the demand that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden.

Man who armed Black Panthers was FBI informant, records show

The man who gave the Black Panther Party some of its first firearms and weapons training – which preceded fatal shootouts with Oakland police in the turbulent 1960s – was an undercover FBI informer, according to a former bureau agent and an FBI report.

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UK media lines up behind campaign to extradite Assange and silence WikiLeaks

The British media has played a venal role throughout the ongoing efforts to witch-hunt and silence WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. But it has plumbed new depths following the decision by Ecuador to grant his request for political asylum.

The pursuit of Julian Assange is an assault on freedom and a mockery of journalism

The British government's threat to invade the Ecuadorean embassy in London and seize Julian Assange is of historic significance. David Cameron, the former PR man to a television industry huckster and arms salesman to sheikdoms, is well placed to dishonour international conventions that have protected Britons in places of upheaval. Just as Tony Blair's invasion of Iraq led directly to the acts of terrorismin London on 7 July 2005, so Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague have compromised the safety of British representatives across the world.

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Diggers2012: The Journey Continues…

A Report on the Diggers2012 Action in Runnymede, Windsor.

America’s Vassal Acts Decisively and Illegally

I returned to the UK today to be astonished by private confirmation from within the FCO that the UK government has indeed decided – after immense pressure from the Obama administration – to enter the Ecuadorean Embassy and seize Julian Assange.

US Republican Mitt Romney Picks a Bowhunter as Running Mate

Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's pick to run for the vice presidency of the US, advertises that he is a bowhunter. He has in the House engineered hundreds of billions at a time to kill people and animals illegally in other countries. He voted against legal protection for horses and against endangered species legislation.

Community Share Offer for Sheffield Green Hydro Project Gets the Go-ahead

Sheffield Renewables | 11-08-2012 10:20 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Renewable energy from hydro-electric power on the River Don came a step closer with the announcement this week of the launch of the campaign to raise finance for the scheme at Blackburn Meadows on the Sheffield/Rotherham border. Community energy group Sheffield Renewables is launching a Community Share offer to raise the £250,000 needed to begin construction of the Archimedean screw development in 2013. Supporters of the scheme will be asked to invest £250 per share and it is hoped to raise the funds in three months with the rest of the finance being made available through commercial loans.

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