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Blair's Legacy... and the "Struggle Against Violent Extremism"

Finally. Blair’s going. But why now? And what has Blair left us behind?

There are many reasons one can guess as to why, but perhaps one of the biggest – yet least talked about – is the “cash for peerages” criminal investigation, which has been getting rather close to home, too close perhaps for Blair’s comfort.

Sheffield Palestine Demo and Rally Photos

Chris | 12-05-2007 21:45 | Palestine | Sheffield

On 12th May 2007 there was a big Palestine solidarity event held in Sheffield.

Apartheid Wall Street Theatre

Chris | 12-05-2007 21:21 | Palestine | Sheffield

At the march and rally for Palestine held in Sheffield on 12 May 2007 a mock up of an Israeli checkpoint was created and people queued up to be abused.

Northern Palestine Rally, May 12 (Part 2)

Disillusioned kid | 12-05-2007 18:58 | Palestine | Sheffield

Report from the Palestine solidarity rally in Sheffield on May 12.

Northern Palestine Rally, May 12 (Part 1)

Disillusioned kid | 12-05-2007 18:46 | Palestine | Sheffield

Report from the Palestine solidarity rally in Sheffield on May 12.

The Great Betrayal of the British People, by the art of misdirection

John Harris | 11-05-2007 00:42 | Sheffield

The rise of Blair the Dictator

Saving Europe's Last Great Wilderness from corporate greed - TALK+FILMS

Maldoror | 09-05-2007 18:29 | Climate Chaos | Globalisation | Sheffield

An activist from the Saving Iceland campaign talks with new films at the Tramway pub, London Road,Sheffield, 7.30 pm, Thursday, 10 May.

A summer of International dissent and action against Heavy Industry - swarming around Iceland from the 6th of July 2007.

http://www.savingiceland.org/camp2007

http://www.savingiceland.org/conference

1970 Kent State Massacre: "cold-blooded, premeditated official murder"

Last week an anti-war article by Cindy Sheehan was reposted to this site which made reference to the 1970 Kent State massacre of students protesting against the Vietnam war:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/05/369549.html

Since then a couple of articles that go into these events in more detail have been posted on

http://freepress.org/ and they are reproduce below.

Sheffield Food Not Bombs @ Starbucks, Broomhill

Sheffield Food Not Bombs | 08-05-2007 22:20 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

Sheffield Food Not Bombs in solidarity with the IWW

Kirklees BNP Humiliated-Again!!

David Exley BNP councillor for Heckmondwike and North Kirklees organiser recently predicted in the media that the BNP would win 7 seats in this years council elections.

This came as no real surprise as Dippy Dave always predicts a 7 seat haul and as in previous times Dippy Dave was very wide of the mark.

Chesterfield Mayday 2007

Chris | 07-05-2007 21:35 | Mayday 2007 | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

The Mayday march and rally in Chesterfield always takes place on the Bank Holiday Monday and there was a good turnout as usual.

M1 widening to cost £21m per mile

The Observer | 06-05-2007 21:45 | Ecology | Sheffield

Todays Observer contails an article about the cost of the M1 widening which is to cost £21m per mile: "Budget of huge project is now expected to exceed the annual GDP of a third of the world's countries". The first two paragraphs of the article follow, for more info see the feature article: Work Starts On M1 Widening As Protests Continue,

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/01/360616.html

Empire as a Way of Life, Part 6

The current imperial slaughter in the Middle East, justified by the "Global War on Terror", that has resulted in at least 600,000 deaths in Iraq, is nothing new — the U.S. Empire has a long and sordid history of genocidal mass murder.

The history of the US imperialism and Empire is the subject of a series of ten monthly seminars from Dr John Marciano, "Empire as a Way of Life". Attached is a recording of the third of these seminars and the text upon which it was based. The first 7 of these seminars have taken place and the intention is to have the whole series published on this site; the last 3 will take place between now and June.

This seminar, recorded on 20th Feburary 2006 by the L.A. Sound Posse, runs for 45 minutes and includes the discussion following. It has been made available under a Creative Commons license. If this recording is broadcast please let the L.A. Sound Posse know. This recording was originally made available on the A-Infos Radio Project site.

The following text has been reproduced here with the kind permission of Dr John Marciano and he can be contacted at johnmarciano@mac.com. He introduced this series of seminars in the following way:

A fundamental purpose of our meetings is to understand the systemic nature of the U.S. Empire and the economic and military imperialism that is its lifeblood. The historian William Appleman Williams argues that empire became "a way of life" in the U.S., a "combination of patterns of thought and action that, as it becomes habitual and institutionalized, defines the thrust and character of a culture and society." This "way of life" has convinced many U.S. "Americans" they have a right or "manifest destiny" to impose their political and economic policies upon others.

Dr John Marciano is Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Cortland, where he taught courses on social and historical foundations of education and class, gender and race.

Previous parts of this series:

Empire as a Way of Life, Part 1 | mp3 | doc
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 2 | mp3 | doc
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 3 | mp3 | doc
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 4 | mp3 | doc
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 5 | mp3 | doc

The American Empire and 9/11

"After the attacks of 9/11, I accepted the blowback thesis, according to which the attacks were revenge for U.S. foreign policy. This view led me to undertake an extensive study of the American empire, the very reality of which had been an embattled issue."

The Welfare Bill to become law: disabled people failed by the left

John Rogers: SWAN (personal capacity) | 03-05-2007 12:41 | Health | Social Struggles | Sheffield

as the bill becomes law, questions need to be asked about the lack of support from progressives, etc

The Leeds Truth Festival 11th-13th May

paul | 02-05-2007 21:51 | Globalisation | Sheffield

As part of the wake-up continuing worldwide, or those parts of the world where people have sufficient resources and time to figure what's really happening, the Leeds Truth Festival explores some controversial areas

Pictures from SQUAF open mic night

gastra-gnome | 02-05-2007 10:06 | Free Spaces | Sheffield

Here are some pictures from the open mic night at the SQUAF cafe social centre at the old tramway pub on London Road, Sheffield

Government watchdog launches official investigation into SOAS CEO

National Audit Office inquiry into Lady Judge’s business dealings

Chesterfield Mayday

The Bank Holiday TUC Rally and Demonstration meets at Chesterfield Town Hall for a march through the streets to New Square on Monday 7th May.

Sheffield Mayday 2007

Over 4,000 members of the PCS were on strike today in Sheffield to oppose cuts, privatisation and pay cuts, over a dozen city centre offices were picketed. Strikers joined other protestors for a march and rally from Moorfoot to the Town Hall.

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