UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Floods expose Labour's climate complacency

Workers Power | 25-07-2007 13:33 | Climate Chaos | Oxford | Sheffield

On Friday 20 July, two months rain fell in 24 hours over the Midlands and southern England. More rains are forecast. Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire were the worst effected areas. More than 2,000 people have been evacuated, 45,000 homes are without electricity, 350,000 without clean water. This the latest disaster resulting from climate change. But what is the working class solution?

Redesigning Sheffield's Landscapes

anarchyrises | 25-07-2007 09:38 | Sheffield

Contribution to "Solutions", part of the Creative Sheffield project. An early report on this topic was published in this section, Sheffield's Newswire, a few weeks ago.

13 arrested at Rio Tinto-Alcan smelter blockade

ICELAND: Today about 20 protesters climbed cranes and blocked access to the Rio Tinto-Alcan smelter in Hafnarfjordur. 13 were arrested and one is still being held hostage by the police in Reykjavik. Saving Iceland has organized a 'summer of dissent' as a part of a campaign against the war-mongering aluminum industry and their subservient pets in Government. Beyond protesting against the devastating exploitation of Iceland's rivers and wilderness for cheap energy, the network is linked to groups with the same corporate enemies in Brazil, Trinidad, South Africa, and India. The struggle continues with Iceland's second Critical Mass this Friday.

London Sound Posse presents:"Creating Terror: Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed"

Summary:
Education. Education. Education.
Erudite lecture from author and scholar Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed on the real source of "al qaeda" & the current wave of terror attacks. Surprises in store for those who haven't yet "woken up"

Why the AU Summit failed Afrika

Dr Kwame Osei | 19-07-2007 15:26 | Analysis | Sheffield

The historic AU Summit in Accra failed to take the bols steps that were needed to initiate the process of Afrika gaining true economic liberation and independence - this is what the grand arhitect of Afrikan Unity Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah advocated ironically in a similiar conference in Accra in 1965. Had the leaders then heeded Osagyefo's advice Afrika would now be a GLOBAL SUPER POWER able to determine its own affairs without White interference.

Sheffield IWW in solidarity with CWU picket

IWW | 19-07-2007 14:37 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

IWW Sheffield group acted in solidarity with a picket of counter staff on strike at Castle House Postal Office in Sheffield.

A612 Burton Joyce Motorists protest Burton Road Bus Plug

Paula Sharratt | 18-07-2007 07:00 | Ecology | Health | Sheffield

On 17th July at 6.30pm, 150 motorists gathered on the A612 to protest that the building of the new A612 bypass had taken away their short cut creating a bus plug along Burton Road near Carlton Le Willows School. This article argues the bus plug provides a vital green lung with other benefits

Red And Black Fest. - callout for help

Sheffield Anarchist Federation | 17-07-2007 21:17 | Culture | Sheffield

Red and Black Fest is a day of music and politics to raise money for Oaxacan
anarchists awaiting trial in Mexico.

SHARROW FESTIVAL IMAGES

Project Sheffield | 17-07-2007 10:29 | Sheffield

SHARROW FESTIVAL IMAGES

Reykjavik Rave Against The Machine: Iceland's first Reclaim The Streets

As an action in our struggle against the destruction of the Icelandic wilderness the first ever RTS has taken place in Reykjavik. Four people were arrested, and the level of police brutality was extreme by Icelandic standards. The action ended with a redecoration of the police station where the detainees were held.

Sheffield: Residents tell of losses caused by flooding

our reporters | 16-07-2007 16:05 | Climate Chaos | Social Struggles | Sheffield

A World Socialist Web Site reporting team spoke to a number of residents of Toll Bar in north Doncaster and Catcliffe in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Sharrow Festival Graftiti

Mark | 16-07-2007 13:21 | Culture | Sheffield

Some of the art work from the HipHop zone of the Sharrow festival

The human cost of the June floods in Britain

The flooding disaster that struck villages, towns and cities all over Britain in June has been met with callous indifference by the Labour government of newly installed Prime Minister Gordon Brown and by the Environment Agency.

Sheffield: Residents tell of losses caused by flooding

A World Socialist Web Site reporting team spoke to a number of residents of Toll Bar in north Doncaster and Catcliffe in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Back to The Roots (Sharrow Festival - another report)

0742 | 16-07-2007 12:16 | Culture | Sheffield

An estimated 5000 plus people visited The 10th Sharrow Festival, for the organisers and helpers it all began at 8am in the morning. Following weeks of rain, plus
floods (see:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2007/07/374802.htm)l there was some concern about the soaked ground of Mount Pleasant Park, this Saturday turned out to be a wonderful day of warm sunshine.

Sharrow Festival: sun sounds and smiles

Mark | 16-07-2007 10:49 | Culture | Sheffield

Sharrow festival lucked out with the weather for the 10th year in a row, dry and at times beautiful sun, shining on a day squeezed between two days of downpours.

Michel Chossudovsky: 'Canada and the Afghan War' and 'America's "Long War"'

Two presentations by Professor Michel Chossudovsky, Canada and the Afghan War a keynote presentation at the University of Winnipeg from 28th October 2006 and America's "Long War", from the Truman Doctrine to the NeoCons, the History of US War Crimes an address to the opening session of the Perdana Global Peace Forum to Criminalize War, Kuala Lumpur, 5-7th February 2007.

Saturday 14th July: Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Events

Sheffield PSC | 13-07-2007 23:19 | Palestine | Sheffield

On Saturday the 14th July there are two events, a protest in town and a public meeting.

Summer of Dissent in Iceland

In Iceland a summer of dissent against heavy industry and large dams has begun. In a much disputed master-plan, all the glacial rivers and geothermal potential of the largest wilderness of Europe would be harnessed for aluminium production. Activists from around the world have gathered to protect Europe's largest remaining wilderness and oppose Rio Tinto/ALCAN, ALCOA, Century/RUSAL and other transnational companies.

Truth flyers interpreted as "terrorist literature" by police

dh | 12-07-2007 22:16 | Terror War | Sheffield

The Truth movement is interpreted as terrorist by Bradford police

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