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Benefit Night For Leeds Anarchist Black Cross

Leeds ABC | 08-10-2007 14:29 | Sheffield

A Bonnie & Clyde themed fundraiser for Leeds ABC.

The Plight of Myanmar’s People: Challenges and Responsibilities for the Internat

By Christopher B. Roberts
Research Associate - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Republished from:

http://bbwob.blogspot.com/2007/10/plight-of-myanmars-people-challenges.html

Boycott for Burma: targets

Call from 88-generation Burmese resistance groups.

Why I Love the Burton Road Bus Plug

Paula Sharratt | 05-10-2007 11:04 | Ecology | Health | Sheffield

How the bus plug along Burton Road is changing my life for the better

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Castleford Tigers Support Circus Mondeo Animal Abuse

MC something, to da DJ! | 05-10-2007 00:41 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Sheffield

CIRCUS MONDEO ARE DUE TO PITCH UP THEIR ANIMAL CIRCUS ON LAND BELONGING TO CASTLEFORD TIGERS RFLG FROM SUNDAY FOR A WEEK.

Burma: a view from within

Everyone likes surprises, and the brutal military regime that has ruled Burma since 1990 are no exception. Back in September 2005 people were dumbfounded to hear that the generals had moved the capital 400 miles to the north; almost two years later they woke up to find the cost of diesel – the country’s main fuel - had doubled, while that of gas – much used by private bus companies following orders from a greenwashing junta – increased by five times.

Anti-racism march in Manchester on 3 November 2007

There will be an anti-racism march in Manchester on 3 November 2007, in defence of all asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants and all victims of racism.

Foie Gras Not Fair to the Goose

Pat | 04-10-2007 12:03 | Animal Liberation | Sheffield

To highlight the ongoing Nottingham campaign against the sale of foie gras, (the diseased liver of a grossly force fed goose or duck), in support to the imminent vote against foie gras in York, and drawing strength from the successful campaign in Sheffield, supporters of Nottingham Animal Rights held a protest on the opening night of Nottingham's Goose Fair.

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Medialens - Iraq Body Count: “A Very Misleading Exercise”

The mainstream media are continuing to use figures provided by the website Iraq Body Count (IBC) to sell the public a number for total post-invasion deaths of Iraqis that is perhaps 5-10% of the true death toll.

As we recently reported, only a handful of media outlets covered a new ORB poll revealing that 1.2 million Iraqis had been murdered since the 2003 invasion. BBC Online provided a rare example:

“A UK-based polling agency, Opinion Research Business (ORB), said it had extrapolated the figure by asking a random sample of 1,461 Iraqi adults how many people living in their household had died as a result of the violence rather than from natural causes.

“The results lend weight to a 2006 survey of Iraqi households published by the Lancet, which suggested that about 655,000 Iraqi deaths were 'a consequence of the war'.

“However, these estimates are both far higher than the running total of reported civilian deaths maintained by the campaign group Iraq Body Count which puts the figure at between 71,000 and 78,000.” (BBC Online, ’US contractors in Iraq shootout,’ September 17, 2007;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6998458.stm)

BBC’s Newsnight programme used IBC’s figures in the same way:

“More than a million Iraqis have been killed since the invasion in 2003, according to the British polling company ORB. The study’s likely to fuel controversy over the true, human cost of the war. It’s significantly up on the previous highest estimate of 650,000 deaths published by the Lancet last October... The independent Iraqi [sic] Body Count group puts the current total at closer to 75,000.” (Newsnight, BBC2, September 14, 2007)

These reports again raise serious issues about what IBC’s figures actually mean, how they are being used and misused to cast doubt on higher numbers, and about what IBC is doing to promote or reduce the confusion. (See our 2006 Media Alerts archive for previous analysis, beginning with:

http://www.medialens.org/alerts/06/060125_paved_with_good.php)

Anti-war play about the war in Iraq

Julian Bond | 02-10-2007 16:04 | Iraq | Sheffield

Jack's Hard Rub Theatre present 'the boy who dropped an egg on the world' a contemporary and startling play using mythology and the supernatural to look at current events and conflict in the Middle East

Schnews on Burma: a response

The only thing to say about the title is we’re glad it won’t be easy to find if you’re googling for information on Burma. The actual details of the uprising are clearly unimportant to the authors or it might get more than half a scanty paragraph before USuk is invoked and the true purpose of the article is revealed.

Sheffield protest against repression in Burma

Mark Mozaz Wallis | 02-10-2007 08:08 | Sheffield

Images from The Sheffield protest against repression in Burma

Sheffield protest against repression in Burma

Members of the Karen community in Sheffield were joined by activists and others to express solodarity with those opposing the regime in Burma.

Blog strike for Burma! No blogging on 4th Oct: Burmese Bloggers Without Borders

Following the lead of the fabulous Medicins sans Frontieres and Reporters sans Frontieres, the ever-fabulous Burmese People established Burmese Bloggers Without Borders on 30th September 2007. They are asking for a strike of supportive bloggers on Thursday 4th October, 2007.

Red And Black Fest - full report

SHEFFIELD ANARCHIST FEDERATION | 01-10-2007 16:00 | Free Spaces | Sheffield

On Saturday 29th September, Sheffield Anarchist Federation ran a successful (but short-lived) fundraiser event for Oaxacan Anarchists at a squatted factory in the city centre.

RnB fest mini-report

Bill Posters | 30-09-2007 22:32 | Culture | Sheffield

Quick thanks and personal heads up from last nights festival, full report with pics on the way

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The Alternative Yellow Pages released - ‘The Guide to Freeconomy - Episode 1'

Saoirse | 28-09-2007 23:07 | London | Sheffield

Check out this really funny new short film about The Freeconomy Community, the new skill-sharing, free help website that has just been launched. It’s called the ‘Guide to Freeconomy – Episode 1’ and is essential viewing for all non-freeconomists. You can view it at

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wLPOEQcZiQo . And remember, the yellow pages is just a load of old tosh!

Sheffield ethnic Karen (Burma) demo 01/10/07

Sheffield Burma demo - Mon 1st Oct, 4:30pm Town Hall / Peace Gardens.

An old Zionist dream: the partition of Iraq

Finally the Imperial Senate calls for Iraq's partition.

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Cedar Court Hotel Supports Bloodsports

Leeds Hunt Sabs | 26-09-2007 20:56 | Animal Liberation | Sheffield

CEDAR COURT HOTEL IN WAKEFIELD ARE HOLDING THE ANNUAL HUNT BALL FOR THE ROCKWOOD HARRIERS ON FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER FROM 7.30. PLEASE POLITELY CONTACT THEM AND VOICE YOUR DISGUST AT THEIR SUPPORT FOR BLOODSPORTS. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE DEMO, PLEASE CONTACT US

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