UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Transition Towns Talks 27th May

With oil hitting £135 its very pertinant that Rob Hopkins will be speaking about Transition Initiatives at the Mechanics Institute on Tues 27 the May

Zero: an investigation into 9/11 - A Review

Reprehensor | 21-05-2008 20:27 | Terror War | Sheffield | World

Following is a review of the Italian flim Zero: an investigation into 9/11 which includes interviews with Nafeez Ahmed and Ralph Schoenman. Trailers of the film are available on the official site and there is an unofficial torrent (out of sync) available, it is due out on DVD soon. One paragraph from the following review is worth highlighting:

Zero is an eclectic film, but perhaps it is richer for its variety of viewpoints, some 9/11 Truthers will be dismayed by the opening focus on CD theory, some will be disappointed by the examination of physical anomalies at the Pentagon, some will be discouraged by the inclusion of an examination of the historical roots of "al Qaeda", but for Europeans seeing this information for the first time, they will have to take on this information and research it accordingly, should they see fit to do so.

Read more | 1 comment >>

Leave it in the Ground! - 26th May open-cast coal mass trespass and picnic -

Hi everyone, there is a public action against new open cast coal mining coming up. The people organising it are a new group and a hoping for lots of people to come, to start building a strong
resistance against the massive new coal mining plans in the UK and elsewhere. It'll be a fun day and a great start to the campaign.

Asylum Seekers’ Housing Scheme Threatened With Closure

Asylum seekers’ housing scheme threatened with closure
Troubleshooting accountants who were brought in to save a West Midlands-based charity which houses asylum seekers are in dispute with the Home Office over whether or not they are to close down the scheme. Trade union, Unison says the row threatens the jobs of the 135 staff who run Astonbrook Housing Association.

Manchester Free Software Talk: Richard Rothwell, M6-IT, 20th May 2008

Manchester Free Software present a talk by Richard Rothwell from M6-IT Community Interest Company - "Software Freedom for the Education and Voluntary Sector" on Sustainable Education Solutions, at MDDA at 7pm on Tuesday 20th May 2008.

Biofuels and the Rise of Nationalistic Environmentalism

The rapid expansion of biofuel production worldwide has paralleled a dramatic rise in food prices. The expansion of biofuels has been supported by a wide spectrum of people, from environmentalists looking for "sustainable" energy to conservatives wanting to reduce U.S. dependency on foreign oil. With food riots spreading, the U.S. remains committed to an expansion of biofuel.

Biofuels are part of a larger movement toward green capitalism, the idea that we can scale down our energy use through technologies that improve the efficiency of the consumer society. Biofuels are emblematic of the dark side of green capitalism, which is focused almost entirely on the well being of the global upper class. Biofuels are a form of nationalistic environmentalism that is creating a foundation on which more extreme nationalists will try to wed the racist tools of yesterday with a version of "sustainability" that will include the destruction of the global poor.

Real solutions are both impossibly difficult and simple. The cooperative societies in which most humans have always lived are capable of supporting a high standard of living with far less resources than the individualized, consumer society. Enlightened political leadership would be helpful, but we can create a sustainable society without it. Indeed, we have to.

Read more | 1 comment >>

Saying Goodbye to Air Travel

The airline industry has no future. The same is true for airfreight. No air carrier has a viable plan to make a profit with oil at current prices—much less in years to come as the petroleum available to world markets dwindles rapidly.

Ndeh Family Support Demonstration

GondwanaSound | 15-05-2008 14:50 | Migration | Repression | Sheffield

Supporters of Claude Ndeh and his family demonstrate outside Sheffield Town Hall demanding that he and his family be allowed to stay in Sheffield.

Read more | 1 comment >>

“The Rocky Road to a Real Transition”: A Review.

The Rocky Road to a Real Transition: the transition towns movement and what it means for social change. Paul Chatterton & Alice Cutler. The Trapese Collective. A free download available here (warning: it is a huge file): 2008. 41pp.

Northern Conference Against Racism all set for June 21st

On Saturday 21st June Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) will host an anti-racist conference in order to make links with other anti-racists and broaden the struggle against racism. The day will consist of a panel discussion, interactive and practical workshops and a plenary session to attempt to draw together some concrete plans for action against racism in the North of England.

Free software revolution in Latin America

The stronghold for the free software revolution has migrated to Latin America. All throughout Central & South America, socialistrevolutionaries have been taking power and one of the tools in their revolutionary arsenal is free software and free knowledge.

New website: Leave it in the Ground

a new website's gone live; it's as it says on the box - leave it in the ground!

Peak Food: Blaming the Victims

I've already written about this in previous posts under the 'hidden holocaust' theme, but am prompted to re-address this issue given the way it's been dealt with by mainstream media and associated 'experts'.

Leave it in the Ground: open-cast coal mass trespass, 26th May

A new open cast coal mine site is about to get underway in beautiful Derbyshire unless we stop it now.

Calling all hackers

Sharon | 08-05-2008 12:52 | Terror War | Sheffield | South Coast

Action Against Business Crime (AABC) is the national organisation for Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs). We are a partnership between the British Retail Consortium and the Home Office to expand the work and impact of BCRPs. AABC provides a national focus for efforts of Business Crime Partnerships working to reduce crime against business across the country.

Jolly Roger - 2 weeks away

Nottingham Animal Rights | 08-05-2008 11:14 | Animal Liberation | Ocean Defence | Sheffield

Nottingham Animal Right's charity Gig to raise funds for the sea shepherd is just two weeks away.

The more people who come the better a chance we haveof future gigs at the venue, so come - it will be fun : )

Sheffield Foie Gras victory makes local press

Ugly Duckling | 07-05-2008 00:37 | Animal Liberation | Sheffield

It took just one polite phone call to get The Showroom to ditch foie gras! This just goes to show that everyone can make a difference in removing the 'delicacy of despair' from shops and restaurants in Britain.
The following text is taken from

http://www.thestar.co.uk/food/Another-success-in-foie-gras.3936913.jp

IWW flyer-posterNottm2008

Green Syndicalist MEMBER IWW,ICA, | 06-05-2008 11:42 | Migration | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

NOTTINGHAM INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF WORLD INVITATION 2 opening meet Navigation Inn,Wilford St,21stApril,7.30pm, opposite evening post, nr the irish centre

Foie Gras Free North: Report

Rupert Stevens | 03-05-2008 13:56 | Animal Liberation | Social Struggles | Sheffield

A brief report on the Foie Gras Free North (FGFN) campaign. Information about the website, progress and the ludicrously named 'ethcial' foie gras.

Read more | 1 comment >>

BNP win two seats in Rotherham

The Star | 03-05-2008 06:39 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

The first British Nationalist Party (BNP) councillors in South Yorkshire were elected on 1st May 2008 in Brinsworth and Catcliffe and Maltby wards, ousting the Labour Party.

Publish

IMCs