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Culture Secretary: "There is content that should just not be available"

Some extracts from an article from todays Torygraph follow...

NZ: The beauty of hindsight - police informant caught after 10 years

About a week ago news broke in New Zealand that long time activist Rob Gilchrist had been a police informant for the last 10 years. Working for the Special Investigations Unit - an anti-terror, national security police unit - Rob had been informing on animal rights groups, environmental groups, unions, peace groups, even the Green Party.

Invitation to the Northern Climate Rush - Jan 12

suffragette | 23-12-2008 22:33 | Climate Chaos | Liverpool | Sheffield

On Monday 12th January 2009 at 7pm the Northern Climate Rush will hit Manchester Airport Terminal 3 (Domestic Departures).

The struggle for communication.

Emilio de Lima | 19-12-2008 19:10 | Globalisation | Sheffield | South Coast

The IMC of the world are the most appropriate space for discussions and proposals around the right to communication. The hemisphere, the continent and the world were, are and will be affected by what happens to almost the 200,000,000 (two hundred million) Brazilian citizens. We are all together on this ship in danger that is the planet earth. No one is alone or alone can solve the most serious problems.

Veteran peace campaigner jailed for three months for US “missile defence” action

Trident Ploughshares | 18-12-2008 17:46 | Anti-militarism | Sheffield

Trident Ploughshares Press Release – Thursday 18 December 2008

Long-standing peace activist and member of nonviolent direct action group Trident Ploughshares Sylvia Boyes, from Keighley, was today sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at HMP New Hall, West Yorkshire by Bingley Magistrates' Court. The sentence was issued for Sylvia's refusal to undertake “community punishment” for her part in an action against US "missile defence" at Fylingdales Ballistic Missile Early Warning Station in North Yorkshire on 6 August 2008, the 63rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima .

NIST Admits to Partial "Freefall" Collapse of WTC7

The official National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 admits that the top of the building accelerated at the rate of gravity for 2.25 seconds into it's own footprint -- 8 stories worth of collapse.

Bus fares hiked by 8% in new year

underclassrising.net | 18-12-2008 14:56 | Sheffield

Bus fares across South Yorkshire are going up in the new year by an inflation-busting 8%.

Operator First said rising fuel, utilities and staff costs had forced it to make the decision.

Managing director Brandon Jones said the firm was “meeting ongoing challenges of rising costs”.

What is a neo-Nazi doing working in a cat’s shelter?

Kitler | 17-12-2008 23:52 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

Why on earth is an animal charity employing one of the vilest neo-Nazis in the country?

First identity cards issued to foreign nationals in Sheffield

For the first time, foreign nationals in Sheffield can enrol for identity cards containing their facial image and fingerprints, the Home Secretary announced during a visit to the city today, Wednesday 17th December.

Audio: The Rendition Monolgues

Attached is an audio recording of the performance of The Rendition Monolgues presented by iceandfire and Actors for Human Rights in conjunction with Sheffield Guantanamo Campaign held on the 16th December at the Library Theatre, Sheffield.

Book: Sustainable Energy — without the hot air

Sustainable Energy — without the hot air is an book about the UK's energy crisis, it's essential reading.

Argentinian band May Suyai anticipated World Finantial Chrisis in a song in 2004

Carolina Suarez | 16-12-2008 01:25 | Culture | Sheffield

Argentinian band May Suyai anticipated World Finantial Chrisis in a song in 2004.

Singer of May Suyai, the Argentinian Jorge Daher, mentioned the current finantial chrisis
in a song called. "Watch your forehead, hide your hand".

Yet Another Would-be BPP Bomber Goes To Jail

K.Bullstreet | 15-12-2008 21:07 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

In the wake of BPP paedophile and terrorist Martyn Gilleard, comes another pathetic neo-Nazi loser.

The International Crisis WS almost Final Report

Emilio de Lima (Ed.) | 15-12-2008 18:49 | Globalisation | Sheffield

Thirdly, Lessa called the modernization of Brazilian cities as a way to increase the productivity of Brazilian workers, whom currently spend about 25% of their time only in-home-work-home transportation. "We have to make a huge program of investment in transport on rails in big cities," suggested.

The Struggle Against Sexism & Racism: an International Comparison

You are invited to an INTERNATIONAL GATHERING of the GLOBAL WOMEN'S STRIKE and INTERNATIONAL WOMEN COUNT NETWORK
31 January - 8 February 2009
Five major events over 10 days

Film Showing in Bradford Monday 22nd December - Rubber Jungle

Rubber Jungle (70 mins 8.00 start) - the story of Chico Mendes and the rubber tappers of Brazil - When a big budget Warner Brother's movie project about slain Brazilian activist Chico Mendes goes bust, Bill Day, Terry Schwartz and Caito Martins head deep into the Amazon to find out who Chico Mendes really was and why Hollywood couldn't make a big budget film about him.

City Council adopt peak oil

steve | 15-12-2008 14:07 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Nottingham City council unanimously passed the this motion on peak oil on 8 December 2008.

Around the Campaigns Friday 12th December 2008

JohnO | 12-12-2008 08:39 | Birmingham | Sheffield

Komar Family Belong to Sheffield and Now they Do
"Hello NCADC the good news is that we have got Indefinite leave to remain in UK.
I would like to thank NCADC/Sheffield College Students' Union and all the people who supported us in our campaign. I can't thank you all enough, without your support and help we wouldn't have achieved this. You all will be in our prayers forever. Thank you all for saving our lives."

Sawan Komar
Komar Family Belong to Sheffield

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed%20newszines/oldnewszines/newszine70/Komar.html

Human Rights Days Demo

underclassrising.net | 11-12-2008 12:06 | Migration | Sheffield

Date:Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time:4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Town Hall
City/Town: Sheffield, United Kingdom

Hope Happening - be part of it!!!

lhm | 11-12-2008 12:01 | Palestine | Sheffield | South Coast

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