UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Who is a Terrorist?

There is a shrinking group of free people, people who believe in a context with everyone’s equal worth. This group still dreams about a society where everyone is included and for this, one is prepared to struggle.

The hours are not enough. Daddy Obama tries every night to give Natasha and Malia some of his time. The hours are not enough. That is just the way it is. Part of the job, the assignment. Much has been promised and every promise has to be kept.

Obama paints a picture of economic catastrophe

Addressing a national television audience in his first White House press conference, President Barack Obama, promoting his economic stimulus plan, used unprecedented language to characterize the deepening economic crisis. He described conditions of rapidly rising unemployment, growing demand at food banks, widespread foreclosures, the collapse of consumer spending and the failure of small businesses.
He declared that his administration "inherited the most profound economic emergency since the Great Depression," and warned that the lack of a federal government intervention "could turn a crisis into a catastrophe."

Sheffield Green New Deal Conference - From Global Challenges to Local Solutions

Saturday February 28 2009, 9.00 – 5.30

St Mary’s Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 4QZ

Organised by Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change

Save the old Sheffield Old Town Hall:

http://underclassrising.net/ | 16-02-2009 11:56 | Sheffield

“‘The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make.’”

William Morris

Climate Chaos meets economic chaos - report on a discussion in Leeds.

I went to an interesting meeting last week and as Leeds faces up to the collapse of neo-liberalism with a lot of meetings and events happening, I thought it would be useful if people started to report back so we can get an overall picture of what's possible.

Torture, Rendition, Terror & Oil: A Primer on "Deep Politics"

Why is the Obama administration hell-bent on continuing rendition, and covering-up torture? Why are Western states complicit in these illegal activities? How can the systematic perpetuation of such criminal practices under the rubric of the 'War on Terror' be conducted by the very states who claim to be the guardians of 'international law' and 'human rights'?

A Technical Guide to Anonymous Posting

Recent events have got people talking and thinking about security implications of using indymedia or other online publishing outlets. Below is a guide to how to implement security measures for hiding your identity online.

Make mine a large one!

Hildy Johnson | 13-02-2009 13:50 | Sheffield

The Times reports that bumbling idiots at the Financial Services Authority are to share out 33 million quid in bonuses between them. Boss Hector Sants says it is absolutely critical to enable them to retain their highly skilled staff, you know the ones who couldn´t spot that rather large debt bubble in the global financial system

Sheffield screening: new peak oil docfest

Transition Sheffield | 13-02-2009 12:48 | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Transition Sheffield is hosting a screening of the new documentary 'Blind Spot' on Monday 16th Feb in Nether Edge.

Journalists at the YP, YEP and Leeds Weekly News are balloting for strike action

reposter | 12-02-2009 10:55 | Sheffield

Journalists at the Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Post and Leeds Weekly News are balloting for strike action to defend their jobs.

York AR gathering Sat 21st Feb 2009 2pm

York AR | 12-02-2009 09:56 | Animal Liberation | Sheffield

Getting AR back up and running in York

Suspended for supporting Gaza! Stand in solidarity with Matt Vicary

Sheffield Hallam Students' Union is victimising Matt Vicary, Equal Opportunities officer for supporting the protests and occupations against the siege of Gaza. Matt is a dedicated and committed activist trying to force his Union to take up political campaigns and has been suspended by dictat of the President without being informed of the complaints or charges against him.

Grow Sheffield Audio: Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association

Chris | 11-02-2009 16:04 | Ecology | Sheffield

On Tuesday 10th Feburary 2009 Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association (

http://www.permaculture.org.uk/ ) addressed the Grow Sheffield (

http://www.growsheffield.com/ ) AGM which was held in Sharrow Old School.

Sack the City- 23F

Katie | 11-02-2009 13:10 | Birmingham | Sheffield

It´s time to get medieval on their arses. In terms of stocks and rotten tomatoes that is. Monday 23 February is going to be the day that we sack the city. The bankers and their political lackeys do not know what they are doing- the system is out of control. It´s time to close down the system.

Documentary Screening: Escape from Doncatraz

Openmedia documentary nights | 11-02-2009 12:05 | Sheffield

Taking on immigration myths, the right wing media and the surveillance state

"The CIA has launched a vast spying operation in the UK"

Some extracts from a article in The Telegraph, 7 Feb 2009, follow...

Muad'Dib arrested and held in custody for distributing 7/7 Ripple Effect

dh | 11-02-2009 01:58 | Sheffield

Muad'Dib made his own documentary narrative about the events of 7/7, opposed to the official narrativr
He posted a copy to all the parties he could find involved in the atrocity and its investigation..Seems he's been arrested and put in jail for the exercise of free speech and information

Obama paints a picture of economic catastrophe

Addressing a national television audience in his first White House press conference, President Barack Obama, promoting his economic stimulus plan, used unprecedented language to characterize the deepening economic crisis. He described conditions of rapidly rising unemployment, growing demand at food banks, widespread foreclosures, the collapse of consumer spending and the failure of small businesses.

Police bail sysadmin in animal rights extremism probe

Here is the latest from the register about the arrest related to the latest imc server seizure. The arrested man is a sys admin who hosted several servers including the indymedia server. Apparently this is enough to get you held for 8 hours and bail conditions. But the comments get it -

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/10/indymedia/comments/

Man arrested in Indymedia animal extremism probe

Police act on web comment including judge's details

A man has been arrested in connection with comments posted to the activist news site Indymedia.

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