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The Slamming Of The Door by Sean Cregan

A poem by antifascist prisoner Sean Cregan.

UG#566 - If Not for The Man, Then for Whom? (Deschooling Society 6)

This show anticipates a time when most people are not working for the man, but interacting through what Ivan Illich describes as 'Learning Webs'. We start with a US valedictorian, Erica Goldson's bold speech against the school machine, and the conclusion of the John Taylor Gatto interview. Then we read chapter 6 of Deschooling Society, Learning Webs, before concluding with some thoughts on how a decentralised money system might work.

You only believe the official 9/11 story because you don't know what it is

Ten years have passed since the infamous events of September 11th, 2001 took place, and the majority of people still don't know a damn thing about the actual details of that event.

As is the case with so many issues, people tend to stand strong and argue a position or voice an opinion about an event like 9/11. But, when questioned about the many details surrounding that event they have no answers. They are clueless. And they are, in the end, dumbfounded.

The term "conspiracy theorist", perhaps the most misapplied description in our vernacular, is often used to describe 9/11 truthers. Perhaps that term does apply to a segment of the 9/11 truth movement. But in most cases a more accurate description of 9/11 truthers is probably "expert", or "scholar", or "researcher."

For Whose Benefit? by Sean Cregan

Antifascist Prisoner Sean Cregan takes a look at benefits culture.

“Friends of Libya” meet in Paris for imperialist carve-up

The “Friends of Libya” conference held in Paris Thursday signaled the beginning of the imperialist carve-up of the oil-rich North African country.

To Avert A Bloodbath - Libya And The Press - Part 1

From the allegedly liberal left to Murdoch’s hard right, the media spectrum continues to shine green for 'go' on the Libyan war. An Independent on Sunday (IoS) editorial on August 28 observes:

‘This newspaper supported Nato's military intervention, and Britain's part in it, when it began in March, but it was a choice between hard and complex options – and so it remains.’

Libya and the world we live in

"Why are you attacking us? Why are you killing our children? Why are you destroying our infrastructure?"
– Television address by Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, April 30, 2011

UG#565 - The World Crisis and the Wholeness of Life (Deschooling Society 5)

This week we look at the effect on the direction of Western society of the concerted efforts made to turn as many people as possible into non-thinking automata. In our first hour, a wide ranging and entertaining lecture from a quarter century ago, E. F. Schumacher speaks on "The World Crisis and the Wholeness of Life" in the year before his death. Then the ensuing Q & A, followed by chapter 5 from Illich's Deschooling Society. We conclude with a little from John Taylor Gatto and a retired Brigadier General on one aspect of waste by the US military.

The fox cub hunting and sabbing begins

Fox hunters begin to train their young hounds to kill by hunting fox cubs

Ground the Drones: Join the Waddington Peace Camp

Join us at the new peace camp at RAF Waddington near Lincoln, LN5 9NB from September 3, (anniversary of the start of World War 2)

Take banners, whistles. Be visible, vocal. Make our opposition loud and clear.

The Libya media hoax: Fabricated scenes of jubilation & euphoria on Green Squa

Surpassing previous mass media fabrications, both in scale and boldness, yesterday morning's Al Jazeera mise-en-scène will surely go down in history as one of the most cynical hoaxes committed by corporate media since the manipulated pictures of Iraqis topplying Saddam Hussein's statue after the US invasion in 2003.

Stories of Activism in Sheffield, 1960-2011

An event co-organised by the University of Sheffield’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Culture and the Centre for Peace History.

John Bowden – Another Punishment Move

Leeds ABC | 22-08-2011 11:42 | Repression | Sheffield | World

Long-term prison resister John Bowden continues to be victimised by the State.

Film presentation about anti-fur activism in Norway, this Wednesday in Sheffield

An activist from the Norwegian animal rights group Nettverk For Dyrs Frihet (Network For Animals' Freedom) will be presenting short films about the group's undercover investigations into the country's fox and mink farms. We'll be starting at 7pm in the Rutland Arms at 86 Brown Street (near to the Showroom Cinema and the railway station). Newcomers are especially welcome!

Occupied Afghanistan: The attack on the British Council in Kabul

The attack on the British Council in Kabul on 19th August, resulting in twelve deaths and many injuries, further underlined how unwelcome the occupiers are, in a country in which they should never have been in the first place. Further tragedies, heaped on tragedies, also illustrated how out of touch those both on the ground in country - and those in high places abroad are. The day of the attack was both the Sabbath (Friday) and national holiday marking the 92nd anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from Britain in 1919 and of course, the 19th: 19 -1919.

UG#564 - Choosing A Life of Action (Deschooling Society 4)

The show this week reflects on why, in the face of dire predictions if we do not make big changes to how we live, so many people feel either powerless or even disinterested to try to effect such changes. We continue with last week's Gatto interview, followed by another chapter of Deschooling Society and an essay by Philip Balla.

Anarchist/Antifascist Prisoner Thomas Blak Writes From Wormwood Scrubs

The following communiqué is not the opinion of any group or organisation, but that of the signed person only.

US navy seals destroyed to cover up Washington’s Bin Laden execution hoax?

The wiping out of 30 US special forces in the Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan comes at a time when Washington’s official version of how it carried out the assassination of Osama bin Laden was falling apart from incredulity.

New evidence in UK phone hacking scandal implicates the Murdochs

Stephen Alexander | 20-08-2011 06:39 | Other Press | Sheffield

Explosive new evidence has surfaced in the News of the World phone hacking and police corruption scandal, exposing as fraudulent the single “rogue” reporter line of defence pursued by News International, the UK arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation media empire.

Campaigners fight deportation order for 19th August

Graham Wroe | 18-08-2011 20:37 | Health | Migration | Sheffield

The Home Office are set to deport Justice Charles to Sierra Leone tomorrow, even though he is married to a British citizen, has lived in the UK for 10 years and will not be able to get the health care he needs in Sierra Leone.

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