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Sheffield Workfare Protest, June 1st

Sheffield Unite Community | 20-05-2013 21:29 | Workfare | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

The government is running scared of protests over workfare. They've been to court to try and keep the names of workfare exploiters from being published because they're scared that protests will cause the whole scheme to collapse. If we keep the pressure on, we can turn their fears into reality.

UG#639 - Grave Reflections on Technology & Freedom (Techno-totalitarianism)

Robin Upton | 19-05-2013 01:35 | Repression | Social Struggles | Technology | Sheffield | World

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We hear the voices of three now deceased authors on the topics of technology and Social Control. First a vintage 1962 recording of Aldous Huxley speaking on the prospects for technototalitarianism. Next it's a more relaxed interview with science fiction author Kurt Vonnegut and we conclude with a musical collage of 1970's wisdom from E. F. Schumacher.

Audio from the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair 2013

Chris @sheffbookfair | 18-05-2013 22:25 | Culture | Education | History | Sheffield

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Attached are audio recordings from 8 of the talks at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair which was held in the Showroom and Workstation on 11th May 2013, see also the photos of the stalls.

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Why was a Sunday Times report on US government ties to al-Qaeda chief spiked?

@NafeezAhmed via @Ceasefire_Mag | 18-05-2013 21:15 | Afghanistan | History | Terror War | Sheffield | World

FBI whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds was described as "the most gagged person in the history of the United States" by the American Civil Liberties Union. Was the Sunday Times pressured to drop its investigation into her revelations?

Sheffield: 65th Anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Chris @SheffieldPSC | 18-05-2013 13:49 | History | Palestine | Sheffield

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Supporters of the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign marked the 65th Anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 "ethnic cleansing" of Palestine, with a vigil outside the Town Hall on 18th May 2013. In a short interview attached Musheir El Farra explaines what the protest was about and what people can do to support the campaign.

Sheffield Protest Against the Bed Room Tax

Chris | 18-05-2013 13:26 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Sheffield

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There was a protest in Barkers Pool, Sheffield, on 18th May 2013 against the Tory / LibDem changes to housing benefit which came into force on 1st April 2013.

UG#638 - Modern Human Self-Enslavement (Addiction To The Consumer Treadmill)

Robin Upton | 14-05-2013 15:37 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

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This episode two speakers give us a new angle on why so many people seem addicted to living lives that leave them unfulfilled. Firstly, doctor and addiction specialist Gabor Maté gives a personal reflection on the question "Who We Are When We Are Not Addicted?". After a musical break we hear a radio adaptation of Consumed - The Human Experience, which looks at how marketing is finely tuned to hijacking human evolutionary drives.

Sheffield Saboteurs Benefit - HEADJAM/ UBUNTU/ KARLY HOBO & more

Sheffield Saboteurs | 14-05-2013 12:00 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Sheffield

Dub/ Ska/ Reggae/ Samba Punx/ Acoustic Folk Punk/ Anarcho Dub Punk
Plus vegan food
Plus a good cause

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UG#637 - The Preliminaries Of A Vision (Of A World We Might Want)

Robin Upton | 13-05-2013 16:21 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Sheffield | World

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This week an invitation to reflect on capitalism in crisis not as an economic but a political phenomenon. We hear two 'bigger picture' talks on the interrelationships between Economics and Politics, one with a European focus, one which concentrates on USA. First Tariq Ali gives us "The Rotten Heart of Europe" summarising the machinations of the political elite in Europe. Next it is Gar Alperovitz, author of "America Beyond Capitalism", on the growth of US movements to decentralize wealth and ownership.

Photos of the Stalls at the 4th Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair

Chris | 12-05-2013 16:57 | Culture | Education | History | Sheffield

Some photos of the stalls at the 4th Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair which was held on 11th May 2013 in the Showroom. Audio recordings of some of the talks should be posted soon.

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UG#636 - Bilking The Afflicted (Addiction, Drugs & Capitalism)

Robin Upton | 11-05-2013 15:33 | Analysis | Health | Repression | Sheffield | World

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This episode we turn our attention to the 'War on Drugs', which as addiction specialist Gabor Maté points out is of course a war on drug users. We start with a hour on "The Science of Drug Politics" by former UK Government Chief Drugs advisor, Professor David Nutt whose testimony clearly suggests that scientific considerations were of minor interest to the politicians he was supposed to advise. Next we hear Dr. Maté who touches on some of the reasons why the War On Drugs may not be failure after all...

UG#635 - Apocalypse Postponed (Perspectives On A Progressive Future)

Robin Upton | 07-05-2013 14:46 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

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Last episode we reflected on whether people's penchant for doomsday predictions and tales of the living dead was connected to their common experience of life under capitalism. This time, given the absence of an apocalyptic Mayan doomsday event, we ask whether a conscious effort to reject such catastrophism is in order, and what a progressive future might look like.

Campaigners disrupt UK Weapons Production

Dominic | 07-05-2013 14:24 | Anti-Nuclear | Anti-militarism | Terror War | Oxford | Sheffield

Peace campaigners disrupted a nuclear weapons production facility at Burghfield, near Reading this morning, as they blockaded a gate for 5 hours on Tuesday 7th May 2013. The action is part of an ongoing campaign to Scrap Trident and end investment in weapons of mass destruction.

UG#634 - The Coming Apocalypse etc. (Catastrophism, Zombies, The "Fiscal Cliff")

Robin Upton | 07-05-2013 03:13 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

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On our last show before December 21st, 2012, we examine the spectre of 'catastrophe'. Does the popularity of undead imagery reveal anything about modern society? We begin by revisiting David Graeber's insights on Tiv mythology at the time of the African slave trade, then examine the underpinning of the modern university and schooling systems as a way to decode the barrage of modern day warnings of the 'Fiscal Cliff'.

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Leeds residents in Bedroom tax Trap:

Leeds Bedroom Tax watchers | 06-05-2013 09:30 | Repression | Sheffield

Leeds residents in Bedroom tax Trap:
Residents of Leeds City Council ALMO managed properties (Council houses)
Are claiming they have been trapped in to an automatic eviction system by the council and have no choice but to face eviction.

UK ready? Fracking Sacrifice Zones in U.S. West

Radio Ecoshock | 05-05-2013 18:52 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Sheffield | World

Fracking: Sacrifice Zones of the American West. What can the UK expect? Four voices from the Bakken shale lands. Polluting oil & gas extraction impacts in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana & North Dakota. The dark side of the fracking boom.

UG#633 - Putting The 'Mental' Back in Environmental (Food Waste & FMNR In Niger)

Robin Upton | 05-05-2013 02:11 | Analysis | Ecology | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

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Is planet earth facing a food crisis? Are there too many people here? Can humanity afford to tackle desertification in the Sahel? Filmmaker Mike Freedman, food activist Tristram Stuart, author Ronald Wright and finally permaculturist and aid worker Tony Rinaudo all contribute their voices to this week's challenge to simplistic and reductionist thinking on such matters.

UG#632 - The War On Kids (The Youth Of Today's Toxic Legacy)

Robin Upton | 01-05-2013 03:12 | Analysis | Education | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

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Whether in terms of biodiversity, Peak Oil, water shortages or whatever, we've looked many times on this show at the damaged and degraded planet earth that we are leaving for our children. This week we take another angle, looking at the damage done to the very brains and minds of our children.

Protest in London

UK Zapatista Solidarity Network | 28-04-2013 17:56 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | Sheffield | World

Demand for an End to the Attacks on the Zapatista Support Base Community of San Marcos Avilés

Sheffield workfare protest, Saturday May 4th

Unite Community Sheffield | 27-04-2013 15:18 | Workfare | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

On Saturday May 4th, starting at 1pm, Unite Community members will be protesting outside Poundland on the Moor as part of the ongoing national campaign against the government's workfare schemes. We hope you can make it. For more information, see the facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/226383464152953/

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