UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

UG#647 - Making The Universe Your Employer (Giving Up The Burden Of Money)

This time we hear a combination of voices contradict the story of the selfish-maximising skin-encapsulated ego. Aided by Mark Sundeen, we hear from Suelo on how he decided to 'make the universe his employer' and give up money. Then an interview with Charles Eisenstein on stepping into the gift, together with a short speech by Amanda Palmer on connecting with fans and the benefits of giving her music away free.

WORLD PREMIERE: Grasp The Nettle (21/6/13)

Special first chance to watch this urban land reclamation documentary adventure film; about the rise and fall of 'Kew Bridge Eco Village' and Parliament Square's 'Democracy Village.' Also featuring a panel discussion chaired by Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed (the Guardian), including Maria Gallastegui from Peace Strike and other activists from the film.

July 4: Independence FROM America Day Demo at Menwith Hill

Join the annual Independence FROM America demonstration at NSA Menwith Hill, N. Yorkshire organised by the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB).

Speakers to include Salma Yaqoob, Andy Worthington, Martin Wainwright, Mizan the Poet. Food provided by the 1 in 12 cafe

Police escorting the EDL to Sheffield Station

Photographer | 08-06-2013 21:20 | Anti-racism | Policing | Sheffield

After kettling most the anti-fascist protesters on West Street the police escorted the EDL past the top of the Moor and down paternoster Row to Sheffield rail station where they were allowed to slowly disperse.

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UG#646 - Much Is Learned By Being Lazy (Knowing Who We Are, Life in Monongahela)

Another philosophical episode this week, featuring a range of reflections from the wise on what life has taught them, and how (and why) the world has changed since their youth. Our main readings are books by Wendell Berry, John Taylor Gatto and Henry David Thoreau.

Policing the EDL on West Street, Sheffield

Photographer | 08-06-2013 20:19 | Anti-racism | Policing | Sheffield

Some photos on the policing in and around the EDL West Street pub crawl in Sheffield on 8th June 2013.

EDL at The Harley in Sheffield

@HarleySheffield | 08-06-2013 19:46 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

Part of the, police facilitated, EDL pub crawl up West Street on Saturday 8th June 2013 made it to The Harley, Glossop Road, from where they hurled abuse, glasses and cans at anyone in range.

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The assassination of Juan Vázquez Guzmán in Chiapas, Mexico

“He gave his life for the land”

Another indigenous leader has been assassinated in the struggle to defend the land and natural resources from depradation and destruction.

Article from the June edition of Peace News

UG#645 - Potemkin Justice (Whistleblowers & Surveillance in 21st Century USA)

A stark contrast with UG#644, we look this week behind the facade of the separation of powers in USA. Do any effective checks remain on how the US government behaves itself? Or is the external threat of massive dissent the only check left to the ongoing rollout of the totalitarian state's surveillance and control grid.

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UNITED WE STAND! "Hands off Syria / Iran "

UK citizens must stand united if we are to be effective as a peace movement

UG#644 - Living Here And Now (Having A Personal Philosophy, Walden 3)

A carpe diem show this week which asks "Do you have a personal philosophy?" If you are one of the many people who have not given the matter much thought, Professor William Irvine cautions against accepting the 'default philosophy' of hedonistic consumerism. Now is the time to decide what you stand for and to refuse to stand for anything less!

Will Humans Go Extinct Soon?

Alex Smith | 06-06-2013 06:10 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Investigating claims of near-term extinction for humans. Clips from Guy McPherson, John D. Cox, Dr. David Archer. Interview w. John Michael Greer. Analysis of predictions by Malcolm Light of the Arctic Methane Emergency Group (AMEG). Radio Ecoshock 130605

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EDL ¡No Pasarán! Sheffield

2%Human | 01-06-2013 16:28 | Anti-racism | Culture | Sheffield

There was a party atmosphere to celebrate Sheffield's diversity outside the City Hall today. At around 12.30 a small group of EDL appeared at the end of Division Street they were opposed by a crowd of around a thousand.

UG#643 - Living A Higher, More Ethereal Life (Foreclosures, Monongahela, Walden)

What would it mean to live 'a higher & more ethereal life' we ask this week in a successor program to last week's show. The quote is from Henry David Thoreau's classic Walden which we keep reading, and which details the shed he built by Walden Pond in 1845 at a cost of $28.12½ (i.e. around $1000 nowadays). Our main presentation is a 2013 interview about Direct Action to resist the US government sponsored armed gangs who are attempting to evict people from their homes. We supplement this with short readings from John Taylor Gatto's Underground History of American Education and from Suelo.

UG#642 - Living a 3-Dimensional Life (Living Moneyless, Walden #1)

A poem by Wendell Berry starts us off on a differently paced, more musical set of episodes this episode. As a counter to what Jacques Fresco terms 'base articiality of materialism and mindless consumption' we weave a tapestry of thoughts including those from iconoclastic earthy thinkers including Suelo, the moneyless resident of a Utah desert from whom we heard in episode 600 and the American Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau.

Hunting Wildlife Crime Officer Removed From Post

Hunt Saboteurs have today welcomed news that PC Sarah Ward, from North Yorkshire Police is no longer in position as a Wildlife Crime Officer. This comes after a complaint made by a saboteur about the officers link to the Badsworth & Bramham Moor Foxhounds.

UG#640 - The Making Of The National Security State (The Power Principle 1)

We devote the whole show to the first part of a radio adaptation of the 2012 Metanoia film, The Power Principle. Using examples of Iran, Guatemala, Congo, Chile and Greece a wide range of insiders and historians unmask the Cold War as a propaganda cover for the war between the rest of the world and resource hungry US corporations.

UG#641 - The Making Of The National Security State (The Power Principle 2)

We continue where we left off last in episode #640, with a radio adaptation of the remainder of the most recent of Scott Noble's 2012 film, The Power Principle. This half focuses on the sequence of fears used by the ruling elite to keep the 99% submissive and afraid, whether of communists, nuclear war or Muslim fundamentalists. Insiders and other commentators reveal a bigger picture of US Foreign Policy driven by an aggressive and ruthless clique using organisations such as the CIA, the arms industry and big media to exploit and oppress the 99% both at home and abroad.

Crisis of Civilization Podcast#3 Sibel Edmond: the most gagged person in the USA

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. This week, Nafeez mosaddeq Ahmed released an article about her story which has gone viral. You can read the article "Why was a Sunday Times report on US government ties to al-Qaeda chief spiked?" here

http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2013/05/509561.html

Leeds No Borders public meeting

Leeds No Borders & Movement for Justice are holding a public hearing on the UKBA's murder of
Jackie Nanyonjo, with testimonies from asylum seekers, refugees and
ex-detainees.

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