UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Travellers site near ski village evicted

TGB | 08-02-2005 12:31 | Free Spaces | Repression | Sheffield

The travellers site at the ski village in Sheffield was evicted some time ago. Here are a few pictures to show the empty space left.

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Why was the army in Rotherham? Why wasn't it on the news?

Just wondering why the army was here. If you know, then please mail me.

Spotted at Castle House Co-Op

Hippie | 01-02-2005 21:19 | Indymedia | Sheffield

Spotted on the cash machine at Castle House Co-op, Sheffield, a few weeks ago.

Photos from the Silver Squat

Bilbo | 01-02-2005 21:16 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Sheffield

The Silver Squat, a free space in Sheffield was evicted on Monday 24th January. It recently burst into life as an autonomous punk venue hosting two really fun gigs and an anti- G8 event before closing.

PCS Union in massive row over benefit payments

sheffer | 01-02-2005 18:13 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

the PCS union reacts as claimants are denied payment unless they agree to be paid into a bank/post office

Is it M.E. or is it me?

Jane Horton | 31-01-2005 17:53 | Analysis | Health | Sheffield

For the last year I have been unwell, so unwell that I have stopped working and have to spend much of the day horizontal. This has been difficult to come to terms with. When I was a child I read the Beano, and fantasised about being Billy Whizz...

Join your local campaigners against Biometric identification, new ID card

Everyone knows about the danger: not the seemingly harmless bit of plastic in your wallet –but a massive and intrusive database that fundamentally changes the nature of UK Citizenship.

4 Homes Blunkett

Mark Barnsley | 28-01-2005 13:42 | Analysis | Repression | Sheffield

After my piece 'Shed No Tears For Blunkett' was published on Sheffield Indymedia, one of Blunkett's cronies, who happens to be the councillor for Blunkett's Sheffield Brightside constituency, came (alone) to his defence. This went along the lines of 'You're all middle-class, not like me and my good working-class pal David', and part of this ludicrous argument was the supposed low-cost of the houses they both own in Sheffield. What Blunkett's pal forgets to mention is that Blunkett doesn't just have 1 home, but 4! And either Peter Price has been playing down the value of Blunkett's Sheffield house - or Blunkett has been on the fiddle again!

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Britain sliding into police state - says ex-police chief!

Gu | 28-01-2005 12:27 | G8 2005 | Repression | Technology | Sheffield

The G8 Justice and Home Affairs ministers are having a mini-summit in Sheffield, June 15th - 18th. Here's just some reasons why noise needs to be made. Come to the Sheffield Social Forum open meeting, Thurs Feb 17, if you want to do something / more info soon...

Day of Rage Against Hallam University

imc_boy | 28-01-2005 12:03 | Sheffield

Join the televised rally on the 14th Feb at The National Centre For Popular Music, when Hallam will be re-opening the centre as a students union. The NCPM was built from lottery funding, so its true ownership is that of the people.

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Meeting Sat 29th: World Festival of Students and Youth, August 5-13th, 2005

Maria Vasquez | 25-01-2005 23:45 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Sheffield

If you are interested in going to the festival, or supporting a Sheffield delegation, please attend the following meeting. By working together to raise money, we are hoping that some of the costs involved would be covered, to enable anyone who is interested to attend - ALL ARE WELCOME.

"shadows of occupation": third balatacamp.net film from Palestine

Shadows of Occupation [2005; 3min]

"Balata camp children prepare a shadow puppet theatre production. During the performance, the characters of their imagination move from the screen onto the streets."
Download it now from www.balatacamp.net

on liberating Auschwitz

sheff man | 25-01-2005 15:52 | Sheffield

Whatever we think of Stalin and the awful brutalities of soviet communism, we should not forget it was the epic battles and sacrifice on the eastern front that truly decided the Nazis fate. On this 60th anniversary of the holocaust, an interesting article on the soviet liberation of Auschwitz including the little known relevation it was heavily defended. Very little is published in the western media about the soviet war effort, well done the Guardian for doing so.

btw, being self publishing wouldn't it be great if veterans published their memories on here, not patriotic shit, but just what happened.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

sheffjeff | 23-01-2005 22:11 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Sheffield

“They will not be judged by the colour of their skin!”
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

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Tsunami Disaster Concert in aid of UNICEF

René Seren(Sheffieldlive Community Radio) | 23-01-2005 11:17 | G8 2005 | Indymedia | Sheffield

Tsunami Disaster - a FREE concert presented by René Seren with Sheffield bands: Bhuna,Tarana & Duplex Blues and others to raise funds to give urgent help to the suffering children in our small world today.
UNICEF will accept donations.

Lobby the Peak District National Park opposing the A628 Bypass

Emma | 20-01-2005 16:01 | Ecology | Sheffield

Local anti-bypass campaign groups are encouraging the public (both locally and nationally) to lobby the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) about their support for the A628 Mottram-Tintwistle bypass, reminding them of their responsibility to "protect and conserve" the Park.

Maelstrom needs more help

Call out for involvement in squatted infospace

Silver Squat Eviction Imminent

crowbar | 19-01-2005 12:35 | Free Spaces | Sheffield

The Silver Squat, near the train station, will be evicted next Monday after a court hearing this morning.

Sharrow Community Meeting

imc_boy | 18-01-2005 17:01 | Sheffield

The first of 10 community workshops will take place at Sharrow Community Hall this Wednesday 19th January 7.00-9.00pm in the Community Hall, John Street.

Call Goes Out to Ignore Debts

Bill | 17-01-2005 22:20 | Globalisation | Sheffield

A movement has started preparing itself to boycott all mortgages and credit card debts and reconsider the global economy with a clean slate.

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