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Communist Discussion Group: Imperialism and the National Question

Attached is a recording of the Sheffield Communist Discussion Group on Imperialism and the National Question which was recorded on Tuesday 11th May 2010.

Audio: What way out of the economic and ecological crises?

Attached are recordings from a meeting organised to discuss and debate the origins of the global economic and ecological crises, and progressive policies to address them, which was held in Sheffield on 24th April 2010 and was organised by the Sheffield Workers Educational Association (WEA).

Law and Sausages: How Not to Legislate for The Digital Economy #debill

Attached is the audio and the slides from a presentation titled 'Law and Sausages: How Not to Legislate for The Digital Economy' that Lilian Edwards, Professor of Internet Law at Sheffield University gave at the Café Scientifique,

http://www.sciencecafesheffield.org/ in The Showroom, Sheffield, on 19th April 2010.

second 'open day' at the earth centre - 2 months till take over

hello to all,

there is now only a couple of months before DMBC plan to take bids for the earth centre, its reported that some 30 organisations are interested, we know some of them to be the Police and RTTG. Its an amazing space and could be used to feed a community and educate many children. The plantlife and wildlife are without a voice but they are essential to preserving our culture and environment and are in abundance in and around the earth centre.

RTTG are having another 'open day' on March 31st get your invites quickly by emailing

mike@therttg.org (the welovetheearthcentre campaigners are not allowed on the guest list again!) please go along and make sure the communities and the earths voice is heard!

Sheffield Humanist Society meeting: Why Social Inequality Persists

The next Sheffield Humanist Society meeting on 3rd February will be on "Why social inequality persists" with Prof. Danny Dorling as our speaker.

The meeting is at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday 3rd February at the University Arms, 197 Brook Hill, Sheffield, S3 7HG.

More Profits For McMurder

Meat is murder. Deforestation is murder.

report from anarchists in nottingham who fought fash today....

Today the EDL demo'd and anarchists were out to find them and clash with them...
Having avoided being kettled throughout the day, a small group of dedicated anti-fascists roamed looking for the enemy....breaking away from the castle kettle, near the robin hood statue, they headed for the square to meet up with others who were routed by cops.....

Invitation to protest against junta’s planned sham 2010 election

“If this country is to achieve genuine democracy, the result of the elections of 1990 must be recognized. This is something we cannot abandon. It will be to the detriment of our country if after an election has been held the results are not honoured and we do not resist attempts to trivialise it.” Aung San Suu Kyi.

Philippines 'could become another Afghanistan for USA'

PHILIPPINE revolutionaries are warning that their country could become another Afghanistan for the USA.

25ft gun being marched to Heckler and Koch

A small but dedicated group of Nottingham residents and activists have built a 25 foot willow wood rifle. It will be marched to the UK head quarters of international gun makers and sellers Heckler and Koch, Easter Park Industrial Estate, Lenton, Nottingham.

Lula rethinks his succession

Emilio José Lemos de Lima | 09-10-2009 18:54 | Globalisation | Sheffield | South Coast

All those individuals and companies that today invest in government securities, taking advantage of high interest rates set by COPOM, can redirect their resources to also profitable and secure financing of the myriad of infrastructure works that the country has demanded for decades, as those international companies engaged in oil exploration can continue to do so, under a new set of laws that guarantee the interests of Brazilian population and the preponderance of a Petrobras with less shares at the New York Stock Exchange and more shares under direct control of the Brazilian national state.

Promoting Corporate Welfare

Unemployment Benefits give Businesses a 90% wage bill reduction. While Unemployment is at high, benefits rates are at an all time, historical low. This is resulting in a nett transfer of wealth from private individuals to shareholders.

May Day Solidarity Conference in Barnsley - a report

On May Day 2009. the magnificent 150 year old Barnsley Miners Hall was the setting for a conference bringing together militant trade unionists from Yorkshire and asylum seekers and migrant workers from around the world...

Time's Up! Read it now for free.

There is a book I would like you all to read, and you don't have to pay a single penny for it, if you don't want to; but it could change the way you see the world and live your life, entirely.

Fund Traders Association - Financial Derivatives

Financial Newsletter 2009 - The Bigger Picture

4th Oekonux Conference: Free Software and Beyond - The World of Peer Production

Attached are some recordings of some of the sessions from the 4th Oekonux Conference, Free Software and Beyond The World of Peer Production

http://fourth.oekonux-conference.org/ which was organised in in cooperation with the P2P Foundation,

http://p2pfoundation.net/ and which was held in Manchester on 27th to 29th March 2009.

G20 Map - Squaring Up to the Square Mile - Easily printable versions

Get your maps here! Get your maps here! - Map of the Square Mile

Technological gremlins and exhaustion have been banished and more easily printable versions of the maps of the Square Mile and the ExCeL Centre have now been sorted. A3 is the best size for the Square Mile map, so for those without A3 printers, there are two A4 versions you can print out and stick together with old-fashioned sticky tape. The map is downloadable as a JPEG or PDF in A4, A3 and split A3 versions, in black and white or colour.

Here's the full map: Version for printing to A3 - JPG | Version for printing to A3 - PDF | Version for printing to A4 - JPG | Version for printing to A4 - PDF

However, it's best to print an A3 map on two A4 sheets and tape them together:

Here's the two parts in colour: Part One Colour PDF | Part One Colour JPG | Part Two Colour PDF | Part Two Colour JPG

And here they are in greyscale: Part One Greyscale PDF | Part One Greyscale JPG | Part Two Greyscale PDF| Part Two Greyscale JPG

And here's the map of the ExCeL centre: Excel Map PDF | Excel Map JPG

Finally, here's a Button/Banner to embed and link to the map.

Sheffield Green New Deal Conference

A Green New Deal Conference was held in Sheffield on 28th Feburary 2009 -- From Global Challenges to Local Solutions.

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.

The Landless Workers Movement and the American "bubble"...

Emilio de Lima | 28-01-2009 17:44 | Globalisation | Sheffield

The next elections and our national history can both charge you for some unfortunate incidents, President: I am sure the ministers of the Supreme did not know that "Raposa-Serra-do-sol" is a rich mineral province, full of rare, expensive and strategic metals and Certainly neither they knew it was full of foreigners or they wouldn't have granted it to our noble brothers of the forest. There are similar attempts in progress, Mr. President, this time involving major public companies, which delivered to individuals, further impede the lives of our people.

Sheffield Globalisation Newswire Archive

Communist Discussion Group: Imperialism and the National Question

Audio: What way out of the economic and ecological crises?

Law and Sausages: How Not to Legislate for The Digital Economy #debill

second 'open day' at the earth centre - 2 months till take over

Sheffield Humanist Society meeting: Why Social Inequality Persists

More Profits For McMurder

report from anarchists in nottingham who fought fash today....

Invitation to protest against junta’s planned sham 2010 election

Philippines 'could become another Afghanistan for USA'

25ft gun being marched to Heckler and Koch

Lula rethinks his succession

Promoting Corporate Welfare

May Day Solidarity Conference in Barnsley - a report

Time's Up! Read it now for free.

Fund Traders Association - Financial Derivatives

4th Oekonux Conference: Free Software and Beyond - The World of Peer Production

G20 Map - Squaring Up to the Square Mile - Easily printable versions

Sheffield Green New Deal Conference

Obama paints a picture of economic catastrophe

The Landless Workers Movement and the American "bubble"...

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