UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Mark Kennedy encountered in London

Ex undercover policeman Mark Kennedy is now back in the UK.

The statement below has been verified by Fitwatch and the same statement will appear on their website shortly.

Victory Against Open-cast Co. Durham

Coal Action Network | 18-02-2011 14:46 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

On Tuesday 15th February Durham county councillors voted unanimously to reject the application by UK: Coal to extract 530,000 tonnes of coal from the site known as Bradley.

Jordan Pont, Nazi Postmen of the Royal Mail

sheffieldlib | 18-02-2011 06:11 | Anti-racism | Culture | Sheffield

The Royal Mail is putting people in danger by hiring Nazis as postmen. The SheffieldLib can confirm that Jordan Pont of the British Nazi Party works as a postman for the Royal Mail, coming into daily contact with the vulnerable; children and the elderly.

Get along to your big Barclays NHS-in!

Jason | 17-02-2011 21:58 | Sheffield

Call out for a UK Uncut Demo this Saturday demonstrating against the greed of Barclay's bosses with their 10 million pound bonuses, tax avoidance, and billion pound profits.

why are the skies full of lines?

Grids and lines of chemicals regularly fill the sky above us and mix into a big haze blocking out the sun and making it cold and dull. Does it go above your head?

nuclear renaissance demo

Demonstrators attended the nuclear renaissance event to remind business men what they are really getting into.

Sheffield Anticuts meeting on 17th February

George | 17-02-2011 10:05 | Public sector cuts | Sheffield

Come and support an anti-cuts meeting in Sheffield 17th February.

Population Overload

Three voices with solutions for the population crisis. Lisa Hymas, co-founder and Senior Editor of Grist.org on GINKs, Green-Inclined, No Kids. Clinical psychologist Dr. Ellen L. Walker - the good and the bad of going childfree. Plus the grand-daddy of the whole population movement, Dr. Paul Ehrlich. His 1968 book "The Population Bomb" woke us up. Now he's got a surprising new tool that could help us survive the multiple crisis we face.

Participant in the Egyptian Revolution in "Tahrir Square" to speak in Sheffield

An Egyptian Woman Participant in the Egyptian Revolution in "Tahrir Square" Speaking in Sheffield This Saturday.

19.02.2011 at the Quakers Meeting House - St James Street Sheffield at 14:00 PM.

More on the library cuts

zarniwoop | 16-02-2011 11:49 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Sheffield

It sounds like some of the councils are reconsidering library closures, though many are still under threat - see link to Guardian article below.

beware the Nuclear Rennaisance in doncaster

PROTEST AGAINST THE 'Nuclear Rennaissance' event

This thurs 17th at Doncaster Racecourse 9am onwards

Spying company, Vericola Ltd, uncovered after incompetence

A spying firm with corporate clients including E.ON, Scottish Power and Scottish Coal has been identified after accidentally emailing the activists it was spying on. Kent-based Vericola Ltd has been targeting groups including the Camp for Climate Action and London Rising Tide with low-level infiltration. Other groups are encouraged to check their lists and share any experiences.

Now Then: George Monbiot Interview - Never one to shy away from a thorny issue

George Monbiot is an award-winning investigative journalist with a regular column in the Guardian, has published several books and a screenplay to boot. His writing spans topics such as the environment, political corruption, corporate misdeeds and the ideologies behind current economic thinking. Perhaps his most insightful work describes the complex webs connecting these concepts. A tireless campaigner, advocate for human rights and never one to shy away from a thorny issue or controversial argument, we were happy to catch up with him ahead of his upcoming debate tour.

Collapse - is a Perfect Storm Brewing?

It's time to talk honestly about collapse.

Hello Hard Times

Starts with a rant welcoming the new business Master of Washington. Then to Greenpeace Brazil, interview with Kiko Brito on the climate floods there. Feature interview with Nafeez Ahmed, author of "A User's Guide to the Crisis of Civilization." Ends with a speck of hope. Radio Ecoshock 110128

Weather goes off the charts: is it climate change?

In the space of a few weeks, Australia and the world have been rocked by devastating weather events, from huge snowstorms across the US to flash flooding and cyclones in Australia. Many of these events have not just been catastrophic, but have set new records for weather.

#Egypt - The revolution continues after Mubarak's fall

Yesterday evening, after it was announced that Hosni Mubarak had met the first demand of the revolution and left office, I headed toward the Egyptian embassy in Amman. The joy on the streets was something I had never experienced before.

activist artwork

smash the fash free artwork tribute to activists and to music

Sheffield Celebration of Mubarak's Resignation in #Egypt

Protestors gathered in Sheffield on 11th February 2011, the evening of the 18th day of the revolution in Egypt, after hearing that Mubarak had resigned and had handed control of the state to the military.

The Real Facts Regarding Mark Kennedy’s Infiltration of Saving Iceland

Kennedy had no role in the birth of Icelandic environmentalism

Kennedy did not provide training to Icelandic protesters and did not play an important role in actions

Kennedy was never a key decision-maker in Saving Iceland

Kennedy did act as an agent-provocateur

Illegal Icelandic collaboration with British services?

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