UK Indymedia - Sheffield Newswire Archive

Derby arrested released on bail

10 cyclists arrested on the Critical Mass bike ride yesterday morning were released on bail last night, pending further investigation and consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.

Friends of The Earth Interview at Derby M17 Protests

Short interview transcript with FOE member at the Derby M17 G8 protests:

Derby G8 M17 Police

Watching them watching us... | 17-03-2005 18:50 | G8 2005 | Repression | Sheffield

There were police photograpers from all over the country at the Derby G8 protest.

M17 Derby - Bush and Blair get pied

Chris | 17-03-2005 18:28 | G8 2005 | Globalisation | Sheffield

Some snaps of the theatre action which involved Greed and Bush and Blair getting pied.

Derby M17 Section 13 and 14 Notices

IMC'er | 17-03-2005 17:54 | G8 2005 | Globalisation | Sheffield

Photos of the section 13 and 14 notices which were plastered around Derby city centre today.

BNP counter demo

CC | 17-03-2005 14:18 | Sheffield

The BNP are planning a mass demo on April the 6th outside Halifax police station

Public meeting tonight Venezuela creating a caring economy

Kim bartlett | 17-03-2005 13:03 | Social Struggles | Sheffield

A meeting co-sponsored by Sheffield Cuba Solidarity Campaign South Yorkshire Womens Development trust and Sheffield Womens forum

British Press Awards demo goes well

david | 17-03-2005 13:01 | Repression | Social Struggles | Sheffield

A 7 strong tactical response unit of Notes from the Borderland mounted an enjoyably provocative counter strike against the capitalist media at the annual 'newspaper oscars', the British Press Awards, at London Hilton Park Lane on evening of Tuesday 15th March - thanks to all who assisted. Our campaign against Journocops continues.

pensioner freezes to death in council blunder

anomie 1 | 16-03-2005 12:39 | Sheffield

As Sheffield councils council housing modernisation(read
privatisation) programme gets into gear, this

A SEVENTY-year-old man died weeks after workmen turned his Sheffield council house into a "building site" and left him in "freezing conditions",

LETTER TO G8

A letter to G8-summit representatives, asking for them to go home.

A visit to Hockerton Housing Project

Dan Aktivix | 15-03-2005 12:08 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Sheffield

The Hockerton Housing Project is the UK's first earth sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. When you arrive, it's also invisible. Set on 20 acres of reclaimed Nottingham farmland, the only hint that five homes are there is a black line at the crest of a bank – it transpires that these are solar panels. Earth sheltered indeed.

Public Meeting: Cre8 in Lancaster

acorn | 15-03-2005 01:57 | G8 2005 | Social Struggles | Sheffield

100 people in a public meeting organised by a voluntary association of citizens in Lancaster's Town Hall about the G8 meeting in Scotland in July. People shared ideas in working groups about how to get practically involved in opposing the summit after a presentation about the G8 and global democracy.

France: Massive Public Sector Strikes

disgruntled | 10-03-2005 14:40 | Sheffield

Massive public sector strikes in France, similar to issues here, but we just moan

Imagining Argentina: Film and Discussion

Sheffer | 08-03-2005 19:44 | Sheffield

a film set in the 1970'2 dirty war in argentina
Followed by discussion led by a former prisoner of the Argentina Junta and co founder of the Medical Foundation

NCPM tries to bar public access

Arnold Toper | 04-03-2005 10:56 | Sheffield

Recently two members of the public tried to gain access to the new bar in the former National Centre for Popular Music which has now been converted into the most expensive Student Union building ever in the UK/Europe/Planet Earth. Their legitimate right to use this public building was prevented by the bouncers because "they were not students".

Demonstrate Against Deportations - Rally Against Racism! - 2nd April

i18n | 27-02-2005 23:13 | Anti-racism | Migration | Sheffield

Saturday 2nd April - 12.30 pm at Whitworth Park, Manchester

National demonstration and rally in support of people seeking asylum and against racism.

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszine55/dad%20rar.html

Part of the 2nd April 2005 European-Wide Day of Action.

Co-housing conference: an individual’s view

Dan Aktivix | 27-02-2005 20:07 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | Sheffield

This weekend (25th to 27th February 2005) a hundred people descended on Lancaster for the first UK co-housing conference. This is one person’s view of how it went, and how it was for me.

DerbyM17 G8 environment Ministers meeting 17th-18th March

Details of protests for the G8 environment ministers March 17th-18th March Derby M17.

Royal Television Society party poopers

Activists from NOTES FROM THE BORDERLAND staged a lively protest at the Royal Television Society journalism awards 24th Feb in London protesting about the dire state of investigative journalism in Britain - much fun was had by all and top BBC executives including the Director General had to scuttle in through the back door!

WHY DON'T YOU...? NORTHERN BULLETIN

collective | 26-02-2005 02:49 | Sheffield

Events from today to mid-March in Sheffield and beyond

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