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Sheffield Indymedia film screening Saturday

Sheffield Indymedia | 14-10-2005 08:25 | Anti-militarism | Indymedia | Sheffield

In the run up to Sheffield Indymedia's 3rd annual documentary film festival we will be screening the film UNCOVERED: The War on Iraq as a fringe event the Showroom's documentary festival...

opposing the state media

billy tomes | 14-10-2005 07:25 | Culture | Sheffield

we live in the Society of the Spectacle - ideas that prop up capitalism are broadcast daily by multinational and state media, often smearing our comrades in struggle - the bbc director general is appearing at the sheffield int documentary festival today - we are leafletting and intervening. come along for a bit of fun if you can.

Nottingham Refugee Artist Project Festival Day :: Chile SCDA

Community centre for Chileans and Latin Americans. Community language school teaching Spanish and Latin American culture. Support for survivors of torture. ICT Open Learning centre. Information and training on human rights issues. They exhibited work at the Nottingham Refugee artist project Festival day @ The Playhouse

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ARAT05 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Eric Winnert | 09-10-2005 21:34 | Culture | Free Spaces | Sheffield

Here is the call for submissions for the Art 05 exhibition in November.
URBAN INVASION | A call for submissions for a fringe event to Sheffield's Art 05's main event to be held at Matilda, 111 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF.

Protesting against Incapacity Benefit cuts

Chris | 08-10-2005 15:53 | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Some leafleting was done in front on the Town Hall in Sheffield today to raise awareness of the Governments plans to cut Incapacity Benefit which could effect 800,000 people.

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Indymedia - growing pains or symptoms of decay

Over the last couple of weeks a battle has been raging and opening fissures that threaten to drive apart the United Kollectives of Indymedia on this island. Unless you subscribe to the Sheffield IMC mailing list you are likely to be unaware about the arguments over claims of lack of communication, transparency and the existence of hidden hierarchies within the network.

Peak District - The Rise of the Machines 2

steve | 07-10-2005 14:11 | Ecology | Repression | Sheffield

The natural environment is commodified as machines are used to collect a new countryside tax from visitors to the Peak District National Park.

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Sheffield - The Rise of the Machines 1

steve | 07-10-2005 11:56 | Repression | Sheffield

Sheffield inchs towards Orwellian-Terminator nightmare as South Yorkshire Police announce plans for new machines in South Yorkshire.

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Protest the Disability Benefit cuts: Sat 8th 12.00

SWAN | 05-10-2005 12:14 | Sheffield

To help promote our conference(see below) and to highlight the unjust and cruel cuts amd changes the govt is proposing to disability benfits. Sheffield Welfare Action network (SWAN) is inviting concerned people to a peaceful protest on Sat 8th October outside the Town Hall(12.00 onwards). We will be leafleting about the conference and raising the issues to the general public

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spanish anarchist speaks at bradford 1 in 12 tomorrow, 8pm

Eileen | 05-10-2005 09:24 | Liverpool | Sheffield

discussing brutality of the state/system, sharing experiences of oppression and prison resistance, and bringing news of solidarity actions from the inside

Delicious mediterranean dishes served from 6.30pm!

National Disability Benefits Conference, Sheffield 15/10/05

SWAN | 04-10-2005 12:02 | Sheffield

The government is planning to make some of the biggest changes in welfare provision for sixty years, particularly that of disability benefits and specifically Incapacity Benefit (IB). Sheffield Welfare Action Network (SWAN) is setting up a national founding conference (to be held Mid October) in Sheffield to highlight these changes and the present state of disability welfare and to facilitate the setting up of a national framework to campaign against these punitive changes.

No Deportations Demo - Bolton

Chris | 01-10-2005 20:14 | Anti-racism | Migration | Sheffield

Despite the rain there was a good turn out at the demonstration against Section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 and in support of the Sukula family --

http://www.sukula.org/

Save Swallow's Wood News September 2005

Alex | 01-10-2005 12:26 | Ecology | Sheffield

An update on the Save Sawllow's Wood campaign - what's been going on over the summer and how the scheme is progressing.

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Magical Mystery Tour

Sheffield No Borders | 30-09-2005 19:28 | Anti-racism | Migration | Sheffield

Magical Mystery Tour - 15th October - 1pm Cathedral Square - Sheffield
On Saturday, October 15th, Sheffield no-borders collective invites you to assemble at 1pm on Cathedral Square, City Centre, for an extraordinary event....
The magical mystery tour -

Mark Barnsley Visits Derry's Bogside

Some photos of Mark Barnsleys Talk in Derry, Ireland

Spectacular Terrorism and the Terror of the Spectacle

“Such a perfect democracy constructs its own inconceivable foe, terrorism. Its wish is to be judged by its enemies rather than by its results. The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructive. The spectators must certainly never know everything about terrorism, but they must always know enough to convince them that, compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in any case more rational and democratic” (Guy Debord, Comments on the Society of the Spectacle).

Sheffield Solidarity with CzechTek

muke | 24-09-2005 22:40 | Repression | Sheffield

Czech police brutalize and murder ravers what are you gonna do?

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No Widening M1 meeting

24-09-2005 14:16 | Ecology | Sheffield

Sunday 2nd Oct at 7pm
MATILDA, 111 Matilda Street (old yorkshire arts space) in town. Meeting for planning a campiagn of opposition to the government’s plans to spend over £3 billion on widening the M1 to 4 lanes.

All welcome.

Lobby time for Tarmac?

Applying for planning permission from the local authority can be one of the most stressful things that you can do. Most people would not even bother is they realised the application was contrary to council policy, especially if in addition, English Heritage had said the development would have an unacceptable impact on a nationally important heritage site.

If You Can’t Find A Canvas Use A 4x4

Rene Thomas | 21-09-2005 22:31 | Ecology | Technology | Sheffield

My trip to a 4x4 dealer's to put gas-guzzlers out of action, and leave a statement of solidarity with the planet and against petrol-wastage.

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