Congratulations to all those in Dublin today who’ve given the mass murderer Tony Blair the welcome he deserves: Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday as Tony Blair held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in the Irish capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the...
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Who, What, Why: How do you un-glue a protester? The tactic is designed to cause maximum disruption Climate campaigners superglued themselves to a cark park gate during a demonstration on Monday. How are they released? It is the latest tactic used by direct action activists to make sure they stick in the public consciousness...
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‘RAF’ Croughton US communication base Keep Space for Peace! Saturday 2nd October 2010 12.00 – 3.00pm Speakers: Peter Burt – Nuclear Information Service. Rev. David Platt – Clergy Against the Bomb. Mark Levene – Crisis Forum. . . This major U.S. communication base supports many US bases in Europe and world wide war operations....
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The former diplomat’s testimony flatly contradicts those who still claim that intelligence on WMD justified going to war in Iraq Carne Ross is a man with too much to say to mince his words. Britain’s erstwhile first secretary at the UN saw a lot of how Britain got into the Iraq war, but his...
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About the Peace News Summer Camp Peace News Summer Camp is an inclusive, democratically-run five-day experience-in-miniature of the kind of world we are trying to bring about. Bring your own contribution to a space that bridges the usual divisions in our movements and our society, where we pay as much attention to how we...
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Parliament Square has been occupied by Peace Campaigners and other special interest groups since May 1st 2010 under the banner of Democracy Village. Mayor Boris doesn’t want the public to express their opposition to the ongoing illegal war in Afghanistan, and we’re currently under threat of eviction. Appeals will be heard over the next...
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There has been much political and media speculation in recent years about the possibility of a state visit to the Twenty-Six Counties by the British head of state, Elizabeth Windsor. This speculation has formed part of an elaborate ‘softening-up’ exercise designed to prepare the ground for the first such visit by a British head...
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Published Date: 03 July 2010 By Bruce Smith Tenants chained themselves to their security gates in Leeds. And, when housing officials called to “survey” the railings they left after spotting press cameras. Pals Jean Salaq and Gloria Richards were expecting the council officials to remove the gates. When two white collar staff reached...
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Schnews report on the accquittal of EDO Decomissioners & activist interviews on video. They Think It’s All Over… ITT is Now!!! “It’s a real victory for the anti-war movement, The jury were presented with the facts and they supported our motivations. If people in Britain knew the truth away from media manipulations they would...
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Congratulations to the accquitted activists, the jury and the judge in this trial. One is always hopeful that a judge and jury will understand the law and apply it correctly at all trials but sadly that isn’t always the case. We must be grateful that juries aren’t made up from politicians or no-one would...
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