29 Jan 09 Demonstrate against Israeli war crimes

Tell the Deputy commander of the Israeli Ground Forces what you think of Israeli action in Gaza.

5 Jan 09 Stop the war in Gaza

stop the war logoDemonstrate to stop the killing of Palestinians and call for a halt to the Israeli bombardment.

18 Jan 08 Britain's nukes to be sold to US?

CND expressed concern that the Government’s stake in the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE, formerly AWRE) at Aldermaston is being privatised. Both companies bidding, Fluor Corp and Jacobs Engineering are from the USA. Kate Hudson of CND said “When not only the missiles are leased from the US but the very warheads may now put under the control of American companies, the illusion that Trident is an independent system is shakier than ever”.

20 Feb 08 END THE SIEGE OF GAZA

Protest Saturday 23rd February 2008, 5-7pm, Opposite No10 Downing Street, Whitehall, London

17 Nov 07 Guantanamo manual gets Wikileaked

Such great attention was paid this week to one of the many documents posted on Wikileaks that the load caused the site to be unavailable.

4 Feb 08 Brian Haw's 'Walk for Peace'

This morning Brian Haw began his four-day sixty-mile walk to Oxford to take part in the ‘Queen and Country’ debate at the Oxford Union

11 Nov 08 Chomsky at 80

Celebrate the life and work of libertarian socialist dissident Noam Chomsky

16 Jan 09 National Gaza demo to focus on media bias

Israel admits breaking the ceasefire in November 2008 in an interview on Channel 4 news..

MediaLens has an analysis of bias in the UK media coverage of the Gaza conflict, with suggested actions.

16 Nov 07 US forced labour activists win Anti-slavery award

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), leading the fight against forced labour in United States agriculture, is being presented with the 2007 Anti-Slavery A

12 Feb 08 US seeks death penalty for Guantanamo detainees

The US government is seeking the death penalty against six men currently held at Guantanamo Bay which it calls “high-value” detainees.

Network news and actions

14 Oct 09 Twitter can't be gagged: online outcry over Guardian/Trafigura order

Trafigura, a London-based oil trader connected with dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast in 2006, was the most used word on micro-blogging site Twitter this morning.

18 Sep 09 Stand up to Mandelson's draconian internet piracy laws now

Mandelson’s law would mean that the government could disconnect anyone they suspect of downloading anything copyrighted. Only in June this year the government had ruled out draconian measures like this but now it appears Mandelson has caved in to the wishes of the music and film industry.

16 Sep 09 New Africa broadband 'ready'

The launch of the government-backed East African Marine System (Teams) comes as providers face a backlash over slow connection speeds and high prices.

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