http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/newswire.rss UK Indymedia Newswire IMC UK Open Content License, http://www.opencontent.org 2009-01-06T19:27:06+00:00 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417343.html AJGaza <br/>Barack Obama, the US president-elect, says he is "going to have a lot to say" about the war on #Gaza after his inauguration on January 20. 17 minutes ago from web <br/>B'Tselem, the Israeli human rights agency, says families in #Gaza are trapped in homes destroyed by Israel and calls on evacuation measures. 18 minutes ago from web <br/>Mark Regev, Israeli spokesman, says Israel "has specific information mortar shells were fired from UN school on Israeli troops" in #Gaza. 25 minutes ago from web <br/>Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, says an immediate ceasefire in #Gaza would need to address border crossings and weapons smuggling. 37 minutes ago from web <br/>Hundreds of demonstrators stage a rare protest in the Gulf Arab emirate of Dubai against Israel's 11-day-old war on #Gaza. 40 minutes ago from web 2009-01-06T19:19+02:00 2009-01-06T19:19:06+00:00 Palestine Terror War UK World http://twitter.com/ajgaza en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417339.html A Report of the israeli group "Anarchists against the Wall" to the ongoing protest against the War on Gaza. 2009-01-06T19:12+02:00 2009-01-06T19:12:13+00:00 Palestine UK AATW en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417337.html Tales to tell poster 2 2009-01-06T19:02+02:00 2009-01-06T19:02:12+00:00 Palestine South Coast Terror War UK World Brighton Solidarity! en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417319.html Today those peace loving Israelis announced that they were still doing everything possible to minimise civilian casualties. They also manages to shell a school built by the UN and kill three of there own troops in a friendly fire incident. Clearly taking great care to hit the right targets? <br/><br/>Saturdays demo was very loud and angry. The Police, following their usual government agenda, said that a mere 10,000 were in attendance. Meanwhile the Stop the War Coalition doubled the figures to 50,000. Both faction should be congratulated for their consistency if nothing else. <br/><br/>After the demo a march heading for the embassy was stopped by Police in an underpass while several thousand others made their way there by tube. 2009-01-06T18:17+02:00 2009-01-06T18:17:47+00:00 Palestine Promoted Repression UK Guido en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417318.html Updated 18:07 <br/><br/>Gaza – Ma’an – Israeli forces killed at least 42 Palestinians at a UN school that was sheltering displaced people in Jabaliya Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip late on Tuesday afternoon, medical officials confirmed to Ma’an. <br/><br/>According to initial reports, the school was destroyed, collapsing on top of Palestinians who took shelter inside from the intense bombardment by Israeli air and ground forces. <br/> 2009-01-06T17:37+02:00 2009-01-06T17:37:25+00:00 Palestine Promoted Smash EDO Terror War UK World http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=34678 en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417315.html This report confirms that these attacks are quite deliberately directed against civilians, using new unconventional weapons. 2009-01-06T17:25+02:00 2009-01-06T17:25:46+00:00 Palestine Repression Terror War UK World Akram al-Sattari en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417314.html Dates and times for Manchester Gaza vigils 2009-01-06T16:56+02:00 2009-01-06T16:56:33+00:00 Anti-militarism Manchester Palestine Sheffield Terror War Free Gaza en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417312.html Anger over the policing of last Saturday's Palestinian solidarity demonstration in London continued today, with activists saying the police were "asking for another Hillsborough disaster". 2009-01-06T16:33+02:00 2009-01-06T16:33:05+00:00 Palestine Repression UK Ian Dunt en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417311.html Shortly after darkness fell on Saturday night, January 3, Israel launched a massive land invasion of Gaza involving 9,000-10,000 soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and heavy artillery, engineering and intelligence forces, with the support of Israel’s Air Force, navy, and secret police and spy agencies. The ground invasion came after Israel, for the first time, unleashed an artillery barrage on Gaza, striking a mosque and killing at least 11 people. By the next day, Israeli forces had reportedly cut Gaza in half, “bisecting” it between north and south. <br/><br/> <br/> 2009-01-06T15:58+02:00 2009-01-06T15:58:10+00:00 Analysis Cambridge Palestine Terror War UK World Larry Everest en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417310.html We fight them! 2009-01-06T15:49+02:00 2009-01-06T15:49:32+00:00 Anti-militarism Anti-racism Free Spaces UK Autonome Gruppen Berlin en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417309.html You can't make peace with an iron wall... 2009-01-06T15:45+02:00 2009-01-06T15:45:00+00:00 UK JOHN CHUCKMAN en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417308.html Despite rumours to the contrary, rampART Social Centre and Creative Space is very much alive, well and ready to connect. 2009-01-06T15:37+02:00 2009-01-06T15:37:33+00:00 Culture Free Spaces UK World the rampART en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417307.html Really, Really! It is true, Rod has already been released and just called me from a gas station in El Reno! He is on his way to us, and then will serve the last 3 months in a half-way house! There he can make his own food, visit us when he has visitation passes, work, and escape the sadness and violence within prison. 2009-01-06T14:55+02:00 2009-01-06T14:55:44+00:00 Animal Liberation Ecology Social Struggles UK World Support for Rod Coronado en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417306.html This is an account of someones experience of police thuggery on saturdays demo for Gaza. 2009-01-06T14:46+02:00 2009-01-06T14:46:54+00:00 Palestine UK Written by Marie Ainsley from stopwar site published on the IMC ABB en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417305.html The toll of Palestinians killed and wounded continues to rise rapidly as Israel intensifies its combined air and ground assault on the largely defenseless and starved Gaza Strip. 2009-01-06T14:29+02:00 2009-01-06T14:29:00+00:00 Palestine UK World Barry Grey en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417304.html The memorial tent is the safe place, a space of reflection for people to come together to remember those Gazans murdered during Israel’s horrific attacks on a civilan population. <br/><br/>Political and religious dispute should not prevent us from gathering and simply honouring those who have lost their lives in this collective punishment, Israel’s means of terrifying an entire nation. <br/><br/>To date 531 people have died and 2500 have been severely injured, 40 % of which are children. <br/>But these are just numbers not the lives behind the figures nor all the pain and suffering of those still living, facing starvation and constant assault by air, land and water. <br/><br/>In memory of those lost in this bloody act of genocide we ask you to erect a tent in a central location in your local area and invite all, to sit and remember those people lost to our world. 2009-01-06T14:27+02:00 2009-01-06T14:27:25+00:00 Palestine Terror War UK World Nablus crew en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417303.html - IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION - <br/>GREYHOUND KILLERS' ANNUAL AWARDS <br/>Hilton Metropole Hotel, London W2 <br/>Sunday 25th January 2009, 5.30pm 2009-01-06T14:21+02:00 2009-01-06T14:21:13+00:00 Animal Liberation UK Shame on Hilton Metropole Hotel London en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417302.html ... one more youngster killed by the police, one more victim of the mercenaries of the state!!! <br/> 2009-01-06T13:19+02:00 2009-01-06T13:19:41+00:00 Repression UK World COPWATCH en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417301.html In his autobiography, "Dreams From My Fathers", Barack Obama writes of taking a job at some point after graduating from Columbia University in 1983. He describes his employer as "a consulting house to multinational corporations" in New York City, and his functions as a "research assistant" and "financial writer". 2009-01-06T13:10+02:00 2009-01-06T13:10:22+00:00 Analysis UK World William Blum en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417295.html Analysis of the outgoing president's final pieces of legislation, illustrating the wide range of harms they will inflict. 2009-01-06T12:49+02:00 2009-01-06T12:49:34+00:00 UK Heydon Prowse en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417294.html Assemble 1230 for 1pm on Saturday outside Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow. <br/><br/>If you cannot go to London but would like to do something in Leeds Saturday, there will be a march here also - obviously not as large as previously planned because many will be in London but it is a chance to get the message across to the public. <br/><br/>If you are coming, please bring placards and banners to get your message across. <br/> 2009-01-06T12:46+02:00 2009-01-06T12:46:46+00:00 Leeds Bradford UK J en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417293.html "We are currently having technical issues and our techs are hard at work trying to restore as much of the site as possible. Unfortunately, we fear that some data may be lost during this and we apologise sincerely for any work which may have been previously uploaded to the site which is no longer available." 2009-01-06T12:11+02:00 2009-01-06T12:11:00+00:00 Indymedia UK indyreader en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417290.html Palestine Solidarity NOW 2009-01-06T11:08+02:00 2009-01-06T11:08:58+00:00 Analysis History Palestine UK Cinema Libre en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417287.html Four actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in December 2008, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group's monthly bulletin N°65, 5th January 2009 2009-01-06T09:15+02:00 2009-01-06T09:15:43+00:00 Birmingham Migration Social Struggles UK Workers' Movements World John O en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417286.html Like much of the world, we have spent the last week watching in shock and disgust as Israel continues its assault on the Gaza Strip. With the body count rising and a new tragedy in full bloom, we feel that it is important to speak out as Jewish youth in Canada and to denounce what Israel is doing in our name. The Jewish diaspora is diverse and divided on its positions on the state of Israel's policies. At this juncture in history, as Israel has committed its worst massacre in Gaza since it began its illegal occupation in 1967, we feel that it is crucial that Jews speak out and denounce Israel's actions that amount to no less than war crimes committed by an apartheid state. <br/><br/>As Jewish youth, we are diverse, but we are unified in our solidarity with <br/>our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Gaza. 2009-01-06T07:53+02:00 2009-01-06T07:53:39+00:00 Palestine Terror War UK World Anti zionist youth Canada en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417285.html Tom Blees, author of Prescription for the Planet and proponent of Fourth Generation nuclear power, takes on Greenpeace. 2009-01-06T06:44+02:00 2009-01-06T06:44:16+00:00 Climate Chaos Energy Crisis Technology UK World unashamed pirate en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417284.html Security Document World 2009 Conference and Exhibition - Queen Elizabeth II conference centre London 26-27 March 2009-01-06T00:33+02:00 2009-01-06T00:33:36+00:00 Repression South Coast Technology Terror War UK benny bintang en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417281.html UK premier of Memory of the Cactus followed by a discussion led by Hanna Musleh, subject to travel arrangements, and Betty Hunter, General Secretary of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign <br/><br/>Sunday 11 January 2009. <br/>10.30 am for 11.00am screening at the Renoir Cinema in Brunswick Square. <br/>See web site for details: <br/><img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://socialistfilm.blogspot.com">http://socialistfilm.blogspot.com</a> 2009-01-05T23:11+02:00 2009-01-05T23:11:54+00:00 UK London Socialist Film Co-Op en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417280.html Some are clearly just gangsters. But others are trying to stop illegal dumping and trawling. <br/><br/>Monday, 5 January 2009 <br/><br/><img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-you-are-being-lied-to-about-pirates-1225817.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-you-are-being-lied-to-about-pirates-1225817.html</a> 2009-01-05T22:56+02:00 2009-01-05T22:56:04+00:00 UK Johan Hari en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417279.html After stuffing their faces all Christmas the workers of Edo/ITT are back at work this week to continue to make parts to kill and maim innocent people in Gaza. <br/><br/> 2009-01-05T22:52+02:00 2009-01-05T22:52:10+00:00 Anti-militarism Palestine Smash EDO South Coast UK Smash and Grab en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417278.html All activist groups in Brighton are called upon to join the national protest to stop the massacre in Gaza 2009-01-05T22:36+02:00 2009-01-05T22:36:34+00:00 Anti-militarism Palestine South Coast UK Bob en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417277.html From <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/01/05/privacy-fears-over-new-powers-for-police-to-hack-your-pc-115875-21016760/">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/01/05/privacy-fears-over-new-powers-for-police-to-hack-your-pc-115875-21016760/</a> <br/><br/><br/><br/> 2009-01-05T22:34+02:00 2009-01-05T22:34:39+00:00 Analysis Repression Technology UK World ARA en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417276.html Press invitation <br/>Date: 09 January, 10.30am <br/>Location: Music Room, Foreign Press Association, SW1Y 5AJ <br/>Invitation: Future of Wind Energy – international report to be <br/>released <br/><br/>On January 9 2009, Energy Watch Group will launch a pioneering new study, titled ‘Wind Power in Context – a clean revolution in the energy sector’. To mark this announcement, we would like to invite you to a media conference with authors of the report on 09 January at the Foreign Press Association. 2009-01-05T22:23+02:00 2009-01-05T22:23:28+00:00 UK Stefan Gsänger en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417273.html yesterday saw the last performance of the run of sophocles' oedipus at the national theatre. it has been met by continued stunts from the 'artnotoil' group, including a spoof press release, mass leafletting of theatre-goers, and on saturday, an impromptu performance in the foyer 2009-01-05T22:12+02:00 2009-01-05T22:12:51+00:00 Climate Chaos Ecology Energy Crisis Promoted UK rikki en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417272.html Attempted Illegal Eviction of Squat in Manchester, Help Needed! 2009-01-05T21:31+02:00 2009-01-05T21:31:47+00:00 Free Spaces Manchester Promoted UK World Manchester Squatters en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417267.html Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Tuesdays 9:00 PM. <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://www.bcfm.org.uk/">http://www.bcfm.org.uk/</a> 2009-01-05T20:27+02:00 2009-01-05T20:27:24+00:00 Analysis Anti-militarism Palestine UK World Dialect en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417265.html The European Parliament postponed early December a vote on the proposal by the EU Commission and Council to upgrade EU-Israel relations, A few days later the EU's ministerial council decided, against the will of the European parliament, in favour of upgrading Israel's diplomatic ties with the European Union. With Israel's fierce attacks on Gaza the EU should focus on on other issues: immediate ceasefire! <br/> 2009-01-05T19:34+02:00 2009-01-05T19:34:56+00:00 Palestine UK Adri Nieuwhof and Daniel Machover en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417260.html Please lobby your MP this Saturday or Sunday regarding the ongoing massacre in Gaza. 2009-01-05T17:58+02:00 2009-01-05T17:58:36+00:00 Palestine UK Mr Lobby en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417259.html Very interesting analysis of anarchist struggle, how to nurture a movement, and how to avoid it becoming irrelevant.... mentions of anarchist subcultures, consensus, and direct involvement with other political forces to spread use and acceptance of anarchist methods. <br/><br/>From <img border="0" src="/img/extlink.gif"/> <a href="http://anarchiststrategy.blogspot.com/">http://anarchiststrategy.blogspot.com/</a>. 2009-01-05T17:56+02:00 2009-01-05T17:56:30+00:00 2008 Days Of Action For Autonomous Spaces Analysis Culture Free Spaces UK Krop en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417256.html On Saturday the 10th of January there is a planned mass demonstration in central London against Israels' war crimes against the people of Gaza. Details are below: 2009-01-05T16:41+02:00 2009-01-05T16:41:06+00:00 UK Stop the war coalition en Text text/html; charset=UTF-8