A former police spy who infiltrated the environmental movement for seven years has been hired by a private security firm in the US to give advice on how to deal with political activists.

Mark Kennedy has become a consultant to the Densus Group, providing "investigative services, risk and threat assessments", according to an entry on his LinkedIn profile.

He says he has given lectures to fir…

Meet near The Chinese Bell Tower in the Arboretum

This, the 1st press release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network list 12 sites in England where there has been expressions of interest about opencast for coal on the site. The press release also indicates why this will be a continuing 'itch' in the English planning system as up to 97% of the surface mineable coal in England is located within 500m of where people live. England unlike Scotland or Wa…

Last November members of the local community living in Smalley Derbyshire lost there second battle with UK Coal, with the open cast mine at Lodge House having planning approved for an extension that will see a further 192 hectares of land desecrated and a further 750,000 tonnes of coal extracted. There had been way over 400 written letters of objection to the extension, yet unsurprisingly, th…

Energy giant E.On, well-known locally for operating the controversial, massive coal-fired carbon emitter at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, are sponsoring a "festival of cycling" in Nottingham this July.  See http://www.cyclelivenottingham.co.uk/ for details.

Authorities join the campaign

Meet at the Left Lion

As of 9:00 pm Sunday 21 April Occupy Nottingham will end their occupation of Nottingham's Market Place after 190 days.

The Old Market Square

Occupy is essentially a think tank for the generation of ideas through public discourse and debate, to enable social, economical and environmental change, it is also an umbrella type group for all causes, groups and people, linking and bringing them together in common cause. All opinions and policies of Occupy are made by group consensus. The first true Peoples Democracy of Nottingham has begun at…

Following the hearing on 5th April Occupy Nottingham are very pleased with the result achieved so far with a three week adjournment before a three day trial begins on 30th April.

This means they will be celebrating their six month anniversary on the Market Square on 15th April.

Judge Inglis ruled that all of the Councils allegations attempting to link incidents external to the camp being a…

The Collection

Danes Terrace

Lincoln

LN2 1LP

Quakers in Nottingham have made a public declaration of support for the protestors.

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

The Sumac Centre

245 Gladstone Street,

Forest Fields

University of Nottingham

Portland Building

Room E125

Court hearing now adjourned until 5th April

Occupy Nottingham, The Market Square

These questions relating to important issues in our city, have been waiting to be presented in person to the council when, they actually meet with representatives from Occupy Nottingham for open dialogue to discuss the reason we are here... we are still waiting!

Sherwood Pines,

Nr Rufford Abbey

NG21 9JL

We have set up an internet petition about the council's eviction of the Occupy Camp from the Market Square.

This initial statement was collectively agreed by over 500 people on the steps of St Paul's on 16th October 2011. Point 8 was added by the Occupy London General Assembly on 19th November 2011. After ammending point 6, Occupy Nottingham collectively agreed to fully adopt the entire 'common statement', at the General Assembly on 25th January 2012.

Sneinton Hermitage Community Centre

Sneinton Boulevard

NG2 4GN

Occupy Nottingham were served yesterday with notice to leave within 7 days, before eviction papers are served by the council.

There is no valid need nor reason at all for the council to evict Occupy Notingham, a deal had been mutually agreed upon provisionally by representatives of both parties, & actions were being taken to set it that in motion & to show good faith.

The deal which would be a s…

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Sneinton Hermitage Community Centre

Sneinton Boulevard

NG2 4GN