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Rossport Fundraiser and Tree Occupation

Last night a small group of people successfully managed to hang a net between some trees and drop a couple of banners in solidarity with Shell to Sea and Rossport Solidarity Camp.  We plan to be here all day (Friday 27th) and possibly into the evening.

First report into undercover policing: "whitewash"

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The first of twelve official reports resulting from the public outing of undercover police officer Mark Kennedy and the subsequent collapse of the trials of 26 climate change activists has been published. The report claims that there was no “dishonest withholding of information” and no “systemic” failings, a conclusion the CPS have been happy to repeat. Critics of the report have dismissed it …

Nottingham Post: Further police evidence shocks 'to come to light'

THE lawyer who represented protesters charged with planning to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station says there are more cases in Notts where evidence was not properly disclosed

The trial of six protesters collapsed – and the convictions of another 20 were quashed – when claims emerged that evidence from undercover cop Mark Kennedy had been withheld. ......

.... Mike Schwarz, who repre…

Nttm Post: Police under fire .. collapse of eco-protest trial

The police and the CPS were responsible for failures in the case of 26 protesters taken to court for planning a protest at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, a report has found. Dominic Howell reports...

 

More reports and reviews as questions continue [and another five in addition to these by my reckoning].

IN addition to the report published by Sir Christopher Rose, there are six other revie…

CPS: CPS report on Ratcliffe Power Station Case

...... Sir Christopher said there could, and should, have been a meeting between the police and the CPS before anyone was charged in which the undercover officer's secret recordings could have been considered.

He said there was no proper disclosure to the defence and no attempt to follow standard legal practice to withhold secret material, known as public interest immunity.

He said: "All involv…

Guardian: Report into Mark Kennedy's secret tapes published

 

CPS publishes report tomorrow into claims prosecutors withheld undercover police officers' surveillance tapes from defence lawyers.

A key report into the Mark Kennedy controversy is due to be published tomorrow morning. Back in the summer, Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, set up a judge-led inquiry into claims that prosecutors suppressed secret surveillance tapes record…

Transition Nottingham's 2011 AGM

December 05, 2011 19:30

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(upstairs at the) Lincolnshire Poacher,

161-163 Mansfield Road

Nottingham

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Pinning of the Declaration

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We the Citizens of the City of Nottingham pin our declaration to the Council House.

"For the Wilderness" workshop timetable

For the Wilderness takes place at the Sumac Centre on Saturday November 26th and Sunday November 27th Here's the workshop timetable

The Sumac Centre, Gladstone Street, Forest Fields, NG7 6HX

https://network23.org/autonomousnottingham/

Indymedia: Mark kennedy to appear in public for documentary

Mark kennedy to appear in public for documentary screening in copenhagen

Mark Kennedy (mark stone) who was the undercover cop outed in the UK this year will appear in copenhagen next week for the screening of a documentary about him. many in the UK and also copenhagen have some serious beef with this guy, and comrades from the UK are invited to copenhagen to pay him a visit as they see fit. the f…

Critical Mass rides about a bit again in Nottm

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Friday 28th October 2011

Critical Mass is a monthly bike ride [meeting at 5.30pm on the last friday of every month] They now start from outside the Victoria Centre clocktower, off Milton Street in the city centre.

Legal info for activists.

The Criminal Department team at KieranClarkGreen solicitors in Chesterfield are moving to join another firm of solicitors and will therefore have new contact details.

World Naked Bike Ride - Nottingham 2012

Nottingham cyclists join the WNBR protests in June 2012

Guardian: Crisis as activist spying operation unravels

Met facing mounting crisis as activist spying operation unravels

Senior police officers' judgment questioned as revelations emerge about the behaviour of undercover agents



Paul Lewis and Rob Evans

guardian.co.uk, Thursday 20 October 2011 20.22 BST

For the Wilderness

November 26, 2011 12:00

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245 Gladstone Street

Forest Fields

NG7 6HX

Guardian: Mark Kennedy report to rule out monitoring

Mark Kennedy report to rule out monitoring of undercover police

Well what a surprise. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary is expected to stop short of accepting recommendations that there should be rigorous independent oversight into the deployment of undercover officers. It would seem that they've decided Kennedy was just a bad apple and that the wannabe spies that run undercover policing…

Just Do It - film screening

October 18, 2011 18:00

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24 hour occupation of Nottingham Market Square

October 15, 2011 15:00

Nottingham Old Market Square

LUC @ Tory Conference

This is a personal account and is not the necessarily the views of anyone else who associates with LUC.

Mark Kennedy: more pictures discovered

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Have discovered more photographs of undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.  There has been much reporting of his monitoring activities in watching [&contributing to] direct action of climate change issues.

PoliceReview Article: Enviro Protesters win appeal

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Police Review Item this week:  

Critical Mass bike ride

September 30, 2011 17:30

Start from outside the Victoria Centre clocktower, off Milton St in the town centre.

Critical Mass bike ride

October 28, 2011 17:30

Start from outside the Victoria Centre clocktower, off Milton St in the town centre.

Critical Mass bike ride

November 25, 2011 17:30

Start from outside the Victoria Centre clocktower, off Milton St in the town centre.

Critical Mass bike ride

December 30, 2011 17:30

Start from Market Square, bike stands at opposite end from Council House.

Critical Mass bike ride

January 27, 2012 17:30

Start from outside the Victoria Centre clocktower, off Milton St in the town centre.

Shell Demo in solidarity with Rossport resistance

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Thursday 18th August 2011

At 6pm on Thursday evening, people gathered outside the Shell petrol station on the Carlton Road, Nottingham.

 

Demo against Shell

August 18, 2011 18:00

Shell Petrol Station, Carlton Rd, Nottingham, NG3 2NJ

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=shell+garage+carlton+road+nottingham&ll=52.961487,-1.122344&spn=0.006967,0.01929&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=uk&cid=0,0,24724118289082416&z=16&iwloc=A

Notts Uncut - post film discussion

August 15, 2011 19:30

Broadway Cinema, Broad St, Nottingham

Critical Mass returned to Nottingham [at last!]

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Friday 29th July 2011

Critical Mass is a monthly bike ride [meeting at 5.30pm on the last friday of every month] They now start from outside the Victoria Centre clocktower, off Milton Street in the city centre.