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Unsilenced: Confronting Violence Against Women

June 09, 2013 17:00

Broadway Cinema

14-18 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

Unsilenced: Confronting Violence Against Women

June 11, 2013 17:00

Broadway Cinema

14-18 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

Unsilenced: Confronting Violence Against Women

June 13, 2013 17:00

Broadway Cinema

14-18 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

Unsilenced: Confronting Violence Against Women

June 15, 2013 17:00

Broadway Cinema

14-18 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

Unsilenced: Confronting Violence Against Women

June 17, 2013 17:00

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Broadway Cinema

14-18 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

 

The ‘Robin Hood’ spirit inspires Nottingham’s prot

Hundreds of local residents expected in Market Square at 2pm for the global 'March Against Monsanto' movement

Demo Against Monsanto

May 25, 2013 14:00

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Market Square

Another CCTV camera for Forest Fields

Yesterday a pair of CPOs were knocking on doors in the Wiverton Road/Foxhall Road area asking whether people were in favour or against a camera being installed at the crossroads. In their words - "We want to know if you're in favour or not, and if you are in favour we'd like to take your name and address to pass to the council."

The council are trying to pinpoint the people in our community who f…

Mental Health COI - Criticising diagnosis and DSM5

  One of the key criticisms of traditional mental health services is the reliance on psychiatric diagnosis, which many argue are detrimental to service-users and unsupported by scientific research. This debate has recently come to the fore with clinical groups breaking ranks from the psychiatric establishment. Links to the story in other media are provided. 

Blog: DWP Ordered To Name The Workfare Exploiters

DWP Ordered To Name The Workfare Exploiters

The Information Tribunal ordered the DWP to name the companies and charities involved in workfare at an appeal hearing this work.

A long running war of words has been waging between the DWP and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ever since a Freedom of Information request was submitted by Frank Zola asking for the names of organisations ta…

People's Assembly - the sequel

May 21, 2013 19:30

International Community Centre

62b Mandfield Rd

Nottingham

 

Artists or Criminals? Nottinghams Graffiti Culture

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Is street art devaluing Nottingham, or rather enhancing the city's culture? Despite the council's efforts to clean up Nottingham and bring an end to graffiti, the urban phenomenon lives on. The question is, should this form of cultural and political expression really be deemed illegal? Or should a difference be made between creative street art and mindless tagging and vandalism?

NTU: Are more anti-social behaviour powers really neces

Are more anti-social behaviour powers really necessary?

Last week saw the Queen's Speech setting out the forthcoming legislative programme of the coalition government. In it was a commitment to bring forward legislation to 'tackle anti-social behaviour, cut crime and further reform the police'.

The result is a bill entitled the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill. It is the latest i…

Secret Kitchen Cafe opens in Sneinton

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A community cafe aimed at creating a social space in which to enjoy food together. No set prices, just donate some time or money for your meal.

Nttm Post: Benefit Cuts Hit Thousands

 

Benfit Cuts Hit Thousands

Monday, May 13, 2013

By Alexander Britton

HARD-UP residents are calling Nottingham City Council at a rate of more than one a minute over worries about benefits changes that came into force last month.

The Post can reveal that between April 2 and 16, the council answered 5,300 calls and had 2,854 face-to-face enquiries, meaning it dealt with nearly 750 queries a da…

Nottingham Science Blog: The Birdies and Peanuts Experiment

The Birdies and Peanuts ExperimentEarlier this year, NSB bought a bird feeder, filled it with peanuts and hung it up on a Magnolia tree in the back garden with a view to measuring the rate at which the nuts were eaten during the year. It is proving to be a fascinating experiment. . .





The NEW, heavy gauge, Bird Feeder

Carnival Against Capitalism: #J11: Carnival in the West End of London

Nottingham has held some national gathering meeting around the issue and many will be going [I hope!]

11 June 2013. #J11. 

One Common Struggle.

Carnival Against Capitalism.

Their London?

London is right at the heart of global capitalism. And the West End of London, including elite areas like Piccadilly, Mayfair and Knightsbridge, is where power and greed are most concentrated. The West End is …

Pirate Network: The Pirate Network

As the most common forms of communication and sources of information become corrupt and ran by corporations for profit. 

It is time for an alternative, The Pirate Network

The idea of Pirate Wi-Fi is to broadcast a free wi-fi network which allows anyone to connect and communicate in an area, this will be completely uncensored, anonymous, free and without government or corporate influence. Us…

Mayday Events 2 Rally

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11.00am Saturday 4th May 2013

"May the fourth be with you!"

Gathering on the Forest ground, people assembled for the annual parade and rally. 

Mayday Events 1 Parade

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11.00am Saturday 4th May 2013

"May the fourth be with you!"

Gathering on the Forest ground, people assembled for the annual parade and rally. 

Framework uses Workfare

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Going to see Framework about workfare

Sumac Garden with Spring's Progress

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Thursday 2 May 2013

Folks have been beavering away in the Sumac Yard Garden.

Nottingham

On a walk into our city centre and back today, on a beautiful sunny day, I witnessed a couple of things I felt like I could not ignore. Neither could I act at the time. Why?

May Day March and Rally

May 04, 2013 10:30

Meet on Forest Rec Ground (Goose Fair) from 10.30, for march to move off shortly after 11. Rally at speakers corner when the march arrives there.

New Riseup! Radio show

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Latest issue of Riseup! Radio available now! This show we talk to someone from Chiapas about what's going on in the Zapatista communities over there. We hear about the on going court case against a group of squatters in Germany. Doom brings us up to speed on the case of a Nottingham man who has been unjustly been put on remand for alleged "threatening behaviour" during a DWP interview. We …

Art Workshop and Film Screening - Boots and Routes

May 06, 2013 11:00

Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery,

Weekday Cross

Nottingham

NG1 2GB

Nottingham Activist helping to end illegal fishing

A Nottingham Activist, Wietse, has spread his wings / fins further and is helping by tackling the problem head on: by getting in the way of pirate fishermen

johnny void blog: PCS Refuse To Even Discuss Fighting Ben Sanctions

PCS Union Leadership Refuse To Even Discuss Fighting Benefit Sanctions

In a disappointing and sadly all too predictable move, the leadership of the PCS Union have blocked any meaningful discussion about fighting the ruthless benefit sanction regime which many of their members are now expected to administer and police.

Under draconian new rules claimants can have benefits stopped for up to thre…

Riseup! Radio Continues....

Once bitten twice shy, riseup! radio has another show,

Hyson Green Council Tax Stall

.Oppose Cuts, Don't PayCouncil Tax Stall in Hyson Green