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Parecon presentation and discussion

March 21, 2013 19:30

Peacock Hotel

Mansfield Rd

(opposite Victoria Centre)

Monthly picket of death merchants Heckler & Koch

March 11, 2013 16:00

Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PX

Monthly picket of death merchants Heckler & Koch

April 08, 2013 16:00

Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PX

Monthly picket of death merchants Heckler & Koch

May 13, 2013 16:00

Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PX

Monthly picket of death merchants Heckler & Koch

June 10, 2013 16:00

Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PX

Monthly picket of death merchants Heckler & Koch

July 08, 2013 16:00

Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PX

Monthly picket of death merchants Heckler & Koch

August 12, 2013 16:00

Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PX

Monthly picket of death merchants Heckler & Koch

September 09, 2013 16:00

Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PX

Stop G8 National Gathering in Nottingham

April 27, 2013 10:00

Sumac Centre

A Call To Arms - Smash the G8 and the IF Campaign

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The IF campaign has decided it can most effectively fight world hunger by making cute little paper boxes. They believe (or so they make out) that this sort of crafting will persuade George Osborne to be nice and not spend aid money on shooting africans.

 

What a load of crap.

Nottingham Post: Notts PCSO questioned on suspicion of rape

A NOTTS Police Community Support officer has been arrested on suspicion of rape.

The 28-year-old man was taken into custody yesterday and questioned in connection with the sexual offence and miscondict in a public office. These relate to alleged offences which are said to have taken place several years ago and were reported to the Force on Wednesday.

A second PCSO, who is 45, was arrested t…

Riseup! Radio at A4e

Riseup! Radio is being re-launched. In a few weeks time our first show for nearly four years will be arriving in your hearing holes. There will be many many things on the show- reports from the Annoymous Demo, political chit chat in the Sumac Bar, news from the NG7 Food Bank and loads of other good good stuff.

Demonstration against A4e and Ingeus

Precarious workers, students, the unemployed, squatters, and the angry and annoyed turned up outside the Nottingham offices of Ingeus and A4e for a demonstration called by Nottingham against Workfare and Stop G8 Notts. A “Workfare ain't Fair” was handed out and hundreds of leaflets entitled “Workfare is Class warefare” were handed out to shoppers, as well as those employed and harassed by A4e and…

'Workfare Ain't Fair' Protest and leafleting

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12.00 4th March 2013

Folks initially gathered outside the entrance to the offices of A4e at Maid Marian House, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham.

 

Burton Blockade against Workfare

March 23, 2013 14:00

Burton Mens Clothing, 11-13 Beast Market Hill, Nottingham NG1 6FB



Action Against A4E

March 04, 2013 12:00

First Floor Maid Marion House Maid Marion Way.

Anonymous Nottingham gather

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12.00 Saturday 23 February 2013

Anonymous Nottingham gather in the Market Square, Nottingham.

Then, treking off to visit the usual suspects in tax evasion and worker exploitation.

Barclays, NatWest, Burton/perkins, Boots, Starbucks, RBS, HSBC, Santandar, BHS, etc ...  oh and of course Vodafone, twice {again!!!}. Included in this demo were the Broadmarsh and Victoria Shopping Centres.

Aut-Not: Forest Fields Fire issue 8

The Forest Fields Fire issue 8 was delivered to 2,000 houses in Forest Fields during Janurary, and now here's your chance to have a read. Twice the normal size. Enjoy. Our 1st birthday issue will be out in March..

Workfare Organising Meeting

February 28, 2013 19:00

Sumac Centre

245 Gladstone Street,

Forest Fields,

Nottingham,

NG7 6HX

Cooperative Revolution street exhib of photographs

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Smithy Row [off Market Square], Nottingham. Between 12 January – 10 February, 

A giant open air street gallery of photographs has arrived in Nottingham as part of a national tour to illustrate the history, scope and impact of co-operation world-wide.

 

A few words on poachers

February 17, 2013 14:00

The Sparrow's Nest - Anarchist Library & Archive (St Ann's - Nottingham)

Universal Jobmatch leafletting

Notts Unemployed Workers Club were out leafletting both the Station Street and the Lower Parliment job centre this morning.. Getting positive reactions from both those signing on and job centre workers as we handed out information relating to Universal Jobmatch. 

StopG8Notts meeting

January 09, 2013 19:00

The Malt Cross, Nottingham

2013 - A Year of Decision for the Coal Industry

This year the owners of the remaining 9 UK coal fired power stations which are not to close by 2016 or convert to Biomass will have to make far reaching decisions by the end of the year. They must decide whether to upgrade their stations to reduce pollution, convert to biomass or close by 2023 or when they have used up a 20,000 hour allowance.Meanwhile the UK Coal indusrty, ever more reliant on op…

Save the NHS this Christmas

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Broxtowe Save Our NHS target local MP Anna Soubry

This morning in Beeston the Broxtowe Save Our NHS campaign delivered its Christmas spectacular. A giant Christmas card was brought into Beeston, on which people were able to send their messages of seasonal goodwill to their MP, Anna Soubry. These messages were of course somewhat infused with the feelings people have about the NHS, and the dama…

'Tis the season! Veggies do London

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This weekend just passed, Nottingham's all-vegan catering campaign Veggies packed its bags and headed down to London to cater at two exciting events that promote a compassionate and just society.

PCS protests at changes to working conditions

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Friday 30th November 2012

At 12.15 I met with staff from the Station Street Job Centre JCP who gathered to protest at the government attacks on thier working conditions.

Objection to the George Farm Opencast Proposal

The Loose Anti Opencast Network has submitted an objection to LEM Resources plan to surface mione 400,000 tonnes of coal from the George Farm site at Denby in Derbyshire. This press release summarises the content of the objectio

Nottingham Post: New social housing plans cut again

The City Council's five-year housing plan has been cut again. The Council is demolishing 900 homes including the Lenton flats, and several large blocks of flats along Alfreton Road in Radford. Their original plan was to build 500 new homes, which clearly wouldn't be enough to make up for those lost. Now this figure has been cut again to 350 new homes. In other words, roughly 2 in 3 of those being …

Shortwwod Farm Opencast: Do We Need the Coal

A press release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network outlines the content of an objection to the proposed Shortwood Farm opencast mine.