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West Hendon Estate, Barnet Non-Secure Tenants Open Meeting

Barnet Housing Action Group asked for livestream support for the evening, but the Council representatives did not like the idea of being recorded. They claimed that everything would be written down, but we preferred to have our own copy. The compromise was that the camera would be pointed down on the table and we would[…]

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Police Harrassment at Parliament Square: Encounters with Inspector 184949

Psychotic Inspector MetPolice Harrassing Occupy Parliament Square.
Original Video Part 1. http://bambuser.com/v/5021071
Date Time Group: 24/11/2014 02:05BST
First Encounter with Inspector Two Pips 184949. Asks me whether I believe he would be intimidated by my actions.
Name badge upside down, he later places it right way up.
Claims that a person in the camp works[…]

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Public Housing in Barnet Open Forum

I was invited to the Open Forum for Housing in Barnet. This time, instead ospeakers from a panel, we had the Rule of Two Feet. Five discussion groups and I managed to video two of them. My conclusion from various conversations is that people are stymied by the system that does not work for them,[…]

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#OccupyDemocracy: The return to Parliament Square to build campaign for “Real Democracy Now!”

PRESS RELEASE 11.11.14

 
#occupydemocracy protesters in court; 21 Nov re-occupation of Parliament Sq; Putney Debates continue

 
The fight to reclaim democracy in the UK looks set to escalate as #OccupyDemocracy protesters today called upon supporters of democracy to join them as they re-occupy Parliament Square at 6pm on Friday 21 November for a long weekend.[…]

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BBC RIGGING THE ELECTION? A PHONE CALL TO BBC’s RIC BAILEY

By Ranjan Kumaran – @financialeyes
Crossposted from Realfare
Related Article : http://realfare.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/bbc-caught-rigging-2015-general-election/

 
Last Friday, 31st October, a BBC Radio programme called Feedback asked why the BBC agreed to exclude the Green Party from the General Election TV debates.  (12 Minutes)
Ric Bailey, Chief Political Advisor to the BBC was invited onto the show.
When[…]

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Veterans for Peace, Remembrance Sunday 2014.

On this Remembrance Sunday, I joined the Veterans for Peace for a second time, marching to the Cenotaph to lay a wreath of red and white poppies to remember the war dead.

Speaking to Marta, Army Veteran and Council Tenant from West Hendon, facing eviction by Barnet Council.

March to the Cenotaph.

LINKS:
http://occupylondon.org.uk/veterans-walk-to-the-cenotaph-with-a-message-of-peace-gurkha-hunger-strike-and-troopshome2014/

“We’re[…]

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What I hate about anon is also what I love about them

What I hate about anon is also what I love about them Crossposted from Accidental Anarchist.
What scares the establishment most is a group of people with no particular ideology and lots of anger and a belief that they can change the world. Welcome to the world of anon.
I’m not going to try and[…]

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Call Out for Evidence – #occupydemocracy

Occupy London are calling out for evidence and witness statements from those who attended the #occupydemocracy protest in Parliament Square between the 17th and 26th October. Those of you who attended at some point will have been aware of the escalating police presence, the erection of fencing and a number of arrests that were made[…]

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Fighting TTIP

By Melanie Strickland
Crossposted from No Dash For Gas
As a network committed to participatory democracy, environmental and social justice, Reclaim the Power is naturally opposed to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP. TTIP is a free trade agreement between the US and the EU, currently being negotiated on our behalf by the[…]

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