Allyson VillarsYesterday, era ecstatic poder sorprender a Juan siendo en el extremo de su marzo de Boston a Washington. Pero mi entusiasmo dio vuelta repentinamente al choque cuando fuimos con algunos participantes de la reunión a ver la constitución real. Sobre entrar el nacional archiva el edificio que me pararon y que dije eso […]
rikki
Indymedia
During the freedom to protest assembly this afternoon, brian haw (who was peacefully filming events in whitehall) was violently attacked by a territorial support group policeman who lashed out at him, smashing his camera into his face and causing a deep cut. police then arrested brian for an unspecified public order offence and further assaulted […]
On the sixth anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay, protesters took to the street worldwide, with over 80 people arrested in the US capital.
On Friday, around 200 demonstrators in prisoner-style orange jumpsuit marched from Congress in Washington DC to the nearby Supreme Court building, calling for the shutdown of the prison where the US military […]
£25 million in grants issued for micro wind turbines and solar panels
Small scale renewable energy grants worth some £25 million have now been claimed from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP). The news came as Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks called for more homes and business to follow his lead by adopting a ‘go green’ new […]
This page is all about a rather silly, quick project where in about 1 day I built a small wind generator using the following items, and nothing else….
(1) Wood
(2) Copper wire
(3) Surplus Neodymium magnets
(4) Dirt
(5) 10″ piece of 3/8″ steel shaft
(6) Two bolts, but these are optional.
…and that’s all, unless we count glue, and linseed […]
Police last night accused the government of attempting to ban 10,000 officers from marching through Westminster in a mass protest over their pay award. The demonstration would be the force’s biggest since 1919.Relations between the Home Office and the force have fallen to a new low, with the Police Federation of England and […]
Animal rights activists have freed 15 hens from an Auckland farm in an effort to persuade more people to boycott battery eggs.
New Zealand Open Rescue spokeswoman Deirdre Sims says the group took the hens because of the conditions they were living in. She says farmers in New Zealand cage 2.8 million hens, all of which […]
In early November 2007, I had a chance to debate the issue of 9/11 Truth on the Thom Hartmann radio show, with an avowed supporter of the official story, Skeptic magazine’s Michael Shermer. It was an interesting experience, and some good information was communicated, although the format did not allow for a […]
It is now possible to generate electricity using small rivers and even shallow brooks thanks to the brand new micro turbines developed and produced by Turkish Electromechanics Industry (TEMSAN).
TEMSAN, committed to manufacturing turbine and generator equipment for hydroelectric power plants and designing and producing micro turbines and transformer substations under the supervision of the […]
In the end, New Labour ended up returning to the old discredited territory of the British Empire by occupying Iraq and Afghanistan.
Derrick O’Keefe
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend a remarkable gathering of the global peace movement in London. The World Against War conference, held December 1-2 in the British capital, brought together […]
YouTube stops account of Egypt anti-torture activist
Cynthia Johnston
CAIRO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The video-sharing Web site YouTube has suspended the account of a prominent Egyptian anti-torture activist who posted videos of what he said was brutal behaviour by some Egyptian policemen, the activist said.
Wael Abbas said close to 100 images he had sent to YouTube […]
Former Guantanamo Chaplain tours UK for the first time, Shares platform with ex-detainees
By Cageprisoners
Cageprisoners is hosting a series of events around the UK, and inviting people to attend a truly unique opportunity to hear former US army Chaplain James Yee speak and discuss his experiences with former Guantánamo detainee and Cageprisoners’ spokesman, Moazzam Begg.
There are […]
A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of ex-boxer Chris Eubank after he failed to turn up to court over an unlawful protest in Whitehall. Eubank was charged after he tried to park his seven-tonne truck outside the gates to Downing Street in May in protest at UK policy in Iraq.
Eubank, 41, from […]