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[#News] Civil Servants announce budget day strike
Public and Commercial Services Union members vote to strikeCIVIL SERVANTS plan to take further strike action against George Osborne's budget on the 20th March in an ongoing dispute about cuts to pay,...
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[#News] Anti-fascists stop BNP in Sheffield
Campaigners from UAF on Fargate stopped the BNPANTI-FASCIST campaigners took to the streets in the city centre this week in an effort to deny the BNP from gaining a foothold in Sheffield.The BNP had...
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[#News] Post Office workers vote for strike
OVER FOUR THOUSAND Post Office workers have voted for strikes against being treated like "second class workers" in a ballot result announced by the Communication Workers Union [CWU] today.They are...
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SWP Crisis: Opposition smashed at special conference
OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS in the Socialist Workers Party were comfortably defeated at the Special Conference today, paving the way for further resignations to add to those who have already left the party in...
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[#LGBT] Homophobia in Britain is still rife
TWO INCIDENTS of homophobia this week have brought home the grim reality of life for many LGBT people in Britain.The first incident was the trial of Jordan Sheard, 20, of Darfield Road in the Cudworth...
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[#News] Post Office workers to strike at Easter
THOUSANDS of workers in the Post Office are to take strike action on Easter Saturday in a row over jobs, Post Office closures and pay.It follows a ballot of CWU Union members who voted 88% in favour of...
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[#News] Doctors run "Cleggython" in fight to save the NHS
Video online here: http://vimeo.com/63567553 TWO DOCTORS ran from Leeds to Sheffield dressed up as David Cameron and Nick Clegg on Saturday, in a bid to raise awareness of their opposition to the...
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[#Pics] Goldthorpe celebrates Thatcher death
Former Miner displays strike memorabilia Banner outside the Rusty DudleyMain Street in GoldthorpeThe Devil that has come to get ThatcherCrowds gatherThe Thatcher effigyBanners on displayHorse drawn...
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[#News] Goldthorpe miners burn Thatcher effigy to celebrate her death
RESIDENTS of a South Yorkshire village burned an effigy of Margaret Thatcher and staged an alternative funeral celebrating her death, this week.Thousands marched through Goldthorpe, near Barnsley,...
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[#News] Ros Jones wins Doncaster Mayoral election
First Lady:Ros Jones celebrates with MPs and party activistsROS JONES clinched victory today to become the next Mayor of Doncaster.In a tight contest, she took 25,364 first and second preference...
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[#LGBT] IDAHOT in Sheffield
Speaker: Cllr David Barker (Labour Party) Sheffield City CouncilHUNDREDS gathered outside Sheffield Town Hall in the Peace Gardens to mark 'IDAHOT' - the International Day Against Homophobia and...
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[#Report] Bedroom tax protest in Sheffield
Banners and placards: Bedroom tax protest outside City HallTWO HUNDRED anti-bedroom tax protesters rallied outside City Hall in Sheffield today.They are angry about cuts to housing benefit payments and...
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[#Report] Sheffield rallies against austerity
People's assembly: Catching the mood for resistance to austerityHUNDREDS of activists rallied for the People's Assembly Against Austerity in a packed lecture theatre at Sheffield Hallam University...
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[#Report] Bedroom tax protest in Sheffield
Protest: Placard on display at rally todayA HUNDRED people rallied outside the Town Hall in Sheffield today as part of a campaign against the 'bedroom tax'.Around 7,500 people in Sheffield could be...
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[#Report] 'No Pasaran': Sheffield unites against EDL
Celebrations: 800 gathered in Barkers PoolSTUDENTS have spoken of "putting their body on the line" against police horses at an anti-fascist protest in Sheffield today.Dexter Hill, 18, a student at...
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[#Report] Tensions rise after EDL demo in Sheffield.
SHOPS were closed and traffic jams backed up after protests by the English Defence League and anti-fascists spilled over onto the streets of Sheffield city centre, today. The EDL called a for a...
View Article[#Video] Some clips from anti-fascist & EDL marches in Sheffield.
Anti-fascists gather before the demonstration outside the Town Hall. The EDL arrive outside City Hall to the Cenotaph, heckled by 100 who had gathered on the steps. Hundreds of antifascists ignored the...
View Article[#Video feature] Inside a Sheffield foodbank
The foodbank in Parson Cross is one of eight currently operating in Sheffield. It was set up in 2011 and is operated by the Parson Cross Initiative [PXI] from the Mount Tabor church on Wordsworth...
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[#News] UK Uncut prepare protests against banks
PROTESTERS from UK Uncut are preparing for nationwide protests against banks they believe dodge taxation at a time when many are suffering austerity cuts.They have so far planned protests in thirteen...
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[#Mexico] Exploring the colourful neighbourhood of Coyoacan
With colourful markets, vibrant bars and restaurants, and neat streets, Coyoacan scrubs up pretty well as one of Mexico City's smartest neighbourhoods.It has a cultural vibe, with writers, artists and...
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[#Mexico] Just here for the ride, gay subculture on the subway
With tyre wheels that spread like legs on a millipede, Mexico City's subway trains look like a funky fusion of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds and Playmobil toys, writ large.It is one of many things...
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[#Mexico] Trotsky the exile in Mexico
During his lifetime Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky never shied away from the monumental events that surrounded him.As a young man he had battled Tsarist tyranny and escaped from prison in Siberia....
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[#Mexico] A university of modern wonder: UNAM
By far Mexico’s largest university is the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, or UNAM, which is located in the Ciudad Universitaria in the south of Mexico City.One’s first impression as a weary...
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[#Sexism] Magaluf Girl: The Sun newspaper sinks to new low
This week the British media has slumped to a new low in its reporting in of holidaymakers’ behaviour in the Majorcan resort of Magaluf.Both The Daily Mirror and The Sun competed for online shock factor...
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