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Concern for Animals Friendship Lunch

July 22, 2012 12:30

Nottingham friends meeting house

25a Clarendon Street

NOTTINGHAM

NG1 5JD

Just what Nottingham DOESN'T need

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UK People's Health Assembly

July 10, 2012 09:00

Nottingham Conference Centre

Burton Street Nottingham

NG1 4BU

New Health Risks Associated with Opencast Mining

The June Review of Developments affecting Opencast Mining from the Loose Anti Opencast Network provides new evidence that Surface Mine workers in the USA contract 'Black Lung' disease. Secondly it reviews recent developments in Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK and lastly updates what the situation is on prospective and actual opencast sites in England.

'Green Wave' Rio Eco Protest

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Saturday 16 June 2012

At 3.00pm on Saturday, people gathered in front of the Council House, Market Square with banners leaflets and a samba band.

The event was to coincide with the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20).

Nottingham World Naked Bike Ride 2012

June 16, 2012 15:00

Meet near The Chinese Bell Tower in the Arboretum

Green Festival, Nottingham 2 'Music'

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12.00 - 6pm Sunday 10 June 2012

People gathered in the Arboretum Park, Nottingham for the annual Green Festival [this was the 21st event].

 

Green Festival, Nottingham 1 'Around the Event'

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12.00 - 6pm Sunday 10 June 2012

People gathered in the Arboretum Park, Nottingham for the annual Green Festival [this was the 21st event].

 

English Community Opposition to Opencast Mining

This, the 1st press release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network list 12 sites in England where there has been expressions of interest about opencast for coal on the site. The press release also indicates why this will be a continuing 'itch' in the English planning system as up to 97% of the surface mineable coal in England is located within 500m of where people live. England unlike Scotland or Wa…

NTU: "Section 6" - Squatting Photography

Nottingham Trent University photography students degree shows have again been exhibited.

Over the last week, I've been to visit some of their many shows around Nottingham. I especially wanted to show you the work of Tom Willett who displayed a set of pictures of the JB Spray squat titled "Section 6"

 

He says: "Squatting has been a part of our society for hundreds of years, yet we see little …

Green campaigns at Mayday

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Authorities join the campaign

Occupy Nottingham General Assembly

April 27, 2012 18:00

Meet at the Left Lion

Occupy Notingham Withdrawal Announcement 21.04.12

As of 9:00 pm Sunday 21 April Occupy Nottingham will end their occupation of Nottingham's Market Place after 190 days.

Occupy Anniversary Saturday 14th April

April 14, 2012 12:00

The Old Market Square

Occupy Nottingham Call Out

Occupy is essentially a think tank for the generation of ideas through public discourse and debate, to enable social, economical and environmental change, it is also an umbrella type group for all causes, groups and people, linking and bringing them together in common cause. All opinions and policies of Occupy are made by group consensus. The first true Peoples Democracy of Nottingham has begun at…

Occupy Nottingham Press Release 06/04/12

Following the hearing on 5th April Occupy Nottingham are very pleased with the result achieved so far with a three week adjournment before a three day trial begins on 30th April.

This means they will be celebrating their six month anniversary on the Market Square on 15th April.

Judge Inglis ruled that all of the Councils allegations attempting to link incidents external to the camp being a…

Guardian: Activists furious : no disciplinary charge brought

Ratcliffe-on-Soar activists furious as no disciplinary charges brought over withheld tapes

Recordings made by police spy Mark Kennedy were crucial to case but hidden from environmental protesters' defence.

No prosecutors or police officers are to be disciplined over a miscarriage of justice in which environmental activists were wrongly convicted of plotting to break into a power station.

The on…

Open Day

April 21, 2012 14:00

The Collection

Danes Terrace

Lincoln

LN2 1LP

Nott'm Quakers Announce support for Occupy Notts

Quakers in Nottingham have made a public declaration of support for the protestors.

Critical Mass Bike Ride

March 30, 2012 18:00

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride

April 27, 2012 18:00

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride

May 25, 2012 18:00

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride

June 29, 2012 18:00

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride

July 27, 2012 18:00

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm

The Dirty Coal tour

March 22, 2012 20:00

The Sumac Centre

245 Gladstone Street,

Forest Fields

The Dirty Coal tour

March 21, 2012 20:00

University of Nottingham

Portland Building

Room E125

Occupy Nottingham Press Release

Court hearing now adjourned until 5th April

Occupy Nottingham Call Out

March 10, 2012 12:00

Occupy Nottingham, The Market Square

Occupy Notts Questions to the Council

These questions relating to important issues in our city, have been waiting to be presented in person to the council when, they actually meet with representatives from Occupy Nottingham for open dialogue to discuss the reason we are here... we are still waiting!

Ramble in the Woods

March 18, 2012 10:00

Sherwood Pines,

Nr Rufford Abbey

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