from imc-uk, 17.07.2007: Ramona Africa, sole adult survivor of the FBI bombing of the MOVE house in Philadelphia on May 13th 1985, talks about how she coped with the aftermath of the bombing and how she sees justice from an uncompromising, revolutionary perspective. more

from email, 16 July 2007: "In the weekend of June 30st and July 1st, G8-activists in Amsterdam, Netherlands sat down to evaluate the actions and their effect.

"It is difficult to make deals with clowns" says a representant of the Dutch Clown Army with a serious face. Around him people nod their heads in understanding. It is the second day of a retrospective weekend organised by 'Broeinest' about the G8- protests..." more

via imc-uk, 16.07.2007: The Autonmous Centre of Edinburgh is under threat of closure. We need you too write / email the planning department by Friday 20th / Monday 23rd or Friday 27th July at the absolute latest. more

from email, 17 July 2007: Interview with opponents of the G8 (taken from Swing, autonomous Rhein-Main-Info). To make clear positions and contradictions, here comes a facilitated interview with two fictional Swing-editors... more

from email, 17 July 2007: "We face a retro phase today - and this is good. The phase of sloppy bicycle pervaded stroll-along-demos, where people nod their heads to the loud funny music from the loudspeakers, seems to be over for the moment. The demos around the G8 summit were characterized by bigger organized blocks, people linking arms, side banners, loud slogans and a powerful spirit..." more

from email, Sunday, July 15 2007: The G8 summit is more than a month ago now, what remains is the joy and the satisfaction about the successful protests, about the work a lot of people were doing in the run-up to the summit, both within Attac and otherwise. Like many others our local Attac Working Group had actively worked for two years preparing these summit protests, which we understood as a point of crystallization of a multiple movement for a different world. more

from imc-uk, 14.07.2007: Friday 13th July was the second International Day of Solidarity in support of Scottish prisoner John Bowden and the Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) who the Scottish Prison Service have maligned as a “paramilitary” and “terrorist” organisation. Support events were advertised to take place in Brighton, Edinburgh, Hull, Leeds, and London, as well as internationally.  more

from email, 14 July 2007: "... the facilities to build a collective action map depicting all of the actions that happened, are being put together. The map will have icons that indicate where what kind of action took place. The individual icons will be linked to texts, films or pictures about the actions. You will also be able to view a brief summary while scrolling with your mouse... more

from email, 14 July 2007: On the Friday 20th July (Columbia's 'National Day') at 1pm the Solidarity Federation will be holding a protest outside the Columbian embassy (3 Hans Crescent SW1. Tube: Knightsbridge. Between Sloane Street and Brompton Road. It's about a mile from Parliament.) as part of a international day of action to highlight the ongoing war waged by the Columbian state on trade unionists. more

from email, 13 July 2007: We're happy to invite you to East Europe Media activist Gathering which is taking place in Ukraine on August 11-20 in context of the noborders camp. more

from imc-uk, 12.07.2007: On July 10th, "La Tour" was illegaly evicted in Geneva, Switzerland. The police invaded "LA TOUR" under the pretext of carrying out an identity control! This, so called, identity verification was followed by the arrival of a bailif who preceeded to proclaim that the house was abandoned (the inhabitants being held at the police station)... more

Two similar articles which popped up in the media today, though when you read a bit more carefully you will realise that its not as bad as it looks. The articles are based on reports on trials conducted by Plymouth plods.

Primarily, the use of head-mounted cameras could be 'problematic' for our sort of people in a public order situation, whether it is an unseemly scuffle with the cops outside the London Anarchist Bookfair, or a larger, more full-on unseemly scuffle with the cops on May Day.  more

from Sheffield Anarchist Federation, 11.07.2007: Day of music and politics to raise money for the Oxacan anarchists awaiting trial in Mexico. In support of these activists Sheffield Anarchist Federation is organising a day of music, food, booze and politics to raise much needed funds for their legal campaigns. more

via Netcu Watch, 11.07.2007: On the 20th February 2007 dawn raids were executed at four addresses in Yorkshire involving over a hundred police officers from Humberside and West Yorkshire Police. The aim being to arrest four people for what the media and police agencies dubbed animal rights extremism. Four and a half months later, the charges were dropped and the accused are now pursuing legal action against Humberside Police. more