Protests continue for Copenhagen "Youth House"

2 March, 2007 - 01:00
despite over 640 arrests by Danish police and allegations of brutality. The historic Ungdomshuset was built by labour groups in 1897 as "The People's House", and its sale by the city and eviction of the inhabitants on 1 March met promised resistance and rioting. Frequent news updates are available in Danish and English.
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WWF calls for Antarctic marine protection areas

2 March, 2007 - 01:00
For the International Polar Year, which started on 1 March, WWF is launching an ambitious campaign to create a network of marine protected areas, including the Ross Sea, by 2012. The move would help to protect the areas from unsustainable fishing, marine pollution, climate change and the spread of invasive plants and animals.
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Winter was UK's second warmest

1 March, 2007 - 01:00
A near-record mean temperature of 5.5C is consistent with Met Office climate change predictions. 2002-6 are now the warmest five years on record.
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Chained marchers mark slave ban

1 March, 2007 - 01:00
Campaigners bound in chains are walking from Hull for the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. They reach Westminster on 25 March, and are drawing attention to the estimated 12m still in slavery in an attempt to undo the damage done in previous centuries.
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UK Green Building Council launched

1 March, 2007 - 01:00
A group of major construction firms is backing an initiative to make all new houses carbon-neutral, and appointed Paul King, formerly of WWF, as head.
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Fairtrade Fortnight

24 February, 2007 - 01:00
Change Today, Choose Fairtrade', with over 2000 Fairtrade certified products now available, it’s easier than ever to change what you eat drink and wear to Fairtrade, and make a positive change today for the lives of millions and farmers in developing countries. Take part in this Fairtrade Fortnight 26 Feb - 11 March 2007.
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Npower places injunction on photographer covering environmental protest

23 February, 2007 - 01:00
Two solicitors and four black clad security guards working for Npower have served a high court injunction on a working press photographer covering the energy company’s controversial activities at an Oxfordshire beauty spot.
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Breaking the Barriers of Filters through Collective Effort

23 February, 2007 - 01:00
through the establishment of multiple weblogs, Iranian women’s rights activists are fighting to overcome the content filtering of their government. The threatened site features a “One Million Signatures” campaign, which demands an end to discriminatory laws against women.
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Protest pressure builds on 120 mile gas pipeline through Wales

16 February, 2007 - 01:00
- Schnews reports on the protest against the the environmentally damaging project, across the Brecon Beacons heritage site. More details and background from Bristol Indymedia
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Len W Gibson, 24 December 1919 - 3 February 2007

16 February, 2007 - 01:00
Veteran peace campaigner, Len Gibson, has died aged 87. From 1962 through to 1988, Len ran the Film Van, a vehicle he drove around the UK during the summer months, appearing at showgrounds, market squares and many other locations around the country, where he would show anti war films from the back of the van in the open air, campaigning for peace against war and violence.
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