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Scotland protesters told to stay put, plus update on London blasts

NG. 17.45 GMT. G8 protesters bound for London today are being told to stay put, says Network Rail.

Although mainline rail services are continuing to run as near normal service as possible, people are asked not to make any unnecessary journeys into London today. King's Cross station, a natural depot for trains to and from Scotland, is likely to remain closed 'for some time'. GNER trains are currently terminating in Peterborough.

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Thursday, 07 July 2005 in Practical info | Permalink | Comments (1)

The day the music died

Natasha Grzincic and Alex Nunns. Some of us spicier Red Peppers have been staying at the campsite provided by Edinburgh Council, the Jack Kane community centre in Craigmillar, apparently Scotland's fourth most deprived area (and that IS deprived). Thanks to Dissent!'s negotiations with council, the site's free, but last night we paid the price in the form of forced exposure to 120 decibels of the worst house music in the world... ever.

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Sunday, 03 July 2005 in Practical info | Permalink | Comments (1)

Edinburgh accommodation update

The Dissent! Edinburgh Accommodation Group has just released this urgent and important statement about the accommodation situation for protesters coming to Edinburgh. In short, it details how due to a variety of factors, the only legal mass accommodation secured is in assocation with the council on Hunter’s Hall Park, surrounding the Jack Kane Centre in the Niddrie estate. The group has reluctantly decided to endorse this but has reservations about a number of issues and wants to alert activists to them as well as encourage people to help create a Dissent! space within the accommodation.

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Tuesday, 28 June 2005 in Dissent!, G8, Practical info, Protest, Repression, Scotland | Permalink | Comments (0)

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