PGHIMC - Pittsburgh Independent Media Center

On Monday, June 27th, Indymedia Bristol's server was seized by the police. An Indymedia volunter was also arrested during the raid. Last week, police demanded access to the server to gain the IP details of a posting. The alternative media outlet is receiving advice from civil liberties organisations and the National Union of Journalists. Before being legally forced to hand over the server, Indymedia Bristol stated: "We do not intend to voluntarily hand over information to the police as they have requested". A further statement from Bristol Indymedia volunteers is expected soon.

This is the second time that law enforcement authorities have attacked Indymedia servers in the UK in the run up to a major event. Last October, just prior to the European Social Forum, Indymedia servers in London were seized in an international law enforcement operation - prompting a wave of protests and solidarity statements from a wide range of organisations [report]. This time, events are unfolding one week before the G8 Summit begins in Scotland.

Commenting on the heavy-handed approach of the Bristol police, who previously threatened that they 'may arrest somebody for obstructing the course of justice', an Imc Uk volunteer said: "It's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut". An Imc technical volunteer added: "I do not believe that there is any useful information that the police could gain from the server seizure."

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On Saturday June 25th, between two and three dozen activists said "No" to Santorum on a variety of issues, including his bigotted attitudes towards gays and people of color and his maintaining private offices which are closed to the public.

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On June 24th 2005, around 250 people took part in the monthly bicycle event known as Critical Mass.  This months was particularly special as it was part of Bike Fest! (a ten-day festival of bicycle related events).

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A busy month for local energy activists and Mountain Justice Summer!

Earlier in June, in downtown Pittsburgh, a group of about 75 people gathered to march for clean energy and justice in the coalfields of Appalachia. The permitted march was organized by Canaries in the Coalfields, Tri-State Citizens' Mining Network, and Mountain Justice Summer.  The march ended at the downtown convention center, where the National Coal Show was being held. Speakers from Pennsylvania and West Virginia told of the devastation mining is causing in their communities and the health costs from coal power plant emissions borne by residents of this region, and demanded a clean energy policy.

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Residents of the Coal River Valley of West Virginia returned to Massey Energy's coal processing plant behind Marsh Fork Elementary School to again demand that it be shut down and cleaned up. 

[ Show Down in Coal Town | more on Massey Energy | previous feature ]

Near Knoxville, TN, approximately 45 activists surprised the first-ever shareholders meeting of what they call the most destructive coal company in Tennessee, the National Coal Corporation. 

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And in Lexington, Kentucky, a meal of toxic coal sludge scraped out of a stream in eastern Kentucky was delivered to the president of a coal advocacy group; hundreds of concerned citizens attended an anti-mountain top removal (MTR) rally and march that ended at Kentucky Utility's headquarters; a film festival educated Lexingtonians about the dangers of strip mining and its repercussions; and activists passed out literature on the streets.  All part of Mountain Justice Summer's week in Lexington, Kentucky.

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And finally, Mountain Justice Summer will take to the streets of Richmond, Virginia on July 8th to rally against Mountaintop Removal mining.  The action will also be held in conjunction with Venezuelan communities fighting coal mines, as activists around the world will simultaneously protest climate change during the G8 meetings taking place in Scotland.

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On Tuesday, June 21st, representatives from two Iraqi labor unions visited Pittsburgh as part of US Labor Against the War's Tour of Iraqi National Labor Leaders. The purpose of the tour is to create a cross-cultural dialogue about the US occupation of Iraq and its effect on working people in both countries.

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