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Ctrl.Alt.Shift @ Anti-Militarist Network Gathering

The Cowley Club is the revolutionary's dream - protest call-out flyers cover the walls, and radical texts line the shelves, covering topics from guides on how to be an urban guerrilla to why capitalism is a joke. Or in my eyes, home sweet home.

Submitted by Jody.McIntyre

Lemmer's Rogue Report: Crap Journalism Awards

Can anyone tell me the address of Aislinn Simpson of the Daily Telegraph? For Aislinn is the winner of 'The Biggest Non-Story of The Week' award, a fictitious award for fictitious news stories. "London Marathon organisers 'could be forced to divert route over Tamil protest", ran Simpson's...

Submitted by Richard.Lemmer

Vox Pops: And The Winner Is...

It's down to the people now. Who will they choose? No, I'm not talking about another sub-par reality television show, I'm talking about the elections – yes, that important process that shapes our system, yet something that more and more of us turn a blind eye to. So instead of tuning in to...

Submitted by Hannah.Martin

Feature: Notorious PIG

Panic on the streets of London. Panic on the streets of Cancun. Swine flu is causing panic all over the world, the aporkalypse is here!Well, maybe not quite, but the threat of a global pandemic caused by a new strain of flu is understandably getting people hot under the collar, and with around 168...

Submitted by Kevin E.G. Perry

Ctrl.Alt.Shift @ Space Hijackers Demo

We're back at Bank again!This time the demonstration was organised by a group called Space Hijackers, of whom 11 members were hilariously arrested at the G20 protests for "impersonating police officers" when they dressed up in costume. This protest was advertised as "a celebration of...

Submitted by Jody.McIntyre

Blog: Russell Myrie - Obama's Pickle

President Obama may be about to enter his first real pickle since taking office on January 20. Obama's first hundred days - an admittedly strange benchmark which all new presidents are judged by - will most likely be remembered for such historic things as the planned closure of Guantanamo Bay,...

Submitted by Russell.Myrie

Feature: How You Can Beat Fascism

Did you know that black and Asian British people don't exist? This is just one of the shocking pieces of wrongheaded nonsense recently discharged by BNP chairman Nick Griffin, who claims that Black and Asian people should be referred to as "racial foreigners" in Britain, regardless of...

Submitted by Kevin E.G. Perry

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Comedy Night @ The Hi-Fi Club

Comedy - is it a good way to get an idea across? I think so. I remember jokes better than I remember a lecture. And that's why Ctrl.Alt.Shift hosted a comedy night in Leeds' Hi-Fi Club last week, to make people see that we can have a laugh at the same issues that make us question the way things are...

Submitted by Hannah.Martin

Postcards From The Edge: DR Congo

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Ctrl.Alt.Shift @ Shifty Film Launch, Bar Rumba

Shifty hit cinemas on April 24th, having already managed to catch this film at a preview earlier in the month we knew that the reviews touting it as "A strong contender for British film of the year..." weren't off the mark. We also knew that for a film that cost just under a hundred grand to make...

Submitted by ben.anderson