A week of anti-GM - and anti-capitalist actions - in Liverpool against food and drink mega corporation Cargill.

Updates, bulletins and short articles.

Reports from around Britain and across the world.

Ninety-six have been arrested over MayDay and there may be more arrests to come.

A group from Manchester boarded a train to Blackpool last month carrying ‘90% for 90%’ cards and a stack of leaflets.

A Critical Mass bike ride in Bristol and a protest against BP in London.

Anti-GM demo against ‘Agriculture 2020’ conference in Norwich.

Protest at Castle Cenlas farm in Pembrokeshire to protest plans to plant GM crops.

Genetic Engineering Network has received reports of 2 crop trashings in late April, both 100% destroyed.

On March 30th a demo as held outside the biotech unit of the DETR in London, calling them to immediately halt agricultural tests.

International Development Secretary Clare Short, received her just desserts from the Biotic Baking Brigade at a meeting in Bangor, North Wales.

Campaign Against Arms Trade has launched an action network to encourage and facilitate NVDA on arms trade related issues.

Action planned at MOD procurement centre in Bristol bringing together anti-nuclear, war veterans, anti-capitalists, religious and peace campaigners.

Some new publications and information.

The Birmingham S26 collective are keen on organising a national day of action against Balfour Beatty as they are the main contractors for the new Bullring which is a very big, expensive and high profile job.

Plans are well underway for this year’s EF! Summer Gathering, August 1st-5th in Derbyshire.

Women Speak Out is a gathering for women interested or involved in DIY political, social, or environmental activity.

"Any political movement that does not support its political internees is a sham movement" Ojore Lutalo, political prisoner.

The Peoples' Global Action European meeting brought together around 80 social and ecological groups.

A call for a 90% cut in public transport fares ... to make public transport affordable ... to start making changes ... that bring the 90% cut in greenhouse gases needed to halt climate change.

For 3 years the ‘No Tarmac Quarries At Bestwood’ campaign has been fighting planning permission for 2 sand quarries in Nottingham.

Indymedia UK have just released the first issue of Offline - a monthly print publication.

Tyneside Squatters are occupying a brilliant social club in Newcastle City centre that is due to be turned into a lapdancing bar.

The Okay cafe is now open in central Manchester.

Actions in several cities around the country against Gap’s use of sweatshop labour in garment factories.

Upcoming dates on the calendar.

Over 700 people made the first Manchester march for the official recognition of British Sign Language an exciting, colourful and diverse day.

Campaigners from World Development Movement and People and Planet stage a ‘tug of war’ in Newcastle representing the potential WTO trade agreement that threatens poor nations as well as local public services in the UK.

To celebrate International Woman’s Day, a women’s weekend was held at Faslane Peace Camp.

Cornyhaugh Mink Farm near Newcastle announced it was closing last week after a 3 1/2-year, high-profile, campaign by Newcastle AR Coalition.

About 30 people gathered on March 24th outside Wakefield Prison where framed anarchist prisoner Mark Barnsley is being held.

Birmingham council have brought in £50 fines and the threat of arrest to anyone skateboarding in the city centre.