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Marking the 30th anniversary of the Brixton riots, award winning author Alex Wheatle mbe presents his moving autobiographical story of how he became a writer.
Alex takes audiences on a journey through Britain in the 1980’s: from the brutality of children’s homes to life on the ‘Frontline’ in riot torn Brixton and sharing a prison cell with a fierce Rasta-man. A journey punctuated by the muscular singing of lyrics that made Alex the famous ‘Yarkman Irie’ of the Brixton club scene.
Inspired by his best-selling novel, Brixton Rock and East of Acre Lane, Alex Wheatle’s performance is a gem. Alex’s latest novel Brenton Brown, the eagerly awaited follow up to Brixton Rock, was published in June 2011.

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Astronauts on the International Space Station took some time off to observe internet video of the recent student uprising at the University of California at Berkeley. Students occupied Wheeler Hall and shut down the Doe Library on Friday November 20, 2009 as part of an ongoing student – worker strike protesting a 32% hike in tuition fees, the layoff of 900 employees, loss of minority owned businesses on campus and affordable student housing.

In this 3 minute BetterBadNews video clip NASA astronauts appear to support passionate students needed for future space explorations.

Video from inside occupied Wheeler Hall :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISZrR7qE-Oc

http://www.youtube.com/user/occupyeverything2009/watch?v=ISZrR7qE-Oc

occupyeverything2009 by brandon jourdan david martinez andy stern josh wolf

Betterbadnews – half true more or less 100% of the time.
Berkeley Community Media Ch 28,

On march 4, 2010 the strike escalated to include actions in Oakland California, UC Irvine and university and college campuses across the country.

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