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D14: International studentsmeeting in Brussels

22-12-2001 11:38

D14: International studentsmeeting in Brussels
At December 14 various student groups came togheter in order to change experiences about the reformation of education because of the Bologna-declaration and the GATS-treaty. Spanish students are mobilising Europe-wide for an international studentdemonstration in Salamanca.

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Convoy hit in Afghanistan

22-12-2001 06:06

Conflicting reports of an attack on a convoy of personel destroyed in Afghanisatn near the town of Khost. US says it contained "leadership" whilst not mentioning Al-Qaeda or Taliban. Reprts from civilians in the area appear to suggest that it contained local tribal leaders on their way to the inauguration of the new government in Kabul.

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US Olympic Torchbearer to Run Barefoot to Protest Nike

22-12-2001 02:35

Asbury Park, NJ, December 21, 2001 - Educating for Justice (www.nikewages.org) announced today that its co-Director, Leslie Kretzu, who has been chosen to run in the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch Relay, will run barefoot as a show of solidarity with Nike's overseas factory workers.

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hey - the government wants to hear our views on globalisation...

22-12-2001 01:57

can it be worth participating in their discussions - or would we just be feeding them new rhetoric?

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NY against the world economic forum

22-12-2001 00:51

JOIN US FOR MASS PROTESTS
AGAINST THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM!

REBUILD NEW YORK, REBUILD THE WORLD
FOR PEOPLE NOT PROFIT!

Protest the World Economic Forum in NYC, January 31-February 4, 2002

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massacres in Colombia - why?

22-12-2001 00:36

On the 12th of December, the paramilitaries start a new offensive in Naya River. On the 20th, a communities lawyer gets arbitrarily detained. Is there any connection?

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A TODO EL MUNDO / TO THE WHOLE WORLD

21-12-2001 23:29

A TODO EL MUNDO / TO THE WHOLE WORLD
A TODOS LOS CIUDADANOS DEL MUNDO QUE TENGAN EMBAJADA ARGENTINA/ TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD LIVING IN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ARGENTINIAN EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES.
Reposted from IMC Argentina.

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Warren style commission to Investigate 9/11

21-12-2001 23:19

With the billions spent on the CIA, NSA, FAA, Air Guard, Air force and NORAD, on September 11, 2001 I found myself immediately questioning how four passenger airliners could have gone off course and not created a veritable storm of response

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Anarcho-Primitivism is a racket

21-12-2001 23:16

Anarcho-primitivism is a racket or gang. It competes with other ideologies in the market place of ideas.

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Island People Accuse US of Genocide

21-12-2001 22:30

Brits involved, too

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Cops kick it off in Brixton

21-12-2001 21:05

Heavy-handed riot police kick off the 'Movement for Justice' march in Brixton, which was held to protest the killing of 4 people by police in Brixton in recent months.

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BRIXTON DEMO ATTACKED BY POLICE-NOW 8.50 FRIDAY

21-12-2001 20:57

As i write there is an anti racist/anti deaths in police custody march on Stockwell Road-Brixton that was peacefull when suddenly 4 riot vans and other police try and break up the demo.

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Brixton Justice March blocked by police - violent arrests

21-12-2001 20:47

Latest situation from Brixton 8.30pm Friday

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What was Dickens trying to say ?

21-12-2001 19:26

"A Christmas Carol" is probably the most falsfied piece of classic literature.

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Jamal Death Sentence Reversed--Mobilize Labor/Black Power to Free Mumia Now!

21-12-2001 18:57

The PDC has released the following statement in response to the reversal of Jamal's death sentence. However, the legal decision allows no opportunity for his innocence to be proved. We have no faith in the 'justice'of the capitalist courts--only class struggle by the multi-ethnic working-class can free Mumia now!

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Israeli settlers attack Uk nationals as roadblocks removed

21-12-2001 18:05

For a second day, fifty Uk/US campaigners and a similar number of Palestinians from the International Solidarity Movement dismantled several roadblocks near the West Bank City of Nablus. Two of the group were assaulted by Israeli settlers.

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Arrest as Israeli roadblock removed

21-12-2001 17:16

Arrest as Israeli roadblock removed
Photograph taken 20th December showing Sofia, a US national being arrested by an Israeli police officer as she dismantles an Isreali roadblock at Hares near the West Bank city of Nablus. One pulls her hair while another twists her arm. Sofia was released after being detained for 5 hours.

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Dismantling Isreali roadblocks in Palestine

21-12-2001 17:11

Dismantling Isreali roadblocks in Palestine
Photograph taken Thursday 20th December showing person dismantling roadblock in Hares near West Bank city of Nablus on West Bank.

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From Heathrow to Palestine (mp3)

21-12-2001 16:48

Audio
On Firday 14th December, four Uk nationals - two men and two women left for Israel. They are part of the Internaitonal Solidarity Movement and for the next two weeks would be non-violently contronting the Isreali occupation of Palestine. Chris Dunham from South London and Sarah Irving from Manchester describe their hopes for their visit. Duration: 3:20 minutes

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Poxy MOX Shocked with Blocks, Locks and Xmas Socks (and gridlock)

21-12-2001 16:42

80 Irish activists delayed workers entering Sellafield on the opening day of the new MOX nuclear reprocessing plant. A lockdown was held at the Main Gate in an attempt to block the movement of trucks carrying radioactive plutonium. Heavy police presence but no arrests were made.