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The global crisis is a crisis of capitalism

22-11-2008 02:49

It is time for the workers and the poor in the Philippines to prepare for the worse the moment its government keeps on repeating the mantra that the economic fundamentals remain good and thus there is little to worry about effects of the global recessionary trend. The world found itself in the present mess precisely because of such blind faith in neoliberal fundamentalism.

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Demonstration against first ID cards

22-11-2008 01:31

Tuesday, 25th November – meet on New Road at 12:20.

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Sheffield Protest against ID cards 25/11/08 - 12pm

22-11-2008 01:29

Sheffield in National anti-ID card protest, backed by No Borders, NO2ID and individuals activists comming together to oppose the scheme.

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PRIMARK pulls out of PR Event over fears of Bad PR due to protest..

21-11-2008 22:15

Victory for human rights campaigners as Fast Fashion retail giant cuts and runs from PR Week event 'Taking the Drama out of a crisis' - looks like PRIMARK's PR crisis continues...

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Extrajudicial Assassinations As Official Israeli Policy

21-11-2008 21:25

Throughout its history, Israel willfully and systematically committed premeditated extrajudicial killings of Palestinians and other Arabs as official state policy - carried out with explicit high-level political, judicial and military authorization and allegedly in "self-defense" against individuals threatening Israeli security.

Almost never do Israeli government or military officials show evidence that targeted individuals acted violently or threatened Jewish citizens. Simply calling them "terrorists" is justification enough - to kill them extrajudicially, with no recourse to due process or respect for international law that bans the practice for any reason.

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Public hearing-no more flats Castlefield

21-11-2008 20:02

Public hearing/enquiry at the Mechanics Institute, Princess Rd, Manchester on 25th to 29th November. If you want to speak you need to arrive before 10am and give your intention to speak.

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Otis Ferry visited by his MP in prison today

21-11-2008 19:50

Otis was visited in Gloucester prison today by his MP.

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Bilingual publication "Talk on Anarchism"

21-11-2008 19:49

Publication in English and Serbo-Croatian language which is result of ten debates on anarchism held between May 2006 and May 2007 at the Cultural Center "Dom omladine" in Belgrade/Serbia.

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Anti-Militarist Gathering, 29th & 30th Nov, details and agenda call-out

21-11-2008 19:10

ANTI-MILITARIST GATHERING – 29th & 30th NOVEMBER – EDINBURGH

The end of November will see anti-war, anti-militarist and peace activists from across the UK and beyond meet in Edinburgh. In these times of instability, it is vital that resistance to war and the military is as strong as possible.

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This Week in Palestine, Week 47

21-11-2008 19:01

Audio
This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, for November 15 through 21, 2008.

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Protest against ID Cards, Cardiff, 25/11/08

21-11-2008 18:01

By resisting the repression of migrants, we defend the freedom of everyone!
More info:  http://noborderswales.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/id-cards-welcome-to-internal-borders/

There will be simultaneous protests happening at other UKBA centres around the country, follow the above link for details.

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Roma threat from far-right in Czech Republic: ERIO’s statement on racist riot

21-11-2008 17:46

Riot police in the northern Czech town of Litvinov waged a bloody battle with far-right protesters trying to reach a Roma (Gypsy) suburb last Monday.
There is a need for greater solidarity across Europe to defend growing hostility towards the Roma population, particularly in Eastern Europe and Italy....

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ID card fines announced

21-11-2008 17:42

Report from press association

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Dissident Island Radio tonight!!!

21-11-2008 16:41

Green Scare // ESF // Student mobilisations // Dissident Island Discs // Sumac Debates // DJ Ursa

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what is targeting individuals who support the bnp to achieve?

21-11-2008 16:27

what is targeting individuals who support the bnp to achieve?

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Spanish bank squatters evicted

21-11-2008 15:10

Following their successful occupation of the offices of BBVA bank over 200 members of SAT (Andalucian workers union) spent the night there, resisting police and council efforts to force them to leave.

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Housing Mobilization in Marseille

21-11-2008 14:47

22 November in Marseilles, Reclaiming Housing Rights in Europe.

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Britain's Foreign Bastard Child

21-11-2008 14:15

Stop Detaining Children
'Not white enough for the British, not black enough for Mugabe'

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BMI logs protest phone numbers

21-11-2008 11:52

Thursday 20th saw a phone blockade against BMI, with activists registering their dismay and disgust at a deportation scheduled for today, Friday 21st. When speaking to the switchboard activists were informed that their numbers would be 'logged' and 'passed on to the chief executive'.