Liverpool Social Struggles Newswire Archive

19-02-2004 11:23

Indymedia - Liverpool can has an impact offline

A reply to my posting on the Picket Venue here has helped to get a reply in letter form, I sent a letter to the 'The Peoples Centre' in December and I've just received a reply in letter form, which surprised me and it seems I've rattled some people which I have record of doing. Read more >>

16-02-2004 22:13

Social center in Norway in danger!

Hausmania social center threatened Read more >>

07-02-2004 15:33 | 2 comments

Workers Rights are Human Rights

Gangster Capitalists probably from Liverpool murder 19 workers-
immigrants without access to the protection of the Law or the solidarity
of the rest of the working class. Read more >>

06-02-2004 23:10 | 16 comments

Green Leader Visits Merseyside

John Whitelegg, leader of the North West Green Party will be speaking at two meetings in Liverpool on Monday 9th February. Read more >>

31-01-2004 16:49 | 1 comment

Council Tenants - Heads we lose, Tail we don't win!

Hill rips up decency pledge
Housing minister Keith Hill has turned away from the government’s commitment that all tenants’ homes will meet the decent homes standard even if they vote to stay with their council landlords.
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18-01-2004 22:30 | 16 comments

Are we being Shafted

They are Knocking down our houses and are going to build houses that we can't afford to rent, so where are they going to put us. Read more >>

13-11-2003 23:15 | 1 comment

Have 'Faith' in Liverpool Resistance!

Liverpool City Council is planning a year of 'Faith in the City' for 2004 as part of the run-up to the 2008 Culture of Capital. According to their website, they want to celebrate "the beliefs, passions, good deeds and contributions made by all the city’s citizens – from the oldest to the youngest – which make Liverpool such a special city". Read more >>

10-11-2003 11:42 | 8 comments

DOES LIVERPOOL REALLY NEED A GAY VILLAGE?

Liverpool is developing a gay village, but what will this really add to the lives of gay people in Liverpool? Gay villages began because of persecution, but I would argue that over time they have actually become oppressive rather than empowering. They have created a set of stereotypes for gay and bi people
(NOTE: NOT ALL GAY MEN JUST WANT TO CONSUME ALCOHOL AND GET LAID!) Read more >>

21-10-2003 13:13 | 1 comment

‘Make a Difference’ day - Saturday 25th October.

On Saturday 25th October, Liverpool Students' Union, liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool City Council are coming together for the National Make a Difference Day.
Involving students, staff and local residents and businesses, the Make a Difference Day will help promote unity between the local community and students.
Focussing on the environment the order of the day will be to clean up the area; ranging from litter-picking to graffiti removal and a general social day.
If you would like to get involved get down to St.Andrews Gardens at the top of Copperas Hill for 2 o'clock on Saturday... help us to help 'Make a Difference'. Read more >>

13-10-2003 00:51 | 2 comments

Sherwood Tree Protest eviction alert

aruga! Read more >>

02-10-2003 13:59 | 4 comments

HipHop for Palestine - full UK tour details

Please note that all monies raised will go to

http://www.enlighten-palestine.org/ who are in the process of building a new educational centre in the Rafah refugee camp.
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29-08-2003 15:29 | 6 comments

Cost of Water to Double!

THE cost of water to Merseyside householders will soar to £10 a week, if the Government's regulator sanctions a £3.8bn spending programme. Read more >>

29-08-2003 15:25

£117m needed to fix council houses

It has been estimated that 60% of Liverpool's council homes are below basic standards. Read more >>

18-08-2003 14:58 | 1 comment

Concert in aid of healthy Africa

Concert in aid of Healthy Africa at the Phil on 14th Sept.(click to see flyer)
TAYO ALUKO and Friends Read more >>

12-08-2003 15:48 | 1 comment

News from Statewatch - 12th August 03

Statewatch News online, 12 August 2003
see:

http://www.statewatch.org/news Read more >>

24-07-2003 08:43 | 3 comments

Social Cleansing

Housing Associations, or Registered Social Landlords as they are know known, in Liverpool are planning to sell off large chunks of their properties to home owners who are under threat of demolition and to perspective homeowners in general. This is in spite of the fact that there are thousands of would be tenants on there housing lists. Read more >>

23-07-2003 07:16 | 12 comments

The clowns and the hypocrits

Blair telling the Chinese off about their anti-subversion laws Read more >>

22-07-2003 11:41 | 9 comments

Wilko's using forced prison labour

Wilko's using forced prison labour to make cheap products Read more >>

22-07-2003 00:15 | 1 comment

More luxury flats to be built in Aigburth

Liverpool gets more luxury flats! Read more >>

21-07-2003 08:28 | 22 comments

BACK INTO THE STREETS!! : WHERE ARE THE ANTI-WAR PROTESTS!!?

More and more attacks on U.S. soldiers confirm that we are headed into a long guerilla war. Wives, mothers, girlfriends, children and others are losing their loved ones. WHERE ARE THE ANTI-WAR PROTESTORS!!?
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