Manchester Globalisation Newswire Archive

saturday club meeting 3rd sept

sc massive, 30-08-2005 22:39

saturday club meeting on saturday 3rd september at 11.30 at the basement Read more >>

Forum for those arrested at the G8

flamesong, 03-08-2005 22:01

A private forum has been created for those who were arrested at the G8 and wish to share information and possibly co-ordinate transport. Read more | 1 comment >>

Pro-Capitalists 1 Social Change Activists 0: CRAP photos and story.

CRAP Capitalism Represents Acceptable Policy, 26-07-2005 12:07

On Saturday 2nd July 2005, CRAP (Capitalism Represents Acceptable Policy), the world's fiercest, most disiplined and doggedly persistant capitalism advocacy group, marched on the streets of Edinburgh, in defiance of various anarchist, leftist, progressive and churchy/do-goody/reformist organisations and successfully sabotaged their vague and pathetic attempt to make the world fairer, more sustainable and as the slogan goes 'make poverty history'.
Read more | 5 comments >>

Garden City Social - Manchester G8 Benefit Gig

Garden City Social, 20-07-2005 18:16

8pm-1am Weds 3rd August 2005
The Southern Hotel, Chorlton Read more | 1 comment >>

M9 drumming Blockade and Cow Stampede

resist nl, 08-07-2005 04:26

Morning on the 6th July near Stirling. We see the M9 being blockaded by radical drummers who pile trees and rocks on the road. They move on when 9 Police vans turn up at high speed. But their exit into a field of cows starts a stampede. One protester is injured by. And the farmer turns up at high speed in his 4x4 and starts to threaten the protesters with a hammer. Police then run in to arrest just about everyone including the farmer. Read more | 24 comments >>

Explosive interview - Stop and search techniques woefully inadequate

g8 video, 08-07-2005 02:04

A Bradford man explains how his stop and search was not at all thorough. If they are going to do it, then they should do it right. Read more >>

Bitter: Chronicle of the final Boddingtons Strike

Dave Maass, 07-07-2005 16:05

In 2004, the InterBrew corporation announced plans to close the historic Boddingtons Brewery in central Manchester and move production of the "Cream of Manchester" outside the city. This film chronicles the brewers' final strike - five days in November - to protect their jobs and the ale's heritage. Read more >>

Video; Saint Bob Geldof licked my camera. Crazy Interview

Mick Fuzz, 05-07-2005 19:05

We saw him from the bus and ran to interview him. It's difficult to tell from this short interview how deeply this man cares about Africa. To be honest he seems quite tired and a little strung out from Live8. Rather than comment he licked the camera. Read more | 11 comments >>

Video: Make Borders History - 3rd July Glasgow - A walking tour of Migration

devish may / fuzz edit, 05-07-2005 06:30

The Make Borders History tour of Glasgow. The make border tour-ists split up in 6 groups of 30 to 100 people to explore the border regime as it manifests itself in the Scottish city. Read more | 4 comments >>

G8 in Edinburg. Watch how the autonmous groups migrate

devilsh may with added fuzz, 02-07-2005 20:02

Watch how the lesser spotted autonmous group is at home in it's natural environment, the summit mobilisation. Footage of G8 bike ride, clowns in full fettle [no kettle] and dissent swarming on Edinburg out of their radical trainage. Read more | 3 comments >>

Manchester STOP BUSH Demo Weds 6th July

Greater Manchester Coalition to Stop the War, 28-06-2005 23:35

Stop this mad man and save the planet - Wednesday 6th July
Protest the day George W Bush arrives in Scotland for the G8
If you can't make the Gleneagles Demo or a Live8 concert or screening
Don't miss out - come and join this solidarity protest Read more | 2 comments >>

Carnival of Resistance takes to the streets in Newcastle

VTI North East, 26-06-2005 17:15

Around 40 people turned out on Saturday 25th June to take part in the ‘Carnival of Resistance’ in Newcastle, calling on the people of the North East to boycott all those companies complicit in and profiting from Israeli occupation and apartheid. Read more | 1 comment >>

Activist Training - G8 Preparation

sinisterpenguin, 17-06-2005 11:15

The lovely lovely people from Liverpool Social Forum have organised an activist training day in preparation for the G8 protests in Scotland. Everyone is welcome to share and learn The Crown (the pub) upstairs, Liverpool City Centre, Wednesday 22nd June from 6.30PM (don’t worry if you are forced to turn up late). Read more | 2 comments >>