World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Nottingham (and Leicester) demos against deportations to Congo

28-03-2007 20:36 | Anti-militarism | Migration | Social Struggles | World

Today in seven UK cities including Nottingham and Leicester, the Congolese community and their supporters held demonstrations to focus attention on government plans to categorise the 'Democratic' Republic of Congo as a 'safe' country to return people who have been fleeing the violence to the UK in search of security. In Nottingham people rallied and marched, highlighting that the Congolese who have already been deported face a very uncertain fate.

Article: African Anarchists - The Peoples Parliament, Kenya

28-03-2007 17:42 | Social Struggles | World

Taken from Left Turn magazine in the USA www.leftturn.org this is an advoacy piece about the non-heirarchical Kenyan social movement Bunge La Mwananchi (Peoples Parliament) . Bunge shot to prominance at the Nairobi WSF after organising a free paralell conference and daily get-in-free actions at the WSF. They also inspired a food reclaimation/re-distribution action at a restaurant owned by the Kenyan internal security minister at the wsf itself, described below

Prisons in Venezuela: Extreme Violence, Extreme Indifference

27-03-2007 20:11 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

° Abolitionist text about the facts of three Venezuelan prisons: Uribana, Guanare and Sabaneta. Traslated from El Libertario (# 49, 2007), the voice of the Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas www.nodo50.org/ellibertario.

Mark McGowan Aaron Barschak to Burn Effigy of MP Liam Byrne in Birmingham

BURNING OF LIAM BYRNE EFFIGY

In an extra ordinary art performance artist Mark McGowan and the comedian Aaron Barschak are to burn an effigy of Liam Byrne the Minister of State for Immigration and MP for Hodge Hill, Birmingham, in a protest against the deportation of asylum seekers to area's such as the Congo, Zimbabwe, Darfur, Iran and Afghanistan, to name but a few. The event is to take place this Saturday 31st March at 12.30am in Birmingham New Street at the junction with Needless Alley, just outside Starbucks.

Aussie Torture Victim pleads ‘Guilty’

27-03-2007 12:57 | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

In circumstances that could only be described as ‘railroading’ and coercive, the Aussie battler, David Hicks has pleaded guilty to one count of providing material support to terrorists. Few Australians, including leading legal advocates accept the ‘trial’ of Hicks as legally legitimate. The flagrantly rogue court convened under the most biased and unfair conditions also disqualified Hicks’ civilian lawyers at the last minute. Hicks’ (now) disqualified lawyers accused the presiding judge, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Coleman of making up the rules as he went along – there is nothing new in the ‘legal’ proceedings at Guantanamo Bay!

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325 Zine - Issue#4 Out Now! Prison Abolition, Anarchism etc

24-03-2007 12:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

New for April 2007! 325 is an insurgent anti-prison zine of social war and anarchy, infrequently produced in the UK in a DIY style!

OutRage!:Why has the Left gone soft on human rights?

23-03-2007 18:35 | Analysis | Gender | Social Struggles | World

Two articles by gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell published this week:
The Independent. March 22nd_ Why has the Left gone soft on human rights?
Democratiya Journal_Spring 2007 Their Multiculuralism and ours.

I WONDER IF THIS POSTING WILL STAY UP..?

Stop the political repression in the Philippines - 800 killed

23-03-2007 01:37 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

PROTEST: Stop the political repression in the Philippines.

22/03/07 - Norwegian Embassy/Statoil protest - human rights in Rossport

Today saw a human rights demonstration at the Norwegian Embassy in London in support and solidarity with the people of Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland.

Gagged! 16 - South Wales Anarchist Newsletter

21-03-2007 23:35 | Ecology | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

GAGGED! #16 mar/apr 07
South Wales Anarchist Newsletter • news.southwalesanarchists.org • PO Box 70, Newport NP20 5XX

Looks best on pdf, download & print!

http://lists.riseup.net/www/d_read/gagged/gagged16.pdf

Australia: Scapegoats 'not getting fair go'

21-03-2007 21:27 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

Among a litany of concerns about the scapegoats' conditions, the court heard the men are locked in their cells for 18 hours a day, have little time with their families and are denied basic medical treatment.

OutRage!- religionists demand 'Right to discriminate'

Gay rights group OutRage! castigates the religionists demo-ing today and those opposing the new goods and services laws (Equality Act) due to be voted on in the Lords this evening.

Multinationals finance colombian paramilitaries.

21-03-2007 13:57 | Social Struggles | World

Chiquita Brands, an US based banana growing multinational has been condemned to pay a heavy fine by its financial backing of the AUC, the right wing paramilitary colombian group. But there's more to it that has been reported in the english speaking media...

3 nights at RampARTs on Colonialism, Racism & the fight for Justice

Anti-Racist/Confronting Colonialism Residency at RampART Creative Social Centre - Thurs 22nd, Fri 23rd & Sat 24th March

Bush, Blair could face War-crimes Charges

20-03-2007 02:19 | Globalisation | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

George W. Bush and Tony Blair may face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court over their military intervention and occupation of Iraq. The Internationally insignificant John Howard would face Australian courts prior to being handed over to the ICC.

journalist still in jail after protest against G8 2005 in San Fran

19-03-2007 12:24 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A freelance journalist and filmmaker has been held in jail for 209 days as of today for resisting a subpoena. San Francisco based Josh Wolf refused to testify in court and hand over his source material.

The G8 2005 is over, the summit leaders went home years ago, the hotel is open to business as usual. While protesters are preparing for the upcoming G8 in Germany this year, others are still dealing with the aftermath of 2005.

Sheffield on t’ up

A few questions for the residents of our fair city about the rejuvenation of Sheffield. In your opinion, what do you think is the best feature of Sheffield? Tell me what excites you about Sheffield old and new.

Torture Investigation Stopped by Canadian Military Officials

16-03-2007 19:52 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

The practice of handing over prisoners is ``directed by the operational chair of command and is required to be followed by all (Canadian Forces) members involved in the handling of detainees, not just the military police."
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US GM corn attacks Oaxaca........

An important element in the struggle in Oaxaca is the defence and protection of the precious and unfortunately seriously threatened spiritual,environmental and agricultural natural resources of their state.
Oaxaca is the birthplace of corn in the world, and the US is now aggressively and deviously manipulating Mexican economic structures to force the importation of vast quantities of US GM maize.
This is an issue of URGENT importance, both for Oaxaca, Mexico and the world.

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