World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Ban Ki Moon and world leaders to take proactive action on Burma

25-05-2008 15:41 | Globalisation | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

Burma Democratic Concern today called for Ban Ki Moon and world leaders to take proactive action decisively by setting out clear deadlines and benchmarks to solve Burma crisis.

Colombia claims founder of FARC is dead. - disinfo alert.

24-05-2008 18:23 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

Pedro Antonio Marín a.k.a. Manuel Marulanda Vélez codename "Tirofijo" (English: Sureshot) (born 12 May 1930 Genova, Colombia - is reported by Colombia to have died of a heart attack on the 22nd of March 2008)

The release of this news this afternoon is calculated to distract from the court order issued in the last 14 hours on Senator Piedad Córdoba the champion indiginous and womens' rights in Colombia and most outspoken critic of the Uribe regime. Already facing charges of treason for describing Colombia as a "Narcostate" and Uribe as being the centre of a Mafia and Terrorist regime, Piedad Cordoba's case ought take full consideration today.

Tirofijo the founder of FARC was believed to be the oldest "guerilla" alive. His death in March would have followed three weeks after the March 1st assassination of Raul Reyes who proposed a peace process in 2005, a process which Senator Cordoba was international recognised as working for in a role of interlocutor, opposed to paramilitarism and to the purpose of conflict resolution. Indeed Raul Reyes was married to one of Tirofijo's daughters Olga Marín.

The Many Faces of Paul Dodds: Pride & Promiscuity

24-05-2008 13:22 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

This is the third episode in a series about a dangerous con artist, namely Paul Harvey Dick, of Portland, Oregon, USA. Dick, in addition to being an accomplished lady/man killer and confidence trickster, has stolen the identity of Paul G. Dodds, Esquire.

Zimbabwe's political opposition deploys its own WMD claim

24-05-2008 02:30 | Social Struggles | World

ZIMBABWE'S political opposition and its Western-sponsored civil society allies are concocting stories of an impending genocide to call for Western intervention to oust the economic nationalist Zanu-PF government of Robert Mugabe.

Yet they themselves have used threats of violence to destabilize the country to pursue an agenda shaped by and conducive to the interests of Western corporations and investors and the white settler community.

"The Ballot or the Bullet Revisited" - LIVE coverage of African Liberation Day

23-05-2008 19:43 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Tune in to UhuruRadio.com for the LIVE broadcast of African Liberation Day, Sunday, 9-5 U.S. Eastern Time. Hear from representatives of today's most dynamic organizations working for African rights worldwide. They will answer the question, "Is Barack Obama Black Power?"

May 31st | Workshop Skills | Project 2012

23-05-2008 18:55 | Social Struggles | London | World

Workshop, Direct Action Video Session
Saturday 31st May 2-5pm
Conservatory Café, Methodist Central Hall, Near Parliament Square, Westminster

Please do personally forward to others who you think might be interested in rights, resistance and self-determination discourse and strategy..

Direct Action Greece: 17th - 22nd May

23-05-2008 17:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Appelate Court's expansion works sabotaged with fire (ATHENS)
Attack against the municipal police of Ilioupoli (ATHENS)
Bank firebombed (LOANNINA)
University rectors elections sabotaged (ATHENS-PIRAEUS)
Surveillance cameras destroyed during squaters solidarity march (ATHENS)
Fencing bars around the polytechnic school dismantled (ATHENS)
Arsonists hit a bank (THESSALONIKI)

London hosts Dalai Lama- China handshake

Yesterday London hosted an incredible event in the form of a 'human chain handshake' from the hand of the Dalai Lama himself, via 2,000 people in a human chain, all the way to the Chinese embassy in Mayfair.
It was an attempt to create some sort of dialogue between the two parties, and went off smoothly.

Making Governance Gender Responsive.

23-05-2008 09:36 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics- Conference 2008.

A Conference will occur in October 2008 under the aegis of the CAPWIP and the
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in October 2008.
(UN-ISDR)

http://www.capwip.org

Bite Back #13 - Out Now!

22-05-2008 15:43 | Animal Liberation | Social Struggles | World

Bite Back is a 36 page magazine, full of direct action reports, prisoner news, stories and photos.

ALF Foie gras actions (2007 - 2008)

22-05-2008 13:15 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

There are places that will not listen to reason, continue to support an industry illegal in the UK, and cause massive suffering to geese and ducks, and for a 'delicacy'.

It is clear that there are places that have no limits to what they will place on the menu.
They will not listen to protesters and campaigners, now they are having to deal with the Animal Liberation Front, as they are realising to their increasing cost.

Captain Iraq versus George W. Bush (by Latuff)

20-05-2008 01:54 | Iraq | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

Italy's Romani Purge & Shengen 2's biometric database : a Q&A

17-05-2008 18:23 | Anti-racism | Migration | Social Struggles | World

By now much of the English human rights' orientated readership are aware of the ongoing pogrom against Romani gypsies in Italy. A process which has seen camps burnt in Naples and Milan, a story of child snatching faked and prompted weak condemnation from the EU of mass expulsions. Whenever the swamp filth of hatred is agitated so effectively at so many levels of any society it is wise to look for other agenda. It's even wiser to suggest such other agenda in a silly and ironic way. Thus I offer a short Q&A to readers who might like to understand where all this is going... November 2009 implementation of biometric and other database requirements for all nonEU humans within our fortress.

May 31st | Direct Action for Project 2012

17-05-2008 18:21 | Social Struggles | London | World

First Project 2012 Workshop & Direct Action Video Session
Saturday 31st May 2-5pm
Conservatory Café, Methodist Central Hall, Near Parliament Square, Westminster

Please do personally forward to others who you think might be interested in rights, resistance and self-determination discourse and strategy..

Irish Redress Board just like 'Russian Show Trials'

17-05-2008 15:00 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Could The Irish Residential Institutions Redress Board be remembered in history as being one of the most draconian institutions ever put together by the Irish Government ? Will the truth ever be known about its credibility and its ability to encourage unscrupulous people to lie,give false information and combine their statement and its office to destroy innocent men women and children ? Despite many obvious fundamental flaws enshrined in its makeup.Honorable people continue to work in and operate under a wall of protection, collusion,suspicion and secrecy.

Safeguard Zimbabwe's sovereignty, journalists urged by palestinian ambassador

17-05-2008 02:59 | Social Struggles | World

Yes, it seems there is a palestinian ambassador to Zimbabwe. And he has come out in defence of Zimbabwes sovereignty, shaming the left wing in europe

British firm 'polishes up' Tsvangirai for presidency

17-05-2008 00:39 | Social Struggles | World

Once again we see foreigners ninterfering in the internal elections of a third world country. The.y dont dare allow the people elect a president who would be independent of foreign control.