World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Bristol Space Invaders presents: Opening the Doors to Autonomy

11-11-2008 15:10 | Culture | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Worried about the credit crisis, rising rents, food prices and mortgage repayments? Ever wondered about DIY alternatives to this mayhem?

On the 29th of November Bristol Space Invaders will be holding a day long event of art, activities and workshops aimed at creating DIY solutions to the problems facing many of us as the economic crisis begins to bite.

737 demands for legal procedure signed by italian lifers presented in Bruxelles

10-11-2008 18:27 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

Florence, the 6th of November 2008
> On the morning of the 4th of November 2008 a delegation of the
> ‘Liberarsi’ association symbolically presented various European
> Parliamentarians in Brussels with a copy of the 737 demands for
review
> of procedures, as undersigned by the corresponding number of life
> prisoners now detained in over forty prisons across Italy, who are
> asking for life detention to be abolished.
>

The Triangle Of Peace Foundation: Redefining Sinister, Shitting On Us All

What can you say about an advert that fills an entire page of a broadsheet newspaper, containing a title (”The Triangle Of Peace Foundation”), a heavy duty strapline (”The birth of Philanthropical Capitalism, a new global responsibility.”), an address in New York (”Triangle of Peace, 420 Lexington Ave, Suite 518, New York, NY 10170 USA”) and a section of some kind of stylised monolith, all tastefully decked out in black and white?

The Obama '08 Phenomenon: What We have Learned?

10-11-2008 09:52 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

There is no doubt that history has been made, "for reasons that go beyond
the obvious `first Black' aspect of race." 2008 was the first year in modern
history that Blacks made no demands on the Democratic candidate - and
consequently, were promised nothing. This was the election cycle in which
the Black who began as a supposed "underdog" became the most heavily-funded
candidate of all time. There are many lessons to be learned - but few of
them palatable to folks still drunk on ObamaL'aid.

Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo - Civilians 'executed'

09-11-2008 21:40 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

(In memory of Patrice Lumumba)
Fresh fighting has broken out between government troops and rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesman has said. The clashes on Sunday broke out close to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Paul Dietrich, spokesman for the UN mission in Congo (Monuc), said. "There have been heavy weapons clashes since 5am ...

Germany: 16 000 Gather to stop the Castor transport

09-11-2008 17:47 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

8 November - A crowd of 16 000 people demonstrated against the Castor transport in Gorleben today, marching through the town and eventually settling just outside of it, near to the gates of the "Zwischenlager" - the temporary nuclear waste disposal site (also located in Gorleben) - to listen to speeches and music. Madsen, a very popular band, ended the event to a very lively and dance-happy crowd.

Realities after the dollar and before the Revolution

08-11-2008 22:55 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

The following article from Le Monde Diplo (not available on-line without subscription) is useful. These extracts jumped out at me:

"Only the combination of acknowledged economic power and an attractive, original political vision could overthrow the prevailing system or allow all its participants to be treated as equals" and "we are still a long way from a united front with the capacity to impose new international rules or dethrone the dollar and its institutional props, the IMF and the World Bank."

For "we are still a long way off" I would like to suggest we must read "revolution"; meaning sustained & decentralised simultaneous organisation on a national/transnational scale.

Omali Yeshitela's Statement on Obama Election

08-11-2008 20:37 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

(Join African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Black Agenda Report senior editor Glen Ford, African Socialist International General Secretary Luwezi Kinshasa, direct from London, and Africanist Movement Director Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, direct from Freetown, as they discuss reaction to the U.S. elections from the U.S. to the UK to Sierra Leone, Sunday, November 9th at 16:00 UTC / 11:00 am U.S. Eastern on UhuruRadio.com.)

Italian Student rebellion: Info and Pics from Rome

08-11-2008 14:36 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

7 November 2008

This friday everybody skipped school again and took to the streets instead. Even though minister Gelmini had tried to confuse things by promising extra money for universities and students with “adequate merits”, the student mobilisation went on and its message was clear: “No cuts to education, no privatization, we ain’t gonna pay for their crisis”.

This Week in Palestine, Week 45

07-11-2008 16:04 | Other Press | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, for November 1st through 7, 2008

The 300-350 Show: Ecuador

07-11-2008 12:06 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is asking the international community to pay him to leave oil in the ground beneath the Yasuni National Park – possibly the world’s most biodiverse region and home to three indigenous communities who live in voluntary isolation. We speak to Georgina Donati of the Yasuni Green Gold campaign and hear Naomi Klein ponder the wider significance of this proposal.

Britain also comes to the rescue of these enslaved poorer Americans ???

07-11-2008 01:28 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

*** THIS IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF OUR UNDERFUNDED JUDICIAL SYSTEM THAT NEEDS...C*H*A*N*G*E.......

Why I Moved From Seattle Washington

06-11-2008 05:45 | Globalisation | Indymedia | Social Struggles | World

The Destroyed Reputation of The United States Federal Government (Part Two)

I lived in Seattle Washington for 15 years. I worked on computer automated design and drafting for twenty years. My life "fell apart" (yes; - there was mushrooms, a woman, and a brother involved - to add some drama for you!) . I ended up living in my truck and couch surfing with friends for about ten months. Then I got a low rent transitional housing apartment in downtown Seattle - at the Glenn Hotel.

10th Dec Grassroots Rights Event for Mobilisation | LSE

Why Human Rights & Where Do We Stand?
On International Human Rights Day 2008, After 60 Years..
Public Meeting

Wednesday 10th December, 6pm

Morning in Obamerica

05-11-2008 19:38 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

What has Obama wrought? In the euphoria, can reality reclaim its rightful place? The parameters of rhetorical change are boundless, propelled into the nether-reaches of nonsensicality by hyper-speak and super-wishfullness that can never supplant the real world of entrenched class and race rule. Celebrate good times...COME ON! But at some soon point in time, we must return to the ground. And the need for struggle. Better start as soon as the cold breeze hits you. Like now.

Palestine Today 110408

05-11-2008 15:15 | Anti-racism | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Wednesday November 05.2008

Remember, remember Parihaka: Non-violent resistance invented

05-11-2008 12:37 | History | Social Struggles | World

Forget Guy Fawkes, on this day in 1881 Maori dissidents were attacked by British led troops at the culmination of possibly the first campaign of non-violent resistance.

Palestine Today 110408

04-11-2008 15:15 | Anti-racism | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Tuesday November 4,2008

Thaksin to receive award from Bolivian President

04-11-2008 12:40 | Social Struggles | World

This is an in interesting story as Thaksin has been under attack by the thai right, its media and the thai military...Sure signs he is not as bad as made out.
Kudos to Morales for thinking outside the straightjacket of official propaganda