World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Philippine social movements storm US Embassy

18-11-2008 08:18 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Philippine social movements hit G-20 summit’s exclusivity, call for a new and democratic world order

Direct Action; Brazil, UK, Uruguay, USA, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden & France

11th-16th November

ALF RAIDS BRAZIL'S BIGGEST UNIVERSITY (Brazil)
PHEASANTS & PARTRIDGES LIBERATED, HATCHING PENS DESTROYED (UK)
WALLS PAINTED AT RESEARCH FACILITY (Uruguay)
TRICK OR TREAT AT HOME OF PRIMATE VIVISECTOR (USA)
"STONES SPOKE FOR US" (Mexico)
HUNTING PLATFORMS CHOPPED DOWN (Netherlands)
FIRE DESTROYS CARS AT HOME OF NYSE DIRECTOR (Netherlands)
PHONES TORN FROM TELMEX BOOTHS (Mexico)
LOCKS GLUED, WINDOWS ETCHED AT BURGER KING (USA)
SABOTAGE IN ÖREBRO (Sweden)
ANIMAL RIGHTS MILITIA VISIT VIVISECTOR (USA)
LIVESTOCK TRUCKS PAINTED, CIRCUS ADS DESTROYED (Netherlands)
EXPLOITIVE SHOPS STAINED WITH BLACK PAINT (Mexico)
BUTCHERS WINDOWS DAMAGED (Uruguay)
ANIMAL RIGHTS GRAFFITI (France)
FUR SHOP SABOTAGED (Sweden)

G20 leaders told to back off by Filipino workers

Filipino Workers to heads of G20: Creating a better world order is no more your business

Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commisison A Hoax

15-11-2008 21:11 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"the Indian Residential Schools' Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a hoax contrived by the legal establishment to evade culpability for its ongoing culling of that part of the Indigenous race which relies upon constitutional and international law to protect its human rights."

Italian student rebellion: 200 000 ptotest in Rome

15-11-2008 18:12 | Education | Social Struggles | World

The national demonstration of Italian faculties and universities in mobilization filled the streets today in Rome. The size of the demonstration was impressive. It’s impossible to say how many people there were. The newspapers quote some organizers saying “more than 200.000″ which might be true.

Germany: high school students strike

15-11-2008 16:15 | Education | Social Struggles | World

High School students struck and marched across Germany yesterday in protest against classroom overcrowding, lack of teachers, and the pressure of examinations. Some 100,000 participated in demonstrations across the country, walking out of classes and marching in over 40 cities.

Press Statement by the Plaintiffs in the Diaz Trial

15-11-2008 01:53 | Genoa | Repression | Social Struggles | World

This is the text handed out by the Plaintiffs after last night's verdict in the Diaz trial.

Followed by a quick translated summary of Judge Baroni's extremely political verdict come fudge.

This Week in Palestine, Week 46

14-11-2008 18:18 | Other Press | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, for November 8 through 14, 2008.

Genoa 2001: Diaz school police raid verdict

14-11-2008 14:04 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

An Italian court convicted 13 police officers Thursday of violence against protesters during the 2001 Group of Eight summit in the northern Italian city of Genoa. The officials were charged with inflicting violence, abusing their powers and other offenses during a pre-dawn raid on a school where the protesters were staying.

'Anomalous Wave' demo today, Rome. 100,000 expected!

14-11-2008 13:17 | Education | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

100.000 EXPECTED TO SHOW UP
The newspaper La Repubblica gives updates about tomorrow’s mass demonstration of students and universitarians. The headline says “The wave brings 100.000 students to the piazza”.

Mass Antifascist Demonstration in Madrid Remembering Carlos Palomino

13-11-2008 21:38 | Social Struggles | World

More than 2000 people demonstrated in Madrid on Tuesday 11th November in solidarity, remembrance and homage to Carlos Palomino, the antifa activist murdered exactly one year ago by a far right member of the spanish army.

Warsaw/Poland 11th of November- fascism didn't pass!

13-11-2008 20:25 | Social Struggles | World

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London / Euro-wide demos: Italian 'Anomalous Wave', 14th Nov

13-11-2008 14:20 | Education | Social Struggles | World

London: Gathering in front of the residence of the Italian ambassador
14, Three Kings Yard
London W1K 4EH
from there, demo till LSE and free lecture about Universities inEurope
Nov 14th, h. 10.00
tlf: 0044 07531933006
mail to:

ukanomalouswave@hotmail.co.uk

On-going Italian Education rebellion: Some articles and videos

12-11-2008 22:44 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

STUDENTS WANT TRAINS! - November 12, 2008
The next big day of student protests in Italy is this Friday. There will be a mass demonstration in Rome, organized by students and universitarians, independently of parties and unions. At the moment, people are trying to pressure Trenitalia to allow people to travel to Rome by trains with reduced prices. This has been done in many occasions before

Brown's Child P folly at today's PMQs typifies deeper crisis - the Councils

12-11-2008 21:27 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Wednesday's [weekly] Prime Minister's Questions [PMQs] at Westminster, fielded by Gordon Brown on the day of the latest jobless and economic bad news, got focussed on Brown’s refusal to show that he was disowning a negligent local Council disaster...This became very acute after David Ca-Moron had successfully included the reference to £100 Million that the public spends to keep the social service unit at Haringey in place.

Palestine Today 111208

12-11-2008 14:40 | Other Press | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Wednesday November 12 2008

Greek prisoners hungerstrike

11-11-2008 23:32 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

More than 5.000 prisoners in hungerstrike, another 6.500 boycotting prison meals.

Free Tibet in Guildford

11-11-2008 18:22 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Monday evening 10 November 2008, Amnesty International hosted a talk by Free Tibet at St Nicolas Church in Guildford.

Direct Action; Mexico, Colombia, Italy, Spain, UK & USA

4th-10th November

MORE TELMEX PHONES VANDALIZED (Mexico)
DOG RESCUED FROM VIVISECTION (Colombia)
FALSE BOMBS LEFT ON DOORSTEPS OF EXPLOITERS (Mexico)
INCENDIARY ATTACK ON BURGER KING (Mexico)
URBAN ART AS A METHOD OF STRUGGLE (Mexico)
POULTRY COMPANY HIT BY STINK BOMB (Mexico)
2000 MINK RELEASED FROM CAGES (Italy)
CHICKENS RESCUED, IN MEMORY OF BARRY HORNE (Mexico)
BOAR LIBERATED, FOR BARRY (Spain)
FREEDOM FOR THOUSANDS OF MINK (Italy)
WINDOWS SMASHED AT BARBECUE RESTAURANT, FISH COMPANY (Sweden)
BARCLAYS BANK GLUED SHUT (UK)
PHEASANT PEN CUT UP, GROUSE BUTTS TOPPLED (UK)
TELMEX PHONE BOOTHS SABOTAGED (Mexico)
ANTI-BULLFIGHT GRAFFITI (Spain)
BIRDS SAFE FROM HUNTERS, FARMERS (Italy)
VEHICLES SABOTAGED AT UCLA? (USA)