World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Greece: 25/12 to 6/1 report

08-01-2009 20:23 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

This is an update on the most critical events of the past two weeks in Greece

Camden "Super Virus and Animal Testing Lab" sign Government Petition to No. 10

There are plans to build a vast high level virus containment facility and animal testing lab on a Camden council house estate alongside St Pancras International behind the British Library. This opposed by MI5, MPs , councillors, local businesses and residents. There is an online government petition against this. Please sign online by going to

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BLISS-Lab/

Press Release: “What are You Doing About it?”: 7yrs of GTMO

08-01-2009 11:06 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

The London Guantánamo Campaign is holding a weekend full of actions in London from Friday 9- Sunday 11 January to mark the seventh anniversary of Guantánamo Bay opening up including a cultural event on Friday night, local actions on Saturday and Sunday and a demo outside the US Embassy at 3pm on Sunday 11 January. Say NO to torture, NO to arbitrary detention and NO more anniversaries!

Request the Release of Raphael and his mother Oluseye

Raphael aged 5, has now spent 34 days in immigration detention

The End of Capitalism?

07-01-2009 09:03 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The collective consciousness of the U.S. working class is on the brink of a profound transformation. We grew up being told that capitalism was the best of all possible systems, with apparent confirmation being supplied by the fall of the Soviet Union. But we are now entering a new reality that has the potential to overturn all the old, established assumptions — perhaps, in the final analysis, even to overturn capitalism itself.

Rod Coronado Has Been Released!

06-01-2009 14:55 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Really, Really! It is true, Rod has already been released and just called me from a gas station in El Reno! He is on his way to us, and then will serve the last 3 months in a half-way house! There he can make his own food, visit us when he has visitation passes, work, and escape the sadness and violence within prison.

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Continuing Conflicts that Create Refugees, December 2008

Four actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in December 2008, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group's monthly bulletin N°65, 5th January 2009

Greek Riot Police shot with Kalashnikov automatic weapons in Athens

05-01-2009 08:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Reports have come in that a 21 year old riot police man in Exarchia, Athens has been serious injured by bullets from a Kalashnikov gun.

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Venezuela: No concentration of power is ever revolutionary

04-01-2009 23:43 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

*As Chavez attempts to allow indefinite presidential reelections for himself by way of the approval of the Referendum for Constitutional amendment, anarchists publish this declaration, which is also the Editorial of El Libertario #55, January-February 2009 (now on line, in Spanish www.nodo50.org/ellibertario).

Has Brown declared parts of London No-Go zones?

04-01-2009 11:57 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Transport for London has cctv camera live feed from buses, tubes and streets. Who is controlling them?

An Appeal To The Court of Public Opinon

No Lawbreaker can be a Law Enforcer!

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Israeli Embassy Protest against the invasion of Gaza - Sunday 4 January 2pm

04-01-2009 00:27 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

Sunday 4 January 2pm outside the Israeli Embassy, Kensington High Street

Nearest tube: Kensington High Street

Palestine Solidarity-Oaxacan Libertarians Arrested

03-01-2009 22:04 | Palestine | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Anarchists and libertarians arrested as they march in solidarity with Gaza. Solidarity actions needed urgently.

Contact Embassies 07941552542

There are plans to build a vast animal testing lab and virus containment facility on a Camden council house estate alongside St Pancras Eurostar behind the British Library. Please oppose planning permission by writing to Camden council. Please also ask all European Embassies to oppose planning permission. Will AR Josie Dread please also contact Mandy on 07941552542.

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The Communist Party of the Philippines.. old dogma, new revisionism

03-01-2009 03:34 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The Communist Party of the Philippines.. First-Worldist dogma, revisionism

McKinney to Obama: “Say Something” About Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

02-01-2009 20:30 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

As we are about to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, let us remember what he said. He said that the United States is the greatest purveyor of violence on the planet. And guess what: we experienced a little bit of that violence, because the weapons that are being used by Israel are weapons that were supplied by the United States government.

Second attempt to remove Abbas Ali Babakir

Abbas Ali Babakir, HO Ref: S1113909/2, a national of Iraq and resident of Hounslow is detained in Campsfield House IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the on Monday 5th January 2009 on Royal Jordanian flight RJ112 from Heathrow @ 16:15, flying to Jordan, and then on to Erbil, Kurdistan.

French unemployed carry out a "self reduction" in Parisian supermarket

02-01-2009 15:11 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

On 31 December, 2008 over 50 unemployed and precarious workers blocked the checkout of a Monoprix supermarket in the suburbs of Paris with 13 trolleys full of food.

"Let us work and gain the skills to rebuild our broken nation."

Zimbabwean Demonstration and Delegation to 10 Downing Street

Tuesday 13th January 2009
Assemble 12:00
Richmond Terrace
(Opposite 10 Downing Street)
London SW1A

Delegation enters 10 Downing St at 12:45