World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

July Delegation to Venezuela: Human Rights, Food Sovereignty & Social Change

14-05-2009 15:45 | Education | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

July Delegation to Venezuela: Human Rights, Food Sovereignty & Social Change

The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY invites you to join us in July for a 10-day trip to Venezuela examining advances in food sovereignty and other initiatives for social change.

OutCry

We don't want your Immigration legislation
We don't want your child control
Foreign national children are UK's assets
Woolas, Smith, leave these kids alone

Desmond Nwose aged 10 needs help for himself and his family

My name is Desmond Nwose. I am 10 years old. My favourite subject is math's and I would love to be a successful solicitor so I can fight for people's right but I am not too sure now because I have no future and I was told by the people who broke down our door to arrest me and my family that we do not have the right to stay in the UK.

Youth Collect Petition Signatures to Make Human Rights a Reality

14-05-2009 00:52 | Education | Social Struggles | World

Youth For Human Rights International conducted the annual International Human Rights Petition Signathon to create grassroots support for mandating that human rights, specifically the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, be taught to every child in school.

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Orangutan attempts zoo escape

13-05-2009 22:13 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

An ingenious 62 kilogram orangutan short circuited electrical wires and climbed a fence using a makeshift ladder in an aborted escape attempt from Adelaide Zoo today.

The elaborate plot by 27-year-old Karta got her to within metres of the public, and resulted in the closure of the zoo on one of its busiest days of the year.

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Bristol Anarchist Bookfair 2009

12-05-2009 21:30 | Culture | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The Bristol Anarchist Bookfair Collective is pleased to announce the date and venue for this years event: Saturday 12 September 2009, at The Island, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2PY, with a provisional time of 10.30am to 7pm.

Colnbrook IRC under Blockade

Anti-deportation campaigners encase themselves in concrete and glass to stop mass deportation flight to Iraq

Campaigners from the Stop Deportation Network and the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees are blockading Colnbrook detention centre, near Heathrow airport, to stop 45 Iraqi refugees being forcibly deported to Iraqi Kurdistan on a specially chartered flight. Six protesters have encased their arms in glass and plastic tubes and concrete blocks, blocking the entrance to Colnbrook and Harmondsworth detention centres. The coaches to carry deportees to the airport have not been able to leave.

Investigation into LSR (HLS)

Finkelstein Thompson LLP is currently investigating possible shareholder claims arising from potential breaches of fiduciary duty by certain executives and directors of Life Sciences Research, Inc. (NYSE: LSR) in connection with the proposal by Andrew Baker, LSR's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of LSR for a price of $7.50 per share pursuant to a letter dated March 3, 2009. See

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423787.html

Jamcam down again.

11-05-2009 15:07 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

As usual, every time there is confrontation between police and demonstrators in Parliament Square the BBC Jamcam gets shut down so that you can't see what's going on.

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Spacehijackers have been hijacked?

11-05-2009 14:30 | Other Press | Social Struggles | South Coast | World

Is the "Face Hijackers" on Facebook anything to do with the real Space Hijackers? There is one [we need a tank] with what appears to be the REAL Spacehijacker people....Mayday and so on as the admins then there is another one run by other people including William Hudson from Housmans Bookshop which looks like a fake...they too are asking for donations for a tank! What is going on? Who is the real Spacehijackers? What is going on? will the real Spacehijackers please stand up?

Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee a disgrace

09-05-2009 01:13 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

This article is about human rights abuses and the systemic failure of the government (including the PCMC) to act on severe school bullying, education discrimination and judicial abuse and corruption.

Hossam Eid has handed the campaign back to Mandy Ford

Following a spat and "take over" ...Hossam Eid has handed the campaign back to Mandy Ford. No, we did not "report him to the cops" he volunteered to leave.
Re : Campaign updates : We will be contacting Northwest Holst soil engineers this week to see what their findings are regarding the safety assessment carried out upon the site. We will let you know what they say. See below.

Camden Veggie Bar Inspiral Lounge Hit By The Dance Police

Inspiral Lounge in Camden, the best and most well know vegge cafe in Camden, has been hit by The Dance Police. The venue is allowed to have DJ but people are not allowed to dance say newspapers and the venues owner / manager. People have said the police make regular vists to monitor toe tapping, dancing, dancing, swaying or otherwise moving in adance like way to the music. Bah Poo we say!

The Philippine Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is not safe.

08-05-2009 01:55 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is not safe, not economically sound, not insurable, not sustainable. It is tainted with corruption.

Statement Calling for Rejection of the Proposal to Recommission the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

Free Film at 56a, London: CHOP SHOP Sun May 17th

07-05-2009 18:59 | Culture | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Full Unemployment Cinema present: Free Film Screening - Chop Shop
Sunday 17th MAY - 3pm
56a Infoshop
56 Crampton St
London
SE17 3AE

Around the Campaigns Thursday 7th May 2009

Stephanie, Desmond, Raphael and Ubaka back in Sheffield

26 Million people displaced by violence in 2008

International efforts have failed to reduce the scale of internal displacement caused by conflict. According to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) report 'Internal Displacement: Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2008'.

Continuing Conflicts that Create Refugees - April 2009

Seven conflict situations around the world deteriorated and one improved in April 2009, according to the the International Crisis Group's monthly bulletin CrisisWatch N°69.

Fiji, Kenya, Moldova, Nepal, Fiji, Kenya, Moldova, Nepal, all experienced deteriorating situations

Graffitti artists wanted for secret London and Brighton project...sshhh

We want street artists and PAINT for a secret project...ssshhh

Free Events at 56a Infoshop, London: Films / US Zine night

05-05-2009 20:41 | Education | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

This May we got two events in our small but perfectly formed Social Centre space: A night of dystopian sci-fi films to get you scared for the future. Plus a night of readings and chat from two US zine writers and zine librarians...