World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Anti-Capitalist Choir Hits Cambridge's Consumerist Temples

Video of 'Buy Less, Sing More' Choir – Saturday 1st August 2009

SHAC Campaign Update: July 2009

Its time to put more pressure on HLS' customers, while HLS are in a weak position. Lets finish what we have begun and with your support, we believe we can.

Two Irish Anti-shell Campaigners Imprisoned for Civil Disobedience (Update)

01-08-2009 16:44 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Shell snaps its fingers and the State hops to it' - Maura Harrington

In Bellmullet court on Thursday, five Shell to Sea protesters were up for hearings on charges ranging from last August 2008 to this June 2009. Judge Anderson dismissed several charges on technical points but was very harsh in serving two of the campaigners with four and eight month prison sentences.

Joanna Lumley is being asked to join the campaign about UK Alan Johnson

31-07-2009 15:51 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Joanna Lumley is being asked to join the campaign about UK Alan Johnson

"Strawman arguments" expose racist Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee

31-07-2009 13:30 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"Strawman arguments" expose corrupt racist illiterate Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs-Standing Committee

This article is describes the experience of Institutional racism, from Government to Judiciary, from police to health professional.

The itemised points will guide you through how a racist nation slides off the precipice.....

Two Irish Anti-Shell Campaigners Jailed for Civil Disobedience

31-07-2009 02:30 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

--- Eight and four month sentences show dramatic increase in repression ---

Shell to Sea campaigners Maura Harrington and Niall Harnett were sentenced to four and eight months in jail respectively at Bellmulet district court today. Both protesters have been convicted for taking action as part of a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience against the ill-fated Corrib Gas Project. Maura was given her four month sentence under Section 8 of the Public Order Act; 'failing to comply with the directions of a Garda'. The sentence was handed down in relation to an incident that occurred duing a protest at Shell's 'landfall' compound gate on 30th August 2008. Niall was sentenced to eight months in relation to two separate incidents. He was given a four month sentence under Section 8 of the Public order act, and another four months under Section 2, for the supposed assault of a Garda.

ALF Burn Butcher School Vehicles, Paint Diary Shop & Butchers

30-07-2009 18:03 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

July 30, 2009 - France
VEHICLES SET ALIGHT AT BUTCHER SCHOOL

July 29, 2009 - Mexico
PAINT SPILLED AT DAIRY SHOP, BUTCHER GRAFFITIED

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Open and transparent local government

30-07-2009 10:05 | Anti-racism | Culture | Social Struggles | World

Traveller and member of public refused entry to council meeting on gypsies and travellers at county hall Devon.

AstraZeneca Day of Action Part 1; Cambridge, Luton & Santiago

Monday 27th July

Cambridge: First visit to AstraZeneca's subsidiary, MadImmune
Luton: Police try to violate SHACtivists' human rights
Chile: Santiago activists protest despite 'nasty' cop

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Fascist attacks in Greece but resistance to the anti-immigration State

29-07-2009 15:40 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Fascists attack two Salonica squats while struggle against anti-immigration policies intensifies. During the past week both Radio Revolt, a pirate anarchist radio station housed in an abandoned train wagon within premises of the Aristotelian University of Salonica, and Europe’s largest squat, Fabrica Yfanet, came under fascist arson attack.

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Corrupt Racist Hypocrites: Hallmarks of White Australia and High Court Australia

29-07-2009 12:43 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Labor Lawyer Tony Fitzgerald calls mates CORRUPT, Hon Justice Michael Kirby J calls his mates RACIST, the Australian calls them Hypocrites and Racist.

Are there any Doubting Thomases regarding the White Australian Policy being implemented by Australia in 2009

The only zebra in Gaza

29-07-2009 09:36 | Animal Liberation | Social Struggles | World

Something didn't quite look right about the zebra, but it was hard to say exactly what. Of the several ramshackle zoos in Gaza, Marah, located not far from the Bureij refugee camp, is by far the cheeriest: The animals are lively, the enclosures clean, and children gather around the cage of a resting lion.

Third Attempt to Remove Jean-Baptiste Bassime

29-07-2009 07:10 | Migration | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Jean-Baptiste Foukong Bassime a national of Cameroon and resident of Birmingham. Currently detained in Dungavel IRC, and due to be forcibly removed from UK to Cameroon on Sunday 2nd August 2009 @ 20:00hrs on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 to Nairobi and then Kenya Airlines Flight KQ524 to Cameroon.

ELF Mexico Targets Former City Councilman's Truck & Telmex Branch

28-07-2009 23:43 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

07.21.09: ELF Burns Former City Councilman's Truck in Protest of Corruption and Urban Sprawl in Mexico
07.20.09: ELF Targets Telmex Branch office in Mexico

Honduras imposes State of Siege in South: The Struggle Shaking "America"

28-07-2009 20:09 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"People here have been fighting for Zelaya’s return for a month now. They are incredibly committed and won’t back down,” he said. He urged people to call Congress and the White House and demand that the U.S. government pressure Micheletti to lift the siege.

White House comment line: 202-456-1111
Congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121

Send an email to Barack Obama using the Latin America Solidarity Coalition/School of the Americas Watch site

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/727/t/3823/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27531

We want Mira to Stay in Leeds, where she belongs

28-07-2009 12:55 | Migration | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Myroslava (Mira) Muronyuk, a national of Ukraine and resident of Leeds, currently detained in Yarl's Wood IRC. Is due to be forcibly removed from the UK on British Airways flight BA0882, on Friday 31st July @ 09:45 to Kiev, Ukraine.

Direct Action; Mexico, USA & UK

23rd-27th July

TRUCK TORCHED AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Mexico)
"HAPPY MEAT" PACKAGES CUT UP (USA)
GRAFFITI FOR ANIMAL LIBERATION (Mexico)
ANGLERS VEHICLES REDECORATED (UK)
LOCKS GLUED SHUT AT PET STORE, OTHER BUSINESSES (Mexico)
FIRES STARTED AT DAIRY SHOP (Mexico)

Privatisation of Welfare

27-07-2009 19:45 | Social Struggles | World

Is it imaginable that we could have a Labour government privatising the welfare state, for some of the cabinet it seems a long held wish or is it just a quick way out of the Financial Crisis?

Nothing is Unimaginable for any Party, Now!

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The Coming Insurrection: A Tiny Book That Could Change The World

This is a review of the radical French publication, The Coming Insurrection. Because of its availability for free, and importance as a text, I think this is considered worthy of Indymedia.

Joanna Lumley, she may want to speak to Alan Johnson next

27-07-2009 15:18 | Social Struggles | World

How/* to dislodge Gordon Brown and his cabinet colleagues, the answer may be coming from a most surprising quarter. Mr Brown and his cabinet colleagues themselves. No, not by any of them staging a coup. But by their persistent display of cruelty and lack of care. People are rightly afraid of the Government that leaves the most vulnerable to suffer….