World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

The movement of the indignados began in the Lacandon Jungle:

12-01-2012 19:57 | Occupy Everywhere | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

Pablo González Casanova, now nearly 90, is a former rector of UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). A sociologist, academic and researcher, he is one of Mexico’s most respected intellectuals. This article was his contribution to the recent seminar “planet earth: anti-systemic movements” held in Chiapas on the 18th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising.

Breaking News Cannabis Science, Inc: Cannabis Shrinks “One Of The Worst” Cancers

COLORADO’S pioneering biotech company Cannabis Science, Inc have released graphic photos of a patient, suffering with what their physician described as “the worst case of squamous cell carcinoma cancer” he had ever seen, being healed by cannabis oil administered at home.
For further details and photographic evidence visit

http://cannabiscureuk.wordpress.com

Campaigners demand Guantánamo closure on tenth anniversary of prison

10 years of Guantanamo Bay today!

BNP membership list - Leak 2011

08-01-2012 15:08 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Technology | World

http://nazi-leaks.net/ published a very recent BNP membership list which has been retrieved in a large-scale hacker attack on fascist webpages at the end of 2011. They could be of interest for U.K. antifa activists. Never again!

The links between Occupy, El Barrio and the EZLN

Los de Abajo (the Underdogs)
The links between Occupy, El Barrio and the EZLN
Gloria Muñoz Ramírez
Originally published in Spanish in La Jornada

Another Sainsburys in Brighton

06-01-2012 14:00 | Other Press | Social Struggles | South Coast | World

What a load of bollix - Sainsburys have had their application for a store upheld on appeal at the old Caffyns Garage at Preston Road, Brighton, despite opposition

Venezuelan prison occupation

05-01-2012 14:00 | Social Struggles | World

1000 friends and family members of inmates are currently occupying a prison in Venezuela. This in protest against the judicial system, and prison conditions and brutality. The Venezuelan government believes the occupation to be part of a CIA backed plot to destabilise the country.

Around one thousand friends and family members of inmates held within Venezuelan prisons, have today entered the Yare prison near Caracas, and have refused to leave. They are made up of around 800 women, 150 children, and a handful of men.

Wukan Peasant Victory Sets Stage For Chinese Turmoil

04-01-2012 17:23 | Policing | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The villagers of Wukan in south-east China appear to have won a victory over the misnamed Communist Party regime, and prevented the sale of some communal land. This triumph is the result of direct action, direct democracy, and the community's ability to get the word out, in spite of government censorship. These factors will be crucial in 2012, as factory workers come into conflict with multinational corporations in the cities.

2011 Video montage

03-01-2012 20:03 | History | Social Struggles | World

A short video of some of the memorable stuff that happened over the past 12 months

Sudan's genocidal general is no 'observer' in Syria

Just what is happening in Syria? While the brave syrian people are sacrficing their lives the Arab League sends its expert straight from the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Darfur and now in South Kordofan to advise president Assad.

UK antifascist prisoners Sean Cregan and Andy Baker released

Two antifascist prisoners released 30/12/11

A short introduction to Reclaim the Fields

02-01-2012 12:36 | Ecology | Gender | Social Struggles | World

Reclaim the Fields is a European network that takes an anti-capitalist / anti-authoritarian stance on peasant struggles. This article is selection of articles from activists within the network. To find out more check out the RTF bulletins (

http://www.reclaimthefields.org/content/bulletins). To get involved check out the U.K. constellation / branch on the website and join us at the next European assembly which will take place in Turino, Italy 29th of February till the 4th of March.

Uranium Film Festival of Rio selected first Nuclear Films

02-01-2012 11:20 | Anti-Nuclear | Culture | Social Struggles | World

Until the end of 2011, the 2nd International Uranium Film Festival received more than 50 documentaries, shorts and features from all continents that content nuclear issues - from uranium mining to atomic bomb tests, from Chernobyl to Fukushima. The festival received films from famous and directors like Peter Greenaway as well as productions from newcomers like the Italian filmmaker Riccardo Migliore, who is living and filming in the Brazilian state Paraiba.

Which way forward for the 99%? General Strike 1st May 2012!

Build Power & Show Power through Mass Participatory Bold Action

To show our power, on May 1st, 2012, we will be organizing for such a mass participatory and bold collective action: a national general strike, mass boycott, student strike/ walk-out and mass day of action. We will be organizing within our unions- or informal workplace organizations where there’s no union or the union isn’t supportive- to hold a one-day general strike. Where a strike is not possible, we will be organizing people to call in sick, or take a personal day, as part of a coordinated “sick-out”. Those who are students will be walking-out of their schools (or not showing up in the first place). In the community, we will be holding a mass boycott and refusing to make any purchase on that day.

We, the 99%, will build our power and show our power until we've occupied our workplaces, our communities, our schools, our lives, our world... until we've occupied everything!

Workplace death survey results published

KENT HAS ONE OF THE WORST WORKPLACE DEATHS RECORDS SAYS UNION-UCATT- AS UK SURVEY PUBLISHED

Melbourne, Australia : Commonwealth Bank Branch Attacked

25-12-2011 00:10 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

In the early hours of the 24/12/2011 we attacked the Mountain Gate branch of the Commonwealth Bank with rocks causing some damage to windows in a small, spontaneous expression of nihilistic solidarity with our comrades fighting the state both here in Australia and all over the world.

Norfolk Cty Council- Senior Green skunks off to Tories

23-12-2011 15:59 | Social Struggles | South Coast | World

A 'senior' Green on Norfolk County Council has turned out to be a Zac Goldsmith in disguise. Elected for Green Party, Philip Hardy now runs off to the Tories cos he likes their "modernisation" of the NHS etc. (£Kerching£ more like shurely)