World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

UG#594 - Occupy 2.0 (Peer Produced Politics)

This week we hear three different perspectives on the ongoing Occupy movement. Firstly, an open letter to the police by occupier Reverend Richard Lang. Then Noam Chomsky on how to broaden Occupy and on its relationship to the US Republicrat kabuki. Finally P2P theorist Michel Bauwens sets Occupy in the context of emerging peer production. We conclude with another reading from chapter 7 of David Graeber's Debt, The First 5000 Years.

UG#593 - Let Your Life Be A Friction (To Stop The Machine)

After a call to action to 'stop the machine', we hear a couple of voices of those whose lives have been a friction to slow it down. Angie Zelter tells of the plowshares destruction of nuclear weapons, and John Stewart on the prevention of airport expansion, while Gwen Schulman reports of how Canadian environmental NGOs are 'partnering' with big mining firms.

Gaza Solidarity Demo in Cambridge.

On midday of Saturday November 17th 2012 around a hundred people assembled in Cambridge Market Square to publically express their objections to events two thousand miles away in Gaza, namely the disproportionate airstrike and missile response by the Israeli military to a handfull of rockets being fired by Hamas at Tel Aviv, which in itself was a response to one of Hamas' leaders being assassinated by the Israeli military earlier that week.

Celebrations of the anniversary of the founding of the Zapatistas

In San Cristóbal they commemorate the birth of the EZLN: November 17, 1983

On this day the latest phase of the Campaign Worldwide Echo in support of the Zapatistas culminates.

Northern Ireland Hosting UK G8 Summit?

I am not sure how current this news is amongst activists and rebels, although the article link is from today's Northern Irish BBC page. Just wanted to spread this around the movements to add to the picture of what might take place next year.

“This land has already been allocated to those who actually work it and live on

13-11-2012 17:28 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

In recent days, support bases of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN ) from Comandante Abel and Unión Hidalgo communities were evicted from their land and dispossessed of their crops, by paramilitaries from the municipio of Sabanilla, openly protected by the State’s Public Security forces.

Varde Crest Nicholson Open Weekend The Captain - Family Help Appeal

13-11-2012 06:17 | Education | Health | Social Struggles | World

Wrong is wrong - right? Immoral is immoral. Negligence is negligence. Varde Crest Nicholson is wrong in the history and account of the Shalom Family in Wales, and although many years have passed, this saga isn't over yet. Penarth Heights in Cardiff Bay, a Crest Nicholson Flagship development, gets another visit asking for help. A NOTICE was delivered, reproduced here in full.

A good finale for 2012, a reason for joy in dismal times

Interventionistische Linke and Ums Ganze! Alliance on the General Strike in southern Europe , November 14 and 16, 2012

CURO Housing renting its homes as holiday lets to wealthy tourists

CURO Housing proposes to privatise 600 affordable homes in Bath and re-let them on the private market and for holiday lets

Gambling addict on hunger strike to close betting shops

Chingiz Kozhogulov is hunger striking outside parliament to raise awareness of the destructive nature of betting shops. He wants them closed!!!! Please support him!!

ex social worker exposes corruption

05-11-2012 11:00 | Other Press | Social Struggles | Birmingham | World

We have a ex cps social worker on our daily radio show at 7pm london time.

please join the chat room and ask your questions

Cambridge demo against 200 Tesco Drivers threatened with sack.

04-11-2012 20:27 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Cambridge | World

Yesterday morning (Saturday) a small but significant demonstration took place in front of the already controversial Mill Road Tesco in Cambridge, accompanied by the strains of Billy Bragg on a portable sound system.

DAVID ROGERS SUSSEX POLICE CRIME COMMISSIONER

Mr. David Rogers Candidate for Sussex Police Crime Commissioner we want Katrina taylors killers

Katy Bourne Candidate for Sussex Police Crime Commissioner

03-11-2012 18:20 | Policing | Social Struggles | South Coast | World

Katy Bourne. Candidate for Sussex Police Crime Commissioner
CAMPAIGN JUSTICE FOR KATRINA TAYLOR
We the family and supporters of Justice for Katrina.
We would like a public meeting with you before the election

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New Worldwide Declaration

NEW WORLDWIDE DECLARATION DEMANDING AN END TO THE LOW INTENSITY WAR AGAINST THE ZAPATISTA COMMUNITIES.

TO PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERÓN HINOJOSA:

TO GOVERNOR JUAN SABINES GUERRERO:

[ZAD, France] Call : Face evictions, the nov. 17th, reoccupation demo !

29-10-2012 09:53 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

The struggle against the airport project of Notre-Dame des Landes kept on growing in the last years. Among other initiatives, an occupation movement has spread on the houses and farmland threatened. A year ago, facing increasing threats on the different houses, huts and gardens, inhabitants of the ZAD and solidarity collectives called for a mass demonstration of reoccupation in case of evictions.

International Appeal for Delta Squat & anarchist immigrant Gustavo Quiroga

24-10-2012 12:48 | Migration | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Thessaloniki, Greece, urgent appeal for international support with delta squat and imprisoned anarchist immigrant Gustavo Quiroga

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Free Internet Book: "The World Crisis and Beyond," 182 pp

23-10-2012 18:45 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Once the source of hope, the US is often a source of fear. Closing most of the 700+ bases would be a step from empire to republic. Security is a political and social challenge, not only a military project. Development should be a right, not only a hope and a promise. The future should be open and dynamic, not closed and static where the poor are forgotten (cf. J.Moltmann, C.Johnson, E.Hobsbawm)

La ZAD Eviction Up to date Report

22-10-2012 17:08 | Climate Chaos | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Europes largest protest zone is going through multiple evictions (because there are numerous sites) - all through much media silence! Over the past four days La ZAD, an anti-airport protest zone, composing of over 20 occupied sites has been putting up the barricades, opposing and protesting against the harassment and the evictions by a troop of police over a 1000 strong.

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