World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

What is Neoliberalism?

23-03-2005 21:10 | Social Struggles | World

Every search for alternatives must questions these neoliberal foundations by demythologizing the "great narratives" of the free market, efficiency, competition and entrepreneurship. Economic laws and practical necessities could be analyzed as social constructions.

Loyalisy violence escalates

23-03-2005 15:24 | Analysis | Social Struggles | London | World

We wonder why the English media didn't make the fuss over the murder of Pat Finucane, that they currentlty are over that of Robert McCartney.

Zimbabwe elections

22-03-2005 13:25 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Zimbabwe elections need to be free and fair. Mugabe's regime is a dictatorship founded on corruption, repression, terror and fear.

VIGIL

21-03-2005 22:42 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

America 'vigils' while it destroys the World. From Vermont, THE VIGIL STATE. "Over 10 million candles sold!'

Dokdo in the East Sea of Korea

Dokdo (or Tokdo) (Dakesima in Japanese) belongs to Korea.

Iraq demo: Anti-Islamist protest

OutRage! backed the call for “Britain and the US to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops,” but it opposed calls for “Troops Out Now”; warning that “a hasty withdrawal could pave the way for the seizure of power by Saddam loyalists or Islamic fundamentalists.”

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army IN GLASGOW next WEEKEND

20-03-2005 01:48 | G8 2005 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

TASTER REBEL CLOWN TRAINING AND G8 WAR ROOM OPENING NEXT WEEKEND IN GLASGOW

Nestor Makhno: Anarchy's Cossack

18-03-2005 20:07 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | World

Nestor Makhno: Anarchy's Cossack by Alexandre Skirda is now out. Never heard of him? Been conned by Leninists into thinking was was a bandit without the sense to tie his own shoelaces? Either way, you will find this an interesting read.

Open Letter to STWC from Political Association of Iranian Refugees

Iranian refugee group criticises STWC for refusing to give platform to voices equally critical of US imperialism and the stutus quo in Iran.

Colombian Vice President Gets A Bristol Welcome

16-03-2005 23:02 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Vice President of Colombia Francisco Santos spoke in Bristol this Tuesday with the intention of expounding increased militarisation and repression under the guise of democracy to an uncritical audience. He was met with a combination of direction action and a researched interrogation on the part of various groups and individual activists.

SOS: Trade unions in Colombia

16-03-2005 22:58 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The director of the department for human rights of the Colombian trade union federation CUT informs the national and international public about the existence of a strange plan. This plan is to murder trade unionists who are critical towards the current negotiations between government and paramilitaries in Colombia.

Press Complaints Commission

16-03-2005 12:24 | Social Struggles | World

Please write to the Press Complaints Commission to highlight The Sun's breach of their code, in their war on gypsies.

POLICE CRACK DOWN ON CLIMATE PROTESTERS

Police arrested two activists protesting G8 policies on climate change on 15 March at a demonstration outside a G8 ministerial meeting in the City of London.

Defend Gay Muslim:March 16.Ldn

15-03-2005 16:48 | Social Struggles | London | World

A demo to defend a gay muslim asylum seeker.

8 AM sharp- Great Eastern Hotel,Liverpool St,London.

International Anti-G8 Meeting Minutes: Tuebingen, Germany 26-27 Feb 2005

15-03-2005 11:15 | G8 2005 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

International Anti-G8 Meeting Minutes: Tuebingen, Germany 26th-27th February 2005

The following are the minutes of a two day international meeting to co-ordinate radical resistance to the 2005 G8 Summit to be held in the UK. The meeting took place in Tuebingen, Germany and was hosted by the Tuebingen Infoladen. The meeting was organised by the Dissent! International Networking Group.

To contact the Dissent! International Networking Group for comments upon, or corrections to, these minutes, email:

info-g82005@riseup.net

For more information about Dissent! see: www.dissent.org.uk or email the above address.

seclusion of psychiatric patients- call for assistance

At the ESF 2006 (probably in Greece) we want to organise an international meeting to discuss the situation of psychiatric patients in institutes. There are alternatives for seclusion: locking up patients in isolation cells. And putting patients outside society in separate institutes is discussable. We want to speak out about these issues, which have remained in silence for yet much too long.

H O U S I N G - is still - T H E B I G I S S U E !

On Saturday 5th of March I found the following news item on TELETEXT ITV in the North West and it’s reproduced as I type copied it. I didn’t read about it in the local right wing rag the Liverpool Echo. (Liberal-Democrat controlled) Liverpool City Council is to spend £7,200,000 on private housing, £6000 on each, according to this news report, while it's own rent paying council tenants go without any improvements and backlog of repairs going back for years.

The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/11/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!

11-03-2005 00:11 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Cuba, and Russia.

Colombia update- san jose massacre

10-03-2005 21:02 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

9th march 2005
Latest news reports from the main dailies in Colombia
carry news which threatens the ideals and the very
geographical existence of the San Jose Peace Community
(recent victim of a massacre on 21st February).