World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Candlelit vigil at Rochdale Town Hall...

26-04-2005 14:59 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

A candlelit vigil is to be held outside Rochdale Town Hall on Thursday 28th April from 8pm. Organised by Greater Manchester hazards Centre, this is to commemorate Workers’ Memorial Day. Its purpose is to remember all those who have died in Rochdale, Britain and throughout the world as a result of their work.

Americans believe "they are coming to get us"....

The lies mount and mount...the followers of Messiah Bush still don't listen...what is wrong here?

Piles of crushed asbestos factory of immediate concern...

26-04-2005 14:32 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

Spodden Valley, Rochdale:

Official concern has been raised about large piles of crushed rubble on the site of the former Turner Brothers asbestos factory.

Landless Movement against Green Desert needs support

26-04-2005 06:38 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

letter from a friend travelling in South America; concerning a settlement of the Movimento Sem Terra (MST, landless workers' movement) in Brasil that is fighting the growing ecological menace of eucalytpus monoculture as part of their own struggle for land and justice. We all need to know about this situation, and they all need our support. thanks.

BBC's reply to BNP broadcast protest

24-04-2005 09:55 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Just for info- this is what the Beeb sent out as a reply
to those protesting the screening of the BNP election
broadcast.

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Blair - Another Lie Un-covered

On Novermber 14 2001 Tony Blair told Parliament about an Al-Queda tape, made on Oct the 20th by Osama Bin Ladin for distribution among his associates.

""In an unbroadcast video tape made last month, Osama bin Laden declares that his al Qaeda network "instigated" the Sept. 11 attacks, the British government said today, and explains that "if avenging the killing of our people is terrorism, let history be a witness that we are terrorists.""

Another Attack on Zanon Occupied Factory

For the second time in a month, right-wing hit squads have attacked the wife of a worker at the Zanon occupied factory in Neuquen, Argentina. The original attack is detailed at:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/world/2005/03/306564.html

Original Spanish text, bad translation follows:

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Crest Nicholson Plc New Heights New Lows: A Family Protests at AGM

On Friday 8th April private and institutional investors inside the Crest Nicholson AGM, at the Runnymede Hotel in Egham, Surrey, heard how the house building company defended its rejection, of a multi-million pounds, hostile, take-over-bid from Gerald Ronson’s, Heron International.

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Rover RIP.Families protest outside Downing St. Last week.

Where is the missing £400million of the workers money?

J.Straw on Arms Trade Treaty.

Jack Straw's reply via Tory leader Micheal Howard on the Arms Trade Treaty proposal- in response to a letter from one of the latters constituents. (It includes a para on the DSEI situ)
Orginal letter was part of Amnesty Intl 'Control Arms Campaign' see their website for full info....

Australian Aboriginal elders lodge genocide case in High Court

16-04-2005 10:50 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A group of Australian Aboriginal elders has vowed to disrupt next year's Commonwealth Games unless Prime Minister John Howard and others are charged with genocide.

IRAQ'S OIL FOR BOBMS WAR CRIMES:Hypocracy of Media

The the Corporate Media is heralding the American propaganda about the Oil for Food Program, as a smoke screen of deceit and duplicity.The occupation power,just in first year, pocketed 8 Billion dollar of Iraqi oil money.In addition there is no trace of billions of dollars of Iraqis oil revenue.Iraqis have got is bombs and dstruction.

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Spodden Valley asbestos concerns- John Prescott gets the message...

15-04-2005 17:20 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

On his visit to Rochdale today, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott met with Save Spodden Valley campaigners and listened to their concerns about building 600+ homes and a children's nursery on the site of what was the world's largest asbestos textile factory.

Countryside Properties have just had their controversial planning application put on hold. campaigners are now asking that the plans be "called-in" to the ODPM so that a Planning Inspector is appointed to oversee any decisions about the troubled site.

John Prescott promised that a request for "call-in" would be considered sympathetically by his office.

The Deputy Prime Minister also expressed his concerns about the dangers of asbestos. He explained how he had lost friends and colleagues to a "slow and lingering death from asbestos"

Save Spodden Valley handed a letter to John Prescott. (More details of the campaign can be fond at: www.Spodden-Valley.co.uk -type carefully- Countryside Properties have been busy buying up similar sounding domain names!)

Need stock footage of Iraq for graduate documentary on Iraqi Chaldeans

Need stock footage of iraq - am doing graduate documentary on Iraqi Chaldeans in the united states - their struggles to resettle in the western world- am former member of San Diego IMC (California - U.S.)

BNP substitute to face Howard.

14-04-2005 17:47 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | South Coast | World

Following appears in the local rag for Michael Howard's constituency Folkestone & Hythe (Kent).

Now We Are Free - Lessons from Vieques

A major international conference launches at the end of the month in Glasgow with special speakers coming from Puerto Rico to Govan. Robert Rabin was at the heart of the struggle to eject the US Navy from Vieques. After this victory he's now invited to Scotland to share his tactics...

Iain Hook's Murder COVERED UP: Dr. Jack Shepard &The Socialist Worker New agree

When will we realize that there can't be this many "accidents"?

THE TARGETED ASSASSINATION OF IAIN HOOK A TOP BRITISH UN OFFICIAL BY THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE UNCOVERED UP!

by Dr. Jack Shepard

DEATH SQUAD DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: How America Installed Its Puppets

Tens of thousands of Iraqis poured into the streets to say No To America, No to Death Squads, and No to the new puppet government. As Iaqis are conditioned to kill each other it is believed that the "tipping point" of insurgency has already passed.Nonviolant demonstration of peaceful Iraqis might be the only method towards success. prove be the best strategy

What about the Racism That We Face? (Racism within and by union)

11-04-2005 22:05 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

This Article was written by a member of a Canadian union and Originally published at

http://www.ufcw.net

Racism has an unquestionably destructive effect upon worker solidarity.
What strategies do unions have in place for combating racism within the union?