World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

ESF, PARIS. Occupation for Social Centre

14-11-2003 19:13 | European Social Forum | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Hundreds from the esf, left GLAD

http://www.fse-esf.org/article785.html (fr), and joined local residents in starting to occupy a building to develop it for a social centre.

Israel's Guantanamo

14-11-2003 17:55 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Facility 1391: Israel's Guantanamo
Le Monde diplomatique
November 2003

http://MondeDiplo.com/2003/11/02israel
By JONATHAN COOK *

Simon et al: Greek Ambassadors Reception GATECRASHED! & thoughts on more demos

The ambassadors receptions are noted for their elegance, for the whiff of stinkbombs too!
Gatecrashers account of attempted action at Ambassadors reception on Tuesday night.
Preceeded by thoughts about Greek cultural events in UK, sponsored by Greek Ministry of Culture. I think that 5000 YEARS OF CULTURE IS MEANINGLESS WHERE THERE IS NO RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS!!!

police state in Victoria

14-11-2003 03:41 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

a boy introduction to the justice state in Victoria

An American War-Wolf in London!

Hi folks, you are welcome to use this image on websites, posters, placards etc.
as part of the campaign to stop George W. Bush's state visit to London.

Knesset speaker on Palestine

09-11-2003 19:11 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"Israel must choose between right and wrong"

This article is by Avraham Burg, speaker to Israel's parliament from 1999 to 2002 and an Israeli Labour Party member. This article, which first appeared in English in The Forward, was adapted by Burg from an article that appeared in the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot and was translated by J. J. Goldberg.

"Saloniki 7" Support Demonstration in Thessaloniki, Friday 7th Nov

On Friday 7th November, around 2000 people demonstrated in downtown Thessaloniki insupport of the 7 anti-capilatist protesters that have been in jail since the Thessaloniki EU Summit of June 2003. Here there are some photos of the demonstration.

The Chomskybot Code: Conduct In the Time of Terror

In spite of constant reassurances about the term "democracy" one is rarely allowed to criticize the country of Israel without suffering some punishing consequence for it. If you are a Jew you may survive the accusations of anti-Semitism but if you consistently express yourself online in any dissidence about Israel's current politick, you will probably not be immune to cyber attack.

Bugger Prince Charles

Buggered if I know what all the fuss is about. In these days of openly-gay bishops, who gives a toss if the Heir to the Throne bonks a butler or has cunnilingus with a corgi? We already know he wants to be re-incarnated as a tampon.

'Saloniki 7' Legal Team Press Release.

"Saloniki 7" Legal Team update from Friday 7th November.

They Put a Bag Over My Head & Flew Me To Syria for Torture and Interrogation

07-11-2003 15:55 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

This is What They Did to Me

I am here today to tell the people of Canada what has happened to me.

There have been many allegations made about me in the media, all of them by people who refuse to be named or come forward. So before I tell you who I am and what happened to me, I will tell you who I am not.

I am not a terrorist. I am not a member of al-Qaida and I do not know any one who belongs to this group. All I know about al-Qaida is what I have seen in the media.

I have never been to Afghanistan. I have never been anywhere near Afghanistan and I do not have any desire to ever go to Afghanistan. Now, let me tell you who I am.

Support and solidarity needed!

06-11-2003 18:36 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

The Victory Squat Tent City has stood heroically for four months. In this time, many small battles have been fought and won! Over the last week the City of Vancouver has implemented a divide and conquer strategy.

'Saloniki 7' Solidarity Action Outside Thessaloniki's Hospital

06-11-2003 16:37 | Thessaloniki EU | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Carlos Martin Martinez was taken to Ippokratio General Hospital in early morning of Monday 3rd Nov. He is one of the 7 demonstrators imprisoned since the Thessaloniki's j21 EU Summit. Carlos is an active member of the anarchosyndicalist union CNT (Spanish State), and has been on hunger-strike since October the 5th, fighting for his release.

War On Terrorism = Doublespeak (amsellem)

Operacion Digna - Online Demo Report

05-11-2003 13:53 | Gender | Social Struggles | World

More than 300 women have been murdered in Chihuahua since 1993. Under the slogan: "Stop the femizide! Not one more!", Operacion Digna and JUSTICIA PARA NUESTRAS HIJAS [Justice for our Daughters] called for an online demonstration from Oct 31 to Nov 2, 2003 [Full Feature]
Participation in this Floodnet action was impressive: 138,321 hits over the three day period means that 138,321 individual computers were used in the course of the action, from 34 countries. According to a source Electronic Disturbance Theatre, the word got out to lots of underground hacker groups who prefer this sort of anonymous action to signing petitions and participating in marches.
This impressive show of support can be used by the mothers of murdered and disappeared girls as a means of applying pressure to the Mexican government. Also, it is very useful to have hacker support: In Argentina last year, hackers won a case in the Supreme Court that legally protects them if they access government records as public service. Many students at the UCLA conference were very interested in using the internet as an activist tool.

ROMANIA: Diamond slavery

28-10-2003 21:17 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Israeli entrepreneur Menachem Zvik, owner of the MCR International Afumati Romania - is working diamonds by exploiting its workers in apalling conditions.

Those who seek ''the death of the United Nations''

26-10-2003 22:07 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

While the United Nations is seen by many as merely a talk shop that gets little done, the truth lies elsewhere. For example, UNESCO has done a great deal for education and the work of UNICEF has been phenomenal.