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Reclaim Mayday for anarchism (article from anarkismo)

Reclaim Mayday for anarchism
by Anarcho Sunday, Apr 30 2006, 1:42pm
international / history / feature

http://www.anarkismo.net/newswire.php?story_id=2939

Anarkismo.net was launched for Mayday 2005 so this Mayday represents our first birthday.

Khoodeelaar No to Lib Dems Crossrail hole corruption in the East End

Widespread postal vote fraud allegations about Tower Hamlets, East London have already been made in the past week. This is against the background of postal vote fraud and electoral maladministration by the Council at the May 2005 general elections. Now, the Khoodeelaar! No to CrossRail hole campaign is taking the Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrats Group to court on related legal grounds

The Paradigm is the Enemy: The State of the Peak Oil Movement

29-04-2006 23:03 | Analysis | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

THE PARADIGM IS THE ENEMY: The State of the Peak Oil Movement at the Cusp of Collapse

A Speech by Michael C. Ruppert for the Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma Conference
April 27-29, New York City, at Cooper Union

[This is the most important speech of my life. If you read anything I’ve written this year, read this – MCR]

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Round of events in Palestine 29th April 2006

29-04-2006 13:19 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

ِ A brief round up of events from on the ground in Palestine for the 29th of April 2006 for further up dates please check out www. IMEMC.org

Protest at B'lin Village Palestine 28th April 2006

29-04-2006 12:25 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Listen to an audio report recorded at the weekly protest held at the Apartheid wall which divides the agricultural lands from Bi'lin vilage.

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International Workers Memorial Day

Workers Memorial Day was marked in London by a demonstration, march and rally organised by the Construction Safety Campaign. Over a quarter of all workplace deaths are in construction.

MAPUCHE prisoners hunger strike - day 46 - info & action call-out

28-04-2006 14:15 | Social Struggles | Zapatista | London | World

46 days of hunger strike. silence. solidarity actions necessary.

More4 News report tonight 8pm hunger strike and detainee beating

More4 News tonight will be covering the brutal beating of Haslar detainee following largest recorded immigration detention hunger strike and protests.

HBOS Plc AGM - Directors Receive An Appeal for Help From Evicted Boatman

26-04-2006 19:45 | Education | Health | Social Struggles | World

Evicted some two and a half years ago, with his wife and their five children, from their own houseboat property in Penarth Marina, Cardiff Bay, Wales, Vince Shalom delivered an appeal to HBOS Directors at their AGM, (25th April) held at Manchester International Convention Centre.

Asbestos deaths- please, can you spare a minute to email a message of support

26-04-2006 09:25 | Health | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

An International Asbestos Memorial for the 5,000,000 people who may die of asbestos related disease.
The United Nations International Labour Organisation estimate current asbestos related deaths are 100,000 pa.
This Friday on Workers Memorial Day there is a united call for an worldwide ban on asbestos...

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New ID card proposal to flush out those using anonymity

26-04-2006 00:41 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

That' s a very big, very serious dimension to the whole database and ID card issue here in Australia. With a government of such dubious credentials on their commitment to human rights playing footsies with rendition to torture countries, blanket opposition to a bill of rights, denial of the refugee convention word and spirit, denial of fundamental but inconvenient property rights like native title, and likely lots more, why trust this government on the ID lite card proposal?

Why Howard must resign

25-04-2006 22:13 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

If they did not know then they have to go. Howard want's it both ways on the wheat for weapons scandal - he should take it like a man and resign today.

Riots erupt during Condoleezza Rice’s visit to Greece

25-04-2006 18:55 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Thousands of people marched the streets of Athens today protesting Condoleezza Rice's visit to Athens.

Pic of Nepali Embassy, London Demonstration

25-04-2006 17:23 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

Some of us decided to show our solidarity with the Nepali people’s movement.

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UK Forestry Minister: “Rochdale people are missing out on benefits of woodlands”

25-04-2006 10:31 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

Too many Rochdale people are missing out on the benefits of getting active in the North West's woodlands, thinking they are only found in rural areas, comments the UK Government’s Forestry Minister Jim Knight.

A round up of grim events this tuesday in Palestine

25-04-2006 10:10 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

As ever the situation here is getting worse daily, here is a round up of yet more human rights abuse.

Khoodeelaar No to Crossrail hole Bill campaign gets Tory HQ backing

A little piece of campaign history has been made this afternoon in the Brick Lane where Conservative Party Chair Francis Maude actually said that his party would oppose the Crassrail hole plan. This comes nearly 3 years after Khoodeelaar! started the campaign to defend Brick Lane London| E1 area against the CrossRail hole assault. Francis Maude was answering questions from Khoodeelaar organsier Muhammad Haque as Maude left a Party gathering held in the area.

Archbishop of Canterbury appeases Nigerian homophobia

Archbishop of Canterbury appeases Nigerian homophobia
But US Bishop condemns Nigeria’s anti-gay repression
Anglican leader of Nigeria backs savage homophobic law
Fear grips the lesbian and gay community in Nigeria