UK Indymedia - UK Anti-racism Newswire Archive

JOSE RIZAL IN THE U.S.A.

31-12-2005 01:58

The anniversary of the death of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal this Dec. 30 affords us the occasion to reassess his work, particularly in the context of ongoing fierce class war in the Philippines between the oppressed, impoverished majority and the few privileged landlords and politicians bought by global capital. This is taking place at a time when the Philippines is being re-colonized by the U.S., the world's imperialist hegemon. Would Rizal want the country partitioned by greedy transnational corporations and their racist elites in the brutal terrorist war against peoples of color? These reflections hope to provoke a re-thinking of what it means to be a Filipino with the Philippines in dire crisis, using Rizal as a point of departure, especially in the light of its citizens becoming an embattled diaspora--more than ten million OFWs as exploited domestics and contract workers scattered around the planet, while the country's rich natural resources, cultures and traditions are wasted by foreign profiteers supported by local comprador parasites currently headed by the corrupt Arroyo regime. "O where is the hope of the motherland...."?

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Palestine-Israel, the joint struggle at Bil'in intensifies!

30-12-2005 10:28

The outpost which was built on the lands of Bil'in on the west side of the separation fence - adjacent to the illegal building site of the settlement town Modi'in Elit, on the robbed lands of Bil'in, existed a day and a half. The outpost that was named "Bil'in center for the joint struggle for peace" got lot of Israeli and international media cover.

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Living in the Shadow: new album by Emcee Lynx now available for free download

30-12-2005 04:06

For fans of rebel music and conscious hip hop, Emcee Lynx is pleased to announce the release of “Living in the Shadow”, his fifth independent release in five years featuring 16 tracks of all-original material. As always, the album is available for free download from his website,

http://emceelynx.circlealpha.com.
(Making the music free is a statement against the commodification of music and culture by corporations, and is the best way to make sure it is available to people all over the world who don’t have access to credit cards to buy things online.)

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Pakistani immigrants in Greece, kidnapped by Greek and British secret services

28-12-2005 10:13

According to the Greek newspaper, Proto Thema, MI6 and EYP agents collaborated during July, in order to arrest and interrogate Pakistani immigrants living in Greece.

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CHILEAN POLICE USES GUNS AGAINST PROTESTING MAPUCHE COMMUNITY JUAN PAILLALEF

26-12-2005 18:00

In the last three days the Mapuche Community ‘Juan Paillalef’ was confronted with harsh police violence. The confrontations started during a peaceful act of protest by the Mapuche Community against illegal road constructions through several Mapuche lands. The police chased away the protesting group and entered the community using guns, teargas and clubs. The following day Juana Calfunao and her sister were arrested without a warrant. When released yesterday, both women showed bad injuries from being beaten by the police.

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Going hungry for Christmas / UK detention

26-12-2005 15:29

No new hungerstrikes I'm aware of in immigration removal centres, but a number of detainees has refused to eat on Christmas day because the food was 'just the usual rubbish'.

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small WORLD Weex Mix: Afrobeat Special!

26-12-2005 07:31

Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX Afrobeat Special!

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Sydney's racial violence: a warning from Sri Lanka

23-12-2005 19:04

Who was the main beneficiary? None other than Prime Minister John Howard and his Liberal government, which is notorious for stirring up anti-immigrant sentiment and fears of terrorist attack to divert attention from its own regressive economic and social program.

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INTERPAL WINS LIBEL CASE AGAINST BOARD OF DEPUTIES OF BRITISH JEWS

23-12-2005 18:32

The Trustees of Interpal, the UK-registered Palestinian relief charity, have today concluded a successful out-of-court settlement of libel proceedings brought against the Board of Deputies of British Jews over allegations published on the Board's website in September 2003.

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The class issues behind Australia's race riots

22-12-2005 22:18

The racialist violence at North Cronulla beach erupted under conditions where the Howard government has confronted widespread opposition to an avalanche of regressive legislation--from the imposition of draconian anti-terror legislation to the full-privatisation of Telstra and far-reaching changes to industrial relations legislation. The cultivation of racialist tensions is aimed at cutting directly across the class solidarity between workers of all backgrounds that has characterised recent mass rallies and protests against the Iraq war, the IR laws and in defence of living standards.

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Racist Abuse of Prisoners

22-12-2005 13:29

The disproportionate imprisoning of young black people has always been an inevitable result of a criminal justice system inbuilt at every level with racist attitudes and an antipathy towards the black working class community.

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Gov't scapegoat alleged, 'met bin Laden'

20-12-2005 21:43

But more likely the officer used his Al Qaeda training to help the police, ASIO, phillip duddock and john hoWARd the coward to organise and be more focused in their objectives? Shame hoWARd, shame on you.

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Home Office admits a "mistake"

20-12-2005 19:47

I wouldn't normally do a cut and paste but get this!

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Birmingham AUT debate on the boycott of Israeli Universities: Pappe vs. Hirsch

20-12-2005 18:21

What follows is a report by Brian Robinson, a Jewish peace activist, on a debate hosted by Birmingham Association of University Teachers on the boycott of Israeli universities. The debate was hosted at the University of Birmingham on 15th November 2005.

The speakers were:

Dr. Ilan Pappe, University of Haifa, Israel
Dr. David Hirsh, Goldsmiths College, University of London

(both speaking in a personal capacity)

Chair: Dr. William Edmondson, Vice-President, BAUT

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Lincoln BNP member in court !

18-12-2005 23:33

A Prominent member of right-wing group the British National Party has appeared before a Lincoln court charged with
multiple counts of arson and criminal damage.

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Thoughts on Iraqi electionswith 19 photos attached.

18-12-2005 21:27

This is a 500 word article about the Iraqi elections with 19 photos attached.

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Caterkiller activist defends right to protest.

18-12-2005 15:07

Peace activist wins appeal against conviction for criminal damage after being driven into by caterkiller financial credit controller.

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When the sands ran red

18-12-2005 14:22

Many Australians feel Howard is ignoring the problem. Others say his narrow response shows how well he has read Australia's mood. But by not condemning the racism, Howard and Labor leader Kim Beazley have both arguably failed to show moral leadership.

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Sheffield Anti-Iraq Deportations Protest

17-12-2005 18:19

There was a protest in Sheffield city centre on Saturday 17th December 2005 against the forced deportations of Iraqis' to northern Iraq.

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A Burundian asks: Can we still trust the UN?

17-12-2005 13:19

In the preamble of its Charter, the United Nations Organization pledges to establish conditions under which justice and international law can be maintained.

In the case of Burundi, however, this provision seems to have been constantly ignored