UK Globalisation Newswire Archive
Pirates battling and singing for Iraq
26-06-2005 15:38
It's vital that many people come up to sing out the message that Iraqi wealth should be in the hands of the Iraqi people. We must stop the corporate plunder of Iraq!
Brian Haw says `Just do it`
26-06-2005 13:49
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26-06-2005 13:40
am looking for a site that gives accessible, user-friendly research articles on stuff like mcdonalds, coca cola etcRadical Radio Coalition at G8 in Scotland
26-06-2005 10:23
Announcement and call for participation - locally and internationally - in the Radical Radio Coalition during and before the G8 summit (1-9 July).Please distribute widely
Ministers plan to sell your ID card details to raise cash
26-06-2005 08:15
Personal details of all 44 million adults living in Britain could be sold to private companies as part of government attempts to arrest spiralling costs for the new national identity card scheme, set to get the go-ahead this week.What's so Revolutionary about Venezuelan Coal???
25-06-2005 23:37
* This article is about expanding coal mining consessions in Venezuela`s western state of Zulia. It explains the threats coal mining poses to indigenous communities and water security for Maracaibo, Zulia`s state capital. The article also explains how this initiative is part of a larger regional development plan, IIRSA, and other proposed projects that fall into Zuila`s regional development. The article is also about the grassroots resistence movement against the proposed projects.ICELAND- On its Whaling policy
25-06-2005 14:48
Reply received from Icelandic Embassy on its Whaling policy in response to a Greenpeace campaign.G8 Media Planning to Hype Violence (short info report) Fox TV + Dailies
25-06-2005 09:10
Not that this will come as a shock to anyone who knows the priority of some media corporations. However it's worth noting the following:Anti-Protestor Propaganda In Newspapers
25-06-2005 08:38
After a long period with fairly starightforward newspaper reporting about protest worries and news of different demonstrations - the last few days has seen a resurgence in anti-protestor propaganda.Most laughable, and indeed most malicious, is an article by The Scotsman claiming that "splinter groups" (implying exteme groups as opposed to just groups) are planning "disruption" of the Make Poverty History march on 2nd June. But who are these groups that plan to "infiltrate" (er attend i think is the right word) the MPH march? Well the terrifying list of groups is the rebel Clown army, the Disco dancing bloc, and the Fairy Army! All groups who like to dress up in colourful costumes, do street theatre, dance and prance about... Many groups who are part of the Dissent network have always said they will attend the MPH march, mostly to hand out leaflets about the protests in the following week (hence "radicalising")...
Other articles have focused on Glasgow with two examples of gutter journalism. An empty warehouse that is on the route of a planned road and which will be demolished has been used as an accomodation centre - but in the words of the press it becomes "condemnded". Then as press photographers chase people down to road or call at their houses to take pictures of people on their doorsteps, the newspapers revel in the fact that people do not like being photographed - especially when they know the photos are due to end up in an article branding them as extremists. This is becoming a growing trend with newspapers publishing names and photos of individuals.
Sadly this is part of the landscape in the run up to any large protest - demonise the protestors, spread alarm and fear, justify a clampdown by police. Selling newspaperrs is one thing, spreading lies and fear another.
African Woman – W8 conference, Edinburgh
24-06-2005 16:58
Yesterday saw the W8 conference in Edinburgh, where 8 women from Africa discussed issues of debt, trade, poverty, health and the situation of woman throughout the African continent. Invited by the council and as special guests of the Mayor of Edinburgh, café The Hub saw a day of debate and speech ‘For and About Women in Africa.’Iraq Petroleum Conferences 27-28th and 29-30th June
24-06-2005 16:09
Iraq Petroleum Conferences 27-28th and 29-30th June are being held in London Next week.The big sell is now on.
Blair is standing on 22.000 corpses...
24-06-2005 14:49
It's not only their genocide in Iraq and Afghanistan: in England twenty-two-thousand old people died as a result of the cold last year. In Brussels however, the British PM shamelessly lied about his country as 'supporting a social Europe'.EZLN: A letter of explanation...or, perhaps, farewell
24-06-2005 08:06
This is not a letter of farewell. At times it is going to seem as if it is, that it is a farewell, but it is not. It is a letter of explanation. Well, that is what we shall attempt.Can the G8 satisfy the demands of global justice campaigners?
23-06-2005 18:27
Simultaneous Policy (SP) Adopters are supporting protests around the G8 meetings. But SP analysis suggests the G8 are incapable of delivering a fairer, sustainable version of globalisation. If we want global justice, we have to design and implement it ourselves.Third World Debt
23-06-2005 13:31
Debt is not an act of generosity on behalf of the lender, it is a tool of subjugation.G8 Council Provided Campsite Info (Jack Kane Centre - Hunter's Hall Park)
23-06-2005 10:49
Open from Friday 1 July to Friday 8 July.CCTV. Perimiter Fence. 24 Hour Security. Possible Search on Entry.
Water + Toilets
Capacity 15,000
Near Craigmillar, a bus ride from town.
Estimated Cost £10 for the week
Make the G8 History
22-06-2005 17:31
George Monbiot, Tariq Ali, Trevor Ngwane, Victoria Brittain, George Galloway, Mark Curtis, Hilary Wainwright call to Make the G8 History next Tuesday night.Without a UN mandate, the EU illegally fights and pays...
22-06-2005 14:33
Bush welcomes European Union Traitors to the White Haus - The Netherlands war criminals send another thousand troops to fight and do the dirty work for the US. Like Blair's England?Get ready to support anti-G8 prisoners in Scotland
22-06-2005 11:21
Get ready to support anti-G8 prisoners in Scotland