UK Globalisation Newswire Archive
National Monument Discovered at Tara in Path of M3 Motorway
23-05-2007 15:43
Featuring a press conference given by TaraWatch, the video (see link below) gives details of the M3 Motorway, what lies in its path, what has been destroyed, and what is being now being threatened with destruction.A massive prehistoric ‘henge’ site has been discovered in Lismullen, beside the Hill of Tara on the route of the planned M3 Motorway. The circular enclosure is the size of more than three football fields, and is without doubt a national monument because of the rarity of henges in Ireland, as well as its importance to the Hill of Tara archaeological complex.
The video may be accessed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPIAxHBot6Q Nobody wants to take the bull by the horns...
23-05-2007 13:41
This Saturday at SOAS: Resisting Re-colonisation in India
23-05-2007 11:40
Film screening and discussionSaturday 26 May 2.30pm
SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1 (tube: Russell Sq.)
G8 Resistant Art Festival Update
23-05-2007 07:31
http://www.free4alter.org update below - this from the free spaces / free party scene who plan to have a safe space of cultural expression - a place to chill out and wind down...
Colombians to speak out in Manchester - hear the truth about BP
22-05-2007 16:20
Monday 25 June, 7.30 pm
Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess St, Manchester
Speakers from Colombia:
-Edgar Mojica - Human Rights Commission of USO, the Oilworkers Union
-William Manuel Vega Vargas - president of COSPACC, the community alliance in Casanare (the region where BP operates)
-Adelso Gallo - representing the social organisations of Arauca
-Isaac Marín Lizarazo – a campesino leader for twenty years
-Luis Humberto Hernandez - researcher at Universidad Nacional
Anti-G8-Rave in front of German parliament
22-05-2007 11:03
The Empire is Failing – A Good Thing for America and the World
21-05-2007 20:01
Terry Paupp is the author of Exodus from Empire: The Fall of America’s Empire and the Rise of the Global Community. The book examines the downfall of the American Empire, its impact on the world community and what world order will take its place. Paupp has been a professor of philosophy and international law at Southwestern College, National University, San Diego City College. He served as the National Chancellor of the U.S. for the International Association of Educators for World Peace from 2001-2005. His previous books include “Achieving Inclusionary Governance: Advancing Peace and Development in First and Third World Nations (2000). He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.Local Travel Around The G8, Practical Info
21-05-2007 11:46
Many people going to Germany next week (and there seem to be many, really ) were concerned about how to travel between camps and other locations in the area. There seem to be an easy answer fro that now:London G8 meeting notes
21-05-2007 11:37
On Thurs 17th May we had a G8 preparation meeting in London. Here be the notes therefrom.China and USA in New Cold War over Africa’s Oil Riches
21-05-2007 08:11
The present concern of the current Washington Administration over Darfur in southern Sudan is not, if we were to look closely, genuine concern over genocide against the peoples in that poorest of poor part of a forsaken section of Africa.No. “It’s the oil, stupid.”
Hereby hangs a tale of cynical dimension appropriate to a Washington Administration that has shown no regard for its own genocide in Iraq, when its control over major oil reserves is involved. What’s at stake in the battle for Darfur? Control over oil, lots and lots of oil.
Operation Iraq Forever
20-05-2007 18:03
To feed itself the empire thus needs to increase its military, it thus needs to maintain over 750 bases worldwide. To feed its peoples’ ever-growing greed and gluttony, its ever expanding waistline, Iraq must remain within the empire’s violent and voracious claws, becoming a colony of imperialism, to be exploited and raped.Final G8 Meeting in London
20-05-2007 12:36
Need last minute information about anti-G8 activities in Germany or London? Well, this will be your last chance to come to one of the London G8 meetings!Thurs 24th May - 7pm RampART - East London
The Globalization of Military Power: NATO Expansion
20-05-2007 11:05
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) did not fundamentally change its mandate after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the wake of the Cold War, NATO continued to expand. In 1999, before the NATO war against Yugoslavia, NATO expanded into Eastern Europe.NATO is determined to expand its membership circle and to expand its mandate. Ultimately NATO is slated to become a global military force. Moreover, part of the objectives of NATO as a global military alliance is to ensure the “energy security” of its member states. What this signifies is the militarization of the world’s arteries, strategic pipeline routes, maritime traffic corridors used by oil tankers, and international waters.
Against War. Against the Arms Trade. Two Day: Many Actions. 29-30 July 2007
19-05-2007 14:32
Blockade? Party? Destroy? March? Smash? Infiltrate? Invade? Picket? Harass? Clown? Dance? Light candles? Fight? Lock on? Vigil? Disrupt?You Decide!
In the run up to DSEi 2007, DISARM DSEi is calling for two days of autonomous actions against the arms trade.
Channel Four's 'Unreported World' displays right-wing bias
19-05-2007 01:43
Channel Four has been showing a documentary series for a couple of years about Third World problems. It is broadcast for half an hour on Fridays from 6:30 to 7:00pm. The 'Unreported World' programme may be of interest to some global activists. What is less obvious is the inherent right-wing bias in the reporting of this programme.From now on online: http://www.g8-tv.org/
18-05-2007 18:21
Soon there will be videos translated in many languages.
Venezuelan nationalisations - What do they mean for socialists?
18-05-2007 18:17
The announcement of sweeping measures of nationalization will be greeted with enthusiasm by workers in all countries. It represents a big step forward for the Venezuelan revolution and a serious blow against capitalism and imperialism.Some info about German police repression
18-05-2007 17:20
Here are some documents translated into English about German police tactics and strategies - useful for anyone going to the G8 Summit protests.Personalities Support "Block G8" Call for Mass Blockades
18-05-2007 16:09
Musicians, MPs, Academics, Media and Civil Society Personalities Support "Block G8" Call for Mass Blockades of G8 SummitProminent musicians (like the British pop band Chumbawamba, Tocotronic lead-singer Dirk von Lowtzow, and electro-pop artist Bernadette La Hengst), MPs (like Ulla Jelpke, Nele Hirsch and Heike Hänsel of DIE LINKE), academics (like Prof. Joachim Hirsch (Frankfurt), Prof. Wolf Dieter Naar (Berlin) and Prof. John Holloway (Mexico)), media personalities (like journalist Naomi Klein (author, 'No Logo')), playwrights and poets (like Howard Zinn and Dennis Brutus), and civil society personalities (like Walden Bello (Director, Focus on the Global South), Vandana Shiva (Founder, Navdana) and Sven Giegold (attac Coordination Committee) have all pledged their public support for the Block G8 campaign for mass blockades of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm next month.