UK Indymedia - UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Little London Community Day this Saturday

08-06-2006 09:16

This Saturday, 10 June, between 12pm and 5pm, is Little London Community Day. There are lots of events and stalls planned - plus the anti-PFI campaign will be there with brand new T-shirts for cost price.

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UK Unreported April 29th, 350,000 marched for 'Peace, Justice,and Democracy'

08-06-2006 08:53

April 29th United for Peace and Justice March in Nyc

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During the last 3 weeks there is quite some unrest in Greek universities

07-06-2006 22:50

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Haiti: The ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT in Haiti

07-06-2006 22:29

The most prominent international labor organizations active in Haiti, the ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT, working to support and strengthen labor unions that agitated for the ousting of Haiti’s democratically elected government, have simultaneously refused to condemn the massive layoffs and persecution of public sector workers and trade unionists committed by its illegally-imposed successor.

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Art Not Oil sheds light and dark on BP Portrait Award, London, June-July 2006

07-06-2006 22:14

* for creativity, climate justice and an end to oily sponsorship of the arts *

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Failed Solidarity: The ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT in Haiti

07-06-2006 19:57

The most prominent international labor organizations active in Haiti, the ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT, working to support and strengthen labor unions that agitated for the ousting of Haiti’s democratically elected government, have simultaneously refused to condemn the massive layoffs and persecution of public sector workers and trade unionists committed by its illegally-imposed successor.

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Greek students occupy universities

07-06-2006 19:38

For the past 5 weeks students have started squating universities with the number of occupations increasing day by day. The students are also organizing major demos throughout greece. At polytechnic university there is an international art and activism caravan which presents alternative ways of protesting, they are supporting the student mobilizations.

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ANTIFAscist Night @ THE SQUARE // Fri.9th June

07-06-2006 17:47

ANTIFAscist Night @ THE SQUARE // Fri.9th June

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Plaestine Today

07-06-2006 15:23

Palestine Today a service of the international Middle East media centre www.imemc.org for Wednesday June 7th, 2006

Army shells several areas in the Gaza strip, the new security forces clash with unknown gunmen in Gaza, two injured. One resident killed in the Wednesday market in Khan-Younis town in the Gaza strip

Those stores and more coming up stay tuned.

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THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED screening and public meeting in Brighton

07-06-2006 11:41

"The people rescued me. For popular democracy in heroic action, I suggest you need look no further." Hugo Chavez

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possible landmark socpa verdict due on friday

07-06-2006 10:28

war law specialist chris coverdale appeared at bow street magistrate's court yesterday in connection with an 'unauthorised' protest at parliament square in march. his extensive and well-researched defence raised questions about the legality of the war, and the judge will announce his verdict at 10am on friday.

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The big boys have yachts. The small boys have row boats

07-06-2006 07:33

I mentioned at the beginning that the big boys have yachts and the small boys have row boats. Could I suggest that both are vulnerable to shifting tides and the threat of being sunk. It is about time we spoke up and took the necessary action that would sink the rotten ship 'HMS Howard' and end this government's increasing militarisation of the region and his gunboat diplomacy. To not do so will only send us on a voyage from which no one will return unscathed. Let alone our Timorese brothers and sisters.

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A Guided Tour of Class in America

07-06-2006 02:53

BE: It's partly that the evangelical churches have reached for these things, and then there's the faith-based approach coming from the Bush administration where the dream was: Let's turn all social welfare functions over to churches. A lot of the megachurches now function as giant social welfare bureaucracies. I wouldn't have found this out if I hadn't been researching Bait and Switch and gone into some of them, because that's where you go when you want to connect with people to find a job. That's also where you find after-school care, child care, support groups for battered women, support groups for people with different illnesses. As government helping functions dwindle, the role of the churches grows. What's sinister is that so many of these churches also support political candidates who are anti-choice, anti-gay, and -- not coincidentally -- opposed to any kind of expansion of secular social services.

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Anti repression demo - London - 10th June

06-06-2006 23:06

// STAND TALL, STAND PROUD - WE ARE THOSE WHO RESIST! //

// DEMONSTRATION AGAINST REPRESSION! //

// SATURDAY 10TH JUNE, 7.30PM >>

// MEETING POINT (NOT DEMO LOCATION): OUTSIDE BANK TUBE STATION, ON CORNER OF PRINCES STREET AND THREADNEEDLE STREET. BE READY TO MOVE >>

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Khoodeelaar! will take mayor Livingstone to court to stop Crossrail hole

06-06-2006 19:48

Khoodeelaar! The Brick Lane and Whitechapel London E1 area camapgn against the Crossrail hole Bill has today confirmed that it will take London mayor Ken Livingstone to court as soon as the Hosue of Commons select committee on crossrail completes its published schedule of hearing the formal petitions against some aspects of the Crsosrail Bill. This also coincides with the first day of Khoodeelaar! Street demos against Crsosrail held in Westminster. Khoodeelaar also delivered a letter at No 10 Downing Street giving Tiny blair a set of sound advice that he must not commit this fatal folly which will destroy any hope of any ligancy as a sensible prime minister that blair may care to leave behind as and when he leaves that address

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Canadian Lesbians challenge UK 'full marriage' bar

06-06-2006 15:53

A Canadian lesbian couple are at the High Ct today to challenge the UK's refusal to recognise their 'marraige' made in Canada.

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Plaestine Today

06-06-2006 15:43

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Tuesday, June 6th, 2006.

Five injured in a RPG attack on Preventative Security headquarters in Gaza meanwhile in the West Bank One resident injured in unexplained explosion in Hebron and Army sets farms in Tayasser village on fire

These stories and more coming up stay tuned

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East End protest against Crossrail telling Tony Blauir to scrap Xrail hole

06-06-2006 10:00

The UK House of Commons Crossrail Bill select committee is being made the focus of Tony Blair's office as Prime Minister today when the Khoodeelaar! campaign takes its demands to No 10 Downing Street and stages the first of a series of demonstrations against Crsosaril Bill in Westminster

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Today in Palestine

06-06-2006 09:19

An Audio report fpr Today on Palestine recorded from occupied Bethlehem.
Palestine Today

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Monday, June 5th, 2006.

Army arrests four residents from Jenin Refugee camp and one resident from Al Thahria town near Hebron. Also today, the Israeli Army stopped farmers in Tubas from harvesting their crops and arrested one resident from Beit Ola village west of Hebron

These stories and more coming up stay tuned

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An Unprecedented Police Corruption Scandal

06-06-2006 04:26

What you are about to read will seem beyond belief because it reveals that a major story that has been hyped up in the media for the past twenty-five years is the opposite of the truth. It has to end now.