UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive
Thessaloniki Prisoner Solidarity - Introduction
30-11-2003 23:30
More than five months after the EU summit in Thessaloniki, 7 people incarcerated within the Greek prison system - Simon Chapman (English), Fernando Perez Gorraiz (Spanish), Carlos Martin Martinez (Spanish), Souleiman "Kastro" Dakduk (Syrian), Spyros Tsitsas (Greek) and two Greek juveniles - have finally been released pending trial. Despite overwhelming evidence that they have been framed and despite solidarity protests around the world, this only occurred after approximately 2 months of hunger strikes by 5 of the prisoners.
strike spotting in the uk
30-11-2003 17:34
summary of strikes in the uk of the last weeks... starting point for an autonomous circulation of class struggles reports...Buy nothing day - Read and despair
29-11-2003 20:17
Considering how it's buy nothing day, the irony of this story seemed superb.Walmart has apologised to a woman knocked unconscious as shoppers rushed for a sale of DVD players.
Demo in Campsfield
29-11-2003 18:19
a report of today's demo for the closure of CampsfieldTom Hurndall's birthday party outside the Foreign Office
29-11-2003 00:11
DUTCH CONSULATE OCCUPIED IN BIRMINGHAM
28-11-2003 12:40
Yesterday morning the Dutch consulate in Birmingham was occupied for 5 hours by Dutch and English activists, because of eviction of a squatted community centre in Utrecht, Holland.Was Georgia a CIA coup?
27-11-2003 16:19
Was people power in Georgia in reality a CIA coup? An example of the desire of George W Bush to bring 'democracy' to the world?'Me? I thought, OBE me? Up yours, I thought'
27-11-2003 12:08
An invitation to the palace to accept an New Year honour... you must be joking. Benjamin Zephaniah won't be going. Here he explains whyLatest news on students strikes in Germany & France
27-11-2003 02:45
Latest news about actions and stikes of students in germany and France against the commercialisation of education. Students are calling for an international day of action in December 2003Brixton Says No To Nike Naked Greed
27-11-2003 00:15
Employment Grinch of the Year Election
26-11-2003 22:45
Jobs With Justice have just announce their festive elections for American National Employment Grinch of the Year. But due to globalisation, and that "special relationship", these aren't really American only Grinch Candidates...American Plea Bargains Infect U.N. War Crimes Tribunal
26-11-2003 19:23
The notorious plea bargain system that plagues the American "justice" and jail systems, is now moving to the United Nations' war crimes tribunal. The new plea bargaining going on at the U.N. tribunal is a response to the Bush Administration...Thessalonika 7 released
26-11-2003 15:14
All 7 of the tessalonika prisoners to be releasedThe thessaloniki 7 are FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
26-11-2003 15:08
From 16.00 this afternoon all of the prisoners of the EU summit are FREE without bail.Blunkett To Kidnap Refugee Children
26-11-2003 10:28
Under new legislation, the home office will able to remove children from parents who do not leave the country when told to.Mayday 2004 in Dublin : EU Enlargement Meeting
26-11-2003 04:34
On a mayday tip:The Government has outlines the key priorities of the Irish Presidency as being the enlargement of the EU, which will be marked by a ceremony in Dublin on 1 May 2004, and the advancement of the EU's Lisbon competitiveness strategy.
We interrupt this Greek cultural evening
26-11-2003 01:36