Cardiff North Africa / Middle East Solidarity Protest
PeterPannier | 03.02.2011 17:33 | Public sector cuts | Repression | Social Struggles
#SOLIDARITY PROTEST
with the people on the streets of North Africa & the Middle East protesting against food prices, unemployment and cuts, and trying to bring their authoritarian governments down.
Friday 4th February, 5.30 - 7 pm, Nye Bevan Statue, Queen Street
BRING PLACARDS, FLAGS, BANNERS, DRUMS etc
Mubarak must go! End British support for the dictatorship!
Long live Egypt! Independent, democratic and sovereign
End the siege of Gaza!
VIRTUALLY EVERY DICTATORSHIP in North Africa & The Middle East is funded, armed & backed to the hilt by Western governments - including our own
MUCH OF THE TEAR-GAS & BULLETS used against democracy protestors in Egypt has been supplied by Western governments - including our own
Across the world people are fighting against cuts and austerity.
Across the world people are fighting for peace, justice and equality.
JOIN THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE: From Cairo to Cardiff!
Initiated by Cardiff Stop the War Coalition & other activists. If you would like to help out email us:
cardiff_troopsout@hotmail.com. We invite all local anti-war, anti-cuts, human rights, trade unionists, Middle Eastern/North African networks and individuals to join the action.
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03.02.2011 17:44
peterpannier
Target Vodafone
03.02.2011 18:02
"Though it is suggested they were under political pressure, Vodafone has admitted sending out pro-Mubarak text messages to users of its mobile service in Egypt.
This however is nothing new. Big tech companies have been ignoring human rights in favour of profits and global growth for years. Nokia Siemens, has provided equipment that was used to monitor opposition in Iran for example, and Cisco, provided routers that have been used to build China’s Great Firewall (keeping citizens away from any websites outside of Chinese control.)
Not only should Vodafone not be supporting a cortupt dictator but they should not be taking sides at all and using their services to influence people in matters which have nothing to do with them. It’s a dangerous thing to let governments take charge of tech companies and with Vodafone Egypt being 44.7% government owned it’s no wonder pro-Mubarak texts were sent out."
VodaFuckers