UK Newswire Archive
Exiled Iranian Writer's Story
10-08-2004 21:36
now lives here in depression. When we read things like this we can understand further the
lengths some people must go to in order to speak as they feel they must. Imprisoned, hunted out, beaten, cross examined, exiled - we cannot take our freedom for granted when we know this goes on in our own times, however it makes one grateful that this country is stable enough to host people fleeing persecution.
Manchester social centre meeting 25/8/04
10-08-2004 20:12
Invite to Manchester social centre meeting on 25/8/04Iraq: Reimposition of death penalty is a step backwards
10-08-2004 12:38
Iraq has reimposed the death penalty. This Amnesty International news release describes the situation and calls for the abolition of the death penalty.latinamerican liberation ehibition at rampART
10-08-2004 11:52
Action Alert: Oppose Prodigene 'pharmaceutical' corn
10-08-2004 11:48
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requesting comments on the proposal from Prodigene to grow corn containing pharmaceutical components. Growing pharmaceuticals in food crops is dangerous and stupid. As Nature magazine pointed out:"It seems that an industry in which the PhD is the intellectual norm is either incapable of learning a simple lesson from the past or cannot bring itself to act appropriately, despite what it has learned previously."
(Nature Biotechnology, February 2004, Volume 22, Number 2, p. 133)
rightwing attacks on venezuala
10-08-2004 11:29
While the world's attention has been focused on the middle east, the inavision and occupation of Iraq and the ongoing conflict over Palestine, few people have noticed the shake up occuring in South America. Everyone knows that the latinamerican countries are generally political unstable and characterised by military rule. Many people are aware that the US has a long history of intervention, installing and supporting complient dictators or replacing those that don't tow the US line. But there has been a shift, the forth largest supplier of oil to the US has excaped the cycle and liberated themselves from the yoke of the elite. However, the odds are stacked against them. Even having survived a coup and a bosses lock out in the last couple of years, and despite every indication that the people will win the recall referendum of their democratically elected president Hugo Chavez, there may be dark clouds on the horizon. Large arms caches have been intercepted entering the country. Large amounts of explosives have gone missing from military stocks and opposition are talking openly of violence and assasination.[to find out more, visit the rampART (www.rampart.co.nr) this week during Venezuela Solidarity Week for talks, films, food, and art (see www.thenewagenda.org for programme)]
Below is an article from a right wing american publication which gives some idea of the propaganda being released to path the way for US intervention...
Massive campaign needed for justice for East Timor abuses
10-08-2004 09:29
An Indonesian court has acquitted ALL officers of human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999. A massive campaign is needed to fight for the truth.Family booted from Bush Rally for Pro-choice T-shirts
10-08-2004 03:40
George W. Bush's T-shirt police got their family.Campaign workers removed the Millers -- Marvin, Barbara and Theresa -- from Wendler Arena on Thursday minutes before the president's motorcade rolled up.
The Midland clan's offense?
Barbara Miller, a 50-year-old chemist for Dow Chemical Co., had carried in a rolled-up T-shirt emblazoned with a pro-choice slogan.
Father ends crane protest -Liverpool
10-08-2004 00:18
Art is like Santa Claus - Difficult to believe...
09-08-2004 21:10
this is what happens when you let me near a keyboard for too long!Security Breach at Faslane Trident Base Highlights UK Government Hypocrisy
09-08-2004 20:00
At 12.30 am, three peace activists entered the high security Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde and remained inside the base for over 2 hours. On the anniversary of the US bombing of Nagasaki, the two women and one man highlighted the continuing and illegal development of the UK's own weapons of mass destruction.Wanker of Mass Destruction
09-08-2004 17:47
At long last Blair has let some reality creep into his world. He has finally conceded that Iraqi WMD "may never be found" but claimed that they could have been "hidden, removed or destroyed." Finally!Campeace vigil to remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
09-08-2004 17:42
At 8.30 this yesterday evening on midsummer common a vigil was held to commemorate the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. 30 people attended the Campeace organised event.The blood-stained Olympic Games in Athens!
09-08-2004 16:11
Update on Weymouth anti bypass protest site
09-08-2004 14:21
Protesters have set up a new camp on proposed route of Weymouth relief road. They urgently need tools and support!Striking electricians win!
09-08-2004 14:12
Manchester striking electricians have won their case...Mad Chicks: 9 October 2004
09-08-2004 13:06
HiI found your details on the ESF proposal pages and wondered if this was of interest - or if
you could forward it to others who might want to be involved.
thanks
Esther
Mad Chicks, 9 October 2004
Mad Chicks - the girlish section of Mad Pride - is holding a day and
evening of events exploring, raging about and improving women's mental
health. The Union Chapel at London's Highbury Corner will be host to an
info-fair, creative workshops, massage, debates, video, artwork, a cafi
and, in the evening, a great gig with music, comedy, poetry, live arts
and general merriment.
Mark Thomas presents a benefit for Colombia Solidarity Campaign
09-08-2004 12:18
Party and raise money for the oppressed workers of Colombia!