UK Newswire Archive
Nuclear Disaster, the Government and the Media.
18-03-2011 23:49
How are we shortsighted? How the governments and media are taking the piss while people are suffering and environment is being degraded virtually forever? An outcast reporting.the criminalisation of squatting would be a massive own goal
18-03-2011 23:27
So the Tories are going to have another crack at criminalising squatting. This along with their attacks on the welfare state signify a new and disturbing trend - disturbing for them, that is.How to break out of a kettle on March 26th
18-03-2011 21:29
Please distribute on March 26th
It is based upon several well-known guides.
Print out copies and hand them out, and hopefully we'll see more than just an A to B march next saturday!
Are radical, collective, independent media projects still possible?
18-03-2011 20:30
The following piece about the present and future of independent media projects was included in the latest issue of the Corporate Watch Magazine, which has just been released, on so-called free newspapers. And since it concerns Indymedia more than any other project, we thought it should be reposted here as well, with the hope that it would contribute to a much-needed debate among IMC UK volunteers and users about the issues raised.
KLFCommunique: Solidarity with London on March26!
18-03-2011 17:27
Communique: Solidarity with London on March 26!
http://klfparis.blogspot.com/2011/03/communique-solidaires-en-manifestation.html
The crisis of the capitalist system affects all countries. Everywhere, government and employers take this pretext to further exploit workers / her. Yet it is they who are responsible for this situation is their political and economic system is at stake! In response, organized resistance. In many countries large mobilizations have taken place in recent months, their coordination at European level is indispensable. This is what the European Union signatories to this appeal implement. Here's why:
We support the manifestation of the British trade unions and will be present in London Saturday, March 26
In Greece, 8 days of general strike took place last year. In Portugal, a strike
General History was made on November 24. In France, a movement has affected cross-country from May to November including a prolonged strike in October.
In Spain a general strike took place on September 29, other strikes took place
in the Spanish State on January 27. In Italy, general strikes were organized
in 2010 and others are preparing for March 11 and April 15, ... In Germany
Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, across Europe the local movements
or sector is growing. Youth is no exception: in England
Italy, France, she has demonstrated in its own slogans ...
We do not want to pay for the crisis of a system that is not ours!
Given their coordinated attacks ...
While the current situation is that the logical system
they maintain, employers and government are trying to convince
it takes extraordinary steps to a great time.
But in reality it is nothing exceptional:
and they just want to continue to enrich themselves at the expense of those who live their work!
The attacks that we suffer from every European country have all
the same characteristics:
destruction of public services, increased insecurity and unemployment,
questioning the right to retirement and health ... It is applied
the orders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank,
international organizations established to defend the strong-es.
... Let us organize ourselves together to win!
Faced with this situation, the solution will not come from negotiations
unrelated forces . Make agreements, sign pacts
in these circumstances is to accept the dictates is to turn back
interests of workers / her. For us, trade unionism as
role of defending the interests of workers / her and build a
more just society: it involves a rejection of the "adoption of austerity,"
not by their support.
A wave of strikes and demonstrations is necessary to scale
European . For the labor movement, priority must be to
build such a European mobilization and not engage in
negotiations with management to accept agreements or pacts
applying rigorous plans decided by the World Bank
and the International Monetary Fund. Build Together
the trade union movement and this mobilization,
without sectarianism! Our support for this event unions
UK is one of the milestones in this direction.
resistenza@rezisti.org
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Communiqué Solidaires en manifestation à Londres le 26 mars !
La crise du système capitaliste touche tous les pays. Partout, gouvernement et patronat prenne prétexte de cette situation pour exploiter encore plus les travailleurs/ses. Pourtant, ce sont eux qui sont responsables de cette situation, c’est leur système économique et politique qui est en cause ! Face à cela, les résistances s’organisent. Dans de nombreux pays de fortes mobilisations ont eu lieu ces derniers mois ; leur coordination à l’échelon européen est indispensable. C’est ce que les syndicats européens signataires de cet appel mettent en œuvre.
En Grèce, 8 journées de grève générale ont eu lieu depuis un an. Au Portugal, une grève
générale historique a eu lieu le 24 novembre. En France, un mouvement interprofessionnel a touché le pays de mai à novembre avec notamment une grève prolongée en octobre.
En Espagne une grève générale a eu lieu le 29 septembre, d’autres grèves ont eu lieu
dans l’Etat espagnol le 27 janvier. En Italie des grèves générales ont été organisées
en 2010 et d’autres se préparent pour le 11 mars et le 15 avril, … En Allemagne,
en Pologne, en Suisse, en Belgique, partout en Europe les mouvements locaux
ou sectoriels se multiplient. La jeunesse n'est pas en reste : en Angleterre,
en Italie, en France, elle a manifesté sous ses propres mots d'ordres...
Nous ne voulons pas payer la crise d’un système qui n’est pas le nôtre !
Face à leurs attaques coordonnées …
Alors que la situation actuelle n’est que l’aboutissement logique du système
qu’ils entretiennent, patrons et gouvernement essaient de faire croire
qu’il faut des mesures exceptionnelles pour un moment exceptionnel.
Mais en réalité, il n’y a rien d’exceptionnel :
ils et veulent juste continuer à s’enrichir, au détriment de celles et ceux qui ne vivent que de leur travail !Les attaques que nous subissons de chaque pays européen ont toutes
les mêmes caractéristiques :destruction des services publics, augmentation de la précarité et du chômage,
remise en cause du droit à la retraite et à la santé, … Il s’agit d’appliquer
les ordres du Fonds Monétaire International et de la Banque Mondiale,
organismes internationaux créés pour défendre les puissant-e-s.
… Organisons-nous ensemble, pour gagner !
Face à cette situation, la solution ne viendra pas de négociations
sans rapport de forces. Passer des accords, signer des pactes
dans ces conditions, c’est accepter les diktats, c’est tourner le dos
aux intérêts des travailleurs/ses. Pour nous, le syndicalisme a comme
rôle de défendre les intérêts des travailleurs/ses et de construire une
société plus juste : cela passe par un refus des « plans de rigueur »,
non par leur accompagnement.Un mouvement de grèves et manifestations est nécessaire à l’échelle
européenne. Pour le mouvement syndical, la priorité doit être à
construire une telle mobilisation européenne et non pas s'engager dans
des négociations avec le patronat pour accepter des accords ou des pactes
appliquant les plans de rigueur décidés par la Banque Mondiale
et le Fonds Monétaire International. Construisons ensemble
ce mouvement syndical européen et cette mobilisation sociale,sans sectarisme ! Notre soutien à cette manifestation des syndicats
britanniques est un des jalons dans ce sens.
resistenza@rezisti.org
This Week in Palestine week 11 2011
18-03-2011 17:21
ESOL Cuts Will Devastate Language Education
18-03-2011 16:24
ESOL teachers and students are campaigning to defend ESOL programmes. They are warning that Government cuts in ESOL funding will devastate language provision for people who don’t speak English as their first language.
Currently, ESOL classes are free to students in receipt of a range of benefits, including Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credits, Housing Benefit, or Council Tax Benefit. Others pay subsidised fees for classes.
But the government has proposed cuts amounting to 50% over 3 years. From September 2011, only those getting JSA and some receiving the new Employment Support Allowance, will be entitled to free classes. The cost of classes is also expected to rise to around £900.
In Nottingham, 76% of students do not receive JSA or ESA and are currently studying on free courses or paying subsidised fee rates. They will be expected to pay fees for the first time or fees that are 50% to 66% higher than before. This includes people in low waged employment, spouses of people receiving benefit and asylum seekers who have £35 to £39 a week to live on.
Campaigners warn that this will price many students out of learning English.
Campaigners have argued that these new measures discriminate in particular against women, who make up over half of current ESOL students in Nottingham. They argue further that it will make it more difficult for those who don’t speak English as their first language to find sustainable employment, access services, support their children in schools or to participate in society. They point out that many migrants bring important skills and experience to the UK and are keen to contribute to the society.
As a result of these cuts, the government will have to pay more for interpreters, whilst non-English speakers will find themselves caught in a trap of low-waged, insecure work.
Campaigners are angry that the Government has not carried out a credible assessment of the impact of these proposals, and the likely effects on individuals and the wider community. Rather, the Government seems to have the view that migrants simply come to the UK, learn the language and go home.
A spokesperson for Action for ESOL said:
“It is not to join ESOL classes and learning a new language is always difficult for adults. There are strict residency rules to meet before a person can join a class. Many may then wait months because there are not enough classes. Many juggle class times with long unsocial or irregular work hours. Many people on low wages may struggle with the current fee rates.
We are calling on the Government to rethink this disastrous policy. It will leave many people without the opportunity to learn English. It contradicts every statement the government has made about the importance of migrants learning English”
ESOL teachers and students have declared 24th March to be a Day of Action to protest against the Government’s policies on ESOL. In Nottingham there will be a public meeting in the Market Square at 3.30pm. Students, friends and tutors will use placards and speakers to demonstrate the importance of English classes. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
The national Action for ESOL petition will be handed in to 10 Downing St at 1.30pm. You can sign it at www.gopetition.com/petitions/defend-esol.html
Notes for the Editor:
The Government’s new policy is outlined in Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth and Skills for Sustainable Growth Strategy published by BIS
Action for ESOL is a national campaign alliance, and includes the lecturers’ union, UCU, the Refugee Council, the National Association for Teachers of English and Community Languages to Adults, trade unions and other organisations.
In Nottingham it is estimated that there are around 3000 to 3,500 ESOL learners in addition to 800 people currently waiting to join classes.
Members of the 0742 club arrested!!!
18-03-2011 16:14
Last night (at approximately 11pm) three people involved in the organisation of the 0742 club (The art collective and squatted building on the moor) were arressted for theft; merely for attempting to take food that had been thrown away from the bins at Waitrose on Corporation Street in Sheffield.Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
A feast of anti-cuts actions in Oxford
18-03-2011 16:02
Anti-cuts campaigners are ramping up the pressure to fight cuts in our public services. Here's a selection of protests and meetings that you can get involved in.Boris wins to evict Brian Haw from Pariament Sq
18-03-2011 15:22
Granting an order for possession and an injunction against Haw and Tucker, Mr Justice Wyn Williams said: "As is apparent from this judgment, I have concluded that the claimant has adduced substantial evidence which justifies the conclusion that the making of orders in this case is proportionate."
"We are not asserting criminal damage, occupation of large parts of Parliament Square or any particular activity of Mr Haw and Mrs Tucker in Parliament Square. "We are saying that their occupation of a part of it is, by itself, what we are concerned about."
The nature, duration and location of the protest were within Article 10 and 11 of the human rights act, which cover freedom of expression, association and assembly, and could only be challenged with if there was a pressing social need.
But, added counsel: "The greater the extent of the right claimed, the greater the risk of that right having to be curtailed to protect the rights and freedoms of others."
Today, a spokesman for the mayor said: "The mayor is pleased that the high court has supported previous rulings to return possession of Parliament Square Gardens to the Greater London authority (GLA).
"The court of appeal had previously made a special case for Brian Haw and Barbara Tucker that they could continue to sleep on the grass area controlled by the GLA on a temporary basis while their case was referred back to the high court for conclusion in this matter.
"The high court has now concluded that neither party should be allowed to continue to sleep on the GLA-controlled grass. The perimeter fences will be adjusted accordingly."
It is reported that Brian , Barbara and their supporters plan to appeal.
Who is selling Gadaffi weapons? - War Profiteers' News
18-03-2011 13:18
http://wri-irg.org/epublish/19/422 The uprisings in the Arab world have led to extreme violence in the country which has suffered the longest-standing and most repressive dictatorship of the Arab world. Due to the lack of information from the press, we suppose that the protests took place against repression on a smaller scale, perhaps at the hands of Libyan security forces who, when faced with the success of these uprisings, did not want to face their people. Therefore it is presumed that those who are using military strategies are mercenaries. It is very difficult to know where these soldiers are coming from and whether they form part of private military organisations, which are playing an increasingly important role in current armed conflicts. It is also difficult to know what arms we are talking about when we hear the news that fighter planes and helicopters are shooting at the civilian population. However, it is not impossible to find out this information.
Facebook Generation’ to Thank for Egyptian Uprising
18-03-2011 12:38
Ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak has the so-called ‘Facebook generation’ to blame for the end to his 30-year reign as president of Egypt.Squatting Poll
18-03-2011 11:21
Boozy faced Fatboy NHS Axeman Ken Clarke is pushing for squattingto become illegal.Desperate efforts to prevent full meltdown at Fukushima
18-03-2011 10:30
Japanese authorities yesterday stepped up their increasingly desperate efforts to prevent a catastrophic meltdown of spent fuel rods and reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.UN vote clears way for US-NATO attack on Libya
18-03-2011 10:29
The United Nations Security Council Thursday night approved a resolution that paves the way for the United States and other major imperialist powers to conduct a direct military intervention in Libya under the pretense of a “humanitarian” mission to protect civilian lives.Nottingham arms company linked to Gaddafi
18-03-2011 10:29
Gaddafi's son confirms possession of Heckler and Koch weapons
On February 28, 2011, CBS News showed a clip of Saif al-Gaddafi addressing a group of supporters in Tripoli. Holding a Heckler and Koch G36 assault rifle in the air, he told the crowd that "weapons are on the way."
He later confirmed the make of his weapon during an interview with Channel 4 News Correspondent Jonathan Miller. Miller asked Gaddafi about the AK47 he could be seen holding in the news clip. To which Gaddafi replied, 'that was not an AK that was a Heckler', in a tone to imply he had been insulted by the suggestion he would be seen with such old technology as an AK.
The Shut Down HK Campaign pickets H&K on the second Monday of every month from 4:00 to 5:30 at the gates of Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2PX. If you are also disgusted then please come along.
For more information about Heckler and Koch, Nottingham's very own armer of repressive regimes, visit the Shut Down H&K website.