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India: Strike of 10,000 tailors enters seventh day

07-03-2007 12:45


March 5th, 2007 by John.
The indefinite strike of thousands of garment workers in Tirupur for a wage increase continues this week.

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France: Police end occupation at Rennes University

07-03-2007 12:43

March 5th, 2007 by jef costello

Some 50 students occupying the presidential administration offices at Rennes II University were evicted by CRS riot police. There do not appear to have been any arrests.

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Starbucks Picket at Cutty Sark Greenwich

07-03-2007 12:40

Sat 10th March 12 noon

SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMISED STARBUCKS WORKERS

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Glasgow Demo Against Removal Flights

07-03-2007 11:54

More than 30 people are gathered outside the Eagle Buildings in Glasgow to protest against the forced removal of people from their communities here.

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Save ESOL! March and Rally 3rd March 2007

07-03-2007 02:38

On Saturday 3rd March 2007 Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) joined with Newcastle College Student Union and ESOL staff and students to organise a march and rally against the Labour government's proposed cuts to funding for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Under the proposed changes, from September 2007 asylum seekers will be totally excluded from English classes, and other will be expected to pay, effectively excluding many low paid migrant workers.

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Heathrow Residents Take Direct Action with Plane Stupid

06-03-2007 14:17

John Hunt interrupts Alexander speech
ANGRY HEATHROW RESIDENTS DISRUPT MINISTER’S SPEECH
~ Airport residents resort to direct action techniques for the first time
~ Marks new phase in resistance to airport expansion

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Vortex Eviction

06-03-2007 10:11

The ex-Vortex Social Centre in Stoke Newington was evicted this morning. Bailiffs arrived at 5.30, with several police vans in attendance and proceeded to break down the door.

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Berlin: Rigaer Straße Fights Back

06-03-2007 03:07

Berlin 2007: People's everyday life is increasingly dominated by fear, stress, and sorrow. Workplaces and social structures are being reduced, the cost of living is growing, at the same time incomes decline and jobs become more insecure. Unemployed people are being demonised as "parasites" and rents are getting higher,
even though thousands of houses are empty and slowly rotting. To be concise: the situation is becoming more and more impossible, especially for those who do not accept this logic and competion.

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Vigil held for DR Congo asylum seekers

05-03-2007 18:54

A candlelight vigil was held in Leeds on Monday 5th march to remember all those deported to the DR Congo one week ago.

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On The Ground, Ireland: Video/Report - Pushme-Pullyou on the picket line

05-03-2007 16:25

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Today, the first of March in this year of our corporate lord Shell E and P Ireland, the violence slowly started to sneak in again after nearly two weeks of daily peaceful pickets.

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The voice of dissent at Gothenburg’s motor show

05-03-2007 13:07

60 meters by car = this much co2 (2).
A successful action to offset the tanker loads of greenwash in Gothenburg, Sweden, the home of the Volvo.

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Ungdomshuset - demolition work has started

05-03-2007 12:39

Demolition
The new owners of Ungdomshuset, the Copenhagen 'Youth House', have started its demolition.

The demolition began on Monday morning (5 March) at 8 in the morning. Workmen wore masks and the company names on their vehicles were blacked out, apparently as a precaution against any reprisals.

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Leeds General Infirmary For Sale!

04-03-2007 21:49

On May 3rd demonstrations and rallies against NHS privatisation were organised across country. At 10am, before the TUC-organised indoor rally in Leeds city centre, Leeds Keep Our NHS Public erected a 'for sale' sign in front of the Leeds General Infirmary, which is at risk of being sold off as prime city centre land.

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Pix of Hackney Save NHS Demo

04-03-2007 20:40

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March to Homerton Hospital and rally outside Hackney Town Hall, part of Save the NHS day of action, Saturday 3rd March.

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Paramilitaries-low intensity war-zapatistas-natural resources

04-03-2007 20:05

OPPDIC Leader Pedro Chulín Offers His “Total Support” to Governor Juan Sabines
His Sponsors Have Economic Interests in the Resources of the Selva Lacandona

(www.narconews.com)

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Communiqué from the Good Government Council “Heart of the Rainbow of Hope”

04-03-2007 20:02

By The Good Government Council
Enlace Zapatista

February 26, 2007

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Greece: After an eight week struggle, the movement is still on…

04-03-2007 19:45

It has, already, been eight weeks since the world of education in Greece has been struggling. Today we can count up to 280 occupied faculties out of the 420, six national mobilizations in Athens and six decentralized, a few occupations of secondary schools, a three week strike by university personnel and three days of nation-wide strike in several sectors of the industry

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Mailstorm for Ungdomshuset in Denmark

04-03-2007 18:39

Activists has started a mailstorm to push the politicians in Denmark to find a solution to the eviction of Ungdomshuset at Jagtvej 69.

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On The Ground, Ireland: Video - Report, RSF protest, Dublin, 24/02/07

04-03-2007 16:47

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Bloody Sunday, 1920, Crowe Park Stadium, Dublin. That was the place where the British military opened fired on the large football supporting crowd with rifles and machine guns.

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Students Occupy Runcorn College!

04-03-2007 16:23

Over fifty Sixth Form students at Riverside College, Runcorn, Cheshire reacted against the removal of I.T. facilities from the college and the atmosphere of secrecy in which the ill-disguised asset strip was carried out.