29-06-2007 18:41
The Good Lord Protected Me From Bush," said President Fidel Castro referring to recent statements by the US statesman, who predicted that "one day, the Good Lord will take Fidel Castro away."
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24-06-2007 21:05
The Crown Prosecution Service has taken up and immediately dropped a case of alleged witness intimidation against high level officials at Kingston University on the grounds that no crime had taken place, since the acts occurred in connection with Employment Tribunal proceedings. Can it really be the case that Witness Intimidation is, in effect, perfectly legal when it occurs against parties to an Employment Tribunal? Could Parliament really have meant for it to be that way when they wrote the Criminal Justice and Police Act of 2001?
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23-06-2007 14:55
The BBC at White City, via cleaning contractors OCS, is booting out cleaners because they are 'too old', as well as paying a minimum wage, no sick pay etc. There are hundreds of cleaners at the BBC - White City of all ages and nationalities. Despite continual OCS management harrassment and high levels of fear, they are now reacting....
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Vilma’s example today is more necessary than ever. She devoted her entire life to the struggle for women’s rights when in Cuba most women were discriminated against as human beings, the same as in the rest of the world, with only the honorable revolutionary exceptions...
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18-06-2007 22:39
Interview with Fabian Escalante, ex-chief of Cuban Intelligence...
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18-06-2007 12:38
“Whoever attempts to conquer Cuba will only gather the dust of her soil soaked in blood, if he does not perish in the fight”, exclaimed Maceo...
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17-06-2007 17:08
This night of discussion in solidarity with women and workers in Iran is being organised as part of Ideas for Freedom, the weekend of socialist debate and discussion organised by Workers' Liberty.
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CIPLA is a factory in Brazil which had been occupied by the workers and running under workers' control for 5 years. On May 31st, 150 armed police invaded and an outside administrator was forced onto the workers. Picket the Brazilian embassy in protest.
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06-06-2007 10:30
TWO SHORT FILMS BY NEW YORK CITY IWW MEMBER DIANE KRAUTHAMER:
Together We Win: The Fight To Organise Starbucks
Plus a Previously Unseen Undercover Documentary - Union Busting In Starbucks
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04-06-2007 15:48
This is a rare opportunity to find out about the historic and groundbreaking organising work taking place inside Starbucks in the US and to hear from the film-maker and other IWW organisers about the recent international campaigns by the IWW; Solidarity Federation; UNITE; CNT-F; CGT-F and CGT-E to organise Starbucks workers in the UK, New Zealand, Germany, France and Spain.
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04-06-2007 12:42
WORK SLOWLY (Lavorare Con Lentezza)
Fantastic feature film from Italy about the rebellions in Bologna in the late 70's and the story of the free radio Radio Alice. (English Subtitles)
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Despite its trendy reputation as a favourite haunt for Brixton’s liberals the Ritzy Cinema is being far from kind to its staff. If you go to the Ritzy during the Human Rights Film Festival you will get see many worthy productions that rail against the exploitation of workers across the globe. Meanwhile the cinema is paying its staff the minimum wage of £5.35 an hour in the most expensive city to live in the country….
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24-05-2007 22:57
THE SHACKS FIGHT BACK! THE SHACK DWELLERS MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
A talk by Richard Pithouse of the South African shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo.
http://www.abahlali.org/
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22-05-2007 19:15
43 Remploy factories to close - demo organised for Wednesday 23rd May
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"No women's liberation without socialism, no socialism without women's liberation..."
Following the successful dayschool on "The case for socialist feminism" on 21st April, socialist feminist activists in London are setting up a weekly reading and discussion group on socialist feminist ideas.
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Protest at the US Embassy in London on Thursday 17 May to support Mumia Abu-Jamal a political activist on death row. Mumia is innocent!
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Video Rush of the Refugee Rights March from Westminster Cathedral to Trafalgar Square, 07 May 2007.
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07-05-2007 13:48
A multitude of groups, ranging from migrant groups, unions, religious groups, churches, human rights and social justice activists called for a joint rally and a National Day of Action and Celebration of Justice for Migrants on what turned out to be a wet bank holiday.
Read their announcement here:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368797.html
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03-05-2007 13:16
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One arrest with photo of police using "pain compliance" techniques. Police take photos but do not like being photographed.
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03-05-2007 00:15
All out on 5 May! Make this rally a show of strength for Mumia Abu-Jamal, revolutionary black journalist and death row political prisoner, framed up for a killing everyone knows he did not commit. Contact the PDC on 020 7281 5504 or e-mail
partisandefence@yahoo.co.uk Mumia Abu-Jamal is an innocent man!
Free Mumia Now!
Mumia's life is in danger - mobilise now!
Rally, sponsored by the Partisan Defence Committee
Saturday 5 May, 1 pm
University of London Union, Room 3C&D,
Malet Street, London WC1
Abolish the racist death penalty!
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