Manchester Social Struggles Newswire Archive

The Cuban Five: Mission against Terror and Hypocrisy

posted by F Espinoza, 16-08-2007 19:31

The allegation of «Conspiracy to gather and to transmit information on National Defense» is the technical charge, according to US criminal law (18USC & 794), commonly called «Conspiracy to commit espionage». It is without doubt the central topic of the legal process against five Cuban prisoners wrongly held in the United States... Read more | 1 comment >>

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El Salvador Permaculture Institute benefit night

El Salvador benefit collective, 16-08-2007 09:48

Benefit disco for the Permaculture Institute of El Salvador Read more >>

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EXECUTION ALERT: Kenneth Foster scheduled to die 30th August 07

Gaynor Kuye, 15-08-2007 10:25

ON AUGUST 30, 2007, THE STATE OF TEXAS IS PLANNING ON MURDERING KENNETH "HARAMIA" FOSTER FOR DRIVING A CAR!!!
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100+ march against deportations

North West Asylum Seekers Defence Group, 15-08-2007 09:11

On 11th August more than 100 people marched in Manchester against deportations. Read more >>

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Food Not Bombs Manchester - get involved!

Manchester Food Not Bombs, 14-08-2007 17:26

The war machine rumbles on as poverty and destitution get worse.... Read more | 2 comments >>

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Nick Griffin's most recent Chairman's Blog post deconstructed...

Lancaster UAF, 14-08-2007 05:58

And there's more... Read more >>

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Benefit night for Break the Siege - Free Gaza

Break the Siege - Free Gaza, 11-08-2007 10:05

Benefit night for the Break the Siege - Free Gaza campaign to highlight the crippling effects of the Israeli government's blockade on the economy, politics, education, healthcare and environment of Gaza. Read more | 6 comments >>

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Trafford Family Court Demo

stephenc, 10-08-2007 21:18

RFFJ and FASSIT DEMO AT TRAFFORD COUNTY COURT MANCHESTER Read more | 2 comments >>

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Family Court Demo

Realfathersforjustice, 09-08-2007 21:34

real fathers for justice and fassit demonstrate about the corrupt family courts,We have picketed stoke,manchester and trafford courts. Read more >>

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The Cuban Five: Mission against Terror

posted by F Espinoza, 07-08-2007 23:02

This interview with Leonard Weinglass, appeals attorney for Antonio Guerrero was conducted by Gloria La Riva, coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, on August 1, 2007. Read more | 6 comments >>

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'Seven Years On' KRAFT Seeks Sanctuary

Pam Bye, 02-08-2007 14:15

A report of KRAFT (Kirklees Refugees and Friends Together) seven year on celebration which took place in July Read more >>

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"Taking Liberties" Introduced Screening, Thursday 2nd Aug @ Cornerhouse Cinema

Dave Page, 31-07-2007 16:51

This Thursday, I will be introducing the 8:30pm showing of the documentary "Taking Liberties" (  http://www.noliberties.com/ ) at the Cornerhouse Cinema, Oxford Road (  http://www.cornerhouse.org/ ) and holding a Q&A session in the upstairs bar afterwards. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Rough guess

Ciara Leeming, 30-07-2007 13:41

Adapted version of a feature which is published by Big Issue in the North. New figures show the number of street homeless in Manchester could top 400. The official number of rough sleepers in the city is seven. Read more >>

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Rock Around the Monument! Cuba solidarity report on Tyneside, police harrassment

Revolutionary Communist Group North East, 30-07-2007 01:28

On Saturday 28 July supporters of the Revolutionary Communist Group and its newspaper Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! organised a 'Celebration of Resistance' in the centre of Newcastle to mark the 54th anniversary of the 26 July attack on the Moncada Barracks, a turning point in the Cuban revolution. Read more | 28 comments >>

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BNP's 'Cultural Officer' resigns after accusations

Lancaster UAF, 29-07-2007 18:26

The purge begins... Read more >>

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"Rejuvenation" and the theft of Public Spaces

AJ, 28-07-2007 12:35

Concert Square has been illegally appropriated (stollen) by the Baa Bar group and Liverpool City Council does nothing. Read more | 2 comments >>

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BNP leadership election result - no surprises, just questions

Lancaster UAF, 27-07-2007 02:49

Finally... Read more >>

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Haiti: Workers Protest Privatisation Layoffs and Fuel Prices

Inter Press Service (IPS), 24-07-2007 18:05

IPS has published two new articles on labour organising in Haiti. Read more >>

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Solidarity update - BNP's Nick Griffin heavily criticised for interference

Lancaster UAF, 24-07-2007 14:31

More on the Solidarity fiasco... Read more | 8 comments >>

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Why no coverage of the Nadeem Khan death?

Dixon of Dock Green, 20-07-2007 15:32

Nadeem Khan died in police custody on Saturday 30th June, since then there's been a big march through Burnley against police brutality - how come indymedia's not picked up on any of this? Read more | 3 comments >>

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