Manchester Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Buy nothing day 2007.

C Activist, 04-12-2007 13:32

Manchester Climate Action enjoy a day out at The Trafford Centre. Read more | 5 comments >>

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Manchester NO2ID December Newsletter

Dave Page, 03-12-2007 22:03

All the latest news and upcoming events from the Manchester NO2ID campaign. Read more >>

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Teenagers Take to the Roofs! Protest in Leeds Against Rich Food Emporium

Roofy, 01-12-2007 17:44

TODAY TEENAGERS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE CORN EXCHANGE IN LEEDS TO SHOW OPPOSITION TO ZURICH AND THEIR PLANS TO TURN THE ALTERNATIVE CENTRE INTO A FOOD EMPORIUM FOR THE RICH Read more | 3 comments >>

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"A People Under Fire"

posted by F Espinoza, 30-11-2007 17:29

VENEZUELA, whose people inherited from Bolívar ideas that transcended their time, now face an international dictatorship a thousand times more powerful than the Spanish colonial power and the newly-formed republic of the United States, which, via Monroe, proclaimed its right to the continent’s natural resources and the sweat of its people. Read more | 6 comments >>

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International Campaign for Release of the Cuban Five Intensifies

posted by F Espinoza, 27-11-2007 23:28

British reverend Geoffrey Bottoms said on Monday that international solidarity with the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United States continues to grow... Read more | 2 comments >>

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Manchester NO2ID Emergency Street Stall

Dave Page, 23-11-2007 23:36

In light of the HMRC losing 25 million personal records, including 8 million bank account details and National Insurance numbers, Manchester NO2ID will be running an extra street stall this Saturday. We intend to capitalise on people's heightened awareness of how the Government cannot be trusted to run large databases. Read more >>

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Manchester NO2ID Calls on Greater Manchester Councils to Axe ID Scheme

Dave Page, 20-11-2007 23:58

In the light of HMRC's losing 25 million personal data records, local campaign group Manchester NO2ID is calling on all Greater Manchester councils to oppose the Government's plans to create further vulnerable centralised databases. Read more >>

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Manchester Meeting: Hands Off The People Of Iran!

Hands Off The People Of Iran, 19-11-2007 23:04

Its a public meeting and everybody is welcome to attend. Read more >>

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URGENT: Manchester NO2ID promote Identity Fraud Protection TOMORROW, 1:30pm

Dave Page, 14-11-2007 23:40

Tomorrow, officials from Get Safe Online will be at Manchester Central Library running workshops on identity fraud on the Internet. The National Identity Register, a giant database with everybody's personal information, is a golden opportunity for identity thieves and fraudsters, and unlike Facebook it'll be illegal not to sign up. Read more >>

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Shell to Sea - New 10-minute film - Policing The Pollution

Mary, 13-11-2007 20:59

Film:
 http://current.com/items/87156551_policing_the_pollutio...water



Read more | 1 comment >>

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The summit debate...

posted by F Espinoza, 13-11-2007 15:35

Never before had a dialogue of this nature taken place between heads of State and government, most of whom represented nations that had been pillaged by colonial and imperialist powers for centuries. Nothing could have been more instructive... Read more | 2 comments >>

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Harold Pinter: Free the Cuban Five...

posted by F Espinoza, 12-11-2007 14:34

British dramatist and political activist Harold Pinter, recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature in 2005, added his voice to the demand for liberation of the antiterrorist Cuban Five imprisoned in the US for more than nine years. Read more | 5 comments >>

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National Conference of US Lawyers Approve Resolution in Favor of the Cuban Five

posted by F Espinoza, 07-11-2007 15:57

The 70th Annual Conference of the National Lawyers Guild which took place from October 31 to November 4 in Washington, DC approved "Resolution Endorsing the Call for an International Investigation into the Failure of the United States Government to Address and Remedy the Denial of Justice in the Case of "The Cuban Five", and for Further Education and Related Actions". Read more | 1 comment >>

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Challenging the Boundaries: A Single State in Palestine/Israel - 17/18 November

London One State Group, 07-11-2007 14:13

We would like to draw your attention to an innovative approach to the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Challenging the Boundaries: A Single State in Palestine/Israel will be explicitly addressing the fundamental causes of the conflict by examining an idea that is generating more widespread interest than ever – a single state for all in the area. Read more | 1 comment >>

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3 November Anti-Racist Demonstration

North West Asylum Seekers Defence Group, 06-11-2007 20:14

Anti-Racist campaigners take to the streets in Manchester in support of the rights of Asylum Seekers in opposition to Labour racism. Read more >>

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Defend Democratic Rights! Join the protest on 13th November!

Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! / Revolutionary Communist Group North East, 06-11-2007 11:21

Following a recent lull in police harassment of political activity in Newcastle, four activists were served summonses on 2nd November to appear in court on 13th November, charged with participating in an 'illegal collection' at Grey's Monument on 7th May. Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!/ The Revolutionary Communist Group will be organising a protest outside the courts against these attacks on our democratic rights, and welcomes all groups and individuals who want grassroots political activity to continue to join us. Read more >>

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Remembering Rooley Moor’s “Cotton Famine Road”

Say NO to Ding Quarry, 03-11-2007 08:59

Abraham Lincoln and Lancashire cotton workers:

Ongoing research by Ding Quarry protestors is confirming the historic importance of the upper sections Rooley Moor Road above the Spodden Valley, known for generations as the “Cotton Road” or “Cotton Famine Road”. Read more | 8 comments >>

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Crushing Defeat of US blockade of Cuba at UN General Assembly!

posted by F Espinoza, 30-10-2007 23:21

For the sixteen consecutive time, United Nations members voted against the US economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba. The resolution presented by the island received 184 votes in favor, one more than in 2006, four against and one abstention. Read more | 1 comment >>

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700 health workers to strike in defence of their union rep

Ed, 29-10-2007 16:25

700 health workers, mainly nurses, will be out on strike again for 3 days Wednesday 31st October, Thursday 1st November and Friday 2nd November. Read more >>

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Controlled buy

Lowell Keef, 26-10-2007 08:42

A controlled marijuana buy in a sting operation. Read more >>

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