Manchester Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Veritas thugs attack protester

Eye witness, 16-03-2005 21:27

Veritas have only lasted a few weeks and already their thuggery has been revealed Read more >>

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BNP Tosser resigns

Crolt Bopper, 16-03-2005 17:59

After a long campaign local fascist is pursuaded to move out of Bolton business. Read more | 13 comments >>

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Terror quiz for men stopped in city

zArk, 16-03-2005 17:24

The M.E.N. was in court when their names were read out but was required under the terms of the act to leave the court while the proceedings were held in secret. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Public Meeting: Cre8 in Lancaster

acorn, 15-03-2005 01:57

100 people in a public meeting organised by a voluntary association of citizens in Lancaster's Town Hall about the G8 meeting in Scotland in July. People shared ideas in working groups about how to get practically involved in opposing the summit after a presentation about the G8 and global democracy. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Pathfinder schemes – a path to corruption?

Keith Parkins, 14-03-2005 16:06

Pathfinder schemes are operating in some of our most deprived areas. Nominally they are about urban regeneration, in reality pushing up property prices for the lucky few and providing 'development opportunities' for property developers. Read more >>

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Another Liverpool council estate is privatised!

Kai Andersen, 11-03-2005 18:13

Another Liverpool Council Estate is about to slip quietly and without defiance into the private sector. This week plans were reported on Thursday 10th March in the Liverpool Echo (loyal propaganda agent for council housing privatisation over the past dacade) to push council tenants over to the ever expanding private housing market here in Liverpool. Read more >>

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Boycott Israeli Goods - Action

PSC, 11-03-2005 00:33

Join us this Saturday outside Tesco on Market Street in campaigning for a Boycott of Israeli Goods. Read more | 13 comments >>

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Liverpool Social Forum- late notice!

antoine, 03-03-2005 09:50

Next LSF meeting is TOMORROW (friday)! Read more >>

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M&S Protestors Heard Above Zionist Threats and Sirens

M&S picket Manchester, 26-02-2005 18:04

Thirty protesters from across Britain converged at Marks and Spencers in Manchester to promote the boycott of one of the UK's biggest corporate backers of Israel and in solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinians for their freedom and independence. Read more | 52 comments >>

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exercise scorpio 2

zArk, 22-02-2005 18:01

As a part of the biennial exercise Manchester Airport are looking for volunteers to act as Evacuees or Friends and Relatives during "Exercise Scorpio 2" which will take place on Sunday the 20th March 2005. Read more >>

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Palestine Demo!!!

Victory to the Intifada!, 22-02-2005 12:24

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTIVE SOLIDARITY! Read more | 22 comments >>

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Reports from the TUC Pensions Day of Action - a day which hit the right note!

Kate, 19-02-2005 19:47

Undeterred by cold winds and an endlessly predicatable, last-minute, anti-union mainstream press campaign (yawn), public-sector workers around the country attended rallies and lobbies on Friday to protest at government plans to downgrade public-sector pensions schemes. Read more | 15 comments >>

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Race attacks reach all time high

Nazi hunter, 11-02-2005 11:13

New figures show the number of abusive and violent attacks on Britain's Jewish community reached record levels in 2004 Read more | 23 comments >>

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G8: Summat for the Summit

Squatticus, 08-02-2005 19:00

The G8-summit is coming to Britain in July. This is going to be a big event. We need to organise now. Read more | 4 comments >>

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Blair in Manchester: Urgent

LB, 30-01-2005 09:17

I have just found out from an inside source that Tony Blair will be in Manchester in MONDAY AFTERNOON to open the Wythenshawe Forum. Read more | 16 comments >>

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Manchester - Protest Against ID Cards Beginning Already

Manchester Defy-ID, 29-01-2005 10:42

Today Manchester residents opposed to the introduction of biometric identity cards and the creation of a National Identity Register visited the Manchester offices of PA Consulting Group [1] and Siemens Business Services [2]. Read more >>

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Identity Cards - Who Profits? (Greasy Palms List)

Winston Smith, 18-01-2005 18:04

Find out which companies are set to make millions from the introduction of Identity Cards and the creation of a National Identity Register. Read more >>

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Paying the Price - Iraq meeting in Manchester

The Iraq Solidarity Campaign, 16-01-2005 21:55

Before the War, Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Over One Million Iraqi Children died, in the silent Holocaust that was the UN imposed Sanctions regime, between the years of 1991-2003.

"By the United Nations own admission, 5,000 children die every month because of a shortage of medicine created by Sanctions imposed by the United Nations" Andy Kershaw, the Independent.
Read more >>

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Video of Palestine Solidarity Picket and Tsuanmi Samba

beyondtv, 11-01-2005 16:36

Manchester on the 8th of Jan was seething with pre-revolutionary activity. Well there was a lot of people out getting good messages accross.
Have a look at a Video of the Victory to the Intifada picket and the Manchester Samba raising money for victims of the Tsunami Read more | 5 comments >>

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Labour's Police State: public meeting

Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!, 06-01-2005 09:19

Sunday 23rd January @2pm Read more | 1 comment >>

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