World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Thirtieth Anniversary of the Chipko Movement

18-03-2004 14:12 | Ecology | Gender | Social Struggles | World

Send greetings to Reni village as they commemorate the
direct action that saved their community forests and
inspired a generation of women to struggle for forest rights
in the Indian Himalayas

Media silence on state killings of Kurds in Syria

17-03-2004 14:12 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Press release from the Kurdish Human Rights Project, an NGO based in London.

Appeal For the Release of the Imprisoned Tieshu Workers

17-03-2004 08:58 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

An update on the 6 workers imprisoned by the Chinese authorities for "disturbing the social order" following a peaceful demonstration, and a call for solidarity from individuals and trade unions around the world.

The Murder of Democracy

17-03-2004 05:23 | Social Struggles | London | World

Democracy is only for the tyrants. For the normal person it has been consistently tormenting him and plundering his happiness. The democracy in Russia that started with a green bud perished before its bloom.

Clearly Racist And Bigoted Skits On Clear Channel

16-03-2004 22:03 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | London | World

In the March 10 Bill Handel show on KFI AM 640, a pretend "Muslim" allegedly reading from the new Iraqi constitution refers to "hairy Iraqi women," "lovely Japanese schoolgirls," the "infidel custom of bathing on a regular basis," and "civil unions" between Iraqis and "loving camels and goats."

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MOBILE PHONES AND POTS AND PANS.

15-03-2004 19:51 | Anti-militarism | Indymedia | Social Struggles | World

Eyewitnes report from Madrid on the crucial Saturday before the Spanish Elections

9/11 style propaganda spectacle backfires in Spain.

15-03-2004 01:51 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Would-be masters of the universe in Washington DC would naturally presume that the spectacular tragedy in Madrid would help the current right wing Spanish government allied to Bush. But Bush's Spanish allies did not benefit from the mass murder like Bush benefitted from 9/11. A few days later, the Spanish electorate threw the ruling party out and elected the Socialists, demanding a full investigation to uncover the hidden truth.

KILLER COKE: SECRET RECIPE REVEALED "MURDER"

14-03-2004 09:25 | Indymedia | Social Struggles | London | World

KILLER COKE ATTACKS AGAIN.

Core-Activist of an Anti-poverty movement in osaka arrested by Polizei!

14-03-2004 06:36 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Geheimnis Polizei(Gestapo) kidnapped & arrested our precious comrade. We must mention about this terrible incident, and we must prepare to fight back against all enemies(osaka-city & osaka prefectural government, economic circles in osaka, and their subjects...etc) and must defend our homeless comrades & our tent villages.

The Sinister Regimes

14-03-2004 04:39 | Social Struggles | London | World

Right from the days when the man was living in caves; the betrayal, prevarication, jealousy, avariciousness has remained glued to his soul and he has promised to shower this heritage to its posterity. The indomitable spirits kept honing these skills generations after generations without forfeiting the slightest surge of this possession.

BOMBERS NOT ETA, ISLAMIC TERRORISTS ARRESTED !!!!!

13-03-2004 20:21 | Analysis | Social Struggles | London | World

Although Spanish officialdom at first accused ETA of being behind the blasts, arrests have recently been made of Moroccan and Pakistani Nationals in Spain. The leap to accuse ETA seems to be an electioneering tactic of political convenience, and a way not to embarass Minister Javier Solana and his pro Arab politics.

Drug War Film Festival

10-03-2004 12:08 | Health | Social Struggles | World

911 and the BC Compassion Club Society present:
DRUG WAR FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, March 12 8pm
$6 / $4 (911 members)

IRISH QUEERS fight homophobia with culture (NYC)

09-03-2004 19:08 | Social Struggles | World

Bigotry shouldn't be paraded

We need you on March 20th

Be a part of the second superpower. Stand up against future illegal, preemptive wars and protest the continuing suppression of human rights and free speech which have characterised this one. Help us get the word out that we're making a second showing on Saturday, March 20th.

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China Labour Action Express No. 44

09-03-2004 16:06 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

SIX TIESHU TEXTILE WORKERS FORMALLY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN 8 FEBRUARY MASS WORKER PROTEST IN SUIZHOU, HUBEI – THREE OTHERS SENTENCED TO "RE-EDUCATION THROUGH LABOUR"

Bush, Kerry and royal blood.

09-03-2004 15:50 | Social Struggles | World

"Our research is not yet complete but my bet is that Kerry has more royal connections and that he is more noble than President Bush," said Harold Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke's Peerage, a guide to the British aristocracy.

"But both candidates have a remarkable number of royal connections and both are related to Queen Elizabeth."

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International Women's Day interview with Claire Robillard

08-03-2004 18:41 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Every year, women around the world gather to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8. The occasion provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress made towards equality and justice for women, and to demand change in the struggle against sexism and patriarchy. Claire Robillard has helped organise International Women's Day events since she moved to Vancouver in 1994. Last week, Seven Oaks (

http://www.sevenoaksmag.com/) spoke to Robillard about the role of IWD and the women's movement in the context of severe cutbacks to women's centres and other programs necessary for women's equality in British Columbia.

Colombia: Film Documents 'The Red Dance'

08-03-2004 13:21 | Social Struggles | World

The Colombian documentary film "El baile rojo" (The Red Dance), marks an effort to restore collective memory of an experiment in reconciliation that was erased by blood and fire from the country's political map. The film's title comes from the name of the extermination operation against the Patriotic Union (UP), a legal leftist movement proposed in 1984 by the FARC guerrillas as a political means to end the civil war.

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Otto Reich in Haiti

06-03-2004 18:47 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

a little enlightenment as to what's going on in haiti at the moment...

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Prosecutors take on Genoa police

Italian prosecutors have requested the indictment of 29 riot police for alleged brutality against protesters at the G8 summit in Genoa three years ago.
Prosecutors accuse the officers of inflicting injuries on anti-globalisation activists during a pre-dawn raid on a school.

Police say their action was needed to respond to violent demonstrations.