World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Total in Burma

04-12-2007 21:36 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

A LEAFLET HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY TOTAL AND HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL OF THEIR PETROL STATIONS IN THE UK FOR THE STAFF. THE LEAFLET TEXT IS BELOW -=(A)=-

Fountainhead e-Letter, Berlin Germany

04-12-2007 20:31 | Anti-racism | Culture | Social Struggles | World

We are an international, intercultural organization based in Berlin Germany.

Sussex students visit Occupied Paris Universities

On Sunday 25th November, four Sussex University students travelled south to Paris to meet with the University students in Paris and to express their solidarity with those students occupying their Universities in the fight against the CPE laws and the threat of privatisation of their University education.

A People’s Campaign to Defund the War: 2008 War Tax Boycott

04-12-2007 00:20 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

Over the past year, peace activists have voted, lobbied, marched, and taken direct action to end the war in Iraq. Courageous soldiers have refused to fight the war. But Congress has appropriated billions of dollars to continue the war and appears ready to authorize a future military attack on Iran. It’s time for taxpayers who oppose this war to join together in nonviolent civil disobedience and show Congress how to cut off the funds for this war and redirect resources to the pressing needs of people.

Armenia - The Unanswered Question

03-12-2007 11:35 | History | Repression | Social Struggles | World

On Tuesday 6th November, Aegis Trust and Nottingham Student Aegis Society, in association with Nottingham Playhouse, a pre-show talk for Beast on the Moon to look at the history behind this compelling play took place. Enclosed is the report with pictures.

Animal Advocates all dressed up to make Edinburgh Fur-Free

02-12-2007 11:09 | Animal Liberation | Social Struggles | World

Edinburgh-based animal rights group has launched a campaign to make Edinburgh fur-free and is organising demos against shops selling fur in Edinburgh on the 15th and the 22nd of December.

International Animal Rights Day Candlelight Vigil, Edinburh 10th December

02-12-2007 11:07 | Animal Liberation | Social Struggles | World

Celebrating the 10th International Animal Rights Day, Edinburgh the Fur-Free City (EFFC) and 1World Scotland are organising a candlelight vigil outside the Scottish Parliament.

Filipino Workers Vow to Continue the Struggle

01-12-2007 21:31 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

PHILIPPINES: Statements by the Workers Party (PM) & Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL)

Live African Revolutionary Radio

01-12-2007 19:13 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

On Omali Yeshitela Speaks this Sunday, 10:00 - 11:00 (10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.) U.S. Eastern Time, UhuruRadio.com presents a speech by African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela in Oakland, California on November 10, 1985 at an Uhuru House banquet to raise money for the case of Freddie Roberts. Roberts was a young African facing false charges for the murder of an Oakland cop.

The price of Chinese corruption: what is the next in China's politics, finance?

01-12-2007 13:04 | Culture | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Watch out on the runaway corruption inside China! Has China's ongoing reform altered the nation's political-economic landscape as far as government corruption is concerned? What is the next if this corruption goes deeper? Surpring findings in new reports.

The Citizenist Impasse: Contribution to a Critique of Citizenism

30-11-2007 16:03 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

"The Citizenist Impasse: Contribution to a Critique of Citizenism" is an essay, originally penned in French, that works toward criticizing the ideology of citizenism. Previously available only in French, Pygmalion Books in association with NOT BORED! is releasing the first English translation on November 30th, eighth anneversary of the Seattle WTO protests, in order to mark the work's critical perspective of that event insofar as it relates to citizenism.

France: repression of the student movement intensifies

30-11-2007 12:45 | Social Struggles | World

Student demonstrations and occupations are finding themselves the targets of violence organised or incited by the authorities.

November 30th, 2007 by jef costello
www.libcom.org

France: Students demonstrate in Paris

30-11-2007 12:40 | Social Struggles | World

November 30th, 2007 by jef costello
www.libcom.org

Some 3000 school and university students marched through the streets of Paris today to show their continuing opposition to the LRU

Fight Against Virus facility in Camden is back on!

Despite the planning chief fro Camden, Mike Greene...er..."ruling out" plans for the world's largest ever, highest level, virus containment facility on a Camden council estate- the fight is back on!

Netherlands: VIDEO - kids try to free detained pupil; police violence.

30-11-2007 10:35 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Netherlands. Watch this video and see whats going on in Netherlands since pupils from all over the country are on strike and protest against a new governments´ law on education. Police acts brutal against the kids. More information on:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/386773.html

Peter Hain can't be just another dishonest, corrupt or sleazy politician!

30-11-2007 04:58 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Peter Hain administrative error bureau

Announcing the many items of news celebrating the success of Mr Hain in getting away by lying.

Mr Hain blames the staff.

He is not to be sullied

He remains above reproach.

How could anyone in their right minds ever even imagine that a man of peter Hain's record as a successful career-maker could be just as corrupt, as dishonest as any other politician?

Here are some of the news items that are accessible at the time of this post.

I say accessible at the time of this post in the expectation that they may get removed under some secret state dicta brought in to protect Mr Hain

The Guardian web site

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-7115204,00.html

Sky News web site

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1295081,00.html

The Scotsman

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1876002007

The SUN

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article526970.ece

PHILIPPINES: On Makati Siege; A crisis of institutions

30-11-2007 02:03 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The incident unfolding in Makati City today is not surprising. It is a logical conclusion to the abuses committed by the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) administration, from the dismissal of the impeachment complaint to the clamp down of democratic and constitutional processes.

Irish Law is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.

30-11-2007 00:08 | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

An evil monster is growing in our Irish legal society which encourages in them a dogma of belief that there is no wrong in Slander, Liable, Defamation, Secrecy, Corruption, Threat, Deception, Perjury ,Theft and a host of other perversions.

Netherlands: All high-schools on strike! Riots cops against pupils.

29-11-2007 22:36 | Education | Social Struggles | World

The past few days have been exiting in the Netyerlands because suddenly the pupils of almost all (high)schools in the Netherlands walked out into the streets and started to create a big mess.

In Amsterdam riotcops on horses chased 13-year old kids over the Museumplein and applied the watercanon on them. 250 kids were arrested (in the whole of Holland). At many places small riots broke out, kids pelted buildings with egs and stones. One of the buildings attacked was that of the main media centre in Hilversum and that of the parliament in The Hague.

Amazing high-school revolt in Holland

29-11-2007 15:55 | Education | Social Struggles | World

Suddenly the tranquility of the Dutch polder is being disrupted because highschoolkids collectively decided to stop staying in their schools. They go into the streets and create mayhem...

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