World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Riots and 20 arrests at ESF Malmo

19-09-2008 23:01 | 2008 Days Of Action For Autonomous Spaces | Repression | Social Struggles | World

As the full European Social Forum got underway for proper, Swedish police, backed by foriegn police made 16 pre-emptive arrests at Malmo central train station in the mid-afternoon.

HRW goes on rampage against Venezuela...again

19-09-2008 02:25 | Social Struggles | World

Human Rights(sic) Watch does it again...prove its an arm of the US govt, with its latest risible attack on the Venezuela govt and people.
People may like to right to this stupid organisation and point out their ties to the US govt and NED make them very unreliable comentators on Latin America.

eg: '"Discrimination on political grounds has been a defining feature of the Chávez presidency, [as] has been an open disregard for the principle of separation of powers," it said.'

No Discrimination by the old elite, US govt and HRW against Chavez are what are blatant.

Roof top occupation of Shell offices in Belmullet

18-09-2008 12:13 | Rossport Solidarity | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Yesterday afternoon in solidarity with Maura Harrington, Shell to Sea activists occupied the roof of Shell's offices in belmullet hanging a banner reading: 'Solitaire Out Now'. They were accompanied by a demo of around 40 people.

Hands Off Latin America: London 17 Sept

18-09-2008 10:50 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | London | World

More than 50 activists turned up for an emergency picket of the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square London on Wednesday 17 Sept called at short notice by the Bolivia Solidarity Campaign and Hands off Venezuela, with the support of Equadorians in the UK, Colombia Solidarity Campaign and Global Women's Strike.

"I have “robbed” 492,000 euros to whom most rob us."

18-09-2008 00:53 | Analysis | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

I am writing down this pages to announce that I have expropriated 492,000 euros to 39 banks through 68 loan deals. If we include interest on arrears, the present amount of debt is over 500,000 euros which I will not pay.

Pix of Rossport Solidarity Action in London, UK, Mon 15 Sep 08

Three targets, two demands, one noizy protest, all on a sunny London aftternoon in September.

For permission to copy and use, see 'CopyLeft' at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos/videos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Direct Action; Sweden, Mexico, Slovakia, UK & Italy

13th-15th September

MINK FARM EMPTIED (Sweden)
BIRDS FLY FREE (Mexico)
MORE DAMAGE TO MEAT MARKETS (Mexico)
ACTIVISTS, NATURE DESTROY HUNTING FACILITIES (Slovakia)
"FREE SEAN" (UK)
20 HENS LIBERATED (Italy)
DUCKS, RABBITS FREED FROM CAGES (Italy)

11th October Anti- Surveillance Mass Action

Call to mass action Saturday 11th October against the surveillance state in
solidarity with activists around the world.

http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/242/144/

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PHILIPPINES: Suspend US Military Deployments to Mindanao

16-09-2008 13:07 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

A broad coalition of NGOs, social movements, and political parties from Mindanao and the rest of the country today called for all US military deployments in Mindanao suspended pending the conclusion of a fair and thorough probe by lawmakers.

Letter from imprisoned anarchist Polikarpos Georgiadis (Greece)

16-09-2008 11:47 | Social Struggles | World

Note: Polikarpos Georgiades who got arrested a few weeks ago recently sent his first letter from prison. See this article for more information.

Letter to the bourgeoisie from a Mexican campesino

15-09-2008 18:41 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

On the annivesary of Mexican Indpendence, the social struggle continues

Bolivia: Fascist right launches ‘civic coup’

15-09-2008 13:45 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

“[Today] a civil-prefectural coup against the unity of the country and democracy has been initiated”, Bolivian minister of government Alfredo Rada declared on September 9, as a growing wave of violence by small gangs of fascist youth engulfed the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

RADICAL ASSEMBLIES AT THE ESF MALMÖ, SWEDEN, 18th - 21th SEPTEMBER

15-09-2008 09:53 | Free Spaces | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Radical Assemblies are open meetings in the activist center Utkanten.
The assemblies are open discussions and participatory workshops on
different topics with the purpose to exchange experiences and share
information between different european activist networks. The Radical
Assemblies and Utkanten is autonomous from ESF, so you dont need to
pay participatory fee to ESF to take part.

Baluch deplore pro-Al Qaeda rallies in New York

15-09-2008 07:11 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

An opposition Baluch group said it believes a spate of rallies by Pakistanis living in New York that support the global objectives of Al Qaeda. The solution lies in balkanization of Pakistan and freeing Baluchistan. Picture shows Shazia Khalid, who was raped by a Pakistani army officer Captain Hammad. Pakistanis did nothing about getting her justice, but silenced her and sent her overseas

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Call for solidarity from Radio TOTOPO, Oaxaca.

14-09-2008 16:58 | Other Press | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Radio TOTOPO denounce continued state aggression and call for international solidarity to protect the right to free expression.

11th October Mass/Decentralised Action

Freedom Not Fear 2008

Call to mass action Saturday 11th October against the surveillance state in solidarity with activists around the world

http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/242/144/

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Rallies in Support of Al Qaeda in New York Deplored

14-09-2008 16:37 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

Pakistanis in New York have been staging rallies in support of Aafia Siddiqi, an alleged member of the Al Qaeda. On Saturday, they staged a demonstration against U.S. raids on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

Marriage thwarted as refugee is arrested. Friends fear for her life.

Annociate Nimpagaritse was arrested on Friday and removed to Dungavel Detention Centre in South Lanarkshire. Her friends fear that she will soon be deported to Burundi for a second time, where her life will be in great danger. She had just been given permission by the Home Office to marry her fiancee, who is also from Burundi but is working in Coventry and has permission to stay here.

ECLN Call Out

What will you be doing on the day?

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When the facts speak for themselves

14-09-2008 10:35 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Do we still need to repeat it? Do we still have to add words to facts
which speak for themselves? The Belgian democracy had to cope with
dozens of uprisings and escapes in its prison and camps. In this way,
prisoners broke the silence and the isolation they're assigned to.

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