World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Direct Action; Spain, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Peru, Netherlands, USA & Finland

06-12-2008 00:52 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

INCENDIARY ATTACK AGAINST BULLRING (Spain)
SHOPS AT LEATHER FAIR DESTROYED BY FIRE (Mexico)
HENS LIBERATED FROM 'FREE RANGE' EGG FARM (Canada)
KFC HIT WITH BRICKS (Mexico)
HUNTING TOWER REDUCED TO ASHES (Italy)
LEATHER COMPANY GRAFFITIED (Mexico)
JUNGLE CATS, TROPICAL BIRDS FREED FROM ZOO-ILLOGICAL PARK (Peru)
ACTIVISTS VISIT MINK FARMER AT HOME (Netherlands)
RED PAINT THROWN ONTO MAX MARA SHOPS (Italy)
15 HENS SAVED (Netherlands)
ACTIONS CONTINUE TARGETING UCLA (USA)
ECOLOGICAL SABOTAGE IN MEXICO CITY (Mexico)
COMMUNIQUE, VIDEO RELEASED FROM FUR FARM RAID (Finland)
WINDOWS BROKEN AT PET STORES, KFC (Mexico)

PKK leader Ocalan sues Greece over Turkish capture

05-12-2008 20:01 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Jailed leader of the terror organization PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, is seeking compensation from Greece for having failed to prevent his capture by Turkish intelligence nearly a decade ago, a Greek justice source said on Thursday.
Also a Video of Otsalan speaking to Mr Panayiotopoulos, Greek ex minister now of the New Democracy party

Latest 'Anomalous Wave' rebellion in Italy news + analysis

05-12-2008 00:28 | Education | Social Struggles | World

There is a massive student/worker rebellion in the Italian education sector. Many schools and universities are occupied. The slogan "we won't pay for your crisis' is at the forefront of the Anomalous Wave movement that opposes initially the Gelmini reforms of education, but more importantly, the creation of a new round of precarious workers in shit jobs joining the other thousands in the same boat. Last Friday 28th was another round of street demos and blockades.

No 2010 Vancover Olympic Games on Stolen Native Lands!

04-12-2008 23:10 | Anti-racism | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

A coalition of Indigenous elders, social justice activists, community activists and organizers are voicing opposition to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
No Olympics on Stolen Native Lands!

www.no2010.com pass the word and forward widely

ICTR: Detainees "UN POLITICAL PRISONERS"

04-12-2008 21:25 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Both the current DRC troubles and the 1994 Rwanda "regime change" aka 'genocide' are aspects of an Anglo-American power play to effectively control the region and it's strategic resources. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a kangaroo court process designed to eliminate and silence political enemies of their proxy Rwanda. These prisoners affirm: "that the ICTR has put us in prison, first and foremost for political reasons. On that account WE ARE POLITICAL PRISONERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS"

Imperial justice: cops bully London protestors

03-12-2008 17:52 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Protest marred the trial of Hyrbyair Marri and Faiz Baloch in London. The two have tried to organize the Baluch resistance against Pakistan military atrocities in Baluchistan, that includeds killing, rape, torture and disappearances.

Dark Nights #4 - Anti-Prison, Anti-State Bulletin

02-12-2008 17:31 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Four page anarchist anti-prison freesheet available to download and print out (PDF format).

Bad Messenger Native Abuse: Hidden from History Exposed!

02-12-2008 17:19 | Anti-racism | History | Social Struggles | World

When an issue is as important as genocide and the Indian Residential Schools in Canada, it is as important that those speaking of it speak the truth. And that "spokespersons" NOT come from the very Oppressor group responsible for these crimes in the first place. Hidden from history exposed...

Ayodeji Omotade V British Airways

"What would you do if someone on your flight was distressed and crying out for help? Would you stay silent or would you speak? I spoke and BA didn't like it. This type of corporate tyranny must be challenged and stopped." Ayodeji Omotade

Camden Drugs & Alchohol services face the axe to make way for animal lab.

The Margarete Centre at 108 Hampstead Road provides prescribing and dispensary services to many of Camden's 4,200 class A drug addicts. The centre also porivides counselling and harm reduction advice at "NIDS" and Primary Care. This centre faces the chop to make way for one of the "28 Days Later" animal testing labs / virus containment facilities planned for Camden.

Philippines: An urgent call to the NDF and the GRP regarding the recent killings

30-11-2008 12:24 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

An urgent call to the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) regarding the recent killings of farmers!

of not-so-good 'Patres' and not-so-bad 'good fellows'

30-11-2008 09:36 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

For the first time ever, 739 Italian prisoners, mostly accused of belonging to ‘the Mafia’
or the Mafias, as the movement includes prisoners from all the different ‘Coscas’ ranging from Cosa Nostra to the Stidda, the Santa Corona Unita, the Ndrangheta etc. –
all condemned to life imprisonment, have united and stood up for their rights, by presenting the European Court in Strasburg with as many requests for legal review of procedures.

Imperial justice might jail martyr's brother

30-11-2008 06:42 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Glowing tributes were paid to Nawabzada Bala'ach Marri at a meeting at Busboys and Poets in Washington DC on Saturday afternoon. The victim's brother Hairbiyar Marri and Faiz Baloch face jail in the U.K. for trying to organize Baluch resistance against military brutalities.

The Bologna Declaration: Critical Notes - Part 1

After nearly ten yeas, the effects of the Bologna Declaration in shaping European Higher Education (HE) along neo-liberal lines are becoming evident

APPO prisoner on hunger strike

Following harrassment and beatings of several political prisoners in Oaxaca, a hunger strike has been commenced to demand their release.

Anti-Starbucks Demo in Brighton (Sat Nov 29 midday-2pm)

The world's largest coffee chain is guilty of corporate greed. It serves only 4% Fairtrade and has a branch in Guantanamo Bay. Whenever it sets up it seeks to wipe out competition and put smaller independent cafes out of business. Stand up to corporate corrupters...

Civil Rights Event | 10th Dec LSE

26-11-2008 21:54 | SOCPA | Social Struggles | World

Background Info
10th December 2008 at the LSE

Burma Democratic Concern Hunger Strike, Parliament Square, London 26-27 Nov 2008

26-11-2008 21:50 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Burma Democratic Concern

http://bdcburma.org organised a 24hr hunger strike in solidarity with Burmese political prisoners starting at 9am on Wednesday 26 November in Parliament Square, London. Pictures copyright (C) 2008, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.