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Palestinians take Miliband, Mandelson & Hutton to court re Gaza -Tue 24 Feb 11am

23-02-2009 00:28 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

You may wish to come on Tuesday 24th February at 11.00 am to the High Court of Justice to show your support for Gaza and protest against the British Government's failure to stop supporting the Israeli aggressor.

Two Days of SHAC Netherlands Tour

Thursday, 19th February - Eight HLS customers and a supplier are demoed
Friday, 20th February - Another nine HLS customers are demoed

'Our mission is clear, our demands simple and straight forward, our motivation indestructible. We will not sit idly by or look the other way whilst animals pine away and suffer inside HLS!'

Four Peaceful Anti-Vivisectionists Arrested - California

22-02-2009 20:58 | Animal Liberation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

For Immediate Release
February 22, 2009

Federal Authorities Arrest Peaceful Protesters
Animal Liberation Front, Other Clandestine Groups Prosper as Result

Swedish activists remanded over fur/leathershop arson

22-02-2009 14:57 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Urgent ELP! Bulletin (21st February 2009)

Dear Friends

ELP has just heard that two Swedish boys/young men have been remanded into custody today accused of an arson against a fur/leathershop in Orebro.

“Let them eat cake!”

22-02-2009 13:34 | Analysis | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Free Markets. That’s what we are supposed to have: free markets. Free markets are where one person can exchange something of value with another person, all without any encumbrances by the government. We have never had free markets, nor will we ever. Worse, you wouldn’t want a truly free market.

Social Capital and the Obama Administration

In the late 1990s, while he was a member of the Illinois Senate, Barack Obama was also a member of the Saguaro Seminar -- a brainstorming group organized by Robert Putnam on how to remedy the decline in social capital in the United States. Social capital refers to the collective value of social networks: when people are embedded in networks and can draw upon the norms of cooperation and reciprocity the networks embody there are a variety of measurable benefits both to them and to the community as a whole. These benefits can include more effective government, faster economic growth, improved health, and increased happiness.

The revolution delayed: 10 years of Hugo Chávez’s rule

21-02-2009 23:53 | Analysis | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

* A translation of a March 2008 interview conducted by the French anarchist Charles Reeve with two members of the El Libertario group www.nodo50.org/ellibertario in Caracas, the nation’s capital, which offers some stark insights into the reality of the situation.

Direct Action; Estonia, Mexico, Germany, France, UK & USA

17th-21st February

FUR STORE COVERED IN RED PAINT (Estonia)
FREEDOM FOR TWO HENS (Mexico)
DIRECT ACTION AGAINST THE FUR TRADE (Germany)
TELMEX PHONES GLUED SHUT (Mexico)
GRAFITTI IN SUPPORT OF DAN WADHAM (France)
HOME VISIT FOR ANALYST AT HLS INVESTOR (UK)
FAST FOOD RESTAURANT LOCKS GLUED (USA)
BOOBY-TRAPPED LETTERS SENT TO VIVISECTORS (USA)

Top Terrorist Threat to Planet Earth

The word "persecuted" springs to mind in this article by editor of total liberation and animal rights. Associate professor of philosophy at UTEP, award-winning writer, noted speaker, public intellectual, and seasoned activist. Steven Best engages the issues of the day such as animal rights, ecological crisis, biotechnology, liberation politics, terrorism, mass media, globalization, and capitalist domination.

Student University Occupations: A Growing Movement

21-02-2009 14:32 | University Occupations for Gaza | Education | Social Struggles | World

Around 200 students from the University of St. Andrews have been in occupation of Lower College Hall, a key University building, since Wednesday at 12 when a petition signed by over 600 students and staff was handed to the university.

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CND and the inconsistencies of anti-unilateralists

I am in favour of unilateral nuclear disarmament. I’m not a peacenik, in that I don’t hold all violence to be inherently unjustifiable, but the very idea of nuclear war makes my mind boggle. That we, that is, the UK, retain a nuclear arsenal with the capacity to wipe out millions if not hundreds of millions of lives is effectively a crime against all humanity. I’ve met a few Labourite activists who believe we should keep our weapons, but I’ve never yet met one who is consistent about it.

Two of Top Five HLS Investors Sell Their Shares

Wells Fargo, who were one of the top 5 institutional investors in LSR (Huntingdon Life Sciences), have sold all their shares and Bank of New York Mellon, which was also one of the top 5 institutional investors, has sold most of their holding in LSR.

Public Action Against Judicial Corruption & Institutional Failures in the UK

Demonstration against Judicial Corruption, Unlawful Imprisonments, Convention Rights Violations, Institutional Failures and unaccountability in the UK; Every Week outside HMP WORMWOOD SCRUBS, DU CANE ROAD, LONDON W12 0AE; Commencing 12pm - 3pm.

Camden "Super Virus" Lab consortium start exploratory work at site

There are plans to build a high level virus containment facility and animal testing lab on a Camden council house estate Somers Town, alongside St Pancras International behind the British Library. The lab has been criticised by MI5, MPs, councillors and local people. Foot & Mouth disease was leaked from similar govt facility Pirbright in Surrey. Exploratory works have begun this week at the site.

Protest to take Tamil Tigers off Terrorist List

20-02-2009 22:47 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

There was a marching protest today in front of the White House where activists shouted out for President Obama to “help us”; meaning to take the Tamil Tigers off the terrorist list.

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Singing Martyrdom in Gaza

20-02-2009 20:55 | Culture | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

'Raise your voice, raise your voice, raise it in your song! Songs are still possible, they are still possible!'

"Please tell me how he was! How did you find him? Was his body still put together? Was it in pieces?! You have to tell me!" demanded the mother of the martyr Yousef Abu ‘Oda.

Is it G20 or G22?

This is a real puzzle. Gordon Brown has just sent out his invite list for the G20, which, once Britain is included, runs to 22 countries. I think it is because Spain and the Netherlands have been invited this time. Even so, you have to wonder why it is still called the G20. So far the UK bumpf has promoted it as the “London Summit”, which may be a cover for the arithmetic issues. It would be easy enough to rename it the G22 — after all we there have been G22 and even G33 meetings in the past. But G22 does sound a bit like a fighter plane. And if you put G22 into google, it comes up with this rather scary looking gun. Probably best to leave things as they are. Long live the 22 members of the G20.

SHAC Financial Week of Action: 23-27 Feb

This global week of action will focus entirely on Huntingdon Life Sciences' financials - Shareholders, and the NYSE who are the only stock exchange in the world allowing HLS (LSR) to trade shares. The week starts with a day of action against HLS & NYSE shareholders and will end with activists marching in the city of London to protest against the financial institutions that keep HLS killing animals.

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Capitalist Crisis: Introductory Reader - PDF here

20-02-2009 13:16 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

'GOOD TIMES! BAD TIMES!! An Introduction to the Capitalist Crisis and what it means for us'

FEATURES: Background to the Current Crisis and Recession / Reports on Crisis: England / What Recession Means for Us / Financialisation Primer / Analysis from Silvia Federici & George Caffentzis, Mario Tronti and Alain Badiou

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BBC1 ITN Camden Super Virus Lab campaign still open. Update. Virus leak threat.

There are plans to build a deadly virus containment facility and animal testing lab on a Camden council house estate alongside St Pancras International behind the British Library in Kings Cross. The area needs council homes, 15,000 people are on housing waiting list. The threat of virus leak is very real, Foot and Mouth disease was leaked from government facility Pirbright in Surrey.

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World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Palestinians take Miliband, Mandelson & Hutton to court re Gaza -Tue 24 Feb 11am

Two Days of SHAC Netherlands Tour

Four Peaceful Anti-Vivisectionists Arrested - California

Swedish activists remanded over fur/leathershop arson

“Let them eat cake!”

Social Capital and the Obama Administration

The revolution delayed: 10 years of Hugo Chávez’s rule

Direct Action; Estonia, Mexico, Germany, France, UK & USA

Top Terrorist Threat to Planet Earth

Student University Occupations: A Growing Movement

CND and the inconsistencies of anti-unilateralists

Two of Top Five HLS Investors Sell Their Shares

Public Action Against Judicial Corruption & Institutional Failures in the UK

Camden "Super Virus" Lab consortium start exploratory work at site

Protest to take Tamil Tigers off Terrorist List

Singing Martyrdom in Gaza

Is it G20 or G22?

SHAC Financial Week of Action: 23-27 Feb

Capitalist Crisis: Introductory Reader - PDF here

BBC1 ITN Camden Super Virus Lab campaign still open. Update. Virus leak threat.

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