World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Kent Green Party-backs gay demo against KCC.

04-11-2004 17:51 | Social Struggles | World

Kent Grren party backs gay demo against Kent County Council `13 November.

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OutRage! victory- hatesinger barred from UK

04-11-2004 10:06 | Social Struggles | World

Jamaican hatesinger Sizzla has been refused a visa to tour the UK. All concerts cancelled.

Mad Pride release new CD in time or Xmas!

03-11-2004 16:49 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

Mad Pride are proud to release our fourth CD - the artist DJ Unfit For Work - the debut album - "still alive LAMF".

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Police investigate hatelyrics/Sizzla cancelled.

03-11-2004 16:16 | Social Struggles | World

Police launch further investigations into Jamaican reggae singers hate lyrics as

artist Sizzla has concerts cancelled.

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Murdered gay man- Parade on 5 Novembner

03-11-2004 16:05 | Social Struggles | World

After the murder of gay man David Morley last Sat night a parade will take place this
Friday evening.

What we exported to Iraq: Do we want them back??

02-11-2004 21:06 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | World

...violent crime in Richmondshire was attributable to the Army presence at
Catterick, the war in Iraq is likely to have caused a lower than normal recording of
violence ...

Gay Soho bomb survivor-murdered.

01-11-2004 17:06 | Social Struggles | World

David Morley - a survivor of the Soho nail bomb was murdered on the South Bank
last Saturday among several savagely attacked that night.

Despite this,several concerts by Jamaican hatesinger Sizzla (including one at London's
Startford Rex) look set to go ahead. (see OutRage! link below)

East Kent bus strike looms.

31-10-2004 15:17 | Social Struggles | World

Sategecoach bus co in East Kent faces strike threat.

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ATTENTION! Pro-Palestinian picket due to be attacked!

27-10-2004 22:25 | Anti-racism | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

News has recently come to light that the Victory To The Intifada picket of Marks and Spencer (Britain's biggest corporate supporter of Zionism) is to be attacked again this Saturday, 30th September, by organised fascists.

Edward Heath Made Me Angry now available

27-10-2004 18:38 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | World

The Third volume of Stuart Christie's account of British and European Anarchism 1967-75 is now available...

Elections in Ukraine: too far, too close

27-10-2004 15:53 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

While the whole world is holding its breath waiting for the US elections, and European activists are involved in struggles in such distant territories as Bolivia and Palestine, - the whole cycle of events going on in Ukraine passes unnoticed. But neither First nor the Third World, neither part of "axis of evil" nor European Union, Ukraine is too far to be understood, and too close to be interested.

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Diego Garcians in London: Update

Stranded Diego Garcians get temporary accomodation, at least until a high (low?) court judicial review on Monday.
Todays planned demo in Parliament Sqauare postponed till next week, pending required police permission??? Yeah, right!
Phone number for their spokesman supplied.

Gene Wars due soon

27-10-2004 14:50 | Social Struggles | World

In an article in The Times Oct 26th doctors warn that Gene wars are only a few years away.

"Burn all white people" says reggae star.

27-10-2004 12:18 | Social Struggles | World

Latest OutRage! press release against reggaestar Sizzla concerts 3-8 Nov.

PLEASE KEEP BOMBARDING THE VENUES WITH EMAILLS (ETC) TO CANCEL THE CONCERTS.

Dissenting Voices: from the Edinburgh Dissent! Gathering in September

New audio documentary from IMC Éire. 47 minutes, 128Kbps high quality MP3 audio. 44 Mb download.

Iraq's Child Prisoners

A Sunday Herald investigation has discovered that coalition forces are holding more than 100 children in jails such as Abu Ghraib. Witnesses claim that the detainees – some as young as 10 – are also being subjected to rape and torture
By Neil Mackay

MEP's stand firm on Buttliglione+OutRage! Dossier.

25-10-2004 12:23 | Social Struggles | World

Euro MEP's stand firm against the appointment of Rocco Buttligione as EU justice commisssioner as gay rights groups OutRage! releases 'dossier' on his record.

Diego Garciams at High Court tomorrow, Mon-40 odd homeless at Gatwick airport, N

40 odd British 'nationals' from our colony of Diego Garcia - Chagos archipelago/British Indian Ocean Territories - have been camping out at Gatwick airport for several weeks since some were kicked out of Sussex council BandB. On Monday they are in the high court in London, something to do with demanding the right to be sent home I think!
What can you do to help them???

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