World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Social cleansing blitzkrieg in Tower Hamlets under exec mayor Lutfur

22-09-2012 10:55 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Last Wednesday’s [19 September 2012] Full Council held with Tower Hamlets Borough’s executive mayor Lutfur Rahman in attendance, heard Labour Councillor Denise Jones say that she was ashamed as she observed that Lutfur Rahman was refusing to answer Questions or speak about issues that were of concern to the residents.

We were wrong to think the environment could wait

22-09-2012 00:15 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Amy Hall meets outspoken Filipino campaigner Lidy Nacpil, who shares her thoughts on floods, solidarity and ramming home the climate-change message.

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Latest news from Comandante Abel

Attacks on the Zapatista communities of Chiapas are increasing.

Paramilitary groups are acting with impunity

Urgent Request From Alberto Patishtán

Urgent request for support for innocent Mexican indigenous political prisoner.
CAN ANYONE DELIVER THIS LETTER TO THE MEXICAN EMBASSY ON MONDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER????

CONTACT

movimientoporjusticiadelbarrio@yahoo.com

Alberto Patishtán loses his sight due to neglect by the Mexican State

21-09-2012 14:15 | Repression | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

This innocent Mexican political prisoner has now spent over 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. It has now been revealed that he has lost his eyesight due to medical neglect.
A motion for his innocence is being presented on Wednesday.
He needs his freedom now.

Activists demand Novartis stop strangling the supply of medicines from India

19-09-2012 16:48 | Health | Social Struggles | World

Activists protest outside UK Novartis plant in opposition to Novartis’s attack on generic medicines which could jeopardise millions of lives. Novartis is pursuing a legal case against the Indian government over its decision to deny patent rights on a cancer drug, threatening the supply of affordable medicines to the world’s poor.

Greek Squat Anarcho's All But One Released

This is an extract of an email sent to myself from an anarcho comrade in greece, one of the comrades arrested and brutalised by anti-terror pigs recently in Thessaloniki.

Letter From Sylvia Marcos To Zapatista Women

Message from Dr. Sylvia Marcos for the Worldwide Echo in Support of the
Zapatistas: Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López

Police Violence at 15 Sept Lisbon, PT Demos

17-09-2012 12:01 | Repression | Social Struggles | Birmingham | World

about inadmissible police violence at the Lisbon 15 Sept anti-austerity demos.

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Criminal Barrister & UEL Student discuss Racism @love Music Hate Racism 2012

17-09-2012 10:52 | Anti-racism | Policing | Social Struggles | World

On the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Love Music Hate Racism, Brian Richardson, Criminal Barrister from London and Arnie Joahill, UEL student discuss Racism, IPCC, Stop & Search policy, Police & Solidarity Action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfLEOjGciTI&feature=share&list=UU7XhMItxEJ2mNmwSoflTHLQ

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Growing alarm over attacks on Zapatista communities

** International NGOs call on authorities to stop the violence

** It is a war that escalates every day, says Gustavo Esteva

Attacks On Zapatista Communities of Comandante Abel and Unión Hidalgo.

STATEMENT BY MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE IN EL BARRIO CONCERNING
THE ZAPATISTA COMMUNITIES OF COMANDANTE ABEL AND UNION HIDALGO

Paramilitary Attacks against Comandante Abel Zapatista Community Continue

** The situation of the support bases is grave, denounces the Junta New Seed that is going to Produce

** Children, women and elderly “have fled to the woods” for fear of the bullets; there are four disappeared

Gustavo Esteva Sends Letter Supporting San Marcos Avilés

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:
Freedom and Justice for
San Marcos Avilés and Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/

From Uruguay: Letter of Solidarity From Raul Zibechi

“Worldwide Echo in Support of the Zapatistas:
Freedom and Justice for San Marcos Avilés and
Francisco Sántiz López”

http://sanmarcosavilesen.wordpress.com/

Cracks in the Pavement- Call out for Articles

Cracks in the Pavement Issue 2 - A call out for submissions of articles and illustrations.

*Deadline: November 9th 2012*
email:articlesubmissions *at* riseup.net

Cracks in the Pavement is an anarchist journal with a mission to encourage critical reflection, undogmatic provocation and the uncovering of what is going on within our movement.

Right now we're on the hunt for articles for the next issue due out in all the wrong places in January 2013.