World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

International Workshop: CONTEMPORARY ANTI-WAR MOBILIZATIONS

27-09-2003 11:57 | Social Struggles | World

International Workshop on Contemporary Anti-war Mobilisations in Corfu, Greece in November.

2,500 Coke workers in Colombia ordered to resign

26-09-2003 22:44 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Coca-Cola's main bottler in Latin America, Coca-Cola FEMSA, recently announced plans to close nine bottling plants in Colombia, which could leave 2,500 workers without jobs. The managers halted production at those plants and are pressuring workers to resign from their contracts in exchange for a lump-sum payment-- "voluntary retirement." The workers have been told that if they don't "resign," they will be dismissed.

Itoiz Dam - Artozki Resists - day 8 report (unpublished as publisher was down)

26-09-2003 18:07 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

The resistance in artozki continues, here is the report from day 8 of the struggle which we could not put up becuause the publish function was down.

for more infor see www.sositoiz.com

Itoiz Dam - Artozki Resistance, Day 11

26-09-2003 18:04 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

The resistance to the eviction of the village of Artozki has reached day 11. Here is a summary of the last few days and a call for action and support for the people who are holding out in the village and giving it life - including a thriving new arts space - despite constant police harrassment.

Donations Needed to Save Life of Threatened Honduran Activist

24-09-2003 17:16 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) of the USA is asking for help to save the life of a Honduran activist who's pressed the government over an epidemic of gay/transgender murders there, but is now in fear for her life after refusing to pull testimony.

No patents -take action!

Patents being discussed in Euro parliament 23/09 !

http://swpat.ffii.org/

What's New at Infoshop.org?

19-09-2003 19:41 | Indymedia | Social Struggles | World

An irregular update on what's new at Infoshop.org, the popular activist and alternative news website. Infoshop.org is now available in Swedish. Check out our newest interactive website: portal.infoshop.org

Evictions And Resistance, Itoiz Dam, Navarra.

19-09-2003 13:02 | Ecology | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

On Monday 15th September the second wave of evictions and demolitions will begin around the Itoiz Dam. Below is a communique from Solidari@scon Itoiz. For more information about the Itoiz Dam go to

http://www.sositoiz.com and keep watching

http://www.euskalherria.indymedia.org for news updates on the resitance that is taking place.

From Palestine, the Next Revolution in File Sharing

18-09-2003 18:51 | Social Struggles | Technology | World

From the legacy of Napster comes ES5 - the product of an international team dedicated to the success of Peer-to-Peer file sharing. Built with a high attention to privacy and stealth, the group cleverly positioned themselves in a place of few intellectual property laws - Palestine.

100,000 teachers on strike today in Australia, in a historic action

17-09-2003 16:01 | Education | Social Struggles | World

Almost 100,000 teachers across Australia shut down hundreds of public schools, in the nation's largest strike by a single workforce. ...

At Melbourne Park, a stopwork meeting of at least 9000 teachers warned of further... action... unless the... government boosted its 9 per cent salary offer... Teachers want 25 to 30 per cent.

Anthany Dawson (R.I.P.) Letter from Nancy Dawson

16-09-2003 03:56 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

I have received a copy of your letter dated August 28, 2002 addressed to my lawyer, Adrian Brooks. I must say that I am very disappointed. I did have high hopes that perhaps the old boys club would have been set aside and that each case would be reviewed in detail.

10 Years Later, the World is Upside Down

15-09-2003 19:07 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Polls continue to show that 73 percent of the American people want U.S. policy to be "evenhanded" and want Israel to be pressured and support a two-state solution. But extremists on all sides are resolved to prevent peace.

Itoiz Evictions - Communique

14-09-2003 18:33 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

ITOIZ DAM EVICTIONS AND RESISTANCE, NAVARRA
On Monday 15th September the second wave of evictions and demolitions will begin around the Itoiz Dam. Below is a communique from Solidari@s con Itoiz. For more information about the Itoiz Dam go to www.sositoiz.com, and keep watching Indymedia for news updates on the resitance that is taking place.

BlackState.com: HIV/AIDS Is The Number One Threat To Black Survival

For a people that have survived centuries of slavery and colonialism and race based terror HIV/AIDS represents today the most serious threat to the survival of people of African descent. HIV/AIDS is not only a serious threat to the genocide of millions of Africans affected with HIV/AIDS it is also the fastest growing leading cause of death amongst African Americans and people of African descent throughout the world.

COCA COLA TRY TO KILL AGAIN

14-09-2003 14:18 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | London | World

DEAD THREATHS AND ATTACKS CONTINUE AGAINSTS COCA COLA WORKERS AND THEIRS FAMILIES IN COLOMBIA.

WTO/Cancun rally in Oxford

13-09-2003 20:04 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Oxford | World

Rally in Oxford, 13th September, against the far-reaching effects of the World Trade Organisation on communities throughout the world, including Oxford.

Impeachment Inquiry

13-09-2003 09:15 | Repression | Social Struggles | London | World

Santa Cruz, CA USA City Council passes motion to write letter requesting an impeachment inquiry

Nestle faces grilling at TUC fringe debate with Baby Milk Action

13-09-2003 07:03 | Gender | Health | Social Struggles | World

Nestlé backed down on its refusal to debate with Baby Milk Action at the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Conference in Brighton after the TUC General Council barred the world's largest food company from the Conference proper. Read Baby Milk Action's presentation denouncing Nestlé's baby food pushing practices. Watch TV footage from a German documentary further proving Nestlé's claim it does nothing wrong is untrue.