World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Call for Solidarity: Repression vs. Indigenous, Colombia

15-11-2005 19:30 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Indymedia UK are currently getting reports of 2000 riot police and an unspecified army presence outside of a squat held by 500 people, mostly poor indigenous families, in Cauca, Colombia. Over the past few days, 1 person has been killed and 37 people have been injured by police beatings and bullets. The situation is tense and they are calling for solidarity emails, letter-writing and publicity because they are worried that without this the police and army will attack.

Guambianos, Kokonuko and Nasa indigenous people, as well as thousands of peasants that are demanding land, have occupied haciendas (a hacienda is a huge piece of rural property) in several parts of Cauca since the 12th of October.

They are protesting because the INCODER (Colombian Institute for Rural Development) is not given funds or legal power to achieve rural reform, in Cauca or in the rest of the country.

Despite being heavily tear-gassed and losing one boy (Belisario Camayo Huetoto, 16) dead to police bullets, the families on the occupied land are calling for letters, phone calls, emails, and faxes to the Colombian Embassy to make it politically more difficult for the government to allow the police and army to attack the settlement.

Communications can be addressed to:

The Embassy of Colombia
3 Hans Crescent
London
Sw1x Olr
UK

Telephone: 009 44 171 5899177
Fax: 009 44 171 5811529

Anti-hoWARd government rallies a success

15-11-2005 04:43 | Free Spaces | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Over 200,000 people have protested at the anti-hoWARd government rally in Melbourne, with at least 150,000 or more in other capital cities and in regional centres throughout Australia.

Swansea climate change meeting

13-11-2005 20:38 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Swanseaclimate change meeting gathers support

Clueless torturer Straw attacks "preposterous and demeaning" Cherie Blair

13-11-2005 12:18 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

"Impunity" Jack has put his foot in his mouth AGAIN with a vehement, virulent and accidental attack on Tony Blair's wife. Straw blasted former ambassador Meyer's description of John Major being briefed in his briefs as "preposterous", without realising that exactly the same story had appeared in Cherie's book "The Goldfish Bowl", with Meyer as the source!

Howard’s Terrorists

When forced to produce, what do we get? The same fanatic imbeciles that were paraded on the local media after the London bombings and some others armed with PVC pipe, ‘sticky-tape and chewing gum’! Compare these outcomes with real bombings in George St. Sydney, in the seventies. Most Australians are aware that, like all other nations, we have always had our share of extremist fanatics, they can be easily located in mosques, churches and synagogues around the nation. There is nothing new in this regard; the existence of social misfits does not warrant the implementation of draconian policies on a national level.

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The rebellion spreads out to europe!

11-11-2005 20:30 | Social Struggles | World

NEWSFLASH:

Oppose the state of emergency in France!

10-11-2005 16:54 | Social Struggles | World

Though the french government has enabled the cities to declare the state of emergency the rebellion continued in more than 200 french cities and towns last night... Also in Germany and Belgium cars burned again...

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The Bush Staff Goes To Morals Class

10-11-2005 04:03 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Ethics and morals and the under reported Larry Franklin.

12th consequent night - evaluation

09-11-2005 23:22 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

It's a strange experience, but I'm sure quite familiar to many: a hidden war, one you constantly hear about without seeing.

Riots in France, Belgium, Germany

09-11-2005 10:13 | Social Struggles | World

Last nights the massive riots continued.

Federation of Teddy Protestors storm Parliament

On the Sunday 6th November the Federation of Teddy Protestors (FTP) staged a protest picnic in Parliament Square in support of their furless friends the Parliament Square Picnickers. The picnic was attended by Teddy affinity groups from across Europe including the Pooh Crew and the Soft Toy Solidarity Movement. All groups are committed to freedom of speech and freedom assembly and agree that the best way to defy the draconian SCOPA (2005) legislation is through direct action. Not content with 'fluffy' protests, a proposal to storm parliament and reclaim the commons was agreed an acted on.

The Venezualan Model

08-11-2005 08:07 | Social Struggles | World

What Venezuela is proposing is a system of democracy that involves the people, at every level, at the level of decision-making and co-ordination, not just at the ballot box.

Hurricane Relief Needed in Native American Communities of Southern Louisiana

08-11-2005 01:57 | Culture | Health | Social Struggles | World

Common Ground Relief Collective and Four Directions Relief Project are working together to rebuild in Native Indian communities. They are also working hard with locals in NOLA to rebuild and campaign for the rights of the poor who lived in the 7th and 9th Ward areas of New Orleans that were flooded and were affected the most by hurricane katrina. Please help these communities if you can.

Support the French Rioters!

Demonstration - Thursday 10 November, 3pm at the French emabssey in London, in support of the French rioters, and against the crackdown on French youth by the state and the police.

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Surrey Police Called In By Crest Nicholson Plc as John Callcutt CEO Bows Out

October 31st 2005 John Callcutt CEO of Crest Nicholson Plc 'retired'. The Shalom Family from Wales, evicted and made Homeless by Crest Nicholson in a ‘corporate beauty show’, presented their Family’s good wishes. Indignantly, house-maker Home-breaker, Crest Nicholson, called Police.

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CHAOS IN FRANCE: last night 1300 cars burned!

06-11-2005 20:45 | Social Struggles | World

the spontaneous uprising in france continues. it has began 10 days ago in the suburbs of paris - meantime it has spread out all over france.
fire fighters, police stations, schools, kindergardens, companies, bus depots, power plants are set on fire. last night the riots reached even the center of paris. 1300 cars burned - a new record. the night before 900 cars burned, the night before that night 600 cars...

Open Letter to President G.W. Bush & the Council for National Policy

06-11-2005 12:24 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

To be mightier than the sword, the pen must be mightier than the blue pencil.

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HBOS Edinburgh Appeal Evicted Family of 7 Requests Social Justice

06-11-2005 12:00 | Education | Health | Social Struggles | World

October 28th 2005, a resolute Vincent Shalom from South Wales, made the extra effort to visit the Home of HBOS Plc in Edinburgh, Scotland. His Family cause for ‘social justice’ is directly linked to HBOS ethical investments, in Crest Nicholson Plc, the house-builder based in Surrey, England.

OPEN LETTER TO LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE Re G8

05-11-2005 22:54 | G8 2005 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

I was concerned about the publishing of 31 photos of G8 `suspects` in the local press here in Edinburgh and this is my open letter to the Edinburgh (Lothian and Borders) Police. 9 labelled phots (including one of me) are attached. This letter was also sent to Home Secretary Charles Clarke.

PARIS IS BURNING

05-11-2005 21:03 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Last night more than 500 cars burned in Paris. Schools, bus depots, police stations, companies and so on were set on fire ALL OVER FRANCE.

This night another 900 cars burned. More companies more states´institutions burned... police is attacked everywhere.

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