World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Art & Activism Caravan: Athens swings to radical samba!

13-06-2006 11:54 | Art and Activism Caravan 2006 | Education | Social Struggles | World

The Art and Activism Caravan inspired a group of Polytecnic students into creating a radical samba band. The newly formed band successfuly played at the big student march at Propylaia where 20,000 people opposed to the commercialisation of education. (June 8th)

Rhythms of Resistance: against the privatisation of social housing

13-06-2006 11:10 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

The biggest radical samba band hits the streets for the right to have a home!

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Australian government steps up campaign to oust East Timor’s prime minister Mari

13-06-2006 01:28 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

In a blunt repudiation of democratic norms, Tilman said the nation’s constitution was “out of step with reality,” adding there was ample room for the president to declare it invalid. Reinado complained that “there has not been much progress” in solving the crisis and said Gusmao “needs help”. While Gusmao has yet to make any public statement, according to Australian military commander in East Timor Mick Slater, he is “engaging” three rebel groups, including the one led by Reinado.

Palestine Today

Palestine Today a service of the international Middle East media centre www.imemc.org for Monday June 12th, 2006

Today the Army starts to open a trench along the Yabod-Araba road. A car was shelled in Gaza also troops install portable checkpoints south of Tubas and the entrance of Tamon. The Army invades the West Bank city of Jenin and clashes with the resistance

Those stories and more coming up stay tuned.

Defiant Gay Pride goes ahead in Warsaw

Poland's LGBT community defiantly marched through Warsaw on Sat (10th). Although initially banned by the city's Mayor,the 'conservative authorities' allowed it during last week,but some far right and religious groups were out in opposition...

Behind the Lies of the Australian Prime Minister

12-06-2006 09:57 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | World

It’s not difficult to arrive at an accurate assessment of the present Oz leadership, the government of John Howard. Love Howard or not, he has the local population eating his lies like it was manna from heaven. Howard’s treasurer recently announced that the Oz government was out of debt, in view of a national foreign debt of $493 billion, the highest ever recorded by an astronomical ‘mile’, the announcement of no government debt becomes meaningless double-talk. But which figure does the public prefer to embrace? The lie of course, it’s far more comforting – the media’s emphasis on the treasurer’s remarks at the expense of the horrendous crippling debt is not unintentional.

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Killing contest

11-06-2006 14:30 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

With violence spinning out of control in Iraq, parliament has failed yet again to name the interior and defence ministers. News of sectarian killings and the slaughter of civilians by US troops have become a routine occurrence.

Campaign Complain Letter to Home Affairs & Constitutional Affairs Committees

11-06-2006 12:51 | Analysis | Social Struggles | London | World

Non functioning and ineffective Monitoring and Supervisory mechanisms, continue inadvently to aid overt Institutional Abuses within the Judiciary. Ogoing Violations of the Rule of Law by Corrupt members of the Judiciary is responsible for False and Unlawful Imprisonments inflicted on UK citizens.

Ongoing Body Worlds 3 Protest

11-06-2006 11:00 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

In Houston Texas Carol has been to the Town Hall she has stood outside the Museum and she has protested for what she believes is right. And now other people have joined her.

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Violent Student Protests In Merida, Venezuela

10-06-2006 15:37 | Education | Social Struggles | World

Compañeras y Compañeros,

Thank you for taking the time to read this important update on right wing pro-coup terrorism now taking place in Venezuela. I am a United States citizen living and working in Merida Venezuela reporting on what appears to be the face of US backed efforts to de-stabilise the democratically elected Venezuelan government.

London Naked Bike Ride today 3pm

10-06-2006 11:30 | Culture | Social Struggles | London | World

Meet at Hyde Park Corner.

Philippines: Anti-Arroyo Groups Brace for Bigger Fights Ahead

09-06-2006 23:22 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

In a gathering of around 100 leaders from labor, peasant, urban poor, women and youth groups, the umbrella coalition Laban ng Masa is bracing for bigger fights in its bid to oust the Arroyo regime and initiate reforms under a transitional revolutionary government.

Undercurrents Scores Hat Trick at Film Festival

09-06-2006 17:44 | Culture | Social Struggles | London | World

Winners all the way

We're in danger: save our souls if you don't speak english

09-06-2006 16:07 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Because Landless Brazilian farm workers invade a Congress building in Brasilia, smashing furniture and windows, the state wants to criminalize social movements and to kill us.
S.O.S.

English Cat Gets Gassed in Athens

A Diary of Events of the Student Protest 8/6/6 Athens, against iminent privatisation laws

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RFID to track ACT prisoners

09-06-2006 03:52 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Inmates at Canberra's first prison will wear radio frequency identification (RFID) bracelets or anklets to track their location, under plans by government.

Riot in athens

08-06-2006 21:31 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Greece: Students attacked by police

08-06-2006 15:24 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The huge student demonstration that took place in Athens, Greece this morning was violently attacked by the police.

More than 25.000 students demonstrated today in Greece. Police attacked the demo

08-06-2006 14:38 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The police attacked the demo with chemical bombs

Palestine Today

Palestine Today a service of the international Middle East media centre www.imemc.org for Thursday June 8th, 2006

Army invades Kofer Ra'e and Fahma villages west of Jenin, Army arrests one resident from Tulkarem, and invades Balata Al Balad village near Nablus also arresting one . The Israeli Army hands out military order to demolish four houses in Al Kader village near Bethlehem

Those stores and more coming up stay tuned.