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Riot Police Defend the Mall of America from workers

01-09-2008 18:07 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Starbucks workers and their supporters, 50 to 70 of them, converge for a rally
today at the rail station at Lake and Hiawatha in downtown Minneapolis. The
crowd comes to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers in their fight to
organize a union, the Starbucks Workers Union (SWU), with the Industrial Workers
of the World (IWW)*, and to escort Erik Forman back to work at the Mall of
America.

Radical Response to Hurricane Gustav and the RNC: Statement

01-09-2008 17:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Here in the Twin Cities, activists have been experiencing the suspension of civil and human rights through intolerable pre-emptive raids, and members and friends of the RNC Welcoming Committee have been on the run, seeking sanctuary from police terrorism. Now, residents of the Gulf Coast are will continue to be experiencing the suspension of civil and human rights on an even more massive scale, and seeking sanctuary not only from the weather but from a military invasion of their cities - the same kind which 3 years ago proved an even bigger calamity than Hurricane Katrina itself.

Towards Women’s Liberation

22-08-2008 01:27 | Gender | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The cause of women’s liberation and the rights of women against sexual discrimination, exploitation and violence

Deaths at Reykjavik Energy Due to Harsh Circumstances of Low-Paid Foreign Worker

22-08-2008 00:57 | Ecology | Workers' Movements | World

Reykjavik, Iceland – Two days ago two Romanian workers suffocated while wielding pipes for the geothermal expansion project at Hellisheidi, east of Reykjavik (1). The Hellisheidi power plant is being expanded by Reykjavik Energy company. The campaign group Saving Iceland believes that serious accidents are almost unavoidable due to the extreme circumstances the Eastern European workers in Iceland are forced to work in.

Uphold the Militant Tradition of International Women's Movement

19-08-2008 05:29 | Gender | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

In solidarity and with utmost joy, the International League of People's Struggle joins today the celebration of women in general and their revolutionary struggle for emancipation and liberation from imperialism, feudalism and patriarchalism. We remember and honor millions of women who trailblazed and paved the path for women's liberation movement.

Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, Cinderella & Alladin arrested in Disney Worker action

17-08-2008 16:53 | Culture | Workers' Movements | World

32 people including workers & some of the most notoriously sanitised & perfidiously evil warped stereotypes to have been implanted in the 20th century child's imagination were arrested in California on Friday "on a misdemeanor count of failure to obey a police officer and two traffic infractions." As we know Aladdin is a thief & it is no surprise LAPD finally cuffed him. But the others?

Ostensibly they had been taking part in continuing trade union action against Disneyland for contracted work, health benefits and so on - so forth.

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Bolivian fascist seperatists attack in Santa Cruz

16-08-2008 17:32 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Supporters of pro-capitalist and pro-US seperatism in Bolivia have attacked the police headquarters of Santa Cruz province within days of a referendum which gave resounding support to the government of Evo Morales and his vice president García Linera.

According to reports from TeleSur TV, Garcia Linera has spoken of precise information that such attacks have been planned for the next week in Santa Cruz province and have been orchestrated by the defeated opposition who are using the youth group "Unión Juvenil Cruceñista" and some students from the University of Gabriel René Moreno. They have already attacked public state university departments and national government offices.

Evo Morales wins Referendum : Bolivian Seperatists set back.

12-08-2008 21:43 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

On the 10th of August 2008 Bolivians were invited to the polls to take part in a vote of confidence in the administration of both president Evo Morales and his vice-president Álvaro García Linera.

The result confirmed that the majority of voters support the project of both Morales and Garcia Linera whislt also confirming the polarisation of anti-Evo sentiments in the east of the Bolivian state.

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - news update

11-08-2008 16:01 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

5 weeks to go and its looking good!

With over a month to go until Bristol’s Anarchist Bookfair, we are already fully booked up with stalls & workshops.

As the current crisis of capital deepens and yet another war (Georgia/Russia) breaks out over land and energy resources, we need more than ever a serious alternative to the chaos of the present world order and the suffering it inflicts upon us. And we need to take the time to properly sit down & chat about it – as equals.

Hands off the MST Brazil! - S African social movements say!!

10-08-2008 15:50 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

To the poor of the world, to all people of good will who work for progressive change

We, the landless and homeless people and associated activists of South Africa, decry the secret campaign by the so-called Workers' Party (PT) government of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul to criminalise, outlaw and otherwise illegitimately harass our landless comrades of the MST.

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Diop Olugbala Speaks Out About Obama Protest

09-08-2008 17:42 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Obama rally in St. Petersburg, FL, Aug. 1

Uhuru Movement leader speaks out on, "Why We Challenged Barack Obama."

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Children's Revolution March From Climate Camp on Kingsnorth Day of Mass Action

The Children of the Eco Warriors will lead the Children's Revolution march with children of local residents from the site of the Camp for Climate Action near the Kingsnorth power station on Saturday.

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Workers Climate Action outreach leaflet for Climate Camp

06-08-2008 16:20 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Workers' Movements | World

Workers Control and the Climate: For a Just Transition.

The Camp for Climate Action is targeting Kingsnorth on the 3rd to 11th of August. The Camp is not trying to force everyone to live in tree-houses or shit in a hole, or to get you all sacked. What we aim to do is to encourage people to begin the fight for a just transition to a carbon neutral economy.

Riot Police Continue to Attack Women and Children at the Camp for Climate Action

The relentless campaign of intimidation by the police against the Camp for Climate Action continued during the night.
Around 2 am the police switched off the floodlights at the front gate and rushed in four riot vans blasting out Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries which was the theme music of the film Apocalypse Now and also Adolph Hitler's favourite music.

Action Committee News Conference on the next step in the campaign

05-08-2008 00:21 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | London | World

More than 2000 mainly UK Bangladeshis were robbed of their hard earned cash via an outfit called 'First Solutions' the details of which theft became known in the end of June 2007. 14 months on, most of the people have not got their money back

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"What About the Black Community, Obama?"

03-08-2008 00:32 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Uhuru Movement challenges Obama at town hall meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida (US) on unwillingness to speak to African community interests.

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26th July Revolutionary 'Hip-Hopera' in Newcastle

31-07-2008 17:14 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Members and Supporters of Rock Around the Blockade (RATB) celebrated
the 26th July with live music and street theatre at Grey's Monument in
the centre of Newcastle.

Stalinist Spanish Civil War Artwork Vandalized on San Francisco's Embarcadero

28-07-2008 04:02 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Propaganda of the deed to commemorate the beginning of the Spanish Civil War the right way...

US increases federal Minimum Wage - "aspiring to more burger"

27-07-2008 13:33 | Globalisation | Workers' Movements | World

I've just read on wikinews how the US Federal minimum wage was increased last week from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour. If by chance you are one of those who haven't enjoyed a weakening dollar to spend your salary on fun weekend shopping sprees in New York City and thus learnt elementary currency trading, we're talking about an increase from £2.94 an hour to every 60 minutes.

This of course raises many questions. Not least of which might be : how much can you buy for $6.55 or £3.14 or would it be worth you spending a Sunday afternoon comparing wage levels between your locality and some other state in Europe?

It’s Chilling: Iraq Before Liberation

Often forgotten are the children whom the British Government also sought to "liberate" before rendering an estimated 4.5 million extra Iraqi children as orphans through "liberation"

World Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

Riot Police Defend the Mall of America from workers

Radical Response to Hurricane Gustav and the RNC: Statement

Towards Women’s Liberation

Deaths at Reykjavik Energy Due to Harsh Circumstances of Low-Paid Foreign Worker

Uphold the Militant Tradition of International Women's Movement

Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, Cinderella & Alladin arrested in Disney Worker action

Bolivian fascist seperatists attack in Santa Cruz

Evo Morales wins Referendum : Bolivian Seperatists set back.

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - news update

Hands off the MST Brazil! - S African social movements say!!

Diop Olugbala Speaks Out About Obama Protest

Children's Revolution March From Climate Camp on Kingsnorth Day of Mass Action

Workers Climate Action outreach leaflet for Climate Camp

Riot Police Continue to Attack Women and Children at the Camp for Climate Action

Action Committee News Conference on the next step in the campaign

"What About the Black Community, Obama?"

26th July Revolutionary 'Hip-Hopera' in Newcastle

Stalinist Spanish Civil War Artwork Vandalized on San Francisco's Embarcadero

US increases federal Minimum Wage - "aspiring to more burger"

It’s Chilling: Iraq Before Liberation

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