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Dissident Island Radio - another radio riot on April 2nd

02-04-2010 14:58 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Zapatista | World

Election Meltdown // Serbian social movements and the Women in Black // Hackers vs. Scientology // Zapatista solidarity gatherings // Mr. Binge on the wheels of steel

It was 20 years ago today :-)

31-03-2010 11:42 | History | Repression | Workers' Movements | World

Poll Tax riot London.

Greece: Worker attacked and the rise of base trade union syndicalism

30-03-2010 10:47 | Workers' Movements | World

Repost from "After the Greek Riots"

Why is there popular protest in Venezuela?

23-03-2010 21:34 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

* For the benefit of those who find themselves surprised or disconcerted by the generalised decline of conditions in Venezuela, as well as the increase in popular struggle (2,893 street demonstrations between October 2008-September 2009; compared with 1,763 in the same period in 2007-08) – either because they are unaware of the situation here, they are based abroad, or because they always accept the official version of events – we expound below on some factors which contribute to social conflicts here.

updates elleniko

23-03-2010 00:00 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

swiftstrikes continue, copssuq, greek state kills baby, kills comrade, killed one year ago KATERINA and faces urban guerillas

Unite Strikers vs. BA Bosses – Pix-&-Vidz – Sat 20 Mar 10

22-03-2010 18:00 | Climate Chaos | Workers' Movements | World

Dateline: Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 06:15-12:15, Sat 20 Mar 10 – In the first major UK industrial dispute of 2010, the British Airways bosses, led by Willie "The Slasher" Walsh, take on the might of Unite the Union, and specifically the cabin crew's section called BASSA: the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association. The actions of Walsh & Co. may display nothing but contempt for the folk they regard as nothing more than trolly dollies, but the high spirits of the women, men and children on the pickets and at the Strike Support Rally showed they can give as good as they get, verbally and visually.

Justice for UBS Cleaners campaign goes international

18-03-2010 09:40 | Globalisation | Migration | Workers' Movements | World

On Friday 19th March the "Justice for UBS Cleaners - Reinstate Alberto Campaign" are now staging an international day of action against UBS offices in 3 countries and 6 capital cities including Zurich and New York.

Resistance film festival

17-03-2010 00:51 | Gender | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Edinburgh AFed are curating a one-day, free, film festival on Saturday 20th March, celebrating “cultures of resistance” across the world, the diverse films share the theme of collective action against political or economic injustice.

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One hostage remanded by greek state, others (temporarily) released...

15-03-2010 15:44 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The guy with the dread locks (

https://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1143651) has apparently been remanded, as a hostage of the Greek state. The other 4 are temporarily released. Cops violently attacked the solidarity demo outside the courts, one person was hospitalised.

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Helping Iraqi Refugee's

12-03-2010 01:11 | Iraq | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

In the first of a series of interviews, Elaine Bigelow of the Iraq Solidarity Campaign speaks to Sasha Crow, who as director of the Collateral Repair Project is currently in the Kingdom of Jordan, where the CRP is providing assistance to many of Iraq’s displaced people.

Greek Revolt Updates 11th of March 2010

Begins with a song by germany's most influential "polit" Rockband Ton Steine Scherben "My name is human being", that was published in greek to honor the anarchist Lampros Fountas assassinated by cops yesterday in Athens. After the updates comes a flier spread in Athens. If it sounds too familiar to you scroll a bit down to learn more about the current situation in Greece.

800 Tube Staff To Go

London Underground (LU) is to axe up to 800 jobs under plans to make savings of £16m a year, the company has announced.

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Greek General Strike

11-03-2010 19:48 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

More than 50,000 people have demonstrated in Athens during a nationwide strike in Greece against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.
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Live updates from Athens on the day of the general strike

11-03-2010 11:04 | Repression | Workers' Movements | World

last night, anarchist Lambros Foundas was assassinated by the cops. Today, the strike demonstration was attacked by riot police minutes after it set off. Updates on the Occupied London blog.

Greek Revolt updates March 9th & 10th 2010

10-03-2010 21:29 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

the updates for 9th & 10th of march, many actions to mobilize for tomorrows general strike, 35year old anarchist killed by police, against ordered cop-attack 2000 came to protect the street-blockade of sacked olymic airways workers, more occupations, there is 500 billions of greek money around that proves the lies of crisis and measures, it's class war from above that meets his answers

The Battle for Grosvenor Road

DWP Civil Servants striking at Jobcentre Plus, Inland Revenue and Valuation Offices in Wrexham, N. Wales.

Class War Greece updates 7th & 8th of March 2010

clashes in Volos and Xanthi, NationalBank Occupations in Komotini, Occupations in Athens (note: as long as the "measures" law isn't published it's not legal, therefore the workers of the NationalPrintFactory occupied their workplace, the other one is occupied by the sacked workers of olymic airs)
AND SO ON, strikes continue, bigger one on 8th and General Strike on 11th

The electoral politics of the NDF and the CPP in the Philippines

07-03-2010 01:30 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The year 2010 has begun and we already know what’s going to be the most unlikely election coalition of the year. The legal National-Democratic (ND) movement of the Philippines, politically aligned with the underground Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines, has made an alliance with multimillionaire Manuel ‘Manny’ Bamba Villar Jr. and indirectly with Marcos’ admiring son, Ferdinand ’Bongbong’ Marcos jr.

Greek Revolt (update 5th & 6th of March)

the workers who should print the new law on measures still strike and occupy their working place. unless the law's not published it's not legal and the capitalists will love that
friday the 5th: 4 hours stoppage/ demos with 10000/
three hours of clashes with police/ lots of helmets and shields bbq'd/
Vyronas after the murder and the attack of the moto-bike-cops
occupied Park in Exarchia
9 weeks of migrant fishers strike and soli-demo in salonika

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Riots in Athens..

05-03-2010 23:37 | Workers' Movements | World

Riots in Athens .. during big demonstration against the economic measures announced by tthe Papandreou goverment.

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Dissident Island Radio - another radio riot on April 2nd

It was 20 years ago today :-)

Greece: Worker attacked and the rise of base trade union syndicalism

Why is there popular protest in Venezuela?

updates elleniko

Unite Strikers vs. BA Bosses – Pix-&-Vidz – Sat 20 Mar 10

Justice for UBS Cleaners campaign goes international

Resistance film festival

One hostage remanded by greek state, others (temporarily) released...

Helping Iraqi Refugee's

Greek Revolt Updates 11th of March 2010

800 Tube Staff To Go

Greek General Strike

Live updates from Athens on the day of the general strike

Greek Revolt updates March 9th & 10th 2010

The Battle for Grosvenor Road

Class War Greece updates 7th & 8th of March 2010

The electoral politics of the NDF and the CPP in the Philippines

Greek Revolt (update 5th & 6th of March)

Riots in Athens..

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