UK Globalisation Newswire Archive
DSEi exhibitors.....uk contact details
21-08-2003 07:36
for deatils of DSEi exhibitors from your area you can refer to the following indymedia sites. hopefully this will be duplicated on the dsei.org.uk website shortly(ish)U.S. and Terrorist Groups Both Kill Civilians - And Call It Necessary
20-08-2003 22:42
The U.S. and many terrorist organizations engage in killing civilians to achieve their goals. When the U.S. kills civilians as part of a war they excuse it with the term "Collateral Damage" or "Incidental Casualties".Solidarity Economics is Ecology and Local Power
20-08-2003 17:28
Hugo Chavez, the MST and the Argentine and Bolivian insurrectionists have shown us living examples of how a new world will function. Let us call this new way Solidarity Economics and let us develop it quickly and use it as our pot-banging call to action against the US Empire and its neo-colonial followers.Victory stirs in the grasp of all who raise their fist to seize it, tame it and build a new world.Fear & Loathing in Yanun, Palestine
20-08-2003 09:02
A delegation from the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign went to Yanun village in occupied Palestine. We listened to compelling evidence of crimes committed against them by settlers and then found open testimony from the same setlers concerning their genocidal intentions towards their Palestinian neighbours.Oxford Councillor condemns anti-poverty campaigners
19-08-2003 13:18
The Oxford Trade Justice Coalition, a broad grouping of NGOs, religious groups and unions seeking to highlight the injustices of the current world trade system, have received a rebuff from the Leader of the Conservative Group on Oxfordshire County Council.Fighting the EU IP Enforcement Directive / Campaign for an Open Digital Enviro
18-08-2003 17:57
The proposed EU Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive is another nasty bit of big brother legislation. It will forbid Europeans from removing or deactivating Radio Frequency (RFID) tags embedded in clothing and other consumer devices, as well as giving intellectual property holders (ie CORPORATIONS) broad subpoena powers to obtain PERSONAL INFORMATION about ANY EU CITIZEN allegedly connected to an infringement of ip...Paradigm of Forced Socioeconomic Underdevelopment
15-08-2003 20:22
This paper addresses the new paradigm of forced socioeconomic underdevelopment and its implications to the so-called Third World Countries, especially Muslim countries. The short review of the situations in Afghanistan and Iraq compelled me to attempt to redefine development as a phenomenon. Therefore, my attempted redefinition is:Development is the totality of one's existence wherein survival is not contingent upon submitting to the imperatives of US's global hegemony.ANTICOCA-COLA BENEFIT PARTY
15-08-2003 17:39
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 8/15/03 ¡Listen Globally!
14-08-2003 23:48
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, Russia, China, and Cuba.Video - Close Campsfield
14-08-2003 12:18
There are 200 detainees in Campsfield House. Most are political refugees fleeing danger, torture and even death from countries such as Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana, Turkey, India and Zaire. They are held without charge, without time limit, without proper reasons given, and without proper access to legal representation. Amnesty International report that these are breaches of internationally recognised human rights. The former Chief Inspector of HM Inspectorate of Prisons (Judge Stephen Tumim) and The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture have condemned conditions at Campsfield House.
Accommodation for DSEi protests
14-08-2003 09:37
Accommodation for people travelling to protests against the arms fair in September is being organised by a Disarm DSEi working group.Evening Std runs Story on Tesco Gillette RFID Chip Trial + Campaign
13-08-2003 00:38
Evening Std Covers RFID chip story / anti-campaign:
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/6181085?source=Evening%20Standard
Gov report on Irish arms trade controls available
12-08-2003 21:13
Minister Ahern's review of Ireland's export controls"Mr. Michael Ahern T.D., Minister for Trade and Commerce today (Wednesday 6th August 2003) said that the review of Ireland's export controls system for dual-use and military goods is progressing..."
Globalise Resistance DSEi Protest + Prop Making Weekend
12-08-2003 14:02
Info from Globalise Resistance (GR) on their activities for DSEi anti-arms fair protests in September. GR are one of over forty groups organising against the arms fair.Main GR demo plus Prop Making Weekend.
SchNEWS on new MAI ahead of WTO Meeting in September (mexico)
12-08-2003 13:07
Good Schnews article on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and new Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) - ahead of the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Cancun, Mexico in September. http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news417.htm
Interview w/Jean Parker from Radio For Peace International about its eviction
12-08-2003 01:49
Simon Aronowitz, Editor of ThoughtCrimeNews.com speaks to a member of the Board of Directors to find out the full story.
Oil, Bush, Saudi Arabia, France, Russia, North Korea, Indonesia, the UN 2
11-08-2003 22:46
Pipeline politics
11-08-2003 12:50
US foreign policy is determined by access to and control of resources, mainly oil, but not exclusivley so, and access to markets. One of the few remaining untapped regions of oil supply is the Caspian.Quarter of a million meet in French countryside
11-08-2003 00:53
do we ignore france?