Skip to content or view screen version

UK Globalisation Newswire Archive

Full article | 3 comments

Second preparatory meeting against the G8 2007

11-01-2006 08:58

The second big preparatory meeting for the radical left for the G8 summit in 2007 took place the weekend 6th to 8th of january in Berlin.
Location for the summit will be Heiligendamm, part of the town Bad Doberan at the Baltic See.

Full article

LATIN AMERICAN FORUM PUBLIC MEETING

10-01-2006 16:46

Organising an event of workshops, speakers, food, music and film to celebrate the revolutionary social, economic and cultural changes being pursued by popular movements across Latin America.

Full article

Radio Insurgente calling.....

10-01-2006 15:32

The Zapatistas have announced the resumption of broadcasting by their own radio station, Radio Insurgente, including transmissions over the internet. The new way of operating involves the zapatista grass-roots civilian structures taking over control of the FM broadcasts to the indigenous communities.

Full article | 2 comments

General Sir Michael Rose wants Blair impeached over Iraq

10-01-2006 14:32

General Sir Michael Rose, commander of United Nations forces in Bosnia in 1994: "The impeachment of Mr Blair is now something I believe must happen if we are to rekindle interest in the democratic process in this country once again."

Full article | 2 additions | 1 comment

ICELANDIC MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY INVADED

10-01-2006 02:46

15 teenage activists stormed the Icelandic Ministry of Industry today (9 January) and staged a sitdown and noise demo inside the ministry for well over an hour. This was to demonstrate against numerous hydro dam projects that are to power the international aluminium invasion in to pristine Iceland.

Full article

National No Sweat Week of Action

10-01-2006 01:10

No Sweat, the campaign against sweatshop labour, is holding a week of action from 11th to the 18th February.

Full article

Breakthrough in the Coca-Cola campaign

09-01-2006 13:28

Recent high profile campaign successes in the USA and UK, where Oxford, New York and Michigan Universities have all voted to boycott Coke, have at last forced the Colombian media to question Coke’s activities in the country. Today, Sinaltrainal (the Colombian Food and Drinks Workers’ Union) have been interviewed by Telesur (Venezuela), El Pais (Spain) CNN (USA) and all the major Colombian radio, TV and press.

Full article

‘STOP THE DAMS!’ international benefit gig in Iceland.

09-01-2006 01:22

An awesome mega-benefit gig for the fight against the Kárahnjúkar dams and the aluminium corporate invasion into Iceland was played to a bursting stadium in Reykjavik last night (7 January.) Björk, Zeena Parkins, Sigur Ros, Ghostigital, Damon Albarn, Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan, Mugison and Mum were amongst the artists that performed at the gig.

Full article

Bush wants Nukes - Navajo Say NO WAY

08-01-2006 23:33

Git R' Done

It's time to Kick ass and Chew bubble gum... And I'm all out of gum

RIGHT NOW there is an amendment on the (US) congressional floor that sets a new timetable for the forced relocation of a number of Navajo families on Black Mesa and they need your support! Visit Big Mountain.

Full article

Anti Lydd Airport expansion-Update

08-01-2006 13:10

Newsletter from one of the groups opposing the expansion of Lydd Airport on Romney Marsh, Kent, (LAAG) see first post below and some info from the Keep The marsh Special Alliance.(2nd item)

Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment

'Energy Dissent' and the 2006 G8 Summit in Russia

07-01-2006 23:43

Reclaim the debate! Resist the G8! In July 2006, the G8 will hold its annual Summit in St.Petersburg, Russia. Vladimir Putin says he's placing "energy security" at the top of the G8 agenda during Russia's presidency. The G8 countries consume 45% of world oil and produce 47% of global CO2 emissions. Their "energy security" is our energy grave!

Full article

Haiti: $100,000 NED Grant to Batay Ouvriye- A

07-01-2006 07:19

Recently declassified National Endowment for Democracy (NED) documents reveal that a "leftist" workers' organization, Batay Ouvriye (BO), which promoted and called for the overthrow of the constitutionally elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was the targeted beneficiary of a US $99,965 NED grant routed through the AFL-CIO's American Center for International Solidarity (ACILS). Listed in NED's "Summary of Projects Approved in FY 2005" for Haiti, the grant states, "ACILS will work with the May 1st Union Federation- Batay Ouvriye [ESPM-BO] to train workers to organize and educate fellow workers."

Full article

Hunger Strike Launched by the WTO Political Prisoners

06-01-2006 08:35

12 of the 14 WTO Political Prisoners have decided to launch an indefinite hunger strike starting January 5 to not only highlight the injustice of their case, but more importantly highlight the reason for them coming to Hong Kong---to protest against the WTO. Their fight was not with the people of Hong Kong, but with the undemocratic institution of the WTO and the free trade policies implemented by the WTO without any real consultation with workers and farmers.

Full article

Dance out WEF 14.Jan.06

05-01-2006 11:51

flyer german
Protests against the WEF

Full article | 1 comment

Occupiers ready to resist Broadway Market Eviction.

04-01-2006 16:42

Over 30 people watched the sun rise from the roof of Tony's cafe, occupied for weeks by the local community resisting gentrification, ready to resist the Bailiffs once again ( this is the 5th attempt at eviction !).

Full article

Plane Stupid Campaign building up steam

03-01-2006 10:59

The campaign to stop the third runway at Heathrow is building up steam, attracting lots of national press coverage. This follows the pie-ing of Alistair Darling, the disruption of the aviation conference and the demo on Towerbridge that meant the aviation bosses required a police escort.

Full article

AADHIKAR DAILY WORLD COMMENTARY on another historic poverty year

31-12-2005 06:18

The year 2006 appears set to witness repeats of similar
poverty-creating activities.
Poverty is set to increase at historically high rates during 2006.

Full article

JOSE RIZAL IN THE U.S.A.

31-12-2005 01:58

The anniversary of the death of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal this Dec. 30 affords us the occasion to reassess his work, particularly in the context of ongoing fierce class war in the Philippines between the oppressed, impoverished majority and the few privileged landlords and politicians bought by global capital. This is taking place at a time when the Philippines is being re-colonized by the U.S., the world's imperialist hegemon. Would Rizal want the country partitioned by greedy transnational corporations and their racist elites in the brutal terrorist war against peoples of color? These reflections hope to provoke a re-thinking of what it means to be a Filipino with the Philippines in dire crisis, using Rizal as a point of departure, especially in the light of its citizens becoming an embattled diaspora--more than ten million OFWs as exploited domestics and contract workers scattered around the planet, while the country's rich natural resources, cultures and traditions are wasted by foreign profiteers supported by local comprador parasites currently headed by the corrupt Arroyo regime. "O where is the hope of the motherland...."?

Full article

Does NSA Serve SRA International's 'Cookies' ?

30-12-2005 00:39

The fact that Bellador Inc. has been allowed to pump and dump SRI International shares and many UNAUDITED AND UNREGISTERED U.S. penny stock shares,both onshore,and offshore in terrorist suspect money laundering regions,is proof certain CIA , Mantas Inc. and SRA International employees and mangement are aiding and abetting the terrorists they warn us about.