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UK Globalisation Newswire Archive

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The fiat currency of confidence

16-12-2007 06:46

I’ve been snooping around in the top banker’s drawer.

At their speeches, world reports and tabled figures

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Santas of Excessive Consumption on Oxford Street

15-12-2007 22:02

Santas singing alternative carols on Oxford street in London today (15 December).

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Totalitarian Oil get out of Burma protest in Chiswick

15-12-2007 18:21

On Thursday 13th December, eight protesters campaigned at the Total Oil
station at 137 Chiswick High Road against Total's funding of the repressive
regime in Burma.

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US Intransigence Waters Down Climate Change Road map Agreement

15-12-2007 18:01

Forest For Rent
Climate Talks concluded in Bali with the United States caving in under pressure of the European Union and the developing world and agreeing to a substantially watered down compromise text in the preamble of "Deep cuts in global emissions will be required" to avoid dangerous climate change. The guideline that rich countries should cut emissions by 25-40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was moved to a footnote at the US delegation's insistence.

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Subversive Singing Santas Spread Seasonal Sanity

15-12-2007 17:50

Subversive Santas at the Mall
Today, on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, activists from Norwich Rising Tide dressed up as Santas and visited Chapelfield Mall to sing a different tune to the usual buy, buy, buy madness of the holiday season.

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Mars Attacks! The corporatisation of Birmingham's community space

14-12-2007 14:23


Mars Pension Trustees, owners of Fiveways Centre in Birmingham, are threatening to shut it down in the New Year regardless of no planning application having been submitted and no firm proposals for development in place. This will mean the closure of some independent businesses that add great diversity to the corporate landscape of Birmingham City Centre including Cafe One, Fairtrade music venue and meeting space for student and campaign groups inc. Amnesty, Green Party, Respect and Oxfam. No offer of relocation or settlement has been forthcoming as social enterprise is not considered acceptable in the corporatisation of this lively community space.

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European Union treaty signed at Lisbon: A constitution in all but name

14-12-2007 08:11

The embarrassing efforts by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to downplay the significance of his signing the new European Union Treaty were more revealing than other European leaders, that clearly relished his discomfort, would like to admit.

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The Unconventional Action Paper is Out at Last!

13-12-2007 15:10

This paper has all the up to date info on the RNC adn DNC protests next year. Order a free bundle while they last!

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Another Economy is Possible

13-12-2007 15:10

The world economy increasingly has the character of a plutonomy, a wealth economy where the rich appropriate an ever larger share of the social wealth. Imagine an economy that serves justice, peace and creation, where competition and cooperation coexist, where the economy is only a part of life not a steamroller leading to narcissism and traumatization and where the future is safeguarded.

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Nestle book prize winner refuses Nestle money

13-12-2007 13:59

Sean Taylor, who has won a Gold Medal in the annual Book Trust Children's Book Awards has refused the prize money from the sponsor, Nestle because of the company's record on baby food marketing.

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Venezuela Film Screening Tonight

12-12-2007 10:25

No Volveran!
Free screening of great new documentary tonight

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Africans United In Rejecting European Arrogance

12-12-2007 09:45

The recent summit between African heads of states and the EU has shown that some Europe has failed to move beyond their colonial-era past-times of economic and political bullying. The African delegates gave Europe an unmistakable cold shoulder on the two big issues of the conference: trade, especially the European proposed Economic Partnership Agreements, and European political interference in African affairs, centered on British arrogance towards Zimbabwe.

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The globalization of fabricated terror plots

11-12-2007 12:31

Human Rights Watch have documented the case of 22 men who were accused of plotting terrorist attacks by the Egyptian government. The evidence was gleaned from tortured confessions and the media hype surrounding the case enabled the state to extend its emergency powers. However, they remain silent on the question of probable CIA involvement and homegrown manufacured 'plots'.

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Support the Villagers of Nandigram!

11-12-2007 11:47

protest against the massacre perpetrated by armed CPI(M) goons at Nandigram
Support the villagers of Nandigram, W Bengal against eviction from land and corporate greed.

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Seeds of Destruction: GM Food for Fuel

10-12-2007 18:33

Genetically modified seeds to grow biofuel crops threaten the food supply.

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Irish Allies of US Stoptorturenow Show: CIA Can't Keep A Secret

10-12-2007 18:19

CIA Plane: Spotted in N. Carolina, tipped to planespotters at Shannon.
Pity the poor CIA. What use is a secret service that can't keep a secret? Agents of other secret services should be aware the the loose lips and poor tradecraft of the Americans put the foreigners at risk of arrest and worse.

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Police manhandle Tesco biofuel protestors – corporate protection gone mad?

10-12-2007 09:36

Protestors forced into metal pen
3 protestors who arrived to set up a peaceful protest against Tesco’s investments into biofuels were manhandled by Police in central London on December 8th who forced them into a metal pen. Despite, this a peaceful protest was held for an hour including a stop by 300 cyclists and 1 minutes silence for those who are suffering or who have died as the result of massive expansion of large scale biofuel plantations across the South.

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Current Political Situation in Belarus

07-12-2007 19:21

The text was presented on Dec 5th in the Liverpool Social Centre during the show of the film “Lost Revolution”, produced by Indyvideo Network and Belarusian Indymedia Collective.

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German Atomic Forum wins Worst EU Greenwash Award

07-12-2007 07:19

protest demonstration against german atomic forum last year
The Worst EU Lobby and the Worst European Greenwash were
being awarded in the Botanique in Brussels.

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Very Important Womens Caravan of the Other Campaign in Mexico Needs Help!

06-12-2007 17:27

Please see below and donate, even if only a few quid it can achieve more in Mexico than it can in UK - spend this weeks beer money folks!

If you wish to join us in the effort, help us with a donation. Please contact: caravanaamericadelvalle(AT)riseup.net

( replace (AT) with @ )

Lastly, sorry the spanish is one block of text, I dont read spanish so dont know where would be right to break it up! Apologies.

In love, rage and solidarity.....

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