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WSIS Collected Reports: Friday 12th

13-12-2003 20:12

Collected reports from wsis geneva03 Final main day - friday 12th december 03

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Cultural Struggle and Resistance

13-12-2003 08:49

A Paneuropean Artistic action day and an Intercultural Network

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Fantastic Video on The Carlyle Group

12-12-2003 20:28

If this article doesn't open your eyes to reality then your are legally breain dead, report to your family doctor immediately, that is an order!

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'What's the Big Deal?' performed at UN & Parliament to expose Kyoto, 10.12.03

11-12-2003 19:01

London Rising Tide (LRT) took a deep breath and tumbled into its first bout of street theatre on Wednesday December 10th, to show solidarity with grassroots protests at the COP9 climate stitch-up in Milan, and to introduce a surprisingly controversial note of scepticism into many people's rose-tinted take on the Kyoto Protocol.

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Collected reports from WSIS - wed 10th Dec

11-12-2003 00:58

collected reports from WSIS in Geneva for Geneva 03 / We Seize Platform

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Argentina Autonomous Communities - News

10-12-2003 12:13

In July this year, activists from the autonomous communities in Argentina toured the UK. Graciela Monteagudo updates us on what they've been doing since that time.

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George Monbiot speaks on global justice and London Social Forum

10-12-2003 12:01

8 December 2003, Oxford Town Hall. George Monbiot issues an impassioned plea for everyone to get involved with the movement for global justice, and more immediately to take part in the planning for next year's European Social Forum in London. The first meeting is this weekend in London. Venue: City Hall, South Bank, 9.30 - 6.00 Saturday, and Sunday 9.30 - 3.00. Tel: 01865 722978. Arrive early to avoid security queues!

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[Milan-Cop9] "UN to allow GM-Trees for producing carbon credits"

10-12-2003 11:28

Propaganda on www.enn.com, GM-trees that grow high and birds like it.
Diplomats made a draft-plan at the Cop9 Climate Conference in Milan Tuesday that includes genetically-modified trees as a means to generate carbon credits. According to proponents, trees soak up carbon and can be used to reduce the quantity of CO2 in the air, one of the six main greenhousegases. Ministers will arrive in Milan on Wednesday to further discuss.

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A summary of recent events in Bolivia

09-12-2003 20:49

Autumn 2003 saw widespread unrest in Bolivia, which was triggered by privatisation plans and dire economic conditions, recession coupled with inflation (a corporate debt of some US$10 billion, making up 10% of the country's GNP), resulting from neoliberal reforms.

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Thames Water (RWE) and Xansa - CEO outsources jobs to himself!

09-12-2003 20:28

Since the RWE takeover, Thames Water has embarked on a massive cost cutting exercise, and is currently outsourcing more jobs from its Customer Services Division in Swindon, UK, to India

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Fresh Human Organs on sale: call Romanian embassy now

09-12-2003 20:04

Top surgeons have been found trafficking human organs.

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Amnesty International: Voluntary commitments by companies are not enough

09-12-2003 17:01

In a feature on Corporate Social Responsibility for Human Rights Day, news.amnesty looks at the progress that has been made and at what still needs to be done by the business sector.

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WSIS: Todays Performance At The Geneva Polymedia Lab

09-12-2003 14:15

polymedia lab venue raided and shut down
Polymedia Lab: Live Performance Earlier Today

By now you have missed the Special State Funded Live Performance at the Polymedia Lab!

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Human Rights Day. Target Killer Coke

09-12-2003 11:31

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY VIGIL

4.30 - 6.30pm Wednesday 10th December

outside Coca Cola Headquarters, Queen Caroline Street, London W6 (very near Hammersmith tube station).

On the occassion of Internatioanl Human Rights day the Colombian Solidarity Campaign will be holding a vigil outside Coca Cola's UK headquarters.

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WSIS Report From Geneva - Wednesday 8th Dec

08-12-2003 21:09

Reports from Monday 8th December
wsis in geneva

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Crack the WEF!

08-12-2003 15:59

Crack the WEF - Craquer la WEF - knackt das WEF - schiacciare il WEF

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Middle East Panorama

08-12-2003 15:56

What are the links between Colombia and Palestine? The people of Colombia and Palestine have both faced 50 years of unequal armed struggle. Is the enemy and the underlying struggle the same, or is it simply that they both face the same US supplied weapons in their unequal struggle? Is it merely a coincidence that both countries are major recipients of US aid?

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George Soros - an unlikely revolutionary?

08-12-2003 15:42

Did multi-billionaire and international financier George Soros bankroll the 'people's revolution' in Georgia? If he did, does it matter?

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PARTY FOR PALESTINE AND COLOMBIA

06-12-2003 00:06

Resist the Multinational Empire
The Coca Cola Boycott
Conference and PARTY organized by the Colombia Solidarity Campaign

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Growing evidence of CIA involvement in Georgia coup?

05-12-2003 17:50

The initial euphoria that people power toppled a corrupt regime in Georgia is giving way to deep unease. From a position of skepticism, there appears to be growing evidence that it was a CIA coup. Or at least the CIA helped push it in a direction commensurate with US interests.