World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Gates Foundation Millions to divert popular protest movement, South Africa

28-11-2007 14:22 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Gates Foundation Injects $10 Million into Embedded NGO that Claims to Represent Shack Dwellers. Abahlali, the Durban Shack Dwelllers Movement, an amazing community response to the failure of ANC party politics on the ground, responds with a brilliant critique and a resolution to keep on fighting.

"Today is just another ordinary day in our struggle. The march is not ours. The money is not for us. Our struggle is ours. Our struggle continues. Our struggle is for land and housing in democratic cities" Abahlali

Check

http://www.abahlali.org/
for why this movement is one of the most important struggles we could support today!!

More pics from Paris riot last night

27-11-2007 12:23 | Social Struggles | World

Encore!

Second night of riots in Paris suburb

27-11-2007 12:03 | Social Struggles | World

Paris - More than 60 police officers were injured, five of them seriously, when bands of youths rioted late on Monday for a second consecutive night in the suburbs of Paris after the deaths of two minority teenagers.

Nice photos from Nantes student struggles

26-11-2007 14:01 | Social Struggles | World

Yes there are four albums of photos of recent events in Nantes, France. Photos of the occupations, barricades, demos, grafitti and more

Dutch School Strikes report

26-11-2007 13:27 | Social Struggles | World

Thousands of Dutch school pupils walked out of lessons on Friday in wildcat protests organised online against lesson times.

Bringing the War on Terrorism Home: Congress Considers How to ‘Disrupt’ Radical

26-11-2007 10:33 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

Under the guise of a bill that calls for the study of “homegrown terrorism,” Congress is apparently trying to broaden the definition of terrorism to encompass both First Amendment political activity and traditional forms of protest such as nonviolent civil disobedience, according to civil liberties advocates, scholars and historians.

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Police station attacked in France

26-11-2007 00:43 | Social Struggles | World

A police station in Paris has been attacked by angry youths with petrol bombs after two teenagers will killed when hit by a police car. Guns were used in the attack against the Sarcelles police station in the suburbs in northern part of Paris and at least one senior police officer seriously injured. Cars were also torched and police had to call in reinforcements from other parts of the city to secure the police station.

If Conservatism Is The Ideology of Freedom, I’m The Queen of England

25-11-2007 17:31 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

But I’ll tell you what, if conservatism is the ideology of freedom - then I’m the Queen of England. And, one thing you can be sure of is that I’m not the Queen of England. I don’t even have the right parts and pieces, and the only crown I’ve ever worn was given to me forty years ago by some pimply-faced teenager working the cash register at Burger King. Somehow, I don’t think that counts.

Total Oil: Pull Out of Burma Now - Pictures

25-11-2007 10:22 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Actions were taking place at Total Oil garages around the country on Saturday 24 Nov, demanding that TOTAL Oil, the fourth largest oil company of the world, described by Aung San Suu Kyi as "the biggest supporter of the military regime in Burma," pull out of Burma.

Somers Town Residents Protest Corporate Land Sell-Off

24-11-2007 19:00 | Animal Liberation | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Today Somers Town Residents came out and protested government plans to sell off one of the few remaining undeveloped plots of land left in Euston / Kings Cross area.

Rioters ransacked the mayor's office - Dakar, Senegal

24-11-2007 18:01 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Rioters ransacked the mayor's office, overturned and burned cars, blocked off streets and clashed with police as authorities attempted to remove all the sidewalk vendors, blamed for causing traffic congestion, from the streets early yesterday morning.

News of the strike movements in Grenoble

24-11-2007 16:10 | Education | Social Struggles | World

Renewed blocking at the occupied Stendhal university. The next AGs will be: Monday 26 for the personnel of the university, Wednesday 28 for the coeds. Every evening at 18h, Agora: the committee of mobilization.

Decision on new Copenhagen Social Centre this year

24-11-2007 15:39 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

A council decision on the guidelines for running a new social centre is to be taken on December 13th. A common set of guidelines have been agreed between the Monday meeting negotiation delegates and the Mayor and her legal staff. Central to the agreement is the foundation named Jagtvej 69, which will be responsible for ensuring the new social centre complies with council health and safety standards and making financial reports to the council.

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Antifa Infoshop Attacked Again, Copenhagen

24-11-2007 15:35 | Social Struggles | World

Antifa infoshop Demos has been attacked for the third time this year, on 11/11/2007

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Canada Probes Taser After Another Death

24-11-2007 13:23 | Repression | Social Struggles | Birmingham | World

A Canadian parliamentary committee and a provincial government each launched a review into the use of hand-held stun guns amid reports of another death following a shock from one of the devices.

300 on the streets of Helsinki for squat Elimäki

24-11-2007 12:24 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Helsinki, Finland: We get more time – 300 on the streets of Helsinki for squat Elimäki
Thursday was a day of victory for the squatting scene in Helsinki. 300 people defied the really shitty weather and gathered to demonstrate at the Youth Department of the city to show their support to the social centre Elimäki, aka squat E15.

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PHILIPPINES: Estrada's pardon honor among thieves

22-11-2007 21:13 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

AKBAYAN (Citizens' Action Party) condemned the granting of executive clemency for former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA), saying that it reflects not national unity but honor among thieves.

Burma solidarity: TOTAL ‘given the boot’ at Wembley

22-11-2007 16:21 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Three activists braved the rain to stage a demo at a TOTAL petrol station near Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening (21st November 2007), before the England v Croatia football match, to highlight the company’s ongoing support for the military dictatorship in Burma.

Reminder: Memorial rally for Carlos, Saturday 24th Noon

22-11-2007 00:35 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Next Saturday 24th noon at Southbank, at the bottom end of Jubilee Gardens, we´ll gather to honour the memory of Carlos, an antifascist who was killed two weeks ago by a nazi in Madrid.