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Failed Solidarity: The ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT in Haiti

07-06-2006 19:57 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

The most prominent international labor organizations active in Haiti, the ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT, working to support and strengthen labor unions that agitated for the ousting of Haiti’s democratically elected government, have simultaneously refused to condemn the massive layoffs and persecution of public sector workers and trade unionists committed by its illegally-imposed successor.

Greek students occupy universities

For the past 5 weeks students have started squating universities with the number of occupations increasing day by day. The students are also organizing major demos throughout greece. At polytechnic university there is an international art and activism caravan which presents alternative ways of protesting, they are supporting the student mobilizations.

Plaestine Today

07-06-2006 15:23 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Palestine Today a service of the international Middle East media centre www.imemc.org for Wednesday June 7th, 2006

Army shells several areas in the Gaza strip, the new security forces clash with unknown gunmen in Gaza, two injured. One resident killed in the Wednesday market in Khan-Younis town in the Gaza strip

Those stores and more coming up stay tuned.

The big boys have yachts. The small boys have row boats

07-06-2006 07:33 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

I mentioned at the beginning that the big boys have yachts and the small boys have row boats. Could I suggest that both are vulnerable to shifting tides and the threat of being sunk. It is about time we spoke up and took the necessary action that would sink the rotten ship 'HMS Howard' and end this government's increasing militarisation of the region and his gunboat diplomacy. To not do so will only send us on a voyage from which no one will return unscathed. Let alone our Timorese brothers and sisters.

A Guided Tour of Class in America

07-06-2006 02:53 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

BE: It's partly that the evangelical churches have reached for these things, and then there's the faith-based approach coming from the Bush administration where the dream was: Let's turn all social welfare functions over to churches. A lot of the megachurches now function as giant social welfare bureaucracies. I wouldn't have found this out if I hadn't been researching Bait and Switch and gone into some of them, because that's where you go when you want to connect with people to find a job. That's also where you find after-school care, child care, support groups for battered women, support groups for people with different illnesses. As government helping functions dwindle, the role of the churches grows. What's sinister is that so many of these churches also support political candidates who are anti-choice, anti-gay, and -- not coincidentally -- opposed to any kind of expansion of secular social services.

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Canadian Lesbians challenge UK 'full marriage' bar

06-06-2006 15:53 | Gender | Social Struggles | World

A Canadian lesbian couple are at the High Ct today to challenge the UK's refusal to recognise their 'marraige' made in Canada.

Plaestine Today

06-06-2006 15:43 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Tuesday, June 6th, 2006.

Five injured in a RPG attack on Preventative Security headquarters in Gaza meanwhile in the West Bank One resident injured in unexplained explosion in Hebron and Army sets farms in Tayasser village on fire

These stories and more coming up stay tuned

Today in Palestine

06-06-2006 09:19 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

An Audio report fpr Today on Palestine recorded from occupied Bethlehem.
Palestine Today

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Monday, June 5th, 2006.

Army arrests four residents from Jenin Refugee camp and one resident from Al Thahria town near Hebron. Also today, the Israeli Army stopped farmers in Tubas from harvesting their crops and arrested one resident from Beit Ola village west of Hebron

These stories and more coming up stay tuned

04-06-06 - Press release: Iraqi children football project

04-06-2006 17:04 | Culture | Education | Social Struggles | World

04-06-06

Press release for forthcoming project to bring Iraqi children from Sadir City to London to play football with London children in an exchange of culture and sport.

Israel Attempts to Deport Palestinian Activist to Jordan

04-06-2006 12:52 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

ACTION ALERT: Israel Attempting to Expel Bil’in Family Man to Jordan

The Professor's 9/11 Enigma

04-06-2006 10:39 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Have all the world's $billion secret services been asleep on their watch? MI5 / MI6, the whole of Scotland Yard, all agents, 'spooks' etc. too? While the 'hijackers' prepared to sacrifice their lives as 'fanatical martyrs for Allah'? In strip joints eating pork chops, washing it down with whisky, and sleeping with blond 'infidels'? Or what?

A Tear in the Darkness - A Request for Help

04-06-2006 04:19 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

A request to all Australians for help regarding the upcoming Census

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Fundamentalist Christianity Weds the Military

03-06-2006 22:29 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

And their offspring is ecclesiastically induced genocidal war from the command center of Fatherland Patriarchy [1]

Oslo: afghan refugees continue the hungerstrike

03-06-2006 19:08 | Anti-racism | Migration | Social Struggles | World

At least 60 afghan refugees are continuing the hunger strike in front of the Cathedral of Oslo.

Unrest in Greek universities-240+ ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS OCCUPIED

03-06-2006 15:29 | Education | Social Struggles | World

Higher Education Students in Greece React to the Proposed Education Law Changes

President Bachelet bullied: US wants Chile to block Venezuela

03-06-2006 13:06 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | World

With an arrogance bordering on intimidation, the US wishes to impose its will onto Chile's sovereignty and force it to block Venezuela's admission to the United Nations Security Council. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will travel to Washington on June 9 to meet with Bush and his PNAC predators.

Tower Hamlets Council Opposition leader backs Khoodeelaar! No to Xrail TV

02-06-2006 17:01 | Analysis | Indymedia | Social Struggles | World

The newly-elected Opposition leader on tower Hamkest Coucnil Abjol Miah has today confirmed his support to the Khoodeelaar! campaign against CrossRail hole policies of Tower Hamlets Council

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Timor-Leste (Update)

02-06-2006 13:04 | Analysis | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

America has been steadily reducing its active presence in the South Pacific over the past decade. Australia (the deputy sheriff) is expected to ‘step up to the plate’ and safeguard western interests in that region. Timor is the first test of deputy (dog) in the region and to date the deputy appears to be weakening at the knees.

G8-Xtra PDF on St. Petersburg G8 Moblisation (from esf 06)

G8-Xtra was a paper produced to support the mobilization against the G8-Summit 2007 under the 'interventionist left' banner. For the European Social Forum in Athens an english version was distributed which contained an article on St. Petersburg 06 - reproduced below.

The whole pdf can be downloaded from:

http://gipfelsoli.org/Heiligendamm/IL/ESF_g8xtra_net.pdf

101 Hour Hunger Strike in Parliament Square

02-06-2006 09:04 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Thaya Idakaadar (Harrow, Tamil Local councillor) is conducting a 101 hour hunger strike at Parliament square which starts today 2nd of June and will continue till 6th June. The vigil is to raise awareness of the current situation in Sri Lanka; the escalation of violence and the imminent threat of civil war once again.

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World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Failed Solidarity: The ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT in Haiti

Greek students occupy universities

Plaestine Today

The big boys have yachts. The small boys have row boats

A Guided Tour of Class in America

Canadian Lesbians challenge UK 'full marriage' bar

Plaestine Today

Today in Palestine

04-06-06 - Press release: Iraqi children football project

Israel Attempts to Deport Palestinian Activist to Jordan

The Professor's 9/11 Enigma

A Tear in the Darkness - A Request for Help

Fundamentalist Christianity Weds the Military

Oslo: afghan refugees continue the hungerstrike

Unrest in Greek universities-240+ ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS OCCUPIED

President Bachelet bullied: US wants Chile to block Venezuela

Tower Hamlets Council Opposition leader backs Khoodeelaar! No to Xrail TV

Timor-Leste (Update)

G8-Xtra PDF on St. Petersburg G8 Moblisation (from esf 06)

101 Hour Hunger Strike in Parliament Square

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