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22-05-2004 23:28
Sat 22 May 2004 JANE HAMILTON - CRIME REPORTER
Edinburgh Evening News
Police cover fears over G8 summit
Sat 22 May 2004 JANE HAMILTON - CRIME REPORTER
Edinburgh Evening News
19-05-2004 01:07
There was no reason for this attack on this boring march of the KPRF.
There were no reports in the media, which are all controlled by the state anyway.
Police attacks mayday demonstration in Russia - 1 death
Special units attacked the 1st of mai demonstration in Russia, Niznij Novgorod. One demonstrator got run over by a military transporter of the special unit OMON, which was suddenly driving into the crowd and the demonstrator was imediatedly dead.There was no reason for this attack on this boring march of the KPRF.
There were no reports in the media, which are all controlled by the state anyway.
15-05-2004 20:53
Around about a fifty people joined the Kyoto March and Dinosaur Party in Edinburgh today, 15th of may. Starting at the Russian embassy at about 11 am, via Princes and Rose Street furry and fluffy dinosaurs were accompanied by "George Bush" with drums and slogans: SWhat do we want: Sign Kyoto! When do we want it: Now; as well as "1-2-3-4 we don't want your fossil war!" . Longer article will hopefully follow here soon -here are pictures and the original call for action.
Kyoto March and Dinosaur Party in Edinburgh
Around about a fifty people joined the Kyoto March and Dinosaur Party in Edinburgh today, 15th of may. Starting at the Russian embassy at about 11 am, via Princes and Rose Street furry and fluffy dinosaurs were accompanied by "George Bush" with drums and slogans: SWhat do we want: Sign Kyoto! When do we want it: Now; as well as "1-2-3-4 we don't want your fossil war!" . Longer article will hopefully follow here soon -here are pictures and the original call for action.
12-05-2004 09:13
Alexander Trocchi - IMC-Scotland Monday, May 10
Anarchy in Dublin Against the EU - A Personal Report
A personal account from a member of the Black Bloc about the events in Dublin, including anarchist and Irish history and tactical discussion.Alexander Trocchi - IMC-Scotland Monday, May 10
06-05-2004 13:10
A weekend of protest took place in Dublin around Mayday, co-inciding with the official ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the European Union and to "welcome" the new European Union memberstates, most of them from Eastern Europe.
On Saturday evening a demonstration marched into the direction of the "red zone" to express dissent with the expansion of "fortress europe" and with globalisation of trade, but with non-regards towards the people.
pictures from Saturday, Dublin, Mayday, anarchist block
A weekend of protest took place in Dublin around Mayday, co-inciding with the official ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the European Union and to "welcome" the new European Union memberstates, most of them from Eastern Europe.
On Saturday evening a demonstration marched into the direction of the "red zone" to express dissent with the expansion of "fortress europe" and with globalisation of trade, but with non-regards towards the people.
29-04-2004 17:44
European Regions say NO to GMO
Assembly of Regions in support of Network of GM free Regions. Support for europeanwide interregionl cmpaign
20-04-2004 12:24
Oh yeah, and OF COURSE they don't mention EU Mayday in Dublin.
Mayday: Rise and fall of anti-capitalist movement (The Scotsman)
Interesting / off plot article from The Scotsman on the demise of the autonomous big London Mayday demo reflecting the demise of the anti-capitalist movement - ahem. Since of course the london mayday demos were the high point of the movement :-) well anyway, their analysis of numbers demonstrating post 911 is simply not true, they fail to mention the big mobilisations just last year in 2003, like 100,000 people marching and blockading in Geneva against the G8, the 2-300,000 who gathered for the Lezarc "the world is not for sale" festival in France, and the other hundreds of thousands who protested at the EU summit Thessaloniki, the WTO summit in Cancun, the FTAA protests in Miami... or for that matter the 120,000+ who met to discuss alternatives at the World Social Forum in Mumbai, and the 100,000 or so at the Paris European Social Forum... and so on and so on. It seems newspapers keep running the same story each year, but the reality on the ground speaks against this. The rest of the article is interesting, but I'd also say some way off the mark.Oh yeah, and OF COURSE they don't mention EU Mayday in Dublin.
19-04-2004 12:45
Scottish Global Awareness Conference 24th/25th of April
Invitation to the Scottish Global Awareness Conference.
17-04-2004 17:50
Some hundred people gathered today, Saturday the 17th of april, in Edinburghs parliament square following the invitation of the Edinburgh Stop the War Coalition to listen to speakers condemning the current US policy in the Middle East, and the mainstream British involvement and support for Bush's policy of massacring civilians in Falludja.
Another key point was Israels current policy of the seperation wall and the encouragement Bush and Blair expressed for Sharons discriminative policy towards the palestinians.
Edinburgh Rally against US middle east policy
Some hundred people gathered today, Saturday the 17th of april, in Edinburghs parliament square following the invitation of the Edinburgh Stop the War Coalition to listen to speakers condemning the current US policy in the Middle East, and the mainstream British involvement and support for Bush's policy of massacring civilians in Falludja.
Another key point was Israels current policy of the seperation wall and the encouragement Bush and Blair expressed for Sharons discriminative policy towards the palestinians.
10-04-2004 22:21
Interview with Ewa J. about current situation in Falluja, Iraq
Audio Interview with Ewa Jasiewicz who was present at the Balata Installation in Glasgow today, and who spoke about the situation in Palestine and Iraq.
10-04-2004 21:10
The next Dissent! gathering will take place on the 24th/25th April in Manchester. Come
along and get involved.
Dissent! Resistance Against the G8: Gathering in Manchester
A Network of Resistance Against the G8: The G8 (Group of Eight most industrialised nations) Summit is coming to Britain in the Summer of 2005. In past years, everywhere they have tried to meet they have been met with a massive response from the world's social movements. Now, in Britain, a network of groups and individuals is emerging that hopes to resist the Summit, and build a lasting movement against capitalism.The next Dissent! gathering will take place on the 24th/25th April in Manchester. Come
along and get involved.
30-03-2004 11:21
Experiences of anarchist organizing in Scotland, leading up to a five-year anti-poll-tax campaign. Includes a look at lessons learned regarding anarchist organizing, anarchist groups, and vanguards.
The talk is broken into 3 parts: 2 halves of Ramsey's presentation and about 30 minutes of discussion afterwards.
[Y note: This is one of the best talks on anarchist organizing that I have heard, and considering the mixed success of the anti-war and anti-globalization movements in the UK today, it seems worth learning as much as possible from past struggles.]
When Fucking The System Isn't Enough
Experiences of anarchist organizing in Scotland, leading up to a five-year anti-poll-tax campaign. Includes a look at lessons learned regarding anarchist organizing, anarchist groups, and vanguards.
The talk is broken into 3 parts: 2 halves of Ramsey's presentation and about 30 minutes of discussion afterwards.
[Y note: This is one of the best talks on anarchist organizing that I have heard, and considering the mixed success of the anti-war and anti-globalization movements in the UK today, it seems worth learning as much as possible from past struggles.]
27-03-2004 15:49
4ww screening in Edinburgh
A war without a battlefield.
A war without an enemy.
A war that is everywhere.
A thousand civil wars.
A war without end.
11th of April, 7.30 pm at the Forest, 3 Bristo Square, Edinburgh.
Presented by the local "Dissent with the G8"- network group Reshape.
17-03-2004 01:44
Why it is important to participate in the global day against the war :
M20: Why demonstrate on March 20 ?
Why it is important to participate in the global day against the war :
29-02-2004 16:23
New Activist Forum Now Open
Scottish punk band Shatterhand, open Activist Forum for free use.
23-02-2004 19:40
Refering to the declaration of the decree 254 from 28th of january the breakup of Minercol has to be finished in two years time.
This breakup of a productive and profitable state company is part of the agreed restructuring programme by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund with the columbian state, with which also several thousand of jobs will be abolished.
Another aim is also to get rid of uncomfortable trade unions, like SINTRAMINERCOL, which denounce irregularities and violence against the workers.
Columbia: Uribe's Government destroys "Minercol"
The minister for mining has started the process of dissolving the state-owned mining firm MINERCOL with the injunction Nr. 180073 from 27. Januar 2004, in a first step it was deprived its tasks.Refering to the declaration of the decree 254 from 28th of january the breakup of Minercol has to be finished in two years time.
This breakup of a productive and profitable state company is part of the agreed restructuring programme by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund with the columbian state, with which also several thousand of jobs will be abolished.
Another aim is also to get rid of uncomfortable trade unions, like SINTRAMINERCOL, which denounce irregularities and violence against the workers.
23-02-2004 18:30
Thursday, the 19th of february, has been the day of the "Piqueteros" in Argentina: 107 streets were blockaded in the whole country for more than 17 hours, also some train stations have been shut.
Additionally several demonstartions took place, and a rally at the government.
The underlying causes were the new laws made for increasing flexibility at work, cutting down of the social and benefit system, repression and else...
Here some pictures. More reports under Argentina Indymedia.
http://argentina.indymedia.org
Hopefully, a translation will be finished soon.
Protests in Argentinia: 107 Strassen blockaded
Thursday, the 19th of february, has been the day of the "Piqueteros" in Argentina: 107 streets were blockaded in the whole country for more than 17 hours, also some train stations have been shut.
Additionally several demonstartions took place, and a rally at the government.
The underlying causes were the new laws made for increasing flexibility at work, cutting down of the social and benefit system, repression and else...
Here some pictures. More reports under Argentina Indymedia.
http://argentina.indymedia.org
Hopefully, a translation will be finished soon.
23-02-2004 18:13
2 Zapatistas assassinated in Simojovel
The assassination of two zapatista supporters in Simojovel - the Assembly of Good Government "Centric Heart of the Zapatistas In front of the World" denounces this double murder and the system of impunity which allows such crimes.
14-02-2004 00:18
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Puebla in opposition to the FTAA (span: ALCA) negotiations.
10 years after the introduction of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Area, the US is persuing an expansion of the free trade area over the continents for the 1. Januar 2005.
The talks have been abandoned after 4 days without result.
FTAA negotiations failed at meeting in Puebla
At the start of february representatives of 34 american states have met for one week in Puebla, 65 km south of Mexico City, to negotiate about the introduction of the free trade area of the Americas.Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Puebla in opposition to the FTAA (span: ALCA) negotiations.
10 years after the introduction of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Area, the US is persuing an expansion of the free trade area over the continents for the 1. Januar 2005.
The talks have been abandoned after 4 days without result.
10-12-2003 12:13
