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EZLN "Intergalactic Encuentro" draws activists from 30 countries
A communique from the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) "Intergalactic Commission," Dec. 24UK Meeting to discuss G8 Mobilisation for 2007, Jan 27th, Nottingham
A UK-based meeting to discuss the mobilisation against the 2007 G8 Summit to be held near Rostock in Germany (June 6-8).G8 2007 in Germany - some information
The G8 summit 2007 will take place at the start of June in the north-east of Germany, in the luxurious Hotel Kempinski, which is situated directly at the Baltic Sea in Heiligendamm, at Bad Doberan near Rostock.
The Zapatista Other Campaign Tour Arrives Back in Mexico City
Comandanta Grabiela: “We Are Here Because We Have Completed Our Work. Now We Get to Return, but You All Will Not Remain Alone”Stop Moping - Towards Strategic Insurrection
Big mobilisation haven't turned out very successful recently. The 22nd October Collective gives us an idea why. Some more thoughts on strategies and what makes them work.Full Story | 3 additions | 2 comments >>
Anti-G8 International Action Conference, Rostock Nov 10-12
From 10-12 November, 2006 up to 500 people are expected to gather for an international anti-G8 action conference in Rostock, Germany. The conference will be attended by everyone from the groups of the radical-left (including Dissent, the Interventionist Left and others), through attac and NGOs to members of the Left Party (Linkspartei.PDS).
New indymedia-Video from South Lebanon
These days a new short film from indymedia-activists was published under the name "Siddiqine's Harvest". This video deals with the longterm consequences the Israeli 'war against Hezbullah' has for the people and the agriculture of South Lebanon.
No to Torture - former British ambassador to Uzbekistan speaks out against UK/US torture collaboration
Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan with over 20 years of foreign affairs experience, talks about torture and human righs abuses in Uzbekistan. He presented his book: "Murder in Samarkand - A British Ambassador's Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in the War on Terror" at the Edinburgh Independent and Radical Bookfair on Friday, 13th of October 2006, at the session on "Political Terrorism and the US Imperial Project".
Achin Vanaik on US Imperialism and Political Terrorism
Achin Vanaik is an independent Indian scholar and journalist and Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at Delhi University. He was speaking at the Independent and Radical Bookfair in Edinburgh on Friday, 13th of October 2006, about Political Terrorism and the US Imperial Project.
Here are two audio recordings of his talk, which is about 30 minutes, and some notes on the talk.
10th Anniversary of the Edinburgh Independent and Radical Bookfair
Vandana Shiva launched Word-Power's 10th Radical and Independent Bookfair in its new location in the former Royal Scots Drill Hall in Leith on Wednesday evening. A wide range of authors, poets, academics and activists talked about their ideas, work and research and presented their new books to the public.
Leave Them Kids Alone NEWSLETTER Issue 1 October 2006
Leave Them Kids AloneWe are campaigning to have the widespread use of biometrics in schools debated in Parliament, and henceforth strictly regulated and closely monitored, with a statutory requirement for explicit parental consent wherever biometrics are used.
Join the Stop the War Coalition at Faslane blockade 6 & 7th November
The Stop the War Coalition is blockading Faslane in Scotland, the base where Britain's nuclear weapons are deployed 6th & 7th November. Stop the Northern Coastal Reclamation Project in Indonesia!
This is an urgent appeal from eco-activists in Indonesia. This appeal is about an environmentaly destructive development called 'Northern Coastal Reclamation Project'. Our campaign strategy will be to push the Dutch reclamation consultant to resign from this corporate-greed project, therefore we need solidarity from dutch activists (and also from all people everywhere else of course!)The name of the consultant company is WitteveenBos.
http://www.witteveenbos.co.id/ -- It is the only consultant in Indonesian for this kind of project. The plan is threatening the lives of many poor people, and will wreck an ecologically sensitive area.
Call for Mass Blockades of 2007 G8
Here is the English translation of the call for mass blockades of the 2007 G8 summit. The call is signed by Antifaschistische Linke Berlin, Avanti – Projekt undogmatische Linke, Gruene Jugend (Budesvorstand), and X-tausendmal quer; along with individual activists from Attac, Solid, and Werkstatt fuer Gewaltfreie Aktion.For more information about the 2007 summit, see: www.g8-2007.de, www.gipfelsoli.org and www.dissentnetwork.org
CUBA UNDER CASTRO
WHAT FIDEL CASTRO HAS DONE FOR THE PEOPLE OF CUBAIWW Informational Picket in Edinburgh
ust a quick report on our Informational picket at Starbucks in Edinburgh yesterday (Saturday 19th). We (4 wobs, two supporters) chose our ususal target - the High Street branch on the top of the Royal Mile.
The area was teeming with people as it's mid-Festival.
ALTERNATIVES TO THE COLLAPSED WTO DOHA ROUND TALKS
ALTERNATIVES TO THE FAILED WTO WORLD TRADE MODELVENEZUELA LEADING THE RACE FOR THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
VENEZUELA AHEAD IN RACE FOR THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEATPeace Demo in Edinburgh, Saturday, 12th of August
The demonstration to support a ceasefire in the current Lebanon/Israeli conflict, gathered at around 1.30pm at the Meadows path. Lots of flags there, but the spectre of the demonstrators was varied.
