UK Newswire Archive
Pix of Art Not War Exhibition: 'One Year On' @ Diorama Gallery - Mon 26 Apr 04
27-04-2004 12:55
Photos of some of the exhibits, and some of the artists, snapped at the private view.
The exhibition runs from now until 14 May 04, 10:00-18:00, Mon-Sat at the Diorama Gallery, 34 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1 3ND. Tel: 020 7916 5467. Tube: Great Portland Street. Wheelchair accessible.
T&G to expell BNP member?
27-04-2004 12:33
The TGWU in North Wales are considering what, if any, action to taken against a member of their union who is standing for the BNP in the European elections.israeli hip hop star subliminal: mixes dr. dre and ariel sharon
27-04-2004 12:33
here it isCafe Afrika and the homogenisation of culture
27-04-2004 12:13
Dear all, as you may or may not have heard, Cafe Afrika has recently been refused a renewal of its public entertainment licence. This means that as of today there will no longer be any live music at the Cafe. I am sending this mail to ask for your support in writing to Councillor Jennifer Liddle, Jennifer at jsquared.co.uk to ask for the licence to be renewed. Below is a copy below of my letter to her which explains why this represents such a terrible loss to Cambridge as a whole...May Day / Beltaine - a brief history
27-04-2004 11:27
Call For a Women's Day at the European Social Forum 2004
27-04-2004 11:12
Call For a Women's Day at the European Social Forum 2004, LondonAnti-Official Communique #2 and a bit: impressively disgusting IRAQ PROCUREMENT
27-04-2004 10:42
CIRCA is stunned.
The shameless war profiteering exhibited at this event, where corporations have gathered to get their slice of the massive profits to be looted from occupied Iraq, overwhelms even our sense of humour and irony.
Des wilson: one tof the Shrewsbury Two had died
27-04-2004 10:16
Des Wilson, one of the 'Shrewsbury Two who were jailed in the 70,s for oragnising 'violent picketing' has diedBerlin 1st May: Stop the Nazi Demo
27-04-2004 09:51
Blockade and disrupt the Nazi demo in Berlin, meet 10:30am Strausberger Platz, Friedrichshain.Revolutionary 1st May Demonstration, 4pm Potsdamer Platz.
Smash fascism! Smash Capitalism!
Anti police protests in Basildon
27-04-2004 09:44
Residents of an estate in Basildon mounted an eight-hour protest against zero-tolerance policing policies. They object in particular to one local officer, who has advocated taking out Anti-Social Behaviour Orders banning entire families from areas of the town.THE WORLD FORUM ON AGRARIAN REFORM (WFAR). Valencia, Spain, November 2004
27-04-2004 09:37
The World Forum on Agrarian Reform (WFAR)New challenges for land management and access to
natural resources in the 21st century
The issue of agrarian reform seems to have lost importance in recent decades - after occupying a prominent position during most of the 20th century in the social struggles of peasants' movements, on the agendas of international organisations and in the development policies of many countries. This has happened despite major social tensions linked to poverty, hunger and the struggle for land and water which now face humanity with the risk of future conflicts greater than those occuring now. The major global challenges arising out of neo-liberal globalisation call for new policies for access to and management of land. Also needed is a new reflection about the agrarian reform issue leading to new approaches which can reduce inequalities and guarantee the fundamental human rights of all the world's inhabitants.
Scope and focus of the WFAR
WFAR identifies itself as a space for dialogue, exchange of experiences and reflection, as well as for the construction of processes and proposals, where agrarian and social organisations, experts, NGOs and governmental organisations from various continents will address the question of land, positing the influence of agrarian reforms in social and economic processes aimed at attaining food sovereignty, the fulfilment of human rights and the creation of conditions necessary for world sustainable development.
Objectives
WFAR's main objectvies are to:
- Help situate the land question on the priority agenda of world social movements.
- Contribute to developing a new paradigm for agrarian reform in the 21st century and demonstrate that these policies are justified both for reasons of social justice and for economic reasons as well as to debate the new approaches to land policies required within the present context .
- Strengthen social processes and alliances between various sectors seeking to bring about new policies for access to land and natural resources management.
Content
WFAR will endeavour to answer the question: what new approaches are needed for agrarian reform under present conditions? To arrive at the answer, the following major themes will be addressed:
> The analysis of 20th century agrarian reform experiences, their social, political and economic context, of successes, failures counter-reforms, derived from a range of cases selected as a function of their contemporary relevance.
> The need for agrarian reforms and suitable tools for their implementation at the dawn of the 21st century. A detailed examination will be made of existing relationships between the land issue, food sovereignty, sustainable development and ecological balance.
The event
The four-day WFAR will take place in Valencia, Spain at the end of November 2004.
The programme will comprise lectures, seminars and workshops. Spaces will also be available for self-organised activities related to Forum issues.
WFAR participants will include farmers', indigenous peoples' and fisherfolks' organisations, experts, researchers and non-governmental organisations. Also invited will be consumer and environmental organisations, international institutions and development co-operation agencies.
The WFAR International Executive Committee (IEC) is responsible for decisions about the programme and its implementation. The IEC will be assisted by an executive secretariat elected from its members.
WFAR is set in the dynamic of thematic fora arising out of the spirit of the Porto Alegre World Social Forum and adopts it's Charter of Principles.
Bush's dirty war (by Latuff)
27-04-2004 08:56
May Day Indymedia Screening - 2nd May
27-04-2004 08:32
SUNDAY NIGHT IS FILM NIGHT!oxford indymedia screening for May Day - SUNDAY 2ND MAY - 7.30pm - OCSET, 220 Cowley Road
Leeds Social Centre…coming soon????
27-04-2004 07:51
Do you think Leeds needs a radical space for information, to hang out and to hold meetings and events?If so come to the next Leeds ARC (Action for Radical Change) meeting on Thursday May 6th 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church Café on Boar Lane.
Pictures of Resistance to the Fascist Pigs Le Pen and Griffin!
27-04-2004 05:51
Battle To Stop Britains Fascits Hots Up!
27-04-2004 04:48
This is a summary of the outbreak of anti-fascist activism that occured in many parts of Britain last week.Jayson Blair interview
27-04-2004 01:41
Seven Oaks interviewed Jayson Blair about the aftermath of his journalistic misdeeds and the state of the press. See
http://www.sevenoaksmag.com/
Vigil outside Fairford Hearing
27-04-2004 00:13
