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Activists shut down UN building to raise awareness about Palestinian hunger strikers

10-05-2012 08:03 | Other Press | Palestine | World

Yesterday, demonstrators in Ramallah surrounded a United Nations building in Ramallah to demand attention to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

At 7:30 AM, about 25 youth activists reportedly blocked access into and out of the UN Ramallah Common Premises building. Later reports indicate upwards of 40 demonstrators involved in this morning’s action. A few minutes into the action, the hashtag #UNclosed began to trend worldwide on Twitter.

Bikes not Bombs - Smash EDO Summer of Resistance hits the Pedals

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM - From 1st May to 1st August 2012.

Argentina: Que Se Vayan Todos! – They All Must Go!

09-05-2012 12:21 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

What is to be done when capital and government abandon the people? It is a question that social movements throughout Europe and the US have begun to raise with a creative political militancy unseen in decades.

A Rebellious World or a New Dark Age?

The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. Unprecedented, in fact. There’s never been anything like it that I can think of. If the bonds and associations it has established can be sustained through a long, dark period ahead -- because victory won’t come quickly -- it could prove a significant moment in American history.

Protesters disrupt performance by the Jerusalem Quartet in support of a boycott of Israel

Protesters have disrupted the performance of the Jerusalem Quartet, a group of musicians with links to the Israeli state, in support of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions.

Smash EDO: This week's events

Join our Critical Mass and Target Barclays actions this week as a part of the Summer Of Resistance. All welcome.

How to Deflect a Taser Attack? :

07-05-2012 11:55 | Health | Policing | Technology | World

Guidance on protecting you from a Taser discharge. ;

EDL: Luton Latest

06-05-2012 08:41 | Anti-racism | South Coast | World

Drunken antics ruin another saturday!

Anarchist action update (Global)

05-05-2012 19:58 | Terror War | World

ATMs sabotaged in Memphis (USA) // Explosive placed in police mausoleum by "DESTRUCTIVE LUMPEN" in Temuco (Chile) // Petrol bomb attack on Wells Fargo bank, Portland (USA) // "The CeCe McDonald Brigade" vandalise Star Bucks and a cop car in Denver (USA) // financial and real estate targets smashed up on 2 high-streets in Bristol (UK) // cop car smashed up by anarchist group, Denver (USA) // "Some Wayward Nocturnals - Informal Anarchist Federation" (FAI/IRF) arson National Bank ATM (Bolivia) // Arson attack on Wells Fargo bank, Portland (USA) // "Friends of the Earth - Informal Anarchist Federation" torch more luxury cars, Buenos Aires (Argentina) // State Security Agency vehicle torched by "Cell for Violent and Excessive Attack on Power / Informal Anarchist Federation", Mexico City (Mexico) // "Anarchist Nihilists" make responsibility claim for smashings and arsons in the streets of Barcelona (Catalunya)

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Infinitely...

04-05-2012 22:06 | Anti-Nuclear | World

...the true scale of Fukushima fallout poisoning is beginning to unfold.

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Catholic Church Faces Disruption and Banishment as Irish Cardinal Set To Resign

04-05-2012 20:59 | History | Repression | Liverpool | World

A Communiqué from ITCCS International Brussels and Dublin:
The Roman Catholic Church faces permanent disruption and banishment in at least five countries if it does not comply with ten “non-negotiable measures” by September 15, 2012, according to a global coalition of survivors of church rape and torture.

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Surprise! Surprise! Smash EDO Summer of Resistance Day Four

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM - From 1st May to 1st August 2012.

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Hot on the Wire: Smash EDO Summer of Resistance Day 3

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM - From 1st May to 1st August 2012.

Spirit of May Day Flickers Back to Life

03-05-2012 10:07 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Anti-workfare protesters brought chaos to London’s West End yesterday after the annual Trade Union May Day march and demonstration. A roving mob of around 350 people successfully shut down countless shops and businesses who use forced labour under the Government’s workfare schemes.

May Day in the Philippines

03-05-2012 06:27 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

THOUSANDS of trade unionists and activists poured into the streets of Manila and other key cities to celebrate May Day amid renewed hopes that the two latest efforts at labor unity will provide strong impetus to their uphill battle for labor and trade union rights.

Updated Squatters Convergence Info - Brighton

International Squatter’s Convergence, Brighton UK May 17-20 2012

Coming soon!

Help Stop US Senate From Allowing Hunting In National Parks

Please stop the US Senate from supporting expansion of hunting into national parks

Smash EDO: phone/twitter blockade and this week's events

With the launch of the Summer Of Resistance, this is has been a busy
start to the week for Smash EDO and this is just a quick update about
how you can be involved during the coming days!