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UK Social Struggles Newswire Archive

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Rage Redistribution: Call Centre Worker Fights Back

26-09-2003 11:31

A David and Goliath-esque battle in the mundane setting of a Glaswegian call centre. David may lose, but only after enraging the CEO of the giant multinational mother ship for whom he worked.

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Jericho digs in for the boatyard

26-09-2003 09:59

The Jericho community showed their concern and commitment for the Castle Mill Boatyard which is in danger from developers at a recent meeting at St Barnabus School. Father Thomos gave a rousing speech which help to galvanise the resolve of the community to take control of the situation. The Oxford city council will have to take notice as will British Waterways and Bellway homes.

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Victory For the Oxford Postal Workers!

26-09-2003 08:23

Striking Oxford postal workers won reinstatement yesterday (25.9.03) for their two sacked colleagues.

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New Mad Pride website

25-09-2003 22:16

Mad Pride have re-vamped and re-launched our website, the old one having been a little bit inactive for some time

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Oxford Postal Workers On Strike

25-09-2003 10:21

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Oxford postal workers voted for continued strike action in the face of management's attempts to break their union, the CWU.

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Donations Needed to Save Life of Threatened Honduran Activist

24-09-2003 17:16

Honduran Transgender Activist, China (born Elkyn) Suárez Mejía
The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) of the USA is asking for help to save the life of a Honduran activist who's pressed the government over an epidemic of gay/transgender murders there, but is now in fear for her life after refusing to pull testimony.

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York's anti-Shoppergate campaigners celebrate

24-09-2003 16:38

Supporters of York Castle Area Campaign
Supporters of the Castle Area Campaign used a "Without Walls" march to celebrate the victory over the proposed "Shoppergate" near Clifford's Tower.

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Free Clare Daly and Joe Higgins

24-09-2003 16:28

Join the protest at the Irish Consulate.

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SOLIDARITY

24-09-2003 10:21

SOLIDARITY WITH THE THESSALONIKI 7, WITH THE SPANISH ANARCHISTS ARRESTED IN BARCELONA 17/9 AND WITH THE IMPRISONED SOCIAL FIGHTERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

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Mad Pride at the Hutton enquiry

24-09-2003 00:27

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Mad Pride maintained a presence at the Hutton enquiry on Tuesday, in conditions of blistering rain, as part of their ongoing 'stop the suicides' campaign.

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No patents -take action!

21-09-2003 02:01

Patents being discussed in Euro parliament 23/09 !  http://swpat.ffii.org/

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WTO impact on the Environment

20-09-2003 16:44

Caroline Lucas
Report back from the WTO and the Environment meeting held in Oxford City Town Hall on Thursday 18 September 2003.

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LIBERTARIAN BLOC ON SEP 27TH IRAQ DEMO

20-09-2003 15:35

This is a call-out for the Libertarian Bloc on the Stop the War Coalition’s march against the occupation of Iraq

anti-capitalist :: anti-authoritarian :: direct action

Meet up at 12 noon (sharp!) at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park
(nearest tube - Marble Arch)
Look for the red+black, green+black and black flags! And bring flags, banners, family & friends...

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What's New at Infoshop.org?

19-09-2003 19:41

An irregular update on what's new at Infoshop.org, the popular activist and alternative news website. Infoshop.org is now available in Swedish. Check out our newest interactive website: portal.infoshop.org

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WORLD BANK PICKET - Saturday 20 September 11am to 12.30pm

19-09-2003 17:31

PICKET THE LONDON OFFICE OF THE WORLD BANK
SATURDAY 20 SPETEMBER 2003, 11am TO 12.30pm
NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 80 HAYMARKET, LONDON SW1
Trafalgar Square end of Haymarket. Nearest tube Charing Cross, Trafalgar
Sqaure exit.

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Evictions And Resistance, Itoiz Dam, Navarra.

19-09-2003 13:02

On Monday 15th September the second wave of evictions and demolitions will begin around the Itoiz Dam. Below is a communique from Solidari@scon Itoiz. For more information about the Itoiz Dam go to  http://www.sositoiz.com and keep watching  http://www.euskalherria.indymedia.org for news updates on the resitance that is taking place.

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Postie strike off - What does this mean?

19-09-2003 00:28

Last week postal workers, members of the CWU, voted by the narrowest majority against national action against Royal Mail’s plan to slash 30,000 jobs in the next nine months. The result took everyone by surprise. Union officials had been confident of a substantial yes vote. It didn’t materialise...

This result is a set back for the left. Anarchists had welcomed the recent upsurge in industrial militancy detecting willingness amongst workers to stand up to bosses. Postal workers have a good record of industrial militancy so it is worth considering what went wrong.

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From Palestine, the Next Revolution in File Sharing

18-09-2003 18:51

From the legacy of Napster comes ES5 - the product of an international team dedicated to the success of Peer-to-Peer file sharing. Built with a high attention to privacy and stealth, the group cleverly positioned themselves in a place of few intellectual property laws - Palestine.

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Bus driver dispute over

18-09-2003 12:59

Bus Driver dispute over...

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Cornish Travellers Turn Dump Into Beauty Spot

18-09-2003 12:09

Article from Penwith local paper "The Cornishman"...

A small group of men and women in Penwith have spent the last 18 months turning a former council dump into productive land where they are growing vegetables and sunflowers.
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