from email, 1 December 2008: "EU Ministers are discussing the adoption of 'Council Conclusions: Free movement of persons: abuses and substantive problems – Draft Council conclusions on abuses and misuses of the right to free movement of persons'... These say that: "Only those exercising their rights in the spirit of the Treaty should benefit from freedom of movement." While referring to third country nationals the proposals would apply to EU citizens as well and allow Member States to deny entry to those who: "break the law in a sufficiently serious manner by committing serious and repeated offences". The scope of "repeated offences" is undefined and could apply, for example, to protestors who take part in cross-border demonstrations..." more

from email, 1 December 2008: "The 3rd and 4th of April 2009, representatives of the countries members of NATO will meet again to celebrate their 60 years of domination, but also in order to develop their new plan to "defend freedom" and quoting the terms of their own generals: "A great strategy for an uncertain world." From the 1st to the 5th April 2009 we will be present in Strasbourg and we'll oppose their "globalization by force" with the creativity of our actions of resistance: direct actions, blockades, civil disobedience, demonstrations, meetings, debates, alternative village, convergence centers, autonomous arts, concerts..." more

from caic, 1 December 2008: On Monday 8th December 2008 at 11.00am there will be a noisy demo outside Amey PLC's Corporate HQ in Oxford (address below) called by the Campaign Against Immigration Controls, and The No Borders Network. In September this year 5 migrant cleaners were sacked by Amey Plc for "bringing the company into disrepute"... How were they damaging the company image? By belonging to a Trade Union and telling other staff at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in London where they work what was happening to them. Since them they have had their appeal against dismissal rejected... more

from various sources, updated 1 December 2008: "Today the ‘E.on Face Off’ direct action campaign was officially announced to the press (see press release below). The direct action campaign will start with the 48 hours of action against E.on and New Coal (Friday 28th / Saturday 29th November 2008). Get together, get creative, and plan an action!" more

from email, 25 November 2008: A new social centre is developing near Birmingham City centre. Please come and get involved. JUSTICE NOT CRISIS have moved on from their squatted Cllr John Lines homeless village into the Firebird pub, on the local Benmore estate... Some of us will be at the film screening this Thursday (27 November 2008) at The Spotted Dog in Digbeth at 7.30pm, showing and talking about we've been up to. more

posted 12 November 2008: "In this month’s Underreported Struggles: 400,000 Guatemalans Reject Development Model, Philippines Indigenous People Unite for the Land, Riot Police Target Algonquin Blockade, Chagos Islanders Denied the Right of Return, and 17 other stories that you probably haven’t heard about..." more