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About Social Centres

The best way to contact those involved in the network is via their websites. Those are listed here WHAT ARE SOCIAL CENTRES? Social Centres are self-managed spaces either owned, occupied or leased which take many different forms. Social Centres are a means whereby people can come together to create, conspire, communicate and offer a collective challenge against capitalism. read more more >>

Some Palestinian refugees in Iraq to get special IDs

BAGHDAD (IRIN) - The Iraqi government has launched a registration process for Palestinian refugees who arrived between 1948 and 1967 -- and their descendants -- to help ensure they benefit from government aid programs. Those registered will be issued with ID cards which identify them as refugees, the Ministry of Displacement and Migration said on 26 August.  more >>

6pm picket of Spanish Embassy in solidarity with anarchist Amadeu Casellas

The Dublin WSM is picketing the Spanish Embassy at 6pm in Ballsbridge tonight in solidarity with Amadeu Casellas and anarchist prisoner of the Spanish state who is approaching his 70th day on hunger strike. The embassy is very close to the Sydney parade Dart station, please come along at 6pm sharp if you can spare a dew minutes. more >>

A New Precedent to Tackle Climate Change

Every now and then you get a small, but significant shift in the battle against climate change and this could be one of those moments. One of the America’s largest builders of coal-fired power plants has been forced to now give investors detailed warnings about the risks that climate change poses to its business. According to the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A New Precedent to Tackle Climate Change", url: "http://priceofoil.org/2008/08/28/a-new-precedent-to-tackle-climate-change/" }); more >>

Mercury: Expropriation sends a negative signal

Sacrifice the poor to the almighty foreign investors.... http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4580755 Expropriation sends a negative signal August 28, 2008 Edition 1 Jeff McCarthy A 30-YEAR-OLD friend who works for a global investment bank in its London office and earns the equivalent of millions of rands per annum can't raise a bond for a house in London today. Property is seen by banks there as an asset which is in value decline; and being a hot-shot investment banker is a job that is seen as very risky. read more more >>

(en) US, Anarchists Win the Day in Denver

Protestors from New York to San Francisco are hailing this afternoon’s actions at Funk the War and Reclaim the Streets an inspirational success. After marching through the streets in an un-permitted breakaway snake march, Anarchists and Anti-Authoritarians have revitalized feelings of pride and possibility in protest in the streets. ---- The breakaway snake march lasted approximately two-and-a-half hours. Demonstrators and police had three tense stand-offs. After police demanded protesters disperse, they did. And then they reconvened and continued the occupation of public space, several times. ---- Approximately 20 demonstrators surrounded by police escaped into a multi-story parking lot, ran ... more >>

Who pays what in DC taxes, where is the tax base?

Minneapolis Police Dept. Detains Three Indy Journalists; Confiscates Equipment

(en) Britain, Bristol, Anarchists Against the Wall Benefit

A night of Acoustic Punkk Fun ---- DIY folk punk duo Ghost Mice from Gainesville FL. play all acoustic at the Plough with Clayton Blizzard, Bones at the Bottom of the Barrel, and Dr. Spin with some of Anarco Folko. Any surplus will be donated to Anarchists Against the Wall. Picture of: Activists destroying a section of the wall http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/688785 ---- 100% Acoustic Punkk Fun at the Plough, Easton with: ~Ghost Mice ---- DIY duo from Gainesville USA eschew PAs, amps, and all the other buzzing machines that normally power live music to travel light and play straight up positive anarchist folk punk with guitar and violin. ---- ~Clayton Blizzard ---- ... more >>

(en) US, Denver, MEDIA, No DNC news: Two detained at anarchist center

More Protests And Demonstrations --- 3,000 march in largest demonstration of DNC Protester on video says officer hit her four times ---- Cyclists surge through downtown. More stories: »http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/news/politics/denver-dnc/dnc-protests-demonstrations/ BRIGHTON BOULEVARD -- Two people were arrested and the equipment used to make banners was seized after police raided a center used by activists on the 4300 block of Brighton Blvd. ---- Witnesses associated with the center said that police approached sometime around noon. A person was repairing a bus outside. Witnesses said police claimed the bus was located on the property of a nearby ... more >>

Red State Road Trip 2 - New Political Documentary

Check out the link for this ultra-current political documentary about the state of the nation and the upcoming election in the United States: www.redstateroadtrip.com more >>

New Today

India: Power shortfall triggers long outages Prolonged and regular power cuts led to a dismal Wednesday for many in the city. One of the biggest causes for shortfall of power was Delhi not getting its promised 400 MW power from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), leading to a crisis in the city. According to the state government's power department, the maximum load was about 3,800 MW, but there was a shortage in generation as units in many plants were not functioning. Delhi's mid-afternoon local generation was only about 800 MW, forcing the government to overdraw heavily from the Northern Grid. According to sources, a 210-MW unit of the Badarpur power station also tripped on Wednesday adding to existing problems. Israel: IEC urges public to save energy to avoid power cuts As the country endures yet another heat wave, the Israel Electric Corporation is calling on the public to minimize energy consumption in an effort to avoid the power outages that have plagued the country in recent years "We are working at full capacity and electricity reserves are very low in light of increasing demand for power during summer days, which are forecasted to heat up over the next few days," the IEC said on Wednesday. "Any technical problem at one of our power stations is likely to cause power disruptions." Pakistan: Power generation declines due to high cost of oil MANY power sector experts attribute the alarming rise in outages to either incompetence of power authorities or a deliberate attempt by them to produce less electricity in view of high oil rates. They have a point as according to WAPDA?s own data, the total installed electricity generation capacity in the country, besides around 350 MW nuclear power plants, is 17,724 MW. The net production after accounting for operational or capacity loses is 16,008 MW. Pakistan: Excessive loadshedding sparks protests across Peshawar Protest rallies continued across this provincial metropolis Wednesday as the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) failed to ensure an uninterrupted power supply to consumers on the third consecutive day. The hours-long power shutdowns badly affected the daily life. The electricity breakdowns duration touched over 15 hours in different parts of the city and its suburbs. Complaints of power disruption were received from Hashtnagri, Sethi Town, Garhi Atta Mohammad, Garhi Qamardin, Kohat Road, Dilalazak Road, Saeedabad, Gulberg, Nothia, Lahori Gate, Karimpura and areas close to Ring Road. Pakistan: The dark side All localities of the city experienced this year’s worst spell of load shedding thus far on Wednesday, as electricity remained suspended in some areas for up to 10 hours. Moreover, power of some localities was cut off for 10 consecutive hours on the second day of forced load shedding in the city. The residents of Shadman, Gulberg, Garden Town and Township were affected the most, and they complained that electricity was suspended for much longer than the scheduled time. In a number of areas (mostly suburbs), electricity was suspended at around 4am, and restored at 2pm. “The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) suspended power to suburban localities to provide electricity to upscale areas,” a LESCO official said. Pakistan: Countrywide protests as load shedding up by 4 hours The ongoing power crisis in the country has intensified with 12 to 16 hours of power outages, invoking violent protests from consumers in various cities, Geo News reported on Wednesday. The situation in Karachi turned worse when the Bin Qasim Power Plant’s unit-5 tripped due to a technical fault, increasing the load shedding, the channel reported. According to the Karachi Electric Supply Co-operation (KESC), the closure of the plant has led to the suspension of 220 megawatt (MW) of electricity to the city, which is now facing a power deficit of 1,000 MW. Power outages are affecting Karachi’s economy and daily life, according to the channel.  more >>

(en) US, Los Angeles, Wayne Price- The Abolition of the State: Anarchist and Marxist Perspectives Dialogue

Sponsored by Revolutionary Autonomous Communities - Revolutionary Autonomous Communities and the NorthEastern Federation of Anarchist-Communists ---- Dialogue, Friday September 5th, 2008 at 6pm At the Southern California Library: the People's Library 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044 (off the 110 Freeway, exit Slauson or Gage). ---- We're accessible by MTA Bus 204 and Express Bus 754. Street parking is available.-- Wayne Price is a long-time revolutionary activist and writer. He has been active in labor, human rights, and antiwar struggles, and writes regularly for www.Anarkismo.net, for The Utopian, and for The Northeastern Anarchist. He has written The Abolition of the State: Anarchist ... more >>

Is War With Russia on the Agenda?

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS - Counterpunch The gratuitously aggressive US military policy toward Russia will lead to nuclear war. I am confident that if Americans elect John McCain, or the Republicans steal another presidential election, there will be nuclear war in the second decade of the 21st century. The neocon lies, propaganda, macho flag-waving, and use of US foreign policy in the interests of a few military-security firms, oil companies, and Israel are all leading in that direction. read more more >>

Solidarity Demonstration with Italian Roma

End Attacks on Roma People in Italy more >>

Lebanon takes 30 years to grow a conscience

So ... a Lebanese judge has finally approved an indictment under Lebanon's terrorism law, charging Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi with arranging the kidnapping of one Musa al-Sadr. more >>

Rogue IMC's first-hand counter convention reports

At least four NW activists jailed Monday night / three out on bond

Protest the Black Helicopters Harassment

POLICE STATE OF MIND Black Helicopters Over Portland

book sale this Thurs. to benefit Books to Prisoners program

New Orleans Rising: a Benefit for New Orleans

UCPD and Feds Raid Long Haul Infoshop

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U.S., Europe, Japan Devised Plan to Prop Up Dollar, Nikkei Says

Via: Bloomberg: Finance officials from the U.S., Japan and Europe in mid-March drew up plans to strengthen the U.S. dollar following troubles at Bear Stearns Cos., Nikkei English News reported, citing unnamed sources. The intervention designed by the U.S. Treasury Department, Japan’s Finance Ministry and the European Central Bank called for the central banks to purchase dollars [...] more >>

Highlights from the Rage Concert

"Rage Against The Machine And Thousands of Protesters Rock the DNC ... Peacefully" [excerpts] After a more than two-mile march across Denver that at one point included a police-estimated 4,500-6,000 people, a crowd of several thousand anxiously awaited word from the campaign of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama ... With more than 700 police in full riot gear looking on, the protesters defiantly refused to enter the designated 50,000-square-foot protest zone, dubbed the "Freedom Cage," saying that as veterans, they deserved more from their country ... Tent State University leader Adam Jung vowed from the stage of the Coliseum that the marchers would make the Democrats "sh-- their pants" ... Before taking off, Rage played an hour's worth of incendiary, bomb-throwing anthems from their catalog, and lead singer De la Rocha egged on the near-capacity crowd at the Denver Coliseum into a froth ... De la Rocha kept the polemics to a minimum during the show but gave a stern warning that "revolutionary change begins with a crime of betrayal," saying that any politician who continues to support the United States' current policies "is in harm's way." ... [The veterans, the performers, and much of the audience then marched] to the Pepsi Center. An hour before the marchers arrived, hundreds of police began massing and forming long, foreboding lines, in order to funnel the march toward the protest zone and away from the delegate entrance to the Pepsi Center. Checking their mace canisters, dropping their face shields, standing at attention with their five-foot batons at the ready and strapping on leg armor, the squadrons of storm trooper-like officers marched into the fray with orders to be prepared for potential violent action. Nearly three hours into the protest, frustration began to ripple through the crowd as it stalled out just outside the desolate Freedom Cage, with some marchers sitting down to play dice, start impromptu dance circles, smoke marijuana and, eventually, wander away until police estimated that just a few thousand remained. Then, a buzz rippled through the mass as the word was passed on from the front that something was happening. "We are entering negotiations with Senator Obama," one of the march's Iraq-vet leaders announced. "The Democratic Party is scared sh--less of us right now!" http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593671/20080827/rage_against_the_machi... Article on MTV.com by Gil Kaufman read more more >>

SEC May Let Companies Abandon U.S. Accounting Rules

Via: Bloomberg: The Securities and Exchange Commission may let large U.S. companies switch to international accounting rules in six years, a step it says will lower compliance costs and make American firms more competitive. SEC commissioners today approved a “road map” that might allow corporations with market values exceeding $700 million to abandon U.S. accounting standards by [...] more >>

Will Smith ain’t the Last Pharaoh, nor Cleopatra!

In spite of admiration for Will Smith as a funny comedian and action hero, his latest project, The Last Pharaoh, is a great disappointment to millions of Americans, Arabs and Muslims.../ more >>

Veterans confront police and Democrats, win demand

Police block off streets to protesting veterans [excerpt] MARKET AND SPEER -- A large number of police and sheriff's officers in riot gear have blocked off Market and Speer streets in a continuing and seemingly escalating confrontation with Iraq war vets who have been protesting all day. Negotiations between officers and vets have not made progress. Veterans are frustrated that officers will not allow them to sit in the street, deeming it an escalation of the protest. The vets continue to try to get a letter read by Barack Obama or one of his aides. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/27/police-block-streets-p... Tense veterans march ends peacefully [excerpt] A standoff between Iraq war veterans and police ended after representatives of Barack Obama's campaign finally emerged from the Pepsi Center to hear the group's grievances. The veterans were arrayed in formation and in uniform, marching slowly toward a line of police, who had warned them they could be pepper sprayed and arrested. They were being watched by a crowd estimated by police at more than 5,000, many of whom had marched with the veterans from the Denver Coliseum. As the vets got within a few yards of the police, the cavalry arrived in the form of two white-shirted Obama staffers who asked a representative of the veterans to be escorted inside the security zone. After a brief conversation, a veteran's representative said they had been promised a meeting with Obama's liason for veteran's affairs. A cheer went up, the veterans did an about face, and the Democrats appear to have avoided providing John McCain with some very unflattering video footage of veteran's being pepper-sprayed hogtied and handcuffed outside their convention. http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_10319568 read more more >>

Stop Police Harrassment! Defend Democratic Rights! - Public meeting 23rd Sept

PUBLIC MEETING: Stop Police Harassment! Defend Democratic Rights! more >>

The Mexican reforms

In the vast interior of rural México, awareness of an approaching energy and economic tsunami is below even Alert Azul, the first stage of a hurricane watch. For those who read the newspapers or follow television there is no shortage of news about the usual political scuffling between Presidente Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and opposition party leader José Ramiro López Obrador concerning Cantarell oil field’s breathtaking 14% annual decline rate. People just don’t seem to register it as anything other than the usual politics that goes on in México City, a world away from their lives planting corn, grinding steel, or serving tourists with poolside Margaritas. read more more >>

"Iraq war veterans lead protest at Democratic convention"

From the Los Angeles Times: The group calls for Barack Obama to end U.S. involvement in Iraq and improve healthcare for veterans. After a march ending at the Pepsi Center, they ask to read their letter at the podium. read more more >>

No different this time

Arguments for the more extreme scenarios of global collapse in the wake of peak oil, climate change, and the like routinely insist that the current situation cannot be judged according to the standards of history. The aftermath of an actual example of collapse -- the fall of the Soviet empire -- suggests otherwise. read more more >>

Humanitarian Crisis in Mississippi: ICE Detains Hundreds in Workplace Raid

The zoo on the road to Nablus

Dr. Sami greeted the journalist at the ticket office. "Welcome," he said. "Please come this way." He began a tour of the zoo, first heading north up the zoo's main avenue, past the dry fountain, the restaurant, and a dusty playground. At the top, he introduced Ruti, his prize giraffe. Read more of an excerpt from Amelia Thomas' new book, The Zoo on the Road to Nablus  more >>

Bundesbank on Gold Reserves

Via: Guardian: Germany’s Bundesbank on Friday rejected calls that it should sell some of its gold reserves to help boost the slowing German economy, telling Reuters financial and political uncertainty make the reserves even more important than before. “Gold sales are not a suitable way to sustainably consolidate the public accounts,” the Bundesbank said after a query [...] more >>

"Police seize demonstrators' property" video

Rocky Mountain News video: Police seize demonstrators' property Police seized property at a demonstrators' building know as the Convergence Center. Protesters use the site to create banners and to network with each other. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/videos/detail/police-seize-demonstrator... read more more >>

"Iraq war veterans participate in antiwar march" (video)

Brief Rocky Mountain News video: Iraq war veterans participate in antiwar march http://www.rockymountainnews.com/videos/detail/dnc-protests-iraq-war-vet... more >>

California Authorities Raid, Ransack Berkeley Infoshop!

UCPD and Feds Raid Long Haul Infoshop Wed Aug 27 2008 UCPD And Feds Ransack Berkeley Activist Community Center http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/27/18530407.php http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/27/18530389.php At around 10:30am, 5-6 Officers made there way into the Long Haul Infoshop and broke down every door and stole every single computer on the property. read more more >>

subMedia's DNC Dispatch #3

Part1 Part 2 http://submedia.tv August 27, 2008 1. Special Motherfuckin Report 2. The motherfuckin NLG 3. Cynthia McKinny 4. Code Pink Brutality 5. TV Sheriff 6. The Stimulator's nightmare 7. Pepperspray Special Report 8. Derrick Jensen more >>

Confrontation near Civic Center, Denver DNC Video (30 minutes)

"On August 25 at the Denver DNC, there was a protest/riot... this is the inside view" Part 1 of 3 parts, 10 minutes . Part 2 of 3 parts, 10 minutes . Part 3 of 3 parts, 10 minutes  more >>

Cuba arrests Punk band singer as "danger" to regime.

The band is called "Porno para Ricardo" which I suppose would translate as "pornography for Richard". Whatever, the Cuban authorities don't like the name, and it seems they don't like the lyrics either. Honestly not surprising when you consider they are a bunch of very old men. But now they've decided to do something about it by arresting the writer of those lyrics and front man of the four piece band and they want to sending him to jail for four years because he is a "danger" to Cuban society.  more >>

Hypocrite Miliband And The Myth Of Western Moral Superiority

David Miliband was making great show today of fulminating in Kiev against Russian disregard of international law. Yet simultaneously he is continuing the sorry British record of participation in war crimes and contravention of the UN Convention Against Torture, Article IV of which covers "complicity" in torture. Both of these are serious breaches of international law. Binyam Mohamed is a British resident who was the victim of illegal rendition and hideous torture in several countries. Miliband has declined to release further evidence about the case on grounds of national security, arguing that disclosure would harm Britain's intelligence relationship with the US. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/27/guantanamo.humanrights Mohamed faces a "Trial" by military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay. Judges, defence and prosecution lawyers are all members of the US military. Neither Mohamed not his defence lawyers will be allowed to see much of the evidence against him. This includes evidence of participation in his torture by British security services, and details of where he was being held and interrogated over two years (Uzbekistan? Afghanistan? Poland? Diego Garcia? - Miliband is keeping it secret). By the symmetry of evil, UK evidence is being witheld on grounds it could damage security cooperation with the US, while US evidence is being witheld on the grounds it could damage security cooperation with the UK. This farce is sickening. It was, of course, the excuse that security cooperation with Saudi Arabia would be damaged that led to the dropping of the prosecution of the vile corrupt executives at BAE. The operations of the security services are, beyond any shade of argument, above the law both sides of the Atlantic. When I threw over my diplomatic career to expose the hideous UK/CIA complicity with torture in Uzbekistan, I genuinely believed that my personal sacrifice would form part of a movement which would end this abomination being carried out in our names. In fact, the Bush/Blair acolytes have pushed further to the point that poor Binyan Mohamed faces a fate that would have been beyond the pen of Kafka. Never mind, let's divert the public by pointing at those evil Russians!  more >>

The Right To Be Wrong

Harry's Place is the natural home for ex-socialists who joined the neo-con assault on the developing world, and then sought to justify themselves by extreme vituperation against anyone who exhibited a greater degree of political consistency. But these rather sad people need a home, and it is quite wrong for the site to be taken down. I am genuinely flummoxed as to why people who disagree with something don't simply argue back, expecially on blogs which have undermined the need for access to a printing press. The fact that I am really nice and the denizens of Harry's Place really horrible does not in the least make the attack on Harry's Place any more justified than Alisher Usmanov's or Tim Spicer's attacks on me. Support freedom of speech and an open web! Bring back horrible Harry! http://mreugenides.blogspot.com/  more >>

"Thousands begin protest march in Denver"

Thousands begin protest march in Denver [excerpts] Thousands of people, led by members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War, streamed from the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday in an anti-war protest march to the Pepsi Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being staged. [...] Protest organizers repeatedly urged the crowd to stay peaceful. Anyone willing to be arrested at the Pepsi Center sit-in was directed to find a place near the front of the march line. read more more >>

"CodePink member 'optimistic' after release; officer pulled from protests"

The Rocky Mountain News has published a brief article about Alicia Forrest, the Code Pink woman who was forcefully knocked down by a policeman's nightstick. She is "recovering and out and about after being released from jail Tuesday night." A statement by Code Pink includes a reference to the offending cop, stating "the officer has since been pulled from the protest lines and can no longer interact with demonstrators." http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/27/codepink-optomist-afte... read more more >>

No Borders South Wales Newsletter

In order to further spread information about our activities and upcoming events we’ve produced our first newsletter. more >>

"Stalin" Her yerde Direniþ'te!

Police fail to obtain warrant for Convergence Center search

Channel 9 News has quoted an activist who states that police tried, and failed, to obtain a warrant to search the Convergence Center. [excerpt] "Matt Kellegrew, an activist who says he watched police arrive at the building, says officers tried to get a warrant, citing wooden poles and bricks found outside as weapons. Kellegrew says officers grew angry when a phone call seeking that warrant was fruitless." http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=98549&catid=188 read more more >>

Story of "protesters with rocks" knocked down; Linkhart spreads feces charge

In a news story titled, "Protesters say police used overkill; cops say anarchists had rocks", News writers Daniel J. Chacon and Judi Villa offer some skepticism about the police argument that protesters had rocks. They also attribute to Denver City Councilman Doug Linkhart a claim that police witnessed "after the confrontation ... some of the protesters were seen stopping by the portable toilets in Civic Center to 'refuel their weapons' with feces." Chacon and Villa counter the City Councilman's claim. read more more >>

Dolores Kelly's Claims 'Without Foundation' - RSF

RSF have said that Dolores Kelly's claims that Republicans were involved in the desecration of Dougher Cemetery near Lurgan were without foundation. more >>

Wed 4:00 pm 2,000+ marching south on Brighton to pepsi center

Caller from the scene estimates 2,000 marching out of Rage concert with IVAW marchers South on Brighton. Rage band members said to be marching with them. March is unpermited. Police allowing march at this time. Marchers intend to march to the pepsi center. Unconfirmed reports of a few arrests. No details. Uploaded is a cell phone photo of people coming out of the concert. more >>

(little) Gunboat diplomacy in the Black Sea : Montreux Convention

Everyone should know what "gunboat diplomacy" means. It's a term which describes the pursuit of diplomatic goals accompanied by an exagerrated show of naval force. When a US fleet sails up to your coast & you didn't invite them - that's gunboat diplomacy. When a bunch of ocean kayaks sail into Rossport in Mayo - that's something else. The Russians have this evening issued an interesting response to the presence of NATO & US warships in the Black Sea. They've fished out the "Montreux Convention" with its prohibition of guns of a calibre larger than eight inches (203 mm) belonging to non-Black Sea coastal states. more >>

Three HLS bosses home demos in DC

On Aug 24, opponents of Animal torture marched on the homes of Marlene Nicholson, Danial Shapiro, and Jennifer Luray(or Loray), all high-ranking officials of corporations doing business with Huntingdon Life Sciences. Download audio-Three HLS client execs get home demos: dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/7/hls_aug_24_mix.mp3 more >>

UC Police and FBI Raid Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley

At around 10:30am on Wednesday 8/27/08, 5-6 Officers made there way into the Longhaul Infoshop and broke down every door and stole every single computer on the property (including those used by the Slingshot collective and East Bay Prisoner Support). They also raided cabinets, cut locks and mis-sorted our mail. People arrived after being informed of the situation, and demanded that the police show a warrant. The police said they would show one once they were done, and they did. Both copwatch and the Daily Planet were there to cover the incident. The departments involved were 4 UC Berkeley cops, 1 Alameda County Sheriff, and 1 Federal agent. The police never explained there reason for the raid other than that the computer equipment "may have been used to commit a felony". This is the first time the infoshop has been raided. http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/27/18530354.php http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/27/18530389.php read more more >>

Global Warming from Soil Denudation

Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is undoubtedly increasing climate warmth. However I suspect that an even greater affect on warmth is the baring of soil by increase in annual crop acreage, roads, buildings, grazing, and desertification. You may see an article that discusses this in more detail in  http://charles_w.tripod.com/climate.html more >>

Two detained at anarchist center

From the Rocky Mountain News: BRIGHTON BOULEVARD -- Two people were arrested and the equipment used to make banners was seized after police raided a center used by activists on the 4300 block of Brighton Blvd. Witnesses associated with the center said that police approached sometime around noon. A person was repairing a bus outside. Witnesses said police claimed the bus was located on the property of a nearby railroad. When a person outside tried to warn others inside of the officers approach, he was yanked off the steps, witnesses said. Beside those arrested, two others are also being visibly detained for small period of time. read more more >>

Police make arrests at protester's house

From the Denver Post: Police make arrests at protester's house By George Watson MediaNews Group Article Last Updated: 08/27/2008 01:52:36 PM MDT Denver Police today moved against a group of protesters, arresting two near the group's "Convergence Center" north of downtown. Police said they were drawn to the gathering place for the protest group Unconventional Denver, at 4301 Brighton Blvd. after spotting what Lt. J. McDonald termed "suspicious activity." When police arrived, they determined there was no illegal activity from the inital report, "but they found some items that might be used as weapons," McDonald said. Standing near the house, Michael Gonzalez, 20, of Seattle, said he thinks the only suspicious activity was a man working on his mini bus in front of the house. The bus runs on vegetable oil. read more more >>

70 immigrants die in the sea south of Malta

Only 8 survivors. Who have been put in a detention centre. Border controls are murdering more people. more >>

BAAM # 12: Our Birthday Issue

Police assault on protester in US A and Ireland- spot the difference.

Have a look at these two short videos from youtube. They show very similar instances - in the first one a police officer in New York City (Officer Patrick Pogan) assaults a protester at a critical mass bike ride, and in the second a member of the Garda Siochána (Garda Kevin O'Connor) assaults a protester at an anti-Shell protest in Mayo. There is one big difference though.  more >>

Protester tear gassed at DNC Monday night

Protestor tear gassed Monday night. paulabard Copwatch more >>

PLEASE FIX YOUR WEB SITE SO THAT I CAN UPLOAD MORE THAN 1 IMAGE!!!

PLEASE FIX YOUR WEB SITE SO THAT WE CAN UPLOAD MORE THAT 1 IMAGE!!! paulabard Copwatch more >>

RNC Protesters use twitter and text messaging

Earlier this year the San Fransisco-based Direct Action to Stop the War used Twitter to send out up-to-the-minute reports on protests in downtown. Looks like the RNC protesters and blockaders are following suit and have set up a number of Twitter pages to keep demonstrators in the loop. So what’s Twitter? It’s shiny Web 2.0 “mico-blogging” [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "RNC Protesters use twitter and text messaging", url: "http://CrashtheConventions.com/2008/08/27/rnc-protesters-use-twitter-and-text-messaging/" } );  more >>