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Mali: People’s Forum takes stance against privatisation

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:07:33 +0000

As G8 leaders wrapped up their forum in Hokkaido in Japan, some 13,000km away, the hundreds of people who had gathered for the seventh annual alternative People’s Forum, this year held in the town of Koulikoro, Mali, were issuing a closing statement ...

G8 2001 Diaz school raid : Amnesty for the police!

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:50:00 +0000

After 7 years all cops get acquitted

Israel executes four in Gaza; siege affects access to drinking water

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:30:31 +0000

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued to seal off the Gaza Strip for the eleventh day in a row, in an escalation of the collective punishment of Gaza's population imposed since 2000. The IOF resumed its military attacks and killed four Palestinians this morning in an air strike in east Gaza.

Italian court sparks outrage by clearing 16 senior policemen in G8 Genoa Case

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:07:12 +0000

(en) Italy, "Squaring the 'democracy' circle" - MEDIA: Uproar as top police cleared of attack on Genoa G8 protesters

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:26:06 +0000

[justice will never be found in the courts, so this isn't surprising. and btw, fuck the British daily The Guardian, for their "backstory" at the end that justifies the violence perpetrated by these scumfuck pigs if the "black bloc" had actually been in the school, instead of merely "peaceful protesters." -k.] There was uproar in a Genoa court last night after some of Italy's highest ranking police officers, accused of masterminding a savage attack on peaceful protesters at the G8 meeting in the city seven years ago, were cleared of the charges against them. ---- The area reserved for the public erupted into chants of "shame, shame" as the presiding judge finished reading his verdict. The ...

Genova trial ends in shame

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:27:25 +0000

Acquittals and ridiculously mild sentences for the butchers at DIAZ The senders of the violence perpetrated on July 21, 2001 at the Diaz school in Genova during the G8summit were acquitted yesterday, after a long trial. No jail, no punishment at all for Giovanni Luperi, and for Francesco Gratteri, who ok-ed the massacre. Out of 29 defendants only 13 were sentenced. Shame on the system, shame on the government, shame on those who showed no courage. Our heart goes out to Carlo Giuliani's mother, to Mark Covell, who was at the trial yesterday, and visibly incredulous, to the victims of the beatings, the accusations, the humiliations. Let us not forget.

(en) US, Boston, Anarchist journal BAAM #14 - Bailout the People, Not the Banks

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:54:13 +0000

BAAM #14 - pgs 2-3 Three reasons to vote in Massachusetts -- pg 6 Jericho 10/10 march in New York City also. A Review of the RNC legal defense -- pg8 cientists hear it from opponents of BU lab ---- Bailout the People, Not the Banks ---- Protesters converged at Bank of America in Harvard Square on Tuesday, October 7 at high noon. The crowd assembled to demand that the banks switch to socially responsible investment and abandon their deadly funding of mountain top removal coal mining and other dirty investments. ---- Protesters chanted, "Bank of America this crisis ain't funny; funding coal, killing communities- NOT WITH OUR MONEY!" Groups represented included Rising Tide Boston, Rainforest Action ...

Dates Set for G8 Summit: June 25-27, 2010

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:39:16 +0000

Canada's G8 summit set for June 2010 Canwest News Service Published: Monday, November 03, 2008 HUNTSVILLE, Ont. - The 2010 G8 summit of leaders of the world's wealthiest nations will be held in Ontario's cottage country from *June 25-27* the year after next, Industry Minister Tony Clement said in a news release. read more

FULL CIRCLE - from weapons to wars to refugees - Nottingham demo Sat 29th Nov

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:53:10 +0000

Shut Down H&K and No Borders Nottingham will be holding a demonstration to highlight the link between the arms trade and refugees. According to the UN Refugee Agency, вЂњarmed conflict is now the driving force behind most refugee flows,вЂќ and the most devastating weapons are small arms such as rifles and machine guns.FULL CIRCLE - from weapons to wars to refugeesJOIN THE DEMONSTRATION in Old Market Square, Nottingham on Saturday 29th November 2008, starts 12:30pmNottingham is home to one of the worldвЂ™s largest small arms producers вЂ“ Heckler & Koch. The weapons produced by H&K and other G8 arms companies fuel conflicts in the Global South, forcing millions of people to flee their homes. Some of those refugees end up seeking asylum in Nottingham, where they face a struggle to avoid being deported.Come and join us on Saturday November 29th at 12:30 on Old Market Square as we call for an end to exporting guns and deporting people. We will be holding a die-in to represent the consequences of H&KвЂ™s trade, and the horrors from which refugees have fled. Bring drums to make a joyful sound. Shut Down Heckler & Koch! Freedom of movement and the right to remain for all! No guns, no borders!!

Social Movements Against the Global Security Architecture!

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:03:45 +0000

A Critique of the Militarisation of Social Conflict and the Securitisation of Everyday Life Gipfelsoli from Interactivist Recent unrest due to food price hikes, protests against rising energy costs, visions and realities of a climate crisis and growing concerns over scarce resources, in conjunction with the continued turmoil of financial markets, are creating a sense of insecurity for a neoliberal regime in severe crisis. The G8 states and their allies are seeking to contain these conflicts and the evident accumulation crisis of the global economy through market-orientated solutions in order to restore economic growth whilst calls for more state intervention in the regulation of financial markets are rife. At the same time, the 'war on terror' serves to justify ever-more militarisation of all spheres of life. Wars are waged to secure new markets, transport routes and resources. New techniques of governance are emerging within a logic of waging war against who- or whatever cannot be made profitable. read more