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War Crimes Conference - London, 20-21 February, 2009

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:07:02 +0000

University of London, 20-21 February, 2009 War Crimes Conference – Retrospectives and Prospects ‘Identifying war crimes and the perpetrators is a key part of post-conflict resolution’ Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London When: February 20/21 2009 Speakers Include: Lesley Abdela, Professor David Fraser Michael Kandiah Frank McDonough Hans Pawlisch Dr David Seymour Professor David Sugarman Details, including the programme and the booking form will [...]

Channel M Lunchtime News

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:08:26 +0000

Manchester NO2ID co-ordinator Dave Page recently appeared on Channel M news talking about the Government's proposed introduction of ID cards for airport workers. You can catch a clip at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=R4-hEEmN0x8

Local Campaigners Oppose ID Cards for Foreign Nationals

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:04:29 +0000

PRESS RELEASE Date: 21st November 2008 For Immediate Release Campaigners from local Defy-ID and NO2ID groups will protest outside the immigration centre on Water Street, Liverpool on Tuesday 25th November, in opposition to the introduction of UK identity cards for foreign nationals. The groups will wear barcode signs around their necks to signify the encroaching of the database state. People from outside the EAA applying for or renewing visas for study or marriage ("students and spouses") will be required to attend one of the six immigration service centres around the UK, be interrogated, fingerprinted and have their details stored and tracked on a database system which resembles the UK National Identity Register, one of the most intrusive and insecure identity databases in the world. Northwest NO2ID co-ordinator Dave Page said "The Government is determined that everybody in this country, and UK citizens abroad, should be interrogated, catalogued and fingerprinted on its unpopular, useless control-freak database. First they're targetting a voiceless group with plenty to lose by noncompliance, but we'll all be in the firing line soon." Liverpool Defy ID spokesperson Richie Krueger added "We strongly oppose the the Government's plan. As history has proven, when governments have tried to impose this type of surveillance upon citizens, they have rolled out similar schemes by going for the most desperate or vulnerable people first. This is the first part of the Government's strategy to register all citizens in this inhumane way. Big Brother is knocking on the door and we owe it to ourselves, our children and our children's children, to send him packing. We strongly urge people to stand alongside the first people to be 'registered' and protest on the 25th November, when the Government attempt to begin implementation." ENDS Supporters of the groups will gather from 11am in Exchange Flats, before moving to Water Street between 12pm and 1pm. For more information or interview, please contact Dave Page on 07982 814 441, or via e-mail at north.west@no2id.net Liverpool Defy ID is part of a network of people, who are opposed to the Government plans for a national identity card and database scheme. For more details see http://www.liverpool-defy-id.org.uk/ NO2ID is the UK-wide non-partisan campaign against ID cards and the database state. Scroll down http://www.no2id.net for a list of 'database state' initiatives that NO2ID is actively opposing.

Thousands to march for renewable energy

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:45:00 +0000

Eco activist Captain Ozone to organise simultaneous marches on 12th September 2009 to raise awareness of renewable energy - To get involved contact willozone@gmail.com

Apply for the Summer Google Policy Fellowship and Work with EFF

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:17:50 +0000

Students interested in technology law and policy may be interested in applying to work with EFF next summer through the Google Policy Fellowship, a program that gives students the chance to spend the summer working alongside host organizations on topics of Internet and technology policy. Much like how the Summer of Code project aims to develop and promote open source projects, Google is hoping that policy fellowships will advance debate on key policy issues affecting the public. Google is kindly offering fellows a $7000 stipend (for a minimum of 10 weeks in June to August 2009) for working with host organizations like EFF on various topics. Google's application deadline is December 12, 2008. Take a look at a list of EFF's focus areas and find application details here. Students who are accepted will be notified by Friday, February 13th.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:55:48 +0000

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Good Riddance, Uncle Ted

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:21:08 +0000

So ends a political era. The Alaskan senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator in history and a force on Capitol Hill for decades, yesterday finally conceded the re-election race to his Democratic rival, Mayor Mark Begich. This brings us to the end of the “Uncle Ted” era in Alaska, when billions of Stevens’s “pork-barrel” money [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Good Riddance, Uncle Ted", url: "http://priceofoil.org/2008/11/20/good-riddance-uncle-ted/" });

Thousands to demand widespread use of renewable energy

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:15:43 +0000

Eco activist Captain Ozone to organise simultaneous marches on 12th September 2009 to raise awareness of renewable energy - To get involved contact willozone@gmail.com By Mick Meaney | There is a fine line between insanity and genius. Captain Ozone might look insane but his ideas are pure genius. There’s a lot I want to say about Captain [...]

What Obama Can and Should Do to Stop Telecom Immunity

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:17:45 +0000

Yesterday, the New York Times ran the story "Early Test for Obama on Domestic Spying Views", describing the national security-related issues facing the incoming Obama Administration. Chief among them is the issue of immunity for telecoms that illegally assisted in the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program: In perhaps the most critical test, civil liberties groups that are suing major phone companies that took part in the N.S.A. program are waiting to find out whether a federal judge will throw out the lawsuits based on immunity granted by Congress in June. The Justice Department has already moved to take advantage of the immunity provision by certifying in court that the phone companies were complying with a presidential order. But the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group that has taken the lead in the lawsuit, maintains that Congress acted beyond its powers. A hearing is set for Dec. 2. Cindy Cohn, legal director for the foundation, said that as the case moved forward the new administration could act to withdraw the immunity certification made by the Bush Justice Department. “Nothing will be over by Jan. 20,” when Mr. Obama is inaugurated, Ms. Cohn said. As President, it will be up to Obama whether or not the Administration wants to continue seeking dismissal of the lawsuits against AT&T and other telecoms based on the immunity provisions of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA). Specifically, President Obama can end the immunity process. Consistent with his previous opposition to immunity — then-Senator Obama voted in favor of Senator Dodd's amendment to strip the immunity provisions out of the FAA altogether — Obama could instruct his new Attorney General to withdraw the government's motion to dismiss the lawsuits based on the immunity statute. Or, President Obama can temporarily freeze the immunity process until he has learned all the details about the NSA program. Consistent with his support of Senator Bingaman's proposed FAA amendment to delay implementation of the immunity provisions, Obama could instruct his new Attorney General to ask the court for a temporary stay of the immunity proceedings. That would give the Administration time to review the classified details of the NSA program as well as the FAA-mandated reports about the program that are expected by this July from the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice, the NSA, and other agencies involved in the program. After having reviewed all the facts, the new administration can then re-evaluate whether it wants to continue to press for immunity in court, or drop its motion to dismiss and let the cases against the telecoms continue. Or, President Obama can choose not to appeal if the immunity statute is found unconstitutional. If, after the hearing on December 2nd, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the federal Northern District of California agrees with EFF that the immunity statute is unconstitutional and denies the government's motion to dismiss, Obama could instruct his new Attorney General to not appeal that decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. All of these are things Obama could do — on his own and without any help from Congress — to stop the implementation of the immunity scheme that he repeatedly opposed during his presidential campaign. These recommendations aren't EFF's alone: as part of the transition roadmap published yesterday by a broad coalition of groups including EFF, seventeen different civil liberties organizations signed onto national security surveillance recommendations that included the proposition that President Obama should "[d]irect the Attorney General to withdraw the government’s motion to dismiss pending privacy litigation brought against telecommunications carriers for assisting with unlawful warrantless surveillance, or seek a stay of those proceedings until such time as the Attorney General, based on review of the Inspectors’ General reports required by the FISA Amendments Act, determines that a grant of immunity is appropriate." read more

EFF Joins with Coalition to Provide Policy Roadmap to Next President and Congress

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:15:05 +0000

A coalition of more than 25 organizations, including EFF, yesterday released "Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress", a comprehensive catalogue of policy recommendations on a range of critical civil liberties issues. This collaboratively-created transition roadmap, coordinated by our friends at the Constitution Project, contains 20 chapters providing policy recommendations on a wide variety of issues, from Guantanamo Bay to warrantless wiretapping. EFF has signed on as an ally in support of the recommendations in eleven of those chapters, concerning issues within EFF's mission to protect free speech and privacy on the electronic frontier. Most importantly, EFF has joined as a supporter of all the recommendations made in the area of "Secrecy, Surveillance, and Privacy", covering goals such as reigning in NSA spying, updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and reforming the State Secrets privilege (consistent with our Privacy Agenda for the New Administration), as well as combating excessive classification and urging greater transparency in government (as previously described in our Transparency Agenda for the New Administration). After the jump, you can find links to PDFs of all of the individual chapters of the transition catalogue where EFF has signed on as an ally; the entire document is available here [pdf]. We hope that you — and the next President and Congress — find them enlightening. read more

MORE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AHEAD FOR BNP MEMBERS

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:14:31 +0000

null BNP "Security" - A word in your shell-like lads - You're SHIT!! As dawn broke today, Wednesday 19th November, we imagine there are an awful lot of bleary-eyed BNP activists, lacking sleep for worrying about precisely what will happen to them next. After Antifa obtained the BNPSecurity Manual (see issue 1 of the Antifa newsletter No Pasaran!) we warned BNP members: If you are relying on the BNPsecurity apparatus to protect you from antifascists, you have backed a loser. After the entire BNP membership list was published online - including the names, addresses, phone numbers, and personal details of party members - we imagine there are some who wished theyd listened, and many more who curse the day theyd ever heard of Nick Griffin. The BNP membership list was placed on the internet last weekend, and as word got out, panic quickly began to spread in BNP circles, with near hysterical postings on fascist internet blogs and forums. As usual, feuding fascists also began to post up each others names and addresses. While Searchlight-affiliated antifascist groups reported the story, they failed to divulge the list or disclose the internet link allowing access to it. It was left to militant antifascists to openly publicise the material, despite the belated efforts of the BNP leadership to prevent this (somewhat like trying to close the stable gate after the horse, or in this case around 10,000 of them, has long since bolted we think.) Antifascists are already having a field day with the information obtained, and look set to do so for the foreseeable future. It not only contains the personal details of the BNP rank and file (the Nazi Next Door so to speak), but those of leading BNP activists, the BNP security team, and even those of Nick Griffin himself. Incorporated in the list are the employment details of many members, including a number of cops, teachers, screws, social workers, and members of the armed forces, who could very well now be sacked for being members of this discriminatory racist party. According to the list, a Mrs Yvette Bettley of Prenton, Merseyside, has employment concerns as she is a serving copper. We imagine youre considerably more concerned today Yvette. Other personal information is also given. We are, for example, told that Mr Ian Underwood of Gillingham will not be renewing his membership because he objects to being told he can no longer wear a bomber jacket! As well as that Mr Paul Shaddick of Glastonbury may be a potential embarrassment to the party as he is a practicing witch! Antifa imagines that the BNP are considerably more embarrassed after being so careless with their entire membership list. If Nick Griffin is to stop his members resigning in droves hell certainly have a lot of work to do over the coming months. Nothing however, compared to the amount of work BT are going to have to do changing the phone numbers of angry BNP members. Nor compared to the work that glaziers, painters and decorators, and car re-sprayers may well be called upon to do around the country. It will be a long time before the fascists of the British National Party sleep soundly in their beds again. https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/413211.html?c=on#c207728

A Call to Climate Action at COP15, Copenhagen 2009

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:54:00 +0000

We stand at a crossroads. The facts are clear. Global climate change, caused by human activities, is happening, threatening the lives and livelihoods of billions of people and the existence of millions of species. Social movements, environmental groups, and scientists from all over the world are calling for urgent and radical action on climate change.

Fifteenth UN Climate Conference Copenhagen 30th of November, 2009

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:08:00 +0000

(en) Britain, AF, Anarchism 2009 - public event celebrating anarchist ideas

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:41:51 +0000

After the success of the Northern educational it was suggested that the AF hold a public event celebrating anarchist ideas. It is going to be a big event with the all encompassing theme of "celebrating cultures of resistance" both internationally and at home. Speakers will be coming from across the country (and the globe) to speak of their experiences in class struggle and the focus of the day will be very much on the lessons that can be learned from our ideas in practice. The year also coincides with the 25th anniversary of the miner's strike, the 40th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Revolution and the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Bogside. These events will be incorporated as ...

Baltimore: The City from Below

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:31:32 +0000

The City From Below March 27th-29th, 2009 Baltimore The city has emerged in recent years as an indispensable concept for many of the struggles for social justice we are all engaged in - it’s a place where theory meets practice, where the neighborhood organizes against global capitalism, where unequal divisions based on race and class can be [...]

November 18 2008

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:59:59 +0000

Costa Rica: ICE Continues Threat of Blackouts If It Doesn't Get Increase The director of energy demand for the Instituto Costarrince de Electricidad (ICE), Francisco Garro, explained that the threat of blackouts continue for 2009 following an increase of only 9.4% in electrical energy rates. ICE has requested a 36% increase. The 9.4% increase went into effect on all consumer bills beginning November 14. Garro said that if ICE does not have the financial resources it needs to maintain the continuous flow of electrical energy, it will be forced to set in a motion a program of planned blackouts during the summer months (dry season). India: ‘ Electricity firms should be held accountable for power cuts’ A city-based consumer research organisation Tuesday urged the central government to hold the electricity companies accountable for frequent power cuts and load sheddings in several states. The country is facing six to seven percent power deficit during normal hours and 12 to 13 percent during peak hours. The western region is the worst-hit, said the Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS) in a representation to the ministry of power. Kyrgyzstan: Energy crisis threatens country's stability It is the main topic of conversation at every dinner table in the country. After nine months of erratic blackouts and broken government promises, the Kyrgyz are growing restless. Many are even saying the situation is worse than before the Tulip Revolution in 2005. Last spring, following the harshest winter in living memory, the government announced electricity rationing. Citing an unusually dry season, officials explained that water in the Toktogul Reservoir needed to be conserved for the upcoming winter. The reservoir regulates the Naryn River system, host to five of six of the country’s hydroelectric plants. Officials instituted a series of rolling blackouts, in many places for the first time, aiming to reduce nationwide consumption by 30 percent. Nigeria: Chevron says 90000 bpd shut in at Nigerian U.S. energy giant Chevron declared a force majeure in Nigeria on Tuesday after a main supply pipeline to its Escravos export terminal was sabotaged last week, forcing it to shut in around 90,000 barrels per day. "Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) ... confirms that it has declared a force majeure effective November 18 through December 31, 2008," the company said in a statement. Pakistan: Construction of dams a must to meet energy crises - Wapda chief Chairman Wapda Shakil Durrani said construction of big and small dams was the utmost requirement of the country so that the country?s energy and water requirements could be fulfilled. He said this while presiding a high-level meeting at the Wapda House here on Monday. The meeting was held to review the pace of work on all the ongoing hydel and power projects in the NWFP. The chairman Wapda said the country is facing worst energy crisis of its history and Wapda is taking all possible measures in order to increase the power generation capability so that the country?s energy requirement could be fulfilled. Tajikistan: Dushanbe's Mayor Demands Explanation After Power Shortages The Dushanbe mayor is demanding that the local electricity provider explain the "unexpected electricity shortages" in the capital that led to complaints of heating problems. Uganda: Fuel stations run dry THE fuel shortage has worsened, forcing dealers to raise pump prices and ration the products. Panic buying has set in, with motorists queuing to fill their tanks over reports that stations are running dry. Yesterday, many filling stations in the city centre had no fuel, Total and Shell being most hit. Shell Ntinda, Lugogo, Nakawa, Kampala and Jinja Road and Kaazi on Entebbe Road did not have petrol. Zambia: ZESCO announces increased load shedding Zesco has announced that it will reduce power generation from its Kariba North Bank power station in order to carry out repair works. Zesco Senior Manager for Marketing and Public Relations Monica Chisela said the company will switch off one of the two power lines as it carries out repair works on the 330 Kilo volts Kariba north bank power station line to Loaders hill.

Budapest "Nabucco Summit" to turn pipedream into reality

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:04:53 +0000

With U.S. and EU participation, a vital meeting in the Hungarian capital next January will seal commitments for the long-contemplated Turkey-Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria (Nabucco) gas pipeline. Opposition from Russia’s mighty Gazprom, uncertainty surrounding relations with Iran, and the roiling world economic turmoil cast doubt on the project’s future. read more

Planning for '09 UN Climate Summit

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:03:44 +0000

In December 2009, in Copenhagen, the UN will convene the largest and most important Climate Summit to date. There is now a low volume announcement list for those interested in the planned counter-mobilisation and associated global action days. To join the new announcements email list and keep up to date with what is happening in the COP 15 mobilisation send a blank email to copenhagen2009info-subscribe@lists.riseup.net here's the official pitch on COP-15: THE GOVERNMENT'S GOALS FOR COP15 read more

2009 Political Prisoners Calendar

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:07:07 +0000

(en) US, Bash Back! at the Inauguration This January!

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:21:50 +0000

QueerBash Back! cordially invites you to the marriage of the gay assimilationist movement to the State on January 20th, 2009. The gay ruling class has been committed to the State for many years, and this January they will try to make us all make the ultimate commitment to violent, oppressive institutions on the eve of a new Democratic Party regime. Yet few realize that this is an arranged marriage: the assimilationist elite have claimed to speak for all queer and trans folks, yet as outcasts and rejects of commodified, mainstream gay culture, Bash Back! Says NO! to marriage to the State. We know that whether a Democrat or a Republican rules over us, queer and trans liberation cannot be obtained by ...

Green Energy Summit 2009

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:55:25 +0000

Plug into Green world The time to act is now! Green is no longer in champagne activism territory; it has firmly positioned itself in the business mainstream as the next clean engine for economic growth. With rapid strides in technology, economic pressures, high energy prices, resource shortages, environmental threats, and compliance imperatives driving unprecedented growth in green energy, the pressure on scientists, technologists, government, and the industry to develop and adopt new methods for harnessing green energy has never been this overpowering. The first of its kind in India, Green Energy Summit 2009 will provide a unique platform for debate, dialogue and action between research, industry, academia, financial organisations, entrepreneurs and government bodies worldwide. The four tiers of the summit will see a congregation of the most intelligent minds and proactive organisations to create a sustained, result-oriented mindset, bringing into picture those questions that are most relevant for India at this juncture.

U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe: “There Is No Way of Knowing,” Where Paulson Transferred Bailout Money

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:58:00 +0000

Via: Tulsa World: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Saturday that Congress was not told the truth about the bailout of the nation’s financial system and should take back what is left of the $700 billion “blank check” it gave the Bush administration. “It is just outrageous that the American people don’t know that Congress doesn’t know how [...] Related posts:

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TAKE BACK THE POWER TWO CALLS TO ACTIO

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:25:21 +0000

TAKE BACK THE POWER TWO CALLS TO ACTION --> 48 HOURS OF ACTION AGAINST E.ON AND NEW COAL Friday 28th and Saturday 29th November 2008 Fifteenth UN Climate Conference Copenhagen 30th of November, 2009 It’s easy to feel powerless in the face of huge institutions such as energy corporations and governments. But the Climate Camp has shown that we don’t have to feel that way. This summer, despite the millions that E.ON and the Government spent, we massively embarrassed an international energy giant and outsmarted 26 police forces to run the biggest climate camp ever. They threw everything they could at us, but failed to hold us back. We’re just ordinary people with a cause. And we proved our power – not just to the outside world, but to ourselves. Now we know what we can do our movement is stronger than ever. While we wait for a Government decision to give e.on the go-ahead at Kingsnorth or not, we are organising to face them off on every front. Should the go-ahead be given we will be ready and waiting; ready to stop the bulldozers reaching the site; ready to disrupt the supply chain: ready to stop new coal; ready to take back the power.--> Starting with 48hrs of action against e.on, we will continually take action against companies attempting to reignite the coal industry in the UK. Join us - The Camp for Climate Action is an open and welcoming network with a group near you. Visit the “Local Groups” page to find our how you can get involved in kick starting the energy revolution! read more

In Strikes on U.S. in Afghanistan, Taliban Reveals New Potency

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:19:15 +0000

By David Montero - Christian Science Monitor More U.S. and NATO troops have died this year in Afghanistan than any other year since the 2001 U.S. invasion, in part because Taliban militants are launching increasingly complex and deadly attacks. read more

ISAF convoy kills minor girl in Balkh

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:53:43 +0000

PAN: Convoy of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) run over a ten-years-old girl in northern Afghanistan. The minor girl received injuries in the mishap but succumbed to her injuries later in the hospital, he worried. The dead body of the girl was handed over to her family, he added.

The city from below: call for participation, Baltimore March 2009

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:02:34 +0000

The city from below: call for participation March 27th-29th, 2009 Baltimore http://cityfrombelow.org The city has emerged in recent years as an indispensable concept for many of the struggles for social justice we are all engaged in - it's a place where theory meets practice, where the neighborhood organizes against global capitalism, where unequal divisions based on race and class can be mapped out block by block and contested, where the micropolitics of gender and sexual orientation are subject to metropolitan rearticulation, where every corner is a potential site of resistance and every vacant lot a commons to be reclaimed, and, most importantly, a place where all our diverse struggles and strategies have a chance of coming together into something greater. In cities everywhere, new social movements are coming into being, hidden histories are being uncovered, and unanticipated futures are being imagined and built - but so much of this knowledge remains, so to speak, at street-level. We need a space to gather and share our stories, our ideas and analysis, a space to come together and rethink the city from below. To that end, a group of activists and organizers, including Red Emma's, the Indypendent Reader, campbaltimore, and the Campaign for a Better Baltimore are calling for a conference called The City From Below, to take place in Baltimore during the weekend of March 27,28,29, 2009 at 2640, a grassroots community center and events venue. read more

Enbridge Gateway pipeline back on track in B.C.

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:41:30 +0000

Enbridge Gateway pipeline back on track in B.C. Customers demanding new facilities despite sliding oil price Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun Published: Thursday, November 13, 2008 Enbridge Inc. is shrugging off the effects of a sagging world economy to restart its dormant Northern Gateway pipelines project in British Columbia and Alberta. Northern Gateway Pipelines communications director Neil Sweeney said in an interview that the project, which bore a $4.5-billion price tag when it was suspended in 2006, is likely to be submitted to the National Energy Board in 2009. read more

International Volunteers required Olive Tree planting February 2009, Palestine

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:38:49 +0000

Invitation Olive Planting Program - February 2009 A program for Civil International Solidarity with Palestinians Invitation to the Olive Planting Program 7th - 16th February, 2009

(en) US, The New Orleans 7th annual Anarchist Bookfair

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:15:57 +0000

Featuring anarchist publishers, local publishers, local and anarchist book distributors and stores, plus much more, will be taking place THIS Saturday, November 15th, from 10am-6pm, on the 500 & 600 blocks of Frenchmen St. in the Marigny neighborhood. ---- http://www.nolabookfair.com/ ---- Hey Everyone! The New Orleans Bookfair is here again! ---- Frenchmen Street is a great place to spend an afternoon, and you HAVE to come by to check out all the awesome stuff people will have for sale. AK Press will be there, as will we. ---- We will have massive amounts of the 2009 Slingshot Organizers for sale, so bring some money to buy yours and a few for christmas gifts for your friends! Small: $6, Large: $10. ...

British troops out of Iraq by end of 2009: Iraqi official

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:17:25 +0000

All British troops will be out of Iraq by the end of next year, Iraq’s national security advisor said on Friday, days before Baghdad was expected to vote on a controversial US military pact.”By the end of next year there will be no British troops in Iraq. By the end of 2009,” Muwafaq al-Rubaie said, [...]

Dikmen Valley: A Story of Resistance from Turkey

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:23:42 +0000

Dikmen Valley in Ankara, Turkey was originally Dikmen Village. The village goes back to the 1950s, but it wasn't settled in the form of a squatter [gecekondu in Turkish] neighborhood till around 1968. The valley has five etapes. The first and second etapes were settled the earliest while the fourth and fifth etapes were first settled in the late 1970s. Before that, the area was used by the villagers for agriculture and grazing. During the same period, an intense wave of migration from the rural parts of inner Anatolia to big cities took place. Housing was a serious problem for these rural-to-urban migrants. A handful of early migrants to Ankara were involved in leftist political and revolutionary activities. According to the spokesperson of the resistance to "urban transformation," these migrants came together to discuss what could be done to solve their housing problems. After some research they discovered Dikmen Village and decided that this might be a solution. The valley belonged to the state, and when the migrants saw that the villagers were using the land to their liking, they decided to settle there. After having done so, they began redistributing the land to other rural migrants, especially those who, in the words of the resistance's spokesperson, were "cheap labor, who had come to the city in search of work but who had the consciousness to participate in the struggle against capital and who were at least social-democrats." Migrants to Ankara in general and Dikmen Valley in particular came from all parts of Turkey, creating a mosaic of different ethnic cultures and religious beliefs. read more

(en) Canada, WANTED: PLAYS FOR MONTREAL'S 4th Annual INTERNATIONAL ANARCHIST THEATRE FESTIVAL May 11-14, 2009

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:42:37 +0000

Montreal's fourth annual International Anarchist Theatre Festival is seeking submissions of anarchist theatre pieces to be staged May 11 - 14th, 2009. We are looking for theatre pieces in English or French, from 5 to 60 minutes long, about anarchists, anarchist ideas and history, or any subject related to anarchism including anti-state, against capitalism, racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. We will consider plays or monologues that are original work, ones that have already been performed, or that have been written by anarchists (historical or contemporary). ---- In the past, the festival has staged work by members of The Living Theatre, The Bread & Puppet Theatre, Monique Surel, author of Au temps de ...

November 14 2009

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:20:02 +0000

Indonesia: People opt for firewood as kerosene runs short The kerosene-to-gas conversion program has created a prolonged energy crisis in the province, causing residents in rural and remote areas to turn to firewood for their fuel. Madura has been in the grip of a kerosene shortage for more than a month with severe cuts to supply and residents unable to afford its substitute, liquefied natural gas. Nepal: Nepal to face major power shortage this winter Nepalese could face as much as 14 hours of daily power cuts this winter because of damage to lines that transmit power imported from India and low water levels in reservoirs that drive hydroelectric plants, an official said Friday. Sher Singh Bhat of the state-run Nepal Electricity Authority said the utility would be forced to increase power blackouts to consumers this winter. Power outages currently stretch to about five hours a day in Nepal. Palestine (Gaza): Israel blockade leaves much of Gaza City without power Much of Gaza City fell into darkness Thursday night after an Israeli blockade, tightened in response to Palestinian hostilities, caused the city's electricity plant to run critically low on fuel and shut down. Israel also barred 30 truckloads of relief supplies from entering the Gaza Strip, leaving a United Nations agency without food to distribute to needy families that make up half the Palestinian territory's 1.5 million people. South Africa: Electricity shortage zaps newbuilding About 385 new construction projects with an estimated value of R12 billion have been cancelled or delayed because of Eskom's six-month moratorium on the provision of electricity for new projects, according to the results of a survey facilitated by Master Builders South Africa (MBSA).

AFP: Iraqi official - British troops out of Iraq by end of 2009

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

All British troops will be out of Iraq by the end of next year, Iraq's national security advisor told AFP Friday...However, a defence ministry spokesman in London said in response that Britain has "no timetable" on the withdrawal...

The Hidden Cost of Petroleum: The National Picture

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:00:03 +0000

Racket. Shakedown. Scam. Swindle. Via: National Priorities Project: In 2009 alone, U.S. taxpayers will spend $103.5 billion on military resources used to secure access to petroleum, while investing only $1.26 billion in renewable energy sources. Including Iraq War-related costs doubles this figure to $215.4 billion dollars. Research Credit: bozomind Related posts:

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