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Freedom Not Fear - Anti-surveillance Day Sat 11th October - Scotland Yard

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:13:32 +0000

from email, 10 October 2008: (Not an endorsement, merely information for action...) In London: Assemble 1pm at New Scotland Yard, with pots, pans and other stuff to make some noise! A broad movement of campaigners and organizations is calling on everybody to join action against excessive surveillance by governments and businesses. On 11 October 2008, concerned people in many countries will take to the streets, the motto being "Freedom not fear 2008". Creative action, from protest marches to parties, will take place in many capital cities. more

CSIS/RCMP 'probe' possible 2010 Olympic threats

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:32:37 +0000

from no2010, 9 October 2008: VANCOUVER- Security forces are predicting protests will escalate as the 2010 Olympics approach and have mounted a number of 'intelligence probes' to counteract threats. The information is contained in heavily censored documents obtained by the Vancouver Sun from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the RCMP, the lead agency for the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit (ISU.) more

Social movements against the global security architecture

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:28:18 +0000

from email, 9 October 2008: A critique of the militarisation of social conflict and the securitisation of everyday life. * Assessment of the Strategy Papers of the ‘Future Group’ (on the future of EU Home Affairs policies) and the ‘new strategic directions’ of NATO, put forward in the publication, ‘Towards a Grand Strategy in an Uncertain World’ * Proposal for a campaign against the new EU policies to be ratified under the Swedish Presidency of the EU in 2009 more

International call for an anti-racist action in Denmark: Shut down Sandholm

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:22:57 +0000

from email, 9 October 2008: The Shut Down the Camp Initiative calls for a day of action against the Sandholm refugee camp in North Zealand, Denmark. To do this we need all the help we can get. On the 25 October 2008 we are planning a massive civil disobedience action. Our aim is to dismantle the Sandholm camp, and thereby physically challenge the racism of the Danish refugee policy. more

LCAP: Solidarity with cleaners on the Underground - take action

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:19:12 +0000

from LCAP, 9 October 2008: 17 years ago, cleaners on the Underground earnt £5.75 an hour. In 2008, many earn less than this. Cleaners on the Underground have taken three days of strike action this summer for a London living wage, pensions, sick pay, an end to third party sackings, 28 days’ annual leave and free travel to work. Join us for leafleting sessions at key stations. more

Antifa: East London BNP launch scuppered.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:15:13 +0000

from various sources, 9 October 2008: "News reaches us that the re-launch of the East London BNP group got off to a less than successful start today. After what can only be described as a gathering of the Darby and Joan club, the assembled geriatrics met at the Salmon and Ball pub on the corner of Bethnal green road. This it turns out was just the re-direction point as it soon became clear that the grey haired security team we're shepherding the old folk a mere one hundred meters away to a church hall opposite! Well done on the planning there people! more

IRR: Unity of purpose in the French banlieues

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:09:34 +0000

from IRR, 9 October 2008: By Liz Fekete - For the second year running, French grassroots anti-racist associations joined forces to organise the Social Forum of the Banlieues (FSQP, Le Forum Social des Quartiers Populaires). This unique and exciting gathering, attended by over 500 people from across the country, was held over three days (3-5 October) in the northern Parisian suburb (banlieue) of Nanterre. more

Chiapas massacre update

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:55:31 +0000

from email, 9 October 2008: State police summarily executed three peasants in front of a child - The Fray Bartolome de las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba) issued a press release on denouncing the October 4 2008 police operation in Chincultik that left six peasants dead, 17 wounded, and 36 detained. Of the wounded, ten were beaten and six were shot. Three men were gravely injured: one was transfered to a hospital in Mexico City, and the other to a hospital in the Chiapas capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez. more

Newswires: Financial crisis

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:43:28 +0000

Articles filtered from our aggregated external news sources, searching for the keywords: Bank, LLoyds, TSB, RBS, Bradford & Bingley, HBOS, Lehrman, Paulson, IMF, AIC, Enron, FSA... more

Capitalism IS crisis: collapse faster! - Friday 10 October 2008, City of London

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:56:50 +0000

from various sources, 8 October 2008: FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER, 5PM, BANK TUBE, THE BANK OF ENGLAND, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON... Prices continue to rise, food, homes and energy begin to slip out of reach. Wages have stagnated for years, now we all face the chop. The government is getting ready for millions more unemployed over the next five years, and they’ll face the harshest forced-work programs since Victorian times – just to get the pittance of the dole. It is no longer cost effective to employ you. You are not buying anything anymore. The banks have fucked it up, they won't lend because the cash flow has dried up, so now they crash. Northern Rock, Lehman Brothers, Bradford & Bingley. more

Report finds 'stunning' increase in Vancouver homeless

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:51:37 +0000

from no2010, 8 October 2008:

- 'Stunning' increase in number of Greater Vancouver homeless
- 373 per cent jump since 2002 count

Jack Keating, The Province
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
[original article]

Greater Vancouver's homeless crisis continues to grow at a "stunning" and "shocking" rate, with a 373-per-cent increase in street homelessness since 2002. more

Australia plans mass vehicle surveillance system

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:44:18 +0000

from cryptogon, 8 October 2008:

CRIMTRAC's planned automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system could become a mass surveillance system, taking as many as 70 million photos of cars and drivers every day across a vast network of roadside cameras.

State and federal police forces want full-frontal images of vehicles, including the driver and front passenger, that are clear enough for identification purposes and usable as evidence in court. more

New process against Italian anarchists - Desert the Fear

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:40:24 +0000

from email, 8 October 2008: Anarchists in Lecce, Southern Italy, face a new trial by a vengeful state after their efforts helped lead to nearby San Foca immigration detention centre being closed down. ... Consumers of fear in a world of insecurity: this is what they want us to be. In order to achieve this goal and defend their power and privileges the States inculcate people with fake fears and create imaginary monsters... more

Open letter to Sussex Police from Smash EDO

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:15:01 +0000

from smash edo, 8 October 2008:

Anti arms trade campaigners are planning a mass demonstration against the arms trade on Wednesday October 15th from Falmer Station. Recently Sussex Police hand delivered letters to known campaigners calling for 'organisers' to meet with the police to 'discuss their intentions'.

This letter was delivered by evidence gathering officers who filmed the police's attempts to 'serve' the letter on campaigners. more

Honouring an anarchist: Fury as Siege of Sidney Street killer gets tower block plaque

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:04:35 +0000

from friends, 8 October 2008: from the Daily Maily (uk fash-conservative newspaper, but fuck, its a great story...) ++++ He is a sinister figure from the seething streets of the East End of London in the volatile years before the First World War.

Peter Piaktow, known as Peter the Painter, was the leader of an anarchist gang responsible for the murder of three policemen which was cornered at the Siege of Sidney Street.

Nearly a century may have passed but the emotions caused by the Siege of Sidney Street have risen again over two commemorative plaques erected for Piaktow. more