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Endorse 8 principles of 'The Tsunami Justice Working Group of the Asian Solidarity Network
The Tsunami Justice Working Group’ emerged from a January 29th, 2005 Strategy Planning meeting convened by the Asian Solidarity Network of Toronto. In attendance were representatives from major labour, social justice and non-governmental organizations; from persons whose homelands are the tsunami-affected communities; and from concerned individuals.
The Statement of Principles reflects our commitment to an ongoing monitoring of developments in the tsunami-affected countries through the co...
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 12:09pm PDT
New Anti-Capitalist Film
This is to alert you to a new film – “Capitalism and other Kids’ Stuff” – that has recently been uploaded to the www and can be seen at www.socialist-tv.com , and which argues the anti-capitalist case in simple language....
Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2005 2:33pm PDT
June 18-21 *** Converge in Philadelphia *** BioDEMOCRACY / Reclaim the Commons!
Join us to challenge the corporate crime, poisons for profit, and flagrant lies of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (www.bio.org), at the time of their annual international convention, with a creative uprising for truth, life and justice!...
Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2005 12:53pm PDT
April 13th is CAFTA National Call-in Day
April 13th is CAFTA National Call-in Day - Be part of
the Global Week of Action on Trade - Demand that Your
Representative take a stand Against CAFTA!
(www.stopcafta.org for more info and for call scripts)...
Posted: Wed, Apr 13, 2005 12:19pm PDT
From World Bank to America Bank
President Bush had a hard time explaining to the unenlightened rest of the world why he proposes a man completely lacking in development experience, international credibility in combating poverty and ability to forge international consensus....
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 6:43am PDT
cyber action today
From the 10th to 16th of April, 2005, the Biovision/Biosquare forum will take place in the city of Lyon, France. This summit can be compared with the Davos WEF, but is solely concerned with biotech issues...
Posted: Sun, Apr 10, 2005 3:57am PDT
Contact Your Member of Congress Re: CAFTA on/by April 13th
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, announced a committee hearing on the United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) for Wednesday, April 13. It is rumored that the House Ways and Means Committee will also hold a hearing the same day....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 12:59am PDT
A New World in our Hearts: Anarchist May Day Festival!
http://www.dominantfiction.com/mayday.htm...
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 9:27pm PDT
Psyops in Nepal, Confusions on the Left
For the last couple of months, the monarchy of Nepal has been running a steady stream of faux news about a supposed split in the Communist Party of Nepal between the erudite and media-friendly Baburam Bhattarai, who conducted the last round of peace talks on behalf of the People's War, and CPN Chairman Prachanda. Wild stories of infighting were spread via the Nepalese media by the Royal Nepal Army's commanders. Replete with baroque accounts of incarceration, imagined disputes regarding non-e...
Posted: Sun, Apr 3, 2005 5:59pm PDT
Mass Action and Autonomous Action in the Election Year.
An analysis of the successes and failures of recent militant demonstrations....
Posted: Sun, Apr 3, 2005 12:17am PST
Dixie Anarchists Fight Attacks on Homeless
"(The Unemployed Worker's Union) will make an example of Dennis & the Gourmet shop to show that attacks on the poor and homeless will no longer be tolerated. We will organize ourselves for our own interests, outside the control of politicians and businessmen. We have nothing to gain by capitalist-oriented development of the city, and we will resist the encroachment from those who stand to profit by increasing our misery."...
Posted: Fri, Apr 1, 2005 7:08pm PST
Breaking the Shackles: Côte d'Ivoire struggles against neocolonialism
Jean-Baptiste Gomont Diagou wants to set the record straight about the conflict besetting Côte d’Ivoire, his home country....
Posted: Fri, Apr 1, 2005 9:18am PST
Anti-War Coalition Opposes Wolfowitz Nomination to World Bank
United for Peace and Justice Condemns Bush's Choice of
Iraq War Architect, Calls on Peace Movement to Join
April 15-17 Protests In Washington, D.C.Against World Bank
and IMF...
Posted: Wed, Mar 30, 2005 8:38pm PST
FBI investigating incidents on Infoshop News and Flag.blackened.net
A message from the administrator of Flag.blackened.net concerning two FBI subpoenas directed at sites hosted by the Flag server. One of these sites is Infoshop News....
Posted: Wed, Mar 30, 2005 11:09am PST
BTL:French Farmer and Global Social Justice Activist Jose Bove Describes...
...Fight for Food Sovereignty Around the World ~ Interview with Jose Bove, Anti-corporate globalization activist conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus...
Posted: Sat, Mar 26, 2005 5:16am PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/25/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2005 3:26pm PST
Why We Fight
What are the forces that shape and propel American militarism? This award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine....
Posted: Wed, Mar 23, 2005 5:56pm PST
BAYAN USA CONDEMNS KILLINGS & EXPRESS CONCERN FOR INT'L HUMAN RIGHTS JUSTICE CAPULONG
Threats against the Philippines’ premier human rights lawyer linked to Hacienda Luisita massacre, derailment of peace talks and U.S. “war on terror”...
Posted: Wed, Mar 23, 2005 1:11am PST
World Water Day 2005: Water Privatization in Stockton and Detroit
To mark World Water Day 2005, we take a look at the issue of water privatization in this country in California and Michigan. We speak with activists from Stockton and Detroit and an independent filmmaker who produced the documentary, "Thirst."...
Posted: Tue, Mar 22, 2005 1:48pm PST
UFCW Calls for ABC News to Drop Wal-Mart as 'Only in America' Sponsor
UFCW Calls for ABC News to Drop Wal-Mart as 'Only in America' Sponsor; Union Cites Deceptive Advertising Practice...
Posted: Tue, Mar 22, 2005 10:59am PST