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imageZentropa Real's "Guerrilla Girl" follows footsteps of a young middleclass FARC
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by Sam
Wherever THE REVOLUTON wins, wherever people fighting the USA hold the land in solidarity, a great rejuvenation of the human spirit will explode all fears away. Never again need we fear totalitarianism from the Left – or ultimately from fundamentalist Islam either. Once free and empowered the people everywhere will express themselves sincerely and petty arguments will no longer hold them back or confuse. People power will for once be real and invincible for many of us sense that this is the F...
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 12:18pm PST
documentBig Idea Rag #2 - Toledo Welcomes Nazis + WTO Hong Kong
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by Big Idea CSC
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Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 11:22am PST
imageMore Photos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 4
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by Puck Lo
December 16- Fifty Korean trade unionists and farmers had spent the afternoon storming the US and Korean consulates in the business district this afternoon. They spraypainted “Down down WTO” and “No Bush” in red and black on the US Consulate while tearing the letters of the sign and throwing eggs at the building. In addition, several demonstrators shaved their heads as a form of protest....
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 10:39am PST
imagePhotos from the Women's March on the WTO Protests; Hong Kong, Day 4, page 3
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by Puck Lo
A group of Hong Kong activists showed up with a sign reading “Hong Kong People Support International Demonstrators Against Unfair Trade.” Their enthusiasm was contagious....
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 10:30am PST
imagePhotos from the Women's March on the WTO Protests; Hong Kong, Day 4, page 2
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by Puck Lo
Women marching against the WTO, from Mongolia, Indonesia, Cambodia—working in the sex industry, as farmers, or as college professors—held colorful, multi-lingual banners and signs....
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 10:19am PST
imagePhotos from the Women's March on the WTO Protests; Hong Kong, Day 4, page 1
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by Puck Lo
Hong Kong, December 16- More than 250 people gathered for a Women’s March Against the World Trade Organization (WTO). The event was sponsored by several Asian women’s organizations with the intent of demonstrating that worldwide—and certainly in Asia—peasant and low-income women suffer the worst effects of poverty, insecurity and displacement caused by WTO policies that benefit multinational corporations and rich countries at the expense of the majority of the world....
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 9:59am PST
imageHong Kong Activists Declare Hunger Strike Against the WTO
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by Puck Lo
Hong Kong, December 16- A group of Hong Kong activists declared a hunger strike that will last at least through December 18, the end date of the Sixth Ministerial World Trade Organization (WTO) conference....
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 9:47am PST
textHumility, Strategy, and Boldness: Emo Reflections on the Third Day of the WTO Protests in Hong Kong by Puck
The sky was a brilliant shade of blue by the time I loaded the last photos onto the Indybay website, sprawled out on the floor wedged between my friends, and passed out. Three short hours later, the alarm was ringing....
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2005 4:17am PST
textKatrina’s Aftermath: The Catastrophe Continues by richard Mellor
Katrina was not a natural disaster; it was and still is a social disaster....
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 9:28pm PST
textClear Channel Censors the Truth about Wal-Mart by J.C.
After allowing The Campaign For America's Future to reserve a billboard less than a mile from Wal-Mart’s World HQ, Clear Channel has refused to accept their ad, censoring the message that the public selected about Wal-Mart....
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 6:03pm PST
imagePhotos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 3, page 6
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by Puck Lo
After the procession reached the designated protest area, the Korean farmers, Via Campesina, and other farmer's groups who participated in the procession sat down, exhausted but high spirited....
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 1:44pm PST
imagePhotos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 3, page 5
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by Puck Lo
Korean farmers rest on the bridge before entering the protest area...
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 1:22pm PST
imagePhotos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 3 page 4
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by Puck Lo
Crossing the bridge during the march from Victoria Park to the designated protest zone...
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 1:14pm PST
imagePhotos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 3 page 3
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by Puck Lo
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Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 1:00pm PST
imagePhotos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 3 page 2
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by Puck Lo
In this fashion, while chanting "Down, down, WTO!" as well as "Kong yee sai mau" (the Cantonese translation), the farmers traveled the entire way from Victoria Park to the designated protest zone near the convention center where the Sixth Ministerial WTO conference is being held until December 18....
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 12:49pm PST
imagePhotos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 3 page 1
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by Puck Lo
On Thursday, December 15 over 1,000 Korean farmers left Victoria Park on what started as an ordinary march. However, as the farmers--wearing knee pads and gloves as well as their trademark beige vests and straw hats--lined up, the entire procession split into smaller groups of around thirty....
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 12:41pm PST
imageFarmers Procession Sways Hearts and Minds at WTO Protests in Hong Kong
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by Puck Lo
On Thursday, December 15 over 1,000 Korean farmers left Victoria Park on what started as an ordinary march....
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 12:28pm PST
imageLow Wage Workers and Migrants Lead Opposition to GATS and Imperialism
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by Handle and Puck Lo
Hong Kong, December 15- During an event that was part of the People's Week of Action Against the World Trade Organization (WTO), a group of fifty people crying: "Down, down, WTO!" and "Down, down, USA!" climbed a steep road to the Hong Kong United States consulate. The action on was a continuation of a "consulate hopping" protest opposing the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)....
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 10:19am PST
audioSeize the Time for December 1-15, 2005 (audio/mpeg 19.2MB) by alexis
Revolutionary news, commentary and music program produced by the Seize the Time Radio Collective. Episode #2. 55 min, 59 sec. 48 kbps mp3....
Posted: Wed, Dec 14, 2005 2:26pm PST
imagePhotos from the WTO Protests in Hong Kong, Day 2 page 3
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by Puck Lo and Handle
The festivities, led by the Korean farmers, spilled out into the street....
Posted: Wed, Dec 14, 2005 2:02pm PST
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