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We Are The 99%
As the Occupy Wall Street movement in the US grows from strength to strength, there are some interesting developments shooting off from it helping to spread the message of revolt.
Stop the G20 – Nice in November
Preparations are well underway for the ‘People First, Not Finance’ mobilisations against the g20 meeting in Cannes from the 1-5th November. Here is the latest timetable of actions and events.
Occupy Wall Street Live!
#OCCUPYWALLSTREET a people powered movement for democracy in New York City. Inspired by the Egyptian Tahrir Square uprising and the Spanish acampadas, we vow to end the monied corruption of our democracy …
TheCityUK: spreading PFI like a virus
Guess what Spain, Greece and Italy’s fiscal crises all have in common? They were all preceded by government splurges on PFI, or, as it’s known on the continent, PPP.
Chilean students rise up!
Over 3000 Chilean students take to the streets of Santiago to stage a mass zombie protest over higher education reforms.
Democracy vs Mythology: The Battle in Syntagma Square
The Greeks have said “Enough is enough”. What do you say? This is a battle between our right to self-determine, to demand a new political process, to be sovereign, and private corporate interests.
From G8 Le Havre to G20 Nice
With the fantastic protests gripping Spain and finding an echo in Greece and Portugal at the moment, there’s every reason for optimism for a big G20 mobilisation.
Where next for the #spanishrevolution?
Gemma Galdon, updates us from Spain a week after thousands of people across Spain turned a series of demonstrations into massive sleep-ins that are still holding strong.
Le Havre against the G8
About 8000 people marched though Le Havre in opposition to the G8 summit, which is due to start in neighbouring Deauville later this week.
This Is What Democracia Looks Like!
As the ‘Democracia Real Ya’ protestors defy the ban on protests in Spain, forms of mass democracy are being used in the squares as people camp. These videos give a flavour of the scale and militant, joyful mood there seems to be.
Here Caceralozo protests that echo Argentina in 2001.
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Insecurity and the #spanishrevolution
Thousands of people are filling up squares throughout Spain. The #15m movement, which took to the streets last Sunday in almost 60 cities became spontaneous sleep-ins. Writes Gemma Galdon Clavell.
Protest against the G8 in Le Havre: logistic info
In what we hope will be the last ever G8 summit, the main aggressors and imperialist adventurers in the world will be gathering in France to try to wring every ounce of justification, glory and self congratulation in the immediate aftermath of the killing of Osama Bin Laden.