ESF Athens 2006

Climate Change

NO THIRD RUNWAY

So, the Mayor of London opposes the third runway, as are most local MPs, but will that help? No, but a big loud demo might!

Climate Change

Eden Project - Corporate Con

The Eden Project - great big golf balls of plants down there in Cornwall, so out-of-the-way they put the black performers there during Live 8 in 2005. Locals aren't best pleased with the supposed green credentials of the Project. Here's why.

Anti-War

Anti-War conference targets anniversary protests

Around 1200 people from across the planet assembled in London on 1 December 2007 to discuss the next stage in opposing the War on Terror and occuptions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the threatened attacks on Iran. They agreed the following declaration:

Climate Change

Consider Using the N-Word Less

Voluntary actions didn't get us civil rights, and they won't fix the climate.
by Mike Tidwell

ID Cards

Softly softly, intro ID Cards

Gordon Brown knows that to get everyone registered at once for ID cards would be impractical and unworkable. So he's coming for the chldren first.

Rostock 2007

Rostock Overview

Things have started dying down in Rostock, although it appears the blockades are still going strong (almost 24 hours after they started). Maybe it's a bit premature but before the whole week goes down in the history books, a quick look at the overall events of the week and the meaning for the movement might be in order.

• Anti-War
• Civil Liberties
• Corporations
• Environment
• European Union
• G8
• May Day
• Miscellaneous
• Other Actions
• Social Forums
  
  • ESF Florence 2002
  • WSF Porto Alegre 2005
  • ESF Paris 2003
  • WSF Mumbai 2004
  • ESF London 2004
  • WSF Caracas 2006
  • ESF Athens 2006
  • ESF Malmö 2008
  • WSF Nairobi 2007
• Trade/Debt
• WTO

Actions

Back in 2003 George Bush's visit to London brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets. He stayed at Buckingham Palace under siege and the world was certain that although he was feted by the government and the royal family, normal people in the UK did not welcome him. The largest mobilisation during his stay was indeed the biggest EVER protest in London on a weekday; 300,000 people turned out to register their disgust.

Climate Change

We are constantly being told that easy personal actions will 'save the climate'. The problem is that most of these “top ten tips” are ineffectual and play directly to our denial tendencies.

Analysis

Hardly a week passes without someone emailing, phoning or posting a DVD to the Globalise Resistance office championing the idea of 9/11 being an inside job.

TNK-BP

TELL BP TO CLEAN UP IT'S ACT - AND IT'S MESS !