Direct Action
February 18, 2009 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/2/18/as_obama_unveils_foreclosure_plan_activists As Obama Unveils Foreclosure Plan, Activists Place Homeless in Vacant Homes As President Obama is scheduled to announce his $50 billion foreclosure prevention plan today, we go to Minneapolis to speak with Cheri Honkala of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. The group is taking matters into its own hands and finding housing for homeless people in foreclosed and vacant homes. We also speak to Dwayne Cunningham, a homeless man who recently moved into a vacant home. Guests: Cheri Honkala, National Organizer with the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. She grew up in Minneapolis and is based in Philadelphia. Dwayne Cunningham, Recently moved into a vacant home under the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign home-takeover program. Related Links http://www.economichumanrights.org/index.shtml POOR PEOPLE'S ECONOMIC HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN Sabathani Community Center 310 East 38th St Room # 126 Minneapolis, MN 55409 Phone: (612) 821-2364 email: info@economichumanrights.org |
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"Nothing got did" " the road to the White House, paved with lies" lyrics from City That Care Forgot (New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina) Dr. John and the Lower 911 Revolt continues in French Caribbean Feb 16 2009 The leader of the general strike crippling Guadeloupe has accused the French government of preparing to kill protestors to bring an end to the stoppage on the French Caribbean island. "Today, given the number of gendarmes who have arrived in Guadeloupe armed to the teeth, the French state has chosen its natural path: to kill Gaudeloupeans as usual," Elie Domota said on Saturday. Domota is the leader of the Collective against Exploitation (LKP), which groups most of Guadeloupe's unions and political parties and which launched the general strike there on January 20th over low wages and the high cost of living. http://libcom.org/news/revolt-continues-french-caribbean-16022009 |
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http://ireland.indymedia.org/article/90941 Waterford Occupation: A Snapshot Of A 'Tiny Ugly World' / Interview with Joe Kelly (UNITE) Makeover A 'tiny ugly world' of greed, speculation, rampant insecurity and the 'disciplining' of workers unites those who occupied 'Republic Windows and Doors' in Chicago and the workers now occupying Waterford 'Crystal'. Who held the gun to the head of the workers in Waterford? Whose actions called up the 'Starry Plough' ? Was it those of the 'Receiver'? He's the demon bad guy in the news reports. Probably because his surname suited the job! What about O'Reilly ? An international capitalist widely famed for his obscene wealth. He seems like a candidate. Hiding behind the 'Receiver', shafting the workers whose lives he was willing to take a punt on, happy for the acclaim that came with a national brand. The editor of the Indo during the Lockout , way back when the 'Starry Plough' was a living symbol, most certainly deserved his depiction as an iron-heeled capitalist boot-boy. |
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Tony takes on the BBC Whatever happened to the left in politics but more importantly when are we ever going to become decent world citizens. Is the BBC in the right or the wrong I don't know but if they allow other fund raising activities to be aired you'd have to say in the wrong. Is it kowtowing to Israel though? Some more reading on the conflict. A well written article imho here A piece of propoganda here Edit: http://annainpalestine.blogspot.com/
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"War is Peace" Vid Projected on Israeli Embassy, Dublin/Ireland, Demanding the Immediate Expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador http://www.indymedia.ie/article/90742 T his video is made up of a list of the signatories of an open letter compiled to support the demand that the Israeli ambassador to Ireland be expelled 'until such time as there is a complete end to Israel's war on Gaza and its continued slaughter of the Palestinian people.' The list is combined with Creative Commons footage from Gaza released onto the web by Al Jazeera. The Al Jazeera TV channel continues to update their Creative Commons page with more recent footage from Gaza. It was projected onto the exterior of the Israeli embassy in Dublin on the evening of the 19th of January as a response to a 'PR attack' on Ireland by an Israeli Minister fresh over here from overseeing the slaughter in Gaza. Those involved in the collection of signatories, the action at the Israeli embassy, and the production of the video would appreciate any efforts made by others who support this action to spread this video through their blogs, websites and online social networks. |
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Catholic Worker gives Rakon Arms Corp paint job in Auckland (Aotearoa/N.Z.) Youtube of Rakon Kills nvda (3 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p47L9INLAw Still photos http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/76733/index.php RAKON GETS A NEW PAINT JOB Today, at an Auckland protest against the invasion of Gaza and the contribution of the Rakon company to death and destruction around the globe, Catholic Worker Tyler Culpepper was arrested for an act of non-violent direct action. Tyler climbed onto the roof of Rakon's manufacturing facility and revealed the true nature of the Rakon company, using red paint to adjust the building's signage to say 'Rakon Kills', an accurate and unfortunate reality. |
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"There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." -Warren Buffet, the worlds richest man. review of recent her-his-ourstory of squatting in Australia. http://slackbastard.anarchobase.com/?p=1632 Five killed as riot police end sit-in January 20, 2009 FIVE people died in a fire today as riot police tried to break up a sit-in by apartment block residents. Firefighters said they found the bodies in the five-storey building in the Yongsan district of Seoul, South Korea not far from the US Army's Yongsan military base. Some 40 people had been staging a protest against a redevelopment project. 1400 helmeted riot police were mobilised to end the protest, media reports said, and 25 people were arrested. Police commandos were thrown into the scene only 25 hours after the initial staging of the protest. A team of 100 commandos landed on the roof in a shipping container to break up the protest by people who had camped for days in the five-story building in Seoul's Yongsan neighborhood, Seoul police said. |
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SHAC has been peacefully occupying four formerly vacantterrace houses owned by the Universityof Melbourne sinceAugust. This may end soon, now that a warrant has been issued, at the behest ofthe University, for their eviction. As every good corporate journalist knows,only protesters resort to ‘violence’. Authorities never do so intentionally andif the police are ever found to engage in violence it is never reported as such:Euphemisms such as ‘undisciplined behaviour’ or 'cracking down' are frequently deployed. Moreover,whilst the use of force is always legitimate – though sometimes regrettable – whenundertaken by authorities, it is never defensible if undertaken by protestersin their attempts to resist violence. Indeed, corporate journalists oftenportray peaceful attempts to resist violence and actual suffering at the handsof official violence as ‘violence’. |
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"I ♥ the Student Housing Action Collective (SHAC)" Big meeting and dinner sunday night Hi All, Thanks so much to everyone who has come down to support us. Our latest info from the police and the sheriff's office is that an eviction attempt will not happen tomorrow or over the weekend. This sunday night we're inviting all our supporters and people who want to help defend SHAC from eviction to come around for a big meeting, info session and dinner from 6 pm. Student Housing Action Cooperative 272 - 8 Faraday Street, Carlton, VIC Australia outside crew contact person is James on 0403672431 barricaded inside crew contact Liz T on 0402657392 On the roof crew contact Teishan 0430321233 shachouse@gmail.com http://www.shacmelbourne.blogspot.com/ |
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