World

Dec. 29, 2008

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)– Tens of thousands of Lebanese Hezbollah supporters stood under pouring rain Monday to protest Israel's air assault on the Gaza Strip, which entered its third day.

The demonstrators thronged a huge square and nearby streets in the militant group's stronghold south of Beirut, carrying Palestinian, Lebanese and yellow Hezbollah flags and banners supporting the Palestinian people.  read more »

War, Military, Prisons, Police, and “Public Works” 

In response to a query, I wrote the following:  read more »

Planning and Economic Transition

We are facing dire prospects for people and the planet earth.

I suggest the best way to transition to a peaceful, equitable, sustainable world is to reform financial systems and to implement an ecological economic plan that is locally based and promotes inter-community, inter-regional, and world-wide cooperation.  read more »

Project Censored

The News That Didn’t Make the News

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“We don’t forget, we don’t’forgive” – day of international action against state murders, 20 – 12 - 2008  read more »

occupiedlondon.org Dec. 12, 2008

Friends call from abroad. “Is it over?” we can only laugh at that idea - What do you mean, is it over? It’s just about to start. Some comrades come back to the Athens School of Economics (our base), carrying incredible stories from the occupation of the town hall of the  read more »

Spirit of Freedom(December 2008)Produced by EARTH LIBERATION PRISONERS SUPPORT NETWORK
"The whole experience has been tough, but all the kind and strengthening words and wise thoughts from strangers made it much easier!" (Former Swedish Animal Rights Prisoner)
Welcome to the December 2008 edition of Spirit of Freedom. Over the past month there has been a lot of activity for the international prisoner support movement. The good news is the two Spanish eco-activists who were jailed for targeting a bank which funded ecologically destructive activity have been released from prison. Also the three international animal rights activists who were jailed in Sweden have all been released from prison. For  read more »

Nov. 30, 2008 Intercontinental Cry

November 28 - Western Shoshone protest Barrick Gold on Mount Tenabo - A group of Shoshone Grandmothers organized a protest against Barrick
Gold, who has begun construction of a massive open pit gold mine on their sacred Mount Tenabo. During the action, the Shoshone called for help and an immediate encampment to protect the Mountain and surrounding region.  read more »

Spirit of Freedom
(November 2008)
Produced by EARTH LIBERATION PRISONERS SUPPORT NETWORK

"The whole experience has been tough, but all the kind and strengthening
words and wise thoughts from strangers made it much easier!"
(Former Swedish Animal Rights Prisoner)

Welcome to the November 2008 edition of Spirit of Freedom. Literally as we
go to print news is coming in that the American ELF prisoner, Daniel
McGowan, is being transferred to yet another prison. Constantly moving is
very disruptive for a prisoner. It breaks bonds that you make with other
prisoners. It disrupts your prisoner support network. It delays your
letters of support and above all each move fills you with uncertainty as you  read more »

October 31, 2008 intercontinental cry

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: 400,000 Guatemalans Reject Development Model, Philippines Indigenous People Unite for the Land, Riot Police Target Algonquin Blockade, Chagos Islanders Denied the Right of Return, and 17 other stories that you probably haven’t heard about…  read more »