Direct Action

Malik Rahim, founder of Common Ground, the New Orleans Chapter of the Black
Panther Party, and candidate for US Congress in New Orleans will be
visiting Olympia this December. He is a tireless organizer surrounding
issues of racism and poverty, and brings valuable insight and knowledge
into the crises and challenges we face today.

Please join our conversation with Malik:  read more »

Dear Friends,

You are invited to a Northwest Regional Meeting to form an Anti-Imperialist direct
action coalition. We invite you to join with veterans of past and current wars,
anarchist and anti-authoritarians, communist, socialist, spiritual and
religious organizations, peace and justice groups, student activist groups,
teachers, radicals and liberals, mothers, union members, and military family members,
to connect, brainstorm and coordinate direct action to take resistance to
the current U.S. Wars and all facets of imperialism.

WE WILL FORM A COALITION TO COORDINATION DIRECT ACTION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGAINST THE WARS AND AGAINST ALL FACETS OF IMPERIALISM.  read more »

By The Associated Press Nov. 3, 2008

ATHENS, Greece - Thousands of inmates in Greek jails are refusing prison meals to protest overcrowding.

A prison rights group says more than half of the prisoners at 21 of the
country's 24 penitentiaries are refusing meals. The protest started
Monday to demand better detention conditions and less stringent rules
on early release.

Inmates are still eating food brought by their relatives. But,
Ioanna Drosou, a spokeswoman for Initiative for Prisoners' Rights, says
some prisoners are planning to launch full hunger strikes in the next
few days.

Drosou says some 13,000 prisoners are crammed into jails built for 7,500, with a further 5,000 in police detention cells.  read more »

Sept 25, 2008 AP

SHREWSBURY, Mass. - Two elderly women who tied themselves to a crab apple tree to protest its removal say they're being evicted from their senior housing complex.  read more »

by Richard Heister Sat Sep 20, 2008

COLOGNE, Germany (AFP) - German police said tens of thousands of Cologne residents took to the streets Saturday in protest at an "anti-Islamisation" conference of European far-right leaders.

Carrying banners saying: "We are Cologne -- Get rid of the Nazis!," protesters gathered outside the city's cathedral to demonstrate against the congress organised by the local far-right group Pro-Koeln (For Cologne).  read more »

September 18, 2008 Al Jazeera

An armed group seeking a greater share of oil wealth in Nigeria says it has destroyed part of Shell's operation in the Niger Delta.

The claim came days after the group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), declared an "oil war" on foreign companies working in the country.  read more »

Ive had it yall and heres why communism doesnt work. On monday I, Jason Anderson arrived to media island to find 15 or more real activists and communists on the back area to which I found out that Josh Ratliff had asked to leave even though these people werent being disruptive in fact they were traveling artists musicians etc. Josh ratliff denied these true communists access to anything at this "commune" truly for personal reasons unknown. I immediatley gave these heady kids all my food and beer after all isnt that what its all about?  read more »

SchNews Friday 29th August 2008