Solidarity Committee of the Rangareddy Brick kiln Workers’ Union hereby heartily invites you to the first State Level Convention of Unorganized Workers’ Movements with the focus being on the issues related to migrant brick-kiln workers. Date: 28th April 2013 Place: Hyderabad ( HASS Center, Sarojini Devi Road, near Garden hotel, Opp: Oriental Bank, Secundrabad) Time ; 10.00 AM to 6.00 […]
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev attended a workshop sponsored by the CIA-linked Jamestown Foundation, Izvestia reports
Tamerlan Tsarnaev attended a workshop sponsored by the CIA-linked Jamestown Foundation, Izvestia reports today (see English translation here).
The Russian newspaper cites documents produced by the Counterintelligence Department Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia confirming that the NGO “Fund of Caucasus” held workshops in the summer of 2012 and Tsarnaev attended.
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A massive European fire sale is one way finance is using the crisis to entrench neo-liberalism
Nick Buxton: A massive European fire sale is one way finance is using the crisis to entrench neo-liberalism
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Apr 25 : Dhaka – Hundreds dead as garment factory building that supplied west collapses
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/24/bangladesh-building-collapse-shops-west Dhaka: many dead as garment factory building that supplied west collapses Hundreds of workers feared to have died at plant in Bangladesh where staff were ‘told to return to work’ despite crack in wall Saad Hammadi in Dhaka, Jason Burke and Rebecca Smithers The Guardian, Wednesday 24 April 2013 23.23 BST Hundreds of garment […]
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Congratulations to Palestinian prisoner hero Samer al-Issawi on his victory over the jailer
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine extends its congratulations to Samer al-Issawi on the victory of his free will over the occupation jailer on April 23. The PFLP expressed its salutes to the imprisoned struggler Samer al-Issawi, his family, and all of the prisoners inside the occupation jails, for his victory in exerting his will over the jailer, winning his release and return to his hometown in the city of Jerusalem, Palestine’s eternal capital.
The Front said that this victory inspires pride, gratitude and thanks to the struggling hero Samer al-Issawi and all fighters for freedom, justice and democracy in the world who stand with the prisoners with great confidence that the will of the prisoners is stronger than the tyranny of the occupation and stands taller than the prison walls. The Front called on all to emulate the spirit of struggle and resistance exemplified by Samer al-Issawi and his fellow prisoners, as their struggle and will and sacrifice continues to defeat the occupation and lead the way in our struggle for freedom, return and self-determination.
The Front emphasized the urgency for all Palestinian leaders and parties to learn lessons from this battle and from the prisoners’ movement and its deep individual and collective experiences to build a united national strategy to struggle for the liberation of the prisoners and the liberation of our people and our land.
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Director Stephen Vittoria talks with Mumia Abu-Jamal on the "Newark Situation"
On April 16th Newark’s only movie theater, Cityplex-12, the ownership of which includes Shaquille O’Neal and Boraie Development, a theater that symbolizes the redevelopment of Newark and which has been championed by Mayor Cory Booker, suddenly cancelled our film about Mumia Abu-Jamal, pulling it from their schedule.
With this act they effectively blocked Newark citizens from seeing the film
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Bangalore – Convention and Public Meeting : Women against Sexual violence and State repression (WSS), Apr 27-28
WSS NATIONAL CONVENTION and SOLIDARITY PROGRAMME April 27- 28 @ ISI, 24 Benson Road, Bangalore, Karnataka Women against sexual violence and state repression (WSS) invites all women interested in WSS to participate in our two day WSS Convention (April 27-28th 9.30 am-6.30 pm). As part of the solidarity program we are inviting grassroots groups and […]
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Anti-war vets unite with community groups at national gathering
Decatur, TN – This past weekend, April 19-21, Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) hosted a three-day organizer training in rural eastern Tennessee. Over 50 activists shared skills and strategies as veterans and active-duty soldiers were joined by civilian ally organizations from around the country, including IVAW’s partner organization Civilian-Soldier Alliance (CivSol,) One Love Movement, Students for a Democratic Society, The Poverty Initiative, Concerned Citizens for Justice, and many others.
This type of combined gathering was unprecedented for the nine-year-old IVAW and many of the attendees were excited by this new development. “We’re seeing a shift in the overall movement and the world right now, and its making me very excited and inspired,” said IVAW member Jacob George.
Collective liberation was a theme of the weekend. Activists represented a huge range of issues, including anti-racism, education rights, Palestine solidarity, poverty, environment, labor, media justice, LGBTQ rights, healthcare and immigrant rights. Many discussions over the weekend emphasized the interconnected nature of the struggle against war and occupation to other movements. IVAW chapters around the country reported back on work they have done with community groups and labor unions around the issue of mental health care in the community, and at Veterans Administration hospitals.
“The work we’re doing here, the work we’re doing in Maryland, I don’t see it as work, I see it as healing.” Said CivSol member Sergio Espana, who organizes for healthcare in Baltimore.
IVAW and CivSol are currently leading a national “Right to Heal” campaign, which demands that the government stop deploying traumatized troops and provide adequate physical and mental health care for victims of the U.S. occupations, and of military trauma such as PTSD, military sexual trauma and traumatic brain injury. At the weekend retreat, workshops and panels addressed the trauma faced not only by combat veterans, but the similar experiences of immigrants, refugees and victims of sexual assault and police violence.
Last May, IVAW brought national attention to the victims of U.S./NATO war and occupation as they joined Afghans for Peace and 30,000 protesters to march on the NATO convention in Chicago. 40 IVAW members returned their medals in a memorable ceremony outside the convention. Some of the veterans dedicated their medals to friends who had become victims of combat deaths and suicide, noting that 18 veterans commit suicide every day, and demanding the government recognize the Right to Heal.
In summation of the retreat, organizers were optimistic about the future of the campaign and its growing support among ally organizations. To learn more about the Right to Heal campaign, visit http://righttoheal.org and http://www.ivaw.org
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Chicago commemorates International Palestinian Prisoners Day
Chicago, IL – During the week of International Palestinian Prisoners Day, over 20 activists from the Palestine Solidarity Group, United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), Students for Justice in Palestine and other organizations braved the bitter cold to stage “Intifada Theater” at the Bean in Millennium Park, April 19.
The performance included scenes that Palestinians know all too well – being detained for taking part in a peaceful protest, being harassed by Israeli soldiers on the way to school and being tortured by Israeli prison guards who threaten your family. And while the actors performed their parts, the chorus rang out – “Freedom to protest? Not for Palestinians! Freedom from racist harassment? Not for Palestinians! Freedom from arrest without charge? Not for Palestinians! Freedom from torture? Not for Palestinians!”
Chicago’s action was one of dozens of worldwide protests for the over 4900 Palestinian political prisoners, including children and administrative detainees (jailed without charge or trial), who are held in Israeli jails.
Amongst the most prominent of them to make international news, one is Samer Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for over 250 days, refusing to end it until he wins freedom without conditions. Another is Arafat Jaradat, tortured to death in an Israeli prison; and Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who died of cancer after being refused proper medical treatment by the Israeli prison service.
The Israelis, with the support from the U.S. government, continue unabated their illegal policies of jailing Palestinians without charge or trial, jailing children in violation of all international laws and torturing prisoners regardless of their age or gender.
But we have also seen the resistance of Palestinian prisoners to this repression, with waves of hunger strikes throughout the prisons, reminding many of the H Block Martyrs in the north of Ireland. We’ve seen Palestinians taking to the streets to protest the treatment of the men and women who resist the occupation of their land. And we’ve seen the protests by Palestinians and solidarity activists across the world – supporting the demands of freedom and justice for all Palestinian political prisoners, the end of Israeli occupation and colonization of Palestinian and Arab land, self-determination for the Palestinian people, and the Right of Return for all Palestinian refugees and their descendants.
As we go to press, there is an initial agreement with the Israelis for Samer Issawi to remain in prison for eight months and then to be released to his hometown of al-Issawia in the East Jerusalem district. The worldwide protests for Samer Issawi have supported his refusal to be deported and to be returned to his homeland, a right shared by all Palestinians.
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Free Mumia Abu Jamal Now ! Statement from the Free Mumia Abu Jamal Defence Campaign UK on his birthday the 24th April 2013
Comrades and Friends, today we celebrate Mumia’s birthday. Mumia is a political prisoner framed for his political beliefs, this is evident from his FBI files which shows that the state had him under surveillance since he was 14 years old and joined the Black Panther Party.
We celebrate his life of commitment to struggle and continue to fight for his release. Although, no