UK Indymedia - Sheffield Globalisation Newswire Archive

Localisation not globalisation, Starbucks in Sheffield

John | 24-07-2004 15:58 | Globalisation | Sheffield

Starbucks are planning to open an outlet in the former Tourism office in Sheffield City Centre. Not only will this mean Sheffield will be stuck with an inadequate tourist information service at the detriment to local tourism, Starbucks will make it a priority to take business away from local cafe’s in the area.

Picket Disney's Corporate Party - Winter Gardens, Sunday 7pm

Sheffield No Sweat | 18-06-2004 13:43 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Disney's record of employing sweatshop labour in countries like Haiti and China is extreme and brutal. This is your opportunity to put pressure on Disney to give their workers decent rights, decent working conditions and decent pay. In 1996, Disney's CEO Michael Eisner paid himself $200 million in salary and share options - over 300,000 times what he paid workers in Honduras for making Pocahontas t-shirts.

GATS Free Zone

Alain | 03-06-2004 15:50 | Globalisation | Cambridge | Sheffield

To show that we don't want GATS, a GATS Free Zone logo is available.

"The Fourth World War" at the Showroom

sheff imc | 23-04-2004 21:33 | Globalisation | Indymedia | Sheffield

Sheffield Indymedia presents The Fourth World War at the Showroom in Sheffield on Sunday 2nd May at 6pm.

Dissent! Resistance Against the G8: Gathering in Manchester

A Network of Resistance Against the G8: The G8 (Group of Eight most industrialised nations) Summit is coming to Britain in the Summer of 2005. In past years, everywhere they have tried to meet they have been met with a massive response from the world's social movements. Now, in Britain, a network of groups and individuals is emerging that hopes to resist the Summit, and build a lasting movement against capitalism.

The next Dissent! gathering will take place on the 24th/25th April in Manchester. Come
along and get involved.

Subvert Nike - buy Blackspot sneakers

fab five freddy | 10-03-2004 22:10 | Globalisation | Sheffield | World

For years, Nike was the undisputed champion of logo culture, its swoosh an instant symbol of global cool. Today, Phil Knight's Nike is a fading empire, badly hurt by years of "brand damage" as activists and culture jammers fought back against mindfuck marketing and dirty sweatshop labor.

Global labour radio station launched, based in U.K.

LabourStart, the London- based online trade union news service, has just launched a 24/7 radio station on the web. It already has listeners in 38 countries.

LAST MINUTE: Places on Medic Training Available

A few places are available on Far From Help Medic Training, arranged by Earth First!ers, to be held in Nottingham March 5-7...

Brukman films screened in Burngreave

imc-sheffield | 26-02-2004 00:41 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Sheffield

A successful screening of short films about the struggles around the Brukman clothing factory in Buenos Aires, Argentina took place in Burngreave this evening.

Argentinian film screening

imc-sheffield | 23-02-2004 09:40 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Sheffield Indymedia is showing a series of short films about the struggles at the Argentinian Brukman textiles factory in Abbeyfield Park House, Burngreave at 1930, Wednesday 25 February. One of the film-makers will also be attending.

Protest planned at Coca-Cola launch, 19-2-04

Coca-Cola are planning a stunt to launch Dasani a new bottled water. The Columbian Solidarity Campaign, are planning a protest at 12 noon on Thursday at the Peace Gardens to coincide with the launch on behalf of eight assasinated trade unioun workers and their families. They accuse Coca Cola of impeding the progress of programmes to clean up drinking water forcing millions to drink soft drinks.

Just 5 Words ..

Bill Gates recieves Knighthood

RESISTING REPRESSION - talk & video

Maintaining our right to protest - by Martin Shaw - Tuesday 3rd Feb

A talk and video by Martin Shaw who was almost killed when police cut his climbing ropes at the G8 summit last year.

World Social Forum 2004- Mumbai

muke | 14-01-2004 10:02 | Globalisation | Indymedia | Sheffield

The 3rd world social forum is due commence in Mumbai on the 16th of Jan 2004

FreeCycle Sheffield

Purple | 05-01-2004 01:01 | Ecology | Globalisation | Sheffield

FreeCycle.org is an international network comprising of local groups. Sheffield FreeCycle was the first FreeCycle group in the UK, and now there is also a group in Stoke-on-Trent

In a Tibetan's own words / "Monk niyma story"

The Tibetan Photo Project is dedicated to giving a voice to Tibetans via thier own photos and words.
In October of 2003, the Tibetan Photo Project received its first e-mail from Lobsang Sang Topgyal. He is 23 and a former monk. Lobsang has been documenting the lives of Tibetans.