UK Indymedia - Sheffield Globalisation Newswire Archive

E- Petition on Night Flights at East Midlands Airport

Steve Charlish | 08-04-2008 06:45 | Climate Chaos | Globalisation | Sheffield

East Midlands Airport now has more night flights than Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted, if your argument against aviation expansion is climate change or night noise blight they both have much greater affect to the environment at night, please sign the petition.

White working class? Is that investigative journalism?

Most local and national journalism defaults to notions of an underclass of 'losers' without any analysis of how these 'losers' have been structurally excluded. The recent discovery of 'working class' and 'white' as a disadvantaged group is for purely cynical and sensationalist reasons.

Camp for Climate Action to target Kingsnorth power station

Today it was announced that E.ON's Kingsnorth power station in Kent will be the site of this summer’s Camp for Climate Action, running from 4 th to 11th of August 2008.

Supersize My Pay! - Thursday 14th February 2008

The story of how young workers in New Zealand took on their bosses, and won...

THURSDAY 14TH FEBRUARY, 7-9PM
ARTS TOWER (UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD), LECTURE THEATRE 1

Supersize My Pay activist speaks in UK as part of anti-sweatshop week of action

The No Sweat campaigns third week of anti-sweatshop action will be taking place 11-18 February 2008, including a speaker from the Supersize My Pay campaign which has organised thousands of young fast food workers in New Zealand.

Nafeez Ahmed: The Hidden Holocaust - Our Civilizational Crisis

Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed speaking on The Hidden Holocaust — Our Civilizational Crisis at a public meeting held on 20th November 2007 at Imperial College, London.

See also the notice of the meeting and the first three parts of a four part write-up of the talk:

Save the John Howard Cottages

David | 05-12-2007 11:12 | Globalisation | Sheffield | South Coast

Stop the Royal College of Nursing evicting 20-30 elderly residents

The Hidden Holocaust--Our Civilizational Crisis Part 2: Exporting Democracy

Part two (part one) of an article by Nafeez Ahmed on the history of imperial genocide follows, the subject of this article was the subject of recent public meeting, The Hidden Holocaust - Our Civilizational Crisis.

"Northern Rock"

Blackbird | 28-11-2007 15:31 | Globalisation | Sheffield

Northern Rock, Northern Wreck, Northern Crock, Northern Crook or whatever they're calling it this week was last week leaking deposits at a rate of £200 million per day. Hence the anxiety to get a big brand name on board in the shape of the Virgin conglomerate. And so the zombie staggers on to continue devouring the newly printed money being fed to it by Browns Bank of England.

The Hidden Holocaust--Our Civilizational Crisis Part 1: The Holocaust in History

Part one of an article by Nafeez Ahmed on the history of imperial genocide follows, the subject of this article was the subject of recent public meeting, The Hidden Holocaust - Our Civilizational Crisis.

Resistance, Not Repression, Is the Real Story From Burma

Note: the events within Burma described below come from a member of the exiled pro-democracy leadership of Burma 8888. This individual is now deeply involved in the current movement's strategizing and communications, and is in regular contact both with groups on the Thai-Burma border and within the country. Because of the sensitive nature of his work, he has asked to remain anonymous.

The Plight of Myanmar’s People: Challenges and Responsibilities for the Internat

By Christopher B. Roberts
Research Associate - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Republished from:

http://bbwob.blogspot.com/2007/10/plight-of-myanmars-people-challenges.html

Boycott for Burma: targets

Call from 88-generation Burmese resistance groups.

Summer of Dissent in Iceland

In Iceland a summer of dissent against heavy industry and large dams has begun. In a much disputed master-plan, all the glacial rivers and geothermal potential of the largest wilderness of Europe would be harnessed for aluminium production. Activists from around the world have gathered to protect Europe's largest remaining wilderness and oppose Rio Tinto/ALCAN, ALCOA, Century/RUSAL and other transnational companies.

G8 protests in audio and pictures

Large protests are taking place in Rostock, Germany, against the G8.

Announcing Flash Radio G8 2007 Podcast

Flash Radio is a podcast from and about the G8 2007 in Heiligendamm Germany. Subscribe to our podcast about the actions against the G8 or listen to it online. From the 2nd June through till the 10th our 30 minute podcast will contain selected material recorded by our embedded citizen reporter teams.

PFI: a get rich scheme for the city

freecycler | 16-05-2007 11:22 | Globalisation | Sheffield

the rich get richer, the poor get poorer: PFI the corporate scandal

Saving Europe's Last Great Wilderness from corporate greed - TALK+FILMS

Maldoror | 09-05-2007 18:29 | Climate Chaos | Globalisation | Sheffield

An activist from the Saving Iceland campaign talks with new films at the Tramway pub, London Road,Sheffield, 7.30 pm, Thursday, 10 May.

A summer of International dissent and action against Heavy Industry - swarming around Iceland from the 6th of July 2007.

http://www.savingiceland.org/camp2007

http://www.savingiceland.org/conference

The Leeds Truth Festival 11th-13th May

paul | 02-05-2007 21:51 | Globalisation | Sheffield

As part of the wake-up continuing worldwide, or those parts of the world where people have sufficient resources and time to figure what's really happening, the Leeds Truth Festival explores some controversial areas

The Copy/South Reader Response Project vs. WIPO's IP Day

To mark World Intellectual Property Day (26 April), the Copy/South
Research Group calls on you to take up its slogan --'Encouraging
Creativity'-- and send in your creative thoughts and opinions on the
role of copyright law and ideology in the countries of the global South.

Sheffield Globalisation Newswire Archive

E- Petition on Night Flights at East Midlands Airport

White working class? Is that investigative journalism?

Camp for Climate Action to target Kingsnorth power station

Supersize My Pay! - Thursday 14th February 2008

Supersize My Pay activist speaks in UK as part of anti-sweatshop week of action

Nafeez Ahmed: The Hidden Holocaust - Our Civilizational Crisis

Save the John Howard Cottages

The Hidden Holocaust--Our Civilizational Crisis Part 2: Exporting Democracy

"Northern Rock"

The Hidden Holocaust--Our Civilizational Crisis Part 1: The Holocaust in History

Resistance, Not Repression, Is the Real Story From Burma

The Plight of Myanmar’s People: Challenges and Responsibilities for the Internat

Boycott for Burma: targets

Summer of Dissent in Iceland

G8 protests in audio and pictures

Announcing Flash Radio G8 2007 Podcast

PFI: a get rich scheme for the city

Saving Europe's Last Great Wilderness from corporate greed - TALK+FILMS

The Leeds Truth Festival 11th-13th May

The Copy/South Reader Response Project vs. WIPO's IP Day

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