Monthly Archives: April 2011
The Guantánamo Files
Craig Murray, “The Orchestration of Propaganda” I have just witnessed the most remarkable operation in orchestration of propaganda in the UK in my lifetime. As I posted yesterday, the leaked Guantanamo files revealed a remarkable amount – that most detainees were … Continue reading
Filed under international affairs, war & peace
Crushing the Right to Protest (Alfie Meadows Charged with “Violent Disorder”)
The UK seems to have decided to join the Russian Federation in the race to the (police-state) bottom… Lenin’s Tomb, “The British Police are the best in the world” Take a deep breath, and don’t let it out until you’ve finished … Continue reading
Filed under political repression, protests
Free Ai Weiwei (petition)
Avaaz.Org Dear friends, World-famous and beloved Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been “disappeared” by China’s state security forces. Every trace of Ai’s life and art has been erased from the Chinese internet, and his only hope may be a global … Continue reading
Vinci: Get Out of Khimki Forest!
“Ultimate Fighting in Khimki Forest,” 19 April 2011, Khimki Forest, Moscow Region. Video by Oleg Kozyrev, special for Echo of Moscow Radio _________ Russian Anti-Corruption Movement, Backed By 20,000 Worldwide, Demands Major EU Corporation Pull Out of Illegal Forest Clearing Before … Continue reading
“Talk to an Iraqi” (This American Life)
This American Life, “Talk to an Iraqi,” Part I: This American Life, “Talk to an Iraqi,” Part II:
Filed under activism, film and video, war & peace
What Does It Mean to Say “No”? Negativity Now (Saint Petersburg)
artesliberales.spbu.ru 18 April 2011 What Does It Mean to Say “No”? Negativity Now (conference) Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St.Petersburg State University (former Smolny College) Saint Petersburg, Russia Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment, 11, room 248 Is it easy to say … Continue reading
Filed under critical thought
International Leaking Roofs Day (Saint Petersburg)
ROOF LEAKS UNITE RESIDENTS By Sergey Chernov The St. Petersburg Times April 13, 2011 (Issue # 1651) Residents, artists and anarchists united Sunday to protest the St. Petersburg authorities’ failure to deal with housing issues by celebrating the fictitious International … Continue reading
Save Rugina! (petition)
http://www.rugina.org/en/petition PETITION To: Acting President of the Republic of Moldova, Marian Lupu Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vlad Filat Mayer of Chişinău, Dorin Chirtoacă Copies: Attorney General of the Republic of Moldova Valeriu Zubco Deputy Secretary-General of the … Continue reading
For the One Percent
The top 1 percent have the best houses, the best educations, the best doctors, and the best lifestyles, but there is one thing that money doesn’t seem to have bought: an understanding that their fate is bound up with how … Continue reading
Filed under film and video, war & peace
Michael Chanan: Chronicle of Protest
http://www.chronicleofprotest-thefilm.co.uk/ CHRONICLE OF PROTEST. A film by Michael Chanan about the movement against government spending cuts in the universities and beyond with students, activists and citizens of the real big society. Featuring Terryl Bacon ‧ Terry Eagleton ‧ Mehdi Hasan ‧ Joe Kelleher ‧ … Continue reading
Filed under activism, film and video, protests, student movements, trade unions
