Desalojo plaza Catalunya…Final eviction.

Desalojo acampada plaza Cataluny 30-06-2011 Comunicado comisión internacional
by Esplugui 30 Jun 2011
A las 2:00 de la madrugada un imponente dispositivo de los Mossos d’Esquadra rodea Plaza Catalunya para desalojar los acampados con la excusa de ayudar a BCNeta a limpiar la plaza. Los acampados en realidad ya se habían mostrado dispuestos a colaborar con los trabajadores en más de una ocasión, pero no estaban dispuestos a desmantelar todo el campamento, verdadera intención del ayuntamiento, ni estaban dispuestos a sustituirlo por un único modulo de 4mx2m, como había intentado negociar el ayuntamiento durante el día, por ser absolutamente insuficiente para ser el lugar de trabajo de todos los activistas que se siguen reuniendo en la plaza.

La excusa fue la misma del 27-M pero muy diferente fue la respuesta de los acampados. No hubo ningún intento de resistencia, ni hubo llamada al movimiento para recuperar la plaza. Para nosotros nunca ha cabido la fuerza como método de resistencia debido a la confianza que ya tenemos en el proceso revolucionario comenzado el 15-M. Para Jordi Hereu quizá, después del fracaso de su ridículo intento de negociación que llevaba ya más de una semana, era necesario desalojar por las malas para intentar no perder toda credibilidad frente al traspaso de poderes a su rival Xavier Trías que ocurrirá mañana 01-07-2011, como demuestran las múltiples y injustificadas agresiones contra algunos acampados cometida por los Mossos, especialmente contra aquellos que estaban intentando documentar el evento y que no estaban oponiendo la mínima resistencia ni siquiera de tipo pasivo frente al desalojo.

The Free: More comments from writers.

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Henry Scott…Mikey – wow! I’ve not read anything like this on before and I love it. A real masterpiece .…Henry (Lord Tom – The Bare Fist Fighter).

The Free by M Gilliland…This is Social Science Fiction not attempted since Survivors on BBC in the Seventies. Are we back there, yet?I love this book. As satire, it works superbly showing up the inevitable consequences of Western Free Market Rapacious Capitalism as well as giving us a taste of Good Old Days English Humour. …I’m loving the central conceit and your ‘back to the land’ theorising where ordinary folk – God I’m writing like a Yokel! – come up with the low tech, non policy solutions. The Free has the potential to be a very, very important book. …The use of differing narrators is also brilliant. Each opens a different perspective, depending on their personalities and prejudices. Popping the self conscious writing bubble beautifully. If only the likes of Martin Amis, Will Self, Rushdie et al could actually define their characters in the simple, no nonsense way you have. Who needs drawn out internal monologues and socio-political rhetoric when you can do this?…Deserving of its place in the TOP 12..Envy is such a difficult emotion to deal with…

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Seed-Mothers take on bio-pirates.

Seed-Mothers’ Confront Climate Insecurity By Manipadma Jena

 

BHUBANESWAR, India, Jul 1, 2011 (IPS) – In eastern Orissa state’s tribal hinterlands about 200 ‘seed-mothers’ are on mission mode – identifying, collecting and conserving traditional seed varieties and motivating farming families to use them.–

As they spread their message through the hinterland, targeting another 140 villages, the women also promote zero dependence on chemical fertilisers and pesticides….

The struggles of Malkangiri farmers with climate change is visible in the Gudumpadar village where seed-mothers are passionately reviving agricultural heritage and convincing the community to stay with local seeds and bio-fertilisers and pesticides….

Well-known environmental activist and founder of Navdanya, Vandana Shiva, told IPS that “climate resilient seeds in women’s hands are vital to climate security and corporations that have taken out some 1,600 patents on climate resilient seeds are biopirates”.

“Allowing corporations to hijack and monopolise seed supply is a recipe for food insecurity and climate insecurity,” Shiva averred.

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Strauss-Kahn’s Accuser Doubly Vicitimised

By Portia Crowe
NEW YORK, Jul 1, 2011 (IPS) – Despite questions about her credibility, the Sofitel maid who is accusing former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault is still a victim and should be treated as one, according to her attorney.

“The victim here made some mistakes, but that doesn’t mean she’s not a rape victim,” her attorney, Kenneth Thompson, told reporters on Friday.

He claimed that District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. was trying to drop the case in order to save face, and stressed that the 32-year-old alleged victim still deserved justice.

On Friday, Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest in New York without bail, after prosecutors brought documents before the court challenging his accuser’s credibility.

Strauss-Khan’s lawyers say the accuser confessed to fabricating the details of her asylum application. They also claim that she lied on income tax documents, and fudged the specifics of her whereabouts after the alleged attack.

But many are questioning the relevance of those confessions to the trial.

READ MORE HERE  http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56337

FEVER: Climate chaos and the Indigenous.

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Fever – A Video Guide, consists of four short films which have been designed as resource for Indigenous communities, to help share information about climate change as well as the struggles and the strategies that communities employ to defend their rights and determine their own futures. In the films we hear the stories from communities in Ecuador, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Indonesia.

All four films are available in Spanish, English and Bahasa Indonesia (Other languages soon). They can be freely viewed or downloaded by anyone. DVD copies may also be requested by visiting LifeMosaic’s website and clicking on “Request a DVD”.

The first film, Fever , explains the essential points of climate change and why it is so important to Indigenous Peoples. Watch/Download Fever (21 minutes).

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CO2-free fuel exists NOW (NH3) (new Farcebook page)

I`ve made a Farcebook page to promote NH3 fuel click here

This sounds like a scam or a hoax. It’s not, I’m just an old climate activist and writer, not a business.

I couldn’t believe it myself, how come I never knew?..

After all the hot air and ballyhoo.. CO2-free fuel has existed all along. Has existed plus its cheaper to make than petrol, from air and water plus a power source and some catalysts. check on Wikipedia. It’s impossible but it`s true. (needs link)

The power source to make it nowadays is Natural Gas,(emits CO2 etc) but making NH3 is easier from renewables. For years all Europe’s NH3 fertilizer needs came from renewable energy.( needs link)

Cars have long ago been converted and driven across America, plus lorries, tractors locomotives and even a NASA Jet. NH3 fuel has existed for a century, buses ran on it in the 40s!! (needs link)

Plus now there’s a new way to make it, cheaper and less energy, called SSAS.
(If the oil companies don’t `bury` the patents as we suspect they did with the new solar panels) (needs link)

Safety.. Ammonia is dangerous, but MUCH less than petroleum, with a fraction of relative accidents. Its low pressure and can`t explode. Only burns at a precise temperature. Evaporates upwards fast, etc. It IS also dangerous for aquatic fauna.

One more thing, I understand that using NH3 correctly produces also no NOx. an IMPORTANT DETAIL since 100s of 1000s die yearly from respiratory diseases critically worsened by vehicle exhausts. (needs link and research)

The oil and vehicle Corporations know this full well but take no responsibility for all these horrible deaths, nor for the environmental mayhem or the millions already suffering from climate change, or all the unique species now faced with extinction.On the contrary they claim tax breaks and handouts on top of their mega profits. (link needed here)

But its not just the corporations. NOBODY is interested in NH3, (Green Gas, Hydrofuel, Ammonia). Nobody has even replied to my blogposts about it though I have it on Google 6 times. It seems like we need a critical mass also for common sense ideas to be accepted!

The aim of this page is to publicize NH3 CO2-free fuel, and specifically to alert the 1000s of climate, ecology, renewable, Save the Planet type folks and organizations and appeal to them to publicize this option IN ANY WAY possible.

All existing combustion engines should be converted to run on NH3 immediately to avoid the danger of irreversible runaway climate change in our thin and fragile atmosphere.

Ignore this like everybody else.. to hell with the planet..  or PLEASE HELP NOW

CO2-free car and jet fuel ALREADY EXISTS!! https://thefreeonline.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/co2-free-jet-fuel-already-exists/

BIG OIL BARS CO2-free GREEN GAS SCANDAL https://thefreeonline.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/co2-free-fuel-barred-by-big-oil-green-gas-nh3/

ya-existe-carburante-zero-co2-nh3-boicoteado-por-el-capitalismo https://thefreeonline.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/ya-existe-carburante-zero-co2-nh3-boicoteado-por-el-capitalismo/

Greg`s CO2/free ammonia cars https://thefreeonline.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/gregs-co2-free-ammonia-cars-30-years-waiting/

see all posts on NH3   https://thefreeonline.wordpress.com/category/ammonia-nh3-co2-free-fuel/

 

UK Strike Escalates Resistance

Icon_article Star Published: June 30, 2011 08:48 by imc-london | Share

Tagged as: critical_mass cuts demo2011 j30 peoples_assembly social_struggles solidarity strike ukuncut workers_struggles
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Across the capital most schools, colleges, local authority staff and civil service joined 750.000 UK workers on a one day strike to warn the govenment and capital to stay away from their pensions and wages. Pickets were established early in the morning in every corner of London being fed with home made food by UK Uncut’s ‘Big Society breakfast [pics] Across the UK over 12,000 state schools were closed. Everyone out to show solidarity.

The Critical Mass toured the picket lines in support since early in the morning starting out at Burgess Park near Elephant and Castle [report | pics | live broadcasts] The mass trade union march (one of 80 in the country) started at Lincoln Inn Fields, and it was reported to be 20-30,000 strong at its destination Westminster Hall where speeches took place. There was a call for a People’s Assembly at the same spot at 2pm coordinated by the J30 Strikers’ Assembly Bloc. UK Uncut also had a set of challenges starting at 3pm with Banker City vs. Public Sector United outside QE Hall. The police were reported to be heavy handed in stopping people from leaving the prescribed route, with many reports coming in of many young people being stopped and searched [more] along the route. Plain clothes police snatch squads were deployed in the late afternoon around Pariment Square and Whitehall and became vety active arresting people whilst kettles were being formed [report] Reports of a total of 31 people were arrested during the day [Green & Black Cross Legal support: 07946541511]

A flavour of the pickets: outside of Lambeth Town Hall, Hackney Community College, The British Museum, Peckham Job Centre, HMRC Euston, Parliament, The British Library, London College of Communication, as well as a cultural workers strike… Plus a demonstration outside the ATOS building in Euston. The Traflagar Square anti-cuts Camp set up the night prior to the strike was evicted in the early morning. See also Elephant reports on the day.

Updates from the streets: IMC London Tumblewire | Tumble pics: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Tumble video | Video | Further info: June 30th website | UK Uncut | Afed statement on the strikes | The Commune on the march.
Other Union statements of action: NUT (National Union of Teachers) | UCU (Universitiy and College Union) | PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) | ATL (Association of Teachers and Lecturers).