More than 100,000 people marched in Manila and other cities against wholesale robbery by politicians and the 1%.Ted Regencia Last Modified: 27 Aug 2013 08:15
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The protesters chanted ‘No more pork!’ as they marched through Manila [Getty Images]
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Manila, Philippines – In a country where millions of people survive on just a dollar a day, Janet Lim Napoles’ claims that she comes from a humble family are hard for many Filipinos to accept. Her 23-year-old daughter Jeane, fresh out of college in the US, owns a $1.89m condo at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Los Angeles. That’s apart from the $9.5m worth of properties the family has across California. Continue reading “‘Pork-barrel protests’ rock the Philippines” |
Category: social revolution
Resistance Call from jailed anarchist whistleblower Jeremy Hammond
Jeremy Hammond is a gifted young computer programmer facing a decade in prison. His crime? Leaking information from the private intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting, information which revealed that Stratfor had been spying on human rights activists at the behest of corporations and the U.S. government. Continue reading “Resistance Call from jailed anarchist whistleblower Jeremy Hammond”
And the Award for the Most Vile Piece of Crap on the Internet Goes to…
Deal for Yasuni Paradise Lost due to Euro Greed
Photo from Tim Laman, National Geographic +with thanks+
In 2010 Ecuador made the world an offer it couldn’t — or at least, shouldn’t have been able to — refuse. For the measly price of $3.6bn, it promised not to exploit the Ishpingo-Tiputini-Tambococha oil block in the Yasuni national park, a 675 square mile patch of pristine Amazon rainforest that is home to barely contacted indigenous tribes, thousands of species of trees and nearly 1bn barrels of crude oil. Continue reading “Deal for Yasuni Paradise Lost due to Euro Greed”
Why dolphins refuse to fight back?
These top predators could do some serious damage to humans but time and again they refrain, even when being tortured to death with their families.
Laura Bridgeman takes a look at the scientific evidence that may explain why dolphins have such a benevolent nature when it comes to interactions with humans…….. Continue reading “Why dolphins refuse to fight back?”
Zapatista Freedom School. Day 4 and 5
More than 1500 invited students are in the Lacandonan Jungle taking part in the Zapatista Freedom school last week. The school has also gone online also with registered studemts participating by teleconference around the world. Due to demand new courses are planned for Dec and Jan.
Day 4: Unlike the Capitalist Mexican Justice System, you cannot buy Zapatista Justice Continue reading “Zapatista Freedom School. Day 4 and 5”
CONCENTRACIÓ PER EXIGIR LA LLBERTAT D’EN GIOBBE
Video de la protesta
Barcelona, 20 agost.- Concentració solidària al Consulat italià per exigir la llibertat d’en Giobbe, company activista de la lluita anti-tav de la Val de Susa, empreseonat sota un muntatge judicial que fa aigües.
Il suo gruppo di appoggio di Barcellona protesta. No alla TAV, stop alla criminalizzazione.
CONCENTRACIÓ PER EXIGIR LA LLBERTAT D’EN GIOBBE
Activista antiTAV italià en presó preventiva per un muntatge judicial
DIMARTS 20 AGOST, 12h.
Consulat d’Itàlia
Carrer de Mallorca, 270, (quasi psg. Gràcia)
Activista antiTAV italià en presó preventiva per un muntatge judicial
DIMARTS 20 AGOST, 12h.
Consulat d’Itàlia
Carrer de Mallorca, 270, (quasi psg. Gràcia)
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