Amy Goodman Detained at Canadian Border, Questioned About Speech…and 2010 Olympics
While traveling to Vancouver, Canada to speak at the Vancouver Public Library at a benefit for community radio stations, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and her two colleagues were detained by Canadian authorities. Amy was questioned extensively about the speech she intended to give; their car was gone through by armed border guards, and their papers and laptop computers were scoured. The armed interrogators were particularly interested in whether she would be speaking about the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Protests will take place in Brussels on 30 November and 1 December 09 as the EU ministers of interior and justice meet to agree the new ‘Stockholm Programme’.
Every five years, the interior and justice ministers of the EU adopt new directives for a common domestic policy. In 1999, the Tampere Programme focussed discussions on co-ordinated policies relating to the increasing control of populations both within and travelling to the EU. Much of the discussion emphasised ‘management of migration flows’, a euphemism for the selection of migrants who are ‘desirable’, in economic terms to EU member states, combined with a general increase of restrictions on movement into the EU, strengthening what has become known as ‘Fortress Europe’.
* El Libertario, the Venezuelan anarchist newspaper, denounce the assassination of Mijail Martinez as the latest chapter in the Chavez government’s attack against base-level, autonomous, revolutionary and dissident organisations.
Trade unionists, politicians, faith and community groups today (Saturday 28 November 2009) marched through Glasgow’s streets in a visible demonstration against racism and fascism. The march was organised by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). The Annual St Andrew’s Day Anti Racism March and Rally was designed to show a Scotland united against racism, and in difficult economic times will remind people of the dangers of allowing prejudice and discrimination to go unchallenged.
Scottish republicans expect to be betrayed by royalists. But when republicans betray the cause of an independent Scottish republic by agreeing with royalists' plans it is an unexpected betrayal.
Ahead of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen and global demonstrations to demand action on climate change this December, the Scottish Socialist Party hosts a discussion on the environmental crisis that faces us. We’re bringing together radical socialists, environmentalists and greens to discuss what solutions are needed to avoid enviromental disaster and ask the question… IS IT TIME FOR AN ECOLOGICAL REVOLUTION?
It is more important than ever for socialists and environmentalists to work together to challenge the system that puts profit and greed before the needs of people and planet, and to avert the potentially catastrophic consequences that climate change will have.
PUBLIC MEETING: Monday 30 November, 7pm. The Piper on the Square pub, corner of George Sq
with speakers:
Dan Glass - Plane Stupid
Justin Kenrick - environmental activist, 350 campaign
Liam Young - SSP environment spokesperson
Danny Alderslowe - Green Party councillor
More info. on The Wave climate change demo - taking place in Glasgow on Dec 5th is available here: www.the-wave.org.uk/scotland
A group of about 45 people (latest news figure is now 57) were ambushed and abducted by about 100 armed men, according to reports. The military recovered the bodies of 13 women and eight men—some of them mutilated.
While traveling to Vancouver, Canada to speak at the Vancouver Public Library at a benefit for community radio stations, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and her two colleagues were detained by Canadian authorities. Amy was questioned extensively about the speech she intended to give; their car was gone through by armed border guards, and their papers and laptop computers were scoured. The armed interrogators were particularly interested in whether she would be speaking about the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Trade unionists, politicians, faith and community groups today (Saturday 28 November 2009) marched through Glasgow’s streets in a visible demonstration against racism and fascism. The march was organised by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). The Annual St Andrew’s Day Anti Racism March and Rally was designed to show a Scotland united against racism, and in difficult economic times will remind people of the dangers of allowing prejudice and discrimination to go unchallenged.
Last weekend saw activists from across the UK converge at the Mainshill Solidarity Camp for a 
