The story so far, uncovered health impacts from open casting, the Camp for Climate Action, assaulted by a councilor, and other coal struggles at Hunterston and Cousland – the Mainshill Solidarity Camp & Coal Action Newsletter is now out!

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St Joan of Arc School in Balmore Road, Lambhill, was partially burned down over the night of Saturday 5th/Sunday 6th September. As well as fire damage, the building suffered water damage when the water storage tank in its roof collapsed during the fire.

The Lambhill Stables building at the junction of Balmore Road with the Forth and Clyde Canal also went on fire the same night.

St Joan of Arc School is an additional support needs school of around 60 students aged 11-18.

The Lambhill Stables building is owned by British Waterways but rented to the Lambhill Stables charitable trust who hope to open it as a community cafe and garden.

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Twenty of the paramilitaries who were among the material authors of the Acteal Massacre in 1997 were released from prison on 12th August, and the cases of 37 more are under review. A week later, documents were declassified which prove that the Mexican government and its army authorized the paramilitary activity in Chiapas which led to the massacre. The Acteal massacre was, therefore, un Crimen de Estado (a state crime) perpetrated by the government of President Ernesto Zedillo. The message sent, that of impunity for atrocity, has encouraged the growing presence of armed paramilitary groups already active in the area. The men are members of the Army of God, an evangelical group. Violence is increasing and tension is high.

REVOLUTION: Why It's Necessary, Why It's Possible, What It's All About
a film of a talk by Bob Avakian

Online at: http://www.revolutiontalk.net/

In 2003 Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party USA delivered an historic talk in the United States.

 Iran Solidarity petition "Stop Ahmadinejad from entering United Nation"

Having publicised their situation throughout and beyond Glasgow, Hamiltonhill Action Group have now gained the support of the Scottish Tenants Organisation as well as neighbouring estates giving further signs of solidarity and support. The Action Group are holding a weekly stall immediately outside GHA headquarters and have made contact with several other resident’s groups in Glasgow. There have also been a large number of unaffiliated social housing residents coming up to the stall to share stories and generally showing GHA that Glasgow is supporting the campaign for better social housing, whether it is in Possil, Parkhead or Pollokshields.

Since putting in a formal request to GHA for a timetable of works to install Secured By Design steel security doors in Hamiltonhill, the Hamiltonhill Action Group have now escalated the campaign, since GHA have chosen to completely ignore both the request and complaint logged by the residents via the Action Group.

Over a month has passed since the Action Group registered their official request but GHA has been deathly silent despite follow up correspondence from the Group and residents. Even according to their own agenda and targets of responding to resident’s requests and correspondence the GHA have failed. Considering a colossal 50% of the budget is spent on administration, surely it can’t be an issue of not having enough people to answer the phones?!

 "Jean Philippe must be paid the wages he is owed," demanded demonstrators at Edinburgh's Employment Tribunal on 3 September. Recruitment agency Tradebase have still not paid Jean £468 wages due for painting work at the Rutland Hotel in July 2008.

"Something should be done.... I worked for four days - I should be paid!  If I had robbed someone then I would be in jail," exclaimed Jean to the Tribunal judge.

Solidarity for 2 Zapatista Other Campaign Prisoners. Request for Urgent Action, Organizacion Mundial Contra la Tortura, published on the Frayba website This is a summary of the urgent action request on the Fray Bartololome de las Casas website, from the Organizacion Mundial Contra Tortura (OMCT).

 

Conservationists in Scotland and around the globe are protesting against the continuing logging and wood chipping of world heritage valued old growth forests of Tasmania.

 

 

  "Support Jean Philippe to get the wages he's owed. Come along to the Employment Tribunal to show Tradebase they can't get away with treating their workers like dirt." That's the message from Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty, who are organising a protest at Edinburgh's Melville Street Employment Tribunal this Thursday 3rd September, from 1 - 2pm.