This morning Israeli Defense Forces boarded boats carrying prohibited humanitarian aid to Gaza and killed at least 10 people on board. Protests have been called for this evening in Scotland. Israeli Arabs have called for a general strike there on Tuesday, while in Turkey the Israeli embassy has been the target of fierce protests.
Below is a link to an article on autonomous healthcare in two Zapatista Caracoles based on talks in Edinburgh given by someone who has been working in the zones for the last two years as a health promoter. The second article is an interview with the same person that deals more with autonomous organsiation in general in Zapatista communities.
This text appears in the June-July 2010 issue #59 of El Libertario, describing the position this voice of the Venezuelan anarchist movement takes regarding the close links between the governments of these two countries.
A land rights campaigner and local resident is planning to enter the Taste of Edinburgh Festival without a ticket when the event opens for business on Friday.
Andy Wightman asserts that he has a right to enter the festival as a member of the public, which is being held in Inverleith Park, and features celebrity chefs, cookery classes, a champagne and oyster bar, and even has its own internal currency of "crowns," worth fifty pence each.
The Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala in South East Mexico has
been under siege for several months by paramilitaries backed by the ruling
PRI party in Oaxaca. Electricity and water supplies have been cut, schools
shut and there are no doctors.
Culture and Sport Glasgow workers from unions Unison, Unite, BECTU and GMB will be striking on Friday 28 May and Monday 31 May. This is a continuation of the fight from the strikes on the April 30 and May 6.
This text appears in the June-July 2010 issue #59 of El Libertario, describing the position this voice of the Venezuelan anarchist movement takes regarding the close links between the governments of these two countries.
A belated follow-up to 
