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SOLIDARITY For more info and ways to get involvedinsolidarityactionsand campaignworkcontact: ' East Timor Scotland Support Group0141 3393249. 'MerseysideEastTimorSolidarity Campaign0151 2204128. -Tyne-sideEastTimorSupportGrp 01914140393. ~EastTimorIrelandSolidarityCarn- paign0035316719207. ' TAPOL (The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign) 0181 771 2904 ' British Coalition for East Timor &No 53 Winter 1999/2000 Free/Donationi POBox2349LondonEl3HX. ~CAFOD 0171 7337900. East Timor paint pots plaster polis SO, the UN peacekeeping forces have finally arrived in EastTimor. Yippee. Butwhat is really going on? Gartocher residents resist rubbish rat The fact is that major capitalist powers - particularly the US, UK andAustralia - have so much financial interest in THEresidentsofGartocher were joined by 5 supporters upholding the IndonesianEmpire that an independent East TerraceinGlasgowarefight- fromFaslanePeaceCamp,who Timor, let alone a revealing of western coercion in all of ingtostopruthlessbusiness- blockaded the entrance to this,wouldbeabloodyembarrassmentiftherealfactswere man William Combe estab- Combe’s site. 202(1) police of- ever to emerge. Pro-actively, the East Timorese have been lishing a waste disposal site ficers arrived and arrested 6 aninconvenientandentirelydispensablecommodityforthe in theirquietstreet. protestors, hurting one badly. lasttwentyfiveyears.ThestrategicimportanceofIndonesia Combe and his heavies AtcourtinSeptemberpolicelies as a linchpin ofglobal capitalism in South EastAsia is far have threatened residents were exposed and all, but one more significantforClinton, Blairand Howard. who got Community Service, What is really going on? with violence, tried to run wereacquitted. over residents, photo- On2-9JulyresidentsandPeace graphed local children and Campers again blocked AmericabackedGeneralSuhartoin 1965tooverthrowthepresi- smashedinaresident’sdoor. Combe’s lorries, for over 8 dent Sukarno. Half a million Indonesians died in the coup. The Illegal surely? But money hours,apeacecamperperching payback for the US were trade links and military deals, such as talks. Combe has a £180,000 precariouslyonaropeabovethe permissionforUSsubmarinestopatrolIndonesianwatersandmoni- waste disposal contract with road. FirefightersshowedsoI.i- toranythingthatwasn’tpro-UncleSam. GlasgowCityCouncil. Thepo- darity,refusingtoremovehilii. TheIndonesianinvasionofEastTimorwasendorsedbymanyof lice support Combe, arresting In early September Combe’s the western powers; GeraldFord negotiated with Suharto for the and harrasing locals. When a lorries were stopped by a invasiontocommenceonlyafterhehadflownbacktotheUSfrom mother complained about the strange apparition - paint pots Jakarta. In 1976, Henry Kissinger,throughtheUSAmbassadorto police cutting down her chil- dangling from the Gartocher theUNPatrickMoynihan,preventedanyUN actionregardingthe dren’s tree swing, and when 2 Terrace trees. Police cut the atrocitiesinEastTimor—bywhichtimetensofthousandsofinno- parentsobjectedtoCombepho- ropessuspendingthepaintpots cent. virtuallyunarmedTimoresehadbeenmurdered. tographing their 6 year old - and covered themselves and Inactivity on East Timor led to many lucrative trade deals with daughter,thepolicechargedall theircarsinpaint! Indonesia. notably the Timor Gap treaty whereby Australia and 3 residents under the 1937 On 3 October new fencing Indonesia carved up the Timor Sea’s vast oil and gas reserves YouthandChildProtectionAct! sprung up along Gartocher betweenthem. Unsurprisingly, in 1985 Australia recognised East GEE Terrace, stopping Combe’s Timoras anofficialprovinceofIndonesia. lorries, while allowing The Indonesian Special Forces, the Kopassus - the majorforce Combe already operates a residents’ cars to pass. The behind the extermination of approaching 250.000 East WasteDisposalsiteelsewherein strugglecontinues! CONTINUEDBACKPAGE,COLUMN 1 The Gartocher Glasgow,notoriousfornoxious residents appeal smells. He is selling this site. forsupport,espe- Residentsfearheplanstomove cially people to toGartocher. Combeclaimshe turnup. onlywantsasiteforhismobile 'Write The Resi- home! But he has cut down dents, Gartocher maturetrees,builtunits,includ- Terrace, Glasgow ingonewith6sinks,anderected G32 OHE or tel em t CCTV,aspikedindustrialfence 07979836223. andrazorwire. Skiplorriesrun ‘Advise Mr S? ,8iiT::-:-1'1-i!5j"‘" intothesite. Dieselandoilspills Williani R Combe from the drains. What’s the onwastedisposal- PlanningDepartmentdoing? home: 117 Hamil- ton Rd, Glasgow Large lorries tearing past G329QW tel014l homes,noxiouswastenextdoor 7782117. business -strangehowit’salwayswork- : 5'7DaldowieRd., ing class communities paying Mount Vernon, thepriceofprofit. Glasgow tel 0141 But this east end street of 14 771 2187 housesismountingamazingre- ~ Ask Mr sistance. TwiceinearlyJunece- Gelthorpe,Headof ment-filledfridgefreezersmys- Planning,Glasgow CityCouncil, 0141 teriouslyappearedintheroad- 2875712,whathis way,blockingCombe’slorries. Dept.aredoing. 500participatedinanunauthorisedmovingstreetcarnivalinGlasgowon18Juneaspartofthe On 29 June 12-14 residents GlobalDa ofAction-see .4. hotoRedHerrin www.herrinonline.com STRIKES ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA A 24thAPRIL,commemorating AMILLIONteachers andpublic “budget deficits”, constraints on Mumia’s birthday, thousands employees from COSATU affili- wage increases for public serv- WORLD gatheredonthestreetsallaround ates (Confederation ofSouthAf- ants,cutsinpublicemployees,pri- theworldtostopMumia’sexecu- ricanTradeUnions)tookstrikeac- vatisation of public services (in T0 WIN tion, in a demo called “MIL- tion in late August. Demonstra- particular water and electricity), LIONSFORMUMIA”(BlackUS tions agaisnt the restructuring of rising costs ofbasic necessities Waron Civilians activist Mumia Abu- Jamal was the public sector have been tak- andservices; aprogrammemeet- THEBritishandUSgovernmentsare fitted up forthe murderofa cop ing place around the country for ingmoretheneedsofbanks,man- waging undeclared war on Iraq. in82).IntheStates,dockersfrom 2 months, including strikes on agers and the rich, than those of Almost daily air raids hit civilians. the International Longshore 29th and 30th July to demand workers.([email protected] 8-9- Sanctions have killed over a million Workers Union wenton strike in a10%payriseagainstthe6.3-6.8 99and23-9-99). Iraqi children. Groups like Voices in every West Coast Port for 10 per cent offered by President ' Enraged by persistent inequal- the Wilderness. and Solidarity hours.In Brazil, 10,000 teachers ThoboMbekis'Administration. ity in SouthAfrica, a campaign: TPehnrozaungche,AarcetivoeppoRseinsgisttahniscestaitne struckfor2hours. Thesestrikes,aseverestrainfor WaterforAll involving unions murder. Mumia'snextbattleinthecourts the alliance betweenANC (Afri- andcommunitygroupsfromApril Peoplearedefyingthesanctionsby starts in October 99. Meanwhile canNationalCongress)andTrade ‘99 is pledged to pressurise the posting medical supplies to Iraq. Mumia’s health is deteriorating Unions,markanewstageofpost- Governmentto supply all house- Voices in the Wilderness delegates veryfast. apartheid South Africa. Unions holdswithatleast50litresperday havepersonally visitedIraq andsuc- (Info:Mumia Must Live! BM target is the ANCs macro-eco- beforechargesarelevied cessfullydeliveredmedical supplies. "““" ' '"“‘" “”llN3XX) nomic programme based on [seeDirecracrioa0161 2327889] despitepossible legalaction. Voices in the Wilderness 0181 444 1605 or 0117 902653-1 (info West Country FLOOD OF PROTEST [email protected]) Outrage SIDE THEpeopleoftheNarmadaVal- river. Sevenpeoplewentonhun- People marched in Johannesburg. ley,India,havebeenfightingthe gerstrikeinAprilforelevendays SouthAfricaon 3 Octoberto "voice their outrage on violence against now two thirds completed until taken to hospital by police women." Themarchretraccdthesteps INFO NarmadaDamprojectfortwelve tobeforcefed.Manypeoplehave ofawomanwho2weeksearlierhad years. Tribal peoples, villagers. beensubjectedtohundredsofre- beenrapedthenburntinthefacewith small farmers and activists have peatedarrestsandpoliceviolence. a hot iron. Meaiiwhile the Advertis- Michal Patera Free united in their struggle to resist TheIndianGovt.isrefusingcom- ingStandardsAuthoritybannedananti thefloodingoftheircommunities. pensation orresettlementto any- rapecommercialfromTV. ONMaythe 18ththeinternational In August thousands of valley one.Manypeoplehavevowedto SwedishPoliceViolence Secretary ofthe Czech Republic dwellers rallied to protest and stayintheirhomeswiththeirchil- 350peopleparticipated in aReclaim and Slovak’sA.I.T. (Workers In- theStreetspartyinStockholmonSep- make devotionalofferingsto the drentodieifthewatersrise. ternational Association), con- tember 18thwhichwasbrokenupby firmed that Michal Patera over 100police. 243peoplewerear- prisoners don’t want to do these Unbroken spirit (charged for murder of a restedandmanywerebrutallybeaten. Safkteinrhseixadm-noanzthi)shiansjbaeile.nMreiclehaasleids jroigbhststh“eycagnectehllaerda.ssedandtheir“ 6.30am 12August- 150riotcops, Asamdeemtimones/ptrlaactieonagaaiwnsetethkelaptoelriceatvtihoe- MoreinfoC.N.A./A.B.C. BM armed police and a helicopter, lencewasattendedby2000people. stillfacingtrialnextyear,however Haven,London,WCIN3XX ) evicted 121 Railton Road, Anarchistsin Parliament the F.S.A.-A.I.T., wants to thank everybody forall the supportre- JUSTICE DAY Btrer,ixatoftenr’s6,h75is2todraicysaonfaorccchuisptactieonn-. OblnockJuendeth-elthe,xRituosfsitahne paanraliracmhiesntst ceived. Vaclaz Jez another anar- LAST August, families friends On 16September 121 was auc- chamber, displaying a banner “Sex. chist jailed in 97 on a similar and supporters commemorated tioned. 15 protestors handed Money. Power" andthrew leafletsto chargeasMichalP.hasalsobeen Prisoners’ Justice Day outside “Good Luck” cards to potential media and bystanders. [kircev released. (AnarchistBlackC1*oss""l"_) Woodhill prison in Milton bidders, reminding them of the @glasuet.ru] Elsewhere workers in COMPANY POLICY Keynes. The event, held every squat"spoliticalhistory,its armed Ystarusngoggleorasgkawinosnt taheloirngbosasneds,viwolheinlet C.N.A./A.B.C hasstartedacam- yearonAugust 10th, remembers eviction,andemphasisingthatto schoolstudents in St. Petersburg paignagainstprisoners’ exploita- many deaths in prisoneach year, buy 121 wastobuy “trouble”. occupiedaschoolduetobeshutdown. tion in Spain where lots ofpris- through suicide or neglect by The spirit of South London Nida Spit or polish! oners are forced to work for big prison officers. This year had a squattersisunbroken. Buildings Lithuanian greens are campaigning companies. Thesebigcompanies specialsignificanceasthedemon- arebeingcontinuouslyopenedas against aWorld Bankfunded airport aretakingadvantageofthissitua- stration demanded the closure of homes and to host info shops. construction at the Nida airport in tion to havebiggerprofits. Ifthe the closed supervision centre or cafes, cinemas and workshops. CanuraocntiioannSopnitMnaaytio1n9atlhpianrkV,iinlnciulusdi.ng controlunitatthejail. [ABC**] Class war is waged against 1\/lore Gardens Biotech Bus I gentrification. Localcommunity Utilisinga law of"eminentdomain" links have been maintained. as whichallowsGovernmenttakeoverof strugglescontinueagainstcutsto land on the pretense ofpublic use. THEsummerof99sawgrassroots stroyed over two thirds of an Lambethlibraries.schools.child- Mayor Gulliani in New York has resistance to the genetix menace Agrevo oil seedrape trial in Ox- care. andplaygrounds. enragedtheMoregardens!Coalitionof intensifywithtacticsrangingfrom fordshire. Activistsalsotargeted 700 small community plots. united Contact 56a lnfoshop. see Get In- crop trashing, office occupations anAgrevomaizetrialinLincoln- against plans to sell the sites to volved. http://Lam/121centre and supermarket actions, com- shire afterwhich46 arrests were ‘deve1opers'.Action by the Garden 'Eviction also threatens Centres in binedwithasuccessfulcourtbat- made,ofwhich22peoplearecur- Guerillas has confronted the Mayor Prague(zemepredevisn1@'ecn.czJ.St tlebyFriends ofthe Earthwhich rently in courtforcriminal dam- Etienne (tranzo@ledynamocom) in withgiaTnhtesunofltohweerrsB&rtaomzialtoes. foundcroptrials ofoil-seedrape ageandaggravatedtrespass. Also France. Madrid Almost 100.00 protestors beseiged illegalunderthegovernmentsown hitweresitesinEdinburgh,Aber- ([email protected]). and governmentofticesinBrasiliainlate guidelines. deenshire,Norfolk,Hertfordshire Florence (CPA. Fl-SUD. August. In September, landless InMaybiotechgiantsZeneca’s andYorkshire, with intotalone V.dGiannotti.79.50126Firenze,Italy) peasants marched on the capital. AGMwasoccupiedanddisrupted thirdofallUKsitesfullyorpar- overwhelming opposition Strikesandprotestsbymetalworkers, andtheNufffieldInstitutewhore- tiallydestroyed. Monsanto has held consultations health sevicc workers. bank leased reports on the benefits of AcrosstheAtlanticresistanceis with the Soil Association and employees. oil workers and teachers GM had their offices occupied growing with three hits in one Greenpeace.asitwatchesitsmar- opposedmarketisationpolicieswhich imposeausterityonthedowntrodden. withthehelpoftheINTERCON- weekon California Uni., the top ketsharesfallandUnilever,Nes- Cross andparochial TINENTAL CARAVAN, who “educational” GMresearchers in tle, Cadbury and Tesco phasing Anevictionofanoccupiedcommunity also linked up with a crop squat the US, by a group calling itself GM out of their products. This centre at Bishopton, Bristol was in Essex as part oftheir mission “Reclaimthe Seedsl”. While an potent combination of direct ac- resistedbylocalactivistsagainst plans to highlight global resistance to allianceofenvironmentalistsand tion andconsumerpressure send oftheParochialChurchCouncil. trans-nationalbullies. farmers from 30 other countries a clear message to the biotech Prince’s Park In early June, 9 test sites in have law suits pending accusing industry-WEDON’TWANTIT, A 3 acre inner-city green space CanadmEbsrsidegxewsheirree,deWstorrocyeesdteirnshoinree bimioptoescehacsotmrapnagnleiehsolodfotnrytihnegagto- WEDON’TNEEDITANDWE tishrbeaetienngeddebfeynddeevdelboypetrrseeinhoLuivseesrpaonodl ARENOTBUYINGIT! otherobstructionism.Info0403-176279. night, andinJuly400people de- riculturalmarket. Facedwiththis [email protected] BlockingWarheads. THE SOUTH LOCALBuchalyvieresidents&anti- nuclear protestors highlighted the delivery ofTrident warheads to the ALSO RESISTS Royal I\iaval base at Coulport on the Clydeestuarydespitehugenumbersof Police .ThisprotestontheStirlingto PEOPLEfromColombiahave Nestle is the major Balloch roadcoincided with the July been struggling for decades. investor in the food opening ofthe Scots Parliament . In sectorinMexico. Horsely. Northumbria on 4th July On 3 April the indigenous The Easton Cowboys, activistsforceda45minutedelay. community of U’wa (North aSundayfootballteam lvlission Impossible ? West)wonits struggleagainst Yuppification of poor areas like the fromBristol,madehis- theUS oilmultinationalOXY largelyhispanicMissiondistrictinSan torythisMaybybeing Francisco is being resisted by the that decided, at its AGM, not thefirstteamfromout- YuppieEradicationproject.Incitingthe to continue its business inthe sideMexicotoplaythe ~'=§-'~\/ localpoortovandaliseyuppiecars.and whole area . Zapatista rebels in propertyhasattractedpolicerepression The repression against anarchist Chiapas. despite a Labour’sfoulmouths groups has been increasing. hugearmypresence. On 24th ;\lay.Labour offices in People are murdered, jailed, The National Autono- r'1._?.-.f"""‘-'- Falmouth.Cornwallwereoccupiedin protest at the NATO bombings harassed, searchedandfollowed. mous University of inYugoslavia.POB 19PenzanceTRIS 20millionpeoplewenton strike, Mexico, has been the NoholidayinCambodia in early September, against the centre of a student Apayprotestbyteachersandlecturers Government’s austerity plan. strike against the introduction of supportedby schoolstudents settyres Despite army and paramilitary tuitionfees. alight outside the Ministry of repression, strikers brought the As well as 4 strikes and EducatioTnyinkePsnoVmAPdenvheirntsearly '99. country to a standstill, with occupation of the campus, they INPuertoReal’sShipyard(Cadiz, LeedsAdbustershavedelaredwaron massive disruption in all major have demonstrated outside the Spain) the management is em- Advertising: "the mouth of cons- cities and pitched battles with StockExchange.Theyhavemade ployingmorepeoplecomingfrom umerism".5billboardsweredestroyed. securityforces. links with other struggles, ETTs (low wagesjob agencies), ViforkersVictory President Pastrana has promised including the Zapatistas, the more inexperienced workers and Brian Higgins. UCATT activist in Spain. U.S.A. and Japan “total lecturers union, and electrical sackingworkersfornoreason. Northampton. is free from legal guarantees" for their businesses. workers. The students have InAprilthemanagementgave harassmentaftertheLTCATThierarchy Spain is denying asylum to demanded changes to the the sack to two workers and no Latimtemerpictekdantodemlsuezwzlheerheimw.ildIncaDtsutrbikliens. Colombian citizens. U.S.A. is curriculum. Students have been firmresponsefromthebigunions by bricklavers in winter '98/99 freed sendingmoretroops, preparinga kidnapped,beatenandthreatened was given. C.N.T. reacted by or- jailed activists. \\'illiam Rodgers and fullscaleinvasionunderthecover withdeath. ganising general assemblies Dave.\IcY\Iahonwhohaddisobeyeda of theWarontheDrugs,making Repression in Chiapas is still se- Where the workers from the aux- Courtrulintorefrainfrompicketing Colombia “safe for democracy”. vere. On 6th February two men iliary industry were also called. sub-contractors. Globalisation, again, is making from La Mendoza and Diez de 3000 workers got together and "Anendtaeviolence”. Hundredsofwomen.children&men the conflict worse, rather than Abril were “disappeared”bythe decided to stop working 2 hours marched through Edinburgh on End creatingreal solutions. Mexicanmilitary.Theyhavebeen every Wednesday and Friday. At October to oppose male violence (C.N.T. 99+Schnews) kept incommunicado and tor- thestartthetwobigunionsagreed againstwomen&children,demanding CHIAPAS tured.Themenarestillincustody butafterawhiletheyquitandtried that the Scottish Parliament provide IN June ’99, two people walked (asof26-9-99).Proteststo:Mexi- tostoptheworkersactions. properfundingforllimien.s"Aidrefirges through the gates of the Nestle canEmbassy,27East39thstreet, C.N.T. againproposedtocon- Sparks fly ! factory in Fawdon (Tyneside. NewYork, NY 10016, USA. tinuewiththeactionsandreceived DailyprotestshaveeruptedinDundee In July, the army fired on 40 in late August. after Z8 electricians England) and climbed onto the EZLN(Zapatistas) supportbases the support ofmost ofthe work- were sacked after protesting against roof, hanging a banner reading: ers.Thistimethestoppageshave Balfour Beatty’s sacking of two “Nestle: Out of Mexico". when they were trying to recon- beentakingplacefromnoonuntil nect the water service cutby the workersonthesick.Scabshavebeen Supportersenteredthefactorysite the end ofthe working day. The recruited. Cleansing workers, in tospeaktoworkers. Theentrance army. (ThinkGloballyAug99,West actionsincludeblockingthetraf- solidarityrefusedtoupliftrubbish was blockaded with a banner Country Activist June 99, Schnews ficwithburningbarricadesonthe SackedforChappingaDoor reading: “Solidarity is strength”. 230.a-infos-http://www.ainfos.ca.org mainaccessroad,andleafleting. Two Unison Stewards in Glasgow (C.N.T. paperJune99) Councilhavebeen sackedforknock- WELCOMETO THE UK ingonadoor. Z7othermemberswere probationary period is over, they givenfinalwrittenwarningsafterthey hadbeengivenpermissiontousetheir THE Immigration and Asylum In the meantime, some Dover maynowbeallowedto stay. own time to show support to Social Billhaspasseditsthirdreadingin residents and several local rags, On May lst, Nigerian Marcus WorkConvenorRoddySlorachathis parliament. It is clearly intended havedonetheirbitto supportthe Omofuma was killed during a disciplinary hearing. Unison, have to make refugees‘ stay in this govermentintheiraimtodisperse forceddeportationinAustria. He blockedanystrikeactioninsupportof countryasunpleasantaspossible. asylum seekers. When fights was chained, handcuffed and his tSlohleto.srea.\cIwehaofnrrkowemhrsi1hdeise.Lsp'ponisitsetooanfsChuaocsncsevusessnpfouerln(bdsaeelde- coTuhnetyrywiallnbdedfoisrpceerdsetdoaclirvoesstohfef brerfoukgeeeso,utthebBetBwCeesnholwoceadlasloacnadl mcoorutinthgwpaoslicteampeednsohnutthbeypltahneeesso- CI52}. IfonlyUnions couldfightthe vouchers worth only 70% ofin- skinhead who claimed to have theotherpassangers wouldn’tbe ruling class with the enthusiasmthey come support levels. Refusal to been attacked by a Yugoslavian, disturbed. Hesuffocated. havetoattackactivists! accept allocated accomodation “totally unprovoked”. No On a more positive note: Two Cooking thebooks will result in homelessness and refugeeswereaskedtocomment, asylum seekers scaledan 18 foot Sky-‘chefs. a division ofLufthansa at destitution. The voucher system, but Home Office Minister Lord fencetoppedwithbarbedwireto Heathrow airport sacked the entire apartfromrestrictingtheirchoices Bassan concluded: “The town is escape from Campsfield Deten- pwiniocNkrkeoftvoheracmsebb6eerehno'9um8r.saSiinninttaocienaet2hd4ebnhyoawu2or.4rskhteroirkuse:r iwnesapretnhdeinwg,oirsdl”iakesymluamkinsgeethkeemr” ovTewrocrocowndceeds”s.ions, foughtforby t“iWoneCaerentrneo.tGf*ro**u*p*g4 caommumseedn”t:. mostlyasianwomen.TheT&GUnion tattooed on their forehands and campaigners, have been made in Well, weare! connivedinthenewpay&conditions willincreasediscrimination. thenewbill. Forunmarriedpart- NationalCoalitionofAnti-deportation inexcessofnewworkingguidelines. There are many other ners, the required period of co- Campaigns, 101 Villa Rd, Birming- Sc0tia's Open Cast ? disempoweringclauses:ifanasy- habitation prior to immigration ham,B19 INH tel0121 5546947 A recent government white paper lum seeker loses their claim, the has been reduced from 4 to 2 statedlScotland}"hasthecapacityand AppellateAuthoritycanimposea years. Afterimmigration there is current mineral planning climate” to produce 75?} ofUKoutput.Combine finenotonlyontheasylumseeker stillaprobationaryperiodbefore thiswithahistoryof8792 ofapplica- but also on their representative independentsettlementisgranted. tionsbeing acceptedinScotlandand (lawyer,immigrationadviser).All Theotherconcernspeoplewhose only ll‘.7r in England. with exports too easily an asylum seeker can residency depends on their part- over60%ofwhatisdugup,adamag- bedetainedbyanimmigrationof- ner’s. Ifthey want to stay in the ing trend that demands fierce ficer, with little opportunity to UKbutleavetheirpartnerbecause opposition.Contact 1 SOAG, 42 challengethisdecision. of domestic violence before the Cobbinshaw.WestCalder.El-I558L-H I AS the leaders ofthe world’s richest countries From Bangladesh to Brazil...June 18th World-wide metattheG8SummitinKoln,GermanyonJune BANGLADESH Hundreds from the Domestic Workers Association demonstrated 18th, people world-wide took part in againsttheIMF,WorldBankandcapitalisminDhaka. simultaneousopposition, actionandcarnival in CANADA2,000reclaimedToronto'sstreets,plusactionsinCalgary,Ottowa,Vancouver. about30countries. Thiswasadayforrevolution. CZECH REPUBLIC On 5 June 7,000 people defied 1,000 police to hold a street “The global capitalist system, based on the party. TheUSEmbassy,apolicestation,fastfoodstoresandaTVstationwereatttacked. exploitationofpeopleandtheplanetfortheprofit 114arrests. GERMANYl0,000defiedrepressiontomarchinKoln(19.6) ofafew, is attheveryrootof NIGERIA 10,000 people brought petroleum centre Port our social and ecological Harcourttoastandstill. Agipcompanyofficeswere stormed and2coffins depositedthere. '[l'0Llbl6S.” (June 18thleaflet) City Rocked PAKISTAN DemonstratorsopposingPakistan’snucleartests 20/4§II|Irr,- brokethroughpolicelinestomarchthroughGujerat. _ r'\=-=———-——"'— Q _ \¢ ii-S1 URUGUAY The Banco di Montevideo and the Stock Ex- June 18th in the City ofLondon ._ 15.1 wasbrilliantas 10,000peoplere- tl-R‘.1 gxa '——* i-Al9l2']°Il-l1 UchSaAngAecwtieornesoicncu8paieredadsu-ricnlagsahemsawrcihthinpoMliocenteinviEdeuoge.ne and calgaaiminestdmthaensytrebeutssinaensdsteoso.kaMcatinony r (flga.Jw4t; :?‘7 _TT2 La‘IQ I i P50lu0scaacmtioivnaliinngAuinstNraeliwaY(4orckit’isesF)i,nAarngceianltiDnais,trBicetl.arus,Brazil, fought theviolentpolice. ‘H1 _T—‘?;;*'= /- Gfilfl i I I France, Greece, Italy, Israel, Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, Morningsawroadblockadesand .._,_*¢.- i_;liI l:___J 4 rHQmi I S.Korea, Spain (6cities), Switzerland. aCriticalMassof600cyclists. 40 ..,L-:\_..,W_1W-.mi‘1?I!3‘:|-,_'4l_|-l*ti‘-ijai--,.f5»" 7m*gQ!‘!I -,Q'~-. INTERCONTINENTAL CARAVAN In the run-up to 18 iinovnadceod-otpheerTaUtioCntowiethxpocsaepiUtanl-. h-'_‘_ T— 1E%':'T_-_:T;_—f—nI~:~;‘li—_i;aj.::_-g5‘,ILZi:i‘g.;|-.\‘:T§-§.4. 1' E‘\*-§~.-.\. .,,=_- JMuenxei,c6o5,0Neapctaivl,isatsndfrComoloImndbiiaa,pBaarntigcilapdaetesdh,inBrgaazthil,erEincgusadaonrd, Reeds closedforthe dayafteran _-fl—--I-5=.7=.=.- \\5éi C___-a' actions in Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, 1_7__ P _ _ I’ =.':&i antiNewDealpicket. KPMGAu- :B1u-sr 1Q;-'1t5’ 1 E" Austria,EnglandandFrance,wheretheGovernmentGenetic dZie8ton0re0sc0,au,gseaettdch,ebwryeedNreeasottcleLc,iuvPpeieerppdsoi.,oIlCSI,t ‘a_"sJ.-..'/'i\iI-TA\5,_;/.rI-\.’_. -“aI‘.0/ti.’‘=!‘Fg-_IIt\"‘1WIJIE\Mj-e\"rm,jig9n.’\\'?;i5t-~.l'{ 1; LA3__‘- M3p0o;:dw;ief;ir5ceaotaioNrrneEsctreo;d:p,a~tets3Jt1s8itea't3MF0_ouNnont_ivn.elsAiesrGtwhLeaOsWBdAoerLsldtrAoTCyreaTddIeOONr- station for the Carnival against lll LOndOn' lug 30 gince gamsationmeetsinSeattle,USA, Capital. UpperThames St - and T d Pdz; ts “Qt 1 there Wlll be mass opposition lo- other streets - were reclaimed as mvégthi enTv:/10 fie on tcazlltyratnrdéglotbtatllya. nhttlpr:./z/got.tao/nr3t0 soundsystemsplayed. Demonstrators broke into the photosof170P691316thfiy general strike. 4 days of films. London International Financial g:?ég;:H§S%4Ig;?tI6?i%]“; meetings, a bookfair, a Critical Futures and Options Exchange- and smashed computers, mirrors ' Glasgow, Aberdeen. Lincoln. andwindows. Filesandfurniture- Lancaster.Newbury.andHarrowin AmongSe"e“‘1S‘*“°“*°ha‘g6S1“ BM Mayday. London WCIN sxx sailedinto the street. Essex all saw 18 J'une activities. Eugene, USA, Robert Thaxton [email protected] Two MacDonalds and a plus Edinburgh and Newcastle on faces 70months minimum. The August Peoples Global Ac- Mercedez Benz showroom suf- Tyneon 12June. www.geocities.com/RainForest/ tionconference inBangalore, In- feredsignificantdamage. Several Jungle/1664 diabackedbothactions. 100par- 'ReclaimtheStreets0171 281 4621 In Gujerat. Pakistan. some trade bankswereoccupiedordamaged. Fullerreportson18JuneinEarthFirst unionists were charged with ticipantsfrom25countriesagreed Pluslotsmore! ActionUpdateJuly-seeGetInvolved to build resistance to capitalism, "treason", punishable by death. patriarchy. racism and the caste EAST TIMOR RESISTANCE erupted in [email protected] system. PGA: www.agp.org Indonesia itself in mid/late GET ll\l\/QLVEII) ! continued from pagel September. Workers. the poor 'ClydesideanarchistcirclewriteCI[-ac]c/oTransmissionISKingSt..GlasgowGl5QP: Timorese(populationin 1975was andstudents actedtoopposethe workerscircle[public privatesector]writeCl[we]sameaddressAutonomousCentrel 600.000) have had extensive military'snewrepressivepowers. Edin.Claimants/Autonomous Women/Angry Youth c/o 17 W. Montgomery militarytrainingandarmingfrom In Jakarta 3 protestors were Pl..EdinburghEI~l?5l-IA 0131-557-6242 [email protected] or [email protected] Britain.theUSandAllSlI‘3l12l.\/61')’ killed as 5.000clashed withriot http://bum.ucsd.edu/-lothian/ ' 5th May Group POB 2474. London. N8 (Turkish/ recently. UK defence secretary policeon23 September. Kurdish@'st - Anarchist Black Cross POE 446.SheffieldSl l.\IY. + George Robertson endorsed the From 13-25 Septemberpeople [email protected] ' AnarchistFed. S-lb \‘\-hitechapel High St.Lontlon El 7QX acf@'burnucsdedit http:t'/burn.ucsd.edu/~acft’AnarchistTradeLnionNetwork,BOX Kopassus Commander, General inBandungtookdirectactionvir- EMAB.S8AbbeyStreet.Derby.DE223SQ.Gn"p7763aol.co1n'ClassWarPOBox467. Prabowo (_‘an enlightened officer tually every day, crowds occu- LondonESSQX'56aInfoshop.56CramptonSt..LondonSE17-EarthFirst!Action (on)humanrights’). pyingthelocalparliamentbuild- Update.POBlTA..\'ewcastle-Upon~TyneNE99ITA.079""4791-S-ll.www.cco-action.org/ Many of the Timorese Militia ings onseveral occasions. efau <actionupdate gn.apc.org>~Education WorkerNetwork.POB 29. SW PDO. are, infact.theIndonesianArmy. infoPOBox 1853. Bandung40018. ManchesterM155H)-‘\‘~FederationAnarchiste. l-l5RueAinelot.750llParis.France InJanuary 1999theAnnyandthe WestJava._ Indonesia 'Haringey Solidarity Group.Box 24?-l. LondonNS. 0181 37-l 5027 hsg@‘clara.net Militia launched Operation Total congratulatedtheIndonesianmili- -IndustrialWorkersoftheWorld,75HumberstoneGate.LeicesterLEI fws 'Kate Clean Up. its objective to utterly taryforits ‘firstclass" assistance. SharpleyLibrary.BlvlHurricane.London\\‘ClSPQQ 'KommunistKranti.Majdoor Library.AutopinJhuggi.Faridab-ad-l21001.India-LancasterAnarchistGroup.c/oThe wipe outtheTimorese Independ- Covertly,theIndonesianandwest- Basement.78APennyStreet.Lancaster'L-ondonGreenpeace.5CaledonianRd..London ence Movement. CAFOD (the ern powers need to work in tan- N1'So]idarityCentre/Sol.Fed.RmI3.i\-luspoleXlorksliops..\-IuspolcSt..NorwichNR3 CatholicAssociationforOverseas dem to preserve their mutual in- IQD 'SchNEWS. PO Box 2600. Brighton BN2 2DX: 01273-685913 Development) estimates 20,000 tention: to ensure EastTimorre- [email protected] http://www.schnews.org.uk/’ 'SheffieldAnarchistGroup. Timoresedeathsthisyear. This is mains sublimated to Jakarta and POBox-l-16.SheffieldSIINY'Sol.FedPOBox493.St.Albans.ALlSTWDistros:'Active the latest move in Indonesia’s thewest’sbusinessinterests. Bi\-'1Active.LondonWCINSXX'AKPOBox 12766.Edinburgh.EH89YE. ‘scorched earth‘ policy, spear- In the grand name ofjustice, I-J-"ritefor!i.s'tirig. headedby defence ministerGen- democracyand,moredisgustingly, ThankstoAnarchistGraphics.Box5,167FawcettRd,Southsea,HantsP04 eral Wiranto. In April, Admiral human rights, a clutch ofpeople Dennis Blair, US commander in will be scapegoated for the COUNTERINFORIVIATIONisproducedbyanindependentcollective, chief in the Pacific, assured atrocities, but no significant based incentral Scotland, including Glasgow. We aimto assistinthe struggle againstallinjustice. oppressionandexploitation. Write for WirantoofcontinuedUSbacking. broker will be held ultimately D D So whatare the UNpeacekeep- responsible- after all, that would copies to distribute. Send us news. Contact us ifyou’d like to get involved. Donationsneeded-chequestoCounterInformation.ForCI ingforcesactuallygoingtodo in be Jakarta, Britain, USA and East Timor? 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SOLIDARITY For more info and ways to get involvedinsolidarityactionsand campaignworkcontact: ' East Timor Scotland Support Group0141 3393249. 'MerseysideEastTimorSolidarity Campaign0151 2204128. -Tyne-sideEastTimorSupportGrp 01914140393. ~EastTimorIrelandSolidarityCarn- paign0035316719207. ' TAPOL (The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign) 0181 771 2904 ' British Coalition for East Timor &No 53 Winter 1999/2000 Free/Donationi POBox2349LondonEl3HX. ~CAFOD 0171 7337900. East Timor paint pots plaster polis SO, the UN peacekeeping forces have finally arrived in EastTimor. Yippee. Butwhat is really going on? Gartocher residents resist rubbish rat The fact is that major capitalist powers - particularly the US, UK andAustralia - have so much financial interest in THEresidentsofGartocher were joined by 5 supporters upholding the IndonesianEmpire that an independent East TerraceinGlasgowarefight- fromFaslanePeaceCamp,who Timor, let alone a revealing of western coercion in all of ingtostopruthlessbusiness- blockaded the entrance to this,wouldbeabloodyembarrassmentiftherealfactswere man William Combe estab- Combe’s site. 202(1) police of- ever to emerge. Pro-actively, the East Timorese have been lishing a waste disposal site ficers arrived and arrested 6 aninconvenientandentirelydispensablecommodityforthe in theirquietstreet. protestors, hurting one badly. lasttwentyfiveyears.ThestrategicimportanceofIndonesia Combe and his heavies AtcourtinSeptemberpolicelies as a linchpin ofglobal capitalism in South EastAsia is far have threatened residents were exposed and all, but one more significantforClinton, Blairand Howard. who got Community Service, What is really going on? with violence, tried to run wereacquitted. over residents, photo- On2-9JulyresidentsandPeace graphed local children and Campers again blocked AmericabackedGeneralSuhartoin 1965tooverthrowthepresi- smashedinaresident’sdoor. Combe’s lorries, for over 8 dent Sukarno. Half a million Indonesians died in the coup. The Illegal surely? But money hours,apeacecamperperching payback for the US were trade links and military deals, such as talks. Combe has a £180,000 precariouslyonaropeabovethe permissionforUSsubmarinestopatrolIndonesianwatersandmoni- waste disposal contract with road. FirefightersshowedsoI.i- toranythingthatwasn’tpro-UncleSam. GlasgowCityCouncil. Thepo- darity,refusingtoremovehilii. TheIndonesianinvasionofEastTimorwasendorsedbymanyof lice support Combe, arresting In early September Combe’s the western powers; GeraldFord negotiated with Suharto for the and harrasing locals. When a lorries were stopped by a invasiontocommenceonlyafterhehadflownbacktotheUSfrom mother complained about the strange apparition - paint pots Jakarta. In 1976, Henry Kissinger,throughtheUSAmbassadorto police cutting down her chil- dangling from the Gartocher theUNPatrickMoynihan,preventedanyUN actionregardingthe dren’s tree swing, and when 2 Terrace trees. Police cut the atrocitiesinEastTimor—bywhichtimetensofthousandsofinno- parentsobjectedtoCombepho- ropessuspendingthepaintpots cent. virtuallyunarmedTimoresehadbeenmurdered. tographing their 6 year old - and covered themselves and Inactivity on East Timor led to many lucrative trade deals with daughter,thepolicechargedall theircarsinpaint! Indonesia. notably the Timor Gap treaty whereby Australia and 3 residents under the 1937 On 3 October new fencing Indonesia carved up the Timor Sea’s vast oil and gas reserves YouthandChildProtectionAct! sprung up along Gartocher betweenthem. Unsurprisingly, in 1985 Australia recognised East GEE Terrace, stopping Combe’s Timoras anofficialprovinceofIndonesia. lorries, while allowing The Indonesian Special Forces, the Kopassus - the majorforce Combe already operates a residents’ cars to pass. The behind the extermination of approaching 250.000 East WasteDisposalsiteelsewherein strugglecontinues! CONTINUEDBACKPAGE,COLUMN 1 The Gartocher Glasgow,notoriousfornoxious residents appeal smells. He is selling this site. forsupport,espe- Residentsfearheplanstomove cially people to toGartocher. Combeclaimshe turnup. onlywantsasiteforhismobile 'Write The Resi- home! But he has cut down dents, Gartocher maturetrees,builtunits,includ- Terrace, Glasgow ingonewith6sinks,anderected G32 OHE or tel em t CCTV,aspikedindustrialfence 07979836223. andrazorwire. Skiplorriesrun ‘Advise Mr S? ,8iiT::-:-1'1-i!5j"‘" intothesite. Dieselandoilspills Williani R Combe from the drains. What’s the onwastedisposal- PlanningDepartmentdoing? home: 117 Hamil- ton Rd, Glasgow Large lorries tearing past G329QW tel014l homes,noxiouswastenextdoor 7782117. business -strangehowit’salwayswork- : 5'7DaldowieRd., ing class communities paying Mount Vernon, thepriceofprofit. Glasgow tel 0141 But this east end street of 14 771 2187 housesismountingamazingre- ~ Ask Mr sistance. TwiceinearlyJunece- Gelthorpe,Headof ment-filledfridgefreezersmys- Planning,Glasgow CityCouncil, 0141 teriouslyappearedintheroad- 2875712,whathis way,blockingCombe’slorries. Dept.aredoing. 500participatedinanunauthorisedmovingstreetcarnivalinGlasgowon18Juneaspartofthe On 29 June 12-14 residents GlobalDa ofAction-see .4. hotoRedHerrin www.herrinonline.com STRIKES ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA A 24thAPRIL,commemorating AMILLIONteachers andpublic “budget deficits”, constraints on Mumia’s birthday, thousands employees from COSATU affili- wage increases for public serv- WORLD gatheredonthestreetsallaround ates (Confederation ofSouthAf- ants,cutsinpublicemployees,pri- theworldtostopMumia’sexecu- ricanTradeUnions)tookstrikeac- vatisation of public services (in T0 WIN tion, in a demo called “MIL- tion in late August. Demonstra- particular water and electricity), LIONSFORMUMIA”(BlackUS tions agaisnt the restructuring of rising costs ofbasic necessities Waron Civilians activist Mumia Abu- Jamal was the public sector have been tak- andservices; aprogrammemeet- THEBritishandUSgovernmentsare fitted up forthe murderofa cop ing place around the country for ingmoretheneedsofbanks,man- waging undeclared war on Iraq. in82).IntheStates,dockersfrom 2 months, including strikes on agers and the rich, than those of Almost daily air raids hit civilians. the International Longshore 29th and 30th July to demand workers.([email protected] 8-9- Sanctions have killed over a million Workers Union wenton strike in a10%payriseagainstthe6.3-6.8 99and23-9-99). Iraqi children. Groups like Voices in every West Coast Port for 10 per cent offered by President ' Enraged by persistent inequal- the Wilderness. and Solidarity hours.In Brazil, 10,000 teachers ThoboMbekis'Administration. ity in SouthAfrica, a campaign: TPehnrozaungche,AarcetivoeppoRseinsgisttahniscestaitne struckfor2hours. Thesestrikes,aseverestrainfor WaterforAll involving unions murder. Mumia'snextbattleinthecourts the alliance betweenANC (Afri- andcommunitygroupsfromApril Peoplearedefyingthesanctionsby starts in October 99. Meanwhile canNationalCongress)andTrade ‘99 is pledged to pressurise the posting medical supplies to Iraq. Mumia’s health is deteriorating Unions,markanewstageofpost- Governmentto supply all house- Voices in the Wilderness delegates veryfast. apartheid South Africa. Unions holdswithatleast50litresperday havepersonally visitedIraq andsuc- (Info:Mumia Must Live! BM target is the ANCs macro-eco- beforechargesarelevied cessfullydeliveredmedical supplies. "““" ' '"“‘" “”llN3XX) nomic programme based on [seeDirecracrioa0161 2327889] despitepossible legalaction. Voices in the Wilderness 0181 444 1605 or 0117 902653-1 (info West Country FLOOD OF PROTEST [email protected]) Outrage SIDE THEpeopleoftheNarmadaVal- river. Sevenpeoplewentonhun- People marched in Johannesburg. ley,India,havebeenfightingthe gerstrikeinAprilforelevendays SouthAfricaon 3 Octoberto "voice their outrage on violence against now two thirds completed until taken to hospital by police women." Themarchretraccdthesteps INFO NarmadaDamprojectfortwelve tobeforcefed.Manypeoplehave ofawomanwho2weeksearlierhad years. Tribal peoples, villagers. beensubjectedtohundredsofre- beenrapedthenburntinthefacewith small farmers and activists have peatedarrestsandpoliceviolence. a hot iron. Meaiiwhile the Advertis- Michal Patera Free united in their struggle to resist TheIndianGovt.isrefusingcom- ingStandardsAuthoritybannedananti thefloodingoftheircommunities. pensation orresettlementto any- rapecommercialfromTV. ONMaythe 18ththeinternational In August thousands of valley one.Manypeoplehavevowedto SwedishPoliceViolence Secretary ofthe Czech Republic dwellers rallied to protest and stayintheirhomeswiththeirchil- 350peopleparticipated in aReclaim and Slovak’sA.I.T. (Workers In- theStreetspartyinStockholmonSep- make devotionalofferingsto the drentodieifthewatersrise. ternational Association), con- tember 18thwhichwasbrokenupby firmed that Michal Patera over 100police. 243peoplewerear- prisoners don’t want to do these Unbroken spirit (charged for murder of a restedandmanywerebrutallybeaten. Safkteinrhseixadm-noanzthi)shiansjbaeile.nMreiclehaasleids jroigbhststh“eycagnectehllaerda.ssedandtheir“ 6.30am 12August- 150riotcops, Asamdeemtimones/ptrlaactieonagaaiwnsetethkelaptoelriceatvtihoe- MoreinfoC.N.A./A.B.C. BM armed police and a helicopter, lencewasattendedby2000people. stillfacingtrialnextyear,however Haven,London,WCIN3XX ) evicted 121 Railton Road, Anarchistsin Parliament the F.S.A.-A.I.T., wants to thank everybody forall the supportre- JUSTICE DAY Btrer,ixatoftenr’s6,h75is2todraicysaonfaorccchuisptactieonn-. OblnockJuendeth-elthe,xRituosfsitahne paanraliracmhiesntst ceived. Vaclaz Jez another anar- LAST August, families friends On 16September 121 was auc- chamber, displaying a banner “Sex. chist jailed in 97 on a similar and supporters commemorated tioned. 15 protestors handed Money. Power" andthrew leafletsto chargeasMichalP.hasalsobeen Prisoners’ Justice Day outside “Good Luck” cards to potential media and bystanders. [kircev released. (AnarchistBlackC1*oss""l"_) Woodhill prison in Milton bidders, reminding them of the @glasuet.ru] Elsewhere workers in COMPANY POLICY Keynes. The event, held every squat"spoliticalhistory,its armed Ystarusngoggleorasgkawinosnt taheloirngbosasneds,viwolheinlet C.N.A./A.B.C hasstartedacam- yearonAugust 10th, remembers eviction,andemphasisingthatto schoolstudents in St. Petersburg paignagainstprisoners’ exploita- many deaths in prisoneach year, buy 121 wastobuy “trouble”. occupiedaschoolduetobeshutdown. tion in Spain where lots ofpris- through suicide or neglect by The spirit of South London Nida Spit or polish! oners are forced to work for big prison officers. This year had a squattersisunbroken. Buildings Lithuanian greens are campaigning companies. Thesebigcompanies specialsignificanceasthedemon- arebeingcontinuouslyopenedas against aWorld Bankfunded airport aretakingadvantageofthissitua- stration demanded the closure of homes and to host info shops. construction at the Nida airport in tion to havebiggerprofits. Ifthe the closed supervision centre or cafes, cinemas and workshops. CanuraocntiioannSopnitMnaaytio1n9atlhpianrkV,iinlnciulusdi.ng controlunitatthejail. [ABC**] Class war is waged against 1\/lore Gardens Biotech Bus I gentrification. Localcommunity Utilisinga law of"eminentdomain" links have been maintained. as whichallowsGovernmenttakeoverof strugglescontinueagainstcutsto land on the pretense ofpublic use. THEsummerof99sawgrassroots stroyed over two thirds of an Lambethlibraries.schools.child- Mayor Gulliani in New York has resistance to the genetix menace Agrevo oil seedrape trial in Ox- care. andplaygrounds. enragedtheMoregardens!Coalitionof intensifywithtacticsrangingfrom fordshire. Activistsalsotargeted 700 small community plots. united Contact 56a lnfoshop. see Get In- crop trashing, office occupations anAgrevomaizetrialinLincoln- against plans to sell the sites to volved. http://Lam/121centre and supermarket actions, com- shire afterwhich46 arrests were ‘deve1opers'.Action by the Garden 'Eviction also threatens Centres in binedwithasuccessfulcourtbat- made,ofwhich22peoplearecur- Guerillas has confronted the Mayor Prague(zemepredevisn1@'ecn.czJ.St tlebyFriends ofthe Earthwhich rently in courtforcriminal dam- Etienne (tranzo@ledynamocom) in withgiaTnhtesunofltohweerrsB&rtaomzialtoes. foundcroptrials ofoil-seedrape ageandaggravatedtrespass. Also France. Madrid Almost 100.00 protestors beseiged illegalunderthegovernmentsown hitweresitesinEdinburgh,Aber- ([email protected]). and governmentofticesinBrasiliainlate guidelines. deenshire,Norfolk,Hertfordshire Florence (CPA. Fl-SUD. August. In September, landless InMaybiotechgiantsZeneca’s andYorkshire, with intotalone V.dGiannotti.79.50126Firenze,Italy) peasants marched on the capital. AGMwasoccupiedanddisrupted thirdofallUKsitesfullyorpar- overwhelming opposition Strikesandprotestsbymetalworkers, andtheNufffieldInstitutewhore- tiallydestroyed. Monsanto has held consultations health sevicc workers. bank leased reports on the benefits of AcrosstheAtlanticresistanceis with the Soil Association and employees. oil workers and teachers GM had their offices occupied growing with three hits in one Greenpeace.asitwatchesitsmar- opposedmarketisationpolicieswhich imposeausterityonthedowntrodden. withthehelpoftheINTERCON- weekon California Uni., the top ketsharesfallandUnilever,Nes- Cross andparochial TINENTAL CARAVAN, who “educational” GMresearchers in tle, Cadbury and Tesco phasing Anevictionofanoccupiedcommunity also linked up with a crop squat the US, by a group calling itself GM out of their products. This centre at Bishopton, Bristol was in Essex as part oftheir mission “Reclaimthe Seedsl”. While an potent combination of direct ac- resistedbylocalactivistsagainst plans to highlight global resistance to allianceofenvironmentalistsand tion andconsumerpressure send oftheParochialChurchCouncil. trans-nationalbullies. farmers from 30 other countries a clear message to the biotech Prince’s Park In early June, 9 test sites in have law suits pending accusing industry-WEDON’TWANTIT, A 3 acre inner-city green space CanadmEbsrsidegxewsheirree,deWstorrocyeesdteirnshoinree bimioptoescehacsotmrapnagnleiehsolodfotnrytihnegagto- WEDON’TNEEDITANDWE tishrbeaetienngeddebfeynddeevdelboypetrrseeinhoLuivseesrpaonodl ARENOTBUYINGIT! otherobstructionism.Info0403-176279. night, andinJuly400people de- riculturalmarket. Facedwiththis [email protected] BlockingWarheads. THE SOUTH LOCALBuchalyvieresidents&anti- nuclear protestors highlighted the delivery ofTrident warheads to the ALSO RESISTS Royal I\iaval base at Coulport on the Clydeestuarydespitehugenumbersof Police .ThisprotestontheStirlingto PEOPLEfromColombiahave Nestle is the major Balloch roadcoincided with the July been struggling for decades. investor in the food opening ofthe Scots Parliament . In sectorinMexico. Horsely. Northumbria on 4th July On 3 April the indigenous The Easton Cowboys, activistsforceda45minutedelay. community of U’wa (North aSundayfootballteam lvlission Impossible ? West)wonits struggleagainst Yuppification of poor areas like the fromBristol,madehis- theUS oilmultinationalOXY largelyhispanicMissiondistrictinSan torythisMaybybeing Francisco is being resisted by the that decided, at its AGM, not thefirstteamfromout- YuppieEradicationproject.Incitingthe to continue its business inthe sideMexicotoplaythe ~'=§-'~\/ localpoortovandaliseyuppiecars.and whole area . Zapatista rebels in propertyhasattractedpolicerepression The repression against anarchist Chiapas. despite a Labour’sfoulmouths groups has been increasing. hugearmypresence. On 24th ;\lay.Labour offices in People are murdered, jailed, The National Autono- r'1._?.-.f"""‘-'- Falmouth.Cornwallwereoccupiedin protest at the NATO bombings harassed, searchedandfollowed. mous University of inYugoslavia.POB 19PenzanceTRIS 20millionpeoplewenton strike, Mexico, has been the NoholidayinCambodia in early September, against the centre of a student Apayprotestbyteachersandlecturers Government’s austerity plan. strike against the introduction of supportedby schoolstudents settyres Despite army and paramilitary tuitionfees. alight outside the Ministry of repression, strikers brought the As well as 4 strikes and EducatioTnyinkePsnoVmAPdenvheirntsearly '99. country to a standstill, with occupation of the campus, they INPuertoReal’sShipyard(Cadiz, LeedsAdbustershavedelaredwaron massive disruption in all major have demonstrated outside the Spain) the management is em- Advertising: "the mouth of cons- cities and pitched battles with StockExchange.Theyhavemade ployingmorepeoplecomingfrom umerism".5billboardsweredestroyed. securityforces. links with other struggles, ETTs (low wagesjob agencies), ViforkersVictory President Pastrana has promised including the Zapatistas, the more inexperienced workers and Brian Higgins. UCATT activist in Spain. U.S.A. and Japan “total lecturers union, and electrical sackingworkersfornoreason. Northampton. is free from legal guarantees" for their businesses. workers. The students have InAprilthemanagementgave harassmentaftertheLTCATThierarchy Spain is denying asylum to demanded changes to the the sack to two workers and no Latimtemerpictekdantodemlsuezwzlheerheimw.ildIncaDtsutrbikliens. Colombian citizens. U.S.A. is curriculum. Students have been firmresponsefromthebigunions by bricklavers in winter '98/99 freed sendingmoretroops, preparinga kidnapped,beatenandthreatened was given. C.N.T. reacted by or- jailed activists. \\'illiam Rodgers and fullscaleinvasionunderthecover withdeath. ganising general assemblies Dave.\IcY\Iahonwhohaddisobeyeda of theWarontheDrugs,making Repression in Chiapas is still se- Where the workers from the aux- Courtrulintorefrainfrompicketing Colombia “safe for democracy”. vere. On 6th February two men iliary industry were also called. sub-contractors. Globalisation, again, is making from La Mendoza and Diez de 3000 workers got together and "Anendtaeviolence”. Hundredsofwomen.children&men the conflict worse, rather than Abril were “disappeared”bythe decided to stop working 2 hours marched through Edinburgh on End creatingreal solutions. Mexicanmilitary.Theyhavebeen every Wednesday and Friday. At October to oppose male violence (C.N.T. 99+Schnews) kept incommunicado and tor- thestartthetwobigunionsagreed againstwomen&children,demanding CHIAPAS tured.Themenarestillincustody butafterawhiletheyquitandtried that the Scottish Parliament provide IN June ’99, two people walked (asof26-9-99).Proteststo:Mexi- tostoptheworkersactions. properfundingforllimien.s"Aidrefirges through the gates of the Nestle canEmbassy,27East39thstreet, C.N.T. againproposedtocon- Sparks fly ! factory in Fawdon (Tyneside. NewYork, NY 10016, USA. tinuewiththeactionsandreceived DailyprotestshaveeruptedinDundee In July, the army fired on 40 in late August. after Z8 electricians England) and climbed onto the EZLN(Zapatistas) supportbases the support ofmost ofthe work- were sacked after protesting against roof, hanging a banner reading: ers.Thistimethestoppageshave Balfour Beatty’s sacking of two “Nestle: Out of Mexico". when they were trying to recon- beentakingplacefromnoonuntil nect the water service cutby the workersonthesick.Scabshavebeen Supportersenteredthefactorysite the end ofthe working day. The recruited. Cleansing workers, in tospeaktoworkers. Theentrance army. (ThinkGloballyAug99,West actionsincludeblockingthetraf- solidarityrefusedtoupliftrubbish was blockaded with a banner Country Activist June 99, Schnews ficwithburningbarricadesonthe SackedforChappingaDoor reading: “Solidarity is strength”. 230.a-infos-http://www.ainfos.ca.org mainaccessroad,andleafleting. Two Unison Stewards in Glasgow (C.N.T. paperJune99) Councilhavebeen sackedforknock- WELCOMETO THE UK ingonadoor. Z7othermemberswere probationary period is over, they givenfinalwrittenwarningsafterthey hadbeengivenpermissiontousetheir THE Immigration and Asylum In the meantime, some Dover maynowbeallowedto stay. own time to show support to Social Billhaspasseditsthirdreadingin residents and several local rags, On May lst, Nigerian Marcus WorkConvenorRoddySlorachathis parliament. It is clearly intended havedonetheirbitto supportthe Omofuma was killed during a disciplinary hearing. Unison, have to make refugees‘ stay in this govermentintheiraimtodisperse forceddeportationinAustria. He blockedanystrikeactioninsupportof countryasunpleasantaspossible. asylum seekers. When fights was chained, handcuffed and his tSlohleto.srea.\cIwehaofnrrkowemhrsi1hdeise.Lsp'ponisitsetooanfsChuaocsncsevusessnpfouerln(bdsaeelde- coTuhnetyrywiallnbdedfoisrpceerdsetdoaclirvoesstohfef brerfoukgeeeso,utthebBetBwCeesnholwoceadlasloacnadl mcoorutinthgwpaoslicteampeednsohnutthbeypltahneeesso- CI52}. IfonlyUnions couldfightthe vouchers worth only 70% ofin- skinhead who claimed to have theotherpassangers wouldn’tbe ruling class with the enthusiasmthey come support levels. Refusal to been attacked by a Yugoslavian, disturbed. Hesuffocated. havetoattackactivists! accept allocated accomodation “totally unprovoked”. No On a more positive note: Two Cooking thebooks will result in homelessness and refugeeswereaskedtocomment, asylum seekers scaledan 18 foot Sky-‘chefs. a division ofLufthansa at destitution. The voucher system, but Home Office Minister Lord fencetoppedwithbarbedwireto Heathrow airport sacked the entire apartfromrestrictingtheirchoices Bassan concluded: “The town is escape from Campsfield Deten- pwiniocNkrkeoftvoheracmsebb6eerehno'9um8r.saSiinninttaocienaet2hd4ebnhyoawu2or.4rskhteroirkuse:r iwnesapretnhdeinwg,oirsdl”iakesymluamkinsgeethkeemr” ovTewrocrocowndceeds”s.ions, foughtforby t“iWoneCaerentrneo.tGf*ro**u*p*g4 caommumseedn”t:. mostlyasianwomen.TheT&GUnion tattooed on their forehands and campaigners, have been made in Well, weare! connivedinthenewpay&conditions willincreasediscrimination. thenewbill. Forunmarriedpart- NationalCoalitionofAnti-deportation inexcessofnewworkingguidelines. There are many other ners, the required period of co- Campaigns, 101 Villa Rd, Birming- Sc0tia's Open Cast ? disempoweringclauses:ifanasy- habitation prior to immigration ham,B19 INH tel0121 5546947 A recent government white paper lum seeker loses their claim, the has been reduced from 4 to 2 statedlScotland}"hasthecapacityand AppellateAuthoritycanimposea years. Afterimmigration there is current mineral planning climate” to produce 75?} ofUKoutput.Combine finenotonlyontheasylumseeker stillaprobationaryperiodbefore thiswithahistoryof8792 ofapplica- but also on their representative independentsettlementisgranted. tionsbeing acceptedinScotlandand (lawyer,immigrationadviser).All Theotherconcernspeoplewhose only ll‘.7r in England. with exports too easily an asylum seeker can residency depends on their part- over60%ofwhatisdugup,adamag- bedetainedbyanimmigrationof- ner’s. Ifthey want to stay in the ing trend that demands fierce ficer, with little opportunity to UKbutleavetheirpartnerbecause opposition.Contact 1 SOAG, 42 challengethisdecision. of domestic violence before the Cobbinshaw.WestCalder.El-I558L-H I AS the leaders ofthe world’s richest countries From Bangladesh to Brazil...June 18th World-wide metattheG8SummitinKoln,GermanyonJune BANGLADESH Hundreds from the Domestic Workers Association demonstrated 18th, people world-wide took part in againsttheIMF,WorldBankandcapitalisminDhaka. simultaneousopposition, actionandcarnival in CANADA2,000reclaimedToronto'sstreets,plusactionsinCalgary,Ottowa,Vancouver. about30countries. Thiswasadayforrevolution. CZECH REPUBLIC On 5 June 7,000 people defied 1,000 police to hold a street “The global capitalist system, based on the party. TheUSEmbassy,apolicestation,fastfoodstoresandaTVstationwereatttacked. exploitationofpeopleandtheplanetfortheprofit 114arrests. GERMANYl0,000defiedrepressiontomarchinKoln(19.6) ofafew, is attheveryrootof NIGERIA 10,000 people brought petroleum centre Port our social and ecological Harcourttoastandstill. Agipcompanyofficeswere stormed and2coffins depositedthere. '[l'0Llbl6S.” (June 18thleaflet) City Rocked PAKISTAN DemonstratorsopposingPakistan’snucleartests 20/4§II|Irr,- brokethroughpolicelinestomarchthroughGujerat. _ r'\=-=———-——"'— Q _ \¢ ii-S1 URUGUAY The Banco di Montevideo and the Stock Ex- June 18th in the City ofLondon ._ 15.1 wasbrilliantas 10,000peoplere- tl-R‘.1 gxa '——* i-Al9l2']°Il-l1 UchSaAngAecwtieornesoicncu8paieredadsu-ricnlagsahemsawrcihthinpoMliocenteinviEdeuoge.ne and calgaaiminestdmthaensytrebeutssinaensdsteoso.kaMcatinony r (flga.Jw4t; :?‘7 _TT2 La‘IQ I i P50lu0scaacmtioivnaliinngAuinstNraeliwaY(4orckit’isesF)i,nAarngceianltiDnais,trBicetl.arus,Brazil, fought theviolentpolice. ‘H1 _T—‘?;;*'= /- Gfilfl i I I France, Greece, Italy, Israel, Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, Morningsawroadblockadesand .._,_*¢.- i_;liI l:___J 4 rHQmi I S.Korea, Spain (6cities), Switzerland. aCriticalMassof600cyclists. 40 ..,L-:\_..,W_1W-.mi‘1?I!3‘:|-,_'4l_|-l*ti‘-ijai--,.f5»" 7m*gQ!‘!I -,Q'~-. INTERCONTINENTAL CARAVAN In the run-up to 18 iinovnadceod-otpheerTaUtioCntowiethxpocsaepiUtanl-. h-'_‘_ T— 1E%':'T_-_:T;_—f—nI~:~;‘li—_i;aj.::_-g5‘,ILZi:i‘g.;|-.\‘:T§-§.4. 1' E‘\*-§~.-.\. .,,=_- JMuenxei,c6o5,0Neapctaivl,isatsndfrComoloImndbiiaa,pBaarntigcilapdaetesdh,inBrgaazthil,erEincgusadaonrd, Reeds closedforthe dayafteran _-fl—--I-5=.7=.=.- \\5éi C___-a' actions in Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, 1_7__ P _ _ I’ =.':&i antiNewDealpicket. KPMGAu- :B1u-sr 1Q;-'1t5’ 1 E" Austria,EnglandandFrance,wheretheGovernmentGenetic dZie8ton0re0sc0,au,gseaettdch,ebwryeedNreeasottcleLc,iuvPpeieerppdsoi.,oIlCSI,t ‘a_"sJ.-..'/'i\iI-TA\5,_;/.rI-\.’_. -“aI‘.0/ti.’‘=!‘Fg-_IIt\"‘1WIJIE\Mj-e\"rm,jig9n.’\\'?;i5t-~.l'{ 1; LA3__‘- M3p0o;:dw;ief;ir5ceaotaioNrrneEsctreo;d:p,a~tets3Jt1s8itea't3MF0_ouNnont_ivn.elsAiesrGtwhLeaOsWBdAoerLsldtrAoTCyreaTddIeOONr- station for the Carnival against lll LOndOn' lug 30 gince gamsationmeetsinSeattle,USA, Capital. UpperThames St - and T d Pdz; ts “Qt 1 there Wlll be mass opposition lo- other streets - were reclaimed as mvégthi enTv:/10 fie on tcazlltyratnrdéglotbtatllya. nhttlpr:./z/got.tao/nr3t0 soundsystemsplayed. Demonstrators broke into the photosof170P691316thfiy general strike. 4 days of films. London International Financial g:?ég;:H§S%4Ig;?tI6?i%]“; meetings, a bookfair, a Critical Futures and Options Exchange- and smashed computers, mirrors ' Glasgow, Aberdeen. Lincoln. andwindows. Filesandfurniture- Lancaster.Newbury.andHarrowin AmongSe"e“‘1S‘*“°“*°ha‘g6S1“ BM Mayday. London WCIN sxx sailedinto the street. Essex all saw 18 J'une activities. Eugene, USA, Robert Thaxton [email protected] Two MacDonalds and a plus Edinburgh and Newcastle on faces 70months minimum. The August Peoples Global Ac- Mercedez Benz showroom suf- Tyneon 12June. www.geocities.com/RainForest/ tionconference inBangalore, In- feredsignificantdamage. Several Jungle/1664 diabackedbothactions. 100par- 'ReclaimtheStreets0171 281 4621 In Gujerat. Pakistan. some trade bankswereoccupiedordamaged. Fullerreportson18JuneinEarthFirst unionists were charged with ticipantsfrom25countriesagreed Pluslotsmore! ActionUpdateJuly-seeGetInvolved to build resistance to capitalism, "treason", punishable by death. patriarchy. racism and the caste EAST TIMOR RESISTANCE erupted in [email protected] system. PGA: www.agp.org Indonesia itself in mid/late GET ll\l\/QLVEII) ! continued from pagel September. Workers. the poor 'ClydesideanarchistcirclewriteCI[-ac]c/oTransmissionISKingSt..GlasgowGl5QP: Timorese(populationin 1975was andstudents actedtoopposethe workerscircle[public privatesector]writeCl[we]sameaddressAutonomousCentrel 600.000) have had extensive military'snewrepressivepowers. Edin.Claimants/Autonomous Women/Angry Youth c/o 17 W. Montgomery militarytrainingandarmingfrom In Jakarta 3 protestors were Pl..EdinburghEI~l?5l-IA 0131-557-6242 [email protected] or [email protected] Britain.theUSandAllSlI‘3l12l.\/61')’ killed as 5.000clashed withriot http://bum.ucsd.edu/-lothian/ ' 5th May Group POB 2474. London. N8 (Turkish/ recently. UK defence secretary policeon23 September. Kurdish@'st - Anarchist Black Cross POE 446.SheffieldSl l.\IY. + George Robertson endorsed the From 13-25 Septemberpeople [email protected] ' AnarchistFed. S-lb \‘\-hitechapel High St.Lontlon El 7QX acf@'burnucsdedit http:t'/burn.ucsd.edu/~acft’AnarchistTradeLnionNetwork,BOX Kopassus Commander, General inBandungtookdirectactionvir- EMAB.S8AbbeyStreet.Derby.DE223SQ.Gn"p7763aol.co1n'ClassWarPOBox467. Prabowo (_‘an enlightened officer tually every day, crowds occu- LondonESSQX'56aInfoshop.56CramptonSt..LondonSE17-EarthFirst!Action (on)humanrights’). pyingthelocalparliamentbuild- Update.POBlTA..\'ewcastle-Upon~TyneNE99ITA.079""4791-S-ll.www.cco-action.org/ Many of the Timorese Militia ings onseveral occasions. efau <actionupdate gn.apc.org>~Education WorkerNetwork.POB 29. SW PDO. are, infact.theIndonesianArmy. infoPOBox 1853. Bandung40018. ManchesterM155H)-‘\‘~FederationAnarchiste. l-l5RueAinelot.750llParis.France InJanuary 1999theAnnyandthe WestJava._ Indonesia 'Haringey Solidarity Group.Box 24?-l. LondonNS. 0181 37-l 5027 hsg@‘clara.net Militia launched Operation Total congratulatedtheIndonesianmili- -IndustrialWorkersoftheWorld,75HumberstoneGate.LeicesterLEI fws 'Kate Clean Up. its objective to utterly taryforits ‘firstclass" assistance. SharpleyLibrary.BlvlHurricane.London\\‘ClSPQQ 'KommunistKranti.Majdoor Library.AutopinJhuggi.Faridab-ad-l21001.India-LancasterAnarchistGroup.c/oThe wipe outtheTimorese Independ- Covertly,theIndonesianandwest- Basement.78APennyStreet.Lancaster'L-ondonGreenpeace.5CaledonianRd..London ence Movement. CAFOD (the ern powers need to work in tan- N1'So]idarityCentre/Sol.Fed.RmI3.i\-luspoleXlorksliops..\-IuspolcSt..NorwichNR3 CatholicAssociationforOverseas dem to preserve their mutual in- IQD 'SchNEWS. PO Box 2600. Brighton BN2 2DX: 01273-685913 Development) estimates 20,000 tention: to ensure EastTimorre- [email protected] http://www.schnews.org.uk/’ 'SheffieldAnarchistGroup. Timoresedeathsthisyear. This is mains sublimated to Jakarta and POBox-l-16.SheffieldSIINY'Sol.FedPOBox493.St.Albans.ALlSTWDistros:'Active the latest move in Indonesia’s thewest’sbusinessinterests. Bi\-'1Active.LondonWCINSXX'AKPOBox 12766.Edinburgh.EH89YE. ‘scorched earth‘ policy, spear- In the grand name ofjustice, I-J-"ritefor!i.s'tirig. headedby defence ministerGen- democracyand,moredisgustingly, ThankstoAnarchistGraphics.Box5,167FawcettRd,Southsea,HantsP04 eral Wiranto. In April, Admiral human rights, a clutch ofpeople Dennis Blair, US commander in will be scapegoated for the COUNTERINFORIVIATIONisproducedbyanindependentcollective, chief in the Pacific, assured atrocities, but no significant based incentral Scotland, including Glasgow. We aimto assistinthe struggle againstallinjustice. oppressionandexploitation. Write for WirantoofcontinuedUSbacking. broker will be held ultimately D D So whatare the UNpeacekeep- responsible- after all, that would copies to distribute. Send us news. Contact us ifyou’d like to get involved. Donationsneeded-chequestoCounterInformation.ForCI ingforcesactuallygoingtodo in be Jakarta, Britain, USA and East Timor? On arrival in East Australia, and they’re not going distro in north England write CI, PO Box HP 171, Leeds LS'6 IXX. TimoronSunday 19thSeptember to admittoanything, arethey? Major-General Peter Cosgrove, Receivedwiththanksfromacontribu- theAustralianoverallcommander torwithparticularknowledgeofEast 0131 557 6242 http://burn.ucsd.edu/-lothian/ci (inclmore info/updates) of the UN force in East Timor, Timor(editedforspacebyCI) [email protected] [email protected] Cl53wenttopress10Oct.l999.

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