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from turbulence, 29 November 2007: "When we think about winning, our eyes are drawn to things that are highly visible or easy-to-measure, such as institutional or legislative change, the opening of a social centre or an increase in membership. That’s where the light is. But we also need to assess victories in the less tangible though just as real realm of possibilities..." more

from London HOIO, 28 November 2007: London is home to institutions and organisations which are profiting from war and occupation and which have been complicit in the deaths of thousands, the displacement of millions and the destruction of lands, homes and communities. Meeting @ LARC in London to organise for February 23rd 2008, the National day of action against the theft of Iraqi oil and economic occupation... more

Reuters, 26 November 2007: LONDON,(Reuters) - The U.S. military has stepped up chartering of tankers and requests for extra fuel in the U.S. Central Command area, which includes the Persian Gulf, shipping and oil industry sources say. more

from email, 28 November 2007: Karlsruhe, Germany - Three radicals accused of planting incendiary devices under German army trucks were granted bail Wednesday by federal judges who ruled they were not terrorists. more

from ainfos, 28 November 2007: There was a row of important memorial days in beginning of the November - at first 9th of November, day of Crystal Night and international day to combat racism and xenophobia, 11th of November was declared a global Food Not Bombs action day to commemorate Timur Kacharava, 13th of November was the second anniversary of the death of Timur.

Timur, a student at the St. Petersburg State University and frequent participant in anti-fascist meetings and Food Not Bombs, was murdered by nazis in St Petersburg. more

from supporteric.org, 27 November 2007: Yesterday (Monday 26 November) Eric called to tell us that they took him down to the doctor to “officially” end his hunger strike ... Now that Eric is eating and his heart condition seems to have passed (for now), it seems likely that the blood tests might serve only to absolve the jail of any responsibility for his previous conditions ... However, if they test for the right things, they might be helpful in proving that Eric is in dire need of vegan food, as he is most certainly not getting the nutrition his body requires. more

30 November 2007: Things seem to have calmed down a bit now, after Monday night's confrontations. 120 french police are reported as injured, but as yet no figures have been given for the injured from the cités.

"Young rioters in the nearby towns of Sarcelles, Garges-les-Gonesse, Cergy, Ermont and Goussainville were armed with petrol bombs, bottles filled with acid and baseball bats, police said."

These kids are not fucking about. more

from email, 22 November 2007: "This was presented by Ange Sterritt on November 15 '07, as part of a West Coast speaking tour to support the TYENDINAGA Mohawks ... The Olympics destroys Native lands, Indigenous women, Indigenous communities, and human dignity. The Olympics creates homelessness, abject poverty, further violence and racism..." more

from email, 24 November 2007: "Helsinki, Finland: We get more time – 300 on the streets of Helsinki for squat Elimäki. Thursday was a day of victory for the squatting scene in Helsinki. 300 people defied the really shitty weather and gathered to demonstrate at the Youth Department of the city to show their support to the social centre Elimäki, aka squat E15..." more

from supporteric.org, 24 November 2007: "Eric called yesterday (Friday) to tell us that he has ended his hunger strike. Yesterday marked the two-week point in this leg of his struggle for vegan food. Further down is a letter he has asked us to send to you ... Unfortunately, this battle is not over. Eric is still requesting vegan food AND medical care from the jail. We need to keep calling to demand that he be provided both..." more

Friday Nov 23, 2007: "Time is not linear. It has been forced to be that way. This is never more apparent to me than during a period of sustained actions. Dates and minutes become meaningless and a month can become one endless day. In order to honor the boundlessness of this state, I will relate the following events out of sequence. The following events took place between the 27th of October and the 13th of November. The following events did not end..." more

from www.activistsecurity.org, 22 November 2007: Disclaimer: everything in this handbook is for information purposes only. Please do not use it to do anything illegal, but protect your right to protest and change the world for a better place. We cannot take responsibility for your actions, though we say that you should be as active as possible. more

from imc-uk, 21 November 2007: "The use of biometric ID cards in Fallujah perhaps gives an insight into the likely reasoning behind their introduction in UK society ... Three years after a devastating U.S.-led siege of the city, residents of Fallujah continue to struggle with a shattered economy and infrastructure and a lack of mobility..." more

from email, 19 November 2007: It's our first ever benefit gig and looks like it's going to be a winner! Come to this gig! ... it's an Occupied London benefit nite.

With hip-hop, ska, punk + Terra Audio DJs and more, on Saturday 1st December, this is our big night: @ rampARTS social centre, 15 Rampart Street, London E1. more

from email, 18 November 2007: "The Where Will It Be Collective (WWIB) announce the opening of a social centre in a squatted building in Norwich city centre. Come and visit! Here's the press release..." more

from email, 21 November 2007: "It was a super massive demo (at least 50,000 people) with the genoa generation -- that of tute bianche, indymedia, black and pink blocs -- opening in front and assalti frontali blasting the right kind of politically rhymed speech from the first truck. It was 20,000 youth that spearheaded the demo, almost silent in their boiling anger, with, because of the choice made by supporto legale and global project organizing the demo, no symbols and no flags, save a handful of nodal molin, pirate, anarcho/red, guevarist, zapatista symbols..." more

from imc-uk, 25 November 2007: 25 November 2007: A solidarity memorial demonstration was held in Jubilee Gardens on Saturday 24 Nov 2007, organised by Antifa Britain with the Anarchist Federation - IFA. There were demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona.

25.11.2007: "Once again, around 2000 people took to the streets in Madrid to remember Carlos. A demonstration left the Lavapies barrio to march towards the underground station of Legazpi, where the antifastcist activist Carlos Palomino was murdered by a fascist two weeks ago.

Large numbers of riot police were present with a very provocative atitude right from the start. Police charged repeatedly the demonstration. People resisted the charges and managed to make it to the planned destination of the demonstration, where activists put a remembrance plaque in the building facing the tube station..." more

from email, by Sacramento Prisoner Support, 18 Nov 2007: "Eric is still being denied vegan food and proper medical care... As Eric ends the 10th day of his hunger strike we would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone that is working to support him, to update you on his health and clarify where things stand with the jail..." more

from state of emergency 16 November 2007: "Gordon Brown plans to extend the restrictions on demonstrations near parliament to cover the whole country, claiming that this will simplify the work of the police. The current law totally bans spontaneous protests, requiring advance police permission, which allows the police to impose arbitrary limits on numbers and effectively act as political censors..." more

from squatters, 17 November 2007: "We call on everybody to join the demonstration in Berlin on the 8th of December - almost one year after the "final battle" in Copenhagen - in order to destroy together the winter lethargy of investors, yuppies and city-planners and to show clearly and unequivocally our rage against the current situation..." more