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Submitted on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 2:17pm
by Kdog, x359209
During the first week of September 2008, Republican Party delegates
gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota for the Republican National
Convention
(RNC) - the media spectacle and corporate sleaze-fest that completes
their
nominating process. An army of armor-clad riot police, National Guard,
and
private security with their humvees, rubber bullets, and tear gas
protected them. FBI-assisted sheriff's raids at more than a
half-dozen
activist homes and organizing centers in Minneapolis-St. Paul sought
to
hinder opposition. But thousands of protestors still took to the
streets
to emphatically reject the Republicans' vicious policies of war,
discrimination, and attacks on the working-class and poor.
Among the more important mobilizing efforts against the RNC was the
Anti-Capitalist Bloc, an initiative of the Industrial Workers of the
World
(I.W.W.) union - Twin Cities General Membership Branch. The
Anti-Capitalist Bloc was conceived as an organizing front for the week
of
the RNC that would unite those anti-capitalist activists with an
orientation toward organizing. The Anti-Capitalist Bloc issued a
"Call"
and adopted a set of "Solidarity Principles" that made clear our
opposition to not only the Republican party but the whole system of
capitalism. Ten other groups signed on including three other I.W.W
branches. Approximately 1800 full-color posters with the
Anti-Capitalist
Bloc message were distributed over the course of the week.
But as Wobblies, we know that words are not enough, and so a series
of
events, actions, and contingents were organized by the
Anti-Capitalist
Bloc.
Submitted on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 1:31am
Dear friends and comrades,
For two weeks in late-April and early-May four members of the Industrial Workers of the World traveled to Haiti to meet with labor leaders and document the plight of the Haitian working class. During our trip we encountered a Haiti still reeling from food riots which had gripped it just weeks prior. We found the workers and organizers that we met with to be extremely competent and passionate, but almost completely immobilized by a severe lackof resources.
Now a new crisis grips the Haitian people in the form of over a thousand dead and one million out of a total population nine million people displaced as a result of the recent hurricanes
which have battered the island.
Submitted on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 6:24am
No. 3
Saludos de la Comisión de Solidaridad Internacional (CSI) de los Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo (IWW) y bienvenidos a la tercera edición de nuestro boletín mensual internacional.
El propósito de este boletín es informar a nuestros aliados alrededor del mundo de todas nuestras actividades, campañas solidarias e información relevante de luchas laborales internacionales. Esperamos que este boletín contribuya a la construcción de la solidaridad entre los trabajadores a través de la comunicación fortalecida y el intercambio de información.
Si desea contribuir ideas o noticias para el boletín, o comunicarse con el CSI, mande un email a [email protected].
En esta edición:
Noticias de IWW
- El IWW de Grand Rapids y la CNT de España anuncian un Día Global de Acción
- 20 despedidos en Flaum Appetizing
- E-Z Supply bajo órdenes de pagar $1 millón
Acciones y Eventos de la CSI
- Foro sobre Organización Industrial de IWW en Chile
Submitted on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 6:34pm
Greetings from the International Solidarity Commission (ISC) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and welcome to the third digest of our monthly international news letter.
The purpose of this newsletter is to keep our allies around the world informed of our activities, solidarity campaigns, and relevant international labor struggles. It is our hope that this newsletter will contribute to building worker-to-worker solidarity through strengthened communications and exchanges of information.
If you would like to contribute story ideas or news for the bulletin, or wish to contact the ISC, you can email [email protected].
Saludos de la Comisión de Solidaridad Internacional (ISC) de los Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo (IWW) y bienvenidos a nuestro boletín internacional mensual.
El propósito de este boletín es mantener a nuestros aliados alrededor del mundo informados de nuestras actividades, campañas de solidaridad, y luchas obreras relevantes. Esperamos que este boletín contribuya a construir solidaridad entre trabajadores reforzando las comunicaciones e intercambios de información.
Submitted on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 6:26pm
Greetings from the International Solidarity Commission (ISC) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and welcome to the second digest of our monthly international news letter.
The purpose of this newsletter is to keep our allies around the world informed of our activities, solidarity campaigns, and relevant international labor struggles. It is our hope that this newsletter will contribute to building worker-to-worker solidarity through strengthened communications and exchanges of information.
If you would like to contribute story ideas or news for the bulletin, or wish to contact the ISC, you can email [email protected].
In this digest:
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1. ISC News and Activities
- 2. IWW News
- 3. Solidarity Statements and Appeals
