[IMC-Editorial] IMC NEWS UPDATE | November 2, 2002

Doug Morris being at enteract.com
Sun Nov 3 15:00:14 PST 2002 

IMC NEWS UPDATE | November 2, 2002

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CONTENTS

FEATURE COMPILATIONS:
          PEACE AND JUSTICE
          EARTH DEFENSE NEWS
          GLOBAL STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND SHELTER
RECENT IMC FEATURES
UPCOMING ACTIONS AND COVERAGE

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FEATURE COMPILATION:  PEACE AND JUSTICE

220 CITIES PROTEST WAR ON IRAQ
October 30, 2002
http://nigeria.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=1023
At least 220 cities around the world held demonstrations
October 26th against the Bush Administration's impending
war on Iraq. See list of cities with links to local coverage.

OVER 200,000 MARCH AGAINST WAR
October 27, 2002
Summary: http://indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/10/2002-10.html#5680
Features: http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=212853
and http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=213638
On Saturday, October 26th, hundreds of thousands marched
worldwide to protest George Bush's ill-conceived war against
the people of Iraq. Over 100,000 marched in Washington, DC,
while 60,000-80,000 marched in San Francisco.
See features and links to protest reports.

NEW YORK:  OCTOBER EDITION OF THE INDYPENDENT
Special Iraq Issue
http://nyc.indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/10/2002-10.html#5716
Focuses on the growing possibility of war with Iraq.

IRAQ: http://iraqjournal.org/
Coordinated by independent journalists Jeremy Scahill and
Jacqueline Soohen on the ground in Baghdad, IraqJournal
provides a forum for the distribution of independent information
and views from Iraq.

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FEATURE COMPILATION:  EARTH DEFENSE NEWS
  From The Front Lines Of The Environmental Struggle
October 26, 2002

Summary: http://indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/10/2002-10.html#5665
Features: http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=212485

See reports on:
          - Brisbane: tree sits to defend an urban bushland
          - Sydney: report on World Food Day
          - Mumbai, India, and Santa Cruz, California: reports on local
		         struggles against water privatization
          - Belgium: activists are taking action to protect a woodland from
                  a military radar installation
          - London: activists targeted the consumer economy at Car Expo.
          - Los Angeles: activists and artists staged lockdowns and
                  used artwork to combat fossil fuel consumption
          - New Mexico: indigeneous activists and supporters fight road
                  construction through a national park and sacred ground
          - Oregon: tree sit is threatened by helicopter logging

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FEATURE COMPILATION:  GLOBAL STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND SHELTER
The Struggle Against the Privatization of Shelter
November 1, 2002

Features: http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=214294

One of the most privatized commodities formerly held in common
trust by all, land and shelter, has become a focal point of struggle for
social justice.

See reports on:
          -Switzerland: a social center used as shelter by Ecuadorean
                  immigrants was evicted.
          -Athens: the struggle for space continues by a Squat.
          -Argentina: the unemployed have taken over a supermarket
                  and shared spaces.
          -South Africa: the anti-eviction campaign continues.
          -Montreal: a march and squat was held.
          -Maritimes IMC and Victoria IMC, Canada: squats were opened.
          -Toronto: the OCAP Pope Squat was evicted.
          -Vancouver: the struggle for social housing has grown.
          -DC: the newly formed MayDay Collective promoted a
                  Housing Forum.

See also Squat!Net: http://www.squat.net/

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RECENT IMC FEATURES

ECUADOR: ACTIVISTS PREPARE FOR FTAA SUMMIT
October 29, 2002
http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=213539&group=webcast
During the seventh ministerial meeting of the FTAA in Quito,
the future of the FTAA (es) is being defined. Social movements
of Ecuador and of all the continent have organized diverse
anti-ALCA activities, including direct marches from the borders,
watches, actions, street theater and much more.

ECUADOR: 10,000 MARCH IN QUITO ANTI-ALCA PROTESTS
October 31, 2002
http://ecuador.indymedia.de/es/2002/11/806.shtml (en)

QUEBEC: 10,000 DEMONSTRATE AGAINST FTAA IN MONTREAL
October 31, 2002
http://quebec.indymedia.org/node.php?id=9768
At least 10,000 protesters demonstrated in the streets of
Montreal this evening against the FTAA, as part of a
hemispheric student strike. The festive protest occupied
several city blocks, as it wound its way through downtown
Montreal.

See also:
Journal of the Anti-FTAA Actions
http://ecuador.indymedia.org/es/antiALCAmobilization/ (es)

INDIA: THE ANTI-CONVERSION ORDINANCE
October 29, 2002
http://india.indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/10/2002-10.html#5715
There is a proposed regulation in Tamil Nadu to freeze the
religious status of Dalits within the Hindu Social Order.
"If you want to gain self-respect... equality... independence...
change your religion..." -- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, October 13, 1935.

BRAZIL: LULA WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
October 28, 2002
http://indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/10/2002-10.html#5700
After running for the presidency three times previously,
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the candidate of the Workers
Party finally won on October the 27th. While there are
promises of economic growth and social justice advances,
the next government faces serious challenges.

SYDNEY:  CALL TO ACTION
October 28, 2002
http://sydney.indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/10/2002-10.html#5709
The active software that runs Indymedia was written in
Sydney originally for the J18 global day of action in 1999 by
the C at T (Community Activist Technology) collective. After
nearly 3 years, Sydney Indymedia is going through a facelift
-- as have many imcs. This takes time and volunteers.
So, we are calling for volunteers...

AUSTRIA: MEDIA DEMOCRACY DAY
October 20, 2002
http://austria.indymedia.org/index.php3?lang=en
Following the rise of social movements for feminism,
racial justice, and environmentalism in recent decades,
international efforts to democratize the media are now
mobilizing for education, protest, and change. Media
Democracy prioritizes diversity over monotony, citizen
control over corporate choice, cultural development over
company profit, and public discourse over public relations.
See also: http://www.mediademocracyday.org/
and: http://www.reclaimthemedia.org
and: http://www.mediatank.org

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UPCOMING ACTIONS AND COVERAGE

ITALY: EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM
November 1-5, 2002
http://www.fse-esf.org/
http://italy.indymedia.org/

SYDNEY: WTO
November 13-15, 2002
http://nowto.cat.org.au/
http://sydney.indymedia.org/

ATLANTA: CLOSE THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS
November 15-17, 2002
http://www.soaw.org/
http://atlanta.indymedia.org/

URUGUAY: URUGUAY SOCIAL FORUM
November 15-17, 2002
http://www.forosocialuruguay.org.uy/
http://uruguay.indymedia.org/

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