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Migrant workers in Korea call for international solidarity

Since November 16 2003 South Korean authorities are hunting 120,000 migrant workers with the aim to deport them. Equality Trade Union Migrants' Branch (ETU-MB) and several other groups decided to resist and occupied on Nov 15 Myeong-dong cathedral compound (Report 15-16 March)in the heart of the South Korean capital Seoul. Seventy migrant workers from Indonesia, Nepal and Bangladesh, are there, daily agitating and protesting against the government's plans. On two occasions legal ETU-MB demonstrations have been viciously attacked by units of immigration officers and riot police, resulting in two migrants being seized and multiple injuries.

On 23 February, 19 migrant workers in Hwaseong detention center began a hunger strike. Migrant workers on hunger strike are presently being forcibly deported. The migrant permit system has been described as a South Korean Slave system providing cheap docile labour to maximise corporate profit. Read a chronology and call for international solidarity at Sydney Indymedia and send a protest via Labourstart.

ZNET: Migrant Workers and the Struggle for Political Space | Equality Trade Union Migrants' Branch | Labour News from Korea

El Plan Puebla Panamá

En una muestra de ironía, el Banco Mundial ha publicado recientemente un documento titulado Por qué el NAFTA no llegó al sur en el que hace notar que "el NAFTA no llegó al sur a causa de los obstáculos al desarrollo económico que afligen a los Estados del sur, tales como una infraestructura insuficiente". En su estrategia de desarrollo para los estados mexicanos del sur, el Banco Mundial "sugiere estimular el crecimiento económico reduciendo los embotellamientos que impiden concretar negocios en la región, como la falta de acceso a los mercados, el reducido y costoso mercado de los servicios financieros, y la plétora de conflictos legales en relación con la posesión de la tierra".

Antes de su asunción en 2001, el presidente de México y ex ejecutivo de Coca Cola, Vicente Fox, prometió tratar los "conflictos en relación con la posesión de la tierra" mediante la aplicación de los acuerdos de San Andrés sobre derechos y cultura indígenas, que reconocerían y protegerían legalmente la tenencia de las tierras comunales indígenas (ejidos). Estas promesas resultaron vacías, sin embargo, puesto que en forma virtualmente simultánea empezaron a salir los primeros rumores sobre el Plan Puebla Panamá (PPP) del otro lado de su boca, y Fox continuó la política de guerra contra los indígenas de México iniciada por sus predecesores.

MEDIOSINDEPENDIENTES: ALCA CMI | Chiapas CMI

Political Cartoon Debuts on Indymedia

Political comic strips have long been a source of reflection and have offered a good outlet for activists to deal with the stressful situations that the leaders of the world put on the inhabitants of the world. The Indymedia network has recently seen a regular political comic strip on several local IMC's. These include: Portland, Los Angeles, and Seattle; however, other IMC's are picking it up and reposting it daily.

The Daily Grind originally debuted in 1997 in a college newspaper. "The columnist, Jacob Jackrabbit, originally appeared as a parody of a Rush Limbaugh-style pundit," says Aaron Neathery, the strips author, "but the strip wasn't particularly political as it proved difficult to parody pundits who are, themselves, self-conscious parodies. But after experiencing three even worse than expected years of Bush, and inspired by strips like Aaron McGruder's Boondocks and Get Your War On, I decided to bring The Daily Grind back as my own personal political soapbox."

There are also more well know comics like This Modern World, by Tom Tommorrow; and Wildcat, by Donald Rooum. And, of course, there are countless political comics we dont find out about!

DAILY GRIND ON IMC: Portland IMC | Seattle IMC

M-20 Iraq War One Year Anniversary - The World Still Says No to War

The upcoming "Global Day of Action against War and Occupation" on March 20, is the one-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq. Organizers say that "people on every continent will take to the streets to say YES to peace and NO to pre-emptive war and occupation." Groups are calling for an end to the occupation of Iraq and the Bush regime's belligerent foreign policies in places like Haiti, Palestine, and Venezuela. They note that M-20 will be the first time the world's 'other superpower', as The New York Times described [popular protest], will take center stage since February 15, when more than 15 million people across the globe expressed their opposition to Bush's looming war on Iraq." The action has been endorsed by the Global Assembly of the Anti-War Movement, the World Social Forum, and the 3rd Hemispheric Forum Against the FTAA.

As damning evidence concerning lies and the manipulation of intelligence by the Bush regime continues to surface since the invasion of Iraq, both U.S. citizens and the international community are turning up the heat on Washington, Tony Blair's government in the UK and John Howard's administration in Australia. Talk of Whitehouse war crimes is increasing. Possible al Qaeda-led attacks on trains in Spain have resulted in the pro-Bush Aznar government being voted out of office. Italian people are opposing Berlusconi's support of the war as well.

Keep watching Indymedia for reports on M-20.

[International Actions | U.S. Actions | Bush Lies | Iraq body count]

Genetic Engineering Action Network Conference

March 12th, 2004 marked the beginning of the GEAN (Genetic Engineering Action Network) conference in San Francisco, CA, USA. Events began with a public forum called "California at the Crossroads". A roundtable of speakers talked about current GMO issues from the struggles farmers are facing, activists passing legislation in Mendocino County, CA, USA and consumer issues from GE foods, mad cow and other safety and environmental concerns. [ AUDIO: GEAN Conference 03-12-2004 | BioDevestation 2004 | Bio Tech InfoNet | Portland IMC ]

Flotille der Hoffnung segelt nach Nauru

Die Flotilla 2004 campaign wurde im November 2003 initiiert - als Antwort auf die Behandlung von Asylsuchenden durch die australische Regierung (siehe auch die zahlreichen Berichte in der Antirassismus-Rubrik von Indymedia).







Die Reise der Flotille wird ein altes Gesetz der See wieder in Erinnerung rufen: jenen Menschen zu helfen, die in Not sind, ohne Rücksicht auf Herkunft und Flagge.



Die Reise, die auch von einer Flotte (mit leichter Kraft) begleitet wird, wird Sydney am 15.Mai verlassen. Am 22.Mai wird sie mit weiteren Booten in Brisbane zusammentreffen, bevor es nach Nauru geht (siehe Karte), wo viele Asylsuchende off shore gefangen gehalten werden. Am 20.Juni - dem Weltflüchtlingstag - soll die Flotille ankommen. Die einzelnen Boote werden als autonome Bezugsgruppen organisiert sein, es wird zum Projekt Online Proteste, Mediastreams im Netz, Radioübertragungen und "Open Flow"-Projekte geben, um überall in Australien und Oceania Unterstützung zu erhalten.



In den Jahren 2003 und 2002 veranstalteten australische Aktivisten Aktionstage bei den Lagern in Woomera und Baxter. Dabei konnten Zäune niedergerissen und einige Menschen befreit werden. (Berichte bei Indymedia.de: Flucht aus Woomera | )





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Massakre i Madrid

Ti bomber exploderede sidste torsdag, den 11. marts, i forskellige lokale tog i Madrid. På det tidspunkt var de fleste af togene fyldt med mennesker fra Madrids fattigste kvartere. Et stort antal af dem var immigranter fra Øst Europa og Latinamerika.

Eksplosionerne resulterede i 200 døde og 1400 sårede. Regeringen beskyldte øjeblikkeligt den baskiske undergrunds separatist gruppe, ETA, for at stå bag angrebet og den offentlige mening stille ikke spørgsmålstegn ved den officielle forklaring.

Ikke desto mindre dukkede der i de følgende timer nogle tegn op som pegede i en anden retning:

Erstes regionals Indymedia Treffen in Afrika

Derzeit findet in Dakar, der Hauptstadt Senegals das erste regionale Indymedia-Treffen Afrikas statt. Viele Delegierte der afrikanischen IMCs (teils von bestehenden, teils von Gruppen, die sich noch in der Gründungsphase befinden) sind anwesend. Nach einer langen Reise kam die Boundaries-To-Bridges Karawane pünktlich zur Konferen in Dakar an. Dieses 2-wöchige Veranstaltung trägt den Titel: "the Alternative (Indymedia)Konferenz", um den Teilnehmer, die an alternativen Medien interessiert oder bereits involviert sind, Indymedia aber noch nicht kannten, das Netzwerk vorzustellen.

Bilder: 1 | Programm EN FR

International Women's Day Celebrated

International Women's Day has been celebrated around the world on March 8 since the early 1900s. It was originally modelled on the success of May Day as a day of international working class action. It is closely associated with improving working conditions and equal rights for women, such as in the 13 week general strike in 1909 by the women Garment Workers Union in New York, and in the 1917 women's day march in Petrograd for 'bread and peace', which contributed to the abdication of the Russian Czar and a provisional government to give women the right to vote.

[ Global Women's Strike | A History of International Women's Day ]

Austin, TX Activists Unite Against Police Oppression

Last year, while undercover agents from the Austin police department were infiltrating anti-war activist workshops, officers of the same department continued the customary practice of harassment and brutality against communities of color on Austin's east side.

Austin continues to be a divided city, both economically and racially. Predominantly middle class activists have often voiced the same outrage against local institutions as the under-privileged in Austin, but from separate angles. The last few months, however, have seen an upsurge of cooperative resistance. Segments of the Austin activist community that have historically been divided are exploring new ways to connect and reinforce their struggles.

Austin Police Department Internal Memos Documenting Surveillance of Anti-War Activist Workshops:

Memo 1 | Memo 2: [ page 1 ] [ page 2 ] [ page 3 ] [ page 4 ]

[ Austin IMC | Austin People's Legal Collective (APLC) | Austin Copwatch ]

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