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International Newsletter n.3 #J14

Weeks June 30 – July 13

Index

1. Repression and police brutality
a) Coal miners’ protest harshly repressed by police in Spain
b) Amnesty International denounces Greek police brutality
c) Protesters in Durban, South Africa, facing increasingly violent repression

2. Democracy
a) Mexico: fraudulent elections and anti-fraud actions by YoSoy132 and other activist groups

3. […]

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Occupiers LIBORate Bikes Across London

 
Every morning this week, Occupy activists have been up early, quietly placing stickers  on the panels of the ‘Boris bikes’, which are sponsored by Barclays.
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rate fixing scandal is being described as possibly the biggest fraud in history, affecting hundreds of trillions of dollars of financial transactions.
Despite[…]

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Occupy London Petition: Government Responsibilities for Housing

 
The Economics Working Group of OLSX/Occupy London have developed a Community Housingdocument to address the many relevant and associated issues. This activity has been supported by the GA of OLSX/OL and after final approval by GA, this petition was delivered by Tammy Samede, Dave Dewhurst and Chris FD to No 10 Downing Street on[…]

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Banking is rotten to the core

 
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK have fined Barclays Bank a combined $450million for manipulating the LIBOR rate over a period of years.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a4479f8-c030-11e1-9867-00144feabdc0.html
 
Why isn’t a criminal investigation underway?
1. London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is used to reference $360trillion[…]

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Occupy International Newsletter #29J

 
Newsletter with news about Education, Housing, Banking, Democracy and Environment around the world. Take a look, spread the news and give us feedback if something related is happening in your city!!! linking #revolution helps us understand the need for #globalchange
WEEK 22 – 29 June
INDEX
1. ENVIRONMENT

Police repression at Global day of[…]

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Last Thursday Club: Greg Palast, Vultures’ Picnic

The Last Thursday Club:
Greg Palast – Vultures’ Picnic (How Goldman sacked Greece)
http://www.gregpalast.com/chapter-one-of-vultures-picnic-read-it-now/
Catherine Brogan – Poetry.
http://catherinebrogan.wordpress.com/
Brian Basham.[…]

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Postponement of the Fuel tax hike – comment from OL Economics Working Group

 
Commenting today on the postponement of the fuel tax hike that will now apparently be delayed until January, Tom Moriarty of Occupy London’s Economic Working Group said:
“It is further confirmation of the Chancellor’s misguided approach to tackling the current economic crisis and a tacit admission that austerity is not working. It is clear[…]

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Climate Siren activists scale Buckingham Palace gates to highlight climate emergency

 
Four members of the group Climate Siren, which included Occupy London supporters, chained themselves to Buckingham Palace gates on Saturday 23 June to highlight the biggest threat to our planet, climate change. The activists were there for over 4 hours and the stunt attracted national and international media attention. Their banners included a quote[…]

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Clarification about Upcoming Assembly: RDWG: Spain and the Monarchy

 
There is an assembly at St Paul’s Cathedral this Saturday 23rd June 2012, at 5pm by the Real Democracy Working Group entitled Spain and the Monarchy.
This event is NOT an Occupy London General Assembly and any claims made to the opposite are incorrect.
Occupy London is continuing its series of General Assemblies entitled[…]

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