IMC NEWS UPDATE
IMC NEWS UPDATE
IMC NEWS UPDATE | Feb 26, 2003 http://www.indymedia.org Note: In this Update, we provide just links and short feature compilation summaries, due to the many features included and the long list of attendance estimates at the large protests on February 15-16. CONTENTS FEATURE COMPILATIONS: A GLOBAL MANIFESTATION FOR PEACE! - Feb 15-16 WORLD SOCIAL FORUM - Jan 23-28 PEACE & JUSTICE PROTESTS - Jan 18 RECENT IMC FEATURES UPCOMING ACTIONS AND COVERAGE IMC NEWS RESOURCES SUBSCRIBING/UNSUBSCRIBING
FEATURE COMPILATIONS
- A GLOBAL MANIFESTATION FOR PEACE! - February 15-16
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6881
On February 15-16, 2003, an absolutely massive and unprecedented level
of
protest actions for peace manifested in over 600 cities around the
globe.
An estimated 15 to 20 million people protested for peace on all 7
continents, including Antarctica.
The largest protests were held in Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom,
the
governments of which have been supporting the drive to war on Iraq.
Iraqi
and joint European approaches to the escalation towards war were
significantly impacted by the protests.
February 15 marks a new stage of strategic action in the co-evolution
of
the global justice and new peace movements. The protests were planned
at
the European Social Forum in Italy in November, 2002. Subsequently, a
wide
range of social movements and peace networks joined in the organizing.
Massive protests were held in these cities:
Rome: 2.5 million
Madrid: 2 million
London: 1.5 million
Barcelona: 1 million
Paris: 800,000
New York City: 500,000
Berlin: 500,000
Valencia, Spain: 300-500,000
Seville: 250,000
Sydney: 250,000
Athens: 200,000
Damascus: 200,000
Melbourne: 200,000
Oviedo, Spain: 200,000
Zaragoza, Spain: 200-400,000
San Francisco: 150-250,000
Montreal: 150,000
Adelaide: 100,000
Baghdad: 100,000+
Bilbao, Spain: 100,000
Brisbane: 100,000
Brussels: 100,000
Cadiz, Spain: 100,000
Dublin: 100,000+
Jakarta: 100,000
Las Palmas, Spain: 100,000
Lisbon: 100,000
Los Angeles: 100,000
Amsterdam: 80,000
Toronto: 80,000
Stockholm: 80,000
Los Angeles: 75-100,000
Alacant , Spain: 70,000
Glasgow: 60,000+
Oslo: 60,000
Seattle: 55,000
Mexico City: 50,000
Montevideo, Uruguay: 50,000
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, Spain: 50,000
Stuttgart, Germany: 50,000
Thessaloniki, Greece: 40,000
Copenhagen: 35-40,000
Berne, Switzerland: 40,000
Girona, Spain: 30,000
Goteborg, Sweden: 30,000
Granada, Spain: 30-150,000
Malaga, Spain: 30-65,000
Sao Paulo: 30,000
Vancouver: 30,000
Murcia, Spain: 25-60.000
Tokyo: 25,000
Budapest: 20,000
Irunea, Basque Country: 20,000
Lyon: 20,000
Newcastle, Australia: 20,000
Perth, Australia: 20,000
Vienna: 20-30,000
Buenos Aires: 15,000
Gaza: 15,000
Helsinki: 15,000
Luxemburg: 15-20,000
Montpeilier, France: 15-20,000
Rio de Janeiro: 15,000
Trondheim, Norway: 11,000
Canberra, Australia: 10-15,000
Edmonton, Canada: 10,000
Hobart, Australia: 10,000
Johannesburg: 10,000
Kolkata, India: 10,000
Minneapolis: 10,000
Pattani, Thailand: 10,000
Philadelphia: 10,000
Sacramento, USA: 10,000
San Diego: 10,000
Seoul: 10,000
Zagreb, Croatia: 10,000
Belfast: 8-30.000
Auckland: 8-10,000
Antarctica: 50
And many more...
Note: The above growing and still incomplete list is based on these
comments and reports:
http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=237093
and
GLOBAL: THE WORLD SAYS NO WAR! Feb 15 2003
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7355
Featured Stories:
Beyond F15: AntiWar Movement Turns To Direct Action, Feb 23
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7480
F15: Police Violence Mars Day Of Peace, Feb 23
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7474
F15: The World Said No, Feb 20
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7433
F15: Demonstrations in South America, Feb 18
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7406
F15: Demonstrations in North America, Feb 18
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7403
F15: Demonstrations in Western Europe - Part Three, Feb 20
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7423
F15: Demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Beirut, Feb 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7408
F15: Demonstrations in Western Europe - Part Two, Feb 18
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7397
F15: Demonstrations in Western Europe - Part One, Feb 16
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7379
F15: Demonstrations in Eastern Europe, Feb 16
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7377
F15: Demonstrations in Oceania and Southeast Asia, Feb 16
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7377
GLOBAL: Melbourne Kicks Off F15, Feb 14 2003
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7341
- WORLD SOCIAL FORUM - Jan 23-28
After the unfolding of numerous regional, national and local social
forums,
the third annual World Social Forum (WSF) was held January 23-28, 2003,
in
Porto Alegre, Brasil. About 100,000 people, including representatives
of
5,480 organizations, from over 126 countries gathered to formulate
alternatives to discuss alternatives to neoliberal globalization and
militarism.
The WSF is a meeting of unions, leftist political parties,
non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), and various social and political movements from
throughout the world. Leftist autonomous groups conducted parallel
conferences and events. Next year's WSF will be held in India.
See links to special reports from various IMCs in the following
featured
stories:
WSF Ends With Brutal Police Repression, Jan 31
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7094
Future Strategies Focus on WSF Discussions, Jan 27
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7034
WEF Continues to Walk Backwards, Jan 27
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7020
WSF Continues Amid Differing Visions, Jan 26
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7019
WSF Opens with March, Speeches, Jan 25
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7005
WSF III Begins in Festivity, Jan 24
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6996
As WSF III Draws Near, Mobilisations Intensify, Jan 22
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6952
- PEACE & JUSTICE PROTESTS - Jan 18
Protests against the war in Iraq were organized to coincide with the
Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday, invoking his legacy.
People from all walks of life took to the streets on January 18:
GLOBAL: Massive Protests Ready Against US War Plans, Jan 18
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6860
CANADA: Canadians Reject Appeasement of US, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6887
JAPAN: Thousands Rally in Tokyo for Peace, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6882
NETHERLANDS: Civilian Inspectors Enter Military Base, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6884
NEW ZEALAND: Global Day of Protest Begins, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6878
UNITED KINGDOM: Britain Prepares for Upcoming Actions, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6881
USA: Solidarity Rallies Across the United States, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6891
Hundreds of Thousands Demand Peace at US Capitol, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6898
Hundreds of Thousands Converge on San Francisco, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6897
Oregonians Gather for Third Major Rally, Jan 19
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6894
RECENT IMC FEATURES
- CALIFORNIA: FOREST DEFENSE ACTIONS CONTINUE, Feb 24
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7484
- SYDNEY: NO WTO LEGAL OBSERVERS REPORT, Feb 23
http://sydney.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7479
- BASQUE COUNTRY: LAST BASQUE NEWSPAPER SHUT DOWN BY SPANISH
AUTHORITIES,
Feb 22
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7455
- BOSTON: MARKET SHUT DOWN TO PROTEST GMO'S, Feb 19
http://boston.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=10779
- BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA BURNING, Feb 12
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7295
- GERMANY: NO-NATO PROTESTS, Feb 9
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7235
- GLOBAL: HOUSING RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK, Feb 6
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7186
- ARGENTINA: MASIVOS CORTES POR TRABAYO GENUINO, Feb 5
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7177
- JOHANNESBURG: ANTI-PRIVATISATION - Kensington 87 Go to Trial, Jan 30
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7084
- GREECE: 20,000 DEMONSTRATE AGAINST EU LABOR POLICIES, Jan 26
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7015
- HAITI: GENERAL STRIKE, Jan 26
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7009
- NIGERIA: POLITICAL CROSSROADS Jan 25
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#7003
- PANAMA: INDIGENOUS LEADERS MURDERED BY COLOMBIAN PARAMILITARY, Jan 24
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6983
- USA: MAP OF US TERRORIST INFRASTRUCTURE, Jan 21
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6930
- INDIA: BHOPAL SURVIVORS SUED FOR ANIVERSERY PROTEST, Jan 21
http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6929
UPCOMING ACTIONS AND COVERAGE
Mar 5 - USA: National Student Strike
http://nyspc.net/actions.html
Mar 8 - International Women's Day 4 Peace
http://unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=sub&sub=16
Mar 15 - WASHINGTON, DC: Anti-War
http://www.indymedia.org/
Mar 15 - INTERNATIONAL: Day Against Police Brutality
http://www.tao.ca/~cobp/index.html
Apr 7-9 - BARCELONA: Consulta
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Despite the attendance of several thousand Cork demonstrators at the Dublin march on Feb 15 a small gathering was held for people unable to attend. It was organised only two days beforehand and very little, if any , advertising was done. Still some 300 to 500 people turned up in Daunt's Square.
An even larger crowd marched through the centre of Sligo.
Good idea to place the information as you've done IMC. Makes for a good resource page.
The following is a complete
list of Security Council Resolutions (SCRs) involving Iraq. ...
www.cam.ac.uk/societies/casi/info/scriraq.html
The following is a complete list of SCUD missiles and states with missile adaption technology.
http://ireland.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=21492