The London School of Economics (LSE) was occupied by students on March 17. The occupation, still going as of March 28, has since spread to King's College London, University of Arts London and Goldsmiths University of London.
More than 100 students took over the school, which has been associated with neoliberal economic theory for decades, and declared that the central university administration building has been transformed into the Free University of London.
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Nearly 90,000 people took to the streets of Dublin on March 21, in an unprecedented fifth mass protest in six months against the introduction of water charges by the Irish government.
The sea of flags, banners and placards was addressed by a range of politicians, community activists and union leaders.
The protest was organised by the Right2Water campaign 鈥 a broad coalition of community groups, NGOs and political parties, led by some of Ireland鈥檚 largest unions.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of the Ministry of Ecosocialism and Water, which will be tasked with protecting the environment in the context of Venezuela's bid to build 鈥21st century socialism鈥.
The new body will supervise the National Water Plan, designed to ensure public access to water, as well as the Tree Mission, which involves the community in reforestation efforts.
Greece demands Germany pay war reparations
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has proposed creating a joint commission of Greek and German experts to address the issue of World War II reparations, TeleSUR English said on March 23.
鈥淎thens wants to come to an agreement regarding the issue of reparations, we need to find a common denominator,鈥 Kotzias said. The foreign minister added that he prefers a political solution to the issue, rather than a legal one.
More than 4000 local and global groups from 120 countries took part in the 14th World Social Forum in Tunisia from March 24 to 28. The WSF was created as a popular alternative to the corporate-dominated, elite World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
The first WSF was held in Brazil in 2001 and was organised as an alternative to the WEF, the yearly meeting of the global ultra-rich.
The Argentine government urged the British government to return to the negotiating table over the Malvinas Islands on March 25, .
It comes in response to a planned 鈥渂eef up鈥 of British military presence on the disputed islands off the coast of South America that Britain occupies.
In a statement, Argentina's foreign ministry described Britain's 鈥済rowing militarisation鈥 of the disputed islands as 鈥渁bsolutely unjustifiable鈥.
Hell-Bent: Australia鈥檚 Leap Into The Great War
Douglas Newton
Scribe, 2014
344 pages, $32.99 (pb)
Behind all the froth, then and now, about the noble cause of World War I 鈥 defence of freedom against German aggression 鈥 lay a far less exalted reality, writes retired University of Western Sydney historian Douglas Newton.
The war鈥檚 鈥済rand plan鈥 for Britain, candidly called 鈥淭he Spoils鈥 by the British Colonial Secretary, was to divvy the world up among the victors.
When neoliberal economics was being established as a hegemonic position in Australia in the late 1980s, 1.2 million workers were employed in the manufacturing industry 鈥 15% of the workforce.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics鈥 (ABS) latest employment analysis shows that 25,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing last year, bringing the total employed down to 920,000 鈥 7.8% of the workforce.
It is a trend that will only continue with the winding-down of the vehicle production industry and its related vehicle components sector.
The Australian Conservation Foundation has released a report titled . It reveals that these 10 polluters 鈥 and it鈥檚 no surprise that most are electricity suppliers - are responsible for generating nearly one-third of greenhouse gases through their production and use of energy.
On March 25 university students and supporters of accessible education participated in National Day of Action rallies against the ongoing attacks on education. There were rallies in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Tasmania and Wollongong.
No McDonald鈥檚 in Tecoma campaigner Richard Pearson was cleared of the charge of 鈥渄efacing a public footpath鈥 by a Melbourne Magistrates Court.
Thirty environmental, scientific and recreation groups have called on the new Victorian government to create the Great Forest National Park.
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