darren poynton

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Political label: Anti-Statist Communist, Communist
Region: UK
Country and town: Norwich, UK
Employment sector: retail and food
Union membership: Industrial Workers of the World, IWW
Occupation: warehouse worker
Political group membership: Industrial Workers of the World, IWW
Favourite thinkers: Karl Marx, Gilles Dauve, Guy Debord, Ken Knabb, Rosa Luxemburg, Loren Goldner, Amadeo Bordiga, Wilhelm Reich
Favourite political books: Captial, Eclipse and Re-emergement of the Communist Movement
Comrades re-united - political groups you were a member of: Norwich Direct Action Forum

Custom title: towards a better understanding of the world, <i>in order to change it</i>
Age: 20 - 29
Gender: Male

Cape Town: two anti-eviction campaigners arrested
On Wednesday, July 2nd at the Bellville Magistrates Court courtroom E, two members of the Delft Anti-Eviction Campaign, Jerome Daniels and Ridwaan Isaacs, were each sentenced twelve months in prison - simply for being community leaders at Delft-Symphony Way settlement.

The Soccer War 1969 - Kapuscinski
"In Latin America, he said, the border between soccer and politics is vague."

"... existing tensions between the two countries were inflamed by rioting during the second North American qualifying round for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. On July 14, 1969, the Salvadoran army launched an attack against Honduras. The Organization of American States negotiated a cease-fire which took effect on July 20, with the Salvadoran troops withdrawn in early August." (Wikipedia)

1968-1972: Harass the Brass: Some notes toward the subversion of the US armed forces
With updates in 2001, this article outlines the story of the widespread resistance and near-mutiny within the US Army, Navy and Air Force during the Vietnam War. This resistance was a major factor in the eventual withdrawal of US troops.