UK Newswire Archive
Release Assange-Letter to the AustralianHighCommissioner to be delivered Mon D13
12-12-2010 17:07
*If you are an Australian based in UK, or presently travelling through,and wish to sign this letter.
Make contact through.....releasejulianassange at gmail.com Ph.079 392 90 576
**This letter will be hand delivered to the Australian Embassy, London, Monday December 13th. 2010.
EDL inviting racist, homphobic pastor Jones ot speak in Luton
12-12-2010 16:20
Fascists-in-denial the EDL have invited Pastor Terry Jones to speak at their Luton demo. Jones, who recently caused a storm by threatening to burn the Koran, has also gained a reputation fro racism, homophobia Anti-SemitismGlobal Day of Action Against Lab Animal Transport - London Demo's
12-12-2010 15:51
As part of the Global Day of Action against companies who transport animals for experimentation, demonstrations will be held in central London against the UK offices of airlines involved.GLAA Protest Animal Experiments at London's Institute of Neurology
12-12-2010 15:13
Fifteen campaigners from Greater London Action for Animals (GLAA) held a funeral protest vigil outside the UCL Institute of Neurology yesterday as part of International Animal Rights Day.11th December Manchester Demo
12-12-2010 14:05
Liverpool Cuts Demonstration
12-12-2010 13:22
A large demonstration against government spending cuts has taken place in
the city of Liverpool.
The event, organised by the Public Sector Alliance and Merseyside Trades Union Council, began at the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Demonstration for Alfie Meadows - Tuesday 14th December London
12-12-2010 12:30
Friends of Alfie MeadowsTuesday 14th December
1pm. New Scotland yard,
8-10 Broadway,
London SW1H 0BG
National Troll A Tory Day! – December 15th
12-12-2010 12:07
For all those unable to attend the National Day of Action Against Benefit Cuts we are pleased to present the first National Troll A Tory Day* on December 15th 2010.
http://benefitclaimantsfightback.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/national-day-of-protest-against-welfare-housing-benefit-cuts/
Afghan attack kills 6 US-led soldiers - Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:27AM
12-12-2010 11:41
A militant attack has claimed the lives of six US-led soldiers in southern Afghanistan, bringing the death toll of foreign soldiers in the war-torn country closer to 700 so far this yearMore Images (Tuition Fees Protest)
12-12-2010 10:58
More pics and report of London Tuition Fees Protest (9 Dec 10)Mon. D13 6pm@ OZEmbassy: Australians in London Demand Release of Assange&Confron
12-12-2010 09:54
Monday December 13th 6pm @ Australian Embassy,The Strand, LondonAustralians in London Demand Immediate Release of Julian Assange
and Confront Australian Government Complicity
RSVP info below.....
1697 duplicate wikileaks sites and growing
12-12-2010 02:12
" this document has those 1697 links to wikileaks mirror sites. Make it impossible for this information to be “disappeared” like so many victims of CIA/client state butchery. This is an opportunity that will not come often. Take advantage of it now. Spread very, very widely."PS Also, please don't let the U.S. have Julian Assange. If that happens he will be torturted and likely killed. He deserves our admiration and protection.
East Midlands Vegan Festival Hits the Streets
12-12-2010 00:23
After Notts Council told Nottingham Vegan Campaigns we could no longer use the Council House for our annual food festival, we took it to the streets instead. The aim was to set up 10 stalls - five food-related and five campaign stalls - in locations across Nottingham. The event went really well, so a huge thanks to everyone involved!
Nottingham Vegan Campaigns - which includes members of Nottingham Animal Rights and Veggies - have held monthly free food give-aways in Nottingham throughout the past year, so after being told by the council we could no longer use the council building to hold the East Midlands Vegan Festival (as in previous years) we decided to take it to the streets instead.
The aim was to set up five campaigning stalls and five animal rights stalls across the city centre, which we succeeded in doing... miraculously with no interference whatsoever from traffic wardens as we were dropping off stalls, people, literature and food in busy city centre locations - or from community wardens as we were distributing the food itself!
The stalls themselves were going for several hours, attracting a huge amount of attention from busy shoppers, distributing hundreds of recipe books and having plenty of productive conversations with people interested in discussing animal rights, veganism and how to bake a decent vegan chocolate cake!
Campaign and food stalls were held at: the Victoria Centre Clock tower (with donations from the Natural Food Company and the staff at Lembas), Hockley (with food from Annie's Burger Shack at the Old Angel - with a bookstall and AR info point also inside the pub itself), outside McDonald's (where we cooked hot Veggies Burgers), near the fountains in market square (with Alley Cafe food) and two huge stalls outside the Council House itself (with food from the Screaming Carrot, Plamil Chocolate, Scheese & soya milk samples - along with a load of vegan pizza, cakes and biscuits cooked by the volunteers themselves). All in all, it was a lot of time and hard work to coordinate, but seemed to be a huge success in allowing us to directly engage with the public, who might not ordinarily have attended events perceived as 'vegan' or 'animal rights related'. I think everyone involved thought it was worth the time and effort because of the opportunity it gave us for public engagement. The food certainly seemed to go down well - as reflected in the huge number of recipe books distributed!
Thanks must go to the Vegan Society for help, support and literature! Other thanks has to go to Nottingham Animal Rights, Veggies' Volunteers, the Sumac centre, Animal Aid and everyone who helped out on the day and in the run up... giving out food, printing leaflets, cooking, washing-up & providing support in other ways - THANK YOU!
For more info, see: www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1400
For a copy of the recipes we gave out, or if you'd like to get involved with next year's run of food campaigns, please email nottsfreefood@gmail.com
hospital refusing to treat protestors?
12-12-2010 00:22
according to an interview with the mother of alfie meadows on itn, the chelsea and westminster hospital agreed to turn away injured protestors and reserve hospital facilities for police last thursday.
middlesex university philosophy student alfie meadows was apparently struck on the head by a police baton at the protests last thursday and suffered a serious injury and internal bleeding on the brain resulting in a life-threatening stroke.
in an interview with itn which can be seen on youtube, his mother describes how they were lucky enough to find an ambulance, but that when they arrived at the hospital, with alfie's condition seriously deteriorating, they were told that the hospital had made an arrangement with the police that only police would be treated there.
it was only because the ambulance driver, recognising the seriousness of alfie's injury, became so angry and insisted that the hospital treat him, that the hospital agreed to make an exception to the agreed policy and this potentially saved alfie's life.
the chelsea and westminster hospital website invites complaints as follows:
"If at any time we do not meet the standard you expect we would like to hear about it. If you are concerned about anything that has happened you may wish to make a complaint or to suggest an improvement."
if you would like to complain to the hospital about their policy that day, and ask them on what medical basis the policy was made, and in what way it might relate to the hippocrattic oath, you can contact them on complaints.team@chelwest.nhs.uk
their website is very helpful about the procedure as follows:
"When we receive a complaint, we will acknowledge this within 3 working days. A senior manager will then investigate your complaint and they may contact you to discuss your concerns further and agree with you how we will look into, and resolve, the problems you have raised with us. This could be via a letter, verbal explanation or a meeting, if you prefer. Our aim is to work with you until you are satisfied that we have answered your complaint fully and honestly.
Before you make a complaint, it is important to think about what you want to happen as a result of your complaint and to make this clear at the beginning.
For example, you may want:
• An apology
• Someone to explain what has happened
• Some changes or improvements to be made
• To make sure people recognise their mistakes
• To make sure the same thing does not happen again"
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"We will always do our best to give you a full reply as quickly as possible. You should receive a written response from the Trust within 25 working days (unless you have agreed to extend this time limit). However, it may take us longer to investigate your complaint fully. If for any reason we cannot respond to you in full within 25 working days, we will keep you fully informed."
if you are still dissatisfied:
"If you then remain dissatisfied with the response you have received from the hospital, you may wish to request a review of your complaint by the Health Service Ombudsman—further details can be obtained at www.ombudsman.org.uk.
The Ombudsman can be contacted on 0345 015 4033 or email phso.enquiries@ombudsman.org.uk.
You can write to:
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman?Millbank Tower?Millbank London?SWIP 4QP"
UG#529 - Unite and Conquer 1 (The Realisation of Unity)
11-12-2010 23:27
Goldsmiths Library Occupation is successful
11-12-2010 23:22
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Fear.....London Dec 9th 2010
11-12-2010 22:41
UG#528 - The Bilderberg Group (Conspiracies and The Fiction of Government Power)
11-12-2010 22:38
Alfie Meadows: Solidarity Means Attack
11-12-2010 22:22
Hospital refuses treatment to dying boy under order of the police.This news report - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsnt2A_m2TU
Reveals that the Police ordered doctors and nurses at the hospital nearest the protest in London on Thursday to refuse treatment to protesters and only accept injured Police.
When Alfie Meadows arrived after being hit by a police baton he was turned away even though he was bleeding onto the brain and needed emergency brain surgery.
We cant sit by and let the cops get away with this.
What can we do in Bristol to highlight what has happened?