UK Promoted Newswire Archive
Brixton Barclays Shut Down by #ukunkut Protest
19-02-2011 14:22
Following a call by UkUncut for a 'Big Society Bail-In' day of action targeting branches of Barclays bank across London, around 40 people shut down the bank's Brixton branch for most part of the morning. People gathered at the branch in Brixton Rd from 11am, blocking the front entrance until around 12.30pm, at which point the protest ended with most people moving on to other anti-cuts protests taking place today. Tumblewire reports 1 | 2 | 3
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Breaking: takeover of Barclays Bank
19-02-2011 12:27
20 people have take over foyer of Barclays Bank in Bradford city centre as part of UK Uncut.
Mark Kennedy encountered in London
18-02-2011 17:47
Ex undercover policeman Mark Kennedy is now back in the UK.The statement below has been verified by Fitwatch and the same statement will appear on their website shortly.
nuclear renaissance demo
17-02-2011 19:29
Palestine Today 02 17 2011
17-02-2011 16:03
Shell action in Solidarity with Rossport
16-02-2011 17:35
Palestine Today 02 16 2011
16-02-2011 16:14
Nottingham Solidarity with Egyptian Revolution
15-02-2011 22:23
Protests in Egypt have ended nearly 30 years rule by President Hosni Mubarak. The movement has inspired people across the world, with solidarity protests held in many cities, including Nottingham.
On the newswire: Demo to celebrate resignation of Mubarak | Nottingham Anti-Mubarak Demo | Support Demo for People of Egypt | Nottingham Supports Egyptian Revolution!
According to the Post, on Tuesday 1st February, a silent protest was held at the University of Nottingham on Tuesday, attended by around 200 people who had relatives in Egypt.
On Friday 4th February, Nottingham Stop the War Coalition organised an “emergency protest” in support of anti-Mubarak demonstrators in Egypt in front of the Council House. This was attended by almost 100 people and protesters
On Sunday 6th February, the Notts UK Uncut group organised a demonstration against Vodafone as part of it’s ongoing campaign against tax dodging companies. More recently, Vodafone had closed down its network in Egypt at the behest of the authorities and allegedly sent out pro-regime text messages. Campaigners linked the demands that Vodafone pay its tax and that it stop supporting the Mubarak regime. This demonstration was covered by local BBC news (available to view on YouTube).
On Friday 18th, Nottingham Stop the War called another demonstration. This was initially called in response to Mubarak’s speech the previous evening when he had seemingly refused to stand down, but by the time protesters converged at 5pm Mubarak had left for Sharm El Sheikh and resigned as president. The protest became instead a celebration, although speakers were keen to point out that the revolution would not be successful until the apparatus of terror which had maintained Mubarak in power was removed. Simply changing the faces at the top wasn’t enough.
GM stick up at Tesco in Bristol
15-02-2011 20:19
Tesco have been pushing their 'we don't use Genetically Modified ingredients, honest' line for years. With evidence mounting of the horrific impact of GM soya in South America, it seemed about time to start making some noise about the way GM has been creeping back onto the shelves, especially when we heard they'd gone so far as to make an in store display of GM oil.Palestine Today 02 15 2011
15-02-2011 16:00
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Spying company, Vericola Ltd, uncovered after incompetence
14-02-2011 21:30
Victory: Amerijet Stop Transporting Primates for Vivisection!
14-02-2011 20:20
Bristol: occupied homeless centre faces eviction
14-02-2011 17:23
Homeless people in Bristol have occupied a former homeless advice centre recently closed down by the council. They are now facing eviction by notorious bailiffs Constant & CoPalestine Today 02 14 2011
14-02-2011 16:55
Cambridge Marches Against Further Cuts
13-02-2011 13:36
Hello Hard Times
13-02-2011 07:12
reclaim love - pics and report (1 of 2)
13-02-2011 01:29
this is the eighth time 'reclaim love' has taken place around eros in piccadilly circus. it is a celebration of love without the corporate hijack of valentine's day. it is also a growing global movement, with more and more 'mirror' events around the world, including poignantly today, in jerusalem and in egypt. venus' is building towards 2015, when valentine's day falls on a saturday, and she hopes that 2,000,000 people worldwide may begin to shift global consciousness when they all chant "may all the beings in all the worlds be happy and at peace". whatever you make of that plan, today's event in london was a joyous celebration, and a fantastic street party in the heart of the west end. if you missed it, come next year.
nb. if you click on pics you get to see larger versions. all pics are copyright, but are free to use non-commercially if credited 'rikki indymedia'
'reclaim love 8' started well, with an amazingly mild february afternoon, and clouds giving way to a magical blue sky. as people assembled in piccadilly circus, members of SOAS samba, barking batteria, and rhythms of resistance soon drew a large crowd with their exciting dance rhythms. the t-shirt table was set up and people looked through the large pile of free 'reclaim love' t-shirts, finding their favourite styles and colours.
venus took to the mic, and announced that this year she'd been thinking of abandoning the london event, but had been persuaded to continue, and it was looking good. she also explained that this year would include a new twist - a walk to a secret location.
the sound system then led the way along piccadilly, and a crowd of several hundred danced along the street into the sunshine, and eventually into green park, chalking the pavement along the way, and leaving balloons to guide latecomers.
in green park, venus's elves had already marked out areas with a fence of hearts, to avoid damaging the daffodil seedlings. under the tall trees, the circle formed, and everyone held hands and loudly chanted "may all the beings in all the worlds be happy and at peace" over and over, as bemused onlookers broke into smiles.
police came to investigate, along with a wholly unecessary van of riot squad, but venus managed to beguile them and ended up hugging the senior officer and promising to leave soon.
people helped tidy up the area, and we made our way back to piccadilly circus, decorating the fences of green park with chalk along the way.
part 2 to follow.......(http://london.indymedia.org/articles/7351)
Video Clip of TakeVAT protest at Heathrow
12-02-2011 22:22
A short clipbfrom today's TakeVAT protest at Heathrow airport - where people were inside terminal 3 chanting from the underpass / stairwell
See pics and background at http://london.indymedia.org/articles/7342