London Newswire Archive

16-03-2006 11:28 | 1 comment

TONIGHT: Public Meeting in support of British residents detained in Guantanamo

Tonight (Thursday) at 7pm, there will be a chance to hear directly from the families (& children) of 3 British detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.
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16-03-2006 04:09 | 2 comments

Protest against Jericho prison raid - 14-03-06

Unauthorised demonstration outside Downing Street, London, against Israeli attack on Jericho prison in Palestine. Read more >>

15-03-2006 23:00 | 1 comment

If you're not angry, you're not paying attention.

This weekend there will be massive demonstrations all over the world against the occupation of Iraq and the theatening noises being made against Iran. Many people doubt the effectiveness of such 'A to B' marches and lobbying, instead prefering direct confrontation with the companies that seek to profit from war and direct action aimed at putting a spanner in the works.... Read more >>

15-03-2006 20:35 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Rachel Corrie Readings at Parliament Square, Thursday 16th.

Artists Against the War are inviting everyone to the readings from Rachel Corrie diaries at London's Parliament Square and Hanover Square W1. Read more >>

15-03-2006 18:12 | 1 addition

Save Our Trees @ Brockwell Park / Lido!

The following pictures are of the last trees that remain out of all the other trees that have been marked off with red spots. The axeman is due to come and chop them down any day now! Read more >>

15-03-2006 15:45 | 16 comments

3 extra things to remember for march 18 . . . .

seeing the way the world is getting spun into this "war for news management" spiral, here are 3 things you can do to increase the sanity quotient . . . . Read more >>

15-03-2006 13:42 | 1 comment

Public Forum: Student protests in France, London, 18/3/06

Due to the struggles in France against the CPE the title of this forum has been changed to take into account these significant events, which are part of the international development of workers' struggles and the proletariat's attempts to rediscover its class solidarity. Read more >>

15-03-2006 12:07 | 1 comment

Olive's deportation stopped!

Olive Mukarugwiza and family's deportation from Gatwick Airport to Rwanda did not go ahead on 14 March. On the same day, their solicitor won a judicial review and Dallas Court informed the airline, who prevented the family boarding. The escorts apparently were very cross (!) and threatened the solicitor with action! The solicitor will try to get the family out asap. Thanks to all who supported Olive and her family by phoning and sending faxes. Read more >>

15-03-2006 11:41 | 7 comments

Khoodeelaar legal action against Crossrail-hole Council& their bribed liars

The Khoodeelaar! Campaign IN DEFENEC OF THE brick lane London e1 AREA AND against a corrupt local council colluding with the crassly conceived Crossrail hole plan project scheme bill now in the uk house of commons got a step closer to being taken to the domestic courts uk yesterday with the announcement of a series of legal actions against the local tower hamlets council in London’s east end. Campaigners have unearthed evidence showing that contrary to the impression SOUGHT TO be created by the controlling clique on tower hamlets council to the effect that they WERE IN AGREEMNT WITH THE COMMUNITY OPPOSTION TO THE Crossrail hole plan, Tower Hamlets Council under Michael Keith’s leadership had all along been lying to the community and to the public at large about the facts and the extents of the Controlling clique’s collusion against the East End and with the promoters of the Crossrail hole assault on the East End. Khoodeelaar! Campaign organiser Muhammad Haque declared a raft of constitutional law actions against Tower Hamlets Council and against their paid propaganda organs that had been used so far to lie against the East End communities affected by the Crossrail hole attacks. Read more >>

15-03-2006 09:47

Nuclear Power to be questioned in a Peak Oil context at Imperial College, London

An event looking at Nuclear Power in a context of declining global oil supplies will take place at Imperial College, London on Tuesday March 21st starting at 6.30pm.
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15-03-2006 01:31 | 3 comments

news from the rampART

The rampART social centre had one of those less than pleasant incidents last week... Read more >>

14-03-2006 23:22 | 4 comments

Animal testing proves it's worth

Six men are fighting for their lives suffering life-threatening multiple organ failure. The men were volunteers in clinical trials for a drug to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and leukaemia. The drug had already been tested on animals although it is unclear how many of those unwilling subjects had previously been killed by the drug.
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14-03-2006 20:16

Public Meeting in support of British residents detained in Guantanamo

This Thursday evening at 7pm, there will be a chance to hear directly from the families (& children) of 3 British detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.
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14-03-2006 20:00

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Weekly independent poster of social centres activities Read more >>

14-03-2006 15:15

Pi Music Tuned Liberation Party

A fundraiser event to raise funds for The Square Occupied Social Centre (21 Russell Square, London, WC1) featuring 9 excellent bands, four DJs and a whole lot more besides. 8pm - 2am. Donation entry. Please arrive early to guarantee your place in this momentous slice of living history! Read more >>

14-03-2006 11:25 | 2 comments

March for Freedom of Expression

On Saturday, March 25th, there will be a demo for freedom of expression in Trafalgar Square. Please come to show your support. Read more >>

14-03-2006 02:06 | 2 comments

Dalston Theatre court case- freedom of expression? hmmm

The occupants of the buildings alongside Dalston Theatre, 4-14 Dalston Lane E9, went to Shoreditch Court this Monday morning. With very little hope for a decision which would allow them to bide more time before the plans go ahead for the demolition of the theatre, the occupants decided the best approach was to make their own voices, along with the people of Hackney that have been supporting the occupation continuously, heard in the most honest and direct way possible.
Unfortunately, much time was taken up by the statement of the other defendent, and the judge did not allow time for the statement below to be read. Read more >>

13-03-2006 23:29

UK/ Posthumously defaming victims of police killings

Has anyone ever seen this tactic before? Read more >>

13-03-2006 23:15 | 1 comment

Protest to be held at Air Weapons Integration Conference in London

On the 30th and 31st March EDO MBM, along with their buddies Raytheon RSL, are holding a conference on death and destruction at the Selfridge Hotel, Oxford St. Top of the agenda will be Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles (UAVS). UAVs are unmanned bombing machines, the US army recently killed scores of civilians with one in Pakistan—another victory in the War on Terror!

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13-03-2006 18:26

Indymedia film night in west London

Tuesday March 14th
an 'introduction to Indymedia' from about 6:30pm
including an eye-witness report from Palestine.
Films start around 7pm

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