London Newswire Archive

03-11-2006 17:55

Climate activists to take to the streets against short haul flights

Environmental activists will on Monday protest in Britain’s first national day of action against short haul flights. Read more >>

03-11-2006 15:58 | 4 comments

Coronet Five Not Guilty after Anarchist Bookfair Trial - report

The Crown Court case against five people arrested after last year's Anarchist bookfair concluded yesterday with the last of the defendants being found not guilty. Read more >>

03-11-2006 10:33

People & Planet: Carnival of Climate Chaos (London, Saturday 4 November, ICount)

In the wake of the Stern Review, on the eve of critical international climate talks in Nairobi, and shortly before the Queen's Speech, young people will demonstrate that they will not sit back and wait for the catastrophic climate change predicted for our generation. Marching from Bloomsbury to Trafalgar Square, the Carnival looks set to be one of the most impressive student mobilisations in years. Read more >>

03-11-2006 00:32 | 7 comments

anarchist bookfair trial ends in acquittals

the 2005 anarchist bookfair in holloway road ended in confrontations with the police outside the coronet pub. five people were arrested on serious public order charges including affray, and their two and a half week trial has just taken place in front of a jury at snaresbrook crown court. despite dozens of police prosecution witnesses, the jury did not believe the stories and all five have finally been acquitted. Read more >>

03-11-2006 00:07

Photos: "Day of the Dead", Mexican Embassy, London. (02.11.06)

Images of a demonstration outside the Mexican Embassy tonight in London. For the dead of Oaxaca on the "Day of the Dead".
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02-11-2006 22:40 | 3 additions

Dalston Theatre

A personal account Read more >>

02-11-2006 22:39 | 3 comments

Biggest Youth Movement in History Could be About to Begin in London...

Almost every Indymedia site in the world is right now publishing the message that the Children's Revolution kids' bloc might be leading the March for Global Climate Justice from the American embassy in Grosvenor Square, London, at 1 pm on 4 November.
Under the heading “Worldwide Children's Revolution to Try to Save the Human Race From Extinction?” the story says that the very existence of future generations may depend on urgent worldwide action to tackle global warming and climate change. Read more >>

02-11-2006 18:52 | 1 addition | 2 comments

Battered EDO Corp Take Financial Blow With 3rd Quarter Drop

For the third quarter in a row troubled US warmongers EDO Corporation have failed to meet their expected financial targets, citing 'substantial challenges' of 2006. Today its share price took another plunge into the abyss losing several million dollars in market value
after investors reacted to poor results.
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02-11-2006 18:14 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Shell disrupted in Reading! Solidarity with Rossport and Niger!

12 protestors blockaded a Shell garage in Reading last night, effectively stopping business for an hour. This action was taken in solidarity with communities struggling against destruction caused by Shell in Rossport, Ireland and the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Read more >>

02-11-2006 16:46 | 1 addition

Reports from Oaxaca (and what to do)

Latest updates via irc - and details for action

02-11-2006 14:46

British Police Try to Arrest Plaintiff Against Khatami

British police try to arrest one of the two Iranian refugees who applied to have Khatami arrested under Section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1998. Read more >>

02-11-2006 13:54

Mexican embassy covered in symbolic blood

On Wednesday night, London activists threw red paint to symbolise the blood of the people of Oaxaca on the walls, stairs and doors of the Mexican Embassy Read more >>

02-11-2006 13:39

Colombia: Emergency Protest Today from 12 NOON onwards

Francisco Santos Vice-President of Colombia has come to Britain to launch a publicity campaign against the Curse of Cocaine. He is targeting cocaine users in adverts paid for by European governments and has already appeared at events in Birmingham, Basingstoke and a press conference in London yesterday. The Colombia Solidarity Campaign states that Santos is involved in a well funded and carefully prepared attempt to manipulate public opinion, deflecting attention way from his own government’s responsibility in a conflict that has generated the worst human rights violations in the western hemisphere.

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02-11-2006 11:10 | 1 comment

national welfare reform protest/lobby london dec4th

come and support the event challenging the Govts Welfare Reform Bill,
we need everyone to raise this issue, Read more >>

02-11-2006 03:14 | 3 additions

London Mexican Embassy protest - bad leg: what is there to learn

After finally getting my laptop back from the unfortunate coffee spill episode, I've downloaded the photos of my right leg from Monday evening outside the Mexican Embassy in London. Read more >>

01-11-2006 21:58 | 1 addition

demo mexican embassy

again, again, again Read more >>

01-11-2006 21:13 | 1 comment

Brad Will and Oaxaca discussion and films

At the rampART social centre (15 rampart street, London E1 2LA)
this thursday evening (2nd November), from 8pm... Read more >>

01-11-2006 20:13

Blackout London on 4th November

Join the climate change protest at 4.30 till 7.30 pm, as we plunge London into darkness. Tell everyone - make it happen. Read more >>

01-11-2006 16:44 | 1 comment

NHS'Spine'- threat to privacy of records etc.

Guardian Nov 1...
The NHS's centralised and computerised syetem 'Spine' poses a very real threat of breaches of confidentiality of health records and raises the spectre of other agencies getting a view too..

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01-11-2006 15:06 | 1 comment

Oaxaca solidarity film evening.

Federal Preventative Police (PFP) are still advancing on the city of Oaxaca in the hopes of dislodging the Peoples’ Popular Assembly (APPO.) In the face of an impending military occupation of their city, determined residents are resisting the invasion without resorting to violence. We'll be showing video testimony shot by authentic journalists determined to document the truth about the Mexican state violence. Read more >>