London Newswire Archive

28-05-2007 16:31

King’s Cross development: campaigners’ legal challenge fails

The King’s Cross Think Again campaign, led by King’s Cross Railway Lands Group, failed in its bid to quash Camden’s outline planning consent for the £2bn development at King’s Cross.

It is now time to act against demolition of historical building and agianst the construction of another office city in central London . contact

office@kxrlg.org.uk to know how could you help.

visit our web site www.kxrlg.org.uk

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28-05-2007 14:55 | 3 comments

ARTIST TO EAT A CORGI LIVE ON RADIO

Mark McGowan is to eat a corgi dog live on Resonance FM 104.4 on Tuesday 29th May at 9pm in a protest against the RSPCA and their inability to prosecute Prince Philip over the shooting of a fox leaving it to die for 5 minutes then beating it to death with a stick and even stamping on it. Read more >>

27-05-2007 23:24 | 3 comments

Critical Mass a Contradiction and a Phenomena

What the hell is The Mass? Read more >>

27-05-2007 15:22 | 1 addition

Picket of Parole Board HQ in London on Friday 8th June in support of John Bowden

Join the latest action in support of long-term prison resister John Bowden and the Anarchist Black Cross Network on Friday 8th June in London. Read more >>

26-05-2007 23:56 | 1 addition | 3 comments

British Oppression Downing Street protest - the usual suspects strike again

Well, well, well, or not, as the case may be. Friday 15th June appears to have a "Muslim" protest organised at which Muslims are urged to "Respond to the call of Allah and the Messenger." This apparently, means that Muslims should protest against British Oppression outside Downing Street, although this is likely to have to be outside the fortress gates of Downing Street, rather than immediately outside the front door of number 10, if it even gets that far because Downing Street happens to be part of an exclusion zone that prevents the population of the UK from protesting against anything, much less British Oppression, anywhere near Parliament or Downing Street without first having obtained express permission for so doing. Of course, there is nothing oppressive about having to obtain express permission from the very State against whom you wish to protest, unless it happens in some far off land such as Uzbekistan. Doublethink is good for you and better for your country.

26-05-2007 20:15 | 3 comments

Bash The Rich - Toffs Out Ladbroke Grove November 3rd

March on David Cameron's house: Against luxury apartments and for affordable housing Read more >>

26-05-2007 18:26 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Ritzy Cinema staff strike against poverty pay.

Despite its trendy reputation as a favourite haunt for Brixton’s liberals the Ritzy Cinema is being far from kind to its staff. If you go to the Ritzy during the Human Rights Film Festival you will get see many worthy productions that rail against the exploitation of workers across the globe. Meanwhile the cinema is paying its staff the minimum wage of £5.35 an hour in the most expensive city to live in the country…. Read more >>

26-05-2007 11:12 | 6 comments

Photos of London Critical Mass, May 25th

Friday nights critical mass was massive with with no indication that the traditional monthly critical mass bike ride was endangered by the recent court ruling that organisers of such a ride might be breaking the law.
[ Photos copyright (c) - available for use under creative commons non-commercial share-alike license. ] Read more >>

26-05-2007 11:04

"Lawful" Critical Mass goes ahead without hitch.

Despite media interpretations that this week's court ruling made Critical Mass illegal, seven or eight hundred people turned up for a mass amble through the streets of London last night. Read more >>

26-05-2007 10:46 | 1 addition

Video of London Critical Mass defying the appeal.

There was a large attendance, possibly 1,000 or more, thanks to the
call-out and reaction to the Metropolitan Police appeal. Read more >>

26-05-2007 00:59 | 1 addition

CRITICAL MASS - a personal account

for various reasons i found tonight's critical mass an empowering and joyous occasion.
long live critical mass and the humanity it represents. Read more >>

25-05-2007 23:47

An Invitation To The Gatwick No Border Camp 2007

No Borders – No Nations – No Prisons

From 19th to 24th September 07 we will gather at Gatwick Airport for
the first No Border Camp in the UK. This camp will be a chance to work
together to try and stop the building of a new detention centre, and to
gather ideas for how to build up the fight against the system of
migration controls. Read more >>

25-05-2007 19:03

Common Ground Squatted Community Garden - The Path So Far...

Last Saturday, anti-capitalists in Reading opened the squatted Common Ground Community Garden to the public for the first time, and are receiving support from all corners of the community. Read more >>

25-05-2007 16:36 | 1 comment

Stop Torture Flights - Demo outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 24th May

Here are some photos from the protest against rendition flights which took place outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday 24th may. Read more >>

24-05-2007 23:57

Shack Dwellers Movement in S.Africa Talk and Movie, South London

THE SHACKS FIGHT BACK! THE SHACK DWELLERS MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
A talk by Richard Pithouse of the South African shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo.

http://www.abahlali.org/ Read more >>

24-05-2007 14:47 | 2 additions

Legal Clarification – Critical Mass Is Not Illegal

On Monday the Court of Appeal gave their judgment in the Critical Mass case (Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v. Des Kay). Cyclists will want to understand the practical implications of the judgment for this Friday’s Critical Mass. Read more >>

24-05-2007 14:11 | 1 addition | 11 comments

London lecture: 9/11 official story, fact or fiction?

Friday 8th June 2007 - Separating Facts from Fiction - Why the Official Account of 9/11 is contradicted by genuine Scientific Research ...with Gordon Ross and Calum Douglas Read more >>

24-05-2007 00:06

Another End of the World is possible: video portraits

seven video portraits of radical climate activists to celebrate the decision that the climate camp is going to Heathrow Airport this summer. Read more >>

23-05-2007 15:53

National 'NO TV' Day 20th July 2007

A call to the OFFICIAL National 'NO TV' Day in July- switch off yr boxes!! Read more >>

23-05-2007 15:18 | 5 comments

SOCPA - new verdict lends weight to political conspiracy theory

yesterday at horseferry road, district judge snow found steve jago and barbara tucker both guilty of obstructing a police officer in the course of their duty. the offence is alleged to have been carried out at charing cross police station (which is outside the socpa designated area). but he passed a community service order sentence excluding them both from the designated area for one year. can this be seen as anything other than a political act? Read more >>