London Newswire Archive

17-11-2007 00:43

Call For International Days Of Action For Squats & Autonomous Spaces - April 08

On Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of April 2008, we call for two days of demonstration, direct action, public information, street-party, squatting... in defence of free spaces and for an anti-capitalist popular culture. Through these two days, we want to help create more visibility of autonomous spaces and squats as a european/global political movement. We want to develop interconnections and solidarity between squats and autonomous spaces. We want to keep linking our spaces with new people and new struggles, and support the creation of autonomous spaces in places where there has not been a history of this kind of action. We want to build, step by step, our ability to overcome the wave of repression falling on us.
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16-11-2007 19:51

Sign the petition to No10 against custody deaths

Put your mouse where your mouth is!! Read more >>

16-11-2007 19:46

Family of Paul Coker React to CPS decision not to Prosecute Police Officers

PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, November 15, 2007
By the family of Paul Coker Read more >>

16-11-2007 15:51

Humanitarian Agreement in Colombia meeting

The search for negotiated solutions to the conflict. A public meeting held by Colombia Solidarity Campaign London Branch Read more >>

16-11-2007 12:43 | 2 additions

Public meeting: Stand up for your freedom to protest! LSE, 2nd December

Gordon Brown plans to extend the restrictions on demonstrations near parliament to cover the whole country, claiming that this will simplify the work of the police. The current law totally bans spontaneous protests, requiring advance police permission, which allows the police to impose arbitrary limits on numbers and effectively act as political censors. The consultation proposes extending these rules to any protest anywhere, in the name of 'harmonisation'. The freedom to protest was won through hard struggle and if we want to keep it we must take a stand to say enough is enough. Come to a public meeting to plan a public response: we propose early January.

Public meeting
LSE room H102, Connaught House
2-4pm, Sunday 2nd December

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/Default.htm Read more >>

16-11-2007 02:18 | 1 addition

Kurdish Girl Meltem Avcil Deportation Halted

Following the protest on Wednesday 14 November and the release of the video on Indymedia UK, the deportation of the 14-year-old Kurdish refugee Meltem Avcil was halted. Read more >>

15-11-2007 15:56

Blackbird & The Blackhole

During the Northern Rock bank run, the press were blamed by banking executives for scaring depositors. Since then public criticism has been scant, despite the massive taxpayer bail-out of 'Blackbird' ( the Rocks codename) -a patient that remains catatonic. Meanwhile, the broader 'subprime lending crisis' is likely to be exposed soon as the response to global mortgage fraud. Read more >>

15-11-2007 13:11

Action to mark sixth anniversary of Guantanamo

11 January 2008 marks the sixth anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo Bay on 11 January 2002. The London Guantánamo Campaign is holding a day-long action on that day to mark this sad anniversary. Your help would be appreciated! Read more >>

15-11-2007 11:23 | 1 addition

Protest: UK Deports 14-Year-Old Kurdish Girl Via Germany

Today, Thursday 15 November the UK government will deport Meltem Avcil, a Kurdish refugee who will turn 14-years-old on 21 November.

A protest was called yesterday by SOAS Detainee Support Group outside the German Embassy to call on German government to refuse entry to Meltem.
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15-11-2007 05:32

A New Dark Age is Upon Us

Just how oppressive must a government become before we can justifiably say that it has turned a country into a police-state? Read more >>

15-11-2007 01:28 | 4 additions

Video of Monbiot & others at recent climate change public meeting

Thursday November 8th saw the Friends Meeting House in London packed out for a tremendous Public meeting organised by Campaign against Climate Change.

http://www.campaigncc.org/
Speakers were George Monbiot - author and journalist, John Sauven - Director of Greenpeace UK, Sophie from the Camp for Climate Action and Phil Thornhill - National Coordinator of Campaign against Climate Change.

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14-11-2007 19:19

Uk activist update from USA/Mexico No Borders camp

2 people released from custody.
1 person remains in custody.
Facing life in prison or deportation to Colombia, was also denied medication in solitary confiment. Read more >>

14-11-2007 15:07

st pancras eurostar cycle protest

around 30 cyclists met at 8.30 this morning for the opening of the new eurostar terminal at st pancras station, london
they were highlighting the poor facilities and planning for bikes in contrast with the much-publicised claims of carbon-neutral travel to paris
the st pancras opening was also targetted by a greenpeace action against the third runway at heathrow Read more >>

14-11-2007 14:55

London ABC Stall

WEEKLY ABC STALL/CONTACT POINT. Read more >>

14-11-2007 01:38

15 Nov, London: Battlefields Without Borders - Iraq's Refugee Crisis

Public meeting and film premiere with renowned US peace activist Kathy Kelly. Read more >>

14-11-2007 01:03 | 1 addition

Alter-idea from France

To combat néoconservative politic in Europe : emergency ! Read more >>

13-11-2007 23:48 | 5 additions

9/11 Truth: Global 11th Day Truth Action Protest Photos: November 2007

Some photos from the 9/11 truth protests held around the world on the 11th day of every month to demand the truth about the events of September 11th 2001, the excuse and the justification for the "Global War on Terror". Read more >>

13-11-2007 22:15

Load of WANC at rampART

The Womens Anarchist Nusiance Cafe is held every penultimate wednesday of the month at the RampART creative centre and social space in Rampart St, E1 2LA (rampart.co.nr) open from: 7.00pm-11.30pm. Free admission.

The next cafe is Wednesday 21st November 'Goodness Gracious Ghee Cafe'. More than just Bollywood, Shilpa and vindaloo... A celebration of South Asian culture. Qweer/feminist activism, Diwali and Eid, sari wearing instruction, dance workshop, fantastic food and guest speakers.

(http://www.myspace.com/wanccafe) Read more >>

13-11-2007 21:43

Another gig, this thursday

This Thursday at the rampART, no cinema this week as there's a gig instead. Read more >>

13-11-2007 20:20

Meltem, emergency demo tomorrow at 12 noon

To put pressure on Germany we are having a demonstration in front of German Embassy,
23 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PZ
nearest tube Sloane Square
tomorrow Wedesday 14th November 12.00 noon. Read more >>