London Newswire Archive

15-04-2008 13:12

Days Of Action Follow Up for London's Autonomous Spaces

Coinciding with the Europe-wide days of action in defence of free spaces a new squatted social centre was opened in Shoreditch and a series of events took place in autonomous spaces around London starting on Friday evening with a social meetup and info night at the rampART and acoustic bands and performances at the NOID gallery. On saturday, the newly opened social centre opened it's doors with an art-exhibition, free shop, films and a squatters estate agency. On saturday there was also a demo outside a homeless hostel in Hackney. In the evening around 300 ppeople turned up a the Hackney Social Centre for a gig raising money for the Advisory Service for Squatters and another benefit took place at the Wominspace. On the Mall, there was a banner drop from squatted crown property.

After the Space Is The Place and other contributions to the call out for decentralised actions in support of squats and autonomous spaces, what next?

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15-04-2008 13:08

Anti-corruption chiefs 'protect UK arms fraud & corruption'

Transparency International officials privately accept that there has been widespread fraud on contracts to supply equipment to Britain's armed forces. They also concede this has been shielded by civil servants and government ministers from both parties. Yet the world's leading anti-corruption organisation is more concerned with maintaining its own image, and its relationship with the British government, than it is with fulfilling its mission to publicly expose this corruption. Read more >>

15-04-2008 12:33 | 2 additions

News from Londons autonomous spaces...

New squats; more meetings; Brad Will revisited; days of action followup; the film they tried to ban; 56a Infoshop and more... With the days of action for autonomous spaces now behind us it's time to look forward. Taken from the rampART mailing list, this is a round up of news and events relating to London's social centres. Get involved.

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15-04-2008 11:35 | 1 addition

Privatisation of Council Services: The True Costs - Meeting in Brixton, 8th May

Speakers include:
John McDonnell MP – Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group
Ted Knight – ex-Leader of Lambeth Council
Derek Wall – Male Principal Speaker, Green Party
Rahul Patel – ex-Branch Secretary of Westminster UNISON
Jean Kerrigan – ex-Chair of Tenants’ Council
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15-04-2008 11:26

Suba Divers Pressure Goverment on Marine Bill

Divers from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) marched on Parliament on April 3rd. Over 100 people dressed in diving kit delivered a 100,000 strong petition calling for Marine Reserves to be included within the currently proposed Marine Act.
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14-04-2008 22:35 | 6 additions

April 11th 2008 - International Day of Truth Action - Photos

Photos from protests from London and around the world from the autonomous grassroots campaign for International Days of Truth Action on the Eleventh Day of Every Month until Justice. Read more >>

14-04-2008 21:27

London's Shoreditch New Squat Pics

Here there are some shots we took on Sunday afternoon at the new social centre that was squatted in Shoreditch (London) to coincide with the Global Days of Action for Squats and Autonomous Spaces.

The building is in an amazing location. It is not only central, but it also sits right in the middle of an area right next to the City that is being highly ‘developed’. The contrast between the previously neglected building with the new glass and metal towers is almost beyond belief.

The crew maintaining the squat, have done an impressive work to bring a previously ‘condemned’ building back into life. Three floors have now made been available to the community. The space has got an entrance area with a free shop, info stalls, a squatters estate agents, and a café. The ground floor also contains a soundproof room for screenings and music, and in the upper floors there a few rooms (some pretty large) that had an exhibition.

Long and exciting life to the new social centre! Read more >>

14-04-2008 21:01 | 1 addition

Squatted Community Garden Reopened in Reading as Part of Days of Action!

On Sat 12th April, actions took place across the world in defence of squats and free spaces. In Reading, anti-capitalists managed to re-open Common Ground squatted community garden for the day, with a community BBQ and music show, despite a year of struggle with the authorities for control of the space. Read more >>

14-04-2008 20:23

Peter Hallward's "Damming the Flood" - Part I

A superb history of recent Haitian history. Read more >>

14-04-2008 17:24

Urgent: demonstrate for Mumia Abu-Jamal, this Saturday 19 April: Free Mumia now!

Free Mumia now!

Mumia Abu-Jamal
is innocent!

Abolish the racist
death penalty!

Saturday 19 April
1pm, US Embassy,
Grosvenor Square, London W1A
(Nearest Tube: Bond Street)

See attached PDF leaflet, contact the PDC for more information and to help build the demonstration, to speak and to endorse the protest. 020 7281 5504

partisandefence@yahoo.co.uk www.partisandefense.org (includes international leaflet, full list of endorsers and further information about Mumia Abu-Jamal) Read more >>

14-04-2008 16:40

London Mayday 300th Anniversary Party

The Space Hijackers and Metropolitan Police Cordially invite you to
Mayday. Read more >>

14-04-2008 13:56 | 1 addition

Extra London showing of 'On the Verge'

On the Verge - extra London showing - 7pm, April 21st - London Action Resource Centre

Cos lots of folk missed it at Housmans (couldn't get in) State_of_Emergency cordially invites anybody who hasn't seen this important movie to an extra showing.
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14-04-2008 13:07

Hackney hostel residents march to demand better conditions

Residents from the Alexandra Court 'temporary' accomodation hostel in Stoke Newington, London, marched with members of the London Coalition Against Poverty to Hackney Town Hall on Saturday 12 April, 2008 to demand the council keep their promises to make temporary accomodation safe to live in. Pictures copyright (C) 2008, Peter Marshall. All rights reserved. Read more >>

14-04-2008 12:48

Squat days of action summary...

The following is an attempt at a non comprehensive summary of the actions, demonstrations, gatherings and various initiatives that happen during the days of action for squats and autonomous spaces. The summary was created from reports on the IMC UK newswire and english language reports posted to the April2008 website.

Note: A more comprehensive summary now exists on the April2008 website.. Read more >>

14-04-2008 11:03

China and America: The Tibet Human Rights PsyOp

The human rights issue has become the centerfold of media disinformation.

China is no model of human rights but neither are the US and its
indefectible British ally, responsible for extensive war crimes and human
rights violations in Iraq and around the World. The US and its allies, which
uphold the practice of torture, political assassinations and the
establishment of secret detention camps, continue to be presented to public
opinion as a model of Western democracy to be emulated by developing
countries, in contrast to Russia, Iran, North Korea and the People's
Republic of China. Read more >>

14-04-2008 00:30 | 1 addition

Lumber and Murder: Following The Paper Trail

CIPO-RFM in Oaxaca have documented to date 517 detentions and tortured people, 103 police and paramilitary incursions into their communities, 81 prison orders, 229 penal, civil and commercial processes, 263 people assaulted, 37 death threats and 27 murders.

This article follows the money trail of those profiting from the lumber extraction in Oaxaca State. Read more >>

13-04-2008 23:26

"Salute To Israel"

The Salute to Israel Parade is no stranger to New York, but this year, for the first time, it is coming to London and Manchester! 29th June 2008 Read more >>

13-04-2008 13:23

Where next for the student movement? Reclaim the Campus conference, LSE, 17 May

After the defeat of the National Union of Students' leadership's anti-democratic "governance review", left student activists are holding a conference at the London School of Economics on 17 May to discuss the way forward for building a campaigning student movement. Read more >>

13-04-2008 10:34

Last Hours #17 out now - radical illustration & culture

The new issue of Last Hours is out now. Once again its 116 pages jam packed with articles, interviews, DIY guides, comix and art on radical culture, punk rock, DIY, autonomy & revolution. Read more >>

13-04-2008 01:23

S.T.O.P. will be orgainsing a protest against the MRC displays in Camden

S.T.O.P. will be holding a demonstration aginst the MRC displays to be held in Camden {Somers Town} . We intend to take down the displays and let these arrogant scum know that we DO NOT want the lab or their people on OUR estate. It is OUR land. Read more >>