London Newswire Archive

30-07-2008 20:12

Climate Camp - Stay Informed

"Deansgate Ridge, site of next weeks Climate Camp successfully occupied, 1km SW of Kingsnorth." - SMS 30/07/08

With the news that the site for the climate camp has now been occupied, information about how to stay informed over the next two weeks is also being revealed.

30-07-2008 15:57

Another Letter For The Pope And For Ireland

Another Letter For The Pope And For Ireland

While the White Pope plays the PR game at home the Black Pope does the biz abroad.
Nothing new in East Timor, Vietnam, Rwanda or Croatia

The following Letter appeared in the Irish Independent dated Wednesday 30th of July 2008. Its contents , which I believe, and which, apart from other references , is intelligible, hinge not too remotely on Papal hypocrisy as well as the infinite depravity of my country under the Papacy’s influence. The Popes even give Caesar a bad name!

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30-07-2008 15:46

Free Skool Week in September

There will be a meeting this friday, 1st August, at Bowl Court Social Centre to organise a week long free skool in London at the beginning of September. Read more >>

30-07-2008 12:28

The possibility of a retaliatory attack by Iran on US bases in the region

The US Airbase in Incirlik, Turkey contains 90 nuclear warheads. As was the case in Afghanistan and Iraq, this base is likely to play a crucial role in a prospective war against Iran. Moreover, the Sunday Times map (see item 4) indicates that the use of Turkish airspace by Israel is also being planned, with the tacit consent of the Turkish authorities. Read more >>

30-07-2008 12:22

Why is UAF splitting the anti-fascists? For a united anti-BNP demo on 16/08/08

Unite Against Fascism are refusing to support the locally-organised trade union demonstration against the BNP's Red, White and Blue "festival" on 16 August and, in an act of unbelievable sectarianism, have called their own. Read more >>

30-07-2008 02:32

Pre Work Demo At AstraZeneca

We were all up early for an 8am demonstration at AstraZeneca, one of HLS customers. Just by standing offering leaflets and holding banners we really had a big impact at this time of day, as everyone that works in this area passes through at that time. It's often surprising to people that protesters get up early to go and work as well! Read more >>

30-07-2008 00:35

SOCPA Is Dead but the police harassment continues

i reported here why the socpa legislation governing protest near parliament is dead and buried -

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/07/404526.html
but this afternoon, police began a new campaign of harassment against brian haw's peace camp Read more >>

29-07-2008 22:33

When Justice Turns Vendetta

'MAFIA' SOLDIERS IN ITALIAN 'STATE' PRISONS ARE DEAD-NOT-DEAD MEN BURIED IN CEMENT COFFINS AND ARE FROM THIS WEEK ON DEPRIVED ALSO OF THE RIGHT TO SPEAK -LIKE IN PRISONS OF THE 1700'S!- WHILE MANY OF THEIR COMMANDERS ARE FREE AFTER BECOMING 'PENTITI'... Read more >>

29-07-2008 18:45

Wickham Labs National Demo

Saturday 20th September 12noon
Meet at Mill Lane car park, Wickham, Hampshire
For details contact: Helen 023 92 588516 Read more >>

29-07-2008 16:32

Violence at RMT picket + RMT cleaners head for strike action.

A man was arrested by plain clothes Police following an incident early on Monday morning during a strike by station attendants at Elephant and Castle Underground station. RMT members were staging a strike at the station over the sacking of Jerome Bowes a member who had been involved in a scuffle with a drunk traveller on News Years Eve. At around 6.30am a man who was described as well dressed approached the picket line and allegedly shouted “You never stick up for white people do you?”. He then punched one of the pickets in the face and attacked RMT president John Leach with a traffic cone. The incident was witnessed by two plain clothes Police officers who were driving past. They stopped and followed the man down onto the station platform where he was arrested.

RMT member Joe Thompson was left with a bloody nose and split lip said: “After what happened to Jerome I was afraid to defend myself as I have people at home depending on my wages”.

More here:

http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=109859

http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=109804&int1stParentNodeID=89732
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29-07-2008 15:16

Parliament Square: police harassment

Police attempting to search Brian Haw's tent at 2.30pm 29th July 08 Read more >>

29-07-2008 15:04

Donut Market Expect To Drop In London as 31,000 Met Cops get Electronic Tags

This month every on duty Met cop will be under constant individual surveillance from a big brother tracking computer.

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29-07-2008 13:27

H Partners Dumps HLS Shares

The day after Raymond James decided that £7 million shares in HLS blood money were not for them, or their subsidary Eagle Assset, H Partners also made a quick escape from the campaign against HLS and sold all £11.2 million LSR shares.

The sale was confirmed this week by Win Animal Rights in the USA. Read more >>

29-07-2008 12:43

SHAC Demos Continue Apace In London

Another Friday, another day of SHAC demos in central London and another good turn-out. We started our series of demonstrations against Old Mutual, 2 Lambeth Hill, who currently have about 15,000 shares in HLS torture through their company Acadian Asset Management. Read more >>

29-07-2008 08:41

100 Things We Need To Know This Year

Because We Live In a World of Conflict, Misinformation, Disinformation MONDAY LOVE part 7 boards the Good Ship with a party of Grass roots Heroes and Servants of freedom. These London based souljas are coming to help in the reasoning thru MultiMedia Piracy, Open Deck discussion, independent music, Social witnesses, Front line Filmmaking to Share with us 100 things we need to know this year Read more >>

28-07-2008 22:50

Chiswick Free Burma Protest against Total Oil

Six protesters from www.totaloutofburma.org held a demonstration at Chiswick West Four Total petrol station, 137 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick W4 2ED on 23rd July. They called for French Total Oil to stop funding the brutal Burmese junta with hundreds of millions of dollars a year from the French Total operated Yadana gas pipeline. Burma earns most of its foreign currency from gas exports and spends 50% of its budget on the military in a war against its own people. Since the mid 1990s French Total Oil has played a significant role in keeping the brutal Burmese junta in power, against the wishes of the Burmese people.
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28-07-2008 19:31

Flashback: "Wiped Off The Map" - The Rumor of the Century

Across the world, a dangerous rumor has spread that could have catastrophic implications. According to legend, Iran's President has threatened to destroy Israel, or, to quote the misquote, "Israel must be wiped off the map". Contrary to popular belief, this statement was never made, as the following article will prove. Read more >>

28-07-2008 19:29

Turbulence 4: 'Who Can Save Us From the Future?'

Out now!

Check out: www.turbulence.org.uk Read more >>

28-07-2008 18:57

School Privatisation Cinema Libre Film Show Tonight - Wembley Sports Ground

9pm tonight. Read more >>

28-07-2008 17:48

Wembley Sports Ground: GRASS Call Out - Council Fascists Evict Businesses

The New Wembley Park Sports Ground Campaigners have made a call out for more assistance. Barricades are going up, already halting today's work on the privatised Ark Academy school. Meanwhile, the council have appeared and hit the five businesses, including the sports ground itself, with immediate eviction. Read more >>