London Newswire Archive

01-08-2008 09:28 | 1 addition

Cobham, Surrey : Activists Blockade Cargill Europe Head Office

Since 7.50 am this morning, 20 participants in this year's Camp for Climate Action and members of Action Against Agrofuels have been blockading the only access gate to Cargill's European regional head office in Cobham, Surrey. 8 activists have locked on to the gates closing the site down completely. Agrobusiness giant Cargill are being targeted by the protesters for their role in rainforest destruction and land-grabbing as well as for profiteering from the food crisis.

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01-08-2008 03:19

Animal Rights at Climate Camp - Final Call

All preparations are now in place for the Animal Rights presence at this year's Climate Camp, which starts this Sunday 3rd for eight days at Kingsnorth, Kent. It is near Rochester so within easy reach of London.

Climate Change is a massive Animal Rights issue. We could achieve full legal recognition of the equality of all animal lives, human and non human, and find this made irrelevant by the potentially catastrophic consequences of human induced climate change. Read more >>

01-08-2008 01:30 | 1 addition

Action Alert: HLS Shareholder Barclays - Part 2

Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, a part of Barclays Bank
Detail: HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR) Read more >>

31-07-2008 20:50

RATB celebrates the Cuban Revolution

On 26 July 2008 RATB held a successful live music event in Brixton, south London, to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Moncada attack, the spark of the Cuban Revolution. Read more >>

31-07-2008 20:20

Climate Camp Caravan at Oxleas Wood 31-7-08

The ride stops for a rest by the cafe, with workshops, talks displays and demonstrations. Very friendly atmosphere. Read more >>

31-07-2008 19:30

Carbon Die Oxide: The Epilogue

Air supply needed in downtown London
despite increase in bicycles.
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31-07-2008 19:23

Big Brothers latest gadgetry now in use at a ‘Fat Cat’ demo near you.

This morning while reporting the antics of some trots outside the Goldman Sachs building in the City of London; I noticed a strange protrusion on the hat of a cycle cop.

At first glance it looked like a trendy new device for holding a spare lipstick. On closer inspection a wire was spotted coming from the back of it. The copper in question was friendly enough and explained that the device had completed its trials and would be rolled out for general use within a couple of months. As well as the head cam there was a second one on his chest in case anyone tried to grab the more obvious one. It was activated by a switch and also stored the 30 seconds of footage prior to its activation.

If all the Police are due to be trained and issued with this gear, does that mean that a certain unit (known for their blue shouldered jackets) will soon be surplus to requirements? Well, if in a couple of months time you spot some familiar faces working as security guards in your local Tescos, you now know why…..
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31-07-2008 17:32 | 1 addition

Timeline: Climate Camp 2008

The timeline has been moved: click here for the new timeline.

31-07-2008 16:08

GRASS Call Out: Occupy and Save Wembley Park Sports Ground From Privateers

The press release from Grass Roots Alliance for Social Sports (GRASS) who have currently occupied the Wembley Park Sports Ground on Bridge Road and Forty Avenue in North London in protest of private Academy school investor Ark gaining control of the sports fields, taking away valuable green space and amenities from the coummunity. Read more >>

31-07-2008 15:29

Action Alert: HLS Shareholder - Barclays Bank

Eagle Asset, H Partners & Old Mutual Dump Over 1.5 Million HLS Shares

Next Target: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd, HLS' largest institutional shareholder with 279,842 shares in HLS (LSR), who are part of Barclays Bank. Read more >>

31-07-2008 14:48

Eviction Postponed for Wembley Sports Ground; New Threats

On Wednesday morning the Wembley Sports Ground occupiers and local businesses saw off council workers, who came to evict the local businesses as part of a simplistic divide-and-conquer manuever, but were forced to back off and postpone the eviction 'til Friday. Read more >>

31-07-2008 14:17

The 300-350 Show: Agrofuels and Climate Camp Preview

We take a look at the crime against humanity that is agrofuels, as well as previewing this year's Camp for Climate Action. Read more >>

31-07-2008 11:51

Caravan tour of Liverpool St

Pictures of the tour of the banks in the Liverpool St area. a twenty pound note was exchanged for pennies and caravaners got creative outside the RBS. Read more >>

31-07-2008 07:20

Call-Out 2 Climate Campers: on route, visit Wembley Sports Ground Occupation

If you are on yr way to the Climate camp, why not stop off at the wembley recreation ground tent occupation that is already up and running. Support needed.
A short video of one GRASS campaigner can be seen here.

http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com/2008/07/wembley-sports-ground.html

Wembley Tent City Occupation, Forty Avenue, Wembley:
Directions:
Nearest Tube: Wembley Park (Metropolitan Line)
Turn left out the station, walk up the hill to main junction on Bridge Rd, turn left, walk 100 metres, turn left into the gate way to Wembley Park Sports Ground and you're there.

Buses: From Central London: 18 from Euston to Sudbury and then the 182 to
Wembley Park Station (the N18 runs past Sudbury. Get off at Wembley
triangle from which Bridge Road is a 15 minute walk past Wembley Arena).
Other routes: 83 from Golders Green Stn, 302 from Kensal Rise Stn, 297
from Willesden Bus Garage.

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31-07-2008 00:09

SHAC Press Release: Shareholders Drop, Defendants Plead Guilty

July 30th: Another Shareholder Drops HLS, SHAC UK Defendants Plead Guilty Read more >>

30-07-2008 21:04 | 1 addition

Climate & Capitalism, Climate Caravan Visits The City

Wednesday 30th July, the fourth day of the Climate Caravan traveling to this year's Climate Action Camp in Kingsnorth, Kent. The theme of today's leg was 'Climate & Capitalism', and so, there's probably no better place to point out the links between Climate Chaos and Capitalism's obsession with making bucks out of the depletion of the planet's natural resources, than the Square Mile.

Fleeing penguins and polar bears, and climate refugees on boats migrating due to the devastating effects of climate change, invaded London Bridge at about eleven in the morning, and they slowly made their way into the City of London. The traffic in London Bridge was brought to a standstill for about one hour, whilst protesters gave away hundreds of leaflets and the Camp's newspaper to the passers-by.

The Caravan then moved into the City itself, with a detour through several of the City's main landmarks. It eventually stopped at the global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs, where a long speech was made through the bike sound system about the sort of 'investments' Goldman Sachs are involved in, and how this relates to Climate Change and its effects on communities and the environment. It was also pointed out that Goldman Sachs had already been targeted before by the Justice For Cleaners campaign, for their low standards of employment conditions for the City's army of invisible cleaners.

The Caravan then moved to St Paul's Cathedral where it stopped for a couple of hours for lunch. A photo exhibition was set up, whilst the bike sound system kept playing chill tunes for the participants, as well as for the many tourists that approached it to find out what was all that about.

The Caravan then set off for the meeting point at Liverpool Street station, where it was joined by some more people waiting there. It then moved to the nearby headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland, where bags full of pennies where thrown at the main entrances to symbolize the corporation's investments in Climate Chaos.

Here there are some pics of the day:

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30-07-2008 20:54

29.07.08 Climate camp caravan - film stop.

Images from Tuesday's stop for the climate camp caravan as it makes its way from Heathrow airport to Kingsnorth Power Station.
The caravan stopped at the Synergy Centre, near Oval in London. Around 30-50 people watched a film about sustainability in Cuba, on a cycle-powered cinema. Afterwards there was a Q+A session with climate camp staff, London councillors and other green - thinkers.

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30-07-2008 20:49

KCC youth group gets 'mosquito' buzzers taken down

Kent Youth County Council reps get County Council to take down the infamous 'mosqito' buzzers on buildings that 'deter' youngsters

Sorry about report from June- delay Read more >>

30-07-2008 20:48 | 2 additions

Cops overreact to black kids playing in Hyde Park

Line of police 400 metres long with dogs and vans cleared 200 black teens, a few with water pistols, from hyde park at 6:30. At one point a cop used a taser on one of the teens. Several others were manhandled andthere seemedeto be over 10 arrests. Read more >>