London Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

09-08-2006 10:12

LETTER TO CARMEL AGREXCO

letter sent to Amos Orr - Manager of Carmel Agrexco, Hayes Read more >>

08-08-2006 10:34

Lebanon: Full Color Pictures of the Atrocities

In the last few weeks, an increasing number of horrible, very upsetting photos of the massacres committed by Israel have been coming out of Lebanon.

The alternative media are doing everything possible to break the censorship of images that was enforced by the Corporate and authoritarian State media which only show a sanitized war, disinfected images of material destruction.

The smuggling and widespread dissemination of images from The Realm of The Real that are coming out out of Lebanon and Gaza now make all of us uncomfortable. For those of us who do editing and publishing work, they bring up the awful worry of "is this appropriate?" Read more >>

08-08-2006 02:08

Pictures from August 5th demo (part 2)

The second part of my pictorial story of the August 5th demonstration. Read more >>

08-08-2006 01:59

Pictures from August 5th demo (part 1)

This is the first part of my pictorial narrative of what happened on Saturday August 5th, when several thousand people came together in London in outrage at what the tinpot imperialist Israeli government is currently doing to Lebanon. Read more >>

07-08-2006 22:06

Day of Rage against Brighton Arms Dealers Supply of Weapons For War Crimes

Smash EDO Press Release
Embargo – For Immediate Release
8th August 2006
Press Contacts – Andrew Beckett and Sarah Johnson
Tel 07875 708873
Email –

smashedopress@yahoo.co.uk
See www.smashedo.org.uk for more details

Day of Rage against Brighton Arms Manufacturers’ Supply of Weapons For War Crimes in Gaza and Lebanon
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07-08-2006 17:09

Bombs are not the answer

short anti-war film Read more >>

07-08-2006 07:30 | 2 additions

London: Tens of thousands protest against slaughter in Lebanon

On Saturday, tens of thousands gathered in London to demand an end to the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon. The protest was called by the Stop the War Coalition (STWC) with just one week’s notice.

The organisers estimate that 100,000 people marched from Hyde Park to Parliament Square via the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square. The demonstration was also supported by the British Muslim Initiative, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Lebanese community associations. Read more >>

06-08-2006 15:39

Democracy is becoming a dirty word

How the concept of democracy is being used by neofascist leaders in order to justify a capitalist system that is falling apart at the seams. Read more >>

06-08-2006 11:01

Anti-War Film Screening

An evening of films on Monday 14th August as part of this years Portobello Film Festival in West London curated by Filmmakers Against War, includes the feature film 'Sir! No Sir!' Read more >>

06-08-2006 10:43 | 1 addition

Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest (05.08.06)

Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest yesterday (05.08.06) outside the American Embassy and then (not so brutal) later on at Dowing Street. Read more >>

06-08-2006 02:58

Lebanon London peace demo pics

With the psychopathic Israeli regime carrying out ethnic cleansing and mass civilian murder in Lebanon on an industrial scale, another A to B march would never seem enough. However the turnout was fantastic for such a short notice demo - must have been 100,000 but predictably the now blatantly pro-israel bbc is claiming a downright insulting 20,000.
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06-08-2006 00:49

heavy-handed policing at stop the war demo in london (pics)

between 8,000 and 150,000 people (depending on who you believe) marched in london on saturday afternoon, calling for a ceasefire now. police seemed often heavy-handed and out of control, and there were at least a dozen arrests. Read more >>

06-08-2006 00:40

Parliament Street Die In protest about Israeli Aggression

Protestors took part in a sit down, and dead, protest outside Downing Street. With a group of demonstrators lying down as dead, with many stopping to sit and join them. The protest ended with members of the last groups of activists being arrested. Read more >>

06-08-2006 00:31

London demonstration against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine - Pics

A very large turn out especially for something called at such short notice. The protest saw a diverse group of people trying to make the common opinion heard. Read more >>

06-08-2006 00:30 | 1 addition

Photos: Pro-Lebanon Protest in London. (05.08.06)

Photos of the Pro-Lebanon Protest in London today. (05.08.06) Read more >>

05-08-2006 19:24

7 Anti war activists arrested outside Downing St

Seven anti war activists were arrested at 6pm this afternoon as they lay ‘dead’ in the road outside Downing Street in a protest to demand an unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East. Read more >>

05-08-2006 15:14 | 1 addition

Sitting down outside Downing St

Presently there are about 150 people sitting outside Downing St, while a pile of children's shoes is growing on the inside of the gates.

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04-08-2006 15:30

Majority of the UK Opposes Trident Replacement

A CND-commissioned ICM poll shows that 59% oppose the government replacing Trident, Britain's nuclear weapons system. CND today handed in a petition with over 53,000 signatures calling on the government not to replace Trident or develop any new nuclear weapons system. Read more >>

03-08-2006 18:51

Transport from Swindon to Lebanon demo, London, this Saturday

As the slaughter in Lebanon continues, with tacit support from Tony Blair, and munitions flown in via UK airports and air bases, peace campaigners from Swindon will be joining the protest in London this Saturday to demand an immediate cease fire. Meet at 9:30am outside Regents Circus college. Four photos from last Sunday’s demonstration in Trafalgar Square are attached, along with a press release from Swindon Stop the War Coalition, and the latest newsletter from stopwar.org.uk Read more >>

02-08-2006 15:01

A GREATER ISRAEL

THE SO CALLED NEW MIDDLE EAST. Read more >>