London Culture Newswire Archive

15-12-2006 18:55

London Xmas proletarian shopping

In the spirit of Steal Something Day, this Saturday there'll be two mass proletarian shopping trips, the first will be in Camden Market, meet on Chalk Farm Road around 1pm. The second will be around Covent Garden, meet on the Aldwych around 5:30pm. Dress as Santa, steal from the rich and give presents to the kids. Just nick it...
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12-12-2006 21:46

Oaxaca Benefit at Rampart

Oaxaca Benefit, Saturday 16th December from 8pm till 2am

We are asking for £5 suggested donations but any other help counts.

There will be Latin-American food, live music from Latin-American and London bands, and Screening of Indymedia films with discussion.

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12-12-2006 15:27 | 1 addition

Diggers 350th birthday march and occupation VIDEO

April the 3rd, 1999

11 min video chronicle of the march and occupation of St. George's Hill in Surrey on the 350th birthday of the Diggers occupation of the same area.

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08-12-2006 11:30

Voices of Torture in London

Last night at the regular rampART social centre cinema night a disapointingly small audience was treated to a series of film being presented under the theme 'alternative black history month'.

Along with the films was a illuminating discussion about deportation, torture and the awful human rights abuse in Eritrea. Coincidently we also learned of a demonstration called for today outside the Eritrean embassy to commemorate The International Human Rights Day.

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04-12-2006 12:08

This Weeks SchNEWS - Get Me Out Of Here

LACK OF REALITY TV SPARKS RIOTS AT HARMONDSWORTH Read more >>

28-11-2006 13:01

Everything instore half price today!!!

For this year's Buy Nothing Day, the Hijackers decided to resurect one of our favourite projects. The Half Price Sale. Read more >>

25-11-2006 05:12

SOCPA ban on cycle sound systems.

While cycling up Whitehall last night with Critical Mass, a cycle cop pulled up alongside and said I wasn't allowed to play my sound system in Whitehall. I asked if he was going to arrest me and he said no but I would be liable to arrest if I did it again. Read more >>

22-11-2006 09:26

Performance of Asylum Monologues at King's College on 30/11/06 @ 6.00pm

Asylum Monologues is an account of the UK's asylum system, told first hand by the people who have experienced it.

‘you know before the war in my country, I was not even thinking about coming here. I was happy. I was with my family, everything was OK. Why should I want to go? But things happen.'
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21-11-2006 11:26

Reclaim The Screens!

Reclaim The Screens feminist film season at Renoir Curzon Cinema: 25th November, 2nd & 3rd December Read more >>

21-11-2006 11:22

Reclaim The Night!

On Saturday 25th November – to coincide with International Day to End Violence Against Women – thousands of women of all ages and ethnicities will march together through the centre of London, to Reclaim the Night. Read more >>

13-11-2006 10:32

Weekly Vigil to Save the Jarawa - Reminder

Survival International are holding a weekly vigil at India House in solidarity with the Jarawa tribe Read more >>

13-11-2006 09:16

READ ALL ABOUT IT – UK-Portuguese newspaper launched in Thetford, Norfolk

Thetford based charity launches the first Portuguese newspaper to be fully edited and produced in the UK, hoping to reach the 500,000+ Portuguese nationals in the UK. Distributing in 600 places, mainly focussing on East Anglia and London. From an idea by META, a Keystone Equalities project. Read more >>

11-11-2006 18:52 | 1 addition

11th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa murder marked in London

Having attended the unveiling of the first of two creations commissioned by Remember Saro-Wiwa (see www.remembersarowiwa.com), London Rising Tiders headed across town to the Natural History Museum, to keep Saro-Wiwa's memory alive in a slightly more confrontational fashion inside the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. Read more >>

09-11-2006 20:00

Demo in solidarity with Palestine Liberation struggle - Saturday 11 November

You are invited to join our activities in solidarity with the Palestinian People as part of the international week of action against the Apartheid Wall.
Freedom for Palestine!
Smash the Apartheid Wall!
Fight racism and occupation!
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