01-05-2004 15:00
Photos of the 10th Anniversary Ride of London's Critical Mass, many taken from the saddle of my trusty Brompton T5 folding bike while cycling along with the massive and good-natured crowd of happy bikers. There are four sets in all - see the first comment below for links to the other three.
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01-05-2004 12:09
Here there are some photos of Friday's Critical Mass in London.
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29-04-2004 16:44
Assembly of Regions in support of Network of GM free Regions. Support for europeanwide interregionl cmpaign
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27-04-2004 16:20
George Bush is using the World Trade Organisation
WTO) to force-feed you genetically modified food! You
can help stop them:BITE BACK!
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26-04-2004 13:18
25-04-2004 21:51
To celebrate the beginning of the end of BP’s sponsorship of the National Portrait Award, we (London Rising Tide) invite you to help put together An Exhibition of Resistance to BP and Big Oil, from June 15th-21st 2004.
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23-04-2004 15:17
Getting off the sauce
I was listening to a song called “self-evident” by female singer/songwriter Ani Difranco the other day. It was about the tragic events of September 11th 2001 and some issues related to that day. The song covered a wide range of issues, and focused particularly on levels of violence in the world today, and also the damage that we are doing to the environment. There was one particular line that stuck in my head … “we must vow… to get off… of this sauce”. The sauce she was talking about being the sauce that most of us pump into our cars on a weekly basis.
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23-04-2004 13:08
One of the earliest environmental movements was the effort to save the whales of the world. We made progress with the creation of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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20-04-2004 10:45
Russian Economic Forum - delegates dinner disrupted.
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16-04-2004 14:24
Campaigners staged a mock whale funeral with a 20ft whale outside the head office of London's European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Friday 16th April at 9am to protest at the threat posed to the Western Pacific grey whale by plans to expand the oil and gas extraction in the region. The EBRD is being asked to fund the project.
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15-04-2004 21:16
...mighty spoof banner dropped from Waterloo Bridge...campaigning shareholders excluded...possession of scissors an arrestable offence...skeleton samba band...passionate Caspian speakers...rockin sound system...Channel 4 news...meeting disrupted...next stop an 'Exhibiion of Resistance to BP & Big Oil at BP-sponsored National Portrait Award', June 15-21st 2004...
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15-04-2004 08:08
14-04-2004 20:58
No, not a counter-demo...Here's the text of a leaflet to go out at tomorrow's BP AGM.
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14-04-2004 20:44
13-04-2004 14:26
DON'T BE SHY, give it a try! One of the most original competition is now open to all Londoners: all you have to do is to decore your rubbish bin! You should then leave it in front of your front door for all to notice your artistic talents... Funny multicolor BUGS will be at home on your bin. This will atract awareness to everybody.
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13-04-2004 12:19
As part of an ongoing showcase of contemporary filmmakers who are finding new forms of cinema to show resistance to globalization throughout the world, distributing and screening grassroots videos covering issues ignored or distorted by the corporate media, Indymedia Cinema presents:
‘Life in the Fast Lane – The NO M11 Story’
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11-04-2004 14:10
London Rising Tide Drops a Banner At The Royal Festival Hall
Today, in preparation for BP's AGM this coming Thursday, London Rising Tide (LRT) activists re-named the Royal Festival Hall.
London Rising Tide hunged a 15 by 18 foot banner from the front of the
building announcing the venue's new name - the Oil
Festival Hall (OFH).
BP's AGM begins at 10am on Thursday April 15th. LRT will be in attendence, taking
action, partly against BP, but also as part of its ongoing campaign to persuade the OFH, sometimes known as the People's Palace, not to shut its doors to the public for the day in exchange for BP's hefty fee, and to protect its reputation by cancelling next year's BP booking.
Come along on the day (and help us spread the word far and wide).
Contact LRT for more information -
london@risingtide.org.uk
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09-04-2004 10:19
10am: Meet and greet the shareholders
10-3.30pm: Rally, performance and open mic:
Sound system, Rhythms of Resistance samba band, voices from Colombia, the Caspian
Region and other oil-cursed areas, poets, musicians, ranters, diggers and dreamers…
3pm: The Beginning is Nigh! Say Bye Bye (Planet) to shareholders and contemplate
saying farewell to BP for good.
Bring banners, drums, voices, music and friends
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08-04-2004 17:12
A major daily newspaper has published an article summarizing the realities about a devastating cyanide-mining project: Rosia Montana, the biggest European gold mine. The poll shows massive rejection of the project.
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02-04-2004 10:19
Windows smashed at HQ of subcontracters working on Blackwood bypass.
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