London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

29-05-2006 22:10

San Salvador Atenco infonite

Two companeros from mexico city in london Read more >>

29-05-2006 17:36

Palestine Today , a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Monday, May 29th, 2006

Several main checkpoints in West Bank locked down by Israeli forces
Israeli forces invade Nablus, Balata in ongoing siege Four arrested by Israeli forces in Bethlehem Four arrested by Israeli forces in north Tulkarem raid

These stories and more coming up stay tuned. Read more >>

29-05-2006 14:45 | 1 addition

AGRICULTURE AND CORRUPTION IN ZAMBIA (SOUTHERN AFRICA)

Commonwealth Development Company (CDC) is the Investment partner of the Donor Fund for International Development (DFID). CDC owns an agribusiness company called Mpongwe Development Company that has been involved in corrupt practices,racism and land disputes. Read more >>

28-05-2006 17:29

Top Cop Blair complains his lies were leaked.

Sir Ian Blair, Met Police Commissioner, has complained that the fact he lied about the cost of trashing Brian Haw's demonstration was leaked to the press. In an extraordinary e-mail to Metropolitan Police Authority members and officials he wrote:

"I am disappointed by what seems to be a leak to the press out of what is an ordinary and internal meeting. Such behaviour appears to be contrary to the values of the organisation and this will be looked into accordingly." Read more >>

27-05-2006 16:51

A legal protest in Parliament square.

On Thursday May 25th a legal demo took place when Superintendent Peter Terry of Charing cross nick licensed Mark Thomas to hold a protest in Parliament square against the licensing of protests in parliament square. Read more >>

27-05-2006 15:28

A 'plod' supports Brian Haw !

A letter in The Independent from I think a serving police officer who says she supports Brian against the Met....! Read more >>

26-05-2006 14:39

Leaflet for lecturers' union demo

Education Not for Sale has produced a leaflet to mobilise students for the lecturers' union demo against victimisation and for decent pay on Thursday 1 June. See the link below. Read more >>

26-05-2006 12:12

A country staiined with blood and injustice. Sri Lanka

Approximately a thousand Tamils gathered in solidarity on Sunday 21st May at Trafalgar square between the hours of two and six in the afternoon. They stood united, undeterred by the rain for the freedom of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Read more >>

26-05-2006 12:11

Bethnal Green Questions for George Galloway MP Friday 26 May 2006

As the latest media frenzy gathers around the latest reported gaffe by Bethnal Green and Bow MP George Galloway, one member of the community in the constituency is left with no alternative but to wonder in public what exactly is George Galloway trying to say about the issues in the constituency. Such as about the campaign to stop the Crsosrail hole threat to the Brick Lane and the Whitechapel area – which was visited this week by the CrossRail committee MPs while George Galloway was ‘represented’ by one of his House of Commons office staff. Read more >>

26-05-2006 10:33

US LIVING WAGE ACTIVISTS VISIT THE UK

Brie Phillips and Diane Foglizzo from the US student Living Wage Action Coalition and the United Students Against Sweatshops campaign are visiting the UK at the end of May and start of June. They will be touring UK campuses with No Sweat. Read more >>

25-05-2006 13:09

OutRage!:Tatchell defies Moscow gay ban...

OutRage! and Human Rights campaigner Peter Tatchell goes to Russia to defy the ban on Moscow gay Pride event and IDAHO conference.
Religious and far right groups threaten violent reponses... Read more >>

25-05-2006 01:36

Democracy’s Last Stand – Dawn Raid

3am phone calls, crazed rants of cops and oppression and Oscar Beard jumps a taxi into democracy's last stand. Read more >>

24-05-2006 18:42

HELP STOP ILLEGAL EVICTION THURS 25thMAY URGENT

HACKNEY LANDLORD HIRE PRIVATE SECURITY FOR ILLEGAL: EVICTION. 25/05/06 HELP, PHOTOGRAPHERS, ACTIVISTS. By Law they must wait for court bailiffs. When they were told they laughed saying they did'nt care. The case was in court today (24/5/06). Over 15 people will be homeless. Read more >>

24-05-2006 17:23

PALESTINE TODAY

PALESTINE TODAY A SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST MEDIA CENTER WWW.IMEMC.ORG FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 24th, 2006

Four Palestinian killed and 35 injured in Rammallah invasion
Army arrests two children and imposes curfew in Howwara town, Army bulldozers demolish several buildings and barns in Al Fonduq village, and Army arrests two residents from Hebron and takes over a house in Dora village,

THESE STORIES AND MORE COMING UP STAY TUNED Read more >>

24-05-2006 09:27

Labour attacks right to protest. Activist arrested violently on Palestine march.

Britain’s Labour government is clamping down on the right to protest. Under the guise of ‘fighting terrorism’ the government it is creating the legal framework to stop demonstrations against war, racism and poverty. Read more >>

23-05-2006 19:29

Khoodeelaar! demands Tower Hamltes Council sack Christine Gilbert

UK Home office minister Tony McNulty has been sacked at the behest of Rupert Murdoch’s SUN tabloid. The SUN has denounced McNulty as an ASS and linked him to a 'sex for visas- row' at the Home Office. What the SUN has not said is that McNulty was also the Transport Minister who was closely involved in the drafting of the Crossrail Bill that is particularly threatening vast communities in the East End of London
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23-05-2006 17:04

Palestine Today

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Tuesday, May 23, 2006.

The UK asks Israel for compensation for two shootings, and the army invades several West Bank cities and arrests two in Ramallah, six in Bethlehem and 16 in Nablus.

These stories and more coming up stay tuned. Read more >>

23-05-2006 13:11

McNulty wife in election fraud scandal in Tower Hamlets

It is interesting that McNulty has been sacked as immigration minister and moved to Police minister as his wife, Christine Gilbert is the chief executive of Tower Hamlets. The elections in the area have been marred by allegations of fraud and Gilbert has been the returning officer. There is a police investigation at present, question, is can Mcnulty as the husband help? Read more >>

23-05-2006 02:47 | 1 addition

Brian Haw is being removed right now!

45 police move in to move Brian Haw. Read more >>

23-05-2006 01:56 | 1 addition

Brain Haw demo police moving in NOW!

20 police and FIT squads arrived. Vans, lorries blocking Parliament Square. Read more >>