London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

11-07-2006 13:46

Queens Market campaign is far from over

The situation of the campaign following the victory against ASDA Read more >>

10-07-2006 17:52 | 1 addition

City of God Screening @ Everything4Everyone

City of God, the moving and brutally real movie depiction of favela life in Brazil, will be showing at 'Everything4Everyone' on Tuesday 11th July. Read more >>

09-07-2006 16:36 | 1 addition

Demo in Solidarity with Chile's Students - Report & Pic

On Monday 3rd July, a few activists held a short demonstration outside the Chilean Embassy. This was in response to an 'urgent call' (see:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/06/342829.html) from Chile, asking for solidarity actions to take place at the embassy due to the increasing repression being handed out to striking Chilean students (see:

http://www.narconews.com/Issue41/article1882.html). Leaflets were given in to the embassy explaining why we there, and more than 200 leaflets were given out to the general public, people visiting the embassy and passing diplomats (!). The text of the leaflets distributed is copied below. Cheers! :) Read more >>

07-07-2006 12:59

Open forum about Latinomarican Indigenous Resistance at Rampart this sunday

Oscar Olivera the Executive Secretary of the Federation of Factory Workers from Cochabamba, who in 2000 led the citizens’ uprising against the sale of Cochabamba’s water reserves to Bechtel and Roland Denis venezuelan marxist, working for indigenous rights in Venezuela, "making the Revolution within the Revolution" will be answering questions about the last developments over indigenous struggle in Bolivia andVenezuela in an open forum at Rampart this sunday in "Bolivia is not for Sale Event".
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07-07-2006 12:16

OutRage!:Reggae hatesongs-The Truce is Over.

Following the news that some of the Jamaican anti-gay reggae singers have re-started to sing their hate songs, UK concerts have been cancelled and the former 'Truce' has been cancelled. Stop Murder Music campaign to re-start.. Read more >>

07-07-2006 03:04

International Protest Day calls for the end of Guantánamo Bay

International Protest Day calls for the end of Guantánamo Bay Read more >>

06-07-2006 14:39

Prescott, Casinos and Planning

"Yes he is the man, the very fat man, who waters the workers beer" Read more >>

05-07-2006 14:52

New LUXURY developments

East London is under attack, however the guerilla builders struck back! Read more >>

05-07-2006 09:38

Khoodeelaar! No to Crossrail Bill calls on UK Commons Speaker to act

Khoodeelaar! Challenges Crossrail-promoters abuse of UK Parliament in breach of the UK's obligations under the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Khoodeelaar! today is asking the Speaker of the UK Hosue of Commons to conduct an immediate inquiry into the abuses by the Crossrail plan promoters of the Hosue of Commons Crossrail Bill select committee

Khoodeelaar! is publishing the key evidence on the internet at 1300 Hrs GMT Wednesday 5 July 2006
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03-07-2006 18:59

Palestine Today

Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media centre, www.imemc.org for Monday, July 3rd 2006

News from Gaza as the situation intensifies, Israeli Army invade Nablus and damages the fire station, dairy products factory headquarters, and local TV station, Army arrests three residents from Iskaka village, invades the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarem

These stories and more coming up. Stay tuned
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03-07-2006 01:00

SOCPA woman's child threatened by police this afternoon

inspector hart from charing cross threatened a mother today that she would be arrested and that her seven-year-old daughter would be taken to the police station and handed over to social services. her crime? singing outside downing street with a statement about bullying round her neck. Read more >>

02-07-2006 16:33

meaningful death not a wasted life of degradation and torment.

I have decided that today i will start my hunger strike as i think death is preferable to serving the pyramidal power structure and the machine that devours the world and enslaves all. Read more >>

01-07-2006 21:32

Greg Palast booksigning and Venezuela talk 8pm Tuesday 4th July @ NUJ hq

CALLING NOTICE: Greg Palast speaks on Tuesday July 4th to the National Union of Journalists book branch with Hands Off Venezuela at the NUJ headquarters from 8pm. Read more >>

01-07-2006 17:15

// SOLIDARITY DEMONSTRATION AT CHILEAN EMBASSY - 12.30PM, MONDAY 3RD JULY

// SOLIDARITY DEMONSTRATION AT CHILEAN EMBASSY!
// 12.30PM, MONDAY 3RD JULY
// ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE 12, DEVONSHIRE STREET, LONDON, W1N 2DS - NEAREST TUBE IS GREAT PORTLAND STREET.
* IF POSSIBLE PLEASE BRING BANNERS, PLACARDS, FLYERS & NOISE! * Read more >>

30-06-2006 09:24

VIGIL IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE - STOP ISRAELI WAR CRIMES 5:30-7PM

The PSC is calling for a vigil against Israeli War Crimes and in support of Palestinian Human Rights this Friday (30th June) from 5:30 to 7pm in Parliament Square. We call on all supporters of Palestine to make their presence known in this current emergency. Read more >>

29-06-2006 20:10

Another SOCPA travesty

When is a demonstration not a demonstration? That's a question that SOCPA followers have been asking for almost a year now, as ever more people come before the judge as Serious Criminals.

Today we got a clue, inasmuch as it seems that wealth and power might have a bit to do with it. Britain's top bosses marched straight through the SOCPA zone to the Home Office - author of that law - without a constable in sight.
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29-06-2006 18:27

one law for the rich.......

businessmen held an unauthorised demosntration within the designated socpa zone earlier this evening, and no-one got reported or arrested. Read more >>