UK Newswire Archive
Climate Activists Invade Washington DC Offices of Environmental Defense
01-12-2008 22:57
Dr. Rachel Smolker of Global Justice Ecology Project and Global Forest Coalition read a statement, which said in part, “My father was one of the founders of this organization, which sadly I am now ashamed of. The Kyoto Protocol, the European Emissions Trading Scheme and virtually every other initiative for reducing emissions have adopted their market approaches. So far they have utterly failed, serving only to provide huge profits to the world’s most polluting industries. Instead of protecting the environment, ED now seems primarily concerned with protecting corporate bottom lines. I can hear my father rolling over in his grave.”
Monthly vigil outside US Embassy: In Solidarity with Gary McKinnon
01-12-2008 22:52
This month's LGC vigil outside the US Embassy will be an extended two-hour long action in solidarity with the family and friends of Gary McKinnon and others facing extradition to the US under the unfair terms of the Extradition Act 2003BNP Photo Gallery
01-12-2008 21:21
Irish Government deny children access to father Please Act Now!
01-12-2008 21:17
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short report and pics on london critical mass cycle ride
01-12-2008 21:13
last week the law lords gave judgement on the legality of critical mass. they unanimously concluded that it is a 'commonly or customarily held procession', and is therefore exempt from the terms of the public order act requiring 'organisers' to notify police of the route beforehand. a day or two later, around 200 cyclists celebrated the decision on a cold damp november night in londonBNP Insult To War Dead
01-12-2008 21:11
BNP names put up in York street
01-12-2008 21:08
NAMES of members of the British National Party (BNP) have been pinned to a noticeboard in a York street – leading to fears they could be exposed to attacks.We are holding our 1st {informal} meeting in 28 Days time in Camden
01-12-2008 20:54
London Against Camden Danger Lab will be holding our first {informal} meeting in 28 Days time on the 28th December @ 6.30 pm at Inspiral Lounge 250 Camden High Street, Camden NW18QS.We are campaigning against the plans to build TWO virus containment facilities & animal testing labs in Camden...on the Somers Town council estate in Camden and on the Hampstead Road next to the Regents Park council estate in Camden. MI5 are against the lab plans.....
What, No Prices?
01-12-2008 20:45
KlimaX rocks the COP15 summit site
01-12-2008 20:07
Merseyside Police Protect British National Party
01-12-2008 20:02
On Saturday, 29th November, Merseyside Police protected around one hundred and fifty British National Party members from the people of Liverpool and other anti-fascists. In doing so, they allowed racist material to be openly distributed in Liverpool city centre on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. However, Alec McFadden of Merseyside Coalition Against Racism and Fascism and Weyman Bennett of Unite Against Fascism must shoulder some of the responsibility for this horrifying turn of events.BNP festival cost Derbyshire cops £250,000
01-12-2008 19:51
Derbyshire police have released the cost of their operations in policing the BNP's Red, White and Blue festival in August. The cost of deploying 400 officers and a helicopter came to quarter of a million quid. Locals are rightly disgusted that a fascist piss up has wasted so much public money.The Four Horsemen of Chiapas
01-12-2008 19:33
Tourist development, mining, agro-fuels and oil again threaten the indigenous peoples and the biodiversity and natural environment of the Lacandon JungleCamden Drugs & Alchohol services face the axe to make way for animal lab.
01-12-2008 19:19
The Margarete Centre at 108 Hampstead Road provides prescribing and dispensary services to many of Camden's 4,200 class A drug addicts. The centre also porivides counselling and harm reduction advice at "NIDS" and Primary Care. This centre faces the chop to make way for one of the "28 Days Later" animal testing labs / virus containment facilities planned for Camden.Full article | 1 addition | 11 comments
Now it's 96 hours of action - E-ON HQ occupied
01-12-2008 18:59
Continuing, Unrelenting Terrorism and Mumbai
01-12-2008 18:51
The terrorism perpetrated by nation-states is vastly greater in scope and number of casualties than that caused by individuals or groups of individuals even though the corporate media give nearly all the attention and condemnation to terrorism by individuals.Full article | 1 addition | 6 comments
Full Circle Demo: From weapons to wars to refugees. Market Sq. Nottingham
01-12-2008 17:53
India's 9/11. Who was Behind the Mumbai Attacks?
01-12-2008 17:40
operation involving several teams of experienced and trained gunmen.
The operation has the fingerprints of a paramilitary-intelligence operation.
According to a Russian counter terrorist expert, the Mumbai terrorists "used
the same tactics that Chechen field militants employed in the Northern
Caucasus attacks where entire towns were terrorized, with homes and
hospitals seized".
BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards 2008
01-12-2008 17:06
Tiny conviction rate of Israeli soldiers reported in mainstream press
01-12-2008 16:38
Reports from the AP on the findings of the human rights group Yesh Din show up the appalling conviction rate of Israeli soldiers accused of crimes against Palestinians between 2001 and 2007.
