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mayday: few pics from the street party

01-05-2010 20:23

Few pics of the march from parliament sq to "the tunnel"

MayDay Pics in Parliament Square

01-05-2010 20:23

A few hundred people gathered today at Parliament Square following the call for a MayDay Carnival & People's Assembly. A mixture different stuff related to the fothcoming general election was taking place around the square, whilst the Dissident Island's mobile sound system and the samba band kept blasting out tunes for the whole afternoon. I wasn't exactly at the same scale as what went on exactly 10 years ago in the same spot with the RTS May Day action then [report | pics] but still, below there are some pics of today.

Later in th afternoon the samba band started marching down Westminster Bridge towards Waterloo's tunnel where a Rave Against the Machine party started with a few hundred people dancing to DI's tunes and the Samba Band. Another mobile system also turned up later in the evening. The party is still on as we type :-)

Early on the day there had been the traditional MayDay demonstration with a strong anarchist presence. We did not make it there so hopefully someone else will publish some pics of that one.

Today it is also exactly 10 years since Indymedia started in the UK. It is time for cellebration! so don't forget Indymedia London's and Dissident Island's all nigther on Saturday 22nd of May. See details

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Company surveying for Welsh badger cull

01-05-2010 19:52

This is the company with the contract to survey the Welsh badgers before the gunmen come in and shoot them. These people will be supplying details of badger numbers and setts to the people carrying out the cull. They may as well be pulling the trigger.

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Coca-Cola took sanctions against two radio DJ's in Poland

01-05-2010 19:40

In Poland two radio DJ's recorded and released on-line a song criticising Polish nationalist regime and its politicians. They used a parody and sung "I love You Poland", spreading their hands in the way Polish nationalist politicians do. Coca-Cola's European managment announced it cancels its advertisements for this radio show.

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Some pics of Mayday in Parliament Square

01-05-2010 19:23

The Parades arrived as did the Anarchists who took over the road in front of |Parliament and stopped traffic.

The police were unusually laid back and seemed to be avoiding confrontation, even when the Maydayers stopped traffic and chanted 'Whose streets our streets!'. One FIT team was spotted and no doubt the noisy helicopter caught close-ups of everyone's faces. Unfortunately the rain arrived and many then fled the Square, including me, except for the stalwart campers and those with big umbrellas.

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Rave Against The Machine

01-05-2010 19:23

LOCATION CONFIRMED...

Leake Street, SE1, London

IT"S ON NOW! ...

LEAKE ST, SE1, WATERLOO.
4PM, TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

Don't worry about the rain, it is the perfect location!

Spread the news!

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Tories Chased Out of Stratford-upon-Avon

01-05-2010 18:36

Activists in Stratford-upon-Avon greeted the local Tory councillor in the town centre today to mark Mayday and oppose their policies for the rich.

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Edinburgh Critical Mass is back!

01-05-2010 15:25

Yesterday saw the return of Edinburgh Critical Mass, with over 50 people reclaiming the city streets for bicycles and pedal-power.

The mass was great, with more than enough participants to occupy the roads and make it safe to ride once more. Impatient urban 4x4 drivers and taxis were up to their usual tricks, overtaking recklessly and generally making the roads unsafe for people not protected by a steel box.

A sound-system blasted out good tunes throughout and the vibe was great. It's so nice to see the mass return to Edinburgh, let's hope it only gets bigger!

Edinburgh Critical Mass will meet every last Friday of the month at 5:30pm at the Mound.

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Resistance Bulletin April 2010

01-05-2010 15:25

Full contents and text of Resistance 121, April 2010

BA strikes: Beat Bullying Bosses!
Greek Fire: the struggle against austerity measures in Greece
Public Sector Strikes Solid
Royal Mail Deal: Another Sell-out
Struggles over education in California
Beaten, Arrested, Suspended and Criminalised: Sussex Uni Students and Workers Fight On!
Sheiks, Sunnis, Strikes and Struggle
Anarcha-Feminist Weekend, Manchester
March for Jobs
Earthquake in Chile: Attack on the poor follows the natural disaster
Trade Unionists Attacked in Chavez's Venezuela

Why bother voting?

01-05-2010 12:25

'Why bother voting?' - a 4 page anti-manifesto for the 2010 General Election

May Day?

01-05-2010 11:22

Never forget!
1 May, is May Day, or International Workers Day, whose efforts of course have led to us getting a public holiday on the nearest Monday. Bit of a quiet one in Bristol this year isn't it? Although around the world plenty of class conscious workers will be commemorating past and present struggles with some vigour.

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Arrests in Al Jiftlik as Israeli Harassment increases

01-05-2010 10:22

from www.brightonpalestine.org

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Chapelton says NO to the BNP

01-05-2010 09:23

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for first time in the Greek modern history .. ARMY officers from all UNITS

30-04-2010 23:24

for first time in the Greek modern history .. ARMY officers from all UNITS will demostrate next MONDAY in ATHENS

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Non Protest

30-04-2010 22:11

In order to draw attention to the continued existence of the SOCPA legislation concerning the no-protest zone and following on from the comic genius of the mass lone demonstrations, there is due to be an unusual event in Parliament Sq..

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Joan Armatrading support the cultural boycott of the Israeli apartheid

30-04-2010 21:12

Leaflet the Joan Armatrading concert this Saturday outside Symphony Hall in Birmingham City Centre.

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The Ugly Truth About BP and Its CEO

30-04-2010 18:46

Karma comes back for Tony Hayward and his messy oil company.

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Sizewell Camp Against Nuclear Power - Chernobyl Weekend - pics

30-04-2010 18:31

Images from the Stop Nuclear Power Network's Camp Against Nuclear New Build, held on the beach by Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations in Suffolk, England on Chernobyl Weekend, 23-26 April 2010.

More details here:

http://stopnuclearpower.blogspot.com/2010/04/sizewell-campers-mark-chernobyl.html

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26 June - 1 July: Afghanistan Peace Walk

30-04-2010 18:10

A five-day walk from London to Colchester in Support of Joe Glenton.

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Save Bita Ghaedi from Deportation, Home Office - Pictures

30-04-2010 18:04

For the second time in as many weeks supporters and campaigners gather outside the UK Home Office to implore what remains of the British Government to halt the deportation of Bita Ghaedi back to Iran.