London Newswire Archive

02-07-2004 10:07 | 3 comment(s)

Sainsbury's London Depot Blockaded

Anti-GM protestors shut down Sainsbury's vast state-of-the-art distribution centre at Waltham Point in north London last night. Lorries were turned away and protestors locked on to the main gates and used a steel arm tube ring to block deliveries and departures. Read more >>

02-07-2004 09:36 | 0 comment(s)

Foreign Office asks judges not to rule on Iraq war legality

Foreign Office asks judges not to rule on Iraq war legality

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02-07-2004 00:52 | 0 comment(s)

West Papuan Freedom Fighters - URGENT RELEASE

Urgent news from West Papua....please support, thank you. 1.Urgent support needed for Mr Yusak Pakage - arrested West Papua freedom activist.2. DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, LONDON MONDAY 5TH JULY 2004.3. Please write requesting that refugees living in Vanimo not be forcibly moved to East Awin but be allowed to live on land being offered to them in Blekwara. 4. **URGENT** OPM PRESS RELEASE Read more >>

01-07-2004 19:39 | 10 comment(s)

Bulkington Fields travellers site violently evicted

Travellers at Bulkington Fields, Warwickshire were violently evicted by Constant And Co bailiffs on Wednesday morning.
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01-07-2004 13:07 | 6 comment(s)

Gay Pride, Labour Shame

OutRage! exposes Labour's 20 failings on queer human rights. These are 20 concrete, specific instances when Labour had an opportunity to overturn homophobia, but chose to maintain discrimination. Labour talks a lot about equality, but often fails to deliver. When it comes to the crunch, the government seems more interested in appeasing the homophobes of Middle England than in enacting rights for queers. Read more >>

01-07-2004 10:32 | 4 comment(s)

NICK FERRARI racist discrimination on LBC

Nick Ferrari and his patron the LBC rear their ugly head again in another display of racist discrimination.
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01-07-2004 00:37 | 5 comment(s)

Fahrenheit 911, free screening 4th July

To celebrate the 4th of July and our independence from the USA, there will be an evening of film at the Rampart, featuring a premiere of Michael Moores smash hit 'Fahrenheit 911' which opened last weekend in the US and has already broken all box office records... Read more >>

30-06-2004 23:02 | 3 comment(s)

New prisoner, Dave Edwards needs your support

A new political prisoner in the Midlands, UK would welcome your letters of support, particularly as he is on hunger strike. Read more >>

30-06-2004 21:07 | 3 comment(s)

LONDON 9/11 NETWORK NEWS

-Upcoming 911 events and meetings in London
-Introductions of new members and websites and opportunity to link up
-Suggested activities and how we can help each other
-Wider events and news from the 911 truth movement Read more >>

30-06-2004 18:51 | 0 comment(s)

Update on the Human Rights case re. employment disability discrimination

Thanks to everyone for the support in the case, particularly those in South Norwood and Hackney. Here a short update. Read more >>

30-06-2004 13:18 | 0 comment(s)

Indymedia London Radio Show

Indymedia Radio London have a special on the Iraqi handover this afternoon, featuring a number of telephone interviews and features on the handover. Read more >>

30-06-2004 09:51 | 0 comment(s)

Vegan Fair This Sunday

Come to the annual London Vegan Festival this Sunday for talks, stalls, great food and lovely people! All welcome. Read more >>

29-06-2004 14:29 | 0 comment(s)

Irish anti-Shell campaigner at 50 Chalk Farm Road NW1 gallery space, Wed 30th

A woman called Maura Harrington has been in London recently, mostly for the Shell AGM, where she asked some tricky questions on Monday. She is part of a group that is campaigning against a planned Shell gas (and oil through the back door) development on as well as offshore of the north west coast of Ireland.
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29-06-2004 10:13 | 12 comment(s)

Protest Against Nick Griffin In Southend, Essex! RESIST BNP FASCISM!

The wannabe Fuhrer, BNP leader Nick Griffin will try and speak at a Nazi meeting in Southend, Essex on Thursday. Southend Unite Against Fascism and other groups will be protesting! Thu 1st July. 7.00pm Outside Golden Lion pub, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex. Come and help!

http://www.easf.org.uk

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29-06-2004 00:51 | 1 comment(s)

Grassroots Projects in Palestine (better format)

The Balata Refugee Camp art installation from Palestine recently toured England, Wales, Scotland, Sweden and the US. Balata Camp remains under attack. Various community projects supporting resistance in the camp have sprung out of the tour. Here is a rundown of some of the plans.
Also, the film 'The Sun doesn't Shine in the Camp' is currently available for showings in the UK to fundraise for these projects. Email us ASAP. Read more >>

29-06-2004 00:04 | 1 comment(s)

Against "Human Rights"

The Kosovo war was fought "not for territory but for values" according to Tony Blair. The bombing of Afghanistan in 2001 was conducted to help "the oppressed people of Afghanistan", according to George W. Bush, so that they may know "the generosity of America and our allies". Meanwhile, according to Jack Straw, stopping the bombing "would only prolong the suffering of the Afghan people". Pro-war adepts could easily adduce similar comforting thoughts about the war waged on Iraq in March 2003. The ideology of human rights is not only unversalist, but also universally accepted. Human rights organisations now regularly call for "humanitarian intervention" and decry the lack of attention to such crisis spots as the Democratic Republic of Congo. David Rieff notes that humanitarian organisations are now "among the most fervent interventionists". From a politics of fence-sitting to one of active political engagement, the ‘human rights’ movement has conducted a rapid and striking volte-face in the past decade, a paradigm-shift of shocking proportions. It is as if Ptolemy and Aristotle had given way to Copernicus and Descartes in ten, instead of 200, years. And David Chandler, for one, would like to know why...
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28-06-2004 16:39 | 0 comment(s)

Building Bridges Radio - National Edition: Walls or Bridges?- From Palestine to

Building Bridges Radio presents this 28 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLICK ON WEBCAST LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. Read more >>

28-06-2004 02:49 | 0 comment(s)

A Fantastic Tale

Drugs, Faustian Alliances and Sibel Edmonds Read more >>

27-06-2004 20:26 | 0 comment(s)

Mass murder in Darfur, South Sudan

A demonstration against the mass murder in Darfur moved through the busy street of London duirng lunchtime on Friday. Read more >>

27-06-2004 19:05 | 6 comment(s)

First Hearing of the Diaz Trial.

Yesterday saw the preliminary opening of The Diaz/Bolzaneto Trial at the main Genoa Tribunal. The first Group of 29 police officers from the diaz raid, are to be tried first. The 44 police plus three doctors from bolzaneto are to be tried as the Diaz case finishes. Read more >>