London Newswire Archive

03-09-2004 12:14 | 0 comment(s)

McDonald's trashing today!

Tonight at 8pm at the rampART (15-17 Rampart Street, off commercial rd)

FREE unofficial premiere of SUPERSIZE ME, the latest McDonald's trashing blockbuster movie from the USA. Plus the McLibel documentary Two Worlds Collide, plus McSpotlight, plus a twenty minute version of THE CORPORATION, plus much more AND BURGERS!

Watch the film, JUDGE FOR YOURSELF...
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03-09-2004 05:53 | 2 comment(s)

Photos of T-mobile phone mast protest in Hackney

photos from the above protest Read more >>

03-09-2004 02:53 | 0 comment(s)

Top political poets play Hammer and Tongue Slam - Tuesday 7th, Zodiac

Oxford's Hammer and Tongue (activist-orientated poetry slam) is kicking off this month with the uncompromising punkpoet Atilla the Stockbroker and the official poet of this summers anti BNP marches, at The Zodia Tuesday 7th 7pm. Read more >>

03-09-2004 01:52 | 0 comment(s)

British journalist returns home after being prevented from entering Israel

British journalist prevented from entering Israel

'I'll be back', declares Jasiewicz

Foreign Office Minister must make a statement, says Jasiewicz's editor
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02-09-2004 16:17 | 5 comment(s)

Lights, Camera, Direct Action! - Video Activist Handbook

A brief guide to making good activist videos. Read more >>

01-09-2004 23:13 | 0 comment(s)

Eyes on the IFIs

Indymedia cinema London presents...

'FAWLTY POWERS - The World Bank and IMF at Sixty' Read more >>

01-09-2004 10:54 | 0 comment(s)

Ewa Jasiewicz deportation appeal hearing.

Appeal for support for Ewa Jasiewicz who is threatened with deportation from Israel. Read more >>

01-09-2004 10:03 | 9 comment(s)

Major UK NGO's Criticise ESF Organising Process + SWP / SA

A coalition of 10 British NGOs including the major ones like Oxfam, Jubilee and Greenpeace have written a letter complaining about the UK European Social Forum organising process and saying it has been characterised by a lack of transparency and openness. Finaly this can officialy end the myth peddled by the authoritarian left that those who have been critical of the UK ESF process are simply wreckers, splitters or crazy anarchists who don't represent anyone!

While the NGOs don't mention them by name, they're criticising the SWP (Socialist Workers Party) and SA (Socialist Action) for dominating a meeting to decide speakers names through weight of numbers. This is a significant moment. Reports from the meeting also revealed what appeared to be willful miscounting of votes and other undemocractic behaviour. The letter has been published ahead of the european esf assembly meeting in brussels this coming weekend. Read more >>

01-09-2004 00:51 | 2 comment(s)

Anti-Copyright Cinema : SUPERSIZE ME! : this friday @ rampART

Friday Night Anti-Copyright Cinema @ the Rampart Social Centre

On the 25th August, Tufnells Parks' ex-Grand Banks Social Centre was evicted in a pre-dawn raid by baliffs and police. The liberated space had been a thriving centre of community activitiy for over six months. One of the regular events, held every Friday evening, was the Anti-Copyright Cinema. Described as acts of disobedience against intellectual property rights and the monopolisation of accumulative knowledge - free films in other words!

This week only (in defiance against the closure of autonomous spaces and in solidarity with those who have had their social centre taken away from them), the rampART is hosting it's own Friday Evening Anti-copyright Cinema, featuring a premiere of Supersize Me which gets it's official release in UK cinemas seven days later.

Also screening
* The Corporation (19 minute version)
* Consumption
and, if we can obtain copies in time
* McLibel Two Worlds Collide
* McSpotlight the video
plus loads of other amusing shorts.

There will be appropriate food and drink available (do you want fries with that?)
and a late night jam session (so bring your instruments) as we'll have the stage and PA setup for the gig on Saturday night [4th Sept : Gertrude + God Like Animals + The Rub]

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31-08-2004 15:20 | 0 comment(s)

the deaths have started: Nablus inhabitants lay to rest female martyr-london act

the point of the global day of action was to prevent the strickers from dying. we must show solidarity.organise locally.

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/08/297047.html
meet 7-730 Autonomüs :Lab Resistance And Rebellion Read more >>

31-08-2004 13:57 | 2 comment(s)

Dr. Gandhi in the Holy Land

Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, visited Israel and Palestine this past week. Read more >>

31-08-2004 11:43 | 5 comment(s)

Protest Camp at Arms manufacturer EDO MBM underway

Report back on peace camp at MBM/EDO technology from 29th August to Sept 2nd.

MBM/EDO, on the Home Farm industrial Estate, Moulsecoomb, Brighton has a $145 million dollar with the UK/US governments for the supply of bomb release mechanisms for the occupation of Iraq.

Activists hope the camp will kickstart a grassroots campaign of direct action to disrupt production at the factory. Read more >>

31-08-2004 11:03 | 3 comment(s)

McCain and Guiliani pimp Endless Crusade

John McCain and Rudi Giuliani kicked off the RNC last night with two solid speeches without one fact or opinion based in reality. Their speeches spun off into insane Fascist ideals of Uncle Sam scouring the Earth clean of Islam in a never-ending Crusade against those that "hate us because we're free." Read more >>

31-08-2004 05:06 | 0 comment(s)

Cell phone numbers, emails, and other info on key RNC staff

This info is being surpressed on the NY Indy Site (not by Indy), thought maybe it could be stored here for our American cousins to use as they battle "big brother". (Feel free to use it yourself) Read more >>

30-08-2004 17:07 | 1 comment(s)

rampart events this week

Events at the rampART this coming week...
(15-17 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA (off commercial rd))
www.rampart.co.nr Read more >>

30-08-2004 16:43 | 6 comment(s)

Urgent-WED,SEPTEMBER 1:CALL 4 INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS PALESTINE8000HUNGERSTRICKERS

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2004: CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY ACTIONS FOR THE
THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS ON HUNGER
STRIKE. Read more >>