London Newswire Archive

21-03-2005 18:02 | 1 comment(s)

Pix of 'Bring Home the Troops' Demo, Sat 19 Mar 05 - Set 1 of 4: Placard Art

Sun-drenched photos of the UK national demonstration and rally.

For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page. Read more >>

21-03-2005 17:49 | 1 comment(s)

Facing Global Warming & Other Great Adventures

experiential activities to harness heart as well as head - workshop almost full but evening talk is free and takes 400 people.

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21-03-2005 17:12 | 2 comment(s)

Pix of 'Bring Home the Troops' Demo, Sat 19 Mar 05 - Set 2 of 4: Plac's+Banners

21-03-2005 17:02 | 2 comment(s)

Some Extra media files of March 19th

The following was a quick non-scientific random sample of people who attended Saturday's Stop The War March, plus some other sounds from the day.

Right click and save, then play back Read more >>

21-03-2005 16:58 | 2 comment(s)

New site aims to shop Tesco

New blog criticises growth of Tesco. Interview/news story with founder Dave Miller Read more >>

21-03-2005 16:09 | 1 comment(s)

Pix of 'Bring Home the Troops' Demo, Sat 19 Mar 05 - Set 3 of 4: Marchers+Bikers

21-03-2005 16:01 | 0 comment(s)

Interview with the City Mined collective on alternative use of our urban spaces

Listen to an an interview of Jim Seger of City mind about alternative ways to access and play with our urban surroundings. Read more >>

21-03-2005 15:17 | 1 comment(s)

Pix of 'Bring Home the Troops' Demo, Sat 19 Mar 05 - Set 4 of 4: Rally

21-03-2005 15:15 | 0 comment(s)

Scottish Taxpayers Subsidising Prison Slavery

Just like the Prison Service in England and Wales, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), are not only pimping out prison slave labour to greedy private companies, they are actually, also like the Prison Service in England and Wales, subsidising their profits.

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21-03-2005 14:22 | 0 comment(s)

Susan Karim’s trip to Baghdad March 2005

This is a 1,500 word with 11 photos of the trip made to Baghdad by Susan Karim in March 2005. Susan organised two sponsored walks for Iraqi orphans in 2003, the first from Dundee to Edinburgh and the second from Edinburgh to Glasgow. She went to Iraq in 2004 and again this year. Read more >>

21-03-2005 11:36 | 3 comment(s)

Medic training for g8 in london 2-4th April

The medics group will be holding a 3 day action medic training in London on the first weekend in April (Saturday the 2nd to Monday the 4th). to book a place email

medic_g8_2005@lists.riseup.net. Read more >>

21-03-2005 10:42 | 2 comment(s)

Bethlehem Residents Protest against Occupation and Closure

A few hundred Palestinians, Internationals and Israelis peacefully marched today from Bethlehem to the checkpoint which separates the city from Jerusalem, protesting enclosure of the city and the continued occupation. Read more >>

21-03-2005 05:38 | 0 comment(s)

THE US, ISRAEL AND M. EAST

The Ties That Blind
US Foreign Policy Dangerously Slanted Toward Israel
By BILL CHRISTISON
Former CIA analyst Read more >>

21-03-2005 02:17 | 4 comment(s)

A letter to Iain Coleman MP about solutions to peak oil

We're facing serious disruptions to human society. Industrial civilisation as it stands is unsustainable and will shortly collapse. The British government fears crashing the markets and fears discussion of this issue. A year of lobbying has had no effect and the only result is silence.

This is a proposal for a solution. Read more >>

20-03-2005 22:35 | 0 comment(s)

G8 Independent / Alternative Media Convergence, London May 14-15

G8 SUMMIT 2005
INDEPENDENT/ALTERNATIVE MEDIA CONVERGENCE IN LONDON - M14-15

WHERE : London
WHEN : May 14 - 15
HOST : Indymedia UK (

http://www.indymedia.org.uk) Read more >>

20-03-2005 21:54 | 1 comment(s)

Report with photos of the Glasgow anti-war demo on Saturday March 19th 2005.

This is a 1,140 word report with 10 photos of the Glasgow demonstration on the International Day of action against the occupation of Iraq. Read more >>

20-03-2005 20:51 | 6 comment(s)

19*3: Placard-spotting in London

Photos from the "19.3" march and rally held on the 19th March 2005 in London, called by Stop the War Coalition, CND and MAB. Includes a montage of many of the mass-produced placards being carried, individual photos of some of the more creative ones, and the largest samba band I've ever seen. All photos are copyleft - if you like it, go ahead and re-use it! Read more >>

20-03-2005 18:53 | 0 comment(s)

bio-warfare (biotechimc) re-posted 4 uk

this is a good article. i thought it deserved a re-posting.. Read more >>

20-03-2005 18:33 | 3 comment(s)

Assorted Pictures from Anti-War March (19/03/05)

Pictures from the huge anti-war demonstration of Saturday 19th March 2005 - the second anniversary of the start of the attack on Iraq. Estimates range from 50,000 people (police numbers) to 150,000 (organisers estimate). On the same day there were demonstrations across europe, including against protests against neoliberlaism - as well as anti-war protests around the world.
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20-03-2005 18:03 | 0 comment(s)

Mike Ruppert coming to London

Mike Ruppert, chief editor of the From The Wilderness newsletter (www.fromthewilderness.com) and author of Crossing The Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil, will be visiting these shores in late April, leaving on May 1st. Read more >>