London Newswire Archive

24-02-2006 13:04

Protest at gay Parade ban-Russian Embassy -March 2

Protests to be held ,led by IDAHO (Intl day Against Homophobia), at the Russian Embassy over the Moscow gay Pride parade ban as part of a Euro wide protest. Read more >>

24-02-2006 10:24 | 1 addition | 4 comments

movie of last saturday's wonderful shell petrol station blockade in islington

sorry it's taken so long! but it's a proper little film that hopefully captures the afternoon. it's nearly fifteen minutes long, but this compression makes it only 10.8 Mb, so it's just about do-able even on dial-up if you're patient. Read more >>

24-02-2006 09:05 | 1 comment

UK: GOVERNMENT S "WAR ON TERROR" POLICIES PUT PEOPLE AT RISK OF TORTURE

Amnesty International today (23 February) released a damning 83-page report exposing the damaging effect of the UK's anti-terrorism policies on human rights. Read more >>

23-02-2006 22:26 | 1 comment

Sussex police threaten Smash EDO Victory Demo

After anti EDO MBM protestors beat the injunction in the high court the police have tried to impose their own conditions quoting health and safety!!!

This is a call out for everyone who wants to defend the right to protest to come to the Smash EDO Victory Demo at 4pm next Wednesday the 1st March... Read more >>

23-02-2006 19:25 | 3 comments

May the 1st Protest

I will form part of a human chain around the Westminster no protest zone. Read more >>

23-02-2006 18:32 | 6 comments

Who is discrediting democracy to spite Geoirge Galloway ?

This week's doisclosure that the BBC has effectively declared George Gallwoay as 'not the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow' conceals a deeply sinister plot to overthrow democracy in Britain. Read more >>

23-02-2006 14:11

LIVE!@THE SQUARE [No Borders//Bolivia Solidarity//Blutgeil]

FRIDAY 24 - SATURDAY 25 - SUNDAY 26 - 2006

LIVE!@THE SQUARE Occupied social/political centre //
21 Russell Square, London WC1H Read more >>

23-02-2006 14:01 | 1 comment

Fairford cases reach Law Lords, last day tomorrow

This is probably too late for physical support, but the Fairford 5 could do with help towards expenses or just messages of support. Read more >>

23-02-2006 13:56 | 2 comments

Statement by the activists of Workers Left Unity Iran

The economic policies of Iran's Islamic rulers, in over two and half decades in power have constantly been in pursuit of the interests of world capital. During the rule of successive presidents each with 8 years of government and under deceptive slogans such as 'period of reconstruction’, 'reform' ... the political economy of the Iranian state has been marked by a faithful obedience to neo liberal economic strategy in accordance with the policies of the IMF, the World Bank and in pursuit of a place in the World Trade Organisation, all this within the framework of a plundering corrupt system. Read more >>

23-02-2006 13:00

rampART Chechnya film night - tonight

Sixty two years ago, on 23 February 1944, Stalin ordered the forcible deportation of the Chechen, Ingush and other nations of the North Caucasus to Central Asia. The people who were were transported with little or no provision in cattle trucks and more than half died in transit or in massacres committed by Soviet troops. Those who survived the journey were left facing starvation and disease in the harsh winters of Siberia and Central Asia. In 2004 the European Parliament passed a motion formally recognising this tragedy as a genocide.
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23-02-2006 12:22 | 1 comment

G8 Book Out Now!

'Shut Them Down! The G8, Gleneagles 2005 and the Movement of Movements', published by Dissent! and Autonomedia is out now and available from www.shutthemdown.org or from your nearest radical bookshop/social centre. Read more >>

23-02-2006 09:26 | 4 comments

East London Advertiser plugs Crossrail lies and fakery by John Biggs

The 'local' East London Advertiser which circulates mainly in Tower Hamlets has shown that it is as prejudiced and as ignorant of the facts in the community's life in February 2006 as it was a hundred years ago when the cause of democracy and transparency became the hottest local topics. In the almost three years since late 2003 that local people have camapaigned against Crossrail, the East London Advertiser has not been able to publish one report without tainting the facts with ignorance and misinformation. Today's weekly print edition of the paper continues the anti-social record by giving Greater London Assembly member and arch Blarite John Biggs a wholly unwarranted space to peddle more myths to make the perniociuous Crossrail plan acceptable Read more >>

23-02-2006 05:06 | 1 addition

Eviction of Tony's Cafe 34 Broadway Market underway now!

Urgent - Eviction taking place now!

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22-02-2006 23:30 | 4 comments

We will appeal!

After the aquittal of the cops, we can't just let them get away with what they did, we are appealing! Read more >>

22-02-2006 21:56 | 1 comment

Audio report recorded at the Anti Shell Pipe line Protest

Listen to the a report recorded during the dynamic protest by Rising Tide which closed the Shell garage on upper Street for a whole four hours, hoorah! Read more >>

22-02-2006 17:37

Olly Carter at the high court to save the trees and stuff Tescos.

Anyone who thinks that Judges and Barristers dress funny should check out Olly's legal team. Read more >>

22-02-2006 14:47 | 1 comment

Hunt Sabs attacked by Police

7 North and East London Sabs are attacked then arrested by Sussex Police. Still being held after 28 hours in Hastings, no charges. The Police truncheoned the windows leaving one sab with glass in his eye. Read more >>

22-02-2006 13:58 | 2 comments

Anti-Tesco Tree Camp Loses in High Court as More Campaigners Target Tescos

Wed Feb 22nd: Campaigners have been in the high court today over a protest camp in Shepton Mallet, where around 30 people have been defending trees against Tesco's plans to build a new supermarket. Read more >>

22-02-2006 11:02

CRIMINAL DEMOLITION & DALSTON SELL-OFF BY HACKNEY COUNCIL

DALSTON THEATRE / THE FOUR ACES / THE LABYRINTH…TOO LATE IN THE DAY? IT DOESN’T MATTER, PLEASE COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY, THIS EVENING, TOMORROW!!!! GIVE IT A LAST SHOT AS THE BULLDOZERS ARRIVE. SUPPORT THE OCCUPANTS!
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22-02-2006 08:34 | 2 comments

Tower Hamlets Councillor identifies with Khoodeelaar! No to Xrail hole campaign

Tower Hamlets Council's controlling clique of the Blairing Party has held the key positions on the inner city, 'one-of-the-most-deprived' boroughs in all of England, throughout the past 12 years following the much-touted for ouster from power of the Lib Dems in 1994. This was caused by the voters across the East End borough responding to UK-wide publicity of racist and outrageously undemocratic conduct of some key Lib Dem councillors in powerful positions on the Council in the run-up to the 1994 council elections. So where have the Lib Dems been for the past 12 years in Tower Hamlets? Nowhere much at all! Not politically at any rate. Until most recently, in the past month. Remarkably, the Lib Dems have been producing a series of motion/s and comments about the hottest political issue affecting the Borough – the Crossrail hole plan against the Brick Lane London E1 area. And affecting the Whitechapel and Mile End park parts of the borough. How come? What might underlie the community ‘presence’ of the Tower Hamlets Lib Dems this time? It is to do with the scheduled 4 May 2006 local council elections including in Tower Hamlets. But it is also to do with the abysmally anti-social and undemocratic behaviour of the controlling clique on Tower Hamlets Council that is to blame for the whole Crossrail hole mess! Given that both Group leader Janet Ludlow and a number of her Lib Dem colleagues have attended Khoodeelaar campaign events so far, its is quite possible that the voters might , just might, forgive the Lib Dems their past mistakes and lack of accountability. If the motion/s put for the scheduled Council meeting on 1 March 2006 by Tower Hamlets Lib Dem councillor Louise Alexander is anything to go by, its is quite possible that the Liberal Democrats might produce a few surprises come 5 May 2006!
And the creeps that will be heading for consignment in the hole of their own crass collusion with Crossrail hole plan might all come from the Blairing freaks-box that carries the poseurs and the abusers pretending now to have been the democratic voice of the Tower Hamlets Council!
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