London Newswire Archive

08-06-2007 16:33

G8 night in London tonight

Films and feedback from the G8 in Germany, followed by benefit for the Gatwick No Borders Camp (Sept 07), feat. Headjam, Innocent Kidd and DubNeg

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08-06-2007 14:53 | 1 addition | 9 comments

Assembly details for Gordon Brown Hustings Demonstration, June 10th

Dear friends,

The assembly details for the demonstration at Gordon Browns Hustings in Oxford this comming Sunday (June 10th) are as follows. Read more >>

08-06-2007 11:00 | 4 comments

Climate activist 'super-glued to door' of lastminute.com

An environmental activist was so enraged that lastminute.com continue to push ‘short haul’ flights whilst knowing the damage they do to the climate, that she super-glued herself to the front door of the company’s Victoria HQ.
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07-06-2007 22:23

Please sign my petition in support of my right to asylum

Dear Friends,

Please sign my petition and spread it far and beyond.

My name is George Mwangi. I am a 31-year-old Kenyan male asylum seeker with a partner and 2-year-old daughter and my asylum case is pending reconsideration since 24th August 2006. My Home Office reference is M709238, and Port reference: SP/02/9080.

Thanks.

George Mwangi
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07-06-2007 20:41

Stokefest returns to Clissold Park Sunday 10 June 2007

Stokefest 07
Hackney's largest and greenest community-led festival of interactive arts and music
Sunday 10 June 2007
Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, N16
12noon to 8pm
FREE
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07-06-2007 13:32 | 5 comments

Support John Bowden Tomorrow

Picket of Parole Board HQ in London on Friday 8th June in support of John
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07-06-2007 12:38

One Million Pounds to be a British Muslim

The following article was written by Hussein Al-alak of the Iraq Solidarity Campaign, in response to a Government report published this week, which includes allocating £1 million of public money for the training of Islamic Imams. Read more >>

07-06-2007 09:59 | 5 comments

London Meeting Random People Event

Starting at 2 pm on Friday June 8 outside Starbucks in Leicester Square. In London, unless people are drunk they don't talk to other people. Which is a sad state of affairs. By getting random people to talk to one another, who knows, London might be a slightly more friendly place to be. Read more >>

06-06-2007 11:30

Starbucks Workers' Union - IWW activist and film showing this thurs!

TWO SHORT FILMS BY NEW YORK CITY IWW MEMBER DIANE KRAUTHAMER:

Together We Win: The Fight To Organise Starbucks

Plus a Previously Unseen Undercover Documentary - Union Busting In Starbucks Read more >>

05-06-2007 13:04

Green Venezuela: Environmentalism and the Bolivarian Revolution, London

London Hands Off Venezuela presents a discussion on

Green Venezuela: Environmentalism and the Bolivarian Revolution
With Derek Wall – Principal Male Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales Read more >>

05-06-2007 08:40

More Smoke on the Horizon in the Middle East War Theater

Many of the pieces for a showdown of giagantic size have been put together by this strong anaysis. The lines have been drawn in the sand in the Middle East. If war is to occur in the Middle East the conditions have been prepared for establishing a "Constitutional Dictatorship" in the US. The Palestinians have also said that they are prepared to create a battlefront against Israel. This is a "must read" article. Read more >>

04-06-2007 23:04

SOCPA - THE MOVIE - world premiere

for nearly two years, indymedia rikki has been closely following the events and battles around the serious organised crime and police act section 132 which criminalised "unauthorised" demonstrations around parliament. the hour-long film documentary will be premiered at the renoir cinema on sunday june 17th, followed by a panel discussion. Read more >>

04-06-2007 19:30 | 1 comment

EDO MBM, The Defence Manufacturers Association, and the Masons

Questions arise out of UK arms trade lobby group DMA disclosure of corporate directors. Read more >>

04-06-2007 17:31 | 2 comments

Haringey Critical Mass This Saturday!

The annual bikers bash bringing a breath of fresh air to Green Lanes autobahn! ...join us on Saturday 9th of June for the 2007 Haringey Critical Mass. A leisurely ride down the Green Lanes to reclaim our streets and send a wave of fresh air to local people and those meeting in Germany.

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04-06-2007 16:48 | 3 comments

Starbucks Workers Union event - Jun3 7 London

This is a rare opportunity to find out about the historic and groundbreaking organising work taking place inside Starbucks in the US and to hear from the film-maker and other IWW organisers about the recent international campaigns by the IWW; Solidarity Federation; UNITE; CNT-F; CGT-F and CGT-E to organise Starbucks workers in the UK, New Zealand, Germany, France and Spain. Read more >>

04-06-2007 13:42

Work Slowly: Radio Alice. Great free film, Camberwell, Wed 6th

WORK SLOWLY (Lavorare Con Lentezza)
Fantastic feature film from Italy about the rebellions in Bologna in the late 70's and the story of the free radio Radio Alice. (English Subtitles) Read more >>

04-06-2007 13:14 | 1 comment

The Guardian joins Crossrail hole plotters in lying to udnerstate costs

The case against CrossRail hole plot Bill has always been that it is a crassly conceived project. That it is being sued as a giant Trojan horse by Bog Business and contractors to loot £billions from the UK public under cover of improving transport in London. The hundreds of inaccuracies , fabrications, contradictions as still contained in the promotional assertions and plugs for CrossRail, have been exposed over the past 3 years plus by the Khoodeelaar! campaign. But newer lies are being told. Today's r plug for Crossrail , posted on the Guardian web site allegedly as a report on the Blair party's deputy leadership contenders is the latest, and the most drastic act of lying Crassly for Crossrail Read more >>

03-06-2007 18:56 | 3 comments

Brian Haw – six years in the square!

Brian has lived in London’s Parliament Square for 6 years – nearly 2,200 days and nights of eating, sleeping, and talking to passers-by opposite the so-called `Mother of all Parliaments`. Here are 20 photos of the day on which he clocked up 6 years of his magnificent protest. Read more >>

03-06-2007 18:11

Gordon Brown....Hustings in Oxford June 10

Protest Gordon Brown and New Labour in Oxford on June 10th. Troups out of Afghanistan and Iraq now! Read more >>

03-06-2007 15:37

Support the Cuban People -- Help Send a Bookmobile to Cuba!

The US embargo on trade with Cuba continues. This summer Pastors for Peace will again challenge the blockade with a friendship caravan. A fully stocked bookmobile will accompany it. Before the revolution there were only 32 libraries in Cuba. In 2002 there were 400 public libraries and 6000 school libraries. Cubans are avid readers and life long learners but Cuban librarians struggle to meet their needs under the blockade. We urge you join us in sending books to Cuba! Read more >>