London Newswire Archive

14-06-2007 21:59

Award winning film duo join forces over climate change

2 welsh women turn their lens towards the environment. Read more >>

14-06-2007 20:59 | 3 additions | 3 comments

Pictures from StWC Palestine Demo.

A belatedly filed picture report from last Saturday's Stop The War Palestine Demonstration in Central London.
These images shot on good old fashioned film (hence the lateness) - digital pictures to follow soon. Read more >>

14-06-2007 17:51 | 1 comment

Exposing the Crossrail hole plot-backing Alan Johnson's Brick Lane prance!

In Brick Lane yesterday [Wednesday 13 June 2007] Khoodeelaar! the campaign against Crossrail hole Bill greeted UK Education Secretary Alan Johnson with a demand that he renounce his voting for Crossrail Bill. Johnson was in the Brick Lane 'curry district' touting for votes from ethnicity-linked members of the Blaired Party in Johnson’s bid to become deputy dummy. Khoodeelaar! loudly told the world that Johnson was a hypocrite for visiting Brick Lane the very area that he had repeatedly voted to have devastated by Crossrail hole Read more >>

14-06-2007 17:38

SOCPA - The Movie

this new one-hour documentary will be screened as part of the "Docdays" event at the renoir cinema this sunday at noon, followed by a panel discussion with the film maker 'indymedia rikki', brian haw, maya evans, emma sangster, and journalist marc valée Read more >>

14-06-2007 15:24

Reviewing Noam Chomsky's New Book: Interventions

In-depth review of Noam Chomsky's new book. Read more >>

14-06-2007 15:09

Conditions worsen at UK asylum-seeker detention centres

Britain’s Immigration Removal Centres have become notorious due to the desperate conditions facing immigrants and asylum-seekers detained there. Read more >>

14-06-2007 11:19

Disarm DSEi Public Meeting @ ULU London 30th June

Disarm DSEi Public Meeting Saturday 30th June, 2pm-4pm
Room 2C, University of London Union, Malet Street, WC1E 7HY

Tube : Euston, Euston Sq., Warren St., Goodge St. or Russell Sq.
Bus : 10, 18, 24, 29 , 30, 59 , 68, 73, 91, 134, 168, 188, 205, 253, 390 or 476

It is likely there will be police photographers outside the meeting, don't be intimidated. You might choose to wear a scarf in this warm weather. Read more >>

14-06-2007 00:29 | 5 comments

Southwark council banning dogs!!1

On 19 June at a meeting in Peckham Town Hall at 7pm Southwark Council will try an introduce a rulling that all dogs be kept on leads in public places including parks. Read more >>

13-06-2007 17:11

The Right to Stay/ Refugee week, London

Film evening+ asylum seekers and migrants speaking about their experiences.
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13-06-2007 15:13 | 1 comment

Candidate Alexander: Iraq War, Many Diversions

While Americans were being distracted by the tears and fears of Ms Paris Hilton, brave American soldiers were dying in Iraq. While Americans are watching television, the events in Iraq are dividing the Middle East. While Americans are watching television the Bush administration is assisting the multi-national oil giants in the attempt to privatize Iraq’s vast oil reserves, an effort that will destroy Iraq’s economy, will leave the people of Iraq in poverty and will weaken the existing government.

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13-06-2007 14:44 | 2 comments

East End of London community No to unaccountable public office holders

Blair's allagedly cvritical refertences to the 'feral media' on Tiesday giot klengthy poryrauls in parsie of Blair. Read more >>

13-06-2007 13:40 | 1 addition | 4 comments

9/11 Truth Group Protest At Parliament

As part of the 11th of Every Month Action Campaign, a London 911 Truth group held a protest at Parliament Square, yesterday. Read more >>

13-06-2007 13:23 | 1 comment

Reclaim The Beech Style Party at weekend

Pic from last weekend, when people gathered for a party in London at the sometimes used reclaim the beech place.

Police was waiting at the location, blocking off the steps, but before they knew what was happening the crowd moved off along the river to another site where the sound system was already set up! Read more >>

13-06-2007 12:53 | 2 comments

‘Smash EDO’ and the Cyber-Spokesman.

Protesting voices

Policeman – ‘I believe that you are an organiser of this procession. I notify you that…

Protester – ‘I’d like to notify this officer that there are no organisers on this procession…

Anti-arms protest 2005 Read more >>

13-06-2007 12:11

Shaker Aamer: A South London Man in Guantanamo

ageprisoners presents:

SHAKER AAMER - DETAINEE 239
A SOUTH LONDON MAN IN GUANTANAMO

A Call for His Release

SATURDAY 30th JUNE 2007
6pm-8:30pm

Memon Centre, 3 Weir Road, Balham, London, SW12 0LT.

A conference to mark 2000 days of the existence of Guantanamo Bay and the ongoing imprisonment of Shaker and others Read more >>

13-06-2007 11:21

Sleepouts across Britain, to highlight destitution of people refused asylum

As part of the Still Human Still Here campaign to change the Government policy of making people refused asylum destitute, 17 events have been organised across Britain. Centred on Friday 22 June. Read more >>

13-06-2007 02:00 | 1 comment

CASMII calls for ethical journalism in response to Observer article on Iran

The Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) is greatly alarmed by the publication in the Observer 10.06.07 of an article "MI6 probes UK link to nuclear trade with Iran", by Mark Townsend, which propagates unfounded allegations and distortions against Iran, similar to the reports in 2003 that paved the way to the bloodbath in Iraq; nearly all of which now discredited. Read more >>

13-06-2007 00:29

Video of Prisoner Solidarity March, 08/06/07

Video Rushes of the G8 Prisoner Solidarity March Read more >>

13-06-2007 00:11

Complaints lodged with EU against the Irish State

The Tara Foundation has lodged complaints with the European Commission against the Irish State over the M3 Motorway in Co. Meath and the onshore gas refinery at Ballinaboy, Co Mayo Read more >>

12-06-2007 18:20 | 2 comments

Burning of Margaret Hodge Effigy

In an extra ordinary art performance artist Mark McGowan is to burn an effigy of Margaret Hodge, the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions at the Department of Trade and Industry. In a protest over her comments saying that established British families should be given priority over economic migrants for council housing. Read more >>