London Newswire Archive

20-02-2008 16:07

Picket Foxtons In Islington Monday 3rd March

Estate agents are destroying communities. They are destroying London.

Foxtons, one of the most visible (and most unpleasant) will be picketed as part of a week of action against estate agents.

Lets stop moaning about housing issues, and begin to act! The sooner we stop the likes of Foxtons from operating in our communities, the sooner an affordable London could be built.

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20-02-2008 12:43

NoBorders Benefit, March 1, Rampart Social Centre, London

Despite eviction threats and court dates, Rampart Social Centre is still alive! We celebrate the struggle for social spaces and for freedom of movement with another NoBorders benefit party
Saturday March 1st. Read more >>

19-02-2008 18:25 | 2 additions

Flashback: F15 2003 - London Anti-War Demo

Photos from the 15th February 2003 No War on Iraq demo in London. Read more >>

19-02-2008 16:27 | 1 addition

Fidel Castro will neither aspire to nor accept reelection

Cuban President Fidel Castro announced he will not aspires to nor accepts the positions of President of the State Council and Commander in Chief at the Parliament session scheduled for February 24th. Read more >>

19-02-2008 15:21

26/01/08: Beyond Slavery Conference, "Is it time to move on?"

On Saturday 26 January, 2008, The Synergy Centre in Southwark, London, hosted the Beyond Slavery conference. With noted black community members, historians and cultural commentators the debate and discussion explored the contemporary relevance and legacy of slavery and colonisation and the direct impact from that on modern-day social problems in South London.

Freelance Video Journalist Jason N. Parkinson was there that day to document the conference. Read more >>

19-02-2008 14:33

Fuck fine art

Fuck fine art- creation of a radical arts group! Read more >>

19-02-2008 07:11 | 2 additions

Two Catholic Workers Found Guilty for DSEI "Rivers of Blood" Action!

On Friday 15 February, London Catholic Workers Zelda Jeffers and Fr. Martin Newell appeared before Stratford Magistrates for pouring fake blood on Excel Centre, East London the first morning of the DSEI Arms Fair 12th September 2008. The Custom House entrance was closed to both the sellers and buyers as a result.They were charged with criminal damage at one of the entrances to the

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19-02-2008 01:02

Anti-ALF myspace pages disguised as AR pages used for phishing / hacking etc

Beware of these dodgy {yeah I know...myspace is evil / it's ALL dodgy ....} "AR" / "ALF" / "ELF" myspace pages which are being used to send computer viruses / hacking / spamming / phishing etc. Some are strange, others look like genuine AR sites. Read more >>

19-02-2008 00:06

Guantánamo Activities in London last week

A series of events took place in London this week calling for justice for Guantánamo detainees past and present, and for the detention camp to be closed down, taking in protests outside the Spanish Embassy and Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London Fashion Week and a packed meeting with Moazzam Begg in East London. Read more >>

18-02-2008 14:10

Want to know how to take your campaign to the next level?

Applications for the Sheila McKechnie Awards Programme close on March 14! Read more >>

18-02-2008 14:02

One in Love - Reclaim St Valentine's Day

Piccadilly Circus comes alive for one day a year for the 'Operation Infinite Love' event which aims to reclaim St Valentine's Day as an event about people and love rather than commercialism. This year's party was on Saturday 16 Feb.
Pictures are copyright (C) Peter Marshall, all rights reserved. Read more >>

18-02-2008 13:50

Verdict awaited in Harmondsworth 4 trial.

On Friday 15 February the judge finished summing up in the trial of four men who were in Harmondsworth IRC at the time of the protest there on 28 November 2006. This morning, Monday 18 February 2008, the prisoners will be at court waiting for the jury to return with its verdict on whether they should be found guilty of various charges, the main one of which is conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Read more >>

18-02-2008 13:38

Kurds march in London for Ocalan and Peace

Roughly a thousand Kurds took part in a march in North London on Friday 15th Feb, calling for the release of Abdullah Ocalan and for peace in Kurdistan. The march marked the 9th anniversary of his illegal kidnapping in Kenya.
Pictures are copyright: (C) Peter Marshall - all rights reserved. Read more >>

18-02-2008 00:26

Food Not Bombs (Brixton) - Police Repression.

Those enjoying the regular open picnic were forced to leave Brixton Town Square today in a typically heavy-handed Metropolitan Police fiasco. Read more >>

17-02-2008 23:16

Thousands of Kosovo Albanian refugees cleberate Kosovo Independence in London

Remember back 9 years to 1999 and the war over Kosovo when thousands of Kosovan refugees fled to Britain. Well today in anticipation of impending Kosovo to be anounced independence tommorrow thousands of them took to the streets of central London and rallied in Trafalgar Square to celebrate. Read more >>

17-02-2008 15:16

Venus, OIL & Eros.

Traditionally, tourists flock to Piccadilly circus to experience the bright and colourful but insanely expensive high tech billboard adverts. Yesterday however, Operation Infinite Love reclaimed the space beneath the statue of Eros for people and partying. The tourists absolutely loved the party in preference to those soulless repetitive animations promoting greedy destructive corporations. OIL is all about reclaiming love from the Valentine's day profiteers - the chocolate, card and flower producers. OIL proclaims loudly that love should always be free and is the answer to nearly all the world's problems whereas corporations and their violent lust for ever greater profits are the cause of so much injustice and environmental destruction.
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17-02-2008 15:00

Support The Harmondsworth 4! - Demonstrate 18 February 9.30-10.30am – Jury is no

On Friday 15 February the judge finished summing up in the trial of four men who were in Harmondsworth IRC at the time of the protest there on 28 November 2006. The jury are now considering whether the four should be found guilty of various charges, the main one of which is conspiracy to commit violent disorder. There has been a demonstration each Monday morning throughout the trial, and solidarity is even more important for this final week. Please join us! Read more >>

17-02-2008 14:50

Essex Students Reclaim Their Union

The majority opinion after the 2008 Sabbatical Elections of the Essex University Students’ Union was that the mandate for change that had been growing over the years was confirmed by the victories of the ViVA ESSEX sabbatical candidate team, who were aiming to reclaim the direction of the Union that saw its officers usually dominated by liberals and conservatives. However the night was bittersweet for many as the solidarity they shared began to hurt as their Presidential candidate narrowly failed to win the top position. Read more >>

16-02-2008 21:25 | 1 addition

Reclaim the Love (pics)

Some pics from todays Reclaim the Love event. Read more >>

16-02-2008 16:47

Rally against ExxonMobil in London this Wednesday 5pm-6.30pm!

In the past few days, British, Dutch and US courts have accepted a compensation claim by ExxonMobil and frozen up to £12 billion worth of Venezuela's assets. Hands Off Venezuela is calling for all supporters to protest against these provocative actions and tell ExxonMobil: Hands off Venezuela's oil! Join us outside its London offices this Wednesday (February 20th) from 5pm to 6.30pm, 3 Clements Inn WC2A, nearest Tubes: Temple, Holborn. Read more >>