London Newswire Archive

06-03-2008 17:24

Workshops and events at womynspace next week

timetable of workshops and events for next week at the womynspace. Come and visit us.... Read more >>

06-03-2008 16:32 | 1 addition

GOOD NEWS:Spanish drop extradition requests for Jamil El Banna and Omar Deghayes

Omar Deghayes and Jamil El-Banna,along with Abdel Nour Sameur, returned to the UK from Guantánamo Bay in December 2007. Deghayes and El-Banna were promptly arrested under a European arrest warrant... Read more >>

06-03-2008 15:48 | 1 addition

UCL Union votes overwhelmingly to twin UCL with Palestinian universities

On Thursday 5th March, The University College London Students’ Union (UCLU) voted overwhelmingly to twin UCL Union with the Unions of Al-Quds and Al-Azhar Secular Secular Universities in the West Bank and Gaza respectively with immediate effect. Read more >>

06-03-2008 11:25

26/01/2008: Beyond Slavery Conference - 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 explored the contemporary relevance and legacy of slavery and colonisation, and their direct impact on modern-day social problems in South London. Video Journalist Jason N. Parkinson was there to document the debate. Ten videos covering the speakers, open forum and post conference interviews are available on You Tube to view. (Article below video links). Read more >>

06-03-2008 05:57

Camden Town - Stop The Death Lab!! C.A.L.M.

The MRC / Wellcome Trust intend to build a high security risk virus containment facility and animal testing lab on a London council house estate in a deprived area that needs homes and community facilities. Ths area will be turned into a max security terror threat zone. Read more >>

06-03-2008 02:43

Wominspace - Cinema and bar this Friday!

Cinema and bar from 7pm this Friday at the newly opened wominspace. The space is open to all self-defined women. Call for address. Read more >>

06-03-2008 02:26

Wominspace now open!

Womin only space is now open in North East London. The space is open for all womin to use. We will be holding lots of different workshops and having cafe and bar. Come and visit us and get involved. All references to womin are trans friendly. Read more >>

05-03-2008 19:55 | 1 addition

Brixton Reclaim Your Food Collective, 2 Arrests.

People taking part in Brixton's Reclaim Your Food weekly action faced arrest on Sunday (2nd March 2008 ) as they challenged the legitimacy of a Dispersal Order issued by the Lambeth branch of the Metropolitan Police. Read more >>

05-03-2008 17:39

Smash EDO benefit gig @ Cowley Club, Brighton this friday!

Come out and support the Smash EDO campaign fighting to remove bomb manufacturers from our community Read more >>

05-03-2008 17:09

giving food to the homeless "antisocial behaviour". Two Arrested

On Sunday the third of march, two members of a grassroots Brixton based group calling itself Reclaim Your Food were arrested for distributing free food to the public. The grounds for their arrest was that their presence constituted antisocial behaviour. Read more >>

05-03-2008 11:59

Middle East Circus of hope and giggles...

Week 2 of Boomchucka Circus 2 Iraq's antics.... Read more >>

05-03-2008 11:55

Fitwatch Trial - Tomorrow - Thursday 6th March

A Fitwatch activist is on trial tomorrow for obstructing the police whilst they were overtly filming the Climate Camp. Read more >>

05-03-2008 01:26

6 March Colombia Day Of Action

FOR THE DISAPPEARED! FOR THE DISPLACED! FOR THE MASSACRED! FOR THE EXECUTED! Read more >>

04-03-2008 23:49

Last Hours benefit gig for Occupied London journal, 7pm, 10.03 @Cross Kings

Occupied London is celebrating its first year (yeah, almost!) and our good friends at Last Hours are holding a benefit gig for us... Come to support Occupied London and to celebrate with us! Read more >>

04-03-2008 15:20

Climate Camp 2008 to target Kingsnorth power station

The Camp for Climate Action have announced the location for this years camp to be EON's Kingsnorth coal fired power station in Kent, from the 4th to 11th of August. Read more >>

04-03-2008 14:15

Latin in the Park initiative

This piece details a new initiative the educational charity 'The Iris Project' is launching in inner city regions this summer. Read more >>

03-03-2008 19:36 | 1 addition

Mass Action: Refuse to Pay

A mass climate action is taking place on Sunday 20th April in London. People will board trains into central London, refusing to pay the high prices. There will be a convergence in the central London terminals at around 1pm. The action aims to highlight how the current public transport prices are unaffordable and must be radically lowered if we are to get people out of their carbon intensive cars. Read more >>

03-03-2008 18:21

Second court reprieve for RAMpart2

The squat opened as a backup venue to the rampART social centre in east london today enjoyed it's second courtroom reprieve. Twice now it has been served with an application for a Interim Possession Order. The first time the claimants failed to turn up at the hearing and today they admitted that they had failed to correctly serve notice on the defendants so it was thrown out of court. The owners will be apply for the third time and the papers are expected to be served sometime Tuesday with a court date probably sometime next week (although it could be earlier if there is an available time slot at the court).

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03-03-2008 18:01

Creating the Climate of Fear: Counter-Terrorism and Punishment without Trial

The government is seeking to pass new anti-terror laws giving the police and the judiciary more powers to use against you - the 42 day debate is just part of the package. Join us on 14 March and see what the Counter-Terrorism Bill really has in store. Public meeting: all welcome Read more >>

03-03-2008 15:58

Demonstrate Against Deportations to Cameroon

This demonstration is a prompt response to recent killings in Cameroon orchestrated by the dictatorial regime of Paul Biya. The situation in Cameroon is not safe at all and is expected to become worse during the coming days. Read more >>