London Education Newswire Archive

03-06-2004 15:52

TONIGHT! What's So Grand about Banks? (At the Ex-Grand Banks Social Centre!)

Thursday 3rd June
Open discussion evening at The Occupied Social Centre (formerly “The Grand Banks”), Tufnell Park NW5:
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27-05-2004 16:27

Who needs propergander, what you need is this...

This was pulled off the Sydney ICM, it needed no changes even though it has local content the media is Murdock here as well. Mr Jon Wood Wrote it I just Happen to agree, gave me a break any how so read it and weep for you have no say and you comment less... Read more >>

03-05-2004 23:38

European Creative Forum - Visions of Another World - Sat May 8th

ECF + UK-ESF Culture Working Group call a Joint Culture & Creatives Assembly to discuss "How can Culture activate the ESF and interest in it?"
This is an ESF awareness and benefit event with an array of stimulating, awakening and creative activities from music and mime; painting and poetry; dance and debate; theatre, talk and cinema; seminars and workshops. Read more >>

13-04-2004 12:27

Youth March to Aldermaston - report and photos

On 10th April, 50 young people set out on the 40 mile march to Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment. The march, organised by Youth & Student CND, was to protest against Britain's nuclear weapons. Read more >>

01-04-2004 10:11

Anna Scher-STILL IN EXILE

JUSTICE FOR ANNA SCHER Read more >>

31-03-2004 13:15

Prepration meeting on the Caravan towards World Economic Forum in Warsaw

Our globalisation masters, so good in ripping off the people, have
decided this time to have their meeting in Warsaw. They have an
invitation from the polish president and with a weakly prepared
alter-global movement there, they expect to have nice & relatively calm
chat... Read more >>

29-03-2004 14:46

Schooling and academic psychological ill treatment of intellectually precocious

Academic psychological ill treatment represents the greatest implicit massacre of children. 60% of intellectually precocious children are faced with academic failure. All these children come from different social backgrounds and research reveals that 47% of them suffer from academic psychological abuse, 24% from academic physical abuse, 25% trigger off a pathology following their admission to school... This is nothing other than complete annihilation of the intellect! Read more >>

20-03-2004 02:27

Update On Anna Scher Campaign

NEWSFLASH!!!

ANNA SCHER IN EXILE Read more >>

09-03-2004 09:09

March to Aldermaston

Youth March from Oxford to Aldermaston AWE 10th-12th April Read more >>

01-03-2004 12:43

Graduates courted by militarists

Graduates are to be courted into joining militarist adventures and arms manufacturers. Perhaps someone should attend and tell these companies and organisations what they think of luring young people into such destructive occupations.

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25-02-2004 22:46

OCCUPATION BY ESSEX STUDENTS! DIRECT ACTION AGAINST FEES!

Essex students occupy and shut down office of Ivor Crew, top fees proponent! Staff strike stays solid! Resistance growing to market forces destroying education! Read more >>

24-02-2004 16:42

Random drugs testing in schools - a student's perspective...

In light of the Prime Minister's backing of random drugs tests in schools, this article provides a student's perspective; it calls for there to be greater awareness of students views and the creation of the English Secondary Students Association - a body to represent the views of secondary students at a National Level. Read more >>

23-02-2004 00:56

Young people protest in trenches against the arms trade.

600 hundred young Christians will kneel in a 50ft-long makeshift ‘trench’ outside the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) in central London today. Christian prayer and campaign network SPEAK is calling for an end to the public funding of DESO - the controversial government department which markets UK arms exports on behalf of companies - and for the millions of pounds currently being spent on this promotion of weapons to be put to better use.
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16-02-2004 16:25

South London Squatted School Defies Eviction Attempt

News from SchNEWS about the failed eviction attempt against the autonomous squatted school in Colliers Wood, south London.

http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news441.htm Read more >>

15-02-2004 15:43

A New Brand of Paint

A New Brand of Paint for a new kind of Artist Read more >>

09-02-2004 20:30

Colliers Wood Resistance

Eco education group resist property developers in South London. Read more >>

31-01-2004 07:19

Anna Scher Birthday Bonanza (Saturday 31st January 2004)

An Audience With Anna Scher And Friends Read more >>

30-01-2004 12:12

Students lobby against top-up fees

Hundreds of students attended a lobby of parliament against the New Labour Governments proposed top-up fees. A peaceful sit-down protest was broken up by police who were uneccessarily heavy handed.
Your comments and feedback on these pix are very welcome. Read more >>

28-01-2004 16:29

Interns' Network: Working for free in Westminster

At any one time there are around 3000 people working for free in parliament, think tanks, ngos and the political media. These organisations are supposed to be the heartbeat of our democracy but to get a job, people are expected to work for extended periods for free. This creates a huge barrier for people from poorer backgrounds. The Interns Network wants to make internships more transparent, fair and fun. You can subscribe for weekly updates of jobs, events and news by emailing

interns_network-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Visit www.internsnetwork.org.uk for more details. Read more >>

26-01-2004 01:51

Parenting Versus Protesting? Kids at protests

Is it irresponsible to take kids to political protests? Are some protests safe and others not? How do you tell the difference? I interviewed 12 activists, 10 of whom are parents, 7 of whom are street medics on this topic.
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