London Globalisation Newswire Archive

25-04-2004 21:51

An Exhibition of Resistance to BP and Big Oil, London, June 15th-21st 2004

To celebrate the beginning of the end of BP’s sponsorship of the National Portrait Award, we (London Rising Tide) invite you to help put together An Exhibition of Resistance to BP and Big Oil, from June 15th-21st 2004. Read more >>

24-04-2004 09:25

The Iraq Procurement Conference Unmasked - full report here

Full info on the impact of the Occupation on ordinary peoples lives and how the conference is actually Illegal Read more >>

23-04-2004 03:08

Happy May Day from Savannah, GA / USA

May Day greetings from Savannah, GA / USA
Home of the the G8 2004 Actions Read more >>

22-04-2004 18:17

Iranian Freedom Movement SLAMS EU Policies of Support for Ayatollahs

http://www.daneshjoo.org/smccdinews/article/publish/article_4195.shtml Read more >>

20-04-2004 23:01

EuroMayDay NetParade - JoinUs!

EuroMayDay NetParade
JOIN US!

http://www.euromayday.org/netparade/index.html Read more >>

20-04-2004 19:36

Dublin Mayday - Freelance Article on Press Propaganda (unpublished)

Mark Paul, a freelance journo in Ireland, pitched an article about the media bias in the run up to the EU Mayday in Dublin. In the end it wasn't run, so he published it on Irish Indymedia:

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=64470 Read more >>

20-04-2004 11:24

Mayday: Rise and fall of anti-capitalist movement (The Scotsman)

Interesting / off plot article from The Scotsman on the demise of the autonomous big London Mayday demo reflecting the demise of the anti-capitalist movement - ahem. Since of course the london mayday demos were the high point of the movement :-) well anyway, their analysis of numbers demonstrating post 911 is simply not true, they fail to mention the big mobilisations just last year in 2003, like 100,000 people marching and blockading in Geneva against the G8, the 2-300,000 who gathered for the Lezarc "the world is not for sale" festival in France, and the other hundreds of thousands who protested at the EU summit Thessaloniki, the WTO summit in Cancun, the FTAA protests in Miami... or for that matter the 120,000+ who met to discuss alternatives at the World Social Forum in Mumbai, and the 100,000 or so at the Paris European Social Forum... and so on and so on. It seems newspapers keep running the same story each year, but the reality on the ground speaks against this. The rest of the article is interesting, but I'd also say some way off the mark.

Oh yeah, and OF COURSE they don't mention EU Mayday in Dublin. Read more >>

20-04-2004 10:45

Report from last night's action at Russian Economic Forum

Russian Economic Forum - delegates dinner disrupted. Read more >>

19-04-2004 17:24

Britain's Cashing on Cyrus the Great!

New British Movie on Cyrus the Great. Read more >>

16-04-2004 16:31

REEL CHANGE screening

A night of inspiring activist films for social and political change co-organised by Indymedia, Guerrilla News Network (GNN)
and European Creative Forum

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15-04-2004 21:16

BP shoots own foot at AGM, 15.4.04

...mighty spoof banner dropped from Waterloo Bridge...campaigning shareholders excluded...possession of scissors an arrestable offence...skeleton samba band...passionate Caspian speakers...rockin sound system...Channel 4 news...meeting disrupted...next stop an 'Exhibiion of Resistance to BP & Big Oil at BP-sponsored National Portrait Award', June 15-21st 2004... Read more >>

14-04-2004 20:58

WHAT’S RIGHT WITH BP? (10am, Oil Festi Hall, Thurs April 15th 2004)

No, not a counter-demo...Here's the text of a leaflet to go out at tomorrow's BP AGM. Read more >>

10-04-2004 20:10

Dissent! Resistance Against the G8: Gathering in Manchester

A Network of Resistance Against the G8: The G8 (Group of Eight most industrialised nations) Summit is coming to Britain in the Summer of 2005. In past years, everywhere they have tried to meet they have been met with a massive response from the world's social movements. Now, in Britain, a network of groups and individuals is emerging that hopes to resist the Summit, and build a lasting movement against capitalism.

The next Dissent! gathering will take place on the 24th/25th April in Manchester. Come
along and get involved. Read more >>

09-04-2004 10:19

BP AGM protest, 10am, Thursday 15th April, Oil Festi Hall

10am: Meet and greet the shareholders
10-3.30pm: Rally, performance and open mic:
Sound system, Rhythms of Resistance samba band, voices from Colombia, the Caspian
Region and other oil-cursed areas, poets, musicians, ranters, diggers and dreamers…
3pm: The Beginning is Nigh! Say Bye Bye (Planet) to shareholders and contemplate
saying farewell to BP for good.
Bring banners, drums, voices, music and friends Read more >>

08-04-2004 23:42

Ex Aussie PM & Vietnam Defense Minister says Iraq like Vietnam

Former Australian PM and Defence Minister during the Vietnam War, Malcolm Fraser, says Iraq just like Vietnam
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06-04-2004 20:07

Historically British Shiet Ayatollahs Threaten Iraq's Future

Threat of Theocratic Rule in Iraq. Read more >>

05-04-2004 13:36

Info on European Economic Forum in Warsaw (protests and alternative events)

Info on the protests and alternative events around the European Economic Forum in Warsaw, (28-30 April 2004) - from IMC Poland: http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2004/03/4412.shtml#english Read more >>

05-04-2004 12:19

EU Mayday Media: "Arms Stash" + "Weapons Stockpile" + "Anarchist Bloodbath Plot"

Blimey here we go again! Anyone remember similar stories before Mayday 2000 and other events in London? That infamous "RTS Stockpiling Weapons" and "Anarchists Plan Bloodbath" before the Bush Visit? Well here they all are again, this time in Ireland... Read more >>

01-04-2004 06:29

Middle East - amir Taheri Interview with C-Span

" A breeze of fresh air" in Middle East Discussions. Read more >>

31-03-2004 22:22

JOIN LONDON RISING TIDE VS BP AT ITS AGM, OIL FESTY HALL, 15.4.04

Last year, London Rising Tide 'celebrated' BP's Annual General Meeting (AGM) by holding a Carnival Against Oil Wars and Climate Chaos and alternative AGM outside. Several concerned members of the public also entered the meeting in order to make absolutely sure their concerns hadn't been swamped by the mile high tide of greenwash that had engulfed the Oil Festival Hall (OFH) for the day.

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