London Globalisation Newswire Archive

25-06-2006 23:42

Stop the Oil Grab in East Timor

Demonstration tomorrow the 26th June, 3.00 till 6.00 at the Austrailian High Commission, The Strand, London Read more >>

22-06-2006 09:35

Blair at Future Services Network and then on to Bristol

Tracking Blair from London to Bristol... Read more >>

18-06-2006 13:49

ADSA pulls out of Queens mkt redev(east London)

Article in The Guardian business June 17th Read more >>

17-06-2006 12:25

Expansion of Farnborough Airport rejected!

Plans submitted by TAG Aviation to double the number of weekend movements at Farnborough Airport have been rejected! Rushmoor planning committee following recommendations from their planning officials rejected the proposals by a decisive 6:2 majority. Read more >>

15-06-2006 13:01

Camp for Climate Action - London Neighbourhood Meeting

Camp for Climate Action - London Neighbourhood Meeting
Tuesday, 20 June, 7.00 PM @ The Square (20-22 Russell Square, WC1) Read more >>

15-06-2006 09:22

Art Not Oil: workshops & events at the 491 Gallery

Art Not Oil at the 491 Gallery, 491 Grove Green Road, E11 4AA (next to Leytonstone tube station)

Exhibition runs 12-7pm daily until June 24th. Read more >>

14-06-2006 08:07

City Mine(d) Urban Forum 18 June

City Mine(d) invites you to Generalized Empowerment, an investigation in Urban Interventions in London, Brussels and Barcelona with keynote speaker: Saskia Sassen Read more >>

13-06-2006 20:48

How English inner city councils are causing poverty and destitution in 2006

Gordon Brown's hype of 'Islamic banking' and his claim that he is Islamic-banking-friendly, should be seen in context: Most of today’s inner city poor need not be in poverty. They are being pushed into poverty by Labour councils in the main. Most of the poor in East London are Muslim. So is there a problem of connection here? Read more >>

10-06-2006 18:12 | 2 additions

an Indymedia film festival

While the 8 richest countries continue to promote nuclear and oil-dependent 'Energy Security' and increasingly repressive global governance, Indymedia presents a film festival to inspire resistance to the G8 agenda: Read more >>

10-06-2006 11:46

COMMENTS ON GREG PALAST'S NEW BOOK ARMED MADHOUSE

PALAST EXPOSES US ELECTION FRAUD, CRIMES AGAINST IRAQ AND LOTS MORE Read more >>

09-06-2006 08:30

Crossrail - The Mayor's Millennium Dome for taxpayers

The Mayor has given no guarantee for his recent claim that the City will put 3 per cent on business rates for Crossrail. Previously the Mayor and Crossrail chairman waited until the Government brought the Crossrail Bill to Parliament to back out paying for the scheme leaving taxpayers to pay for the next 30 years. Crossrail will be the millennium dome of public transport projects. Read on to find out more... Read more >>

07-06-2006 22:14

Art Not Oil sheds light and dark on BP Portrait Award, London, June-July 2006

* for creativity, climate justice and an end to oily sponsorship of the arts * Read more >>

06-06-2006 16:24 | 1 addition

Water-gate 'Leaks' Inflates Prices

It has been revealed that Merseyside's water supplier loses an incredible 26% of its supply to leaks - second only to Thames Water. Read more >>

31-05-2006 18:43

report from the BTC pipeline demo outside BP 26th May

listen to the report, 8 mins 20 secs Read more >>

30-05-2006 09:18

rfid and The Identity Cards Act , becoming law, on

as far as i am aware.. passports are soon to be phased out.. a matter of days... and these kinds of technology are planned for broadscale introduction.. everything from packaging and credit to identity and tracking. personally i think it could work in tha stores but people deserve more choice! Read more >>

29-05-2006 14:45 | 1 addition

AGRICULTURE AND CORRUPTION IN ZAMBIA (SOUTHERN AFRICA)

Commonwealth Development Company (CDC) is the Investment partner of the Donor Fund for International Development (DFID). CDC owns an agribusiness company called Mpongwe Development Company that has been involved in corrupt practices,racism and land disputes. Read more >>

27-05-2006 08:46

BP Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline

Protestors demonstrated and handed out leaflets outside BP's St James Square London HQ to mark the departure of the first tanker from the Ceyhan terminal on Friday, May 26, 2006. Read more >>

22-05-2006 12:23

East End Advertiser lies about Brick Lane ad Crossrail exposed

The lies told by the East End Advertiser and other corporate media in relation to the Crossrail plans prior to the local elections on behalf of Labour have now been exposed. The Brick Lane area is and remains under threat from the Crossrail plans as it is the only area to continue being a target for tunnel alignments and a harmful ventilation and intervention shaft. On Tuesday May 23, a Crossrail committee of MPs will come to Brick Lane to see the site after 12pm. Read more >>

21-05-2006 21:03

Climate Camp London Info Night at the Square

*From the London area and thinking of going to the Climate Camp this summer?* London Rising Tide is hosting an open meeting for people who want to find out more about the camp, and discuss the idea of a London neighbourhood. Read more >>

17-05-2006 15:49

Spoil BP's BTC party

Protest BP's launch of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline - 1,000 miles of human rights abuses, ecological destruction and climate chaos.

5pm Friday 26 May 2006 - outside BP's HQ - St James Square, SW1Y Read more >>