London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

11-11-2007 18:02

Press Release: Three Arrested @ Common Ground Community Garden

(Sorry this is a little late, we've been veerrrrryyyyyy busy! Thanks for your continuing support!) Read more >>

11-11-2007 17:57

Occupation Struggles Heat Up In Reading

In Reading, as the entire town is flogged off to international money-men and and the needs of the people go ignored, its difficult to make the priorities and forces running our neighbourhoods and our world, and the injustice that results, more obvious. But two ongoing struggles in the Katesgrove area of the town do just that. Read more >>

11-11-2007 16:46

Invite to the rampART User Meeting, 17th Nov

The rampART social center has been open now for three and a half years, hosting over a thousand meetings, screenings, cafe nights, benefit gigs, exhibition, performances, workshops and training sessions. The collective that facilitates all this would like to touch base with past, present and future users of the space at a special meeting to be held on Saturday 17th November. Read more >>

11-11-2007 15:38 | 1 addition

Free food criminals

You might of heard about a recent proposed changes to legislation which would make the distribution of free food an offense. If it goes ahead it will make soup runs illegal and also add to the crimes committed each week by Food not Bombs activists. It might also make giving that last Rolo to your sweetheart a big no no.

Check out:

http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/1250/071015%20As%20advertised%20(FINAL).pdf
"distribution of free refreshments" on page 14... Read more >>

11-11-2007 14:49

Developers make their move on Rampart Street

In the last few rampART newsletters it was mentioned that a planning application had been submitted to Tower Hamlets Planning Authority for the redevelopment of properties in the rampART block. It should be stressed before rumors start that this proposed development refers only to the four houses in the block and not the rampART social center itself. However, the gentrification of the street can only hasten the eventual end for the social center which has now been open for three and a half years. Read more >>

10-11-2007 01:44

TOTALitarian Oil Out of Burma - National Day of Action - Sat 24 Nov

On Saturday 24th November, there will be a UK-wide day of action against TOTAL Oil. Petrol stations around the country will see protests calling for TOTAL to pull out of Burma and stop funding the Burmese junta.
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09-11-2007 15:12

False Reporting by Incompetent Social Workers

Social Workers from the Irish Health Board in Waterford,Kilkenny Dublin and Drogheda combined together, and based upon their unfounded perceptions of guilt,have nearly destroyed our innocent Family. Read more >>

08-11-2007 13:14

Why did Crossrail hole plot-backer Tory Theresa May stay silent on C4 News?

Berkshire Tory MP [and David Cameron’s sparkly-shoed ‘shadow; to Harriet Harman’ in the UK House of Commons] Theresa May appeared on C4 news to 'review' the then just delivered 'queen's speech' earlier this week. She did not even mention Crossrail as far as could be observed. Yet she has been making a lot of 'local noise' in and around Maidenhead, within hearing distance of voters, that she believes the area will be left to rot in economic wasteland unless the Crossrail line is extended to cover the rest of the country to the west of Paddington!

So why Theresa’s silence on Crossrail when appearing on Channel 4 news within hours of the formal ‘inclusion’ in the 'Queen’s Speech’ of the Crossrail Bill?

Was it to do with Channel 4 News’s belated recognition, recorded in October 2007, that Crossrail was indeed CRASS? That Gordon Brown had given the so-called go-head AGAINST the advice of Brown’s own ‘expert’ on UK transport economics, Rod Eddington?

As if that were not enough, there is now confession by ‘Dr B Ching’ in ‘Private Eye’ [dated 9 November 2007] itself, that Gordon Brown has not given any spontaneous go-ahead to Crossrail on any merit whatever but that it is a package that has been secured via the influence linked with Douglas Alexander and the employment of his former parliamentary secretary by the USA conglomerate Bechtel……..

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08-11-2007 04:25 | 2 additions

NIMR / MRC in bid to knock down council estates to make way for vast site.

The NIMR / MRC /Wellcome Trust / Cancer Research intend to have Regents Park Estate and Somers Town estates - both council estates to be partially demolished to make way for a vast international science site. Read more >>

07-11-2007 15:41

2001 Genova G8: We are history! - call to mobilization november 17th 2007

We are history - a call to mobilization for november 17th 2007

It's been years we have asked everybody to take responsibility as
collectively as possible for what the mobilizations against G8 in Genoa
were.
The arrogance of Genoa prosecutors during the final speech of their
accusation in the court case against 25 protestors accused of devastation
and sacking seems to have eventually aroused the hearts and brains of
300000 people that in Genoa opposed themselves to the politics of the G8 Read more >>

07-11-2007 14:13

Challenging the Boundaries: A Single State in Palestine/Israel - 17/18 November

We would like to draw your attention to an innovative approach to the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Challenging the Boundaries: A Single State in Palestine/Israel will be explicitly addressing the fundamental causes of the conflict by examining an idea that is generating more widespread interest than ever – a single state for all in the area. Read more >>

07-11-2007 13:36 | 2 additions

Distribution of free food to become illegal in London

London Councils, which represents the 33 local authorities in London has prepared a private bill, the tenth "London Local Authorities Bill" which will make the distribution of free food and refreshments anywhere in London an offence. The bill is to be put in front of Parliament on the 27th November 2007. Read more >>

07-11-2007 01:55

Reel News video: Postal Workers Dispute - Reject the Deal!

21 minute video showing the recent official and unofficial strike action in the postal workers dispute. Read more >>

05-11-2007 19:33

Class War: Bash The Rich Video Rush

Rapid cut of footage from Saturday 3 November 2007. Read more >>

05-11-2007 15:18 | 3 additions

Class War - Bash The Rich - FIT Watch

03/11/07: Video of FIT Watch at work on the Class War Protest in Notting Hill, London. Read more >>

05-11-2007 12:30

Class War Video

Here's a short video of the CLASSWAR demo, where approx fifty protesters were pushed around by 500 police, in a protest to highlight the ever increasing gap between the rich and the poor and the outrage at gentrification pushing us out of our working class areas to make way for new crappy yuppie luxury flats. Read more >>

03-11-2007 10:15

Defend the Harmondsworth 4!

In January four detainees will go on trial charged with criminal damage following riots in Harmondsworth in November 2006. There is a public meeting in London on Tuesday 13th November to discuss how we can support the four before, during and after the trial. Read more >>

02-11-2007 23:45

demonstaration against Camden Danger Lab

A mixture of groups have organised ademo at Camden Town Hall against a "danger lab" to be built in Camden!!
5th November Camden Town Hall Judd St London WC1 Read more >>

02-11-2007 21:40

Forum: 90 years since the Russian Revolution

Spartacist League Forum

90 years since the Russian Revolution

How the Bolsheviks led the working class to power

We fight for new October Revolutions!

2 pm, Saturday 3 November
Room 2C, University of London Union
Malet Street, London WC1
Nearest Tube: Russell Square or Goodge Street

For details phone: 020 7281 5504
E-mail:

WorkersHammer@compuserve.com Read more >>

02-11-2007 16:40

Justice for Cleaners Halloween demo.

On Halloween masked up demonstrators visited the City of London to demand better wages for cleaning staff. There is probably more wealth in the square mile including the City and Canary Wharf than anywhere else in the country. Yet the people who keep those offices gleaming are lucky if they get the minimum wage. Read more >>