London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

05-12-2007 19:11

Daily Mail is 'afraid' of Ken Livingstone 'lawyers'! - AADHIKARonline exclusive

The London Daily Mail's web site has removed an item it has posted earlier today [Wednesday 5 December 2007] about 'Undone mayor' Ken Livingstone’s 'ethnicity and equalities' 'aide' Lee Jasper Read more >>

05-12-2007 01:00

Herbiyar Marri detained by British authorities

Exiled Baluch Patriot Herbiyar Marri has been arrested by British authorities, his house and the entire neigbourhood in London has been cordoned off. The property is being searched and his family has been evacuated. This incident has been prompted by the Pakistani authorities to pressurise and curb Baluch human rights workers Read more >>

04-12-2007 21:36

Total in Burma

A LEAFLET HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY TOTAL AND HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL OF THEIR PETROL STATIONS IN THE UK FOR THE STAFF. THE LEAFLET TEXT IS BELOW -=(A)=- Read more >>

04-12-2007 15:44

Sussex students visit Occupied Paris Universities

On Sunday 25th November, four Sussex University students travelled south to Paris to meet with the University students in Paris and to express their solidarity with those students occupying their Universities in the fight against the CPE laws and the threat of privatisation of their University education. Read more >>

04-12-2007 11:32

Heathrow expansion - Harlington's "army of ordinary people"

Hard on the heels of Sipson's meeting came last night's in Harlington. In a packed church locals heard HACAN's John Stewart explain the deceits contained within the government's "consultation" process, followed by a precise analysis from NoTRAG's Geraldine Nicholson on what Harlington could really expect to suffer.

Sipson has always been considered to be the ultimate victim of this particular expansion, not least because the whole village is set to disappear under Terminal Six. The biggest displacement of people in the UK since - as local MP John McDonnell pointed out - the Scottish clearances.
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01-12-2007 20:13

reminder - public meeting: freedom to protest! LSE, TOMORROW Sunday 2nd Dec

Gordon Brown plans to extend the restrictions on demonstrations near parliament to cover the whole country, claiming that this will simplify the work of the police. The current law totally bans spontaneous protests, requiring advance police permission, which allows the police to impose arbitrary limits on numbers and effectively act as political censors. The consultation proposes extending these rules to any protest anywhere, in the name of 'harmonisation', and adding powers to control the content of banners, placards and leaflets. The freedom to protest was won through hard struggle and if we want to keep it we must take a stand to say enough is enough. Come to a public meeting to plan a response: we propose early January. Read more >>

01-12-2007 13:31

Venezuela under threat of attack by USA

An emergency solidarity rally has been called by Hands of Venezuela for 5pm on Sunday
Bolivar Hall, 56 Grafton Way, off Tottenham Court Road, W1 and the nearest Tube is Goodge Street. Supporters are asked to bring banners and musical instruments and to wear red clothes.
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30-11-2007 12:36

Fight Against Virus facility in Camden is back on!

Despite the planning chief fro Camden, Mike Greene...er..."ruling out" plans for the world's largest ever, highest level, virus containment facility on a Camden council estate- the fight is back on! Read more >>

29-11-2007 19:30

Campaign launched to save Al Masrah' villagers.

A Brighton group has launched a campaign to free five villagers from Al Masrah' in Occupied Palestine, held on remand after protesting against the theft of their land. Read more >>

29-11-2007 11:38

Squat raid by Rottweiler in Brighton

According to the local rag The Argus, a squat in Kingsway, Hove was raided on Monday afternoon by a gang of six men carrying crowbars and baseball bats led by a Rottweiler. A group of 12 men and women have been using the site for about 3 weeks and were so terrified that they had to barricade themselves in an upstairs room. Read more >>

28-11-2007 21:45

4WardEver presents 'Sounds for Justice'

4WardEver has announced a new section on its website to promote artistes' and their music that speaks for the struggles of oppressed people of the world. Read more >>

26-11-2007 19:23

Fur Demo in London, Saturday December 1st!

'Unlike the rest of the UK where the fur trade has largely been stopped, London, and in particular the area around where the march will will take place, is still a major centre of the fur trade.' Read more >>

26-11-2007 18:04

Police State

A look at how increased security might effect day to day life in London Read more >>

26-11-2007 13:10

Join the Zapatista solidarity demo at Mexican Embassy!

The autonomous indigenous zapatista communities in Chiapas, Mexico are under serious threat. Several are menaced with violent eviction, either by the Mexican Army, by paramilitaries or by organisations armed and funded by the state.
To show solidarity with the embattled zapatistas, supporters will demonstrate at the Mexican Embassy in London on Monday 10th December. Read more >>

25-11-2007 10:22

Total Oil: Pull Out of Burma Now - Pictures

Actions were taking place at Total Oil garages around the country on Saturday 24 Nov, demanding that TOTAL Oil, the fourth largest oil company of the world, described by Aung San Suu Kyi as "the biggest supporter of the military regime in Burma," pull out of Burma. Read more >>

24-11-2007 19:00

Somers Town Residents Protest Corporate Land Sell-Off

Today Somers Town Residents came out and protested government plans to sell off one of the few remaining undeveloped plots of land left in Euston / Kings Cross area. Read more >>

23-11-2007 19:16

LSE Hypocrisy Continues Over Palestinian Right to Education

The London School of Economics has backtracked on promises to students after a long-awaited meeting with Director Howard Davies, by refusing to publish a statement which acknowledged the Palestinian Right to Education. Despite explicit protests from students that he should not be in attendance, controversial LSE Council Chair, Lord Grabiner of Aldwych, insisted on being present at the meeting and stifled debate over the crucial issue.
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22-11-2007 16:21

Burma solidarity: TOTAL ‘given the boot’ at Wembley

Three activists braved the rain to stage a demo at a TOTAL petrol station near Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening (21st November 2007), before the England v Croatia football match, to highlight the company’s ongoing support for the military dictatorship in Burma. Read more >>

22-11-2007 00:35 | 1 addition

Reminder: Memorial rally for Carlos, Saturday 24th Noon

Next Saturday 24th noon at Southbank, at the bottom end of Jubilee Gardens, we´ll gather to honour the memory of Carlos, an antifascist who was killed two weeks ago by a nazi in Madrid.
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20-11-2007 18:08

France: The workers must take the struggle into their own hands!

Seldom has trade-union unity been so great in the country: almost all the trade unions, including the most collaborationist, call for an indefinite strike at the SNCF, because of the determination and combativeness of the workers!
But what objective does this united leadership set for the struggle to come? In 1995 the objective was clear: total withdrawal of the Prime Minister Juppé plan against the pensions. Today what is the objective of this trade-union unity?
Total withdrawal of the new attack against the pensions?
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