London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

18-10-2004 23:46

ESF demonstration and actions wrap-up

A quick wrap-up of the Sunday ESF events, demonstrations and actions. Read more >>

18-10-2004 15:03

Pachamerica day in London

In the 12th of October Hands of Venezuela and Rythms of Resistance organised a picket in front of the USA embassy in solidarity with indigeneous struggle in Latinamerica Read more >>

18-10-2004 11:07

Photos from the ESF march

Some photographs of the ESF march in London on the Sunday 17 Oct 2004. Read more >>

18-10-2004 10:36

Translation of ESF report from Athens indy

Translation of the athens.indymedia report about the events at the ESF demonstration. Read more >>

18-10-2004 02:10

Douglas Previte set-up for Stuttle murder?

Ian Douglas Previte should have been enjoying his life but instead Previte went down for a murder he most likely never committed?

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17-10-2004 18:35

Anti- ESF process action at Trafalgar Square report, Sunday, 17th of October

"If there would be only one truth, it would not be possible to paint so many pictures about the same topic". - Pablo Picasso Read more >>

17-10-2004 14:15

The police are under resourced

There are at this moment about 75 police at King's Cross surrounding about 15 peaceful protestors who got off the train and were trying to join the main demo today. Makes a bit of a mockery about their usual claim of always being under resourced. Read more >>

16-10-2004 14:45

Lab of Insurrectionary Imagination worship outside Selfridge's

The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination teamed up with a samba band and clowns outside Selfridge's on Oxford Street. Read more >>

16-10-2004 13:18

police video teams at beyond esf

police video surveillance team outside beyond esf in tottenham. Read more >>

16-10-2004 10:24

Police Presence At ESF Accommodation

Between 9am and 10am there has been a build up of police presence outside a building being used to accomodate people who are attending the ESF and Autonomous Spaces. Read more >>

16-10-2004 09:29

RISING TIDE BLOCK WEST END

RISING TIDE BLOCK TRAFALGAR SQUARE, HAYMARKET, ST. JAMES’

Global warming protestors Rising Tide brought traffic to a halt for almost an hour in London’s West End today. Read more >>

16-10-2004 02:57

nuff radios.. bring a kettle!

its cool wi d coffee and t and lovelyness an lots of lovely esf and artist abstract

and we love radio/ radio digitalis

but can we be allowed more than one kettle?

any suggestions email radio rampART

radiorampart@yahoo.co.uk
ithink?

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15-10-2004 20:48

CANARY WHARF DEMO goes ahead-sort of...

80 polis and loads of private security watch an entirely peaceful and unhassled gathering happen, with only 20 people present!
HIGH COURT JUDGE PROHIBITS FREE SPEECH/RIGHT TO PROTEST/RIGHT TO STAND UP FOR UNIONISTS AND FELLOW WORKERS Read more >>

15-10-2004 18:03

ESF sees launch of 'Power To The People'

PowerToThePeople.org.uk, an independant website designed to empower you to hold those in power to account is being launched during the ESF this weekend. Focusing primarily with MP Accountability, it also deals with Corporations and the Corporate Media.
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15-10-2004 17:55

message from the APEIS (french unemployed)

Where are those for whom we‚re supposed to change the world ?

In Porto Alegre, at the World Social Forum , the representative of DAL
(right to housing campaign), and those of each of the three
organisations of the French jobless , that is to say APEIS, AC !, MNCP,
were refused official recognition and could not take part. Read more >>

15-10-2004 14:39

Fairford coach kidnap hearing - the pictures

Pictures from samba action outside royal courts of justice before second day of Fairford coach kidnap hearing.

See

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/10/299094.html
for accompanying text Read more >>

15-10-2004 13:53

First pictures from London Rising Tide critical mass

London Rising Tide critical mass theme is London in 2050 when sea levels may be a tad higher than at present. Read more >>

15-10-2004 10:52

MI6 Accused of Using Data Gained by Torture in Uzbek Jails

BRITAIN’S ambassador to Uzbekistan has accused MI6 of using information obtained by foreign governments through the use of torture, according to a leaked document published yesterday. Read more >>

15-10-2004 09:45

European Social Forum Starts!

This is a short account of the build up to the European Social Forum in London. Read more >>

15-10-2004 09:14

Precarity: New forms of exploitation, new forms of resistance at Beyond ESF

The imposition of and resistance to precarious forms of work is one of the themes of Beyond ESF (

http://www.wombles.org.uk/auto/), a self-organised space being held to co-incide with the European Social Forum. Two very different workshops ('YOMANGO...because you can't buy happiness' and 'Dole resistance, unwaged activism and precarious work')yesterday showed how the concept of 'precarity' presents us with practical novelties in the structures which exploit us, and how innovative forms of resistance can help us struggle on this new terrain. Read more >>