Report and 20 photos of Stop the War march and rally on Saturday 24th October
Here is my report with 20 photos of the anti-war march in London on Saturday 24th October 2009. More photos from the rally and from the subsequent march to Downing Street will follow shortly.[Full Story ]
Open letter to David Cameron about Brian Haw
The likely next Prime Minister, David Cameron, has threatened to have long term Parliament Square peace protester Brian Haw removed from his demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament. This has very serious implications for freedom of speech.[Full Story ]
Brian Haw - day 2,970 of his magnificent protest!
Here are 13 photos (copyleft) of Brian Haw's continuing presence outside the Houses of Parliament.[Full Story | 5 comments ]
Stop and account for your actions fill in form 5090(X)!
I was `happrehended` by the boys in blue in London's Connaught Square last Friday - I'm not the only one apparently.[Full Story | 6 comments ]
A Plaque for Tony Blair
The unveiling of the plaque to Tony Blair on Friday July 3rd did not happen but there was a tad of excitemnt in Connaught Square last night.[Full Story | 4 comments ]
Its Non Tamil!
I was on the pedal power bike rush on Monday.As we circled parliament square like most I thought the hunger strike was by a Tamil.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/06/431535.html
It seems not to be.
Amazing, an Englishman on strike for my people.
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Brian Haw - 8 years today in London's Parliament Square!
Today Brian Haw clocks up 8 years of his one-man protest.[Full Story ]
SOCPA prosecution collapses in disarray
The attempt to prosecute Milan Rai for participating in an unauthorized demonstration in the vicinity of Parliament failed today as the police and Crown Prosecution Service had failed to do their paperwork properly - within the time limits required.[Full Story | 3 comments ]
Call Out -- Day or Night
Hunger Strike -- Day 14 going into Day 15Ref: http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/427895.html
Blockade of highway and parliament as there are about 1497 civilians reported killed 1/3 of them children! today as the Sri Lankan Army tried to "capture" civilians who wish to remain outside the control of the Genocidal Sinhaleese dominated army.
[Ref: www.puthinam.com]
Police ordering people off the street as of 30 min ago . People staying put.
Come help by being witnesses to what could otherwise happen in the dark with street lights shut out (remember Westminster bridge two weeks ago on Tuesday morning)
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Fast unto last breathe - Day 13
28-year-old Parameswarn Subramaniyan from Mitcham is not in good health as day 13 of his hunger strike comes to a close. He started off without any water and this seems to have done its damage although he does consume water now.Lots of other youth are joining him tomorrow in mass hunger strikes.
The demands are as follows
The demands put forward by Parameswaran follow:
* Immediate and permanent ceasefire
* Food and medical aid should be allowed to reach the civilians immediately with international monitoring committees and allow “Mercy Mission to Vanni”
* UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, arrange to meet our representatives.
* Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are our sole representatives and UK government should lift the ban on LTTE.
* UN should call for an immediate referendum to the Tamils regarding whether they want separate nation or to remain as Sri Lanka.
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The surveillance state
The state is monitoring and controlling every aspect of our lives.[Full Story | 5 comments ]
HLS Activists Charged - Please Support!
17 activists, many or all of whom had their houses ransacked by the police, have now been charged with conspiracy to blackmail Huntingdon Life Sciences. They are all now facing the courts in what will be several of the most important and biggest trials the animal rights movement has ever seen.[Full Story | 3 comments ]
Social Centres Squat Mania
More Social Centres Wanted Now !!![Full Story | 4 comments ]
SOCPA - permission denied for anti-socpa demonstration - please support
Despite the assurances that the Commissioner MUST give "authorisation" for demonstrations, Maria, from Parliament Sq, has been denied that very thing. She will now be holding demonstrations OUTSIDE Downing Street next week. She welcome you if you feel you can support her there, no matter how briefly - Monday 14th - Thursday17th 10am - 2pm and on Wednesday 16th between 5pm and 7:30pm[Full Story ]
Maya Anne Evans, SOCPA protestor, faces prison
Maya Anne Evans, the first person to be convicted of noncompliance with the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005) - for reading the names of the Iraq war dead opposite Downing Street in October 2005, is in court on Tuesday 6 November for her refusal to pay two fines imposed for SOCPA convictions. She explains the reasons behind her refusal.[Full Story | 2 comments ]
Peace Strike - Your Presence Required
PEACE STRIKE – THE BIG ONE - Parliament Square Saturday 23rd JuneSinger Harry Loco and guest speakers join the Peace Camp in "Don’t Attack Iran" Pre Emptive Peace Strike Number 7
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SOCPA pair Milan Rai & Maya Evans convicted
Milan Rai and Maya Evans were convicted today under SOCPA for organising and participating in last October's "No More Fallujahs" action. They were fined just £100 each, and the pair do not intend to pay the fines.[Full Story | 1 addition | 11 comments ]
Steve Pound MP on SOCPA - Radio 4 Christmas Repeal - Vote now!
Radio 4 is running a Christmas Repeal listener vote, and the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) is one of the candidates. Steve Pound, Labour MP, was on the Today programme this morning talking a load of bull about SOCPA, but he was forced to admit that Maya Evans and Milan Rai should not have been convicted under the Act. This jolted me out of my apathy to go and vote and to send a comment to Today (below).[Full Story | 1 comment ]
A 'plod' supports Brian Haw !
A letter in The Independent from I think a serving police officer who says she supports Brian against the Met....![Full Story | 2 comments ]