London Newswire Archive

15-10-2004 10:14 | 0 comment(s)

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 >>

15-10-2004 07:24 | 0 comment(s)

‘From Genoa to Guantanamo: A Human Rights discussion’

Today, at the camden centre: ‘From Genoa to Guantanamo: A Human Rights discussion’
9am to 12am Read more >>

15-10-2004 04:06 | 0 comment(s)

VENEZUELA: We are responsible

Assumption of Responsibility for the acts that took place in Caracas Venezuela on October 12 (english translation.) Read more >>

15-10-2004 02:46 | 0 comment(s)

VENEZUELA: Release O12 Political Prisoners Petition

International Petition demanding the release of all O12 political prisoners in Venezuela. Read more >>

15-10-2004 02:31 | 4 comment(s)

500,000 Iraqis may be in mass graves

So the choice the people of the US have this election seems to be clear on a two party preferred basis they either choose?

John Kerry "a bird in the hand is worth two in the Bush" or

George Dubya "killing two birds with one Saddam"

Simple choice really!

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15-10-2004 00:24 | 0 comment(s)

Rights for Future Generations workshop at ESF Sat 16 Oct 4.30pm

Rights for Future Generations workshop at ESF will hight light the short comings of both Left and Right wing politics in ensuring that future generations are not exploited and denied the right to a decent environment by current generations. It argues that the damage we have done to the environment will cause suffering to future generations and that any ideology which considers equality to be improtant is failing unless it extends this equality in equal measure to people in future generations as well as those today. Read more >>

14-10-2004 23:35 | 0 comment(s)

Take action against British complicity in the US executions

Falsely convicted death row survivors spoke at the Rampart social centre as part of the Rampart centre's involvement in ESF Automomous Spaces on Thursday night. Members of the US group, Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty spoke about the dire need for a Moratorium on executions in the United States. Ray Krone and Williams Nieves were amoungst the activists and spoke with insight and from bitter experience about their treatment at the hands of the very government which 'holds itself up as the example the rest of the world is supposed to follow'. Read more >>

14-10-2004 22:58 | 1 comment(s)

pictures from Noborder demo in London, Waterloo Station/Eurostar

A noborder demonstration took place today, Thursday, 14th of october at Waterloo Station in London, Eurostar terminal, co-inciding with actions in Calais and Dover.
Here are some pictures of somebody who cluelessly got lost in the area at the time and had to stay outside the exit to wait for what's happening at the direct action occupation. Read more >>

14-10-2004 20:36 | 1 comment(s)

No Borders at London Waterloo

Between 200 and 300 people broke through passport control at Waterloo International train station in london earlier this evening in a no borders action. Read more >>

14-10-2004 20:23 | 1 comment(s)

Breaking: Bin Laden is in China - Transalation from spanish " El Mundo" article

This confirms Gordon Thomas, a journalist with contacts in the most important intelligence services. The terrorist had reached an agreement with China, which now negotiates its surrender with Bush. It is his greatest electoral trick.
Bin Laden is in China Read more >>

14-10-2004 19:28 | 0 comment(s)

No Borders Activists Get Past Passport Control!

Between 200 and 300 No Borders activists have breached passport control at Waterloo International train station. Read more >>

14-10-2004 18:57 | 0 comment(s)

New Campaign For A Protective Ring Around The Amazon

United Tribes: Ring Around The Amazon Campaign Launch @ Bar Loca Sat 23/10

Featuring

Live: KORU, T23 & The Psychedelic Circus, Clown Warfare

DJs: Pentatonik, Offshore, Mikee, DJ Jens, OW, Spinsta and G*

Saturday 23rd October (8pm-4am)

Bar Loca, 261 Brixton Road, Brixton, London SW9

Tubes: Brixton, Oval; Buses: 3, 59, 159, 133, 333, N3, N159, N333 Entry: £5 (£3 Concessions)

See:

http://www.ringaroundtheamazon.org
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14-10-2004 18:20 | 0 comment(s)

ESF: SW arrest at Conway Hall

registration was halted....
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14-10-2004 15:02 | 1 comment(s)

Banned Canary Wharf Demo is ON!!!

An injunction has been served to ban Walk on the Wharf protest . . .
DEFEND FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE RiGHT TO MARCH
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14-10-2004 14:56 | 0 comment(s)

SAIN achieve short term victory at Council meeting.

At a Council meeting this week SAIN (Slough Anti-Incinerator Network) held an energetic demonstration (despite the rain!) leafleting councillors on their way to the meeting. Later SAIN were successful in securing more time to make sure the Council and legal assistance consider the case of the Colnbrook Incinerators fully. Read more >>

14-10-2004 12:55 | 20 comment(s)

ESF registration in chaos

At around 12:40 there are unconfirmed reports of one arrest outside Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, where today's official ESF registration is taking place. Read more >>

14-10-2004 12:31 | 4 comment(s)

NUS protests against religious right at ESF

The National Union of Students has voted to protest against the invitation of Islamist academic Tariq Ramadan to speak as a "voice from the global south" at the upcoming European Social Forum. Read more >>

14-10-2004 11:12 | 0 comment(s)

week end to in calais:camp refugees solidarity

program and actions to calais Read more >>

14-10-2004 10:32 | 1 comment(s)

Shortlist of G8 climate criminals for Friday's tour

A highly incomplete shortlist (eg. where the hell are the banks?) of London-based companies & institutions profiting nicely from climate chaos and everyday exploitation - by G8 country. (Write to LRT if you might be up for helping turn this into a printed briefing/map in early 2005.)
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