London Newswire Archive

19-10-2004 08:39 | 19 comment(s)

"Unwelcome anarchy at the ESF"

A letter appears in the Guardian today, written by Ken's race man Lee Jasper, Ashok Viswanathan of Operation Black Vote and Pav Akhtar "NUS black students officer ".
It accuses an "exclusively white group of anarchists" of storming a "platform of black and Jewish speakers" and punching a black man and stealing his mobile phone.......
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19-10-2004 04:43 | 9 comment(s)

Ken Livingstone's Special Advisor Accuses White Anarchists of Racial Violence!

Ken Livingstone's GLA Special Advisor on equality and policing, Lee Jasper, has accused the people who occupied the stage where the Mayor was due to speak at the ESF on Saturday, of being... 'white anarchists' who used violence to stop black people discussing how to fight racism and fascism!! He also claims that the intervention, or 'storming of the palace', had nothing to do with how the event was organised, despite problems in the organising process being a key point of many of the speakers who participated.

Below is the letter which has appeared in the Guardian Letters Page (19th October) and a few comments:
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19-10-2004 02:52 | 4 comment(s)

IMC Solidarity Missing From ESF Assembly of Social Movements Declaration!

The official ESF website: www.fse-esf.org now has a copy of the call of the assembly of the social movements up on it - you can see this below. However, it has not included the important addition which was added at the final assembly on Sunday 18th October about the support for Indymedia. Read more >>

19-10-2004 00:46 | 1 comment(s)

ESF demonstration and actions wrap-up

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

18-10-2004 23:22 | 6 comment(s)

arrest video

footage of police arrestinga protstor Read more >>

18-10-2004 22:47 | 2 comment(s)

Sales Reps make bad Revolutionaries. Discuss.

As someone who attended the demo this Sunday, but, as someone who didn't see the ensuing ruck on and in front of the stage afterwards (due to the fact it was sheeting down with rain and I was very tired, wet and hungry), I wasn't in the slightest bit surprised by the events that unfolded as I read about them afterwards. Read more >>

18-10-2004 21:53 | 2 comment(s)

O17 London: A protestor's eye view

Sunday 17th October, the closing day of the European Social Forum. We marched from Russell Square to Trafalgar Square, listened to speeches and danced to the sambatistas. Here are some photos and a report. Read more >>

18-10-2004 21:52 | 0 comment(s)

[picture report] Samba against war in london

[picture report] Samba against war in london Read more >>

18-10-2004 21:34 | 1 comment(s)

A Love Declaration to the WOMBLES

Thanks for organising "Beyond ESF".Thanks to Anarchist Teapot, too, who provided the food and the Chiapas Solidarity group for providing excelllent coffee.
Thanks too for the groovy student union at Middlesex University - it definitely can be recommended to study there whatsoever! Read more >>

18-10-2004 20:38 | 4 comment(s)

Indymedia Seizure question in Parliament by Birmingham MP Lynne Jones

A parliamentary question has just been asked by Lynne Jones MP for Selly Oak, Birmingham. I'm not sure who suggested that she ask the question or if she may have asked it spontaneously. (She's not my MP, and I don't actually vote - I'm not eligible to vote.) Read more >>

18-10-2004 18:57 | 6 comment(s)

Report of anti-war march and rally in London October 17th 2004.

This is a 2,000 word report of the anti-war march and rally in London on Sunday 17th October 2004. Read more >>

18-10-2004 16:32 | 15 comment(s)

ESF Coverage - Mainstream & Indymedia

The coverage of the ESF and Beyond ESF has been piss poor both mainstream and here on Indymedia Read more >>

18-10-2004 16:03 | 0 comment(s)

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 13:23 | 3 comment(s)

Report of the Sunday - arrests and betrayal facilitated by official ESF

postevent the it seems like a set-up and betrayal of the official ESF organisers inviting somebody to speak and whilst speaking getting him arrested. Read more >>

18-10-2004 13:12 | 9 comment(s)

StopWar march - pix and report

RAIN RUINS RIOT

If you ever wanted to know what’s put the knockers on revolution in England, you should have been in a storm drenched Trafalgar Square at half five on Sunday. Read more >>

18-10-2004 12:59 | 2 comment(s)

When the Dust Finally Settles...

Having participated in this year's Social Forum, swapped with others about what else was going on throughout London and reading the Indymedia site, I can only but come to one conclusion. Read more >>

18-10-2004 12:07 | 8 comment(s)

Photos from the ESF march

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

18-10-2004 11:36 | 3 comment(s)

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 08:30 | 0 comment(s)

"APARTHEID ISRAEL" – A Dr. Uri Davis Interview!

Uri Davis is a scholar and Jewish citizen of Israel, but prefers to describe himself as a Palestinian Jew. He was born in Jerusalem in 1943, when Palestine was still undivided. Dr. Davis’ research interests focus on questions of citizenship, democracy and human rights in Israel and Palestine.
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