London Newswire Archive

02-09-2003 12:28 | 11 comment(s)

DSEi Blockade Photos

Yesterday, 1st September, contractors and exibitors started to arrive at the largest arms fair in the world. Peace campaigners were waiting for them. Read more >>

02-09-2003 12:22 | 10 comment(s)

End the Occupation of Iraq National Demonstration

September 27th is the national demonstration calling for the end to the occupation of Iraq and for Tony Blair's resignation. It's been organised by the Stop the War Coalition, M.A.B. and C.N.D.
In other words, come to London for TB's leaving party.
Buses are booked to leave from various points across Scotland.
Glasgow buses leave George Square at midnight Fri.
Contact: 0781 788 8438 or

glasgowantiwar@yahoogroups.com for further info and to reserve tickets. Read more >>

02-09-2003 10:39 | 2 comment(s)

EU Software Patent Plans Shelved Amid Massive Demonstrations

On Aug 28th, the European Parliament postponed its vote on the proposed EU Software Patent Directive. The day before, approximately 500 persons had gathered for a rally beside the Parliament in Brussels, accompanied by an online demonstration involving more than 2000 websites. The events in and near the Parliament were reported extensively covered in the media, including tv and radio, all over Europe and beyond. Within a few days, the petition calling the European Parliament to reject software patentability accumulated 50,000 new signatures. Read more >>

02-09-2003 02:38 | 1 comment(s)

FREE AUNG SAN SUU KYI ON HUNGER STRIKE

Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma is on hunger strike; she has been in the cruel prisons of the Burmese military since May 30, 2003. All the evil generals in Burma, the brutes are attacking her and as we know well that she got a few stitches in her head hit and beaten by the hired thugs of a Burmese general. Please let us unite to save her or get her out of the danger zone; I believe that was what Dr.Michael Aris, the Englishman husband of Daw Suu Kyi would say in this battle of good and evil in a midnight of the blemished and broken Burmese soul. Read more >>

02-09-2003 01:20 | 0 comment(s)

PROTEST AT LOCKHEED MARTIN'S UK HQ

Camden Stop the War
PROTEST AT LOCKHEED MARTIN'S UK HQ
TUESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER, 1pm
BERKSHIRE HOUSE, 168-173 HIGH HOLBORN (next to Oasis Sports Centre at corner with Endell St WC1). Read more >>

02-09-2003 01:01 | 7 comment(s)

Police stop and search people near Excel (where DSEi is to be held)

Cops have stopped and searched people under the Terrorism Act 2000 near to Excel where DSEi istaking place. Read more >>

02-09-2003 00:10 | 4 comment(s)

al-jazeera website relaunches - but for how long???

The Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera launched an English-language Web site yesterday, five months after hackers brought down a temporary site at the height of the Iraq war but how long will it stay up for? Read more >>

01-09-2003 23:58 | 0 comment(s)

DSEi Media roundup mon 1st sept

The action today (lockons and tripods obstructing arrival of tanks etc) got 2.5mins on ITN local london news. There have been a couple of articles, finaly triggered by MET police press work warning of possible violence and disruption (why oh why do the corporate media have to wait for the bloody police to warn of a protest like this before they print an article??) - see earlier bbc and independent articles. Also guardian on cluster bombs - but not even mentioning the protests! Read more >>

01-09-2003 23:35 | 4 comment(s)

DSEi Arm-Tube Blockade at Excel Monday 1st Sept

Video and stills from the East entrance-way to the Excel centre. Read more >>

01-09-2003 18:37 | 16 comment(s)

Power to the SWP not the People - Peoples Assembly London is a success.

Friends meeting house on Euston road was almost filled by delegates from across Britain eventhough Britain is no longer engaged in an overt War in Iraq (well Bush did declare the war was over). So in a sense the STWC must redefine its purpose otherwise its local groups will disband, as they did after the first Gulf war, to wait for the next US imperialist War. Read more >>

01-09-2003 14:31 | 5 comment(s)

Police use violence to clear DSEi blockade

After six hours blocking the main entrance to the ExCel centre, the police have now begun to remove activists from the road. Read more >>

01-09-2003 14:30 | 5 comment(s)

STWC are at it again!!!!

Confusion by the SWP front jumping on the band wagon again. Read more >>

01-09-2003 13:27 | 0 comment(s)

'Tô Bolado' is a song by about the Vigário Geral massacre in Brazil

'Tô Bolado' is a song by about the Vigário Geral massacre performed by Afroreggae. The video clip for the song shows footage of some of Brazil's most notorious incidents of police violence. Read more >>

01-09-2003 11:51 | 1 comment(s)

DSEI information

If you go down to Excel today your sure of a big surprise.... Because they are giving security briefings in public Read more >>

01-09-2003 10:56 | 2 comment(s)

Update on DSEi blockade

Blockade at Excel Centre is still going strong, preventing the exhibitors from entering the site and setting up. Read more >>

01-09-2003 09:30 | 2 comment(s)

Norwich Anarchists Demo at County Hall.

Demonstrators gathering Read more >>

01-09-2003 09:26 | 0 comment(s)

The Empire and the Crescent: A Conference Examing the Global Implications For a

This event has been organized by the B’ham Stop the war Coalition and Amal Press, and the aim of this evening is to try and understand what is really going on, and what roles we have to play as human beings and citizens of the world. It is taking place to launch an anthology of the same title. Read more >>

01-09-2003 08:29 | 5 comment(s)

Activists halt preparations for DSEi

Activists halt preparations for Europe's largest arms fair

At 8am this morning, 1st September, a group of 40 activists halted preparations for Europe's largest arms fair, DSEi (Defence Systems and Equipment International), by blocking vehicle access to the site. Both of the roads leading to the conference venue, the ExCel centre in London's Docklands, were blocked. One by two tripod structures and the other by activists linked together using metal arm tubes. Read more >>