London Newswire Archive

03-05-2005 15:25 | 0 comment(s)

Free film Nite 8th May at LARC London

Rising Tide Presents.. the End of Suburbia and other shorts Read more >>

03-05-2005 15:14 | 3 comment(s)

Mayday 2005 Video: Highbury and Islington Station

Videoclip showing visible aggrevation between police and protestors following an arrest made at Highbury and Islington station. Read more >>

03-05-2005 10:56 | 0 comment(s)

Mayday 2005 Photos: Train, Supermarket & Bubble

Some further pictures of Mayday 2005 @ Tesco. Read more >>

02-05-2005 18:44 | 0 comment(s)

After a short walk from Bethnal Green to Hackney (escorted by a couple of Special Branch chaps in their tasty blue flouro jackets), a group of precarious arrived to find a 24-hour Tescos being protected by the state's heavies. Read more >>

02-05-2005 18:38 | 0 comment(s)

Art Not Oil meeting - 7pm, May 3rd, Institute for Autonomy, 76-78 Gower St.

May 3rd, 7pm, is our first meeting for quite a while. It's at 76-78 Gower Street, a possible venue for an exhibition in June.
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02-05-2005 16:56 | 3 comment(s)

Smash EDO Mass Demo This Weds 4-6

Smash EDO Mass Demo This Tues 4-6 Read more >>

02-05-2005 16:17 | 0 comment(s)

Downing street and Whitehall blockaded by refugees holding a 'Die In'.

Today over 200 human rights campaigners (most of them Sudanese refugees) blockaded Downing Street and part of Whitehall to protest over government inaction over the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Many of the demonstraters carried the names of some of the estimated 300,000 people that have been murdered during the ethnic cleansing or have died as a result of it. 3,000 people are dying in the region every week, thats 52 9/11s every year!

The Police were taken completely by surprise by the action and had no choice but to let it go ahead. They were outnumbered by about 20-1. There were no arrests.

The international community could easily act to stop what is a totally preventable trajedy of biblical proportions. This would cost a fraction of the money spent murdering 100,000 civilians in Iraq. But there is no oil in Darfur is there? Read more >>

02-05-2005 16:09 | 0 comment(s)

Dutch ambassador: be a militarist, vote Blair

The Dutch ambassador to the UK, Count Jan de Marchant et d'Ansembourg, said he hoped that Tony Blair would win the British elections of 5 May. That, he said on Dutch NOS TV, would better for Dutch relations to George W. Bush's USA.

It would also be better for chances of forming an European army (for wars like in Iraq?). Read more >>

02-05-2005 13:31 | 5 comment(s)

after mayday

MAYDAY 2005 Read more >>

02-05-2005 01:17 | 0 comment(s)

Pictures of the London Mayday PRECARITY action.

After a brief but meaningful visit to TESCOs in Hackney, a few hundred like minded individuals were herded onto the pavement outside the store and held in the sunshine for about one hour and a half. The arrests and aggressive behaviour by the Police were met by an equal amount of determination/dignity/solidarity by the protesters inside and outside of the cordon.
The demo was moved to London Fields were the party continued with the aid of the samba band.
There was more Police aggression resulting in more arrests and solidarity/resistance. Eventually the cops withdrew after an afternoon of unecessary provocation and bullying.
WELL DONE to everyone who turned out to protest, create, party and defy the intimidation.
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01-05-2005 19:07 | 2 comment(s)

Space Hijacker Cricket

As the TUC rallied in Trafalgar Square, just 200 metres up the road, something sinister was brewing... Read more >>

01-05-2005 18:37 | 1 comment(s)

Warmonger Unwelcome In Hove

Blair visits Hove Town Hall
Heartland of Anarchism Read more >>

01-05-2005 18:16 | 11 comment(s)

Police violence in the park - photos from London Mayday

Police used mayday as an excuse to act like bullies and thugs, but this time they kicked off in a park full of kids and families enjoying the glorious warm weather. Read more >>

01-05-2005 17:35 | 0 comment(s)

Mayday in London in Pictures

Pictures from a colourful and sunny Mayday parade in London Read more >>

01-05-2005 16:17 | 4 comment(s)

Pix of Critical Mass London, 11th Birthday Ride, Fri 29 Apr 05 - Set 1 of 2

Static and from-the-saddle pictures of Critical Mass London's 11th Birthday Ride.

For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For a link to the other set of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.
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