London Newswire Archive

10-08-2005 01:16 | 4 comment(s)

Contributors wanted for DSEi newspaper

With DSEi 2005 only one month away, this is a proposal and a call out for help putting together a special newspaper for distribution around the estates near Excel one week prior to the event... Read more >>

09-08-2005 17:51 | 4 comment(s)

Rebel flowers... fields of resistance - radical art exhibition

A photographic exhibition by Jess Hurd charting the rising resistance to neo-liberalism and war across the world. Read more >>

09-08-2005 16:19 | 3 comment(s)

August 7: Parliament Square - MAD

More video of the demonstration at Parliament Square, August 7. Read more >>

09-08-2005 15:05 | 47 comment(s)

Pledge to fight the backlash against Muslims

"I will use any opportunity to speak out against racism and hate against Muslims sparked by the London bombings. I will offer support to my Muslim brothers and sisters, regardless of my own faith but only if 100 other people will too." Read more >>

09-08-2005 00:34 | 7 comment(s)

This is what democracy looks like?

Video of arrests in Parliament Square and Interviews with Brian Haw, Spark, Gerry, Keith Shilson (Middlesex University Student Union President), and Kate.

Sunday 7th August 2005 Read more >>

08-08-2005 19:11 | 6 comment(s)

Second Parliament Square protest halted under anti-terror laws

UK London Metropolitan Police continued to gag peaceful protest using laws designed to tackle organised crime and terrorism on Sunday 7 August. Read more >>

08-08-2005 17:02 | 0 comment(s)

Euromayday Arrests Update

Two people arrested and charged during London Mayday 2005 action in court today (Monday August 8th) Read more >>

08-08-2005 16:48 | 1 comment(s)

Student left conference at University of East London, September 3

University of East London SU, Students Against Sweatshops and the Education Not for Sale network are co-hosting a conference on "Putting political activism back in the student movement" to bring together left activists and campaigners. Read more >>

08-08-2005 14:24 | 2 comment(s)

Pledging to Contact Kate Hoey

"I will contact Kate Hoey, MP for Vauxhall, asking why she has time to become chairman of the Countryside Alliance when she only attended 55% of votes as our Member of Parliament. but only if 10 other Lambeth residents will too."

11 signers so far... Read more >>

08-08-2005 14:06 | 7 comment(s)

No-go zone to encircle arms fair

London's over-stretched police officers will impose an exclusion zone on parts of the Docklands, in east London, up to 48 hours before the start of Europe's largest arms fair.
Routes leading to the Docklands ExCeL centre will be closed to demonstrators amid growing concern about the implications of policing the three-day event at the same time as maintaining the current high terrorist alert throughout the capital. Read more >>

08-08-2005 01:39 | 27 comment(s)

Remembering the ESF

Good article from a person who's eyes were opened to the dark side of left/reformism social change. Read more >>

07-08-2005 20:58 | 11 comment(s)

Parliament Square Protest

About 100 protestors and enough police to look after a football match! Read more >>

07-08-2005 18:12 | 12 comment(s)

Parliament Square Demockracy

this afternoon police arrested another five protestors under draconian new legislation that bans any protest not agreed with police in advance. the ban applies to just one or more people in a large exclusion zone around parliament and government buildings. a prospective protestor is supposed to apply to police a week before the demo, and they have the right to ban the protest, or enforce all sorts of restrictions on it without any independent judge, effectively giving them political power over citizens in this area. Read more >>

07-08-2005 17:25 | 1 comment(s)

Parliament protests still go ahead

Around 100 people demonstrated outside the Houses of Parliament for two hours. Five people were arrested as police tried to enforce the new law preventing assembly outside the building. Read more >>

07-08-2005 16:51 | 8 comment(s)

SHAME ON YOU!

Video of arrests in Parliament Square today. Read more >>

07-08-2005 16:46 | 2 comment(s)

"Shame on you" cries crowd as police arrest 5

"Shame on you, shame on you..." chanted the crowd as police arrested 5 in Parliament Square today. Read more >>

06-08-2005 21:46 | 0 comment(s)

August 1: Parliament Square - video

Police use Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill on peaceful protesters for the first time. Read more >>

05-08-2005 19:32 | 35 comment(s)

Braced for Martial Law

State Sponsored Terrorism in Your Face Read more >>

05-08-2005 13:56 | 14 comment(s)

al-Qaradawi endorses 'stoning' of outed gay Qatari Prince

OutRage! News service release.
Fundamentalist muslim cleric (courted by Ken Livingstone) has told al-Jazeera that a Qatari Prince, outed as gay, should be stoned to death... Read more >>

05-08-2005 11:20 | 0 comment(s)

London Solidarity Picket for sacked Tescos Workers

The first London solidarity picket for the 2 Polish Tescos workers sacked last week in Dublin took place on Thursday evening. Around 20 people turned out to leaflet shoppers and staff at the Tesco’s store on Morning Lane in Hackney – the same store targeted by the Precarity Assembly for action on Mayday this year. Read more >>