London Newswire Archive

15-02-2006 13:26

Tonight! Students Against Coke! at SOAS

with Ray Rogers, Director of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke
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15-02-2006 09:27 | 4 comments

Crossrail hole minister Alistair Darling in brazen secret trip to Brick Lane Lon

Crossrail fanatic spender of public cash for big business benefit, Alistair darling mp was in a secret meeting in the east end of London. That was yards away from the Greatorex Street, scene of anti-crossrail hole demo in Oct 2004 and one of the routes through which heavy polluting dust and spoil from the planned crossrail hole in brick lane will be
Transported in Lorries for years if the crossrail hole bill is not scrapped. darling was in the secret visit as part of a diversionary ploy to further aid the corrupt tower hamlets council that has been used by crossrail touts to bring the crossrail hole problems to the east end.
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15-02-2006 03:53 | 10 comments

The Long War - better take a look at this people of the world

From today's Guardian, freshly released from the Pentagon. Not good. Read more >>

15-02-2006 00:45

Six Newly Released Abu Ghraib Torture Photos Here

MORE photographs have been leaked of Iraqi citizens tortured by US soldiers Read more >>

14-02-2006 22:43 | 1 comment

Bolivian Solidarity interview edited for Resonance FM show wednesday

This is a 17min audio piece put together as the outro for the wednesday Indymedia London Newswire Show that goes out on Resonance FM every week. The first 11 minutes include an edited version of an interview made with one of the delegates from the Bolivian Solidarity Campaign who was at last weekends benefit gig. The first section also includes one track recorded live during the gig. The final six minutes are throw away filler design to coincide with the end of the hour long show. Read more >>

14-02-2006 22:25 | 1 addition

'FUNERAL DEMO' OF ICELANDIC NATURE AT LONDON EMBASSY

Icelandic London Embassy is targeted by environmentalists protesting against the Karahnjukar dams and the multinational aluminium invasion of the last great pristine wilderness of Europe. Read more >>

14-02-2006 20:24

The QUICKTIME REPORT 15/2/06 - SEE GLOBALLY!

A review of news, opinion, and photography recorded, from the Indymedia Newswire. With times and freqs for tuning in anywhere you can, at your leisure. Free to rebroadcast. The world & recorded for the community archive! Read more >>

14-02-2006 18:15 | 11 comments

Anti-fascists fete Sacranie

The UAF would not invite as a speaker someone who said that black people are immoral, harmful and spread disease, or who vilified Jewish people as offensive, immoral and repugnant. Why, then, are they giving a platform to Sir Iqbal Sacranie, a bigot who says these things about gays and lesbians?" Read more >>

14-02-2006 16:27

The Politics Of Love

Valentines Day is here again. Did you, like millions of others all across the world, traipse into novelty gift and card shops to buy up cute teddy bears holding velvet red hearts, red roses - real and fake - gold chains and rings? Or diamonds, the ultimate way to prove your love, right?

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14-02-2006 10:02 | 1 comment

Tower Hamlets Council exposed as party to plot for a Crossrail hole

Bethnal Green and Bow MP George Galloway has said that there is no need fort a Crossrail station at Whitechapel. Why? Because Transport for London already have a scheduled refurbishment programme for Whitechapel in a couple of years time. This exposed that the local Tower Hamlets council has been involved in secret Crossrail -Whitechapel station plot against The East End! Read more >>

14-02-2006 02:48 | 6 comments

Solidarity for Prestes Maia

Gentrification by greedy developers and corrupt local officials isn't just a problem in Hackney...

'PRESTES MAIA MUST STAY' - squatter, social centres and samba solidarity demo, Thursday 16th Feb 1pm outside Brazilian Embassy, 32 Green St, London, W1 (bring drums, carnival costumes and cardboard boxes to erect shanty town)

http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=brazilian+embassy&near=London,+UK&radius=0.0&cid=51500197,-126197,5716811906749722123&li=lmd&z=14&t=m Read more >>

14-02-2006 01:14

Aubonne Bridge Trial started - follow-up from the g8 protests in Evian, 2003

In May 2003, an affinity group blockaded the Aubonne Bridge in order to stop a G8 delegation from reaching the summit in Evian. The police cut the climbing rope and nearly killed two activists. Now the policeman who cut the rope and his senior officer are in court. They are charged with bodily harm with negligence…

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13-02-2006 23:11 | 8 comments

Hugging Hippies spread Love while Tourists Watch

Reclaim Love 3
Operation infinite Love Read more >>

13-02-2006 19:52 | 2 comments

O-I-L Saturday 11 Feb, 2005

Selected photos by Marese. Read more >>

13-02-2006 16:39 | 8 comments

movie of saturday's 'operation-infinite-love' event at picadilly circus

if you can't see this mp4 format movie then download it to your computer and try watching it with VideoLan VLC player, available free on the net for all operating systems. VLC lets you see most formats without messing about with codecs and all that, so is well worth downloading. Read more >>

13-02-2006 05:03 | 3 comments

George Galloway MP challenges Crossrail promoters over Tower Hamlets Council

At the weekend Bethnal Green and Bow MP George Galloway issued a clearest possible challenge to that Council: that it is that Council that has created the Crossrail attack on the propel of the East End borough and if at the May 2006 elections the RESPECT coalition gain control of that Council, they will create the most difficult obstruction to defeat the Crossrail programme of attacks on the people. Read more >>

13-02-2006 00:44 | 2 additions | 1 comment

Your right to watch the police

Armed thugs are running riot in the streets, maiming and killing without being held accountable... Read more >>

12-02-2006 22:05

From Seeds to Fruit - Growing futures for Southend on Sea

A one day gathering for therapeutic horticultural projects, community gardens, school gardening and 'green' clubs, allotment societies, local small businesses (eg, growers, nurseries, cafes, wholefood shops, etc) and environmental and health promoting organisations in the Southend on Sea area. Read more >>

12-02-2006 15:27 | 1 comment

Audio and review of Boliva Solidarity gig

A bunch of audio files including traditional bolivian music, an interview with a member of the Bolivia Solidarity Campaign, plus a little bit of Attila The Stockbroker... Read more >>

12-02-2006 05:56 | 1 addition | 3 comments

Video - london news roundup sat 11th feb

A quick crash edit of various things that happened in London on the 11th Feb. Video is 6 mins 30 seconds long and encoded in H264 MP4(10)

If your media player can't handle this new format, download and install VideoLan (VLC) which is available of Windows, Max OSX and GNU/Linux. Read more >>