London Newswire Archive

20-04-2006 23:48

2 Registered Sex Offenders Killed in Maine

The shootings of Joseph L. Gray, 57, of Milo, and William Elliott, 24, of Corinth, led state police to take down the Maine Sex Offender Registry Web site as a precaution, state Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. The site lists the photos, names and addresses of more than 2,200 sex offenders. Read more >>

20-04-2006 11:54 | 9 comments

Iran's state murder of gays

Victims framed for kidnap and rape
"Deportation would be a death sentence"
Asylum urged for gay Iranian refugees
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20-04-2006 07:58 | 10 comments

Social Centres - Where To Next?

Invitation to a discussion on the future of social centres.

Sunday April 30th - as part of the London Mayday Weekend
The Square
21 Russell square
London WC1
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20-04-2006 00:57

Bare All for Bears

Come and Bare Your Skin for Bears!

Bare Witness is asking you on behalf of PETA to join this demonstration against the use of real bear fur in the Palace Guards' hats:

When: Sunday morning 21 May
You will need to be available from 9am to 1pm
Where: Central London Location (TBC)

REGISTER HERE

http://there.is/may2006/ Read more >>

19-04-2006 17:30

Taking arms out of Gov-Letter on new regs.

Reply (at long last) to campaign letter started by Campaign Against the Arms Trade way back last September. Read more >>

19-04-2006 14:13

NOTTING HILL HOUSING TRUST - MANAGEMENT

NOTTING HILL HOUSING TRUST
JUST A FEW FAILINGS OF THE FLAGSHIP REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORD IN THE UK - FUNDED BY UNLIMITED TAXPAYERS FUNDING WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE PARLIAMENTARY NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE (NAO).
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19-04-2006 13:21 | 1 comment

The Parliament Square Picnickers Present: 'Honk for Freedom'

'Honk for Freedom' Read more >>

19-04-2006 05:18

No Borders Harmondsworth demo movie part 2

Part two of two short films. Read more >>

19-04-2006 05:07

No Borders Harmondsworth demo movie part 1

Part one of two films. Read more >>

19-04-2006 04:10 | 2 comments

Clowns gone global

Pointless news, but interesting all the same. Read more >>

18-04-2006 21:04 | 1 addition | 5 comments

T for Terrorism

A for Anarchy

V for Vendetta - Thursday 8pm
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18-04-2006 20:47

Info Usurpa number 20

Weekly Independent Poster of Social Centre activities Read more >>

18-04-2006 19:07 | 2 comments

Support the Nepalese uprising for democracy on 25th April

The Nepalese people are rising up for democracy and a new constitution, show your support for them in their fight Read more >>

17-04-2006 21:00

HOUSE CCUPATIONS AND SETTLER VIOLENCE IN HEBRON

These emails are from a Brighton based activist spending April in occupied
Palestine with the International Solidarity Movement, a network of
international activists set up to support Palestinian non violent resistance
agaisnst Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. In these emails I will be
writing short accounts of aspects of the occupation and resistance.

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY
BLOG AT WWW.BRIGHTONPALESTINE.ORG
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17-04-2006 09:42 | 1 addition

Refugee Rights Protest Hits Kirribilli House

Upon arrival at Kirribilli house the police used force to push everyone off the street onto the footpath. With the few hundred people protesting it made it cramped and uncomfortable. Loud and passionate speeches took place from various people from activist groups, religous leaders and media personalities. The action ended with some street theatre from Perth activists. Read more >>

17-04-2006 08:21 | 1 addition | 3 comments

London Mayday weekeend

LONDON MAYDAY WEEKEND Read more >>

16-04-2006 14:57

Prisoner Solidarity - EVENT - Mexico-London TONIGHT 16th@LARC

In preparation to Alejandro Cerezo and the Comite Cerezo's Tour of the UK and 'the old continent', we are organising an event at LARC on sunday 16th. from 7 pm well be cooking and dishing out mexican food and so on. At around 7:30, the screening of "Seguir Siendo Cerezo' will start. discuss, eat, drink... Read more >>

15-04-2006 21:18 | 7 comments

QUEERUPTION 9 TEL-AVIV - Open Meeting & Talk in Brighton

Queer activist & member of organising group for Queeruption 9 Uri Ayalon will visit Brighton on 21/04/06 as part of European speaking tour. Queeruption 9 is an anrcho-queer DIY event in Tel-Aviv and will include workshops, art, parties, sex party, direct actions, joining the international world pride march in Jerusalem & demonstrating against the wall. Read more >>

15-04-2006 14:36 | 11 comments

BNPtv newsreader-exposed as Dover (Kent) teacher

Published in the Dover Express. April 13th 2006. They're not online so here's just the jist of it. Read more >>

15-04-2006 13:16 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Anti-Deportation Solidarity Action at Ethiopian Airlines

On Friday the offices of Ethiopian Airlines were targetted by anti-deportation activists.

Ethiopian Airlines regularly deports asylum seekers to Africa. Read more >>