London Newswire Archive

31-05-2006 20:43

report from the BTC pipeline demo outside BP 26th May

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31-05-2006 16:28

Palestine Today

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Tuesday, May 31st, 2006

Army arrests three residents from Qabatia village also six arrested and two injured in Balata refugee camp, meanwhile Army continues shelling eastern and northern areas of the Gaza strip

These stories and more coming up stay tuned.
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31-05-2006 14:17

US student living wage activists speak in London, Friday

Brie Phillips and Diane Foglizzo from the US student Living Wage Action Coalition will speak in London on Friday about how to build student-worker solidarity and fight for a living wage on our campuse, as the final part of their week-long speaker tour of UK colleges. Read more >>

31-05-2006 13:39 | 1 comment

No to Crossrail hole Bill demo outside Parliament 12 noon Tues 6 June 2006

On Tuesday 6 June 2006, the UK House of Commons Select committee on Crossrail is due to hear the formal petition by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council the main focus of the local anti-CrossRail protests. Khoodeelaar! has said that that petition is phoney and is not in fact a petition. It is a smokescreen under which the corrupt clique on Tower Hamlets Council [that did the main deals with Crsosrail] trying to hide its real role - that of a corporate tout for Big Business interests and City of London conglomerates who want to get their hands on £billions of public money under cover of Crossrail which will not bring economic benefits to the UK economy far less to the East End of London. Read more >>

31-05-2006 11:51

Animal Activists demo lair of Oxford lab builders.

Yesterday evening, up to 30 animal rights activists converged on the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, having discovered that the people working on the controversial new animal laboratory for Oxford University were staying there. Read more >>

31-05-2006 09:55 | 1 addition

Boat yard eviction happening NOW!

Support wanted. Read more >>

30-05-2006 18:26 | 1 comment

JUSTIN M. NORTON

Two Marines were severely traumatized when told to photograph the corpses of men, women and children after members of their unit allegedly killed as many as two dozen unarmed Iraqi civilians, their families said Monday. Read more >>

30-05-2006 11:18

rfid and The Identity Cards Act , becoming law, on

as far as i am aware.. passports are soon to be phased out.. a matter of days... and these kinds of technology are planned for broadscale introduction.. everything from packaging and credit to identity and tracking. personally i think it could work in tha stores but people deserve more choice! Read more >>

30-05-2006 00:10

San Salvador Atenco infonite

Two companeros from mexico city in london Read more >>

29-05-2006 21:58 | 2 comments

LABOUR PARTY EVIL - GETS WORSE FROM DAY TO DAY...

LABOUR PARTY EVIL GETS WORSE FROM DAY TO DAY...
THE MOST SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR PARTY HAVE A WICKED EVIL SECRET SCHEME
BUT... DEVIOUSLY CLEVER... HOUSING = VOTES??? Read more >>

29-05-2006 20:36 | 1 comment

Met Press Release: Placard Amnesty to Free Our Streets from Protest Crime

A citywide placard amnesty will be held between 29 May and 5 July, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Ian Blair, announced today. The amnesty will target those who carry placards and critical slogans.
A public campaign supporting the amnesty will urge people to hand in their placards during the five week period. Police stations throughout London will take part in the amnesty.
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29-05-2006 19:57

support Brian Haw in court tomorrow

Brian is in court Tuesday 30 May from 9am at Bow Street Magistrates Court for failing to comply with SOCPA conditions police placed upon him. This is the first case of its kind. It is not known what the outcome is likely to be but the police could be given more authority to remove Brian from Parliament Square. So... come along to the court and the Square to support if you can. Read more >>

29-05-2006 19:36

Palestine Today

Palestine Today , a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Monday, May 29th, 2006

Several main checkpoints in West Bank locked down by Israeli forces
Israeli forces invade Nablus, Balata in ongoing siege Four arrested by Israeli forces in Bethlehem Four arrested by Israeli forces in north Tulkarem raid

These stories and more coming up stay tuned. Read more >>

29-05-2006 16:45 | 1 comment

AGRICULTURE AND CORRUPTION IN ZAMBIA (SOUTHERN AFRICA)

Commonwealth Development Company (CDC) is the Investment partner of the Donor Fund for International Development (DFID). CDC owns an agribusiness company called Mpongwe Development Company that has been involved in corrupt practices,racism and land disputes. Read more >>

29-05-2006 11:48 | 1 comment

Call for joining a London neighbourhood at the Climate Camp.

A London neighbourhood at the Camp for Climate Action is being organised. Read more >>

28-05-2006 22:00

Demonstrate at Communications House

In Glasgow, Tyneside, Manchester and elsewhere, regular pickets of immigration reporting centres are ensuring that anyone working or living nearby is made aware that these are places of fear for asylum seekers. However the central London reporting centre at Old Street goes mostly unnoticed Read more >>

28-05-2006 19:29 | 2 comments

Top Cop Blair complains his lies were leaked.

Sir Ian Blair, Met Police Commissioner, has complained that the fact he lied about the cost of trashing Brian Haw's demonstration was leaked to the press. In an extraordinary e-mail to Metropolitan Police Authority members and officials he wrote:

"I am disappointed by what seems to be a leak to the press out of what is an ordinary and internal meeting. Such behaviour appears to be contrary to the values of the organisation and this will be looked into accordingly." Read more >>

27-05-2006 18:51 | 4 comments

A legal protest in Parliament square.

On Thursday May 25th a legal demo took place when Superintendent Peter Terry of Charing cross nick licensed Mark Thomas to hold a protest in Parliament square against the licensing of protests in parliament square. Read more >>