London Newswire Archive

15-01-2007 14:20 | 4 comments

SOCPA - brian haw's full display rises like a pheonix

next monday at horseferry road, judge purdy hands down his decision whether brian haw has a case to answer for alleged breach of socpa conditions that led to a night-time police raid by 78 officers in may 2006 cutting his display from more than forty metres down to a mere three. in the meantime, artist mark wallinger has been busy recreating the whole display and his exhibition entitled 'state britain' opened this morning at tate britain, on the very edge of the socpa zone. Read more >>

15-01-2007 01:47

10/01/07: Downing Street Candle-lit vigil for Guantanamo Bay prisoners

Video of the candle-lit vigil for the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay. Read more >>

14-01-2007 12:35 | 1 comment

sunday times leaks info about new anti-war exhibition at tate britain

a press release tomorrow will reveal the exact nature of marc wallinger's new installation at the duveen gallery, tate britain. meanwhile the organisers are angry at a leak to the sunday times which was published this morning under the title 'tate puts artistic bomb under blair. Read more >>

13-01-2007 21:50

Protest against Kalyx / Harmondsworth immigration detention centre

Demo in central London this Wednesday, outside company that runs Harmondsworth IRC. Read more >>

13-01-2007 17:24

DSEi 2007 Exhibition being advertised already.

Its time to start thinking about those awful weapons of mass devastation again. Read more >>

13-01-2007 12:12 | 26 comments

09-01-07: Video of Christian Bigots being Christian Bigots

You've seen the photos with witty captions, that led to the photographers email inboxes being flooded with bible text, now you can see the pictures moving, with sound. Read more >>

12-01-2007 22:18 | 10 additions

Solidarity from London to Anti-Gitmo NVDA in D.C.

Members of London & Oxford Catholic Worker communities and friends gathered outside the U.S. embassy in London as 90 resisters were arrested in an occupation of the U.S. Federal Court House in Washington DC. Read more >>

11-01-2007 21:44 | 1 addition | 4 comments

Guantánamo Bay Demonstration Outside US Embassy

Demonstration outside the US Embassy to mark the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Read more >>

11-01-2007 17:57 | 2 additions

Vigil for Guantanimo prisoners. Wednesday night.

Some pictures from the vigil called by Amnesty International and supported by around 100 people. Read more >>

10-01-2007 23:02 | 1 comment

Shut Harmondsworth & Colnbrook Detention Centres! Feb 10 2007

11.30 am SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2007 // DEMONSTRATE OUTSIDE HARMONDSWORTH AND COLNBROOK DETENTION CENTRES NEAR HEATHROW

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10-01-2007 23:00

Voices of Resistance from Occupied London: Call for Submissions

“Voices of Resistance from Occupied London” is the brand new, self-portrayed “Anarchist Bulletin of News, Theory and Action from the British Capital After the Empire”. Our first issue will come out in early/mid-March - on time for the day of direct action for Iraq on March 19. Read more >>

10-01-2007 22:16 | 17 comments

Christian lunatics hold homophobic rally outside parliament.

“Let him without sin cast the first stone” said Jesus to the unruly mob to quell their bloodlust and stop them from murdering an innocent woman. Unfortunately this part of the Bible seems to have been misplaced by the hypocrites standing outside Parliament on Tuesday night. The reason for this thousand strong demo? The House of Lords are debating a law that will give gay people the same rights as everyone else. This it seems is too much for Britain’s fast growing Christian Right. The law will make it illegal (for example) to refuse a hotel room to a gay couple. Or to refuse a job interview to a gay man or woman based on their sexuality. Many years ago a similar law was introduced to stop black people being discriminated against. This has clearly been forgotten by half the nutters present tonight. Read more >>

10-01-2007 16:18

An Evening of Documentary Film and Poetry for Palestine

All proceeds to women’s projects in Abu Dis

6.30pm on Saturday 13 January 2007
Crossroads Women’s Centre, 230A Kentish Town Road NW5
(entrance in Caversham Road) Fully Wheelchair Accessible
ADMISSION: £4 (£2 concessions). Info: 020 7482 2496

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10-01-2007 16:11 | 1 comment

Jan 11: Guantanamo Bay 5th Anniversary 'Celebrations’

PRESS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01AM, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007

Guantanamo Bay 5th Anniversary 'Celebrations’

Why has Birmingham's HIATT corporation supplied the shackles used during the abuse of 10 British residents and 400 other prisoners in Guantanamo Bay? Read more >>

10-01-2007 12:07

Collins Stewart London Boat Show Banned Family - Limited Picket

Apparently, ‘Kids Go Free!’ at this year’s Collins Stewart London Boat Show but not if you belong to the SHALOM Family from Wales - previously banned by BMF National Boat Shows Limited, following their Houseboat eviction by Crest Nicholson plc. This year at Excel, the Family highlight peaceful request to Tullett Prebon plc, owners of Collins Stewart, London boat show main sponsors. Read more >>

10-01-2007 10:09

On eve of London bombings: MPs told Britain faced no imminent threat

On January 6, the Guardian revealed that less than 24 hours before the July 7, 2005, suicide bombings in London, the head of Britain’s security service MI5 had assured senior members of Parliament the country faced no imminent threat from terrorist attack. Read more >>

10-01-2007 10:02 | 4 comments

Night of a thousand bigots pix

Pix show mainly christian fundies, including bigot in chief ian paisley on demo last night as well as gay rights counter demo. Read more >>

10-01-2007 00:36 | 4 comments

Photos: Homophobic Protest & Counter Protest (09.01.06)

A number of homophobic faith groups protested outside Parliament in London today (09.01.06) against anti-discrimination laws. New rules outlawing businesses from discriminating against homosexuals were upheld in the House of Lords. A number of LGBT people also protested against the faith group’s protest. Read more >>

09-01-2007 23:14 | 3 comments

Close Guantánamo: Demonstration on the 5th anniversary

Amnesty International is marking the fifth anniversary of the detention centre in Guantánamo Bay by calling for the closure of Guantánamo Bay. Events are taking place in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff and Belfast. Read more >>

07-01-2007 22:29

Blair meets the public (well not really).

On Friday Tony Blair PM used his first day back at work to visit the London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green. Prior to this he had just completed his tour of has-been manufactured pop stars mansions with a stay at the luxury residence of one of the Bee Gees. This followed his recent holiday in August at the seaside mansion of heterosexual rock god Sir Cliff Richard. So much for ‘Cool Britania’……. Read more >>