London Newswire Archive

02-03-2007 02:03 | 1 comment

Fight for Our Land

Over here in the big smog of Hackney, east London, we're fighting a battle to stop the LDA, who are responsible for bringing the olympic games to London in 2012, evicting and destroying a massive 80 plot, hundred year old allotment site. All just to make way for a footpath! Read more >>

02-03-2007 01:15 | 1 addition | 4 comments

Ungdomshuset Solidarity Demo Friday London

SOLIDARITY DEMO Danish Embassy LONDON
FRIDAY 2nd MARCH

Meet 2pm HYDE PARK CORNER, inside on park
Bring banners, flags, leaflets, noisemakers....
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01-03-2007 09:57

DEMO SUNDAY Allotments EGM Hackney Wick

Come and support the Manor Garden Allotments
this Sunday / 10:30 am
Eastway Baths Community Centre
Eastway
Hackney Wick. Read more >>

28-02-2007 17:47 | 5 comments

Save ESOL campaign lobby of Parliament

Save ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Campaign lobby of Parliament and rally on Wednesday 28th February 2007, attended by about 1,000 ESOL students and teaching staff. Protest against proposed cuts to free ESOL provision. One of the biggest lobbies of Parliament for a long time. Read more >>

28-02-2007 17:12

Homophobe Moscow mayor met with demo at City hall,London

Moscow's homophobic Mayor Luzhkov was met with a emo outsuide City hall ,London this lunchtime... Read more >>

28-02-2007 14:59 | 1 comment

'Our Story: the Rossport 5' UK Book Launches this weekend

Media Notice - Rossport 5 launch their book in London Read more >>

28-02-2007 14:56

Update on abortion rights march, Saturday 3 March

Please support and take part in the march for abortion rights taking place on Saturday 3 March. Read more >>

28-02-2007 13:38 | 2 comments

Solidarity with Indigenous Resistance, action at Canada House

To celebrate exactly one year of land reclamation (Six Nations, Ontario, Canada) a delegation visited Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London today (28/02/07) to present demands and show support for the sovereignty struggle in Ontario. Read more >>

28-02-2007 00:47

Huntingdon Life Sciences fail to seize protestor's assets

Huntingdon Life Sciences last week failed once again to seize the assets of a high profile activist recently imprisoned for serious criminal activity and were instead made liable for his costs in defending the proceedings. In this article we ask why the national media totally ignored this story, choosing to focus instead on a non-story about animal rights stalls in London. Read more >>

27-02-2007 20:48 | 3 comments

24th feb autonomous bloc pics (resized)

resized pis of the automomous bloc from last saturdays march Read more >>

27-02-2007 17:52

24th feb autonomous bloc football video

footie with a (toy) coppers helmet Read more >>

27-02-2007 13:43

Upcoming Free Cinema at Inn On The Green

Every second Tuesday of the month, Indymedia Cinema takes to Inn On The Green in West London to cover issues that are often hidden by the mainstream media.

27-02-2007 12:48 | 5 comments

London antiwar demonstration downplays threat of war against Iran

In 2003, one million people took to the streets of London to protest against the war in Iraq. Four years later, amidst Bush’s “surge” in Iraq and the advanced preparations for a military assault on Iran, the capital saw somewhat less than 30,000 march on Saturday under the slogan, “No Trident—Troops out of Iraq.” Read more >>

27-02-2007 12:36 | 1 addition

Pictures from Stop The War March (part 3)

Last one! Read more >>

27-02-2007 12:26 | 2 additions | 2 comments

Pictures from Stop The War March (part 2)

Here's the second installment of those pictures... Read more >>

27-02-2007 12:15 | 1 comment

Pictures from Stop The War March (part 1)

On Saturday 24th February many thousands of people gathered in Central London to protest against the ongoing UK/US government sponsored slaughter in Iraq. Read more >>

26-02-2007 23:03

One Year To Save The Feminist Library

For a number of years the Feminist Library has existed in a state of permanent emergency, with a dwindling number of volunteers to take part in running the library, uncertainty about its location and a precarious financial situation. A meeting was held on 24 February to decide on whether to close the library for good. At the meeting a great deal of support was voiced for the library, and it was decided to make one last attempt to save the collection. Read more >>

26-02-2007 20:58 | 2 additions | 1 comment

Time to kick the cops out of our demos!

The leaflet below was distributed at Saturday's anti-war demonstration in central London and was well received by most participants of the autonomous block. Please print the attached .pdf and distribute at all relevant events. Let's build a culture of resistance.... Read more >>