London Newswire Archive

12-09-2007 02:29

Crossrail hole plot-inviting East London Council admits to shafting community

For nearly 4 years the Khoodeelaar! Campaign had been saying that Tower Hamlets Council had been a tout for Big Business Crossrail hole plot .

But there was no written proof in so many words. Read more >>

12-09-2007 00:21 | 1 addition

DSEi delegates

- Read more >>

11-09-2007 22:42 | 1 addition

DSEi photos

Photos from Custom House demo and Space Hijacker's Tank Read more >>

11-09-2007 22:04 | 1 addition

A day at DSEI

Summary of a day of protest at DSEI Read more >>

11-09-2007 21:41

WE ARE GOING TO MAKE GLOBALISATION BREAKS DOWN !!!

This was the session two at the UK Defence System conference in Mayfair

SESSION 2: Protecting Freedom of the Seas, Littorals and Choke Points if Globalisation breaks down Read more >>

11-09-2007 20:56

CAAT press release on DSEi arms fair and protests - Sept 11th

11 September 2007
Arms fair opens in London to wave of protest

http://www.caat.org.uk/press/recent.php?url=110907prs

An international arms fair opening in London today was met with a wave of protest from local residents, community leaders, politicians and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). The comedian and writer Mark Thomas addressed a peaceful demonstration organised by CAAT outside the event. The fair, Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi), will run from today until Friday at the Excel Centre in Newham, east London.
Read more >>

11-09-2007 18:47

INDY-OAXACA SPEAKER @ LARC

Our speaker is an IndyOaxaca activist, indigenous to the mixed territory of oaxaca and an avid community radio, video and print and independent media activist.
Read more >>

11-09-2007 16:08 | 4 additions

DSEI Tank

Protest Tanks at DSEI Read more >>

11-09-2007 15:39

Freedom for the Cuban Five!

An International Campaign to Free the Cuban Five will begin on September 12. This will be an excellent opportunity to knock at the doors of American people’s consciences Read more >>

11-09-2007 14:25

9/11 ... 07 : SIX YEARS OF MASS DECEPTION

An evening of short films and discussion offering alternative perspectives on 9/11 and the "war on terror".
Tuesday 11th September
Oxford Town Hall, 7.15 - 9.30
FREE ENTRY Read more >>

11-09-2007 11:08

Mainstream corporate media coverage of DSEi arms fair 2007

Reproduced here for fair use: Read more >>

11-09-2007 07:57 | 5 additions

DSEi: Activists have entered the Excel complex

A group of about 20 activists have entered the Excel complex where the DSEi Arms Fair is being held. Read more >>

11-09-2007 07:47 | 1 addition

Man arrested at Atomic Weapons Establishment on eve of major arms fair

On the eve of the MoD-sponsored DSEi arms fair in east London, there was one arrest at AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) Aldermaston in Berkshire, where supporters of the Block the Builders campaign had gathered on Monday morning.
Read more >>

11-09-2007 07:29

The Petraeus Report

To understand the Petraeus report to congress it is important to also understand the subsequent report to be given by President Bush. Bush will brief the US congress with regard to the eighteen benchmarks that the congress has set as a measure of the performance of the Iraqi government. Read more >>

11-09-2007 01:54

EDM 1763 Unlocking Democracy

Please support EDM 1763 Read more >>

10-09-2007 19:15

Brazil: 185º anniversary of the independence. September the 7th, 1822.

The place was chosen to receive resources from the PAG because it is an area of water sources and of ambient protection.
Through Guarituba flow Piraquara and Iraí rivers. They are responsible for 60% of the water that supplies Curitiba and metropolitan region .
Read more >>

10-09-2007 19:02

Picket of Raddison Mayfair Hotel

The Raddison Mayfair Hotel was today being used for a UK Defence Conference. Protesters weren't happy about this. Read more >>

10-09-2007 17:46 | 1 addition

Disrupt the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester! - Thu 13th Sept

Disrupt the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester!

Thursday 13th September 2007

7pm Cocktails
8pm Dinner

The Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1.
(Tubes: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park.) Read more >>

10-09-2007 17:33

London mayoral publicity - genuine candidates must SAY NO to Crossrail

The UK Tories are today [Monday 10 September 2007] mounting their propaganda offensive around the selection of their party's candidate for mayor of London. Read more >>

10-09-2007 16:35

IRAQ: Between Dealers and Death Squads

On May 12th 2005, the United Nations organization which monitors drug trafficking announced that Iraq "is about to become a transit station for transporting the heroine, which is manufactured in Afghanistan and is heading towards Europe through neighbouring Iran". Read more >>