London Newswire Archive

31-01-2008 08:49

DJ Nicholas Evans - please get your head out of your arse

In this case, irrefutable evidence was offered regarding Babs and Brian wearing matching book-end pink sparkly banners and DJ N. Evans refusing to accept the truth of the evidence and reality.
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30-01-2008 15:57

Indymedia screening tonight

When Mexican paramilitary forces shot Brad Will in the chest, killing him, his camera fell from his hands. But it didn't stop recording. It continued moving from hand to hand. Brad's camera paints us a picture of what his life was about, and what so many of his friends continue to struggle for.

Tonight at the rampART there is a screening and discussion with the film maker and indymedia activist from south america. Read more >>

30-01-2008 14:49

Support The Harmondsworth 4! - Demonstrate Monday 4 February

The trial of four men who were in Harmondsworth IRC at the time of the protest there on 28 November 2006 opened on Monday 14th January 2008 at Southwark Crown Court.

There has been a demonstration each Monday morning, and the next one is on 4 February 9-10.30am. Please join us!
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30-01-2008 11:40

LSE Union Divided as Students Condemn Israel's Apartheid Regime

Over 600 students turned out to debate a motion on Israeli apartheid at the London School of Economics Students' Union (LSESU) Union General Meeting (UGM) last Thursday, 24 January 2008. Students packed the Old Theatre and spilled out into the corridors for the motion, entitled 'Make Apartheid History', which condemned Israel's Apartheid regime and called for the LSESU to lobby the school and the National Union of Students (NUS) to divest from Israeli and international companies that support the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. Read more >>

30-01-2008 00:41

Police Federation response to BNP on police march

Date: 29 January 2008
Source: Searchlight Read more >>

29-01-2008 23:39

Sharkwater UK Release

Opens February 22nd Read more >>

29-01-2008 19:54

London Animal Rights Events: Foie Gras, SHAC, Fur, etc.

WEDNESDAY 30TH JANUARY - Foie Gras Demo, Chez Gerard
THURSDAY 31ST JANUARY - SHAC Demo, AstraZeneca (press conference!)
THURSDAY 31ST JANUARY - PETA Fur Demo, Burberry Head Office
THURSDAY 31ST JANUARY - Anti-McDonalds/Meat leafleting
FRIDAY 1ST FEBRUARY - Foie Gras Demo, Chez Gerard
MONDAY 4TH FEBRUARY - Horse Abuser Demo, Aylesbury Magistrates Court Read more >>

29-01-2008 19:27

Monday Love Returns....

Monday Love returns with a one month residence at The InSpiral Lounge in Camden Lock.
For the valentine month of February, Monday Love will be bringing you the finest in uptown, underground, raise your spirit and blow your mind live music, film and real life grassroots media. Read more >>

29-01-2008 01:31

brian haw 'walk for peace' to speak at oxford union 'queen and country' debate

fresh from their controversial "freedom of speech" debate, when they invited a holocaust denier and a bnp leader, those pesky students have thought up another wheeze Read more >>

29-01-2008 00:51

Around the London protests - 28/1/08

Protests against Musharraf's reception at Downing Street and the DfT Heathrow expansion exhibition Read more >>

29-01-2008 00:40

'SOCPA - the movie' - london screening @ monday love

'monday love', the monday night radical film, talk, and music night is back throughout february, and it kicks off next monday (4th feb) with a screening of 'SOCPA - the movie', other shorts from 'reel news', an iraq update from hani lazim, dj sprinfield from movimientos and live music from 'rob the rub' Read more >>

28-01-2008 22:23

We are bad.

In the past week there has been an upsurge in resistance to the olympics in east London. A new collective calling itself WE ARE BAD has emerged to spearhead an intensive campaign against the games and it's corporate sponsors. Read more >>

28-01-2008 19:03

Stop Kingsnorth - No New Coal

A demonstration took place outside the London office of E-.ON in London on Friday Jan 25, 2008. Pictures are copyright, (C) Peter Marshall. Read more >>

28-01-2008 18:55

Wed 30th, 12pm: Mapuche Solidarity Demo at Chilean Embassy for hunger strike

Due to the critical situation of the hunger striker Patricia Troncoso, who various sources say is nearing the very end of her life, Mapuche International Link are calling urgently for a demonstration outside the Chilean Embassy in London with other groups on Wednesday 30th, between 12-2pm. Read more >>

28-01-2008 18:49

Fighting Scientology - an anarchist perspective

Seeing as everyone and their dog is getting in on this on the internet, now seems as good a time as any for a discussion about Scientology, the actions of its Church, and the logistics and politics of fighting against it. Read more >>

28-01-2008 18:35

Feminist Fightback protest against Abortion Lies, London 25 Jan, 2008

A small group of demonstrators from Feminist Fightback demonstrated outside the offices of The Christian Medical Fellowship in Marshalsea Street, Southwark on Friday 25 January 2008. All pictures copyright (C) Peter Marshall Read more >>

28-01-2008 00:10

Petition For The Lives Of Two Iranian Gay Guys: Hamzeh And Loghman

Petition for the lives of Hamzeh and Loghman: two young gay men who are in love and who risk the death sentence in Iran. And let's not forget Pegah: the United Kingdom could still hand her over to the executioner. Read more >>

27-01-2008 23:57

Respect the right to protest - Don't harmonise its criminalisation

Response to the Home Office consultation on managing protest around Parliament Read more >>

27-01-2008 20:14

Gaza demo pix.

Huge mobilisation of mainly Palestinian protesters in Whitehall outside Downing street. Read more >>

27-01-2008 18:37

Anniversary Vigil: A year of witness to the horrors of Guantánamo - 8 February

For the past year, the London Guantánamo Campaign has maintained a regular presence outside the American Embassy in Mayfair on Friday evenings to protest against the ongoing arbitrary detention, torture and abuse of international law by the American government in Guantánamo Bay. Meeting regularly at 6-7pm outside the entrance to the Embassy come rain or shine, campaigners have held a peaceful vigil against the shameless brutality of a system that has paved the way for human rights abuses elsewhere in the world for the past 6 years under the “war on terror”. Read more >>