London Newswire Archive

19-11-2003 00:49 | 0 comment(s)

Salonika 7 Hunger Strike: Solidarity Action

Seven people arrested last June during the anti-EU Summit demonstrations in Thessaloniki, Greece, are still in prison awaiting trial. Five on them have been on hunger strike for over 41 days and are currently hospitalized in critical condition. A solidarity action has been taking place in Edinburgh since Monday 17th November Read more >>

19-11-2003 00:43 | 6 comment(s)

Court Case Against Bush in Brixton, Tuesday 18 Nov.

Geroge W Bush had a quite unwelcome reception in Brixton tonight tuesday 18 Nov. Minutes after Air Force One landed in Heathrow, a public court case against the US president took place. The defendant - GW Bush - was found guilty of many counts and crimes against humanity, therefore the jugde ordered the toppling of his statue and a cellebration afterwards. Here there are some pics of the proceedings. Read more >>

19-11-2003 00:38 | 1 comment(s)

A message to the big fish

As people on both sides of the atlantic move into action, a message is sent from the anti-Bush protests in London to the anti-FTAA demonstrators in Miami. Read more >>

19-11-2003 00:18 | 0 comment(s)

Photos of the Burning Planet March Against Bush

Photos of the Burning Planet March Against Bush. Started in Lincoln's Inn Fields at around 7pm, marched passed the ExxonMobil/Esso offices at Aldwych, then onto the US Embassy via Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly. Read more >>

18-11-2003 22:49 | 0 comment(s)

CLEAR LIES Part 2: King Coal -- the Sellout of America's Skies

This week, Bush's goons in Congress are assuming that everyone int the world will be riveted to corporate TV, gaping open-mouthed and drooling at the coverage of his grandiose "state visit" to the UK. So, figuring the mindless masses have their attention diverted, the Bush goons are ramming through the Bush-Cheney energy bill - the most anti-environmental, anti-human health corporate giveaway in US history Read more >>

18-11-2003 22:19 | 8 comment(s)

Burning Planet March report

A large crowd of people took part in the Burning Planet march against Bush tonight leaving Lincoln's Inn Fields at about 7.30 pm. Read more >>

18-11-2003 21:53 | 2 comment(s)

BRIXTON BUSH JUDGMENT

pics of the projections and effegy in Brixton tonite and the Read more >>

18-11-2003 20:37 | 3 comment(s)

Students Occupy!

Students occupy UCL Read more >>

18-11-2003 20:22 | 2 comment(s)

Bare Your Bum at Bu$h, Bitch, and Bliar

http://www.bloggerheads.com/can_weblogs/bush_bum.asp

Sedgefield might be just the place to try this form of direct action, directed at Chimpy, Librarian Laura, and Bliar.

Anything you can do will be much appreciated by all of your American cousins. Read more >>

18-11-2003 17:29 | 0 comment(s)

Bush visit: Parliament Square protesters demand protection and rights

President Bush’s visit:
As huge sums are spent on security arrangements, MPs call for protection for Parliament Square protesters and their rights
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18-11-2003 14:34 | 0 comment(s)

Student Action against Bush Builds

London Students to hold a theatrical picket of Exxon-Mobil HQ as part of George W Bush State Visit. LSE Student Union voted for a 'teach-in/sit-in' today ahead of the protests. Read more >>

18-11-2003 13:48 | 0 comment(s)

Parliament Sq protest

Most of you here will probably know about Brian from Redditch. He's been camping out on a tiny patch of grass between the pavement and the green at Parliament Sq for nearly 3 years now, in all weathers, in protest against this appalling war against the people of Iraq. He was on hunger strike during the bombing earlier in the year, and has been subject to all kinds of abuse from passers by and tourists. Read more >>

18-11-2003 11:14 | 2 comment(s)

Police Filmed Returning ESF Visitors at Waterloo

surveillance society... Read more >>

18-11-2003 10:35 | 0 comment(s)

OF Grunts and Gooks; The latest Victims

What kind of bounty will a freedom fighter collect for “taking out” Bremer or Greenstock let’s say, or what was the rocket man hoping to bag with Wolfowitz’s scalp at al-Rasheed hotel? The cunning, despicable character Wolfowitz shaken but still threatening as he licked his wounds after his sojourn at resort Rasheed where the Machiavellian brain behind the smart bombs insanity finally got a taste of his own poisonous medicine. God knows contract murder and bounty hunting is a crude game but the Americans started it so of course that gives it the sacred imprimatur in this disgusting Judeochristianmu Read more >>

18-11-2003 07:45 | 1 comment(s)

H-Blocks: The Ultimate Sacrifice.

Article taken from:

http://www.irishhungerstrike.com/fasttildeath.htm

After the ending of the first strike, Bobby Sands, who had succeeded Brendan Hughes as O.C of the H-Blocks became heavily and frantically involved in attempts to bring the prison protest to a principled end on the basis of the five demands.The last thing the prisoners wanted after four years of a gruelling and nightmarish hell was a return to the protest.

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18-11-2003 05:59 | 0 comment(s)

Bush, welcome to London !

BUSH, WELCOME TO LONDON! Read more >>

18-11-2003 05:12 | 3 comment(s)

HOW TO: Conduct Direct Action Against Bush Visit -- Seattle Style

Seattle, Washington, USA showed the world how to conduct real direct-action protests during the WTO protests. This site shows some of the possibilities of the STOP BUSH protests:

http://www.zmedia.org/WTO/N30.htm Direct action is what the media cover and what people understand. Read more >>