London Newswire Archive

08-06-2013 22:21

london world naked bike ride - words and pics

over a thousand cyclists stripped off and took to the streets today in london, part of the ever-growing annual global world naked bike ride Read more >>

07-06-2013 22:32 | 1 addition

Camden Solidarity Vigil for Bradley Manning: report and photos

London Catholic Worker and friends are holding a vigil and flyering for Bradley Manning three afternoons a week during the trial, currently outside Camden tube station. After three years of pre-trial detention and nearly a year of torture, the trial in Bradley Manning's court martial finally got underway this Monday at Fort Meade, Maryland, US. The WikiLeaks whistleblower has made probably the most significant anti-war leak of information in history and is being persecuted for daring to reveal evidence of war crimes and much more. Solidarity needed everywhere.

07-06-2013 20:53

HoB: The London Queer Social Centre Opening Day

BRAG IS BACK! Read more >>

07-06-2013 19:16

Qantas, Virgin Airlines, 6 US Prison Systems, Join UK's Boo Boo in Pig Flesh Ban

Boo Boo, a clothing outlet in the UK, is not the only concern banning pig flesh.
2 Airlines, 6 US State Prison Systems Ban Pig Flesh Read more >>

06-06-2013 22:52

vigil at EDFenergy HQ in victoria tonight - pics and report

several dozen supporters held a noisy vigil at the london offices of EDF this evening after a nottingham court passed down non-custodial sentences today to 21 activists who had been involved in protesting at an EDF power station last october. Read more >>

06-06-2013 08:50

EDL Muswell Hill Arson Conspiracy Proven Wrong

EDL Muswell Hill Arson Conspiracy Proven Wrong Read more >>

06-06-2013 08:01

How Many Police in the BNP?

South Wales (Heddlu) Police officer (collar number) 3896 has his photo taken with ex-EDL activist and Nazi Wayne Baldwin... Read more >>

05-06-2013 23:46

Journal Of The AMA Reports 70,000 Person Study: Vegetarians & Vegans Live Longer

A Loma Linda University study of 70,000 people
over 6 years reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association released in June 2013 has found vegans and vegetarians live longer, as have a number of other studies.
Read more >>

05-06-2013 18:08

Dissident Island Radio - 17 May 2013 - Episode 119

Check out the latest show from Dissident Island Read more >>

05-06-2013 15:25

Demonstration against UK Coal at High court

Social Justice and Environmental Campaigners demonstrated at the High Court of Justice, London.

Today desperate Coal Company - UK Coal sought to over-rule the community, Durham Council and the Secretary of State’s Inspectors to be allowed to mine over half a million tonnes of coal from rural County Durham. Read more >>

05-06-2013 15:04

65 Years of Ethnic Cleansing: Apartheid Israel Rebuked

A documentary filmed on the day of Israel’s 65th Birthday Celebration in London, exposes an alternative narrative to Israel’s Propaganda Extravaganza. The short film titled ‘65 Years of Ethnic Cleansing: Apartheid Israel Rebuked’ captures the viewpoints of the public and those participating in a counter demonstration - watch the film here -

http://youtu.be/WpiRO14SClI Read more >>

05-06-2013 14:31

Solidarity demonstration with Dutch hunger strikers

Dutch embassy men seem nice-until you know what's really happening! Read more >>

05-06-2013 10:21

#J11 Carnival Against Capitalism mass action

The #J11 Carnival Against Capitalism mass action will start at 12 noon on Tuesday June 11th, the meet-up points will be:

North, Oxford Circus click here for directions -

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/stations/1000173.aspx
South, Piccadilly Circus - click here for directions -

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/stations/1000179.aspx

the action will finish with a ‘street party’ at 5:30pm, the location will be announced on the day.

This action will only be as effective as the people participating in them. We have not negotiated with the police and we will not be controlled. If we look after each other, stay mobile, don’t get caught in kettles and are ready to make quick decisions about what to do next we can make the most of the day

see you on the streets Read more >>

05-06-2013 10:14

Week of Action against DSEI 7th - 14th September

The government is welcoming the world’s worst human rights abusing regimes to shop for weapons in London. WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Take part in a week long series of events and actions aimed to hinder the arms fair and reject its legitimacy! Read more >>

05-06-2013 09:29

Stop the Arms Fair day of Direct Action Training 17th August

Saturday 17th August, 11am - 5pm, 173 Euston Road, NW1 2BJ

Come along to a day of training designed to give you a head start in the on going struggle against the arms trade and offers a chance to improve skills and confidence! Read more >>

04-06-2013 23:09

legal aid protest at ministry of justice - pics and words

to mark the end of the consultation period over proposed sweeping cuts to the legal aid system, protestors blocked the road outside the ministry of justice this afternoon Read more >>

04-06-2013 06:51

join the challenge to iain duncan smith - sign the pettion on his £53-a-week lie

The Mail on Sunday has hired the Rightwing "insider" from the even more Right-wing SPECTATOR. Their boast this past weekend was that IDS would never budge on his
ferocious attack against the poor and the have-nots..
Read more >>

03-06-2013 14:25

Info on the Stop G8 Convergence Space

There will be a Stop G8 convergence centre in central London, close to the main actions. There will be space to sleep, as well as workshops, skillshares, food, films and more here. We plan to make the space fully wheelchair accessible and a safe space for everyone using it. Read more >>

03-06-2013 12:43

Ofcom duty to have standards on satellite TV Channels in communities' names

Ofcom is bound by LAW to have standards on satellite TV Channels being operated with OFCOM licences in the names of communities. Yet there is evidence of rampant violations of basic standards by the majority of these outlets.It APPEARS that OFCOM doesn’t have much respect for the communities in whose names these operators do their business. One such community, UK Bangladeshis, are set to change this. In a community petition launched ion East London this morning, UK Bangladeshis Say have set out a neat list of demands for OFCOM Read more >>

31-05-2013 11:23

The Daily Mail, Michael Adebolajo, the BNP & Harrow Mosque

Conveniently ignoring embarrassing facts like the long-term pattern of Daily Mail support for far-right politics, and BNP chairman Nick Griffin's famous support for Libyan terrorist Colonel Gaddafi etc, the Daily Mail, ITV and BNP are misrepresenting the presence of Michael Adebolajo at a counter-protest to defend Harrow Mosque in 2009 (a counter-protest which was in fact also supported by Tory councillors). Read more >>