London Newswire Archive

26-01-2004 15:34 | 1 comment(s)

DisAsda on the Old Kent Road: building resquatted again under noses of bailiffs

As of Monday afternoon (2pm), protestors are currently successfully resisting another eviction of the main building at the Ossory Road protest camp, where Asda/Walmart plan to build a supermarket, on the Old Kent Road. Having allowed bailiffs and security to enter the building this morning and lock up doors etc, protestors yet again managed to regain entry into the building and climbed on top of the roof.
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Action planned 2 weeks from now. Read more >>

26-01-2004 14:55 | 17 comment(s)

SWP/GR (solitary wanker party) hijacks 2004 ESF (European Social Forum) process

The European Social Forum is supposed to be a non hierarchical gathering of grass roots alternatives to the traditional political process. Read more >>

26-01-2004 14:20 | 6 comment(s)

Shock news !! : McDonald's make you unhealthy

LAST February, Morgan Spurlock decided to become a gastronomical guinea pig.
His mission: To eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald's and document the impact on his health, He put on 25 pounds but his supersized shape was the least of his problems.
Within a few days of beginning his drive-through diet, Spurlock, 33, was vomiting out the window of his car, and doctors who examined him were shocked at how rapidly Spurlock's entire body deteriorated.. Read more >>

26-01-2004 14:00 | 0 comment(s)

WSF / WEF collected reports from ips

Collected reports from WSF and WEF by Terra Vivi / IPS
Some very good articles here: Read more >>

26-01-2004 01:51 | 6 comment(s)

Parenting Versus Protesting? Kids at protests

Is it irresponsible to take kids to political protests? Are some protests safe and others not? How do you tell the difference? I interviewed 12 activists, 10 of whom are parents, 7 of whom are street medics on this topic.
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25-01-2004 21:11 | 0 comment(s)

35th day of hunger strike protest at Seven Sisters

Report on Day 35 of the Seven Sisters hunger strike concentrates on yesterday's rally at the hunger strike tent, which attracted some mainstream media attention. Read more >>

25-01-2004 19:33 | 5 comment(s)

Critical Mass London

The first Critical Mass bike ride of 2004 and the start of our 10th anniversary year. Read more >>

25-01-2004 18:58 | 19 comment(s)

ESF stitchup

The latest European Social Forum meeting in London reached new depths
of manipulation, mistrust and mayhem. Report and personal thoughts by
an anarchist based in Oxford. Read more >>

25-01-2004 17:29 | 0 comment(s)

The Zapatista Anniversary Screening

Next London Indymedia Cinema night... Read more >>

25-01-2004 17:09 | 8 comment(s)

WEF DEMO REPORT

Here is an account of the police repression that followed on from the anarchist demo in Chur on Saturday 24 January, plus a few reflections on organising future events of this nature. Read more >>

25-01-2004 13:22 | 2 comment(s)

Urgent help - protect pregnant mother from eviction

Call to help resist the eviction of Caravan community Read more >>

25-01-2004 00:53 | 0 comment(s)

CAMBRIDGE PROTESTS.....

Join the fight against the torture labs...... Demos Planned Read more >>

24-01-2004 18:46 | 0 comment(s)

Suicide and the aftermath of the New Year invasion of Nablus

The aftermath of the Israeli military invasion of Nablus City and Balata Refugee Camp over the New Year. Read more >>

24-01-2004 18:28 | 0 comment(s)

Help needed with Balata Refugee Camp installation tour

Balata Refugee Camp is one of the most repressed and impoverished communities in the West Bank, Palestine. An installation composed of materials from the people of Balata will be coming on tour in the UK during March and April. Read more >>

24-01-2004 15:02 | 0 comment(s)

TREES NOT WALLS!

TREES NOT WALLS!
Hundreds March in Israel to Plant Trees
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24-01-2004 11:11 | 5 comment(s)

Report on the M&S picket, Oxford Street, 22/01/04

The struggle in solidarity with the long-suffering Palestinian people goes on in the face of Zionist attempts to silence and degrade it. The British establishment's support for Zionism makes our fight ever more urgent. Read more >>

24-01-2004 06:02 | 0 comment(s)

Benny Morris: The Song Remains the Same?

With his book, 'The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem' - in which he claimed that early war crimes committed by Israel against Palestines led to the refugee problem of today - Israeli historian Benny Morris became a pariah in his own country, and a hero, as well as much-utilised reference point, for the Pro-Palestinian cause. (He is freqently cited by posters on Indymedia). He summed up his current views on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in this recent article in Haaretz Magazine. It is definitely worth reading.
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24-01-2004 01:00 | 1 comment(s)

St Agnes Place Benefit gig

Not made it St Agnes benefit gig @ the telegraph, brixton hill, london.....? tune in to live webcast at rtsp://realserver.spc.org/live/wirelessfm.rm with real player Read more >>

23-01-2004 18:52 | 0 comment(s)

Four arms fair protestors jailed

A group of 11 people were on trial for staging a peaceful blockade at DSEi arms fair on 9 September 2003. 4 were sent to prison for one day rather than go against their consciences and pay fines and court costs. Read more >>

23-01-2004 18:04 | 0 comment(s)

DISARM DSEi - London Meeting - 26th February

This meeting has been called to discuss plans for people in and around London who want to continue taking action against DSEi and the arms trade.

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