London Newswire Archive

11-03-2004 17:18 | 4 comment(s)

Nick Cohen debates Workers' Liberty on Iraq war

Alliance for Workers' Liberty London forum - Nick Cohen debates the AWL on Iraq Read more >>

11-03-2004 17:07 | 0 comment(s)

CODEPINK at the March 20th London demo

CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots peace and social justice movement. It first hit the streets in November 2002 when around 100 U.S. women gathered to protest the proposed military action against Iraq. The following spring 10,000 women in pink encircled The Whitehouse... Read more >>

11-03-2004 14:03 | 0 comment(s)

Indymedia Cinema

Indymedia Cinema presents... Read more >>

11-03-2004 13:11 | 5 comment(s)

WORKSHOP ON CONSENSUS DECISION MAKING & FACILITATION

An amazing workshop on making our meetings better is coming! Read more >>

10-03-2004 21:28 | 1 comment(s)

Hackney Council's New Agenda 2004

Hackney Council's New Contracts With Housing Associations (Squatters To Be Evicted From Hackney's Properties In Due Course. Read more >>

10-03-2004 19:06 | 8 comment(s)

Post Office Closures

Residents of Haringey demonstrated outside Wood Green shopping arcade
to oppose the closure of local post offices. David Lammy, the local MP,
was there too and gave a short speech, and said he would stand up for
[Haringey] Council.

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10-03-2004 15:27 | 0 comment(s)

Help wanted for planned social centre

Plan to establish chesterfields first occupied squat/social centre.
Help needed!!!! Read more >>

10-03-2004 14:12 | 2 comment(s)

London Rising Tide pickets BP Tangguh gas greenwash meeting, London, 10.4.02

A deep-frozen London Rising Tide were on hand to meet and greet those NGOs and 'socially responsible' imvestors attending a meeting organised by BP and the 'Tangguh Independent Advisory Panel' (TIAP). TIAP is made up of Senator George Mitchell, (Chairman of TIAP and now also of Disney!), Lord David Hannay, Reverend Herman Saud and Ambassador Sabam Siagian, all of whom are on the BP payroll. Read more >>

10-03-2004 04:05 | 0 comment(s)

Freedom Hacklab open meeting and benefit this Saturday

The next open meeting to plan the road ahead for the Hacklab is taking place on this Saturday the 13th of March at 6pm at the new 156 Fortess Road social centre, Kentish town. This will be followed by a benefit at 8pm to raise funds for the Hacklab. There will be music, a Cuban rum cocktails bar and food. Read more >>

09-03-2004 23:25 | 0 comment(s)

Naked installation: Abajo-Izquierdo (Below-Left)

There'll be a 'Spencer Tunick' style London nude-art 'installation' on Wednesday evening March 10th, at the International Students House Theatre, 229 Gt. Portland Street, London (nearest tube stations are Gt. Portland Street, Warren Street and Regents Park), and the artist is looking for volunteers. Read more >>

09-03-2004 23:14 | 0 comment(s)

Libertarian Bloc on March 20th STW demo!!

Lib. bloc on the 20th march STW demo. Meet 12 noon, under Marble Arch, bring flags, energy and noise.

SPREAD THE MESSAGE AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read more >>

09-03-2004 21:56 | 0 comment(s)

"ayatollah Charles" >The Picture

He is known to Iran's youth as "ayatollah Charles". No wonder why! Read more >>

09-03-2004 21:51 | 1 comment(s)

Ayatollah Charles!

He is known as "ayatollah Charles" by the Iranian youth who are beaten times and again with British made Electric Batons for their freedom movement. Read more >>

09-03-2004 17:14 | 1 comment(s)

We need you on March 20th

Be a part of the second superpower. Stand up against future illegal, preemptive wars and protest the continuing suppression of human rights and free speech which have characterised this one. Help us get the word out that we're making a second showing on Saturday, March 20th.
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09-03-2004 16:38 | 2 comment(s)

War is Hell but Peace is F**king boring

I am interested to find the originator of posters with the words "War is Hell but Peace is F**king boring" Read more >>

09-03-2004 13:36 | 1 comment(s)

Racists police exposed by the "Secret Policeman" will not be prosecuted

These two articles from the "Manchester Evening News" make interesting reading. Read more >>

09-03-2004 11:25 | 5 comment(s)

www.stopthewall.org

Activists last Friday performed a banner drop on the A40 to raise awareness about the injustice and illegality of Israel's Apartheid Wall and to promote the website www.stopthewall.org Read more >>

09-03-2004 10:33 | 6 comment(s)

"We are women, we are strong" - Miners Strike 20th Anniversary Events

The strike took place between March 1984 and March 1985, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and the Tories were in power. Read more >>

09-03-2004 10:11 | 2 comment(s)

£15bn a year cost of supermarket packaging

Supermarket shoppers are spending £470 a year - a sixth of their food budget - on packaging, a report suggests.

The Liberal Democrats spoke to the UK's nine biggest supermarket chains about packaging, waste, and energy use.

They found customers spent £15bn on packaging each year and that delivery lorries travel the equivalent of two return trips to the moon every day.

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