UK Newswire Archive
Save Our Libraries Leeds
08-02-2011 09:19
Library services are going to be massively reduced because of cuts. Libraries are not just spaces for books and nerds and silence. They are places for learning literacy and numeracy, for people to get internet access, for help with finding information on how to write a good job application, for children and their families to find confidence in reading and socailising, and a place to go read the paper.
With descisions to close libraries already being made across the country (for example in Warwickshire) people are begining to realise what this will mean for their communities and taking action. SJ Bradley's post talks about why libraries are important, and how people in Leeds took action on SAturday 5th February, Save Libraires Day.
Demo at Lambeth Council, Brixton
08-02-2011 09:18
7 Feb 2011: About 150-200 people turned up to protest at the Lambeth Council Meeting against the planned cuts in the public sector. Video with some of the speeches: first unison welcome, speaker demanding to shut down Lambeth Living and about NHS cuts, proposing industrial action before 26 march demonstration. ( sorry for the low quality )
Arms Trade Campaigners target the Holiday & Travel
08-02-2011 09:18
A report of London CAAT's protest at the Clarion-owned Travel Show
Members of London Campaign Against Arms Trade (London CAAT) descended on the Destinations: Holiday and Travel Show in Earls Court this Saturday to protest about the organiser's involvement in the arms trade. They are Clarion Events and they also own the DSEi arms fair.
A large number of leaflets were handed out and some passers-by engaged with our message, particularly a Palestinian lady who expressed strong agreement with our stance. One of the speakers at the show Ben Fogle, star of Castaway 2000 and Country Tracks, passed us on the way into the show but declined to take a leaflet. He was one of the speakers CAAT wrote to prior to the event asking them to raise the issues of Clarion's involvement in the arms trade with them.
Two members of London CAAT entered the show to talk to stallholders, focussing on the smaller exhibitors as they were more likely to be manned by people who could have a say on their company's presence at the fair. They were all interested in what we had to say but unfortunately there were no firm commitments to talk to Clarion.
We will continue to keep the pressure on Clarion and we will be at their next show, the Baby Show, on Sunday February 20th (11am-1pm at the ExCel centre, nearest tube Custom House DLR).
Anti-Cuts Protest at Lambeth Town Hall 07.02.11
08-02-2011 09:18
Photos of this evening's anti-cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall organised by Lambeth Save Our Services.
150 people or so show up to direct their unhappiness at Lambeth's local government council for attempting to make cuts of around £37 million.
Lambeth Town Hall #anticuts protest, report & pics
08-02-2011 09:18
Up to 200 people gathered this evening outside Lambeth Town Hall following a call by Lambeth Save Our Services, to protest against the cuts that Lambeth Council is planning to impose to the local community as part of their 'austerity budget'. The protest started at 6pm right at the doorsteps of the council's building. People representing the different services that face the axe spoke to the crowd about how the cuts will affect Lambeth residents, people chanted slogans against the cuts, and eventually around 100 people were allowed into the buiding to attend the cabinet meeting where the cuts were being debated [see pics and video of the protest]
Those that didn't go into the building stood outside the town hall for a while longer. At some point a backpack sound system arrived playing a mixture of hip hop and roots tunes, and around 80 people quickly moved onto the street and blocked both Brixton Rd and Brixton Hill amidst loud chanting of "they say cut back, we say fight back!". The traffic was paralised for about 15 minutes until the police moved people back onto the pavement. People then stood in Brixton Oval for a while, but suddenly the crowd quickly moved up the road, crossed into Brixton Hill and blocked it once again. Some drivers become quite agitated at this point, but the crowd stood their ground until the police moved people back onto the pavement. The crowd then went back to the Council building doorsteps, stood there for a while longer listening to reggae tunes ... and slowly dispersed [See Tumbles 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8]
Here there are some pics (apologies for the images low quality but the camera used was crap under low light conditions)
For information of further protests at Lambeth Council's cuts budget keep and eye to IMC London's calendar of events and check Lambeth Save Our Services website.
UG#537 - From Divided Brains to Divided Societies (Neurological/Cultural Roots)
08-02-2011 08:27
Egyptian regime begins US-backed talks with opposition parties +2
08-02-2011 01:58
"Having slandered the anti-regime protest movement, Suleiman outlined a series of threadbare sops, including a pledge to form a committee comprised of “members of the judicial authority and a number of political figures” that is to spend a month considering possible constitutional and legislative amendments. Another bureau is also to consider complaints about the detention of political prisoners.The vice president said that media and communications would be “liberalised” but stressed that the state of emergency—continuously in operation ever since Mubarak assumed power in 1981—would only be lifted “based on the security situation and an end to the threats to the security of society.”
Suleiman: The CIA's man in Cairo
08-02-2011 00:36
Police Intimidation Fails Against Dixie's Vintage Fur Protesters
07-02-2011 23:11
Activist: “What were we accused of saying?”
PC Paul Adams: “They sell fur!”
Anti-Benefits Cuts Leafleting Glasgow Wed 9th Feb 3-4 pm
07-02-2011 22:18
ANTI-BENEFITS CUTS LEAFLETING GLASGOWWEDNESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 3-4 PM
ATOS HEALTH CARE
CORUNNA HOUSE
29 CADOGAN STREET
GLASGOW
G2 7AB
Exposed: police spy in Worthing
07-02-2011 19:36
A POLICE spy pretending to be an environmental campaigner targeted the Save Titnore Woods! campaign in its early years, The Porkbolter can exclusively reveal.Vigil for Shaker Aamer(last British resident in Gitmo): Saturday 5 Feb
07-02-2011 18:47
Sikh demonstrators in Luton deal a heavy blow to the EDL
07-02-2011 16:46
Palestine Today 02 07 2011
07-02-2011 16:09
Egyptian police targeted protesters via social media
07-02-2011 13:43
Egyptian police used the very instrument that sparked the recent anti-government rebellion, social media, to catch its youthful organizers, according to a published report.On the Murder of David Kato, the Ugandan Gay Rights Campaigner
07-02-2011 13:24
African states must protect the rights of their citizens to freedom and dignity. Homosexuals must not be denied these rights.
