London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

27-05-2006 18:51 | 4 comments

A legal protest in Parliament square.

On Thursday May 25th a legal demo took place when Superintendent Peter Terry of Charing cross nick licensed Mark Thomas to hold a protest in Parliament square against the licensing of protests in parliament square. Read more >>

27-05-2006 17:28 | 2 comments

A 'plod' supports Brian Haw !

A letter in The Independent from I think a serving police officer who says she supports Brian against the Met....! Read more >>

26-05-2006 16:39

Leaflet for lecturers' union demo

Education Not for Sale has produced a leaflet to mobilise students for the lecturers' union demo against victimisation and for decent pay on Thursday 1 June. See the link below. Read more >>

26-05-2006 14:12

A country staiined with blood and injustice. Sri Lanka

Approximately a thousand Tamils gathered in solidarity on Sunday 21st May at Trafalgar square between the hours of two and six in the afternoon. They stood united, undeterred by the rain for the freedom of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Read more >>

26-05-2006 14:11 | 3 comments

Bethnal Green Questions for George Galloway MP Friday 26 May 2006

As the latest media frenzy gathers around the latest reported gaffe by Bethnal Green and Bow MP George Galloway, one member of the community in the constituency is left with no alternative but to wonder in public what exactly is George Galloway trying to say about the issues in the constituency. Such as about the campaign to stop the Crsosrail hole threat to the Brick Lane and the Whitechapel area – which was visited this week by the CrossRail committee MPs while George Galloway was ‘represented’ by one of his House of Commons office staff. Read more >>

26-05-2006 12:33

US LIVING WAGE ACTIVISTS VISIT THE UK

Brie Phillips and Diane Foglizzo from the US student Living Wage Action Coalition and the United Students Against Sweatshops campaign are visiting the UK at the end of May and start of June. They will be touring UK campuses with No Sweat. Read more >>

25-05-2006 15:09

OutRage!:Tatchell defies Moscow gay ban...

OutRage! and Human Rights campaigner Peter Tatchell goes to Russia to defy the ban on Moscow gay Pride event and IDAHO conference.
Religious and far right groups threaten violent reponses... Read more >>

25-05-2006 03:36 | 4 comments

Democracy’s Last Stand – Dawn Raid

3am phone calls, crazed rants of cops and oppression and Oscar Beard jumps a taxi into democracy's last stand. Read more >>

24-05-2006 20:42 | 4 comments

HELP STOP ILLEGAL EVICTION THURS 25thMAY URGENT

HACKNEY LANDLORD HIRE PRIVATE SECURITY FOR ILLEGAL: EVICTION. 25/05/06 HELP, PHOTOGRAPHERS, ACTIVISTS. By Law they must wait for court bailiffs. When they were told they laughed saying they did'nt care. The case was in court today (24/5/06). Over 15 people will be homeless. Read more >>

24-05-2006 19:23

PALESTINE TODAY

PALESTINE TODAY A SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST MEDIA CENTER WWW.IMEMC.ORG FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 24th, 2006

Four Palestinian killed and 35 injured in Rammallah invasion
Army arrests two children and imposes curfew in Howwara town, Army bulldozers demolish several buildings and barns in Al Fonduq village, and Army arrests two residents from Hebron and takes over a house in Dora village,

THESE STORIES AND MORE COMING UP STAY TUNED Read more >>

24-05-2006 11:27 | 1 comment

Labour attacks right to protest. Activist arrested violently on Palestine march.

Britain’s Labour government is clamping down on the right to protest. Under the guise of ‘fighting terrorism’ the government it is creating the legal framework to stop demonstrations against war, racism and poverty. Read more >>

23-05-2006 21:29 | 3 comments

Khoodeelaar! demands Tower Hamltes Council sack Christine Gilbert

UK Home office minister Tony McNulty has been sacked at the behest of Rupert Murdoch’s SUN tabloid. The SUN has denounced McNulty as an ASS and linked him to a 'sex for visas- row' at the Home Office. What the SUN has not said is that McNulty was also the Transport Minister who was closely involved in the drafting of the Crossrail Bill that is particularly threatening vast communities in the East End of London
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23-05-2006 19:04

Palestine Today

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for Tuesday, May 23, 2006.

The UK asks Israel for compensation for two shootings, and the army invades several West Bank cities and arrests two in Ramallah, six in Bethlehem and 16 in Nablus.

These stories and more coming up stay tuned. Read more >>

23-05-2006 15:11

McNulty wife in election fraud scandal in Tower Hamlets

It is interesting that McNulty has been sacked as immigration minister and moved to Police minister as his wife, Christine Gilbert is the chief executive of Tower Hamlets. The elections in the area have been marred by allegations of fraud and Gilbert has been the returning officer. There is a police investigation at present, question, is can Mcnulty as the husband help? Read more >>

23-05-2006 04:47 | 1 addition | 3 comments

Brian Haw is being removed right now!

45 police move in to move Brian Haw. Read more >>

23-05-2006 03:56 | 1 addition

Brain Haw demo police moving in NOW!

20 police and FIT squads arrived. Vans, lorries blocking Parliament Square. Read more >>

22-05-2006 19:51 | 1 comment

Palestine Today

PALESTINE TODAY, A SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST MEDIA CENTER WWW.IMEMC.ORG FOR MONDAY May 22nd, 2006

Nine year old child injured by army fire in Tubas, Army invades Batah village and arrests one resident, Israeli forces open fire on young Palestinians near University, shoot 16 year old in neck, one resident arrested from Biet Amreen village near Nablus
Read more >>

22-05-2006 14:23 | 4 comments

East End Advertiser lies about Brick Lane ad Crossrail exposed

The lies told by the East End Advertiser and other corporate media in relation to the Crossrail plans prior to the local elections on behalf of Labour have now been exposed. The Brick Lane area is and remains under threat from the Crossrail plans as it is the only area to continue being a target for tunnel alignments and a harmful ventilation and intervention shaft. On Tuesday May 23, a Crossrail committee of MPs will come to Brick Lane to see the site after 12pm. Read more >>

21-05-2006 23:03

Climate Camp London Info Night at the Square

*From the London area and thinking of going to the Climate Camp this summer?* London Rising Tide is hosting an open meeting for people who want to find out more about the camp, and discuss the idea of a London neighbourhood. Read more >>

21-05-2006 22:48

National Anti-Incinerator Meeting 27 May at Birkbeck College, London

Dear Friends,

The Defra public consultation period is now over and the Government's new waste strategy is going to be formulated. There is still plenty of opportunity to influence the final outcome by showing how strongly we feel against incineration, how harmful it is and how it affects global warming, a major point on the Government's agenda at present. However, we are not going to be able to influence the Strategy on our own, no matter how strong any one local group shouts. Read more >>