London Social Struggles Newswire Archive

10-01-2007 22:16 | 17 comments

Christian lunatics hold homophobic rally outside parliament.

“Let him without sin cast the first stone” said Jesus to the unruly mob to quell their bloodlust and stop them from murdering an innocent woman. Unfortunately this part of the Bible seems to have been misplaced by the hypocrites standing outside Parliament on Tuesday night. The reason for this thousand strong demo? The House of Lords are debating a law that will give gay people the same rights as everyone else. This it seems is too much for Britain’s fast growing Christian Right. The law will make it illegal (for example) to refuse a hotel room to a gay couple. Or to refuse a job interview to a gay man or woman based on their sexuality. Many years ago a similar law was introduced to stop black people being discriminated against. This has clearly been forgotten by half the nutters present tonight. Read more >>

10-01-2007 12:07 | 1 comment

Collins Stewart London Boat Show Banned Family - Limited Picket

Apparently, ‘Kids Go Free!’ at this year’s Collins Stewart London Boat Show but not if you belong to the SHALOM Family from Wales - previously banned by BMF National Boat Shows Limited, following their Houseboat eviction by Crest Nicholson plc. This year at Excel, the Family highlight peaceful request to Tullett Prebon plc, owners of Collins Stewart, London boat show main sponsors. Read more >>

10-01-2007 10:02 | 4 comments

Night of a thousand bigots pix

Pix show mainly christian fundies, including bigot in chief ian paisley on demo last night as well as gay rights counter demo. Read more >>

10-01-2007 00:36 | 4 comments

Photos: Homophobic Protest & Counter Protest (09.01.06)

A number of homophobic faith groups protested outside Parliament in London today (09.01.06) against anti-discrimination laws. New rules outlawing businesses from discriminating against homosexuals were upheld in the House of Lords. A number of LGBT people also protested against the faith group’s protest. Read more >>

09-01-2007 23:14 | 3 comments

Close Guantánamo: Demonstration on the 5th anniversary

Amnesty International is marking the fifth anniversary of the detention centre in Guantánamo Bay by calling for the closure of Guantánamo Bay. Events are taking place in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff and Belfast. Read more >>

07-01-2007 22:29

Blair meets the public (well not really).

On Friday Tony Blair PM used his first day back at work to visit the London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green. Prior to this he had just completed his tour of has-been manufactured pop stars mansions with a stay at the luxury residence of one of the Bee Gees. This followed his recent holiday in August at the seaside mansion of heterosexual rock god Sir Cliff Richard. So much for ‘Cool Britania’……. Read more >>

06-01-2007 16:21 | 7 comments

Seek out and close this Aryanfuturist meeting-London...

A fairly regular poster on Gay.com has put this up about an AryanFuckup meeting in London due sometime in January...

Please seek it out and give them our anti-facist 'regards'....

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05-01-2007 14:38 | 1 addition | 5 comments

How do we get a radical, campaigning student movement?

A day of political discussion, training and planning for student activists organised by Education Not for Sale, No Sweat and Students Against Sweatshops. Come and join other student activists to discuss how can we argue for, organise for and campaign for radical ideas in the student movement.

11.30-3.30pm, TGWU Transport House, Theobalds Road, Holborn, London Read more >>

04-01-2007 23:20

Demo at racist prison in central London, this Saturday, 11am

Call for demo at Communications House (corner of Old Street/Mallow Street, central London) this Saturday, from 11am til 1pm. Read more >>

03-01-2007 06:39

Solange Nlandu Therese Nsingu

Solange has been detained in Yarl's Wood IRC since early October and is due to be removed from the UK back to DR Congo, on Wednesday 3rd January 2007 @ 19.00hrs. Read more >>

03-01-2007 06:36

Kalyx & Colnbrook IRCs - Close them down Now!

With hunger-strikes, acts of self-harm and protest people are fighting their invisibility. The recent resistance inside these detention centres joins with the thousands of other people worldwide who demonstrate, riot, light fires and destroy compounds in protest against and in defiance of their incarceration. It shows that people, regardless of their desperation, will always struggle for their human dignity. Read more >>

02-01-2007 18:18 | 1 comment

01-01-07: Save Iceland banner drop, London, UK

Supporters from saveiceland.org arrived on the Millennium Bridge at some time after 10am and attempted to drop banners from the Tate Modern Gallery, from the roof of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge. Read more >>

30-12-2006 14:16

21/12/06 - London Colombian Embassy Picket

STOP Coca-Cola’s Continuing Dirty War

Thursday 21 December 2006: A letter was delivered to the Colombian Embassy expressing international concern at Student and Trade Union leaders yet again being targeted by death squads, this time the Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles), for daring to criticise Coca Cola, Nestlé and other private corporations.
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28-12-2006 18:06 | 1 comment

22/12/06: Solidarity for Oaxaca, Mexico - London, UK

A London solidarity group projected a film show on the front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and distributed information leaflets about the deteriorating situation in Oaxaca, Mexico. Read more >>

27-12-2006 19:32 | 2 comments

SOLIDARITY WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS! Demonstrate at Communications House 2 Jan

CLOSE ALL DETENTION AND REPORTING CENTRES!

Protest at UK Immigration Service, Communications House, 210 Old Street, London, EC1V 9BR (nearest tube – Old Street) Tuesday 2 January and 6 February.

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24-12-2006 16:41

Plane Stupid Newsletter #6

“This is a deeply traumatized community which has been lied to for years and years by the aviation industry and one political party after another. There is a litany of broken promises. I wonder just how you might feel if you had endured all this for years! I am so angry I am almost incandescent with rage at the immorality of it all.”
- A resident of Harmondsworth, near Heathrow Read more >>

21-12-2006 01:14

Photos: "Mass Lone Protest" (20.12.06)

Photos: "Mass Lone Protest" (20.12.06) Read more >>

16-12-2006 18:57 | 1 comment

OAXACA BENEFIT TONIGHT from 8PM to 2AM

At Rampart Social Centre
15-17 Rampart St, London E1
nearest tube Whitechapel Read more >>

14-12-2006 02:09 | 1 addition | 10 comments

SOCPA - brian haw - day three

at marylebone court today, the defence barrister completed his submission to have the proceedings stopped on the basis that brian haw has no case to answer. judge purdy told the court that he had a lot of case law to study and would adjourn until the new year. a date of 22nd january has been set for the decision. Read more >>

13-12-2006 20:53 | 2 comments

Camden council gets ready to cut a record number of jobs and services

Camden Council is about to launch the most sweeping cuts to services and jobs since the early Thatcher days - even though it received one of the biggest grants from govt for a London Council this year. Thousands of the borough's most vulnerable people will lose access to the services that they need, as money is paid to consultants and privatisers. Read more >>