Liverpool Newswire Archive

29-05-2007 14:29 | 1 comment

Daily Post- Sycophant, Lazy or plain Docile?

Why is it the Daily Post along with its sister paper the Echo seem absolutely incapable of doing the most cursory journalistic research before they mislead their audience?

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28-05-2007 16:17 | 1 comment

Belfast 1907 General Strike Commemoration in Liverpool

100th Anniversary Commemoration
Saturday June 2nd 2007, Liverpool

Assemble 12.30pm Combermere Street, off Park Road, Liverpool 8.
March to City Centre. March led by James Larkin RFB.
Afternoon function in the Casa Bar, Hope Street Read more >>

26-05-2007 22:41

The Iron Wall with Atef Masad

Screening of The Iron Wall and a talk/discussion with Atef Masad on his recent trip to Gaza
8pm Thursday June 7th
Gregson Community Centre, Moor Lane, Lancaster Read more >>

25-05-2007 18:46 | 1 addition | 4 comments

Animal Rights Protester Arrested in Liverpool

At the regular weekly demo last Saturday, the police arrested one of the protesters.
Below is an abridged version, via the Merseyside Animal Rights mailing list, from the person who was arrested. I’m not going to identify the individual, haven’t got permission to publish his experience but I hope they will not mind because it highlights what sort of treatment the people who are staging the demo’s are going through. Read more >>

22-05-2007 10:19

Antifa Britain Founding statement

Following a national conference in January and increasing levels of activities and recruitment Antifa Britain are proud to publish our founding statement. Please visit the website and get involved! Read more >>

21-05-2007 16:56 | 1 comment

Murkeyside Police Helibobs

While Hampshires plod is critical of Spycams Merseysides plod is taking them to Arnie style Read more >>

21-05-2007 09:13

A Talk on Life in Palestine

A talk on life in Palestine on Tuesday 22nd May at 7.30 pm Read more >>

15-05-2007 19:26 | 2 comments

Gordon Brown in Manchester 16th May 5pm Stop the War Protest

Gordon Brown! Bring the Troops Back in 100 days!

"This Wednesday evening (16th May), with the kind support of The
Co-operative
Group, the Labour Party will host an exclusive opportunity for North
West Labour and Co-operative Party members to meet Rt Hon Gordon Brown
MP and discuss with him his aspirations to lead our country."

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15-05-2007 17:30 | 2 comments

Bollocks 2 Blair-Genocide is a war crime-case stated@tate Britain: State Britain

"What sort of a country are we living in if a politician comes to Nottingham and speaks here to a group of people in the city centre and during his speech a heckler replies 'bollocks'. Are we expect this person to be incarcerated, or do we live in a country where we are proud of our Anglo-Saxon heritage"
- Mr. John Mortimer
QC in the 'Nevere mind the Bollocks - It's the sex pistols' case Read more >>

15-05-2007 09:46 | 1 comment

save festival site: lobby of council

campaign to save the festival garden site from greedypig developers. Read more >>

14-05-2007 20:11 | 1 comment

May Update on Liverpool Garden Festival Campaign

It's been a busy month in the battle to save the former Garden Festival site from a fate worse than death: being turned into yet more luxury flats for yuppies. Read more >>

14-05-2007 19:35 | 13 comments

Statement from BNP leadership challenger and supporters

Chris Jackson sets out his stall Read more >>

12-05-2007 10:53 | 6 comments

Peel Holdings Vs Democracy

Peel Holdings, owners of Mersey Docks reveal their anti-democratic and secretive ways. Read more >>

11-05-2007 16:49 | 2 comments

Liverpool Councillor Clucas Wants Irish Centre

AN inquiry has been demanded into the conduct of Lib Dem Executive Member Flo Clucas over the future of the former Irish centre on Mount Pleasant. Read more >>

09-05-2007 23:28

Zapatistas Marching for Atenco

Reposting of an article circulated on Myspace from tochtli (all lower case)
Mexican Politics needs quality translations from Spanish to English. Many articles are circulated in Spanish of interest to those involved in Social Justice of any kind.
Myspace may be Murdoch - but it comunicates massively. Read more >>

08-05-2007 20:57

Oaxaca Indymedia Journalist comes to Liverpool

An IndyOaxaca compañero who is indigenous to the mixe territory of Oaxaca and an avid community radio, video and print and independent media activist with Indymedia Oaxaca is coming to talk and show films in Liverpool on Thursday 17th May @ Friends Meeting House, School Lane from 7pm.

Read more about the Oaxaca Uprising pages on Indymedia UK

04-05-2007 16:46

Mayday 08

A small subversion of the Liverpool 08 trademark Read more >>

04-05-2007 12:17

The Basement Fire / Flood Update. WE NEED YOU!

The Basement is a social centre in Central Manchester with a vegan cafe, activist library, bookshop, computer hub and exhibition space. We have been badly affected by the massive fire on Monday and we are appealing for help so we can get back open again as soon as possible. Read more >>

02-05-2007 22:25

Leeds Truth Festival 11th & 13th May

As part of the wake-up continuing worldwide, or those parts of the world where people have sufficient resources and time to figure what's really happening, the Leeds Truth Festival explores some controversial areas Read more >>

02-05-2007 21:15

Change of venue for direct action training day

due to flooding of the basement (which could do with all hands on deck soon) the NVDA (non violent direct action) training and get together day 6th May, will now be held at MERCI Bridge5 Mill Manchester, M4 7HR Read more >>