London SOCPA Newswire Archive

04-12-2007 23:16

Brian Haw Reunited With His Original Display

On the 9th November Brian was granted access to his original display to take inventory of the items being held by the police. Short film on You Tube... Read more >>

04-12-2007 18:48

DJ Wright used to be Tony's whore - now she Gordo's

Miss "because I can..."

Miss I don't need to abide by the law

THe truth is coming to light reagrding your courtroom antics

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03-12-2007 17:37 | 2 additions

"Taking Liberties" now available on youtube

TAKING LIBERTIES reveals how the six central pillars of liberty have been systematically destroyed by New Labour, and the freedoms of the British people stolen from under their noses amidst a climate of fear created by the media and government itself. Read more >>

01-12-2007 20:13

reminder - public meeting: freedom to protest! LSE, TOMORROW Sunday 2nd Dec

Gordon Brown plans to extend the restrictions on demonstrations near parliament to cover the whole country, claiming that this will simplify the work of the police. The current law totally bans spontaneous protests, requiring advance police permission, which allows the police to impose arbitrary limits on numbers and effectively act as political censors. The consultation proposes extending these rules to any protest anywhere, in the name of 'harmonisation', and adding powers to control the content of banners, placards and leaflets. The freedom to protest was won through hard struggle and if we want to keep it we must take a stand to say enough is enough. Come to a public meeting to plan a response: we propose early January. Read more >>

16-11-2007 11:43 | 2 additions

Public meeting: Stand up for your freedom to protest! LSE, 2nd December

Gordon Brown plans to extend the restrictions on demonstrations near parliament to cover the whole country, claiming that this will simplify the work of the police. The current law totally bans spontaneous protests, requiring advance police permission, which allows the police to impose arbitrary limits on numbers and effectively act as political censors. The consultation proposes extending these rules to any protest anywhere, in the name of 'harmonisation'. The freedom to protest was won through hard struggle and if we want to keep it we must take a stand to say enough is enough. Come to a public meeting to plan a public response: we propose early January.

Public meeting
LSE room H102, Connaught House
2-4pm, Sunday 2nd December

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/Default.htm Read more >>

05-11-2007 11:37

Maya Anne Evans, SOCPA protestor, faces prison

Maya Anne Evans, the first person to be convicted of noncompliance with the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005) - for reading the names of the Iraq war dead opposite Downing Street in October 2005, is in court on Tuesday 6 November for her refusal to pay two fines imposed for SOCPA convictions. She explains the reasons behind her refusal. Read more >>

03-11-2007 23:59

Children 4 Peace - authorise or not?

Apparently, the police want to interrogate my Maranda as to her understanding of SOCPA - WTF??? Read more >>

03-11-2007 21:16

Artists 4 Peace - Serious Organised Criminals Protection Agenda - SOCPA

and the bullshit begins...

SOCPA - first told on the phone that I was denied... not in writing; then Inspector Robinson lies through his teeth on the stand at Brian's trial in the statement that no one had been denied authorization and poof!...and I get the acceptance letter... with conditions...no letter for my daughter...yet... Read more >>

30-10-2007 12:39

Video of London Critical Mass October ride 2007

A fairly smooth Halloween style ride with few if any police hassles. Read more >>

30-10-2007 08:44

9th Deaths in Custody Protest pics

The March was strictly policed and protesters ended up penned in, as usual. Read more >>

29-10-2007 18:03

Tonight Free Showing SOCPA Movie

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29-10-2007 11:32

Video of 9th March against Custody Deaths.

Every year families and friends of those who die in State custody march from Trafalgar Square in London, England, to Downing Street, the fortified official residence of the Prime Minister. Read more >>

28-10-2007 19:04

SOCPA consultation re-opened

OK, so this isn't necessarily the good news it may seem at first :-/

The gushing intro from home secretary Jacqui Smith(*1) on 'the importance on protest to democracy' might reassure many readers they need read no further, sadly this is not the case...
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27-10-2007 23:32

lloyd george statue comes clean

there was a small chalk addition to the new lloyd george statue this afternoon. it attracted half a dozen 'heritage wardens', four community support officers, and several police. there were no arrests, but eventually the statue was cleaned. Read more >>

26-10-2007 09:39

Off With Its Head

Constitution and Revolution Read more >>

26-10-2007 08:21

SOCPA the Movie Showing Monday

SOCPA The Movie on big screen with Q&A Read more >>

24-10-2007 11:43

Statue of racist imperialist Lloyd George to be unveiled Thurs 25th

At 2pm on Thursday 25th October, a new statue of the former British Prime Minister Lloyd George will be unveiled in Parliament Square (

http://lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk). This would be an excellent opportunity for activists to educate the public about some of the grim realities of Britain’s imperial past, and to draw out some of the connections between that past and Britain’s current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more >>

21-10-2007 11:14

Going around Parliament Square.

Anyone who spends any time in Parliament Square will have noticed trailers towed by motorised vehicles going round and round the square for lengthy periods. Those trailers carry large adverts of a political or commercial nature and the police seem to ignore them.
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20-10-2007 08:13

Video of plinth occupation in Parliament Square.

Following the forcible eviction of tents from the grass of the Square by Greater London Authority security guards on 17th October, protesters sought an alternative site, where they could not be accused of causing an obstruction. Video:

http://www.archive.org/details/VideoOfPlinthOccupationInParliamentSquare
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19-10-2007 09:20

GLA damage the grass of Parliament Square.

One excuse after another to harass Brian Haw's legal protest. Read more >>