London Globalisation Newswire Archive

05-04-2006 11:12

Arts and Business Awards infiltrated & disrupted by London Rising Tide, 3.4.06

The 28th Annual Arts & Business Awards gala ceremony was held at the (BP-sponsored) Barbican Centre in London on Monday April 3rd 2006. It consisted of free drinks, schmoozing, mutual pat-on-the-backs concerning the 21st Century snake oil that is 'Corporate Social Responsibility', followed by an vain attempt to raise the tone with a performance by the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO). Read more >>

03-04-2006 22:33

Coca-Cola- Sucking communties dry

Coca-Cola is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. The company claims to adhere to the “highest ethical standards” and to be “an outstanding corporate citizen in every community we serve”. Yet Coca-Cola’s activities around the world tell a different story. Coca-Cola has been accused of dehydrating communities in its pursuit of water resources to feed its own plants, drying up farmers’ wells and destroying local agriculture. The company has also violated workers’ rights in countries such as Colombia, Turkey, Guatemala and Russia. Only through its multi-million dollar marketing campaigns can Coca-Cola sustain the clean image it craves. Read more >>

02-04-2006 12:47

Lydd Airport (Romney Marsh,Kent) Launches public meetings blitz

The owener of Lydd Airport on tranquil Romney Marsh, Kent are to lauch a series of high-profile public meetings to 'explain' their expansion plans. They want to extend the runway and have twin engine jets on short haul flights & up to 2 mill pax per year... All right next door to 2 nuke stations !! Read more >>

13-03-2006 13:12 | 1 addition

Pants To Poverty

Saturday 11 March, 2006. Volunteers strip to their underwear outside the London Royal Exchange to launch Pants To Poverty underwear. Read more >>

10-03-2006 11:53

London Stop WTO Noisy Protest

six of the world’s most powerful countries are now meeting in secret session in London to hammer out a deal to liberalise the world’s economy. Read more >>

07-03-2006 10:32

Corporate Accountability event 8 March - Westminster

The Simultaneous Policy is a package of measures being developed by people around the world to address global problems such as climate change, unfair trade and unsustainable development. One of the issues SP could address is unregulated corporate power with measures that can effectively old corporations to account. Join the discussion. Read more >>

02-03-2006 10:24

Protecting the Right to Water - tonight, Friends' House, London

Hear from a Brazilian campaigner about the impact of Nestle's water bottling activities and from leading UK organisations on why we need to protect water as a human right and a public good. Read more >>

01-03-2006 22:09

Media Workers against the War

Media Workers Against the War

WORLD JOURNALISTS ATTACK WAR-ON-TERROR COVERAGE

Press contacts: 07815 111 191, 07801 789 297 Read more >>

25-02-2006 19:35 | 1 addition

Computer sale for activists and community groups this weekend 25-26 Feb

Due to Lambeth council evicting local business's Communitty Technology are having to downsize their recycled stock.
"We're outta here" COMPUTER-TAT Sale.
10.30am-6pm 25th and 26th Feb 2006
Angela Davis Estate, Somerleyton Road, SW9 8ND
(7 minute walk from Brixton tube) Read more >>

25-02-2006 07:21

Video - Prestes Maia solidarity demo in London (16/2/06)

[9min Xvid 27MB] Short video of an impromptu solidarity demo for the community of Prestes Maia. British squatters speak out for 468 families under threat of gentrification inspired eviction in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The demo took place at the Brazilian Embassy in London on 16th Feb 2006. Read more >>

24-02-2006 22:56

London, An evening of discussion and interchange

Today’s youth feel increasingly discriminated, drug abuse, alcohol abuse and suicide are all on the increase – yet today’s youth feel more idealistic than ever. They yearn for a world without violence, they see no reflection of their values in today’s society that places the value of money as the most important value.
In this situation instead of participating actively in organised social change they increasingly isolate themselves, saving their idealistic expressions to anti-war marches and anti-capitalist events.
Read more >>

23-02-2006 14:01

Fairford cases reach Law Lords, last day tomorrow

This is probably too late for physical support, but the Fairford 5 could do with help towards expenses or just messages of support. Read more >>

23-02-2006 12:22

G8 Book Out Now!

'Shut Them Down! The G8, Gleneagles 2005 and the Movement of Movements', published by Dissent! and Autonomedia is out now and available from www.shutthemdown.org or from your nearest radical bookshop/social centre. Read more >>

22-02-2006 23:30

We will appeal!

After the aquittal of the cops, we can't just let them get away with what they did, we are appealing! Read more >>

22-02-2006 21:56

Audio report recorded at the Anti Shell Pipe line Protest

Listen to the a report recorded during the dynamic protest by Rising Tide which closed the Shell garage on upper Street for a whole four hours, hoorah! Read more >>

22-02-2006 11:02

CRIMINAL DEMOLITION & DALSTON SELL-OFF BY HACKNEY COUNCIL

DALSTON THEATRE / THE FOUR ACES / THE LABYRINTH…TOO LATE IN THE DAY? IT DOESN’T MATTER, PLEASE COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY, THIS EVENING, TOMORROW!!!! GIVE IT A LAST SHOT AS THE BULLDOZERS ARRIVE. SUPPORT THE OCCUPANTS!
21st February 2006 Read more >>

18-02-2006 16:59

Valentine's Day Protest at Health and Safety Commission (Death by deregulation)

Feb 14th: Hazards Campaign held a Valentine's Day Death by Deregulation demo in London outside the
bi-monthly meeting of the Health and Safety Commission, the
government-appointed committee that sets the policy for the Health and Safety Executive.

The protest was drawing attention to the abolition of basic safeguards for workers which they say is happening at an increasing rate as profit takes precidence over people.

‘We love enforcement’ Valentine’s cards were delivered to the new HSE chief executive Geoffrey Podger along with a copy of the damning new report "Total Suck Up", which accuses the watchdog of going walkies from its legal duty to enforce criminal safety law in its haste to adopt the government’s business-friendly ‘better regulation’ agenda.

More:

http://www.hazards.org/index.htm

http://www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/docs/valentine.htm Read more >>

15-02-2006 13:26

Tonight! Students Against Coke! at SOAS

with Ray Rogers, Director of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke
Read more >>

14-02-2006 22:25 | 1 addition

'FUNERAL DEMO' OF ICELANDIC NATURE AT LONDON EMBASSY

Icelandic London Embassy is targeted by environmentalists protesting against the Karahnjukar dams and the multinational aluminium invasion of the last great pristine wilderness of Europe. Read more >>

14-02-2006 02:48

Solidarity for Prestes Maia

Gentrification by greedy developers and corrupt local officials isn't just a problem in Hackney...

'PRESTES MAIA MUST STAY' - squatter, social centres and samba solidarity demo, Thursday 16th Feb 1pm outside Brazilian Embassy, 32 Green St, London, W1 (bring drums, carnival costumes and cardboard boxes to erect shanty town)

http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=brazilian+embassy&near=London,+UK&radius=0.0&cid=51500197,-126197,5716811906749722123&li=lmd&z=14&t=m Read more >>