London Technology Newswire Archive

27-11-2003 12:05

Fighting London's New Runway

London Earth First! are holding an open discussion on the plans for a new runway in the South East and how we can fight it. Read more >>

24-11-2003 15:37

Farnborough Airport Consultative Committee

All UK airports are required to have a consultative committee to provide a forum within which issues that affect the local community and local environment are discussed. Farnborough Airport, the business airport for Europe, held its third consultative meeting recently. The local community were less than impressed. Read more >>

21-11-2003 18:17

Anti-Bush Protests in Sedgefield - reports from chasing bush site

Reports and updates from today's visit by Bush to Sedgefield from the ace Chasing Bush website.

WELL DONE TO THIS WEBSITE!!

http://www.interwebnet.org Read more >>

20-11-2003 12:48

London street webcams offline (surprise surprise, again...)

webcams down again today - same as yesterdays crucial times

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/jamcams/camloco/040252.shtml

the register reported on it - correctly mentioning how this has happened during several other large demonstrations...
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17-11-2003 20:18

ChasingBush: SMS Tracking Website Live + Instructions

The Chasing Bush state visit tracking site has gone live from its holding page with info of how to get involved etc:

http://www.interwebnet.org/ Read more >>

15-11-2003 17:06

Moblogging Bush - SMS Text Tracking System for State Visit >>

OK, folks - here's the nuts and bolts of the Bush-stalking moblog... Read more >>

25-10-2003 11:44

Action against software patents

The dangers of software patents are highlighted tomorrow by the president of the free software foundation (

http://www.fsf.org) tommorrow, in London.

Talk in Sheffield going as this post is typed.
A must for anyone interested in technology and want to take action. There is lot to be done. Read more >>

11-10-2003 10:33

Governing Agriculture: what now for food sovereignty after Cancun

The possibilities, predictions and pitfalls that lie ahead for food sovereignty after the failure of the WTO’s Cancun Ministerial meeting.
World Food Day Seminar, chaired by Caroline Lucas MEP: Thursday 16th October, 2:00 – 4:30pm at Partnership House, 157 Waterloo Road, London. Nearest underground: Waterloo
Michael Meacher MP, Eva Clayton (FAO), Via Campesina, CAFOD, PV Satheesh Deccan Dev Soc Read more >>

28-09-2003 18:48

Arms firm waged dirty war on protesters

The defence giant BAE Systems has been linked to a private intelligence-gathering operation that secretly infiltrated anti-arms trade groups. Read more >>

21-09-2003 02:01

No patents -take action!

Patents being discussed in Euro parliament 23/09 !

http://swpat.ffii.org/ Read more >>

13-09-2003 18:02

Indymedia Public Access Point for DSEi - thanks to all imc'istas

A big thankyou to all of the imc'istas who helped set up and run the indymedia access point at ground zero, right next to the ExCel centre at St Annes Parish Hall, as well as everyone who helped and contributed to the reporting, both on the streets and behind the computers in london, the rest of the uk and further abroad - as well as the radio crew who streamed on the net over several days and the video folks who managed to publish a lot of good footage. Read more >>

11-09-2003 09:00

Intellectual property invites itself to the WSIS

The organization I3C (Internet Créatif, Coopératif et Citoyen - Creative, Cooperative and Community Internet) is organizing a meeting on 11 October called “Intellectual property invites itself to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).” Read more >>

10-09-2003 23:29

CASPIAN to protest launch of "spy chip" network

CASPIAN plans to protest the launch of the EPC "spy chip" network. UK protest also planned as well as virtual protests. Read more >>

09-09-2003 15:58

200 demonstrators detained

A small breakaway group of protestors earlier outwitted slow-footed cops and attempted to storm the eastern entrance to the Excel Centre hosting the arms fair DSEi 2003. Read more >>

09-09-2003 14:28

protesters detained on Connaught Overpass

Report phoned in from Sheffield anti-DSEI protestors currently on Connaught Overpass [west of Exel Centre]. Read more >>

09-09-2003 10:31

anti-DSEI actions

As part of the on-going anti-DSEI protests, between 0800 and 0830 this morning, three co-ordinated affinity groups attempted actions against three companies involved in the arms trade. Read more >>

06-09-2003 08:14

Video Meeting for DSEI Sun 7th 12pm

Video meeting to plan for DSEI Sunday 12pm 7th Sept. after the IMC volunteers meeting at the convergence space Read more >>

02-09-2003 09:39

EU Software Patent Plans Shelved Amid Massive Demonstrations

On Aug 28th, the European Parliament postponed its vote on the proposed EU Software Patent Directive. The day before, approximately 500 persons had gathered for a rally beside the Parliament in Brussels, accompanied by an online demonstration involving more than 2000 websites. The events in and near the Parliament were reported extensively covered in the media, including tv and radio, all over Europe and beyond. Within a few days, the petition calling the European Parliament to reject software patentability accumulated 50,000 new signatures. Read more >>

01-09-2003 23:10

al-jazeera website relaunches - but for how long???

The Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera launched an English-language Web site yesterday, five months after hackers brought down a temporary site at the height of the Iraq war but how long will it stay up for? Read more >>

21-08-2003 14:47

Music Website Invited to DSEi Arms Fair!

In a shocking display of ineptitude it seems that Ammo City, the alternative music entertainment and news website / forum, has been mistakenly invited to the DSEi arms fair!!

See text from the site below

http://www.ammocity.com/artman/publish/article_125.shtml
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