London Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

01-10-2006 14:41

Feminist Fightback conference, 21 october, agenda

Feminist Fightback is a one day activist conference, initiated by Education Not for Sale Women, for anyone interested in the struggle for women's liberation. Speakers include Abby Lee, author of the "Girl with a one track mind" blog on feminism and sexual expression; sacked Gate Gourmet workers; NUS Women's Officer Kat Stark; International Union of Sexworkers; Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq; Scottish Socialist women on sexism on the left; health workers on low pay and abortion rights; and many more... Read more >>

21-09-2006 11:58

Heathrow Express Strike

Rail workers on the Heathrow Express went on strike today in a dispute over a pay and conditions. Read more >>

12-09-2006 21:12

Take Action to Support Striking South African Cleaners!

Hold Multinational Corporations Accountable for Cleaners’ Poverty Wages!

On September 13th, cleaners and supporters in New York, London, Hamburg,
Sao Paolo, the Hague, Sydney, Chicago, Boston and other cities will take
action to support South African office cleaners who have been on strike
for more than one month. Read more >>

12-09-2006 13:22

Rail Against Ken Livingston the Scab and Privatisation!

Rail Against Privatisation - keep the East London Line public!

RMT is campaigning against moves by London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Transport for London to privatise the East London Line. Read more >>

12-09-2006 12:26

Haringey , the Child Snatchers

Social services abuse of power Read more >>

11-09-2006 22:19

Classroom assistant suspended for anti-Blair protest

A London classroom assistant has been suspended for helping to organise a protest against Blair when he spoke at his school last week. Please support the campaign to defend his job and workers' right to protest. Read more >>

06-09-2006 13:58

Feminist Fightback conference - more details

Feminist Fightback is a conference for feminist activists, which will be
held on Saturday 21 October at the School of Oriental and African Studies,
London. Please see below for our launch statement.
Read more >>

01-09-2006 20:47

Strike at Whipps Cross Hospital

Some news about an important industrial dispute in the health service in London. Read more >>

21-08-2006 15:55

Please sign statement in support of Feminist Fightback conference

Feminist Fightback, a one day activist conference for feminist activists, will take place in London on 21 October. Please add your or your group's name to the statement of support for the conference. Read more >>

14-08-2006 13:27

Fight back for women's liberation - Feminist Fightback conference

Feminist Fightback is a conference for feminist activists, sponsored by the Education Not for Sale Women's network, which will be held in London on Saturday 21 October (venue tbc).

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12-08-2006 01:50

Support Haringey Binman Strike - Picket Monday 14th August

Picket
Monday 14th August - 8.30am
Ashley Road Depot
N17 9AZ
(nearest tube: Tottenham Hale)
Read more >>

06-08-2006 10:43 | 1 addition

Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest (05.08.06)

Brutal Arrests on Pro-Lebanon Protest yesterday (05.08.06) outside the American Embassy and then (not so brutal) later on at Dowing Street. Read more >>

06-08-2006 00:30 | 1 addition

Photos: Pro-Lebanon Protest in London. (05.08.06)

Photos of the Pro-Lebanon Protest in London today. (05.08.06) Read more >>

17-07-2006 22:00 | 2 additions

Mark Thomas - SOCPA (17.07.06)

From Mark Thomas:

"It is illegal for an individual to hold a placard protesting in Parliament Square without permission from the police. So what happens if a number of individuals want to demonstrate about different things at the same time? We are about to find out." Read more >>

07-07-2006 12:59

Open forum about Latinomarican Indigenous Resistance at Rampart this sunday

Oscar Olivera the Executive Secretary of the Federation of Factory Workers from Cochabamba, who in 2000 led the citizens’ uprising against the sale of Cochabamba’s water reserves to Bechtel and Roland Denis venezuelan marxist, working for indigenous rights in Venezuela, "making the Revolution within the Revolution" will be answering questions about the last developments over indigenous struggle in Bolivia andVenezuela in an open forum at Rampart this sunday in "Bolivia is not for Sale Event".
Read more >>

30-06-2006 21:43

Austin Saxby - Mayday 2001 Judgement

Complete text of the High Court judgement on the legality of the Met's May Day 2001 Oxford Circus cordon - never freely available online before. Read more >>

29-06-2006 17:18

Greg Palast, Kim Moody speak in London this Saturday

Two important figures from the US left will be speaking in London this Saturday. Read more >>

29-06-2006 14:15

Protest to stop the Israeli assault on Gaza, Friday 30 June

We will be protesting near the Israeli embassy to oppose Israel's assault on Gaza and make solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle. Read more >>

25-06-2006 19:09

Class War .. Racist and Proud

We don't like to wash our dirty linen in public here at the void. We avoid controversy, shun scandal and spurn speculation in the name of avoiding confrontation and making the world a happier place all round ... Read more >>

20-06-2006 12:37

London Bridge Contact Improvisation Friday23 june 4-6pm

A group of approximately eight dancers will perform Contact Improvisation dressed in office suits, while slowly moving through the bridge, in silence. This will involve passing through the crowd of people that is, in its most part, coming from the City centre on their way home to the suburbs, after a busy office day job. Read more >>