Dissident Island Radio - 20 January 2012 - episode 96:

Comin' back at you fresh in 2012 with a hot and incredibly topical show as always, we'll be...

• ...hearing audio from the NYE prisoner solidarity demonstration in Holloway,
• taking a look at the widespread occupation movement across London: chatting with former and present social centre and Occupy London occupiers, we'll discuss the cha…

LARC - and pumpin out your stereo at: catalystradio.org // dissidentisland.org // direct link to live stream

Iraqis and Iranians belonging to the Peoples Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI) demonstrated outside the US embassy in London following Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's attack on the camp Friday killing 31 and injuring over 200. London, UK, 09/04/2011.

Around 500 activists from various climate groups descended on the Coryton oil refinery near Stanford-le-Hope to impose a blockade preventing oil tankers from leaving and were successful until the evening. Coryton, United Kingdom, 16/10/2010

Against the mass arrest + torture of No Boborders activists during the Bxl Camp

Last week in Brussels, the No Border camp was marked by widespread arbitrary arrests and police violence, including scenes of torture and sexual abuses in the police stations. These violences started from Sunday 26 and took a great extent from Wednesday 29 and continued until the end of the camp. There were over 500 a…

A protest was held at the Russian Embassy in London in support of two anti-fascist activists who are in custody in Moscow for their involvement protesting against the proposed Moscow to Saint Petersburg highway. London, United Kingdom, 20/09/2010

For this show the dissidents scoured the world selecting the finest information to put inside your head (through your ears)

- we talked to an Ad Hoc Properties resident about his experiences living in an 'anti-squat' and how seeing Leegstand Zonder Zorgen has affected his outlook

- all the way from 'down under' we had a member of the City is Ours group in Melbourne about squatting and housing ri…

Members of the democracy village planted an oak tree in the centre of Parliament Square. London, United Kingdom, 08/05/2010.

The feud between the two camps continues at the democracy village in parliament square. I interviewed campaigner Charity Sweet to clarify the situation on the day that England woke up to a hung parliament. London United kIngdom, 07/05/2010.

Since the festivities of May 1st people have been camping in Parliament square in what has been called a Democracy village. London, United Kingdom, 05/05/2010.

Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London

Activists against BP gathered outside Oxford Circus tube station at 1pm to be taken to a secret location in order to demonstrate against the Tar Sands industry and the Sunrise Project. London, United Kingdom, 10/04/2010.

Kew Bridge Eco-Village, 24 Kew Bridge Rd.  Entrance next to Wagon and Horses pub.

Kew Bridge Eco-Village, 24 Kew Bridge Rd.  Entrance next to Wagon and Horses pub.

Kew Bridge Eco-Village, 24 Kew Bridge Rd.  Entrance next to Wagon and Horses pub.

Kew Bridge Eco-Village, 24 Kew Bridge Rd.  Entrance next to Wagon and Horses pub.

Kew Bridge Eco-Village, 24 Kew Bridge Rd, Brentford.  Nearest train: Kew Bridge, nearest tube: Gunnersbury. 

Climate Camp occupies Trafalgar Square to protest against the corporation-friendly 'solutions' to climate change that will be touted at the COP 15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen.



Market solutions (ie scams) such as carbon offset schemes are a dangerous distraction from this 11th hour chance to prevent runaway climate change. The only effective solution is to decarbonise our economies as fast as …

On Friday 28th August around 100 campers descended on Canary Wharf to protest at Barclays for their funding of coal industries, as well as their support of the military-industrial complex. We were joined by Charlie 'Everything is OK' Veitch who took the megaphone outside Barclays for this short clip

Meet 2:30pm at main gates of climate camp

your guide to a wonderful stay in the big smoke next week. please print (a3) and distribute!!

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With just one week to go before 'the swoop' to take the site of the London Camp for Climate Action, here's a great photostory account of a visit to the Welsh Climate Camp, which took place from the 8th -16th August 2009.

To see the full story with lots of great pictures, check out:

http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/amelias_blog/2009/08/climate_camp_cymru_ffosyfran_m.php

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People from the UK were joined by nations who had all travelled to attend London's Climate Camp 2009 and along the way contributing to our UK economy. The majority of visitors wanted simply to be present and share their concerns.

I was taken by people's genuine kindness, demonstrated in the personal efforts of individuals placing themselves first, each in their own, personal way, contributing, sh…

G20 RADIO ON DISSIDENT ISLAND

APRIL 1: Montages from the day, interviews with the Whitechapel Anarchist Group, participants in the 'Black Horse', and child space. Sounds from the G20 Critical Mass and trying to communicate with the cops. Dubstep and reggae from Delsa to finish

1 April, 22.50, Police charge pacific protesters

Video of the G20 protests in The City of London April 1st 2009 showing scenes from both the Climate camp at Bishops gate and from outside the Bank of England.

Some impressions from the Climate Camp on Bishopsgate.