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On 31st March 2012, Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) & Stop the Arms Fair (STAF) launched a campaign to ‘Disarm the National Gallery' in Trafalgar Square, London. A video of this action including never seen before footage of protests & discussions inside the National Gallery and an interview with BBC correspondent & Channel 4 reporter Paraic O'Brien at Stop the Arms Fair 2011 can be viewed …

Episode 98 promises to be an action packed adventure for all the family. This time round we've got:

• Members of the SQUASH campaign discussing the legal aid bill, political motivations and tactics.
• Some nice people over from Germany to talk about the global M31 mobilisation against capitalism, discussing their plan to link radical campaigns, and potential actions against neoliberal austerity…

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Braving sub-zero temperatures on Friday evening in the capital, around two dozen human rights activists joined the London Guantánamo Campaign (LGC) outside the US Embassy in Mayfair, London, for a candlelight vigil to mark the fifth anniversary of the campaign's regular "Shut Down Guantánamo!" demonstrations outside the Embassy. Performances were also given by Actors for Human Rights and poet Serg…

On episode 89 of Dissident Island Radio We had many fingers in may pies including:



- Photojournalist Guy Smallman discussing Afghanistan, war, and imperialism 10 years in to the 'war on terror'.



- Words from a member of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) on the activities surrounding this year's DESI arms fair in east London.



- Derek from tokepure telling us about the need to break th…

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At least 750,000 workers will be out on strike on June 30th, with more joining the action over pensions and other attacks all the time now. Resistance is growing, and here's a 4 minute montage of just some of the action over the past two months - all of which is on the new Reel News DVD, available from our website from Monday June 20th.

Climate change activists protested outside the Liberal Democrats HQ and Downing Street during a cabinet meeting this morning to demand the Lib Dem's follow recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change, whom Vince Cable has reportedly opposed. London, UK, 16/05/2011.

Anti-arms trade protesters and CAAT (Campaign Against the Arms Trade) members demonstrated outside the 2011 Counter Terror Expo in London which is organised by Clarion Events. London, UK, 19/04/2011.

Climate change activists against BP sponsorship of art and the Tate Museums slept on the floor of the Tate Modern after 2pm with banners and BP eye shades, waking up at 2:15 to demonstrate further.

A few hundred protested outside New Scotland Yard after marching from Wandsworth over the death of Smiley Culture, who reportedly died from a single stab wound to the heart. Police were searching his home in Warlington, Surrey at the time. London, UK, 16/04/2011. 

A letter was handed in to the Finnish embassy in London by protesters against the fact that their Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi is getting funding for her election campaign through the fur industry. London, UK, 22/03/2011.

A vigil was held opposite Downing Street as the events unfold at the nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan. They were also calling for an end to the UK government's plans to go ahead with the new generation nuclear power. London, UK, 20/03/2011.

Demonstration against Lockheed Martin and 2011 UK census processing

 

A small demonstration was held outside Victoria station to raise awareness of the fact that the government has paid Lockheed Martin £150m of public money to help run the 2011 census. London, UK, 19/03/2011.

Bahrainians protested outside their Embassy in London following the use of UK supplied weapons against anti-government protesters in the capital's Pearl Square. London, UK, 19/02/2011.

Protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland in the City of London to demonstrate the bonuses top bankers receive. They tried to get in demanding it was their bank and their right. London, UK, 14/01/2011

The London Guantanamo Campaign held a silent vigil on the 9th anniversary of the detention and torture camp's opening outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. London, UK, 11/01/2011.

Organised by the Campaign Against Climate Change, a few hundred people marched from Chesil car park to Castletown to protest the planned W4B palm oil burning power station to be built on the Isle of Portland. Dorset, UK. 25/09/2010.

Members of the Campaign Against Climate change gathered at City Airport calling for an end to domestic flights whilst also being against airport expansion. London, United Kingdom, 04/09/2010.

Dissident Island Radio show - EPISODE 62 - broadcast live on 16 July 2010 and now available for download - featuring:

• Words from Queer Invisible Academy about fighting homophobia in Hackney and the media
• 'How to' guide on car scrumping sent in from one of our listeners
• Present and future of the Radical London network, with voices from Action East End, Harringey Solidarity, and the Whitechape…

Over 3000 people descended on Downing Street and closed off Whitehall. The march on the Israeli Embassy began at 1400 hours. London, United Kingdom, 05/06/2010.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators descended on the Israeli embassy after the Israeli armed forces murdered 19 people on an aid boat travelling to Gaza. London, United Kingdom, 31/05/2010.

Hundreds of people swamped Downing Street following attack by Israel killing at least ten on the 'Free Gaza Flotilla' which was carrying constructions supplies, medical aid and school books to Gaza. London, United Kingdom, 31/05/2010.

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.

Campaign Against the Arms Trade demonstrate outside the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster as the BAE shareholders demand answers from the board of directors inside. London, United Kingdom. 05/05/2010.

Around 100 supporters of the March for England campaign took to the streets of Brighton to celebrate St. George's Day at noon, after gathering at the train station. Brighton, England, 25/04/2010.

The BNP rallied in Croydon outside Lunar House and answered questions from the media regarding the upcoming elections. Meanwhile the UAF and PCS demonstrated against them nearby. Croydon, United Kingdom, 15/04/2010.

Organised by ‘The Reparations: Haiti First! Haiti Now! Campaign’, Haitians gathered outside the American Embassy in London to demand justice for Haiti. London, United Kingdom, 24/03/2010.