Episode 88 of Dissident Island sees some of the crew crawl back after their summer hiatus to bring you the latest from the streets of London and beyond.



We had a bit of a look back at the month of August - with riots and multiple deaths at the hands of the police it's been a busy one.

There were words from Tower Hamlets ALARM about what to expect from September 3rd's EDL demonstration in Tower Ha…

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An obitury for Gil Scott Heron

The revolution in heaven will not be televised

…And I was hurt and scared and shocked when they sent a limousine from heaven to take her to God if there is one...1

Now that limousine has taken Gil Scott-Heron to heaven; and he will see to it that God, if there is one, has a lot of explaining to do. The revolution in heaven will not be televised, but poet…

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. 

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.

People protested outside the BBC in White City after a 6 year old gelding 'Inventor' fell in the Silver Cross Handicap Hurdle at the Grand National and due to serious injury was destroyed at the Aintree course. London, UK, 09/04/2011.

- apparently he stabbed himself, during police raid connection to previous drug charge...

The Voice says...

A POLICE watchdog has said it will be "looking into" the actions of all the officers following the death of Eighties reggae star Smiley Culture.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched an enquiry after a Met Police operation ended in the musician, real name Da…

Around 100 EDL members demonstrated opposite the proposed site of an Islamic Centre which will be replacing Dereks butcher's at 798 Green Lane in Dagenham. A small UAF counter protest was held. London, UK, 12/03/2011.

Protesters hit up investors in Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) based in London including Nomura, Bank of America and JP Morgan. Six activists face trial today for their involvement in action against HLS investors. London, United Kingdom, 21/10/2010.

Protesters hit up investors in Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) based in London including Nomura, Bank of America and JP Morgan. Six activists face trial today for their involvement in action against HLS investors. London, United Kingdom, 21/10/2010.

outside the offices of Keir Starmer the Director of Public Prosecutions

Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, SE1 9HS

Speakers: Ian Cameron of the George Davis Defence Campaign

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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.

Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London

A small group of protesters belonging to the European NGO Council on Drugs (ENCOD) gathered outside the Malaysian Embassy in London to speak out against the death penalty for drug possession and use in Malaysia. London, UK. 04/03/2010.

Countless accounts of police brutality have surfaced around the protests on April 1st and 2nd, be it the detention of protesters at Bank for hours [1|2], the vicious attack on the peaceful Climate Camp [report|video], including children, or the raids on the Convergence Center [1|2|3] and RampARTs [1|2]. Not to mention the police aggression at an event to commemorate the death of Ian Tomlinson and …

The following statement regarding the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests was read out by the group working on the G20 witness appeal at a demonstration earlier today.

This is the full version of an interview with two eyewitnesses of the events preceding the death of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died during anti G20 protests in the City of London on the 1st of April.



They can be contacted through this press liasion email: g20witnesses@gmail.com



Read statement.

See on Imc Video | Current TV | Blip TV | YouTube

Anyone with information they believe may help clar…

Interview with two eyewitnesses of the events preceding the death of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died during anti G20 protests in the City of London on the 1st of April.

They can be contacted through this press liasion email: g20witnesses@gmail.com

Read statement.

This video is also available on Current, Blip and YouTube

Anyone with information they believe may help clarify the circumstance…

Bank