Episode 103 of Dissident Island Radio features:



- Our friend Carl live in the studio giving an insider's perspective on prisoner solidarity. He gives some nice ideas on how to offer support and what to say in those all important letters.



- People from SQUASH and the ASS talking about the future of squatting in England and Wales post Clause 145, and what's going to change once the ban comes into effe…

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Ed Greens, 21 year old musical artist & poet from Camden Town, London performed at the Hackney Picture House on 29th March 2012. The show premiered the music video to ‘Screaming Revolution' by Empdy x Ed Greens. I caught up with Ed to ask a few questions, particularly, how he came to start making ‘active' music and why Palestine is a common thread in his music.

Filmed from the barricade at the eviction of Occupylsx. 

Email richardrowland@hotmail.com if you wish to licence the footage

Anti eviction at work, squats saved by the people. Early friday morning, police and bailiffs turned up to evict a row of squatted houses in Dalston lane, but luckily the anti eviction squad was out, in numbers this time with over 60 people blocking the road and lining the rooftop.

Occupy London has taken over a huge abandoned office block in the borough of Hackney belonging to the investment bank UBS in a move it describes as a ‘public repossession.’ London, UK. 18/11/2011

On Friday morning Hackney squatters and supporters took to the streets to resist the evictions of two squatted homes in Hackney. Following successful resistance they took a neighbourhood stroll to Hackney Town Hall and local branches of Tesco, drawing attention to their role in evictions in the area.



Read first hand report of friday's action.

The first issue of the HAGGLER, the Hackney Anarchist Group freesheet, is out!

The meeting will be held at Marcon Court and Apsland Estates Community Hall. Tuesday 25th October, 7-9pm.

The Hall is located in the estate just off Amhurst Road directly next to Hackney Central station.Buses 276, 30, 253, & 254.

Amidst the looting, the violence and the clashes with the police at the London Riots in Hackney... has this guy hit the nail on the head?

http://grassroots.mirocommunity.org/video/4448/london-riots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmo8DG1gno4

 

In the aftermath of the riot in Tottenham, and with the violence on the Narrow Way, we call on the youth of Hackney to show restraint and urge you not to get caught up in rioting. 



We ask this because a riot is not good for you and it is not good for our community.



We know your anger: 

• at the lack of education, training or jobs in the borough 

• at the slim life chances that are afforded you; …

http://dirt.thevacuumcleaner.co.uk/2011/08/pictures-from-riots-in-hackney-tonight.html

16:49 kicking off in #hackney tsg out ppl throwing stuff at therm #londonriots police car attacked shop windows smashed

16:38 shops shut early in hackney mare st lots of police. reports of shops shutting all over -ilford - green lanes - stratford, enfield, barnet, palmers gn.

 

 

A small protest was held outside Paddington Green in solidarity with those arrested from the March 26 protest and the recent raids on squats and social centres including the Ratstar in Camberwell, Offmarket in Hackney and the Grow Heathrow Project. London, UK, 29/04/2011.

Episode 80 of Dissident Island Radio brings you:

- Words from Temporary Autonomous Art about their upcoming weekend of exhibitions and events

- The notorious WAG, discussing the disillusion of their group and the formation of ALARM

- An update from the Ian Tomlinson inquest from Dean, who has been in attendance over the past few weeks

- The Counter Olympics Network discussing points objection …

Hackney GPs speak out against government's ‘destruction' of the NHS

Local doctors express concern over the coalition government's proposed health and social care reforms

Concerned Hackney GPs have reconvened the Hackney division of the British Medical Association after almost 20 years dormancy in order to fight the government's health and social care bill. We believe that it will destroy a suc…

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Opening hours: Sunday 12-6pm, Monday 12-6pm, tuesday 12-8pm

Open meetings are on monday 7pm if you want to meet us, check the space out or have any proposal to use the space!

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Speeches, protest and road blocking 8 mins 35 secs

Around 300 people gathered to protest outside Hackney town hall as the councillors met to vote on millions of pounds of cuts. The town hall front entrance was ringed with three layers of crash barriers with police deployed with riot shields at the doors.

There was about an hour of speeches from local anti-cuts campaign groups, trade unions groups and local community groups as well as a performanc…

Back from our holiday break us dissidents were still a little fuzzy headed but we managed to pull our heads out of our asses long enough to have functioning conversations with a fair few people. Ben, from UK Uncut, came into the studio and had a good long chat with us about ideas behind the campaign as well as looking at what the year ahead might have in store.

One of the defendants in the recent…

Hackney Alliance has called a Lobby/Protest at the next full meeting of Hackney Council to demand NO CUTS!

PROTEST 27 OCTOBER 6PM TOWN HALL

LOBBY THE FIRST HACKNEY COUNCIL MEETING AFTER THE GOVERNMENTS

ANNOUNCMENT OF MASSIVE CUTS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW

- WE DEMAND NO CUTS!

 

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…

Angry tenants living in affordable and key worker housing owned by the Crown Estate grouped together from five London boroughs and rallied outside the Estate’s headquarters in New Burlington Place to prevent the sale of their homes. London, United Kingdom, 23/03/2010.

whitechapel, and pumpin' out of your stereo!

A "poster has been distributed to homes across Hackney, and appears to advertise "The Knife Show, an exhibition of the latest knife and personal defence technology [which] promises to be a must for anyone who is concerned for their safety." It clearly targets youngsters, displaying a photo of a "stab-proof uniform" flanked by two knives. The leaflet advertises the "show" as being at a "prime…

Dalston resident is off to Climate Camp

By Jessica Mudditt • Aug 24th, 2009

Lynn Chambers tells Jessica Mudditt why she's going

Dalston resident Lynn Chambers is off to Climate Camp this week

In the lead up to the United Nations' talks in Copenhagen in December, one Dalston resident is seeking to get climate change on the local agenda.

Lynn Chambers explains why and how she is joining Climate C…

How 600 million of pounds were burned last night in the Hackney Planning committee of London.



Hackney Council effort to sell off most of its land bank asset to speculative driven private property deals suffered a blow last night at its very own home - the Hackney Town Hall.