On Saturday 31st March 2012, human right campaigners rallied outside the U.S embassy in London, marking the 9th anniversary of Aafia Siddiqui's abduction, rendition and false imprisonment. A video featuring her case, discussions with Asim Qureshi (Director of Cage Prisoners) discussing her legal battle, Pakistan's role, her children & the issue of repatriation; speeches from the rally provided by …
On this show we've got all sorts of stuff and things from here there and
everywhere. We'll be hearing from La Quadrature du Net about ACTA, censorship
and the enclosure of the internet commons.
We'll be hearing from a member of the drive cooperative, discussing London's
newest housing coop. A person from No Borders will be in tonight too, talking
to us about the No Borders Convergence from 13-18…
Invisible Circus brought Old Street Magistrates back to life on Friday when a rag-tag bunch of entertainers were put on trial in front of a packed courtroom.
The sinister looking rogues were charged with such crimes as making children laugh, juggling, frivolity and listening to repetitive beats before being sent to the cells much to the pleasure of the gallery.
Happy New Year
after a dark week for social justice, dissident island presents a less than happy show!
- the LAF debates on consensus design making recorded at this year's london anarchist bookfair.
- grow heathrow update on their impending eviction and resistance, as well as some discussion on their political goals and ongoing community oriented activities.
- we have squash in the house talking about the…
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.
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 small collective demanding justice for 9/11 demonstrated outside Downing Street. They are calling for an end to the injustice of the post 9/11 world and justice for those who lost their lives and their friends and families. London, UK, 26/02/2011.
Organised by 'Take VAT', people gathered at Bank and Green Park at 10:30am and then travelled to Heathrow Terminal 3 to demonstrate against the aviation industry's £9 billion a year alleged tax dodge. London, UK. 12/02/2011.
Len Miskulin, 59, is a father who is protesting about the state's removal of his children through the family courts. He has not seen his two children Stephen and Mathew for 10 years.
Len has been on a hunger strike last summer for 41 days and he is still recovering from it.
During the first truly cold spell of the winter Len's only protection to survive the harsh winter is a drafty summer tent.
Len M…
The Justice for Aafia Coalition held a vigil for Aafia Siddiqui outside the American Embassy in London. Tomorrow she faces trial in America with a minimum sentence of 30 years imprisonment. London, UK. 22/09/2010.
up to 100 people attended the democracy rally in london yesterday afternoon. as boris was suddenly using trafalgar square, the rally moved to the much more convivial st james park, where speakers spoke, musicians played, people's assemblies discussed, and bridges got built. at the end of the afternoon, some of the attendees marched to parliament square and later reclaimed the grass and took down s…
physical, emotional & sexual abuse - paedophilia & incest – exploitation - family court corruption - institutional, systematic & ritual abuse
The UK Rally Against Child Abuse is an opportunity for people from all walks of life to join together in a peaceful manner, not only in raising awareness of this most serious issue but also to show victims/survivors/families
Canadian Embassy, west side of Trafalgar Square
Audio interview with one of the 2010 Ecotopia Bike Tour participants, at the start of the London Critical Mass and the beginning of their ten week ride through Europe.
At least 2,000 people took to the streets of London after meeting at Cavendish Square in strength and unity to protest against animals in laboratories worldwide and the horrible practices they are put through as a result of testing and experiments. London, United Kingdom, 24/03/2010.
A small group demonstrated on Richmond Terrace for the release of Shaker Aamer who has been detained in Guantanamo Bay for more than 8 years without charge. British Labour politician Martin Linton, Member of Parliament for Battersea, was also there to show his support. United Kingdom, 24/04/2010.
George Galloway joined a Stop the War protest to deliver a petition to the Home Office concerning the palestinian protesters that have been given lengthy jail sentences for their involvement in protests outside the Israeli embassy in January as a result of Israeli led offensive Operation Cast Lead. London, United Kingdom, 30/03/2010.