- Refections from participants in the Finsbury Square Occupy camp, which is due for eviction in the near future



- A discussion about the social impacts of default, specifically looking at the parallels between contemporary Greece and the Argentina of 10 years ago



- An interview on 'take the flour back', an upcoming mass action against genetically modified wheat in the UK happening on 27 M…

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…

www.dissidentisland.org

Meet 1pm: St Paul's Cathedral BRING A TENT!

Starting at 1pm, St Paul's Cathedral, with a teach-out organised by the Tent City University before we visit those who:

- Gambled with our pensions and savings,

- Created financial nonsense to make money out of thin air,

- Brought the global economy to the brink of ruin and forced ordinary people to pay for their mess,

- Paid hundreds of thousands to wine…

At noon Occupy London will be joining the thousands coming together for the May Day March in London. Assemble at Clerkenwell Green from noon, then at 1pm moving off to Traflagar Square where there will be a rally. More info at http://www.londonmayday.org/.

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 …

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 …

Here is a report from the camp at Leyton Marsh next to the site of a planned 'temporary' Olympics basketball training facility.  The camp is here to support the local community and the Campaign to Save Leyton Marsh.  

Friday 16 March 2012 marked the 100th episode of Dissident Island Radio - our centenary! And with that in mind we decided to make it a bit special. Alongside the usual mix of music, banter, and special guests on the mic we be heard an extended piece on the consolidation of neoliberal capitalism in Europe post 'crisis'. The discussion focuses primarily on the situation in Ireland, Spain, and Gre…

Filmed from the barricade at the eviction of Occupylsx. 

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

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…

http://www.catalystradio.org

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 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…

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…

Occupy London has been given at least three more weeks use of its repossessed Bank of Ideas space.

Dissident Island Radio - 16 December 2011 - episode 95:





- A former Foxconn employee speaks about the dirty secrets behind our techno-goodies

- Traveler Solidarity Network on moving beyond Dale Farm

- Some words about the upcoming ALARM conference (Jan 7)

- Prisoner info for comrades behind bars over the holidays throughout



You're guaranteed to hear some banter, bollocks, 'choons, announcements and the …

Dissident Island Radio - 02 December 2011 - Epsiode 94:

This fantastic show features lots of bits n pieces from this week in radical political developments and beyond...

• We'll be hearing a multitude of voices from Wednesday's public sector strike in London
• Marty, with a full and frank discussion on Occupy London
• Richard Minns, with the ins and outs of pensions and financial markets

All t…

Central London

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBbp0T0EVc

Josh is very articulate - we see a bit of the personal in him as well as a very erudite assessment of the growing worldwide revolution. He also explains how he was charged with assaulting a Police Officer.

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

www.dissidentisland.org  //  www.catalystradio.org

http://icecast.catalystradio.org:8000/catalyst.mp3

U.S embassy 24 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE 020 7499 9000

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…

City police explained to me that protesters were being arrested under Section 152 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act of 2005. This was incorrect as this section is for the 'Power to seize etc. vehicles driven without licence or insurance'.

Sections 132 to 138 of SOCPA restrict the right to demonstrate within a "designated area" of up to one kilometre from any point in Parliament Sq…

Here's three articles which are all adressing a similar theme about engagement with Occupy London. It's a theme which has been troubling me. I've spent about six days at the LSX camp over the last couple of weeks. I've seen more experienced activists, campaigners and politicos pop along to take a look. Some donating kit, several inspired but also turned off by the content and beliefs of some of th…

On our coop special (episode 91) we had noises from:



- Karola at the well-known and loved Cowley Club, a cooperative social centre in Brighton.



- James from Redfield, an intentional community, giving us the lowdown on his travels around and observations of the UK cooperative housing scene.



- Heavy D, discussing cooperative social care provision.



- Jo, on the ins and outs of being part of the actor's c…

Footage from just some of the groups feeding back to the OccupyLSX emergency general assembly on Fri 21st Oct, following the announcement of the unprecedented closure of St Paul's Cathedral, London.

There was overwhelming support for the camp to remain and to use the events planned over the weekend to highlight the issues behind the protest. There was consensus and a big cheer when they agree…

Following a presentation of the letter from the Dean of the cathedral where he set out his reasons for taking the unprecedented step of closing the Cathedral, and the reading of the OccupyLSX press release initial response, the assembly had discussed in small groups the course of action. Later there were passionate contributions during the report backs with many questioning the official line from …

LARC - and pumpin' out your stereo...