The road to SHELL is paved with bad intentions....... BLOODY MONEY, Tar Sands, Rossport, Niger Delta

International ‘Global Spring’ Assembly: releases manifesto in preparation for mass world-wide protests this weekend

As hundreds of thousands of people around the world prepare to take to the streets this weekend as part of a global call for change, the International ‘Global Spring’ Assembly – an international and inter-movement assembly formed of supporters of Occupy, Take the Square and La…

Set by the river in the intimate Studio Lantern Theatre, over 500 restless beings, from varying occupations and backgrounds all over the UK came together as a united tribe to celebrate 4 years of restlessness at Kukusanya! Armed with Love, Light & Lollipops, a Restless Beings staple, supporters built up the excitement on twitter with the #kukusanya tweet-a-lot competition, reaching out over 165,00…

The mayoral candidates

On the 18th & 19th June when most people will be thinking about their upcoming summer holidays – members of Transition Heathrow and the local community down by Heathrow Airport are headed for Central London County Court for a two day hearing.

The Olympic Delivery Authority, Waltham Forest Council, Lea Valley Regional Park Authority and Nussli AG put the building site workers and community at risk to save face.

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 …

Recent abortion demo in central London - was noisey, interesting and a fun evening out

Leyton Marsh Judge has Olympic Tickets for …Wait for it… Basketball! And other details the mainstream media will not tell you.

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 …

Details of the arrest of Bryn Phillips, his interview with the British Security Services, and the involvement of The City of London Corporation in his arrest.

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.

It is time for squatters to act NOW to save squatting with the House of Lords having their committee stage this Wednesday. "The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill which includes Clause 130, added at the last-minute, to criminalise squatting in residential buildings is currently passing through the Lords," said Squash on its website.

This is an urgent callout for legal observers ahead of futher enforcement action at Dale Farm.

Eco-activist group, Climate Rush, has covered the pavement outside Shell’s UK headquarters with anti-oil slogans. Written in molasses, the stencils read: ‘£18bn profits last year, £0 spent on renewables. You can be sure of hell.’

The No Borders Convergence, on this week (13-18 February), is a week of discussion and action to bring together all those fighting for free movement and against border controls. It starts off with three days (Monday 13 to Wednesday 15) of workshops and open discussion hosted by students at *Goldsmiths College in New Cross, South London*. Refugees from different communities, together with a…

When:  13 Feb 2012 (All day) - 18 Feb 2012 (All day)

Where:  London



No Borders London, along with Goldsmiths students and other groups, are organising a week-long convergence aiming to share our knowledge andexperiences in relation to people's freedom of movement and the restrictions on it, and to share skills, network, strategise and take  action.

It will create a temporary space fo…

It is with mixed feelings that we announce the end of the offMarket project. We took disused buildings and try to turn them into open resources for the wider community. We started the project with a big collective. Now there are only a few people left in the collective and we can't carry it anymore as everyone is becoming increasingly tired. We doubt that we will open a new space in the future, bu…

Evidence that the City of London Corporation is a lobbying organisation for the banks is now indisputable. The City of London Corporation brushes off suggestions that it is a lobbying organisation but as media reports yesterday showed - at the very least it certainly uses their services. Read more ...

To get involved / help set up groups...

OPEN MEETING,  SAT 14th JANUARY

4pm-6pm, London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate St, E1 6ES

 

Followed by social. 

As the City of London Corporation announces a pay-freeze for the most poorly paid workers in the Square Mile, publishing their City Cash Accounts is more necessary than ever.

When you consider that the City and the Conservative party are at least partially responsible for the failed policies that caused the economic crisis, their complacency over the Eurozone crisis is alarming. David Cameron and the Lord Mayor now have questions to answer.



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‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the town,

Cash tills were ringing, snow falling down.

Big business is merry, and with good reason-

For it’s the busiest shopping day of the season.



But not every CEO should sleep snug in their bed,

As dreams of big profits dance through their head,

Because any tax dodgers with hope of good cheer:

UK Uncut know you’ve been naughty this year.

Whilst at the Haymarket in central London on November the 30th at approx 18:15pm the Police force protestors away. Whilst on the line Officer FH463 punches out at protestor 3 times and hits him in the face.

November 30, 2011 saw public sector workers strike across the country in protest of so-called 'pension reforms' by the Con-Dem government to public pensions. The following features audio recordings of picketers discussing their reasons for participating in the national day of action as well as some rambles and observations of the days actions from my perspective.

N30 was thee biggest day of strike action seen in the UK for decades, and so London saw hundreds of thousands of people marching together in a demonstration called by most public sector unions. Here there are some photos of traditional union banners on display at the demo, as well as banners from a variety of groups and organisations that came together to fight the government cuts in public sector…

A few photos of N30 Strike Demo at Victoria Embankment. I'm afraid my kids were a bit unco-operative - they thought the whole thing was very boring and no fun! Quite perceptive... anyway this is what I managed to photograph.

Public sector workers meeting up at Windrush Square this morning before heading off to the main N30 strike at Victoria Embankment.

UBS attempt to intimidate Occupy London supporters with questionable legal documents. Following the official opening of “public repossession” Bank of Ideas this weekend, bailed out Swiss bank UBS have delivered a set of legal papers to this already thriving community centre on the borders of the City. [1] Occupy London lawyers have placed doubt on the enforceability of the documents delivered by U…

another successful resistance in hackney

To Be Announced prior to opening (see palestineplace.wordpress.com)

2nd June - 17th June

To be annouced sooner the time.... see palestineplace.wordpress.com

Workshops, Trainings, Discussions, Film showings etc will all be announced via our website and posted on Indymedia as and when they are confirmed.

In the first two weeks of June this year one of central London’s lost and abandoned buildings will be reclaimed and transformed into a radical centre for discussion, action, and edu…

Taking place at the central London Universities - SOAS, the Institute of Education (IOE) and University College London (UCL). Opening plenary in IOE, Thornhaugh Street off Russell Square, Russell Square Tube.

Furtherfield Gallery & Social Space

McKenzie Pavilion, Finsbury Park

London, N4 2NQ

T: +44 (0) 208 802 2827

E: info@ furtherfield.org

W: www.furtherfield.org/gallery

To be annouced sooner the time.... see palestineplace.wordpress.com

In the first two weeks of June this year one of central London’s lost and abandoned buildings will be reclaimed and transformed into a radical centre for discussion, action, and education around the issue of Palestinian rights. Palestine Place will be a squatted hub of activity from the 2nd-17th June. Expect films, discussions, m…

TBC

Furtherfield Gallery

McKenzie Pavilion

Finsbury Park, London, N4 2NQ

Furtherfield Gallery

McKenzie Pavilion

Finsbury Park, London, N4 2NQ

Furtherfield Gallery

McKenzie Pavilion

Finsbury Park, London, N4 2NQ

Furtherfield Gallery

McKenzie Pavilion

Finsbury Park, London, N4 2NQ