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Venues must supply police with personal info. of performers and likely audience (inc. ethnic background) for event license.

BNP members in Hackney

From one of the bellies of financial capitalism reaches us David Graeber's analysis of the current crisis, a look at the recent past of our movement and the lack of organised resistance to capitalism.

We seem to have reached an impasse. Capitalism as we know it appears to be coming apart. But as financial institutions stagger and crumble, there is no obvious alternative. Organized resistance appears scattered and incoherent; the global justice movement a shadow of its former self. There is good reason to believe that, in a generation or so, capitalism will no longer exist: for the simple reason that it’s impossible to maintain an engine of perpetual growth forever on a finite planet. Faced with the prospect, the knee-jerk reaction -- even of “progressives” -- is, often, fear, to cling to capitalism because they simply can’t imagine an alternative that wouldn’t be even worse.

latest london events and future as well - for the next week.

a few photos from the "journalists and the 'terror' laws" workshop, and the second plenary which was a question and answer session

This is a very full report and a few pictures from the "under siege: islam, war and the media" conference which took place on saturday at the LSE, organised by MWAW (media workers against the war)

The report covers in detail the speeches made during the first plenary

Read about the the 'journalists and terror laws' workshop here.

Since Clarion events bought the Dsei arms fair, that delightful cornucopia of torture equipment and corporate cash flow, The Space Hijackers have been keen to help their marketing team inform the existing customer base of the new shopping opportunites this expansion will yield. 

This time we took our Arms Fair marketing team to the Spirit Of Christmas Fair ...

First impressions of the Twelth Anniversary Assembly of The East London Communities Organisation, TELCO. (12/11/08)

National wave of student protest forces energy giant to abandon recruitment tour

Anti-coal protests at graduate careers fairs around the UK have forced E.ON to cancel the remainder of its recruitment tour. The energy company, which is planning to build a new coal power station at Kingsnorth, Kent [1], has seen at least seventeen of its careers events disrupted over the last few weeks [2].

This morning, some students from Kingston University were prevented by police in Parliament Square from interviewing Barbara Tucker as part of their MA course.

In the arguments which ensued, Barbara Tucker was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

A couple of score demonstrators mobilised by the Trade Justice Movement and some of its affiliated member organisations stage an Alarm-Clock Themed Noize Demo [1] outside the Guidhall in the City of London. Inside, buried up to his eyeballs with his snout in the Lord Mayor's Banquet trough, our class enemy Gordon Brown was addressing his paymasters in the British Capitalist class on how to prolong the death agonies of their decadent, decomposing and despicable economic system.

Action taken last Thursday in London as part of International Day of Solidarity for Lex Wotton, Australian Aboriginal political prisoner.

a year after her death at the age of 84, more than a hundred people attended a memorial service at st martin's church yesterday morning (8th november) for peggie preston

There has been controversy recently on the global imc-communication and imc-tech lists over the issue of a $200,000 grant application sent to the Knight Foundation by IMC Boston to do Drupal development work for Indymedia sites.

The grant application was blocked by IMC Rosario in Argentina. As a working technical volunteer who has been building a new Indymedia website for the past year or so, I think this whole debate has raised some interesting issues related to code, corporate monopolies, and the dilemmas faced by a humble developer who's trying to help start a revolution.

This year Stonewall (the once militant gay rights organisation) found itself to be the target of a very angry demo at its annual awards ceremony. Many in gay politics have viewed Stonewall as a traitor to its radical roots for some time. But the trans gender comunitiy in particular were infuriated when Guardian columnist Julie Bindle was nominated for journo of the year award.

It seems that Ms Bindle has been punting out the idea that trans gendered people can be 'cured' by therapy. So a number of concerned individuals and their supporters showed up at the awards to have their voice heard on the issue.

Some images from last Friday

The London Guantánamo Campaign witnessed the dawning of a new era as America voted by holding a candlelight vigil outside the US Embassy in Mayfair. Around 35 people attended. New president Barack Obama has pledged to close Guantánamo Bay and we aim to hold him to that!

Were you at the Dancing on the Grave of Capitalism! Halloween Street Party at Canary Wharf on Fri 10 Oct 08? Did you witness an assault on a crowd of dancing party goers by a 10-15-cop-strong snatch squad of blue-jacketed City of London (Corporation of London) cops? Were you one of the people with an overview of the assault, atop the West Plaza's west wall, opposite the tube station entrance? Did you photograph or video the assault? If so, we ask that you please get in touch with...

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The guy fawkes night Class War "Burn A Politician" Bonfire Party was stopped by the police.

Photos..

As part of a 2006 stock transfer, Swan Housing took control of The Exmouth Estate from LBTH, promising improved services to everyone.  

Shortly after residents began to witness the emergence of a two tier class system on The Exmouth Estate.  Residents who blindly approved of development decisions by Swan benefited from well maintained living conditions. 

However things were much tougher for those residents who questioned Swan's decisions, as decay due to lack of maintenance set in.

two men were arrested at downing street on sunday 2nd november for protesting without permission. they were left wondering why there was only two of them when all activists should unite to break this silly law.

A Spectre was haunting Canary Wharf, I tell ye – the Spectre of Halloween! Or was it Communism?       
When the cause of all humanity's woes enters its death throes, the time's arrived for a solemn funerary ceremony, followed by a joyful participatory wake. Several hundred souls seemed to agree, and converged on the West Plaza of Canary Wharf, in the fibrillating heart of  London's Financial District, to hold a Halloween Street Party celebrating the demise of the Tyranny of Capital.

See also: Witness Appeal

some pics from london halloween critical mass.

for the second month running, the critical mass appeared to be without police presence. one cycling paramedic accompanied the ride. the mass was generally peaceful, well self-organised, and very pleasurable. one of the longer rides too!

We just came across this nice bit of subvertising on a telephone box in Stockwell Road:

this is a common cause behind which all can unite. socpa is absurd.

A critical look at the Canary Wharf demo and at the Anger that is beeing wasted on shouting at the police.

No Police, going to places I have never seen the mass go to before, the look of
joy from people looking down from their balcony's and the halloweeners we
passed on foot, the fancy dress and a really good happy feeling in general.
Big thanks to the Paramedic who led us back and gave directions from the
cemetry, Highgate?.
And the corking was spot on, well done guys.

more photo's of tonight Halloween