A few hundred men, women and children took to the streets of London marching from the Imperial War Museum to Downing Street. Called for by the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services amongst other groups, the march was to highlight the growing concerns surrounding the state of the maternity services and the lack of options available to women giving birth. London, United Kingdom,

Over 500 women took to the streets of London marching down Oxford Street and Regent Street to Trafalgar Square, calling for a stop to male violence against women two days before International Women’s Day. London, United Kingdom, 06/03/2010.

Over one hundred protesters gathered at Portland Place to march to Downing Street speaking out against China’s actions in Tibet.This annual freedom march organised by a coalition of many UK Tibet groups marks the 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising. London, United Kingdom, 06/03/2010.

The Way is the Goal, interview with Maqui, Indymedia London / IMC-UK network activist
Stefania Milan, European University Institute, Italy

Indymedia UK was created in 1999, right after the first Independent Media Center was set up in Seattle in November that year to allow participants to the anti-WTO demonstrations to report from the streets. But it emerged from an earlier website, created by

Corporate Watch launches Palestine research blog Two Corporate Watchers will be digging the corporate dirt in Palestine over the next few months.

Corporate Watch has set up a new blog to track companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of and apartheid policies in Palestine. In addition to research blogs, the site also includes all Corporate Watch's recent articles on Israel/Palestine.

On 5 March 2010, this 54th episode of Dissident Island Radio features:

• Livesey Museum as they face imminent eviction;

• Heathrow Transition Town;

• Radio Blackout on the repression of social movements in Turin;

• Bryn, the latest addition to the island, playing us some of his musical masterpieces;

• Dan Glass on the upcoming Aberdeen 9 trial and observations on how to superglue oneself to the

Over 100 protesters gathered outside the Houses of Parliament at noon demonstrating against the English Defence League who were marching to Parliament in support of Dutch MP Geert Wilders visiting London. London UK. 05/03/2010.

Around 250 members of the English Defence League gathered outside the Tate Britain to march to the Houses of Parliament in support of the Dutch MP Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, who is visiting the UK. London, United Kingdom. 05/03/2010.

As Gordon Brown gave evidence inside the QEII conference centre people such as George, who joined the Royal Artillery in 1947 and served one and a half years in the SAS demonstrated outside. George will be 90 on the 8th of May, but he was still determined to show his anger over the continuous war being waged in Iraq. London, United Kingdom. 05/03/2010.

A small group of protesters belonging to the European NGO Council on Drugs (ENCOD) gathered outside the Malaysian Embassy in London to speak out against the death penalty for drug possession and use in Malaysia. London, UK. 04/03/2010.

Demonstration outside HM Holloway prison called by 'London No Borders' in support of the three Yarl's Wood hunger strikers who were transferred to the prison and detained without charge. London, United Kingdom, 03/03/2010.

Care workers protest outside Downing Street to demand more funding and acknowledgment from the government for the work that they undertake. London, United Kingdom, 03/03/2010.

Around one hundred protesters attend a demonstration outside the Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) based in Kingsgate House on Victoria Street. The protest was organised by SPEAK, a network who connect young adults and students to campaign and pray about issues concerning global injustice. London, United Kingdom. 01/03/2010.

A small group of Stop the War Coalition protesters, in conjunction with the British Muslim Initiative and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a protest at Isleworth Crown Court this morning. The protest was in response to the arrests of 7 men in recent weeks, following their involvement protests outside the Israeli embassy. London, United Kingdom. 26/02/2010.

Members of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand. London, United Kingdom, 25/02/2010.

On this 53rd edition of Dissident Island Radio, broadcast live on Friday 19 February:

• Captain of the Rant in the studio live with powerful original poems and spoken word;
• Words from women peace activists from the Aldermaston Big Blockade on stopping nuclear proliferation and a feminist critique of militarism;
• NoBorders with the latest on the autonomous space in Calais, which is facing substant

AUDIO FILE OF TURBULENCE PANEL AT LONDON HISTORICAL MATERIALISM CONFERENCE

The latest issue of Turbulence (number 5) was officially launched at the 2009 Historical Materialism Conference at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS) in London in November. We did so with a panel chaired by Matteo Mandarini, with John Holloway as a discussant (thanks to both for their participation!). Turbule

Protest in Trafalgar Square opposite Canada House against the extraction of Tar Sands in Canada. The protest was aimed at Royal Dutch Shell, British Petroleum and the Royal Bank of Scotland. London, United Kingdom, 13/02/2010.

The British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, held a public meeting at St. Paul's Church in Hammersmith, West London. Stop the War coalition demonstrated outside demanding the release of Shaker Aamer, a legal permanent resident of the UK who has been held in Guantanamo Bay since 2002 without charges. London, United Kingdom, 19/02/2010.

Protest in support of the Yarl's Wood hunger strikers outside Serco's offices in Holborn, called by the London Detainee Solidarity Network. London, United Kingdom, 12/02/2010.

A "youth against the banks" Facebook party at a Mayfair mansion in London was broken up by officers in riot gear last night after revellers pelted police with bricks and bottles.

On this 52nd edition of Dissident Island Radio, which broadcast live from the London Action Resource Centre on the 05 February 2010:

We had with us a motley crew of dissidents. Two people (David Mery and Pennie Quinton) who've fought 'The Man' on 'his terms' and won respect for our rights talk to us about the recent European Court of Human Rights decision on the Stop and Search powers of Britis

On 13th February 2010, We protest the imprisonment of Volkan Sevinc as well as the planned conviction of 19 other comrades to prison sentences between 1-10 years on the indictment "discouragement of the people from doing military service".

A few days ago, activists from the transnational No Borders network and the French
organisation SôS Soutien aux Sans Papiers have opened a large warehouse
for migrants in Calais, help is needed.

After refusing to cooperate with the UN Gaza enquiry in 2009, Israel submitted its report by UN General Assembly mandate last week. Nigel Parry looks into the background of the Goldstone Report for Rustbelt Radio.

Book to take part in a discussion with radical photographer David Hoffman as he speaks about his part in the I'm a Photographer Not a Terrorist movement, press freedom and concerns over lowering of ethical and technical standards in photography.

Banning demonstrations at the Chilcot Inquiry on Friday.

Blair’s appearance at Iraq inquiry to spark mass anti-war protest

How NGO Bureaucrats and Greenwashed Corporations are Turning Nature Into Investment Capital-

On the occasion of its ten-year anniversary, the antiglobalization movement has been brought out of its slumber. This is to be expected, as anniversaries and nostalgia often trump the here and now in political action. What is troublesome, though, is not the celebration of a historical moment but the att

Download the 51st episode of Dissident Island Radio, broadcast live from LARC on 15 January 2010, featuring:

• Folks from London No Borders chatting about the upcoming "Life's too short to be controlled" day of action on 23 January, with a discussion linking the issues of migration, border control and state surveillance;
• SmashEDO on their upcoming "Remember Gaza" mass demo, aiming to shut-down t

As world leaders dither inside, SchNEWS looks to the thousands of dissenters outside

The rich countries, the biggest polluters and the ones who have clawed their way to pre-eminence on the back of one hundred and fifty years of carbon emissions are simply not going to compromise enough. Contrast the rapidity with which the global financial system was rescued last year with the bureaucratic bog-