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 Di

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

more photo's of tonight Halloween

250 people attended a demonstration at Canary Wharf on Halloween Eve. Anti-capitalist demonstrators made a series of abortive attempts to rush police lines and break through to the offices of Lehman Brothers, a failed American financial services firm at the heart of the current economic crisis (recently bought out by Barclays PLC). Police snatch squads were in operation, and at least one arrest

About 200 people gathered tonight at Canary Wharf to celebrate the demise of capitalism.

Report in an individual capacity on the demo at canary wharf tonight. The demo was called by elements of Reclaim The Streets and the Socialist Workers Party, but was also backed by lots of the far left and anarchist groups, incuding our group Autonomy and Solidarity.

Some photos from tonights halloween anti city demo

Autonomy and Solidarity would like to announce their arrival by endorsing this Friday?s demonstration assembling at Canary Wharf tube station at 5pm then marching on Lehman Brother?s offices.

We are a newly formed social anarchist/class struggle anarchist group at Goldsmiths University. We intend to focus on social issues and fight for students as workers, on the basis that most students will ha

Wharf employees will be on the look-out for anti-capitalist wizards and demons this Halloween.

... uninvited visitors to victual at rampART?

On Saturday 25th October 2008, the 10th Annual United Families & Friends Remembrance procession took place in central London, with several hundred people in attendance, including many family members of those who have died in suspicious circumstances in police custody, prison and 'secure' mental health facilities.

Reports and Photos: 1 | 2 | 3

Around 150 peole demonstrated for the release of Burmese political prisoners in the west end today,

Around thirty people turned up at short notice to a demonstsratin called by the PDA on the day of the General Strike in Colombia opposite the Colombian Embassy in London at 4.30pm on Thursday in support of the Colombian indigenous people, the sugar cane cutters on strike and the Colombian social justice movement. Pictures (C) 2008, Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.

More than forty people demonstrated outside the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Savoy Place on Wednesday 22nd,? in support of Colombian cleaners unfairly dismissed by the cleaning company Amey. There was a simultaneous demonstration in Bristol outside Ameys offices there [Photo]

One of the sacked cleaners and a former trade unionist in Colombia, Julio Mayor, said:

We were sacked fo

London Rising Tide's Greenwash Guerillas Brigade, Detection Platoon #1, moved into action this morning at 08:00 hours – targeting dirty great energy corporation Électricité de France (EDF) at the central London headquarters (HQ) of their UK subsidiary EDF Energy.   

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Autumn, the leaves turning golden, the Anarchist Bookfair. Stepney in East London, Saturday 18 October 2008.

Roma in Italy are suffering ethnic cleansing. Protesters held a lunchtime vigil at the Italian Embassy in London on Thursday 17 October, 2008. Report and Pictures by Peter Marshall, images (C) 2008, Peter Marshall

Wednesday 15th October, 07:30hrs. Activists arrive at the New York Stock Exchange on Cousin Lane, London. It's been nearly 2 years since an early morning demonstration took place there. A few minutes after their arrival, staff realised they were there and rushed to close the shutters. The activists were only just handing out leaflets and holding placards. There wasn't even a megaphone in sight.