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Copenhagen and the media

Posted on December 17th 2009 | 2 comments
Well-meaning but diverted

Well-meaning but diverted
James Turley looks at the mixed messages from the media about the Copenhagen demonstrations
As is the norm for any major gathering of world leaders, the COP-15 talks in Copenhagen over the global warming crisis have been accompanied by a whole series of protests.
First, there were the protests outside Denmark, which saw thousands marching [...]

Details of Protests in Iran – Saturday

Posted on June 19th 2009 | No comments

To carry on our attempt to help aid our comrades and friends in Iran we are posting up the details of the next major rallies.
Saturday 4.00pm Revolution Square
Rahpeymaiye baadi Shanbe 4:00 pm Meidan Enghelab
Next rally Sat 4:00 pm Enghelab [...]

Free Education Demonstration: Educate, Agitate, Organise!

Posted on February 26th 2009 | 5 comments
csf

Wednesday 25 Free Education Demonstration: Educate, Agitate, Organise!
Around 600 students gathered at SOAS University to demand free education and a living grant for all. Although numbers were slightly lower than had been initially expected, it was very encouraging to see students turn out in such numbers in an action that was organised completely independently of [...]

Rallying against BBC inhumanity

Posted on February 1st 2009 | No comments
copsatbbc

Pro-Zionist agenda is exposed for all to see, writes John-Jo Sidwell

Another week and another excellent protest in solidarity with the people of Gaza. However, with the ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops on January 18, there was bound to be a certain ebbing.
The January 24 demonstration in London – beginning outside the BBC in [...]

Mass movement erupts

Posted on January 22nd 2009 | No comments
gazademo

Tens of thousands have shown their solidarity with the people of Gaza. From Birmingham to St Albans and from Oxford to Newport there have been spirited local protests. As our reports show, one of the features almost everywhere is the influx of young people, especially young Muslims, into the anti-war movement

London
Like elsewhere the London demonstration [...]

Marching for Gaza

Posted on January 20th 2009 | 1 comment
Vibrant

Chris Strafford reports on last weekend’s demonstrations. Additional reporting from around the country by Tony Greenstein and Mohsen Sabbagh

With over 1,000 now dead in Gaza, demonstrations have been taking place across the world in protest against the massacre. On Saturday January 10 more than 100,000 marched from Hyde Park, past the Israeli embassy, to Kensington [...]