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protest Archive
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Save the NHS protest, Department of Health, London
Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2012 | No CommentsThere was an important protest against the Tory’s NHS-trashing Health and Social Care bill in central London yesterday. It didn’t get the press (or the crowd) it deserved – where were you?... -
Against the Cuts! Protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton – photos
Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 | No CommentsA lively crowd gathered outside Lambeth Town Hall this evening to protest against the huge cuts that Lambeth Council are proposing for a second year running. -
Ghost bikes, Bikes Alive, Critical Mass and the fight for safe cycling in London
Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | 1 CommentWith the tragic sight of white ‘Ghost Bikes’ (unofficial memorials where riders have been killed) becoming more common on London’s streets, cyclists are fighting back. -
Copbusters and the policeman bottom-slapping cop car of Brixton remembered
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 | 1 CommentI’d completely forgotten about this crazy American cop car that used to be parked on Valencia Place in Brixton. Stuck on the top of the car was a large model... -
The Brixton Fairies and the South London Gay Community Centre, Brixton 1974-6
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | 12 CommentsThis fascinating story about Brixton’s legendary gay community of the 1970s was posted up on the urban75 bulletin boards, and thanks to the author Ian Townson, I’m now able to repost... -
Occupy Thanet! Mini protest camp braves the freezing Margate snow
Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012 | 4 CommentsHuddled up next to Margate’s shiny new Turner Contemporary Gallery for warmth against the February snow is an ‘Occupy Thanet’ protest camp. -
urban75 supports the Stop Sopa campaign to protect internet freedoms.
Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | No CommentsWhat’s being billed as ‘the largest internet protest in history’ is underway today, with websites showing their opposition against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sibling the Protect IP... -
The most popular urban75 blog posts of 2011: Shard, Slutwalk, Naked Bike Ride and BT Tower
Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2011 | No CommentsAs 2011 draws to a close, I’ve broken out the calculator and done some totting up to find out which posts have proved the most popular with readers on my... -
National Strike day in Lambeth – Brixton Windrush Square scenes
Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsTens of thousands of people around the UK joined rallies as part of a National Strike, called over government plans to make public sector workers pay more and work longer to... -
Halloween London Critical Mass ride shows solidarity with Occupy London
Posted on Saturday, October 29, 2011 | No CommentsOctober’s Critical Mass bike ride around the capital took in both of the current Occupy London sites at St Paul’s and Finsbury Square. Here’s a few photos of the ride,... -
Photos from the Occupy London protest at St Paul’s, central London
Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsFour days in and still going strong is the Occupy London protest outside St Paul’s cathedral in central London. I popped down today and grabbed a few photos. .. -
Occupy the Stock Exchange London protest. Photos and police statement
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 | 2 CommentsWith thousands currently occupying Wall Street in New York, and actions taking place from Paris and Madrid to Buenos Aires and Caraca, there’s a global day of action underway – and... -
Bike Parking Tax protest, central London 12th October 2011
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 | 1 CommentThere was much a-tootin’ of horns around the streets of Trafalgar Square last night, as a bevy of motorcyclists from the “No To the Bike Parking Tax” campaign group headed into town. -
Block the Bridge – Save the NHS protest, Westminster Bridge – photos
Posted on Sunday, October 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis banner sums up how I feel about the government’s dodgy plans to embark on a policy of mass privatisation for the NHS. We went along to a big protest... -
Anti-Scientology protest in central London, 23rd July 2011
Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 | 1 CommentProtests outside the Scientology building on Tottenham Court Road, London, have become a regular feature, and here’s a few pics taken of Saturday’s demo.