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Brixton car park awaits its fate

Fri 12th November, 2010Wed 2nd March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It may be one of the ugliest, most depressing buildings ever put up in Brixton, but the crumbling multi-story car park on Brixton Station Road has become a centre of controversy.

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London / Places

Massive student demo against the cuts; Millbank occupied

Wed 10th November, 2010Wed 10th November, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Whatever you think of the protest, it’s great to see students getting arsey and uppity about politics again, with an unexpectedly huge crowd – estimated at over 50,000 – protesting …

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Brixton / Places

Guinness Trust, Somerleyton Rd, Brixton fights the landlords

Tue 9th November, 2010 - by editor - 18 Comments.

Another housing battle is brewing in Brixton, with residents living in and around The Guinness Trust estate uniting against their landlords.

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Brixton / photos / Places

Lambeth Save our Services: March, Demo and Rally

Sat 30th October, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the evil con-dem alliance spending review set to destroy jobs, public services, schools and communities, a Lambeth community rally and march was announced to join together to fight all …

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London / Places

Stop the Cuts rally and Fireman’s strike, London – photos

Sat 23rd October, 2010Sun 24th October, 2010 - by editor - 8 Comments.

A few days after the government announced massive spending cuts, a rally was held at Congress House, central London to mobilise opposition . The Tory chancellor, George Osborne, wants to see cuts of £81 billion, …

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Brighton ‘Fans United,’ Feb 1997: a proper football protest!

Wed 29th September, 2010Wed 29th September, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Worth a repost (with new photos!) is this account of our trip to the Goldstone Ground in Brighton, 8th February 1997.

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Market lockdown – traders protest against the car park closure

Tue 28th September, 2010Tue 28th September, 2010 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Brixton market traders protest against the closure of the car park caused by Tesco and Lambeth Council’s plans. Read the full story on our discussion boards –  Popes road car park to …

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London / photos / Places

Protest the Pope march, central London – photo report

Sat 18th September, 2010Sat 18th September, 2010 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Here’s a few pics from the protest today as it snaked its way up Piccadilly.

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London / Places

Mayday 2001 protests, London: archive photos

Fri 17th September, 2010Fri 17th September, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

They don’t make protests like this any more – least, not in Britain. Mayday 2001 was one of the last big anti-capitalist demos in the UK, with the press stirring …

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London / Places

Protest archives: J18 Stop The City, 1999

Sat 24th July, 2010Fri 23rd July, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

As  mass protests go, J18 was certainly one of the last of the big ones in the City of London, with a huge turnout causing all sorts of mayhem around …

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London / Places

I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! protest

Mon 25th January, 2010Mon 15th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We went along to Saturday’s I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! protest in Trafalgar Square to register our concerns about about the increasing use of terrorism laws against street photographers. …

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London / Places / stuff

Climate Change camp, Trafalgar Square

Wed 9th December, 2009Mon 15th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Situated slap bang in the middle of Trafalgar Square, one of London’s most famous landmarks and tourist attractions, the Climate Camp picked a perfect place to publicise their cause. Pitching …

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Climate change march, London

Sat 5th December, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some pics from today’s demo at Parliament Square: More pics: here

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stuff

G20 bra girl charged for posing as a police officer

Wed 30th September, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s how ridiculous our cops can be: Eleven G20 campaigners are being prosecuted for impersonating police officers despite some being half-dressed and wielding toy machineguns.The protesters, who call themselves the …

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stuff

Critical Mass, London

Sat 27th June, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Apart from some positively psychotically incandescent cabbies (and, to be honest, one or two testosterone-overcharged cyclists), this was a fabulous ride, with hundreds of cyclists enjoying a leisurely, car-free saunter …

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Kettle The Met Protest, Scotland Yard

Sat 23rd May, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A march from Trafalgar Square leading to a rally outside Scotland Yard to ‘remember Ian Tomlinson, demand no more deaths in police custody and defend civil liberties and the freedom …

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Photographing protests in the UK

Wed 15th April, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With photographers getting more hassle at demos and some even being forced to delete their images, I’ve put together a basic guide on how to ensure that your photos stay …

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G20 police footage could be good news for photographers

Tue 14th April, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

COMMENT: G20 FOOTAGE and PHOTOGRAPHERS’ RIGHTS All the video and photographic evidence leaking through into the mainstream from the G20 protests is going to make it really hard for the …

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Climate Camp riot police footage

Fri 3rd April, 2009Mon 9th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

What happened at the Climate Camp after these photos were taken was an outrage, with riot police using shields and batons in a violent,  unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters. The …

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G20 protests, London: police run amok

Thu 2nd April, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Today I attended the G20 protests in the City of London. Just like Mayday 2001, the police employed their borderline-legal tactic of forcing protesters into a cordon for many hours …

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‘Put People First’ G20 Demonstration, London

Sat 28th March, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There was a huge turn out for this march today – here’s some hastily slapped up photos: Loads more here: Put People First G20 Demonstration: ‘Jobs, Justice, Climate

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Remembering Twyford Down (M3) road protest

Thu 5th March, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It seems like an eternity ago now but at the time it was a mighty important battle against the Tories’ mad, mad, mad plans to implement “The biggest road-building programme …

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Photography protest: Scotland Yard

Mon 16th February, 2009Thu 18th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This morning, photographers and filmmakers – and the political activist and comedian Mark Thomas – gathered in their hundreds outside New Scotland Yard to exercise their democratic right to take …

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Gaza protest, Trafalgar Square

Sat 17th January, 2009 - by editor - 1 Comment

Some photos from the 3rd National Demonstration For Gaza: “Israel Out Of Gaza Now: Lift The Blockade,” Trafalgar Square, central London. The police had decided to pen everyone into the …

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New York / stuff

Reverend Billy Buy-Nothing event, Union Sq, NYC

Tue 13th January, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Union Square, New York, 28th Nov 2008 On the day that a Walmart worker in Valley Stream was crushed to death by a stampeding mob of frenzied shoppers, the Rev …

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photos / stuff

Love Music Hate Racism demo

Tue 24th June, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Saturday, I popped along to what was billed as a “national demonstration and carnival parade against fascism and racism” in Trafalgar Square put on by Love Music Hate Racism …

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London / Places

Creating a froth outside Starbucks

Sat 24th March, 2007Wed 28th November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Those loveable scamps the Space Hijackers weren’t chuffed with Starbucks opening a shiny new outlet in their patch of the East End, so they decided to make a stand: We …

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