Archive for April, 2006

Mayday events

Friday, April 28th, 2006

the anarchism collective presents:  ANARCHISM PAST PRESENT & FUTURE (!) 1 - 4pm Part of the anarchism06 conference. full details check out www.londonsocialcentre.org.uk The Square Social Centre 21 Russell Square London WC1 Look for the red & black flags! -- Mayday Critical Mass  a fun cycle ride around London. More details please check out Indymedia

“triple whammy wednesday” & the woes of the Labour Party

Friday, April 28th, 2006

well its been an eventful week (or month even) for the Labour Party. beset by trouble left right and centre. wednesday's been referred to as the 'triple whammy wednesday', with Charles Clarke, Patricia Hewitt and John Prescott all having signally lousy days. To say the least. So there's the whole ...

Moviementos @ the Salmon and Compass

Friday, April 28th, 2006

MOVIMIENTOS @ The Salmon and Compass -Thursday 4th May (7pm -2am) "A politically inspired night of Latin boogie & documentary films on Latin America. The finest in Afro-Latin, Boogaloo, Brazilian, Funk, Ska, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Manguebeat, Tango, Drum and Bass, Broken Beats, Rhumba House, Electronica etc.....Music hosted by ...

Greenpeace news: campaign against Kimberley-Clark

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Activists have set up a blockade of Kimberly-Clark's factory in Canada. * the folks who make Kleenex* They're stopping all shipments of ancient forest products in or out of the factory, and they've hung a large banner that reads, "Kimberly-Clark & Kleenex: Stop destroying the Boreal Forest." Please help Greenpeace spread ...

the gentleman’s journal

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Bringing you essential etiquette guidance since 1102: " Being a scholarly Journal within which gentlemen, and those others, who in so being concerned with manners and all matters of etiquette in these dark times make it their solemn duty to educate their peers and lessers in the ways of civilisation." The ...

google blog: no suprises

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

ah well no surprises there: the 'official' google blog doesn't allow comments.

green.tv

Friday, April 21st, 2006

The 'first broadband environment channel' - green.tv has been online since the start of the month, and busy racking up the hits and enjoying lots of media attention. Backed by the UNEP, designed by large blue in collaboration with the espians, {featuring the first application of the ‘Protoplex’}, green.tv ...

Get London Reading

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Encouraging Londoners to make more time for reading.   Find out what's happening in your Borough.

US trade pact with Peru

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

In the meantime, what’s happening in Peru? Well the outcome of the election is still not clear and looks like it won’t be for a while, seeing as its gone off into a ‘run-off’’ second round. The interesting news is that given the state of play, a dodgy manoeuvre ...

Guardian blogs - registration now here!

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

aha, well the guardian has finally clearly lost its patience with the 'wayward' contributors to its very popular News Blog and have finally introduced comment registration. previously, any old so- and-so could have come along and written any old thing ( and did). And it was wonderfully amusing, precisely because ...