admin | April 21, 2009
Following on from the G20 protests, the following has been circulated… Sat 25 April, 1-6pm for people who witnessed the Ian Tomlinson attack. Sunday 26 April, 1–6pm for anybody attacked by the police or who was distressed by the events around the G20. At LARC London Action Resource Centre, Whitechapel E1 1ES A skillshare facilitated [...]
fotdmike | April 14, 2009
In the aftermath of the G20 protests a bunch of people have started a campaign under the banner “No to Police Violence” with their aims being stated as: A comprehensive investigation into the death of Ian Tomlinson The banning of the “kettling” technique “Justice Now” – an independent investigation of all individual police officers that [...]
fotdmike | April 11, 2009
Just over a week now and I’m still trying to construct an accurate overview in my mind of the recent events in London. Arrived there last week (last Tuesday to be precise, 31st March) as part of the Radical Images photographers’ collective to document the series of events protesting London’s hosting of the G20 summit. [...]
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Having become thoroughly disgusted by the bias, spin, and blatant non-reporting of certain types of events on the part of the mainstream media we find ourselves having much greater confidence in the independent, alternative, and "citizen journalist" news sources.
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