Cousteau Jr.: 'This Is a Nightmare... a Nightmare'
Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Sam Champion take hazmat dive into Gulf's oily waters.
A Final Thanks !!! I’m Buzzing !
3 hours ago
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
PS:
sunny_hundal Westminster Council bullshitting. RT @AdamBienkov: Parliament Square is not part of the World Heritage site. http://twitpic.com/1qxkp2sunny_hundal
Funny how Tories were never using the Unesco Heritage site crap when Labour banned protesting in Westminster
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Westminster City council: Parliament Square's permanent protest camp had to go
Peace protester Brian Haws sits handcuffed after being arrested by police on Parliament Square ahead of the Queen's speech. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA
For weeks, a permanent Glastonbury has been set up on Parliament Square. While we all support peaceful protest, it is completely unacceptable for this public square to become a campsite in the heart of central London, when it is meant to be a place for everyone to enjoy. We welcome the mayor's plans to take action and remove the protestors as it is unfair for a major part of our city to be occupied and turned into a no-go area by vociferous minorities, however laudable their causes of land reform, sustainability and self-sufficiency may be.
The campsite may have been dubbed "democracy village" by some, but what the protestors have effectively been doing is taking away others' freedoms.
Londoners and visitors have not been able to enjoy the public square when more than 40 tents prevent them from walking across it and enjoying it. Every day while the protestors remain, our street cleansing teams are having to dispose of at least a tent's worth of waste from the square. In addition, the creation of a permanent home on the square has stopped others, with causes that are just as important, from being able to protest there. It is not right that anyone else who wants to highlight an issue cannot take their cause to the square because it is overcrowded with tents, compost lavatories, an oak sapling and vegetable plots.
As well as the disruption caused to ordinary workers and tourists who are prevented from going about their daily business and enjoying the Unesco world heritage site, the police have been diverted from policing local communities and tackling crime. It is clear that the present legislation is not working and new laws are required to ensure everyone can enjoy the square and give other groups the opportunity to legally protest there. New legislation is urgently needed to enable the police to intervene effectively in cases of prolonged demonstrations, or where there are real public order or nuisance problems. We need powers to regulate and police the square.
In Westminster, we want to see effective legislation, backing the police to do what is appropriate in a civil, democratic and peaceful society. Parliament needs to turn its mind to this and pass the necessary laws as soon as possible. We want to work with the police and the Greater London Assembly to make sure that this situation does not happen again, in order that everyone – be they workers, tourists or other protestors – can use the square. We hope that the campsite is removed as soon as possible.
Parliament Square anti-war, peace camp protester, Brian Haw arrested
Anti-war campaigner Mr Haw, who has been camping there since 2001, was held as police searched the
“peace camp”.
Another protester Barbara Tucker, who has also been camping outside the Houses of Parliament, was arrested.
Ms Tucker was heard saying on BBC London 94.9: “You can’t arrest him [Mr Haw], you don’t have a search order.”
High Court action
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that two people had been arrested in Parliament Square at about 0800 BST for obstructing police.
Police with sniffer dogs searched the collection of tents opposite the Houses of Parliament before the Queen arrived at the state opening of Parliament.
Phoenix, an environmental activist who has been living in the camp, witnessed the arrests.
He said: “I didn’t like the way he was held in a stress position and was taken off.
“He was carried off by four officers with his whole body weight on his forward shoulders…he wanted his crutches.”
Mr Haw, of Redditch, Worcestershire, set up his camp in protest against sanctions on Iraq and then over the war.
In 2007, he won a legal battle to remain in place due to a drafting error in a new law banning unauthorised protests in Westminster.
Since 1 May several other tents and flags have cropped up on the green, which has been dubbed Democracy Village by campaigners, who include anti-war demonstrators, climate change activists, communists and anarchists, as well as some homeless people.
The green is owned by the Greater London Authority.
The Mayor of London’s office said Mayor Boris Johnson was seeking to apply to the High Court over the camp. But the spokesman added he had nothing to do with the police searches.
“The mayor respects the right to demonstrate, however the scale and impact of the protest is now doing considerable damage to the square and preventing its peaceful use by other Londoners – including those who may wish to have an authorised protest,” he said.
“As a result he has given GLA officers the authority to apply to the High Court to begin legal proceedings for trespass.”
Councillor Colin Barrow, Leader of Westminster City Council, backed the legal action.
“We felt that the hijacking of Parliament Square, one of London’s historic public spaces, needed to be brought to an end,” he said.
Another POV...musn't say anything, stay polite...
Konx-om-Pax - Display Copy Mix
Glasgow-based director, animator and sound designer Konx-om-Pax aka Tom Scholefield (designer/director for Hudson Mohawke and Jamie Lidell amongst others) has put together this exclusive mix for The Wire as part of his Display Copy project.
Along with being a studio and record label, Display Copy is also a club night in Glasgow. Forthcoming gigs scheduled are: Oneohtrix Point Never, Tomutonttu, DJ set from Konx-om-Pax and special guests. Glasgow Artschool, 29 May, 11pm–3am, £5/6. Gescom, Konx-om-Pax and Guy Veale, Glasgow Ivy Bar, 4 June, 8pm–12am, free.
Click here to download Knox-om-Pax’s Display Copy mix (1h 38m, tracklist below)
1. City Scum Shot, “The Bamboo Vein”
2. Grippers Nother Onesers, “After Dark Cravings”
3. Ducktails, “Seagull’s Flight”
4. Dolphins Into The Future, “Lone Voyager”
5. Tod Dockstader, “Knockwhistle”
6. Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan, “The Visitor from Inner Space”
7. Bruce Haack (Miss Nelson And Bruce), “Mudra”
8. Conrad Schnitzler, “Trigger One 2″
9. Irsol, “Concentration”
10. Tolerance, “Sacrifice”
11. Stephen Mallinder, “Length of Time”
12. David Fenech, “Poteaux/Feux”
13. Coil, “Who’ll Fall”
14. Throbbing Gristle, “Painless Childbirth”
15. Team Doyobi, “Music For Cat”
16. Alan Sparhawk, “17.53″
17. Zoviet France, “Fire Sticks”
18. Konx-om-Pax, “At Home With Mum & Dad”
19. Chris Carter, “Clouds”
20. Sir Richard Bishop, “Smashana”
21. Erkki Kurenniemi, “Sähkösoittimen Ääniä #4 (1971)”
22. The Goslings, “Overnight”
23. Konx-om-Pax, “Hurt Face”
24. Pocahaunted, “Chinatown”
25. Konx-om-Pax, “Jamie Mono Tape”
26. Current 93 & Nick Cave, “Patripassian”
27. Popol Vuh, “Through Pains to Heaven”
28. Alexandro Jodorowsky, Ronald Frangipane & Don Cherry, “Tarot Will
Teach You/Burn Your Money”
29. Nicholas and Gallivan with Larry Young, “Angles Wing”
30. Chris Corsano, “How Should You Throw It On Other Occasions?”
31. Androids Of Mu, “Atomic X”
32. Martin Creed, “Fuck Off”
2. Grippers Nother Onesers, “After Dark Cravings”
3. Ducktails, “Seagull’s Flight”
4. Dolphins Into The Future, “Lone Voyager”
5. Tod Dockstader, “Knockwhistle”
6. Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan, “The Visitor from Inner Space”
7. Bruce Haack (Miss Nelson And Bruce), “Mudra”
8. Conrad Schnitzler, “Trigger One 2″
9. Irsol, “Concentration”
10. Tolerance, “Sacrifice”
11. Stephen Mallinder, “Length of Time”
12. David Fenech, “Poteaux/Feux”
13. Coil, “Who’ll Fall”
14. Throbbing Gristle, “Painless Childbirth”
15. Team Doyobi, “Music For Cat”
16. Alan Sparhawk, “17.53″
17. Zoviet France, “Fire Sticks”
18. Konx-om-Pax, “At Home With Mum & Dad”
19. Chris Carter, “Clouds”
20. Sir Richard Bishop, “Smashana”
21. Erkki Kurenniemi, “Sähkösoittimen Ääniä #4 (1971)”
22. The Goslings, “Overnight”
23. Konx-om-Pax, “Hurt Face”
24. Pocahaunted, “Chinatown”
25. Konx-om-Pax, “Jamie Mono Tape”
26. Current 93 & Nick Cave, “Patripassian”
27. Popol Vuh, “Through Pains to Heaven”
28. Alexandro Jodorowsky, Ronald Frangipane & Don Cherry, “Tarot Will
Teach You/Burn Your Money”
29. Nicholas and Gallivan with Larry Young, “Angles Wing”
30. Chris Corsano, “How Should You Throw It On Other Occasions?”
31. Androids Of Mu, “Atomic X”
32. Martin Creed, “Fuck Off”
BPGlobalPR The ocean looks just a bit slimmer today. Dressing it in black really did the trick! #bpcares
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