Tag Archives: ODA

Posted on 15 June 2012 by pjm

Defend the Right to Protest: The Olympics and Beyond Tuesday 26th June 7pm-9pm Harmony Hall, Truro Road, Walthamstow, E17 7BY   Speakers include: Simon Moore: Campaigner and recipient of Olympic ASBO Alfie Meadows: Student charged with violent disorder after his … Continue reading →

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Leyton Marsh Campaigner Faces 2 Year ASBO for Peaceful Protest and Defending Our Marsh

Posted on 14 June 2012 by pjm

Today Westminster Magistrates Court heard the Metropolitan Police present their first case to impose a two year minimum Anti Social Behaviour Order in order to prevent peaceful protest at the Olympics. They wish to impose an extremely restrictive ASBO on … Continue reading →

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Green and Pleasant Land? It was before the Olympics!

Posted on 13 June 2012 by pjm

Below is a letter from a local resident published in the Guardian (14 June 2012) in response to Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony for the Olympics, which will be based upon the notion of our ‘green and pleasant land’. The green … Continue reading →

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Open Letter ‘Enough is Enough’ on Leyton Marsh!

Posted on 21 May 2012 by Caroline Day

21st May 2012 Dear [Chief Executive/Leader/Project Manager/Councillor/Member etc of] [Olympic Delivery Authority] [London 2012] [ARUP] [NUSSLI] [Lee Valley Regional Park Authority] [Waltham Forest Council] [Environment Agency] [Health and Safety Executive] [British Waterways] [Greater London Authority]  RE: CONTINUED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AT … Continue reading →

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BAD ODA: Rotten Boroughs in Private Eye, May 15, 2012

Posted on 18 May 2012 by SLMAdmin

Thanks to Private Eye  

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ODA Meeting: Why So Scared To Have Your Statements Be A Matter of Public Record?

Posted on 15 May 2012 by Caroline Day

FULL UNEDITED SOUND RECORDING OF THE MEETING On Tuesday night there was a meeting of the ODA, LVRPA and local residents at a small nursery on Riverside Close, Hackney to discuss the ‘reinstatement works’ for the marsh. To attend the … Continue reading →

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Leyton Marsh: Spot the deliberate mistake

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Caroline Day

Millfields Park Blog Spot have an excellent front page blog on the insulting letter sent by the ODA to residents regarding Leyton Marsh. The blog has many pointers for responding to the misleading information provided in the ODA letter sent … Continue reading →

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Imprisoned for telling the truth?

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Caroline Day

On Thursday 26th April Mike Wells, a citizen journalist who writes for the Games Monitor website, was filming unsafe working practices on Leyton Marsh at the chaotically managed Olympic construction site. As a result of his attempt to film and … Continue reading →

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Letter To Denis Hone CEO of ODA from Mike Wells, re Leyton Marshes

Posted on 6 April 2012 by SLMAdmin

cross-post from http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/node/1595 5th April 2012 Re: The Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA) recent works on Leyton Marshes, close to London’s Olympic enclosure. Dear Mr Hone, CEO of the ODA I am writing to you in response to your recent letter addressed … Continue reading →

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