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

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!

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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Simon Moore arrested for allegedly breaching the terms of his Olympic ASBO!

We have just heard that Simon Moore has today been arrested in Windsor for allegedly breaching the terms of his Olympic Asbo. Simon Moore, who is a great friend of Save Leyton Marsh, was part of a group of people … Continue reading

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The struggle continues……..

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rI4JCOyJOw] Great video of Claire on Leyton Marsh explaining some of the issues. Big thanks to Indefilms333

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Saturday 2nd June – Another Successful Day Campaigning!

Save Leyton Marsh Group decided that it was time to get out on the streets campaigning today, specifically to collect names for our petition demanding an immediate removal of the hazardous waste and restoration of the marsh to an open … Continue reading

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Legendary Athlete John Carlos signs Save Leyton Marsh petition!

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Upcoming Events from Save Leyton Marsh Group

Thursday 31st May – Save Leyton Marsh stall at ‘Do we want Olympic missiles in our communities?’ meeting at Bow Road Methodist Church, 1 Merchant St, London E3 4LY. Hosted by Stop the Olympic Missiles. Saturday 2nd June – Leafleting … Continue reading

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Leyton Marsh: Spot the deliberate mistake

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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Individuals now guilty of pre-crime: granting of first Olympic ASBO

Does the Olympics by definition constitute a collective good? Even if it does, in pursuit of this collective good should the human rights of individuals be compromised or even suspended? It appears that the authorities believe so. The first ever … Continue reading

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Imprisoned for telling the truth?

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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