Archive of LARC events: 2006 2005 2004 2003 Alongside and inbetween the 'events' listed, LARC has been a satisfying (if sometimes cold) location for a myriad of meetings, meet-ups, banner creations, officespace shufflings, info-exchanges, and social inebriations - and that's just in the last couple of months! Although LARC wasn't 'properly' open - at least on the net - til the winter of 2002, the building was regularly used for meetings and events during it's two and a half year renovation. We've piecing together a few highlights of this pre-website 'events' life, for the historically inclined (and so we can remember). Below are the web listings for 2003 with 2004 and 2005 on separate pages.
For information about - and links to - groups who hold meetings at LARC see the User Groups page. January 2003 LARC Film Night: Tuesday January 14th, 7pm Disobedience
Anti-War Day School: Saturday 18th January 10am - 6pm 
Rising Tide Baku-Ceyhan teach-in: Saturday Jan 25th - 10am 5pm. Disobedience Anti-War Benefit gig: Saturday 25th January. 8pm... London Social Forum on Transport: Tuesday 28th January 7pm. February 2003 
WOMENZONE 'Our time of the month': Saturday 8th February from 2pm til late.
Free shop/Swap shop (bring your nice old clothes), Roof Gardening (bring large containers + bulbs), Internet access, newspapers, tea, coffee, open fires (please bring firewood) and socialising all day. Film Night: Tuesday 11 February 7.30pm. 'Disobedience Against War' Meeting: Tuesday 11th and 18th February, 7.30pm. Get involved in direct action against the war, and our response to the national march on February 15th... At the Disobedience day school, which took place on Saturday 18th of November, it was decided to create an autonomous space within the rally at Hyde Park on Feb 15th, with an open-mic PA system, music and food; and also to produce a free newspaper for the day. If you would like to help produce or distribute the paper, or create this space in Hyde Park, then come along to the meeting. International Solidarity Movement (ISM) meeting: Wednesday 19th Feb, 6pm - 9.30pm. 'The International Solidarity Movement is a Palestinian-led movement of Palestinian and International activists working to raise awareness of the struggle for Palestinian freedom and an end to Israeli occupation. We utilize nonviolent, direct-action methods of resistance to confront and challenge illegal Israeli occupation forces and policies'. For more info see: www.palsolidarity.org Rising Tide meeting: Thursday 20th Feb, 7.30pm. 'Rising Tide is a network of small groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action and building a movement against climate change'. Disarm Dsei meeting: Monday 24th Feb, 7.30pm. 'DSEI is Europe's largest arms fair. It will take place in London from 9-12 September 2003. Direct action against DSEi is currently being planned'. For more information see: www.dsei.org March 2003 Active Resistance to the Roots of War (Arrow): Saturday 1st of March, 10am - 5.30pm. All day gathering and discussions. 'Groups and individuals are welcome to the first National Gathering of the Pledge of Resistance UK. ARROW (Active Resistance to the Roots of War) is a nonviolent direct action affinity group set up in September 1990 to oppose the Gulf War (we were called Gulf War Resisters then). Since July 1991, ARROW has kept a weekly vigil going outside the Foreign Office calling for the end of economic sanctions on Iraq. Yep, that's ten years every Monday evening 5.30pm-7pm. ARROW has also taken action on other issues including Hawks to Indonesia, National Missile Defence, and Northern Ireland, but our main focus has been US/UK military intervention in the Third World (we're against it)'. For further information see: ARROW. MayDay 2003 meeting: Sunday 2nd of March, 11am - 5pm. 'Disobedience Against War' meeting: Tuesday 4th March, 7pm. Get involved in direct action against the war... Check the Disobedience website for confirmation of this meeting. Indymedia meeting: Wednesday 5th March, 7.30pm. London IMC working group intro, social, volunteer and outreach meeting. 'Indymedia UK is a network of individuals, independent and alternative media activists and organisations, offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues'. WOMANZONE on International Woman's Day: Saturday 8th of March, 12noon til late... Women's no war! zone - a celebration of international womens day - discussion, feasting, workshops, music & party. 4pm: snax & women's day ritual 5-7pm: phallusies of war? discussion 6pm+: thai yoga massage 6pm-8pm: radical samba dancing workshop 7.30-8.30: global free trade workshop 9pm: women's day banquet (£2/£1) 8.30pm till late: cabaret, music, fireshow, acoustic music, spoken word, comedy.... DJ's.....sexyrubbersole, megabitch. £2/£1conc. See the monthly listing below for more on 'Womanzone' at LARC. Disarm Dsei meeting: Monday 10th of March, 7.30pm. 'DSEI is Europe's largest arms fair. It will take place in London from 9-12 September 2003. Direct action against DSEi is currently being planned'. For more information see: www.dsei.org Film Night: Tuesday 11 March, 7.30pm. Rising Tide 'bEHIND tHE pROPAGANDA': Saturday 15th of March, from 7pm-midnight. London Rising Tide presents a benefit caff/infonight featuring speakers/videos/music and plenty of cheap, delicious food. A benefit night for the Carnival Against Oil Wars & Climate Chaos (April 24th 2003, outside BP's Annual General Meeting, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London. For more info see: Burning Planet ). 'Rising Tide is a network of groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action and building a movement against climate change'. No Borders evening: Tuesday 18th March, from 7.30pm Video Screening & Discussion. 'Disobedience Against War' meeting: Tuesday 18th March, 7pm. Get involved in direct action against the war... Check the Disobedience website for confirmation of this meeting. Indymedia meeting Wednesday 19th March, 7.30pm. London IMC working group intro, social, volunteer and outreach meeting. Rising Tide meeting: Thursday 20th March, 7.30pm. 'Rising Tide is a network of small groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action and building a movement against climate change'. Indymedia MEDIA STORM SHELTER: NOW. (well at least from 21st March til early April...) Free thinking chillout public access cafe. Bring yourself - optional laptop - and produce your own media. Recharge batteries and sanity. Share knowledge, learn from others. Don't stay at home, another war is possible... @ LARC 62 Fieldgate St E1 (Whitechapel Tube) For opening times contact 02073779088. ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS: Disarm Dsei meeting: Monday 24th of March, 7.30pm. 'DSEI is Europe's largest arms fair. It will take place in London from 9-12 September 2003. Direct action against DSEi is currently being planned'. For more information see: www.dsei.org 'Disobedience Against War' meeting: Tuesday 25th March, 7pm. Get involved in direct action against the war... Check the Disobedience website for confirmation of this meeting. Indymedia meeting Wednesday 26th March, 7.30pm. London IMC working group intro, social, volunteer and outreach meeting. Rising Tide meeting: Thursday 27th March, 7.30pm. 'Rising Tide is a network of small groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action and building a movement against climate change'. Peace News MayDay 2003 meeting: Sunday 30th of March, more details to come... April 2003 Wombles meeting Wednesday 2nd April, 7pm. White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles...The WOMBLES hold public meetings to encourage participation in anti-capitalist actions and campaigns. Meetings are held every two weeks, alternating between LARC (for active discussion about ongoing struggles) and The Foundry pub (for relaxed social nights. 82-84 Great Eastern Street, London EC2. 7:30pm on...). 
Palestine Film Night: 'Shebab Daiyer' Friday 4th April, 8pm. Donation. Premier screening of 'Shebab Daiyer - Living in the Promised Land' - grassroots footage from inside the occupied territories. This film was compiled from footage shot by activists working in palestine over the last six months, and is dedicated to the memory of Rachel Corrie. Its a good insight into the reality of life in Occupied Palestine. Monthly Film Night: WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971, Dusan Makavejev) Tuesday 8 April 7.00pm. An exploration of power structures in hippie America and Tito's Yugoslavia focussing on persecuted maverick psychologist Wilhelm Reich - followed by persecutions of a more contemporary nature with a recently made film of the adventures of the 150 activists 'escorted' by cops from Gloucestershire to London when they tried to attend last month's demonstration at the Fairford US military base. The screenings will begin at 7.30pm; refreshments will be available; and entry will be free or by donation. Women's Health Group: Friday 9th April, 6:30pm. More details to follow... WOMENZONE Saturday 12th April, 2pm til late. MayDay 2003 meeting: Sunday 13th April, 2pm - 5pm. Blag Flag/Freedom host a discussion meeting:Tuesday 15th April, 7:30pm. 'Is there still any point in producing papers and magazines? How do we sustain them?... We invite anyone who's interested in the anarchist press to come and discuss these and other issues.' No Borders evening: Tuesday 22nd April, from 7.00pm. Video Screenings & Discussion. MayDay 2003 meeting: Sunday 27th April, 2pm - 5pm. Wombles meeting Wednesday 30th April, 7pm. White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles...The WOMBLES hold public meetings to encourage participation in anti-capitalist actions and campaigns. Meetings are held every two weeks, alternating between LARC (for active discussion about ongoing struggles) and The Foundry pub (for relaxed social nights. 82-84 Great Eastern Street, London EC2. 7:30pm on...). 
Climate Chaos Caff: Wednesday 23rd April, from 7pm. A chance for people thinking of coming to the Carnival Against Oil Wars & Climate Chaos to get together, get a good dinner, and find about a bit more about what's planned for the following day... May 2003 Collective Vision: Friday 2nd May, from 7pm. Film screenings and post-Mayday social."An evening of short films from a young grassroots connection of filmmakers, all with individual styles united as a body of work. Come along and enjoy, let us know what you think as we try to convey subjective culture throughout society." Followed by music and refreshments... Films Showing: CAGES (Dir. Greg Hall) Imagine Arthur Millers Death Of A Salesman meets Guy Debords Society Of The Spectacle. EMPTY MAN (Dir. Paco Sweetman) Mental deficiency questions the value and meaning of an artist's life and work. POSITIVE (Dir. Dean Puckett) A documentary looking at the influence of HIV upon a man's life questioning the pre-conceived representation of the illness. OUT OF TUNE (Dir. Karan Kandhari) Influenced by the beat poets of the sixties, a self-reflexive piece of cinema following a troubadour. LOVE OR MONEY (Dir. Jethro Hegharty) A documentary following a porn star and questioning his true intentions and the prejudices we may have. LOUDER THAN WORDS (Dir. Paul Sheeky) A journey through Western literature and the importance of these ideas in todays turbulent times. World Bank Boycott: Saturday 3rd May, 6:30pm. Speakers Tour. The World Bank Boycott is a global initiative to demand an end to socially and environmentally destructive World Bank policies and projects through grassroots financial and political power. For more info see: World Bank Boycott Womenzone: Saturday 10th May, 2pm til late. Roof gardening, internet, freeshop/swapshop (bring your old clothes to swap), newspapers, tea and socialising all day; Shiatsu massage; Discussions; practical workshops; food, open fires, wine and music. All women welcome! June 2003 LDMG Meeting: Monday 2nd June, 6pm. The Legal Defence & Monitoring Group - Volunteers for the Defence of Civil Protest and the Right of Public Assembly. For more info see: LDMG La Di Dah planning meeting: Monday 9th June, 7.30pm. Anarquist / Queeruption first meeting to begin planning non-commercial alternative to Pride on 26th July. email queeruption @ hotmail.com or take a look at: queeruption Film Night: Tuesday 10th June, 7.30pm. ARGENTINA Evening:
July 2003 Disarm DSEi Meeting: Tuesday 1st July, 7pm. DSEI is Europe's largest arms fair. It will take place in London from 9-12th September 2003. Direct action against DSEi is currently being planned. Check out the website at www.dsei.org for details of meetings and to read the call to action, to find ou what DSEi is about and the actions taking place against it... CAPTURED ON FILM - Beaten Up & Fitted Up in Saloniki: Tuesday 1st July, 8pm. Film and Public Meeting hosted by Thessaloniki Prisoners Solidarity. Simon Chapman from the UK and 7 other activists from Europe, the Middle East and the United States are languishing in a maximum-security jail in Greece. Refused bail they must wait for 3 months until they are able to appeal against very serious charges, fabricated by the police. They were attacked by cops during a demonstration against the EU summit in Thessaloniki. Unknown to the police at the time, the entire incident was caught on camera, and we hope, helps to build the strongest case possible to drop the charges and set them all free. LARC Radical Reference Library: Wednesday 2nd July, 1pm-9pm. See weekly listings below... DSEi and Rythyms Of Resistance co-planning meeting: Monday 7th July, 7pm Rhythms of Resistance is a usually pink and silver dressed direct action drum band, DSEi ( Defence Systems Equipment International) is Europe's largest arms fair. This meeting will focus on RoR's role during the upcoming anti-DSEi actions from the 9th-14th Sept, 2003. Monthly Film Night: Tuesday 8th July, 7.30pm 'THE COCONUT REVOLUTION'. LARC Radical Reference Library: Wednesday 9th July, 1pm-9pm. See weekly listings below... Tower Hamlet's Women's Peace Group meeting: Friday 11th July, 8pm London Zapatista Action: Sunday 13th July, from 3pm. THE ZAPATISTAS TODAY. Public meeting, questions and discussion. London Zapatista Action present first hand reports from the front line in Chiapas. With 2 speakers from the Kiptik drinking water project, just returned from months working in the Zapatista communities in resistance. Direct news of confrontations in Montes Azules between Zapatista villagers resisting eviction and the Mexican army and paramilitaries. Plus 2 new videos - British premieres! WE SPEAK AGAINST INJUSTICE (2002, 45 mins) - Plan Puebla Panama and paramilitary murders in Chiapas in 2002. LONG LIVE LIFE, DEATH TO DEATH (2003, 15 mins) - 1st Jan 2003 : 20,000 Zapatistas take over the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas. For further details contact London Zapatista Action at weareallzapatistas@yahoo.co.uk La Di Dah planning meeting: Monday 14 July, 7.30pm. Anarquist / Queeruption meeting to plan a non-commercial alternative to Pride on 26th July. email queeruption @ hotmail.com or take a look at: queeruption DIsarm DSEi Film Night: Sunday 27th July, 5pm. A Disarm DSEi Fundraiser. Anti-arms trade, anti-war films plus Zimbabwean mbira music. Food and drinks. Entry: £2 (or donation). In aid of Disarm DSEi 6th-12th September, London Docklands. Shut down Europe's largest arms fair. More info: www.dsei.org or 07817 652 029. Street Party for DSEI meeting: Tuesday 29th July, 7pm. The street party is being planned as part of the direct action day against DSEI. The arms fair is at the ExCel Centre, London Docklands, 9th - 12th September, and the protests are from 6th -12th September. Reclaim The Streets August 2003 Post Queer Mutiny: Monday 4th August, 4pm on... Films and discussion following the recent Gay and Lesbian Pride march and festival. email queeruption @ hotmail.com or take a look at: queeruption Street Party for DSEI open meeting: Tuesday 5th August, 7pm. LARC Radical Reference Library: Wednesday 6th August, 1pm-9pm. Come and browse the growing selection of radical literature in LARC's library and direct action achive space.... Monthly Film Night: Tuesday 12th August, 7.30pm 'FOOD NIGHT' LARC Radical Reference Library: Wednesday 13th August, 1pm-9pm. See weekly listings below... The Risk Of Freedom: Thursday 28th August, 7pm. Talk and discussion on "Soma - an anarchist therapy. Soma is a group therapy based on principles of self-organisation...soma is concerned with the politics, not of institutions but of everyday life. With so many blatant and latent repressive forces in society, the search for freedom is a highly political act!" For more info see: somaterapia Getting Ready for DSEi: Saturay 30th August, 12noon onwards. Prop and banner- making for the DSEi actions. DSEi is - well, you should know by now! www.dsei.org SEPTEMBER 2003 Street Party for DSEI meeting: Tuesday 2nd Sept, 7pm. LARC Radical Reference Library: Wednesday 3rd Sept, 1pm-9pm. Come and browse the growing selection of radical literature in LARC's library and direct action achive space.... every Wednesday. Queeruption meeting: Monday 8th Sept, 7pm. 'A meeting for queers of all sexualities'. email queeruption @ hotmail.com or take a look at: queeruption Monthly Film Night: Tuesday 9th Sept, 7.30pm 'Someone's Nicked the Projector' night. So if you happen to have one we can borrow, let us know, then we can get the film nights and other showings back on ... TBC. For more info on the film nights see the monthly film night page. Indymedia meeting: Wednesday 10th Sept, 7.30pm. Weekly London IMC working group intro, social, volunteer and outreach meeting. Indymedia Rising Tide meeting: Thursday 11th Sept, 7.30pm. 'Rising Tide is a network of small groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action and building a movement against climate change' and this is the London Rising Tide group's weekly meeting. Rising Tide LDMG Meeting: Friday 12 Sept, 6pm. The Legal Defence & Monitoring Group - Volunteers for the Defence of Civil Protest and the Right of Public Assembly. For more info see: LDMG No Sweat training day: Sunday 14th Sept, 12noon til 4pm. Campaign against sweatshops. Training on organising an action, building a group, using the internet; discussion on boycotts and solidarity and on codes of conduct - what are they good for? Plus open steering meeting to discuss past, current and future campaigning priorities, strategies, successes and cock-ups. For more info see: No Sweat TBC. World Indigenous Assembly: Friday 19th Sept, 7.30pm. The World Indigenous Assembly and the last hunter-gatherers... Slides, talk and discussion on Hadzabe hunter-gatherers of Tanzania and the world indigenous assembly proposed for 2005. Film Shoot for Like My Father Before Me: Tuesday 23rd Sept, 10am - 6pm. Grassroots filmmakers using the building to shoot some scenes for a film about the effects of forced migration on father and son. See Native Films for more info.
DSEiRTS: Tuesday 23rd Sept, 7pm. Debrief meeting after the DSEi anti-arms fair actions. See www.dsei.org and Reclaim The Streets 'Saving Spitalfields Market': Wednesday 24th Sept, 7pm. Anti-'regeneration' evening with film and comedy performance. TBC. Women's Mental Health workshop: Thursday 25th Sept, 7pm. Queeruption 5th Birthday Party: Sunday 28th Sept, 12noon on. Take a look at: queeruption for more info. No War But The Class War: Monday 29th Sept, 8pm. A group of people, based in London, who have come together to oppose war on a class basis. We do so because only an opposition based on the working class offers the possibility of superseding the capitalist mode of production and thus permanently removing the threat of war. No War But The Class War OCTOBER 2003 Return of WOMENZONE: Saturday 11th Oct, 3pm til late. Zapatista teach-in and Film: Sunday 12th Oct , from 3pm - 5pm. LDMG Meeting: Saturday 18th Oct, 2pm - 6pm. The Legal Defence & Monitoring Group - Volunteers for the Defence of Civil Protest and the Right of Public Assembly. For more info see: LDMG Women's Mental Health workshop: Thursday 23rd Oct, 7pm. PGA Infopoint Evening: Friday 24th Oct, 7.30pm. Introduction to Pilates: Saturday 25th Oct, 3 - 4.30pm. Distributed Library Project meeting: Sunday 26th Oct, 12noon - 5pm. NOVEMBER 2003 LARC Collective meeting: Thursday 6th Nov, 7pm. Anti-War Evening: Friday 7th Nov, 7pm. Distributed Library Project meeting: Monday 10th Nov, 7pm. "Like My Father Before Me" film screening: Friday 14th Nov, 7.30pm. Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army: Resist Bush: Monday 17th Nov, 7pm. The Health Of Politics: Saturday 22nd Nov, 12noon - 9pm. DSEi meeting: Sunday, 23rd Nov, 2pm. Post-Bush Legal meeting: Sunday, 23rd Nov, 2pm. London Social Centres: Tuesday, 25th Nov, 7.30pm. LARC Library: New Thurday opening, from 27th Nov, 4pm - 7pm. DECEMBER 2003 LARC Library: Thurday opening, 4th Dec, 4pm - 7pm. LARC Annual General Meeting: Thursday 4th Dec, 7.30pm.
DIY Weekend: Saturday and Sunday 13th/14th Dec, from 12noon. Breakfast in Bread: Sunday 21st Dec, from 2pm. (TBC). Public Book Burning: Thursday 25th Dec, 4-7pm.
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"Que Se Vayan Todos! - They All Must Go! Three films about resistance movements in Argentina. "HOUR OF THE FURNACES" Fernando E Solanas (1968 90mins) Spanish with English subtitles, 7.30pm; "ARGENTINA IN REVOLT" (2002 30mins) Spanish with English subtitles, 9.00pm; "VOCES ARGENTINAS" (Nov 2002 16mins) 9.45pm. Followed by discussions about the proposed Argentina Autonomista Project tour of Europe this June. For more on the films and the autonomista tour follow the film night link above. DOORS OPEN AT 7.00pm (suggested donation £2). Liquid refreshment will be available...
Check out a daily open radio space, broadcast from the 'media storm shelter', where the war media machine gets torn to pieces. Citizens will be tackling the questions hidden behind the sterile discussions on the legality of war and humanitarian genocide. Broadcast over Central London on Resonance 104.4 FM, between 11am-12pm, available webstreamed at 
public screening of "Informed Dissent": Friday 28th March, 7.30pm for 8pm screening. Suggested donation £2/3 (email promos@peacenews.info or call 020 7278 3344 to book a place). A new anti-war video CD. Produced in cooperation with 
The modern day story of a native peoples' seemingly impossible victory over western colonial power. An island rose up in arms against giant mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc - and won! A David and Goliath story of the 21st century. PLUS 'EUROPEAN NEWSREAL' News & footage from grass roots groups all over Europe, covering issues ignored or distorted by the corporate media. Newsreal No 4 (March 2003) Newsreal No 5 (April 2003) STARTS 8.30pm. We are also hoping to get further footage from Thessaloniki, Greece, on the recent demonstrations against the EU, and the subsequent violence and arrests by the cops. TBC. DOORS OPEN @ 7PM. SUGGESTED DONATIONS: £2. Liquid refreshment will be available
This meeting has been organised to introduce the Zapatistas and to help raise awareness of their struggle, history, ideas and solidarity actions in London. There will be a film showing, talk and discussion and possible eyewitnesses from Chiapas and the anti-WTO protests in Cancun. Film Showing - ZAPATISTA!! By Big Noise - a documentary introducing the Zapatista struggle with contributions from Noam Chomsky, Zack de la Rocha and Subcommandante Marcos.
Report and slides from Iraq and discussion on the coming visit of George Bush. Eye witness reports from Iraq by UK trade unionists. Photographer Guy Smallman (Indymedia and NUJ), and Alex (RMT) were part of a Trade Union delegation that travelled to Iraq in October, and met with Iraqi Trade Unions. This was the first visit of its kind since the bombing ended. They will talk about their time in Iraq, the situation as they saw it, and show photos & slides of their journey. Followed by Resist Bush - Nov. 19th-21st. Emperor George W. Bush will visit London on November 19th-21st. Apart from the marches that have been organised, direct action and autonomously organised events are gonna be encouraged. Come and participate in this open discussion about what could occur during those days. All welcomed! For more info see: 
Meeting and legal briefing for Resist Bush event. "Resist Bush calls for a day of open mass non-violent civil disobedience for the first day of Bush's visit. This will be will be a space where various groups and indivuals can come to protest together in large numbers. Please get the word out to as many people as possible. Resist Bush is specifically co-ordinating an open mass sit-down protest as part of the Tea-party on the 19th. For more info see: 
Acoustic Jam: Friday 12th Dec, 8pm.