Help Emma In Her Fight For Justice
02 May 2011 1 Comment
in Love, Political Events Tags: anticut, emma friedmann, epilepsy, epilim, justice, legal aid, medication, pharmaceutical, pregnancy
Emma Friedmann is currently fighting for justice for her son –
Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds
29 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment
in Artists, Political Events Tags: ai weiwei, billion, china, corruption, installation, kidnap, london, million, seeds, sunflower, tate modern, weiwei
100 million tiny handmade, hand painted, porcelain sunflower seeds are currently scattered across the barren, concrete floor of the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, London, UK.
A Date With The Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg
02 Apr 2011 8 Comments
in Comedy, Political Events Tags: cinema de lux, condem, election campaign, government, leicester, liberal democrat, nick clegg, Q&A
Campaigning ahead of a local by-election, Nick Clegg recently visited Leicester where residents were ready to give him a warm welcome –
March For The Alternative – The Battle For Hearts & Minds
28 Mar 2011 6 Comments
in Political Events, Society & Culture Tags: 26th march, anarchist, fortnum and mason, london, march, march for the alternative, police, protest, uk uncut
Following on from the winter 2010 student protests against increases in tuition fees, a protest against more general government cuts took place in the spring of 2011 –
More photos & footage from the direct action activities are contained within the article.
The Downfall Meme
21 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment
in Artists, Comedy, Crime, Political Events Tags: hitler, meme, radiohead
There are probably millions of these Downfall Memes floating around the internet. I’ve wanted to make one for ages – so when the opportunity arose to make one about Radiohead (who I adore) and Hitler (who I don’t adore), I couldn’t resist……..
A Series Of Curious Events
03 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in Artists, Comedy, Film, Historical Re-enactment, Love, music, nature, Old English Traditions, Political Events, Religion, Society & Culture, Sport, theatre Tags: annual review, anthropology, curiosity, human
In the first year of www.lucypeel.com, a variety of age old traditions, circus shows, conferences, fairs, farming events, festivals, ghost hunts, theatre productions, music concerts, parades, political events, protests, religious gatherings and sports events have been discussed as illustrated in the following short film –
For The Mouths Of Babes – The Spoon Of Tuition Fees.
07 Dec 2010 8 Comments
in Political Events, Society & Culture Tags: dayx2, debt, demo2010, education, graduate, loans, police van, protest, riot, student, students, tax, tuition fees, ukuncut, university
Students were recently staging protests and walk-outs in order to illustrate their opposition against the proposed increases in tuition fees for higher education courses and the abolition of educational maintenance allowances (EMA) for college students.
(The above video – but with subtitles / narration is shown at the bottom of this article.)
Like this:
One Leicester – United Against Divisions.
12 Oct 2010 7 Comments
in Political Events, Society & Culture, Sport Tags: BNP, EDL, english defence league, extremism, immigration, protest, religion, UAF, united against facism
Members of the English Defence League (EDL) gathered in Leicester on Saturday 9th October 2010. All marches had been banned in the centre on that day, but static demonstrations were still allowed. The following footage was taken from the EDL side of the Police barrier.
Like this:
Protesting The Audacity Of Pope
20 Sep 2010 1 Comment
in Political Events, Religion, Society & Culture Tags: AIDs, angel, catholic, celibacy, contraception, HIV, homosexual, hope, immaculate conception, love, ordination, papal, peadophile, pope, religion, rome, sex abuse
Pope Benedict XVI toured the UK from 16th-19th September 2010. Catholic Mass and anti-Pope protests were held in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham and London. On Saturday 18th September at 10:00, Mass took place inside a cathedral. There were so many people in attendance that the crowds spilled out onto the street.
Recent Comments