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Collective and Individual Trauma after g20 shock

10-04-2009 11:11

I wanted to share some resources to help heal after the police brutality on the streets and at the convergence centres. Also a call to those who were there (or have had negative feelings if your were not there but stuff came up) to take good care of each other, ask for help and someone to listen.

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'No Democracy Wall' Memorial to Ian Tomlinson, Royal Exchange, Bank, London

10-04-2009 01:50

These are a number of Photos taken on the 2nd April around the Royal Exchange at the Bank Station junction of Threadneedle St and Cornhill Except for the first three which were taken on London Bridge the previous night, for it’s adjacent tube station happened to be the nearest open to make for, after being released from the kettle at Bank

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New Footage of Ian Tomlinson "raining" bottles...

10-04-2009 00:08

New Footage of Ian Tomlinson being force to move him whilst it was "raining" bottles, o.k. one was thrown but that was stopped by the protesters and police say that they weren't deliberately trying to mislead the public.. yeah right... my a*s.

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Lies and Innuendo in the Ian Tomlinson Case

09-04-2009 20:44

The American tourist who captured on video what may have been the second assault on Ian Tomlinson by the Police, has done us a great favour.

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Tributes to Ian Tomlinson at the Bank of England on the 8th April 09

09-04-2009 14:37

Tributes.
Tributes to Ian Tomlinson 8/4/09 at the Bank of England 8th April 09

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Battle of Threadneedle Street

09-04-2009 14:32

The article refers to the G20 demonstartions that took place outside the RBS. In light of criticism that Police have had I believe this piece will give a correct account of how they behaved and how the tactic of cordoning the crowd in aggravated the situation.

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G20: The death of peaceful protest?

09-04-2009 11:40

A response from a Fitwatch blogger to the death of Ian Tomlinson and the policing of the G20.

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what now ?

09-04-2009 09:14

Now the peoples eyes are opened

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plymouth 5 released without charge

09-04-2009 08:56

Ooh! look out for that toxic "political literature"
"Terror probe police release group Police officer with evidence Investigating officers removed items from a city centre address All five members of a group arrested in connection with an alleged terror plot have been released without charge"

bbc article with commentary

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Young Peoples March for Jobs - As It Passed Bank London

08-04-2009 22:42

That bloke stickin’ ‘is ‘ead out of the old pub ‘winder’
Observations and Photos of the 2nd April March
I would have also commented on the shallow input the major unions afford these kinds of initiatives (regardless of party fronts or hijacks) But I’d be here till Christmas so take it as read

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Britain's policing problem

08-04-2009 22:12

Britain was once famous for its unarmed and relatively restrained police force, but the death of a man at last week's G20 protests in London has brought into focus serious concerns with a new aggressive form of policing. Former police chief Andy Hayman today warned [1] that "If left unchecked, we have a more violent crowd in uniform than the one demonstrating."

Here I give my account of the protests and the police tactics used. This article was written several days prior to the release of the video [2] showing Ian Tomlinson, the man who died at the protests, being beaten and pushed by a baton-wielding policeman shortly before his death.

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RBS: Fred Goodwin Speaks Out

08-04-2009 19:54

Unknown source obtains leaked email from shamed RBS boss regarding G20 protests.

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were you hit or injured during police raid on G20 climate camp?

08-04-2009 11:06

at about 19:45, riot police attacked the south end of the bishopsgate climate camp. as a result of my film ( http://london.indymedia.org.uk/videos/993) i've had a lot of emails, and i'm trying to put together an official complaint with the help of other journalists.

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Coordination for action against police brutality: Gaza and G20 protests

08-04-2009 10:14

With the recent hype of Ian Tomlinson's death and the dangerous tactics used by the police on the G20 protesters we might have forgotten what happened during protests against Israel's attacks on the population of Gaza last January.

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Petition seeking an end to police violence against peaceful demonstrators

08-04-2009 09:55

Petition to sign seeking that the Prime Minister disallow the use of kettles, batons and other aggressive police tactics at entirely peaceful protests. Please sign and circulate widely. We need 27,000+ signatures to get it to the top of the e-petitions list.

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Call out for National Demo in Jacqui Smith`s home town

08-04-2009 00:02

The policing at the G20 protests was extremely violent and agressive. Peaceful protesters were attacked and beaten, many of them suffering injuries. We`ve all seen the videos of police laying into the climate campers who stood there with their hands in the air calmly stating "this is not a riot". And now we see film evidence that Ian Tomlinson, who was not even a protester, was brutally attacked from behind with a baton, before being shoved hard to the ground by a vicious cop. Ian Tomlinson died minutes later - I call this MURDER and it happened on Jacqui Smith`s watch!!

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Assembly and procession to mark G20 Meltdown death

07-04-2009 23:53

Ian Tomlinson died at G20 Meltdown in the city on 1st April. People are gathering. Flowers will be laid.

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Police Beat Ian Tomlinson

07-04-2009 22:38

Follow the link to see the Metropolitan Police beating Ian Tomlinson just before he died.

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Comment and Photos of the G20 Demonstration At Bank

07-04-2009 22:32

View of the Police Kettle around the Bank of England Intersection City Of London