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Direct Action against the war [uk list]

nathan | 24.10.2002 12:37

If you are doing an action against the war on October 31st as part of the decentralised day of action - add a comment under this text to say where and when (obviously only if it is a public action) those doing other actions can post reports after so this site can list them all, showing how diverse and decentralised the actions are going to be.

Lets use Indymedia to report all the actions that happen on October 31st ; our strength is in our 1000's of direct actions being seen as one mobilisation not small separate one. People from all walks of life and politics will be doing actions and all should be seen, not just the dominant one. So lets get a list together and report ourselves what is happening in our locations.

nathan

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Disobedience preparation day, Oct 27th, LARC

24.10.2002 12:55

There'll be a preparation day for the 6pm Parliament action (not to mention the 2pm Imperial War Museum Pedal for Peace) at the London Action Resource Centre (LARC), 62 Fieldgate St., London E1, Aldgate or Whitechapel tubes, from midday to 6pm.

It'll be an opportunity to learn about and help with banner-making, as well as a chance to talk through various aspects of direct action, from the emotional to the practical, in preparation for Hallowe'en and beyond...

Micky Meacher
mail e-mail: disobedience@riseup.net
- Homepage: www.disobedience.org

Pedal for Peace, London

24.10.2002 13:37

Pedal for Peace - bike ride against war. Starting at 2pm, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Rd, and (hopefully) ending at Parliament Square at 6pm. We'll be 'visiting' sites connected with the war machine along the way.

cyclist
- Homepage: http://www.cm-london.cjb.net

Leicester on 31st and after

24.10.2002 13:39

Leicester direct actionists against the war are pushing for not so much a DIRECT ACTION on the 31st itelf, but that we organise a public street rally on the day and use it to build for more SOLID direct action on the day after the war "officially" begins.

So far, we've produced about a hundred "Sabotage the war effort" A3 posters for flyposting, as well as an initial few hundred flyers (for handing out outside a couple of big local employers).

The info we're putting out says the following:

"SABOTAGE THE WAR EFFORT!

Want to stop the war?
Then put a spanner in the works!

The day after war 'officially' begins...

* Don't go into work - either go on strike (if possible) or phone in sick
* Then everyone to the CLOCKTOWER (nb: a local landmark in Leicester city centre) for 8.00am
* With DIRECT ACTION we aim to disrupt 'business as usual' and bring the war home to the politicians
* And when you do go into work, try and set up a direct action group against the war with your workmates
* Get in touch with us and anyone else who's into putting the kybosh on Blair's, Bush's and all the other leeches' war plans

FIGHT THE BOSSES, NOT THEIR WARS!"

by Direct Action Can Stop the War!
c/o Dept Z, 73 Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1 1WB
Tel: 0774 809 7034

There are a few good ideas for specific direct actions floating around the Leicester radical ether. These mostly depend on possible numbers involved of course.

The 31st is as good a time as any to organise stuff, but for now, the war will go ahead whatever we do. We need to build resistance to it and plan our response for when the full scale attack on Iraq begins.

Serge Forward
mail e-mail: leicester_af@yahoo.co.uk
- Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/leicester_af/org.html

North Staffordshire

24.10.2002 14:05

At Keele University there will be a rally at 1pm, with speakers and music.

Then, from 3.30 to 5.30 there will be a march from the Burslem school of art to Tontine St, Hanley.

Good luck everyone.

stinkbomb
- Homepage: http://www.peaceuk.co.uk

Why publisise nationally now

24.10.2002 15:40

Why make a list of all the direct action happening, now. Surely this is the best way for the cops to clamp down on our freedom of expression. Organise your own NVDAs in small affinity groups,organise mass die ins but don't make a national list now....

No Blood For OIL

Concerned

Leeds

24.10.2002 17:07


leeds met students will be occupying a substantial part of their university on the 31st in order to create an autonomous zone from which to launch other anti-war actions across the city, have a party and fuck up the smooth running of the place for a day or two. all nice people are welcome to bring ideas food beer drums and so forth. no bosses no borders no war but class war. love and solidarity comrades see you at the meeting point lmu student union 12 noon 31st oct.

Cornrun Babe

students doing their bit

24.10.2002 18:36

 http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=44304&group=webcast

a student

Oxford

24.10.2002 20:16

31ST: I AM NOT SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE EVENTS SO:

13.00 BANNER DROP AND RALLY AT BROOKES
14.00 MEET AT SAXSON TOWER (NOT CARFAX). MUSIC, LEAFLETING, PETITION,
LETTERS TO MPS, STREET THEATRE ETC. (NEED PEOPLE TO ORGANISE THIS). ALSO
WHITE POPPIES.
14.20 DIRECT ACTION (PROB BEST NOT TO MENTION THIS BUT JUST SAY THAT
VARIOUS DIRECT ACTION IS BEING PLANNED AROUND TOWN DURING THE DAY).
16.00 POPPIES STUCK IN CASTLE MOUND ( OFFICIALLY OFF LIMITS AT MOMENT.
PEOPLE CAN BE TOLD LOCATION ON THE DAY).
17.15 CRITICAL MASS DON'T ATTACK CYCLE RIDE FROM THE PLAIN FINISHING AT
BROAD STREET.
18.00 RALLY IN BROAD STREET. SPEAKERS TO BE ARRANGED. STOP THE WAR
COALITION ARE ARRANGING THE RALLY.

ZeroZero

I agree with Concerned above

24.10.2002 23:58

I'll be taking part in a planned stoppage of a very busy North London road intersection at midday. If I tell where now, I'm increasing the risk of mine and others' arrest. The whole point of the day is to create a national show of DISOBEDIENCE against this war - let's try to make the actions effective and publicise them AFTER the event. In the meantime, connect with local people (either through Stop The War Coalition or by yourselves), create interesting and subversive actions, and then report on them when they're done.

In London, try not to get arrested before you get down to Parliament Square for 6 pm - that's where we need the biggest crowds to hamper police attempts to control mass disobedience by those willing to risk arrest.

A reminder too that violence loses us the argument so please keep it firm but fluffy!

I also agree with the other poster about making a few leaflets/fliers/stickers etc yourself and spreading them locally - I've been doing this too with very positive response, aswell as stickering the Tube with home-made slogans and info.

Also don't forget that many people have been illegally writing anti-war slogans on banknotes, and that as these do remain legal tender we should happily pass on any that we happen to come across :)

Peace peace peace.

rikki

Fluffy Bombs?

25.10.2002 00:32

"Keep it Fluffy"!!!!!!! This isn't a fucking video game!
When war starts it will mean thousands of innocents
being slaughtered. And you have the fucking audacity
to tell people to "Keep it Fluffy". Wake up and smell
the fucking coffee.

Anarcho-Disobedient

www.disobedience.org.uk

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Sheffield

25.10.2002 09:14

Critical Mass (not just for cyclists) 7:30 am Devonshire Green

Sheffield Hallam University STWC
12 midday meeting outside Howard Street Entrance

University of Sheffield STWC
12 midday rally in concourse (with speakers)

Taxi go slow 12 noon at station

Women Against War
12 midday. Meet on Devonshire green dressed as witches to 'fly' through the town making lots of noise!

Mass Rally in front of the Town Hall.
- Gathering from 4.30pm in front of the Town Hall steps (bring a banner/placard if you have one!)
Make sure you get there by 6.00

Details of other local actions can be found at

www.sheffieldagainstwar.org.uk/events/day-of-action-dont-attack-iraq/

Sly

The first poster made the idea clear

25.10.2002 09:41

For those that are worried about the police coming and stopping your action, it is obvious you should not put the date and time here now, but some people are doing open public direct actions and know the police can not stop them. If the police see thay have to be everywhere on the day they willl not be able to prevent the public from voicing its opposition to the coming war, that is the point of mass direct action.

So instead of whining and telling evryone to keep it secret, as that is so much cooler, just be aware that there can be many types of action on the day and your style is not the only one. Diverse actions for a diverse population, and keep them guessing.

I support all actions on the day and would hate direct action to be confined to a small segment of society, show a little respect for others and let people go as far as they want to go, that way we build a movement rather than have an elite that are macho enough to do actipons and a passive public.

toby

firm but fluffy disbedience

25.10.2002 14:03

oi mr anarcho-disbedient (presumably youngish, male, fit, macho leanings?) there's more than one way to be fluffy, just like there's more than one way to be violent.
most people will find the idea of violent acts against war (i.e. actually against whatever poor ignorant sod of a police man gets in your way) plainly illogical. that in no way means that they will fail to take real tough direct action against war of many and various forms - forms most likely to be more effective than the mail and standard's preferred broken heads and angry, alienating interludes with no outcome beyond the usual marginalisation, demonisation and arguments internal to the movement.
so, please wake up and smell the fucking logic... and tolerate our differences?
ta luv

zedhead

BIRMINGHAM.

26.10.2002 12:28

Mass Die-in at 5pm outside Waterstone's, New St (by the Ramp).

Feel free to bring Bush/Blair horror masks etc.

Sean Knighton

Edinburgh

26.10.2002 13:49

In Edinburgh some activities will be centred around Bristo Square, after which there will be a big march on the Scottish Parliament. The details are:

Thursday 31st October

3:30 Assemble at Bristo Square - speakers, music, drumming, discussion, street theatre

4:30 March on Parliament - vigil, speakers

also many other events throughout the day are planned including in City Centre from 7am.

sb

RAW - Riding Against War actions across UK

27.10.2002 16:58

Click at the link below for a list of all "Critical Mass" style events happening on Hallewe'en 2002 (Oct 31st) as part of the national 'Stop the War Day of Action":

RAW
- Homepage: http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=44598&group=webcast

wheels against the war BRIGHTON

30.10.2002 16:37

31 October Wheels against war: critical mass bike ride
meet at 3pm Library square University of sussex campus or 3:30 pm Moulsecoomb Wild Park. Bring banners, instruments, bikes, skateboards, whistles, stereos, friends, family.

LOTEK

no coverage l0/3l on BBC of London's protest

31.10.2002 23:30

I hope the British will swamp BBC with complaints - because
no one in the US without internet or English contacts would
know anything happened today in Britain. There wasn't even
the slightest mention of anti-war activities. The most
important thing happening in Britain today, and British
news ignores it completely. This is a crime!!!
- A Frustrated News-Seeker from New York

naomi jackman

no coverage l0/3l on BBC of London's protest

31.10.2002 23:54

I hope the British will swamp BBC with complaints - because
no one in the US without internet or English contacts would
know anything happened today in Britain. There wasn't even
the slightest mention of anti-war activities. The most
important thing happening in Britain today, and British
news ignores it completely. This is a crime!!!
- A Frustrated News-Seeker from New York

naomi jackman

anti-war actions in (old) York

04.11.2002 09:45

Successful 31 Oct actions in York, report + pics here:

YATW
- Homepage: http://www.yorkagainstthewar.org.uk