Red'n Black Bloc, February 15, Glasgow
Scottish Anarchists | 03.02.2003 14:41 | Anti-militarism
Scottish Anarchists call for a red and black contingent on the Glasgow anti-war march, which looks like being the biggest of it’s type for years in the city. Tony Blair will be in town for the day, addressing his minions at the SECC on the Clydeside, and that is where the biggest anti-war demo in Scotland for years is heading...
The march looks set for a showdown with everyone's favourite defenders of the rich, as the Police are making noises, hinting at roadblocks, an exclusion zone and a curfew in the area of the SECC for the duration of the Nu-Labour Spring conference.
Organisers in Glasgow are expecting thousands of people to travel from the North of England to join at least 20,000 in Glasgow, rather than head to London.
This is a call for all anarchists, anti-capitalists, left libertarians, and all the various anti-authoritarian groups and individuals considering participation in the anti-war demo in Glasgow on February 15th, to march together as a united red and black contingent.
The meet-up point for the demo has been changed from George Square to The People's Palace on Glasgow Green, as a result of the numbers expected on the day. The move-off time will be 11:00am, and Blair plans to speak at around 2:00pm. We hope to have the place surrounded before then, for what the organisers are calling a "Jericho Rumpus".
If we can’t get near the building, it should be noted that Glasgow is blessed with loads of mega motorways carving up the city, keeping the local cogs of capitalism turning, which also means that there are plenty of opportunities to chuck a spanner or two in the works. The Clydeside Expressway runs alongside the SECC, for example. The footbridge across it will be closed for "security reasons", but I don't think we really need a bridge.
Also near the SECC is the Orwellian MOD building, Kentigern House, some army recruitment offices, a Territorial Army base, the city’s business zone, and of course major shopping areas. In other words, they're going to need a big bastardin exclusion zone if they want to keep everyone away from symbols of capital and state.
So, come and join us in a united voice, not just against this war, not for pacifism, but against all wars but the class war. Anarchos and assorted anti-authoritarians from across Scotland and Northern England will be meeting up under the big red and black "FIGHT THE RICH - NOT THEIR WARS!" banner.
No doubt when the demo moves off we will be near the end of the march, but it is important to get to the SECC for 1:30pm when Blair is in the area. And the route is 2.5 miles.
CND have local information at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/basicinf.html
Organised transport from all over Scotland, and from Carlisle and Newcastle details at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/loccont.html
a map of the route and more info is at: http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/demomap.html
Organisers in Glasgow are expecting thousands of people to travel from the North of England to join at least 20,000 in Glasgow, rather than head to London.
This is a call for all anarchists, anti-capitalists, left libertarians, and all the various anti-authoritarian groups and individuals considering participation in the anti-war demo in Glasgow on February 15th, to march together as a united red and black contingent.
The meet-up point for the demo has been changed from George Square to The People's Palace on Glasgow Green, as a result of the numbers expected on the day. The move-off time will be 11:00am, and Blair plans to speak at around 2:00pm. We hope to have the place surrounded before then, for what the organisers are calling a "Jericho Rumpus".
If we can’t get near the building, it should be noted that Glasgow is blessed with loads of mega motorways carving up the city, keeping the local cogs of capitalism turning, which also means that there are plenty of opportunities to chuck a spanner or two in the works. The Clydeside Expressway runs alongside the SECC, for example. The footbridge across it will be closed for "security reasons", but I don't think we really need a bridge.
Also near the SECC is the Orwellian MOD building, Kentigern House, some army recruitment offices, a Territorial Army base, the city’s business zone, and of course major shopping areas. In other words, they're going to need a big bastardin exclusion zone if they want to keep everyone away from symbols of capital and state.
So, come and join us in a united voice, not just against this war, not for pacifism, but against all wars but the class war. Anarchos and assorted anti-authoritarians from across Scotland and Northern England will be meeting up under the big red and black "FIGHT THE RICH - NOT THEIR WARS!" banner.
No doubt when the demo moves off we will be near the end of the march, but it is important to get to the SECC for 1:30pm when Blair is in the area. And the route is 2.5 miles.
CND have local information at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/basicinf.html Organised transport from all over Scotland, and from Carlisle and Newcastle details at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/loccont.html a map of the route and more info is at:
http://www.banthebomb.org/peace/demomap.html
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