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Portsmouth March & NVDA 15th March

stu | 15.03.2003 23:24

Anti war march followed by blockade of Portsmouth Naval Base

600 people today marched through the streets of Portsmouth opposing war against Iraq. In spite of police intimidatiom of organisers & participants (evidence gatherers, police leaflets etc) several hundred then proceeded to blockade Unicorn Gate, the main access to the naval base. The blockade moved into the main road junction adjoining the base, where drummers kept a lively crowd going for an hour & a half. 3 arrests for obstruction of the highway were made - 1 charged so far. Local media reported yesterday 49% of Portsmouth people against war - a high percentage for a traditional naval city.

stu

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direct action shows the way

16.03.2003 08:49

This was an excellent demo. Larger numbers of people have demonstrated in other cities but you have to remember that this is a naval town. Most onlookers seemed supportive. Importantly the majority of people on the demo were keen to take direct action and caused serious disruption to the city's already close-to-gridlocked traffic system. Hopefully this will send a strong message to the warmongers that their murderous plans will be opposed not just with marches and speeches but also with effective direct action.

Jon

direct action shows the way

16.03.2003 08:49

This was an excellent demo. Larger numbers of people have demonstrated in other cities but you have to remember that this is a naval town. Most onlookers seemed supportive. Importantly the majority of people on the demo were keen to take direct action and caused serious disruption to the city's already close-to-gridlocked traffic system. Hopefully this will send a strong message to the warmongers that their murderous plans will be opposed not just with marches and speeches but also with effective direct action.

Jon

direct action shows the way

16.03.2003 08:49

This was an excellent demo. Larger numbers of people have demonstrated in other cities but you have to remember that this is a naval town. Most onlookers seemed supportive. Importantly the majority of people on the demo were keen to take direct action and caused serious disruption to the city's already close-to-gridlocked traffic system. Hopefully this will send a strong message to the warmongers that their murderous plans will be opposed not just with marches and speeches but also with effective direct action.

Jon