School kids street protest in Glastonbury 20 03 03
Kelfin Oberon | 21.03.2003 00:46
1000 School Children took to the streets of Glastonbury this morning (Thursday), to show their feelings of protest against UK government illegal attack on Iraq. Pupils of St Dunstans marched to the next town of Street, to call out fellow school and collage students and returned to Glastonbury High Street.
Up to a thousand school kids took to the streets this morning to voice thier protest against the UK government involvement in the illegal invasion of Iraq. School authorities allowed the students Aged between 11 and 17, to have a demomnstration INSIDE the school grounds. They even called the local media to come and film the event, but soon found out that the youth of today will have their own say in their own way. They ran out the doors and over the back fence and gathered on the street, formed a coherent group and marched into town. Townsfolk and visiters were surprised and impressed by the power and determination of this movement of youth in answer to world affairs. In a obviously heartfelf recognition of the wisdom of THINK GLOBALACT LOCAL they march 2 miles to the next town of Street to invite students of St Crispens School and Strode Collage to join in solidarity. Thus applying the chant of Make Love Not War by ending an on-going rivalry between St Dunstans and St Crispins. A single HTV cameraman turned up and the event gained a brief viewing on the 6 o clck news.
Head teachers ran around trying to get students back to school, claimimg concern for their safety and education while threatening to suspend or expell any who would not obey....
Police had also threatened to arrest some of the youth if they would not return to school. However, a well know Human Rights activist insisted to the police that the students were well within their rights to protest and that it was the police who were infringing upon the letter of the law.
"Children have the right to walk out of school, especially when the government think they have the right to bomb lots of innocent children... protest is legal, it is our duty as world citizens to act according to our conscience. When faced with situations of mass destruction we have to act according to our conscience. Its really important that we all actually get in touch with our feelings around this. ", was the comment of one observer...
What is astounding is that none of the teachers came out in support of the children today.
Long may the children continue to show their true feelings in action, in this town, in this country, in this world.
Wee are the Future Now.
Head teachers ran around trying to get students back to school, claimimg concern for their safety and education while threatening to suspend or expell any who would not obey....
Police had also threatened to arrest some of the youth if they would not return to school. However, a well know Human Rights activist insisted to the police that the students were well within their rights to protest and that it was the police who were infringing upon the letter of the law.
"Children have the right to walk out of school, especially when the government think they have the right to bomb lots of innocent children... protest is legal, it is our duty as world citizens to act according to our conscience. When faced with situations of mass destruction we have to act according to our conscience. Its really important that we all actually get in touch with our feelings around this. ", was the comment of one observer...
What is astounding is that none of the teachers came out in support of the children today.
Long may the children continue to show their true feelings in action, in this town, in this country, in this world.
Wee are the Future Now.
Kelfin Oberon
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kelfinoberon@hotmail.com
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