artist to challenge/defy westminster protest ban

THIS IS NOT A PROTEST.

This Saturday 17th Dec.in an extra ordinary art performance artist Mark McGowan is to challenge the government and police�s Westminster protest ban by walking backwards inside the entire exclusion zone wearing a tee shirt saying THIS IS NOT A PROTEST, and whispering the words 'sssh this is not a protest sssh�this not a protest sssh', to passers-by.

THIS IS NOT A PROTEST.

In an extra ordinary art performance artist Mark McGowan is to challenge the government and police�s Westminster protest ban by walking backwards inside the entire exclusion zone wearing a tee shirt saying THIS IS NOT A PROTEST, and whispering the words ��sssh this is not a protest sssh�this not a protest sssh��, to passers-by.

A recent law was passed banning all protest within-in a one mile exclusion zone, which also includes any banners, placards and loud hailers.

The event will start at 10am in Westminster Square this Saturday 17th December 2005.

McGowan says, �I don�t think that I am breaking the law, I hope not�.

For more info and images

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mark mcgowan
e-mail: chunkymark1974@yahoo.com

Comments

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Wow !

13.12.2005 15:10

"Walking backwards and Whispering" ?

Well I can't see how the Blair government can survive this. I say let's get ready for the general election that must surely follow this event

Laughing soooooo much

Good Steff

13.12.2005 16:24

Well, in a dissent from the other commentor, i think this is a genius idea. Good on ya!

Steff
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Homepage: http://extremefool.blogspot.com

you shoudlnt mock him

13.12.2005 16:36

i don't think he thinks its funny, because if he can't even not not protest then thats bad

boris

performance art

13.12.2005 16:38

.....if more people got off their arses (rather than making sarcastic comments on indy media), and did meaninful, visible direct action like this , we might not need any more elections.........

nice one mark!!

mark

Death of Free Speech

13.12.2005 17:06

nothing to see here...

13.12.2005 17:29

I agree, it is a good idea. A similiar thing happened in Australia recently with the new anti-terror legislation regarding gag-orders subject to 7 yr imprisonment imposed automatically for breaking them.

A bunch of protestors dressed as ASIO agents in Melbourne held placards (dressed in suits and dark glasses) reading 'Nothing to see here','Move along please' and others. Based on the new strengthened sedition laws in Australia, being openly anti-government there now is potentially enough to land you in jail.

The British public cannot let the right to protest (where the govt can hear) go without protest.

Derek

Derek Lane
Homepage: http://govinfo.billystyx.co.uk

Missed the point

13.12.2005 17:43

O come on people "meaninful, visible direct action ". This is just crap, it makes the activist community look like tossers and achieves nothing. Please don't try and sell it with the old,

"Well at least I'm doing something" line.

Another one laughing

mark mcgowan kisses tony blair 100,000 times

13.12.2005 20:05

here is one of mark's previous pieces
he kissed tony blair 100,000 times

www.pbs.org/wnet/journaleditorialreport/050605/photoessay4.html

tony

have you got a better idea

13.12.2005 20:07

what do you think should be done another not laughing

shirley english