JILLS DAY STOP LIVE EXPORTS DOVER 4/2/06
BRIGHTON ANIMAL ACTION | 04.02.2006 22:42 | Animal Liberation | South Coast
ON 4/2/06 THERE WAS A DEMO AT AT DOVER AGAINST LIVE EXPORTS.TRAFFIC WAS HALTED ON THE APPROACH TO THE PORT. POLICE WERE CAUGHT ON THE HOP.
Picture of Green Party Animal Rights spokesperson. at Dover.
Today there was a demonstration in the memory of Jill Phipps who was killed whilst protesting at Coventry airport against live exports.
Over 200 people listened to speeches and festooned the seafront railings at Dover with purple ribbons.
Then they marched and outsmarted the police by doubling back and sitting in the road blocking all port traffic.
This lasted for about 20 minutes to half an hour and then the police started moving in with back up reinforcements.
This demo then broke up and reassembled in Dover town where again police slowly arrived and corralled people in. There were 3 arrests.
Breakaway groups went to other parts of Dover centre and held impromptu demonstrations. Locals were happy to take leaflets and learn why we were demonstrating.
This sort of public non-violent direct action is an excellent way to get the message across. Dover will quite probably receive more of this sort of attention.
The feeling at the end of the day was positive and everyone had a feeling that action had resulted in a noticeable inconvenience to the port.
Over 200 people listened to speeches and festooned the seafront railings at Dover with purple ribbons.
Then they marched and outsmarted the police by doubling back and sitting in the road blocking all port traffic.
This lasted for about 20 minutes to half an hour and then the police started moving in with back up reinforcements.
This demo then broke up and reassembled in Dover town where again police slowly arrived and corralled people in. There were 3 arrests.
Breakaway groups went to other parts of Dover centre and held impromptu demonstrations. Locals were happy to take leaflets and learn why we were demonstrating.
This sort of public non-violent direct action is an excellent way to get the message across. Dover will quite probably receive more of this sort of attention.
The feeling at the end of the day was positive and everyone had a feeling that action had resulted in a noticeable inconvenience to the port.
BRIGHTON ANIMAL ACTION
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Peace be to all
05.02.2006 00:49
Get up and Fight Back!
*Your_Fallen_Angel*
Truly a fantastic tribute to a wonderful woman
05.02.2006 00:57
It is action like this that we will see alot more of in coming weeks and months. Not just in Dover, but in Oxford, the current main battleground in the war against animal testing.
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05.02.2006 08:05
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08.02.2006 19:12
I support demonstrations 100%, they play an very important role, and allow people to get involved on an active and positive level. They also keep the media talking about issues, which (in this day and age) is always important.
However, if you truly want to stop something, demos don't work. Everyone should acknowledge that it is direct action which gets the job done, and should not dismiss the work of people who put their freedom on the line and work 24/7 to put a real stop to abuse.
I'm just elaborating on the previous point, really. Just had to add that.
Thanks x
Sarah