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March for Freedom of Expression

freedomtalks | 14.03.2006 11:25 | Culture | Repression | London

On Saturday, March 25th, there will be a demo for freedom of expression in Trafalgar Square. Please come to show your support.

More info on the event can be found here:  http://marchforfreeexpression.blogspot.com/ .

Please note: this is not an anti-Islam event, nor a BNP-organised demo. It's for people who believe in free speech to come out and be counted. Surely Indymedia believes in free spech, right?

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You have freedom of expression so why not use it?

14.03.2006 17:12

That post might tell us what the march is NOT but doesn't tell us what it is. It's all very well posting one line and a link but the chances are the article will be hidden since it contains no background, analysis or news and is instead an advert for an event and promotion of an external website.

I found it interesting that on the blog there is a section dealing with the contradiction of organising a 'freedom of expression march' (with full consent and co-operation with the state apparatus set up to deny our rights relating to freedom of expression), while at the same time setting out restrictions on freedom of expression for those bringing banners or placards...

"If on the day we feel that any banners do incite hatred, our stewards will ask for them to be removed and, in the case of a refusal, we will ask the police to intervene. We are not prepared under any circumstances to allow this to be hijacked by hate-mongers."

Freedom of expression - who gets to be the judge?

sparticus


Do you know who's climbing on board?

15.03.2006 16:35

You may have seen off the BNP, but be aware two other of your backers are fairly unsavoury:

Third Way are a splinter from the old National Front. They claim to be 'non-racist' but also say they stand for 'Indiginous (sic) Christians', and their leaders remain White Supremacists.

And the Freedom Association - while not Fascist in the BNP/NF/Third Way sense - were strong supporters of the Hard Right within Margaret Thatcher's old-style Tory Party - anti-immigration and pro-death penalty as well as strongly pro-capitalism and anti-trade union.

Mr Spoon