Authorities Ban Anti-War March
Hugh | 29.09.2007 05:40 | SOCPA | Iraq | Terror War
On Monday 8 October the Stop the War Coalition will be marching fromTrafalgar Square to Parliament calling for all troops to be brought home immediately. The police have now said that all demonstrations are bannedwithin a mile of Parliament whilst in session. This is a new development and threatens our democratic rights.
ATTEMPT TO BAN STOP THE WAR MARCH
On Monday 8 October the Stop the War Coalition will be marchingfrom Trafalgar Square to Parliament calling for all troops inIraq to be brought home immediately.
After a series of relatively co-operative meetings, the policenow say they have been instructed not to allow the march to takeplace and that all demonstrations are banned within a mile of Parliament whilst in session. This is a new development which threatens our democratic rights.
When Gordon Brown became prime minister he promised to liberalise the laws on protest, saying that one of his principles would be,"civil liberties safeguarded and enhanced".
Government ministers,including Gordon Brown, have lined up to support the right toprotest in Burma. It is important that these same ministers alsodefend the rights of people in this country to protest peacefully.
We are determined to march to make our views known to parliamenton 8 October, when Gordon Brown will make his long awaitedstatement on Iraq. We urge everyone who opposes the war policiesof our government to join the call for all British troops to comehome immediately and to help defend our civil liberties now underattack. We have produced a petition calling on the authorities toreview the decision to ban the march.
Emergency Press Conference
Monday 1 October 2007
11.00 AMUCU (Bloomsbury Room)
27 Britannia StreetLondon WC1X 9JPT:
With: Tony Benn, Brian Eno, Lindsey German and others
On Monday 8 October the Stop the War Coalition will be marchingfrom Trafalgar Square to Parliament calling for all troops inIraq to be brought home immediately.
After a series of relatively co-operative meetings, the policenow say they have been instructed not to allow the march to takeplace and that all demonstrations are banned within a mile of Parliament whilst in session. This is a new development which threatens our democratic rights.
When Gordon Brown became prime minister he promised to liberalise the laws on protest, saying that one of his principles would be,"civil liberties safeguarded and enhanced".
Government ministers,including Gordon Brown, have lined up to support the right toprotest in Burma. It is important that these same ministers alsodefend the rights of people in this country to protest peacefully.
We are determined to march to make our views known to parliamenton 8 October, when Gordon Brown will make his long awaitedstatement on Iraq. We urge everyone who opposes the war policiesof our government to join the call for all British troops to comehome immediately and to help defend our civil liberties now underattack. We have produced a petition calling on the authorities toreview the decision to ban the march.
Emergency Press Conference
Monday 1 October 2007
11.00 AMUCU (Bloomsbury Room)
27 Britannia StreetLondon WC1X 9JPT:
With: Tony Benn, Brian Eno, Lindsey German and others
Hugh
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