Freedom to Protest - National Day of Action - Sat 12 Jan
posted by dv | 03.01.2008 12:57 | SOCPA | Repression | Social Struggles | London
Where: top of Trafalgar Square
When: January 12, 2008, 1pm
In response to the call out for a National Day of Action on January 12th against the Government’s consultation on ‘Managing Protest around Parliament’, which threatens to further restrict the right to protest around the country, at a London meeting it was decided to converge on the top of Trafalgar square at 1pm.
We are tired of the government’s relentless determination to silence us. We must act now to stop the further erosion of our freedom to assemble, and make it clear that we will not allow our liberties to be consulted away from us.
See national call out:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388394.html Campaign for Freedom of Assembly
email:
freeassembly@lists.riseup.net London Campaign for Freedom of Assembly
Links:
Government consultation on ‘managing protest’ (deadline: 17 January 2008)
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-2007-managing-protest Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) 2005 (relevant sections: 132-138)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/ukpga_20050015_en_1 National call out for Day of Action
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388394.html Preserving disorder: freedom to protest and the future of SOCPA
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/386033.html Indymedia UK SOCPA section
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/socpa/ SOCPA consultation re-opened
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/384712.html Police repression and fight for freedom to protest in Liverpool
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388286.html http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388400.html Repeal SOCPA
http://www.repeal-socpa.info State of Emergency
http://www.stateofemergency.org.uk Film: “SOCPA – The Movie”
http://www.socpa-movie.blogspot.com Film: “Taking Liberties” (now on You Tube)
http://www.noliberties.com http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/387013.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j21rcnJ3EO8 Brian Haw and Parliament Square Peace Camp
http://www.parliament-square.org.uk Mark Thomas
http://www.markthomasinfo.com/ http://www.markthomasinfo.com/nsarticles/default.asp?id=32 People in Common
http://www.peopleincommon.org Liberty
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/ Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA)
http://www.clownarmy.org
posted by dv
e-mail:
freeassembly@lists.riseup.net
Additions
blank banners, spontaneous response
06.01.2008 19:15
another view of the top of trafalgar square
Assemble 1pm, Saturday 12th January at the top of Trafalgar Square, National Gallery. Bring blank placards. Action on day itself will leave it up to attenders to decide whether or not to go into the SOCPA zone and defy s.132, or not (by respectively either writing on, or leaving blank, their placards) etc etc
BTW ref Winston's carp. Why is indymedia so full of cynical types? I thought utopians were supposed to be upbeat?
Sparky
Homepage:
http://www.newsov.org
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