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Freedom to Protest - National Day of Action - Sat 12 Jan

posted by dv | 03.01.2008 12:57 | SOCPA | Repression | Social Struggles | London

National day of action defending right to protest in response to government consultation on SOCPA, plus links.

The following will be part of the London response to the national call out. Other actions are planned around the country.


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
another view of the top of trafalgar square

NATIONWIDE DAY OF ACTION 12th January

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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