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Defend The Right To Protest In Liverpool This Saturday

Liverpool Social Forum | 09.01.2008 19:49 | Repression | Social Struggles | Liverpool

The Liverpool Social Forum invites all campaigning groups and protesters to
join us in a march to Defend The Right To Protest in Liverpool.

Campaigners for social justice and workers rights are increasingly being
harassed, warned off, threatened, detained and arrested by City Wardens and
Police even while undertaking entirely peaceful leafletting or small scale
demonstrations.

Several campaigners from (for instance) Liverpool Friends of Palestine and
Merseyside Animal Rights have been arrested and charged with serious
offences simply for trying to prevent the Police dispersing pickets and
demos or clear away city centre stalls.

Enough is enough! If you feel this is wrong and threatens a fundamental way
in which progressive groups alert people to what is going on around them,
join us THIS SATURDAY, 12TH JANUARY

With sufficient support, we plan to march from the Liverpool Social Centre
(96a Bold Street) to Cricket (Matthew Street), pausing at Hannover Street to
give out leaflets. We will also process to the Merseyside Police HQ and
Municipal Buildings to hand in letters of protest to the Chief Constable and
Leader of the Council.

The Liverpool Social Centre will be open from 10am THIS SATURDAY if you want
to paint banners or assemble placards (bring your own materials!).

We plan to move off between 12pm and 12.30pm and complete the protest by
2pm.

PLEASE JOIN US, UNITE TO FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS!

Liverpool Social Forum
- Homepage: http://www.liverpoolsocialforum.org.uk/

Additions

Other relevant links

10.01.2008 00:57

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

Public events around the government consultation on repealing SOCPA
 http://www.repeal-socpa.info/events.htm

Freedom of Assembly National Day of Action - Sat 12 Jan - **plus useful links**
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/388742.html

Assemble January the 12th for Freedom of Assembly and Protest!
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389038.html

Preserving disorder: freedom to protest and the future of SOCPA
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/386033.html

On the Right to Demonstrate
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/388835.html

Parliament Protest blog - useful collection of material about the restrictions on protest around Parliament:
 http://www.parliamentprotest.org.uk

Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp - 11-13 Jan
 http://www.aldermaston.net/events.php

End the Siege on Gaza protest - Sat 12 Jan, 4.00 - 6.00pm
Downing Street, London (tube: Westminster)
 http://www.friendsoflebanon.org/index_files/JanCalendar.htm
 http://www.endgazasiege.net

Foie Gras Demo, Cambridge – Sat 12 Jan
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389018.html

Foie Gras Protest Silenced For Using Megaphone
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388426.html

Heavy Handed Police Condemned Over Peaceful Protest
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/387118.html

Shop an MP and help prosecute the PM under SOCPA
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388020.html

Police manhandle Tesco biofuel protestors – corporate protection gone mad?
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/387462.html

Indymedia UK - SOCPA topic page
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/socpa/

Indymedia UK - Repression topic page
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/repression/

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