“NUJ, activists and BJP calls for photography rights event” - British Journal of Photography.

Monday 16th February 2009 is the enforcement date for Section 76 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008. As the British Journal of Photography (BJP) wrote last month.

“The relationship between photographers and police could worsen next month when new laws are introduced that allow for the arrest - and imprisonment - of anyone who takes pictures of officers ‘likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’.”

To read the full BJP article,  http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=836675

So with that the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has teamed up with Mark Thomas (writer, broadcaster, comic and political activist), Chris Atkins (the BAFTA nominated director and writer of the feature film documentary Taking Liberties), Marc Vallée (Photojournalist and NUJ member - that’s me by the way), The British Journal of Photography and many more for a “media event” outside New Scotland Yard on Monday 16 February 2009 The plan is simple, turn up with your camera and exercise your democratic right to take a photograph in a public place.

More info about the background to this “media event” will be up on the NUJ website soon and on this Fackbook group.
See you on the 16th folks!

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 http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=838048

 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2009/uksi_20090058_en_1

 http://www.markthomasinfo.com/

 http://www.noliberties.com/

 http://www.marcvallee.co.uk/

 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47417324089