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Protesters picket Serco in solidarity with Yarl's Wood hunger strikers

One of NoBorders | 20.06.2009 15:47 | Migration

A dozen protesters from different groups yesterday held a picket of Serco's head office in central London in solidarity with the Yarl's Wood hunger strikers (see  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/06/432625.html) and to express their anger at the way Serco security guards have dealt with detainees. The office was closed and no police turned up for the entire two hours that the protest lasted for. Leaflets were distributed and loud chants were shouted via a loudspeaker. The walls and floor surrounding the office were also 'decorated' with chalk to tell Serco staff and neighbours that Serco's business (i.e. locking up and abusing innocent people) is not acceptable.












this security was caught taking pictures of protesters
this security was caught taking pictures of protesters

Serco's cctv in operation
Serco's cctv in operation





this relevant document was lying on a desk inside
this relevant document was lying on a desk inside


Apart from running Yarl's Wood and Colnbrook detention centres, Serco do so many dodgy things that a regular picket at their head office in Holborn is the least one can do. See their website at  http://www.serco.com.

One of NoBorders

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Relevant document

20.06.2009 16:43

Is there a higher resolution version of the document available with readable body text? Perhaps it could be posted over on London Indymedia, which has click-to-enlarge images.

Tommy


Video of speeches and graffitti

21.06.2009 00:05

See videos of London Solidarity action outside Serco Holborn offices on Friday, 19th June:  Speaker 1 | Speaker 2 | Graffitti outside Serco Holborn office | more graffitti | chanting

pfm


video links

21.06.2009 00:34

got stripped, sorry, here they are:
Speaker 1  http://london.indymedia.org/videos/1655
Speaker 2  http://london.indymedia.org/videos/1653
Graffitti outside Serco Holborn office  http://london.indymedia.org/videos/1651
more graffitti  http://london.indymedia.org/videos/1654
chanting  http://london.indymedia.org/videos/1652

pfm