Statement from Queer Resistance re: Events on 29th April in Soho Square London
Queer Resistance | 30.04.2011 16:25 | Gender | Public sector cuts | Repression | World
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The morning saw several arrests of early arrivals to the action; all were placed in cells, de-arrested and released after several hours. There was some particularly bad treatment by the police which included an alleged assault of one of the arrestees.
The group decided to persevere with the action and met in Soho Square at 12 o'clock, planning to picnic at 1pm after seeking confirmation from police that no arrests would be made for picnicing. Shortly after people had gathered at 1pm and before the performances were to take place individuals from the group spoke with police to once again confirm that no arrests would be made, the full video of this conversation is here:
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Approximately half an hour after this conversation the police evicted the group from Soho Square under threat of arrest, the full video of this can be seen here
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Individuals from Queer Resistance are now in touch with legal advisers who are seeking statements from witnesses to the arrests; these should be emailed to
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Queer Resistance is a collective of queers and allies from across the UK coming together to fight the cuts - including lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer folk. We come from all communities, backgrounds and walks of life and we share this common objective. As a group we strongly defend the right to peaceful protest and freedom of expression both of which were denied to us yesterday.
In Solidarity,
Queer Resistance
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