EDL Walthamstow - probably marching along Forest Rd
Sarah Tonin | 31.08.2012 18:58 | Anti-racism | Workers' Movements
As previously notified the EDL say their plan is to mob-up around Kings Cross, central London, 11am to 1pm, then tube it, under police escort, to arrive around 1.30pm at Blackhorse Rd station in Walthamstow, before marching to a designated protest site outside Waltham Forest Magistrates Court, which is just North East of the corner of Farnham Ave and Forest Rd, before leaving Walthamstow (hopefully for good) around 4pm.
I don't have inside info on this but since the direct route from Blackhorse Rd tube to the Magistrates Court is along Forest Rd, and since on-line chat says the Fire Brigades Union are planning to give the EDL a hearty "F**K OFF" as the EDL pass the Fire Station on Forest Rd, it seems reasonable to assume the EDL will be marching along Forest Rd, which is a fair distance from where the UAF are asking counter-protestors to assemble.
My personal suggestion (and this is an IMHO statement only) is that protestors should consider looking-in on the UAF demo earlier in the day, to help deprive the EDL of a propaganda victory on in terms of protest numbers, before heading North to disperse along Forest Rd from 1pm onwards. If access is blocked there are plenty if side-streets between the Walthamstow Central area and Forest Rd - study and print-out local maps. Timings are likely to be approximate, but it's better to be too early than too late. Hopefully spotters will phone through from Kings Cross to let people know if the EDL are keeping to schedule. Finally this is total speculation but the proximity of Walthamstow to Chingford may mean the EDL ranks are swelled (in several senses) by Combat 18 / Blood & Honour Nazis like members of the Nazi band Chingford Attack
I don't have inside info on this but since the direct route from Blackhorse Rd tube to the Magistrates Court is along Forest Rd, and since on-line chat says the Fire Brigades Union are planning to give the EDL a hearty "F**K OFF" as the EDL pass the Fire Station on Forest Rd, it seems reasonable to assume the EDL will be marching along Forest Rd, which is a fair distance from where the UAF are asking counter-protestors to assemble.
My personal suggestion (and this is an IMHO statement only) is that protestors should consider looking-in on the UAF demo earlier in the day, to help deprive the EDL of a propaganda victory on in terms of protest numbers, before heading North to disperse along Forest Rd from 1pm onwards. If access is blocked there are plenty if side-streets between the Walthamstow Central area and Forest Rd - study and print-out local maps. Timings are likely to be approximate, but it's better to be too early than too late. Hopefully spotters will phone through from Kings Cross to let people know if the EDL are keeping to schedule. Finally this is total speculation but the proximity of Walthamstow to Chingford may mean the EDL ranks are swelled (in several senses) by Combat 18 / Blood & Honour Nazis like members of the Nazi band Chingford Attack
Sarah Tonin
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heading North to spread-out along Forest Rd from 1pm onwards
31.08.2012 19:38
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Walthamstow Resident
31.08.2012 23:22
Dan Factor
RMT may close KX + W'stow tubes - get to W'stow in plenty of time
01.09.2012 08:17
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/kings-cross-staff-threaten-walk-out-in-protest-at-edl-using-station-as-demonstration-rallying-point-8099812.html
Passengers travelling to the Paralympics face major disruption today after staff at King’s Cross in London vowed to walk out in protest at supporters of the far-right English Defence League using the station as a rallying point for a demonstration in the north of the capital. Staff members have complained that they faced abuse at the hands of the EDL as they headed to a similar protest last year. A spokesman for the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said staff would take the step – in a bid to close the Underground station - in order to protect themselves and the public.
“Staff will walk away from work on the grounds of safety, if nothing else,” said an RMT spokesman yesterday. He added: “we are talking about an organisation which has a track record of violence and our staff have reported problems in the past.” RMT members have privately talked about shutting the station down. However, their bosses at Transport for London insisted yesterday that the station would remain open and said that their talks with the Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police indicated no immediate danger to staff or to the public.
Police sought to ban last year’s march, which saw clashes between the EDL and their opponents, and staff at King’s Cross closed the entrance to the tube for around half an hour. Staff are understood to be unhappy with the approach to last year’s EDL demonstration in Walthamstow. Some said they have decided to take action themselves to stop the group travelling from the station to Blackhorse Road tube station in north London, where this year’s march is due to start.
Some of those involved are also believed to be ideologically opposed to the EDL and will seek to block their march if possible. Plans seen by the Independent indicate that some staff at King’s Cross station are planning to “organise halting [the marchers] getting on to the system in the first place”. The plans continue: “The obvious point of exit is Blackhorse Road. We need to close this station down (as opposed to just withdrawing to places of safety) and then Walthamstow when the risk is transferred. We mustn’t do this too early because we’ll only hinder the counter demonstration that’s assembling at Walthamstow at 11. In other words, we close Blackhorse Road and Walthamstow stations at the point when the risk actually presents itself.
Pat
see u there
01.09.2012 08:18
alan
TFL
01.09.2012 08:20
No immediate danger?
plex
Chingford
01.09.2012 16:16
Love and rage
Abc
LOL!
01.09.2012 20:59
lol dumbass!
The welsh dont even like the english
FAIL
Chingford
01.09.2012 21:14
Nils
we stopped them
03.09.2012 14:05
JC
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