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How to support Trenton Oldfield

Defend the Right to Protest | 21.10.2012 11:58 | Policing | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles

On the same day George Osbourne was refusing to sit with us “plebs” in the second class train carriage, Trenton Oldfield was beginning a six month prison sentence for protesting against elitism and inequality. See excellent article by Nina Power below.

Please show your support by writing to Trenton.

You can email Trenton using: http://www.emailaprisoner.com/ with the details: Trenton Oldfield, Prison ID: A1010CT, H.M.P.Wormwood Scrubs.

Or send a letter: Prison Number: A1010CT, H.M.P.Wormwood Scrubs, P.O.Box 757, Du Cane Rd, London W12 0AE



Further information about how you can support Trenton will follow>

The Criminalisation of Protest is part of the elite’s class war by Nina Power

Deepa Naik’s statement in response to Trenton’s sentence:

Defend the Right to Protest
- Homepage: http://www.defendtherighttoprotest.org/write-to-trenton-oldfield-in-prison-for-protesting-against-elitism/

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Class War

21.10.2012 14:02

Trenton Oldfield is middle class

CW


@CW

21.10.2012 17:33

yeah he probably is middle class and with a name like that does deserve a custodial sentence, but six months is taking the piss, don't you think? if people want to support him, fairplay.

the river trent


Working class?

21.10.2012 22:26

Sure people should support TO, the point is to expose the hypocrisy of some activists' workerist rhetoric, not to criticize TO for being brave and for sticking up for social justice

Temp