Sorry for the delay of this report, due to technical problems. For those following these reports last Thursday's demonstration against Marks and Spencer (Britain's biggest corporate sponsor of Israel) went ahead with more success. Upon arrival the police were out in force yet again with yet more unreasonable demands for the protesters, ranging from the use of the megaphone to having a stall etc. As always, we stood up to this nonsense and went ahead with the a successful protest.
A copper with a big phallic camera was also present yet again and went about snapping shots of demonstrators. When a Muslim protestor asked why he was having his photo taken the copper replied "because you look like a terrorist". A blatant example of the increased racism against Muslims in the country by the state and police. Every single demonstrator responded by gathering around together and shouting to the police snapper "cheese!" and "take my photo too!". The silly sod didn,t know where to look.
It was the best demo for several weeks, helped by the increasingly good weather and light and by more people on the streets, especially Arabs visiting the country. The fact that the counter demo was piddly and pathetic also was good to see.
The plight of the Palestian people is as desperate as ever and we urge all progressive people to come and join us on the open demonstration.
Protect our right to protest!
No to police harassment!
Victory to teh intifada!
Demonstrate next Thursday and every Thursday from 6 till 8pm outside Marks aand Spencer on Oxford St (Marble Arch end).
A copper with a big phallic camera was also present yet again and went about snapping shots of demonstrators. When a Muslim protestor asked why he was having his photo taken the copper replied "because you look like a terrorist". A blatant example of the increased racism against Muslims in the country by the state and police. Every single demonstrator responded by gathering around together and shouting to the police snapper "cheese!" and "take my photo too!". The silly sod didn,t know where to look.
It was the best demo for several weeks, helped by the increasingly good weather and light and by more people on the streets, especially Arabs visiting the country. The fact that the counter demo was piddly and pathetic also was good to see.
The plight of the Palestian people is as desperate as ever and we urge all progressive people to come and join us on the open demonstration.
Protect our right to protest!
No to police harassment!
Victory to teh intifada!
Demonstrate next Thursday and every Thursday from 6 till 8pm outside Marks aand Spencer on Oxford St (Marble Arch end).
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spie vs spie
12.04.2004 19:51
Or perhaps I got it wrong and this is a double bluff
double agent
Tedious bickering
12.04.2004 19:52
Counterwatcher
a - ha
13.04.2004 09:13
perl
perl, nobody mentioned jews
13.04.2004 10:42
Supporting the right of people not to be occupied by an aggressive expansionist state with one of the most powerful militaries in the world is about as far from ressurecting Nazism as you can get.
the SS was actually largely rehired BY AMERICA to fight communists in eastern europe. Bit like they've rehired Saddam's Mukhabarat (=gestappo) in Iraq to clamp down on those stupid Iraqis who took all the talk of liberation a bit too seriously.
END THE OCCUPATIONS. VICTORY TO THE INTIFADAS!
Tom
Hehe
13.04.2004 10:43
All I can add is a big shout out to the M&S demo, big up to palestinians, and big up to all of the jews who realise that the Israeli government is evil and malicious. Not every jew is a zionist, to say so would be as stupid as claiming that every british person was white. Unfortunately there are a lot of saddo zionists who like to think they're a lot more mainstream than they actually are. They must be feeling very inadequate.
Cheer up eh?
Krop
hmm
13.04.2004 11:00
belllllll
zionist post
14.04.2004 00:02
shady
Select your police state
14.04.2004 08:44
Ian
what a pointless thread
14.04.2004 10:56
We are all adults here - if someone has something to say, let them say it, us read it and some respond to it (if they feel the need).
Dis-info will generally be corrected, bad manners will highlighted and nastyness will be counter-productive and analysed for potential appropriation and pretense ...
except that it won't because you won't see it unless someone somewhere decides for you.
absolutly fucking pointless
might as well reanimate stalin
no meaningful debate and progress can be made unless everything is on the table and everyone sees what is on the end of everyone elses fork - a naked lunch - else it's just another boring middle class lunchon
karen elliot
Re: Censorship
14.04.2004 22:09
If this isn't cleared up it will be the death of IMC.
Tom
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What else do you expect?
18.04.2004 08:28
Matt
Moan, moan, moan
18.04.2004 11:43
How about some NEWS on the newswire?
Ian