Participators will assemble between 10 and 11am on Park Lane, at the junction with Achilles Way. The March will begin at approximately 11.30am moving off past Hyde Park and along a route tacking in Victoria Street and Horseferry Road with dispersal outside the Tate Gallery in Millbank.
It is estimated that the route will take about an hour to complete; it will take approximately two hours for the last of the anticipated 15,000 marchers to reach the finishing point in Millbank.
Rally/Meeting:
The main rally will be held in Central Hall, Westminster, commencing at 2.30pm. Chairman Jan Berry will open the meeting, followed by speeches from police service representatives and politicians. It will last approximately 1 hour. This will be relayed into other rooms in Central Hall and across at the QEII Conference Centre next door. Both venues will collectively accommodate 3,500 people.
Lobbying:
We are encouraging all those participating in the march, but who do not have tickets to the rally in Central Hall, to lobby their MP in the House of Commons. There could be between 7,000-10,000 policemen and women queuing outside the Palace of Westminster.
Time-line of events, throughout the day:
11.30 am: March starts led by Chairman Jan Berry.
Note: A rep from each force will branch off during the march to hand in a petition from the Downing Street website. There is no allocated time for this to happen as it will depend on what time each force is passing by the Home Office.
1:00: A delegate of six people, led by Jan Berry will present a petition to Downing Street. The first officers hoping to lobby their MP will start arriving at the Houses of Parliament.
1.30: A representative group of 56 will meet at the Clive Steps to lay wreaths and attend a service conducted by Chaplain Andrew Earl at the National Police Memorial on the corner of The Mall and Horse Guards The Mall and Horse Guards as a mark of respect to fallen colleagues.
2.30: Meeting at Central Hall
4:00: Press Conference held at the Methodist Central Hall
5.00: Jan Berry meeting with Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Policing Minister Tony McNulty at the Home Office
Comments
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Media Bias
23.01.2008 12:47
Perhaps the police now know how we feel, when we come out in force to oppose corrupt government policies. The police and armed forces are the last line of defence this criminal regime has, if we can keep them onside, we may get results!
Og
eh??!
23.01.2008 13:02
are you advertising the march so we can join in?
join in with class traitor scum who's job it is to crush our struggles?
no thanks. i'd rather die.
ACAB
Homepage: http://www.londonclasswar.org/newswire/index.php?itemid=167
oops
23.01.2008 13:03
good luck on weds.
ACAB
after last saturdays brutal attach by police on Brian Haw
23.01.2008 13:31
"It wasn't me" who knocked the shit out of you mate. I am just here to keep you busy and try and arrest you with a smile while it all goes on and we all turn a blind eye.
When the MET themselves turn on Sir Shit for using them as state sponsored bullies, thugs and political sensors, then I will refgain some respect for them.
Until then, I always valued thte good ones who work amongst the filth. I am coming to a point where I am sick to death of them all turning a blind fucking masonc eye.
Let them get on with it and make a real difference.
"Clean up and out your own filth."
That's the only thing I have to say to the MET.
Until then, the lot of em are as bad as each other, in my eyes.
I want to see some real herioc behaviour. Go arrest the goddamned war criminals and leave the peaceful people the hell alone. Mr. Met knows they won't fight back and so how big of a king size prick does that make you, Mr. Met officer, with the hairless bollocks?
Think about it ...
Action speaks louder than words and corruption does not deserve or warrant a payrise. PIss off.
Charity Sweet
e-mail: charitysweet@hotmail.co.uk
it is beyond surreal
23.01.2008 17:01
the main problem with the protestors who are not police protestors seems to be that, as far as the mass media coverage is concerned, is that they're rude.
unlike the police, who today had a triumphantly polite protest.
there's things to be learned from this, i am sure.
peoples republic of southwark
You what?
23.01.2008 17:33
Wha?
wha? erm, no
23.01.2008 18:31
peoples republic of southwark
Boring!
23.01.2008 19:05
Itsme