Police has definitely intervened in the weekly Sunday free food action today 2nd March 2008 in the Brixton Oval.
The collective has been setting up a free food stall on Sundays’ afternoon in Brixton. Last Sunday, the metropolitan police already hassled the action without any sound argument and started asking for names and addresses. Check: 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/southcoast/2008/02/391653.html for more details.
Today they have gone further with already two arrests at 16h00. The first arrested person had given his name and address but then refused to "disperse"; a man game him advice and the phone number of a lawyer and a few minutes later he was then arrested too.
Police has been asking for people's names and addresses indiscriminately and telling people to disperse under threat of arrest to re-enter the Dispersal Zone covering Brixton town centre. People are still in the zone refusing to disperse.
A policeman argued that a free food stall would attract drug dealing back to the zone, but he insinuated that other activities would not. A bike workshop was set up at the very same place where Reclaim your Food set their stall.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/southcoast/2008/02/391653.html for more details. Today they have gone further with already two arrests at 16h00. The first arrested person had given his name and address but then refused to "disperse"; a man game him advice and the phone number of a lawyer and a few minutes later he was then arrested too.
Police has been asking for people's names and addresses indiscriminately and telling people to disperse under threat of arrest to re-enter the Dispersal Zone covering Brixton town centre. People are still in the zone refusing to disperse.
A policeman argued that a free food stall would attract drug dealing back to the zone, but he insinuated that other activities would not. A bike workshop was set up at the very same place where Reclaim your Food set their stall.
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Everyone to Brixton then Next Sunday
03.03.2008 22:42
See you there!!
Solidarity init!!
QW
Aroha (love) and Support from Otautahi, Aotearoa.
07.03.2008 05:54
We ourselves have also felt pressure from the city council and the police over the last year as the city seeks to "clean up" the city centre.
We are on the street at least once a week in the city centre plus we support others like students and union members when they are having hassles as we did 2 weeks ago at the University of Canterbury.
It seems that there is an international trend towards the criminalisation of people trying to bring "free food" to those who are forced to beg from charitys and churches. Food is a right not a privilige. There is more than enough food for us all. Keep organising in your communities as we re educate ourselves to re introduce ourselves to a more caring society.
Kia Kaha
Be Strong
Garry
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