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Freedom to Protest - National Day of Action - Sat 12 Jan

National day of action defending right to protest in response to government consultation on SOCPA, plus links.

The following will be part of the London response to the national call out. Other actions are planned around the country.

Where: top of Trafalgar Square
When: January 12, 2008, 1pm

In response to the call out for a National Day of Action on January 12th against the Government’s consultation on ‘Managing Protest around Parliament’, which threatens to further restrict the right to protest around the country, at a London meeting it was decided to converge on the top of Trafalgar square at 1pm.

We are tired of the government’s relentless determination to silence us. We must act now to stop the further erosion of our freedom to assemble, and make it clear that we will not allow our liberties to be consulted away from us.

See national call out:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388394.html

Campaign for Freedom of Assembly
email:

freeassembly@lists.riseup.net

London Campaign for Freedom of Assembly

Links:

Government consultation on ‘managing protest’ (deadline: 17 January 2008)

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-2007-managing-protest

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) 2005 (relevant sections: 132-138)

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2005/ukpga_20050015_en_1

National call out for Day of Action

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388394.html

Preserving disorder: freedom to protest and the future of SOCPA

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/386033.html

Indymedia UK SOCPA section

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/socpa/

SOCPA consultation re-opened

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/10/384712.html

Police repression and fight for freedom to protest in Liverpool

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388286.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388400.html

Repeal SOCPA

http://www.repeal-socpa.info

State of Emergency

http://www.stateofemergency.org.uk

Film: “SOCPA – The Movie”

http://www.socpa-movie.blogspot.com

Film: “Taking Liberties” (now on You Tube)

http://www.noliberties.com

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/387013.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j21rcnJ3EO8

Brian Haw and Parliament Square Peace Camp

http://www.parliament-square.org.uk

Mark Thomas

http://www.markthomasinfo.com/

http://www.markthomasinfo.com/nsarticles/default.asp?id=32

People in Common

http://www.peopleincommon.org

Liberty

http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/

Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA)

http://www.clownarmy.org

posted by dv
e-mail: freeassembly@lists.riseup.net

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blank banners, spontaneous response

06.01.2008 20:15

another view of the top of trafalgar square

NATIONWIDE DAY OF ACTION 12th January

Assemble 1pm, Saturday 12th January at the top of Trafalgar Square, National Gallery. Bring blank placards. Action on day itself will leave it up to attenders to decide whether or not to go into the SOCPA zone and defy s.132, or not (by respectively either writing on, or leaving blank, their placards) etc etc

BTW ref Winston's carp. Why is indymedia so full of cynical types? I thought utopians were supposed to be upbeat?

Sparky
home Homepage: http://www.newsov.org

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Intresting — Winston Smith
utopians? — Brian B
Freedom of Assembly National Day of Action - Sat 12 Jan - Press Release — dv
Support welcome for delegation to DOWNING ST 10am Wednesday 9th January — SB
re: Winston Smith's 'interesting' comment — m.caroline F.T.S./madredmeech

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