Time-line of Dave morris(McLibel) possicle eviction
Dan Anchorman & Ivan Agenda | 22.05.2001 10:46
This is a time line of events of the resistance to the eviction today of Dave Morris who was involved in the McLibel trial.
10.05 am. About 25 people including 5 kids are gathered outside home of Dave Morris in North London. Bailiff had arrived with clipboard, but left when he sawthe number of resistors.
10.25 Samba band have arrived - there is no stress, despite the bailiffs being set to arrive at 10.50. Council workers are already in place to board up windows and change locks.
10.45 Four kids armed with water bombs on standby to resist bailiffs who have arrived and are waiting around. Rumours that the police may be called to enforce eviction.
11.00 Police wearing protective vests have arrived and are talking to council workers on pavement, outside house. Large numbers of people have meant the police are unsure what action to take
11.30 Police have left and the samba band have started up the music accompanied by a fog horn. Water bombs still at the ready.
12.00 Bailiffs left, police gone, Dave Morris remains and no further action is expected until approx two weeks time. The mood is jubilant
10.25 Samba band have arrived - there is no stress, despite the bailiffs being set to arrive at 10.50. Council workers are already in place to board up windows and change locks.
10.45 Four kids armed with water bombs on standby to resist bailiffs who have arrived and are waiting around. Rumours that the police may be called to enforce eviction.
11.00 Police wearing protective vests have arrived and are talking to council workers on pavement, outside house. Large numbers of people have meant the police are unsure what action to take
11.30 Police have left and the samba band have started up the music accompanied by a fog horn. Water bombs still at the ready.
12.00 Bailiffs left, police gone, Dave Morris remains and no further action is expected until approx two weeks time. The mood is jubilant
Dan Anchorman & Ivan Agenda
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:-)
22.05.2001 12:48
in spirit
Haringay Council 0, Community action 1
22.05.2001 19:03
I heared about the action by e mail only the day before, and despite having less than one days notice, we managed to pull together a workable sized samba band, which shows the level of sympathy and support for this occasion. There was a nice turnout for a Tuesday morning although as a Canadian sympathiser said, given the enormous feat that Dave and Helen Steele pulled off in shaming Mcshite, there could have been more activists out there giving support for somebody who made one of the more inspirational stances against a global monstrosity. Still, we hopefully did a good job of embarrasing Haringay council, the main aim of the day. (Do the pedantic, paper pushing stuffed shirts responsible for the eviction experience such emotions? We can only hope...)Dave and son Charlie are not out of the woods yet - this was in effect only a symbolic resistance, and one day soon they really will lose their home. Hopefully though the fight to shame Haringay council into providing secure, decent homes for all is only just beginning.
fatpat
Samba band and good weather
24.05.2001 11:00
jjf
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