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London anti-war demo takes to streets

IMC UK | 07.10.2001 17:41

Anti-war campaigners have taken to the streets of London, UK in reaction to US-lead bombing runs across Afghanistan. There are spontaneous actions being reported across the rest of the UK as well.

No doubt the news that US-lead attacks on Afghanistan have begun will already have reached you. There is also an anti-war effort springing into action in the UK capital, London.

Report recieved that about 60 people are marching towards the city's key commercial area of Oxford Street and will then head to Trafalgar Square as part of a broad peace campaign which has called on the British public to march on the city as soon as bombing commenced.

BBC radio are reporting that bombs have been heard throughout Kabul and Kandahar. There are widespread fears that many innocent Afghani civilians will be killed.

IMC UK

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organised against the war

07.10.2001 18:25

when is the demo against the war is it monday nite or when?

no war

woah

07.10.2001 18:47

just came from traflagr sq (6:30pm) no one there

wonko the sane

any news?

07.10.2001 19:21

if anyone has news of a protest going on now, please post them, I will join

hjk

CND Rally in response to the Bombing

07.10.2001 19:26

In response to the bombing CND are organising a rally at trafalger square 6 pm on monday 8th as many as possible to be there

jem

Thanks for the activism

07.10.2001 19:26

I'm in California, U.S. and just saw the British Prime Minister showing his support for the bombing. My first question is there any resistance from British citizens for their countries involvement in the bombing? I'm glad to hear there is. I will be attending a protest here in San Francisco at 5pm pacific time.

In Solidarity,
Abel

Abel
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update

07.10.2001 19:37

any update,

have the police dispersed everyone yet

liz

section 60

07.10.2001 19:58

just heard. police had section 60'd people at petty france. no news on numbers yet.

mark sterling

whose there?

07.10.2001 20:05

just on my way to do my bit for humanity in one of the very few ways left open to me. how many others are there of you prepared to give up your evening meal, or sunday night chill to act with accordance with their beliefs in humanity?

liz

CND?

07.10.2001 21:19

sorry about my ignorance, but what is CND?

hjk

Peace vigil in Plymouth tomorrow 7pm

07.10.2001 21:23

A peace vigil is called for 7pm tomorrow 8 October at Place De Brest. Plymouth. wear black, bring candles etc.

Any info on peace activities in Amsterdam?

sandriana
mail e-mail: sandriana@eurobell.co.uk

just got back

07.10.2001 21:59

The group that was section 60'd was released. However when the police moved in on the group marching they split the crowd into two - one group tried to move around the rapidly forming police line, most got through but police heavily tackled several to the ground. One who had a broken wrist was wrestled to the ground, arrested and taken to charing cross police station, thought to be arrested under the charge of assault (which if you knew the guy you'd know is rubbish!) - as far as i know no more people had been taken to charing cross.

Meanwhile many people were gathering outside downing street - when i left there around 9ish there were around 100 people there.

CND is campaign for nuclear disarmament - see www.cnduk.org

no war

Opposition to the attack of Telleban

08.10.2001 03:06

Radio Station in Berkeley covered the anti war protests in the San Francisco Bay area for 12 hours Sunday. They also called reporters all over the world to get their point of view. Many said one has to be opposed to all terrorism
including against Palistine, Columbia, and other South Americans not just terrorism against U.S. Citizens. It would be better to isolate Afganastan against all shipment of arms from anywhere rather than bomb an almost stone age starving population back to before the stone age.
Hebard

Hebard Olsen
mail e-mail: hebard@mbay.net
Homepage: htp://www.mbay.net/~hebard/amp/teror.htm