Direct action against the war: London, Thursday lunchtime
anon too | 01.08.2006 23:21 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London
Bring banners, stuff for a noise demo (post, pans, drums?), fake blood(?), anything else you feel might be apt.
A group of people will be targetting an Israeli arms company in the vicinity, highlighting its role in the current situation.
Come and participate - bring ideas, creativity, enthusiasm, anger, whatever.
Follow up meeting, provisionally planned at Rampart social centre, Rampart Street, London E1, on Sunday at 3pm. Please check Indymedia nearer the time to confirm this. This meeting is to discuss and plan future direct actions including one at Brize Norton military base on the 12th.
Also come on the Stop The War Coalition march this Saturday. Its route is from Hyde Park, passing the U.S. embassy, through Trafalgar Square, to Downing Street and to Parliament Square. come prepared for more than just marching.
anon too
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The police will harrass and arrest loads of people!
02.08.2006 10:19
Remember what happened at the Mayday actions!
Who said this would be small?
02.08.2006 11:06
So what happens tomorrow?
Lots of people turn up. Noise demo goes ahead. Some press are invited - public see mass 'unauthorised' demo - inspires others to do more than just march A to B.
OR, Police over-react. Invited press get newsworthy pictures. Story of police repression of demo against Israeli arms company. Public gets even angrier.
Seems like Win-Win to me.
Maybe you can do more by staying at home, I don't know.
anon too
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Well, i think i can see where this is headed, and so will the police.
02.08.2006 10:55
hmm
Get involved!
02.08.2006 13:00
If you can be there, please do. At some point people have to realise that staying at home isn't going to change anything. By staying at home you allow others to say that what they are doing is okay, that no one cares, that they can continue to act in a repressive manner unchallenged.
It doesn't have to be that way.
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Rob
I've never understood the lefts obssesion with marching
02.08.2006 16:55
Seems to me the only thing they're going to achieve is media attention which can as easily achieved by just sitting in the park but I think you'll find no news media in the country will actually show any demonstration for fear of extreme sanction.
Something's better then nothing I suppose.
S
Great idea!
03.08.2006 12:47
leon
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Its great that you guys are marching
03.08.2006 12:57
no Hezbollah terrorists=Happy and safe Lebanon..(and middle east) Hezbollah, is just a small group of iranian backed thugs looking for a cause. Since Israel pulled out of Lebanon, they have had nothing to do except fire an occasional missile into Israel and beg for money.
anon 3
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Unfortunately the numbers were very low
03.08.2006 15:01
In my opinion, to organise a direct action of this sort you need to start out with a sizeable group of people who know and trust each other. The best way to form such a group, if none exists, is to meet likeminded people through the various peaceful demos, not to call an open meeting based on a premise of direct action. How is anybody supposed to trust each other? The location of the action should not be spread through the internet ( unless- maybe this was diversionary tactic and a successful action was pulled off elsewhere..?)
We are living more and more in a police state. Under what law were they searching the people who'd gathered on Gilbert St? I don't even know, but I bet there is onem (?)
anon
Affinity Groups more effective
03.08.2006 17:54
B C
Organising?
05.08.2006 18:50
To_Feel_Alive
e-mail: Decapitatedhope@aol.com
theyre winning
02.09.2006 04:08
i have never once experienced a riot where the people struck first. they ALWAYS strike first. ALWAYS.
those who don't turn up out of fear should be ashamed of themselves. if anything it should make you more eagar to get out and take action
ian