An open question to STW stewards
Concerned | 04.04.2008 11:11 | Anti-militarism | London
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Orders?
04.04.2008 12:42
Lindsay German
It was a question of effectiveness
04.04.2008 13:05
Personally I agree with the decision as I think our presence en masse at the front of the cathedral showed the people who had been in to listen to Blair (including government ministers and the EU trade secretary) that there is a continued, vocal, vibrant opposition to the wars.
STW Steward
Question for STW stewards....
04.04.2008 13:47
(A)
Maybe I'm being too suspicious...
04.04.2008 13:47
Maybe they were worried that the messy-looking punks would cause some grief for Blair?
The attempt to surround the place, covering all the exits, was rather uncoordinated, perhaps a presence at each exit would have been the most effective plan - regardless of what STWC stewards may tell people to do.
Rogue
thanks for the reply
04.04.2008 13:53
concerned
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04.04.2008 13:57
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sharon
do you need stewards for something like that? was it a stop the war event?
04.04.2008 15:47
2 special branch guys were there pushing people about after blair's car sped off because they heard the mob were disobeying orders and coming round the back.
then they disappeared so i assume he left another way.
Charles Clarke left by the back door and was made very aware that he had broken the icc act.
an inspector at the scene was aware of the act and told me to prove he was breaking it.
we can still take part in non-violent direct action and only risk a punch or arrest by a cop. in many other nations it is a much more dangerous occupation and that may soon be the case here too. they certainly use the full force of the law on you already, often stepping over the line and acting illegally themselves.
if you don't use your freedom you loose it.
the wall of sound was excellently loud and should be a regular event and the numbers & volume will grow quickly. seriously, bring earplugs!
Rob
there weren't enough people I'm afraid…
04.04.2008 17:25
I'm not a steward, but this is just common sense, I'm well up for direct action but it needs to be the right time and place, no one, least of all the Stop the War people would have had a problem with it being a block-in if we had enough people to pull it off.
noel
'and disabled folk to there'
04.04.2008 19:56
come again?
what!
disabled people don't do direct action?
you patronising trot who has to have your 'mass action'
-
re: and disabled folk too…
04.04.2008 21:23
But if care to read what I said, my main pont is nothing to do with not thinking that disabled people can't do direct action, but that THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE.
noel
there were enough people if they'd all stuck around until 9pm
05.04.2008 08:46
and if we'd all had bikes they'd have had real problems. what people don't seem to realise is they simply don't have the numbers to deal with mass non-violent direct action. that's why they had to bring in socpa to give them advance warning so they can allocate resources. the tsg don't generally arrest 'til the end of their shift as they have to be ready to go to some real trouble.
Rob