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Mayday Demo in events section of Met police

election meltdown activist | 07.04.2010 13:50 | Workers' Movements

For all those wishing to take part in Mayday march and demos heading onto Parliament Square, the cops are fully aware of it, unlike an earlier posting in indymedia which stated the Met had issued a statement banning it.

http://www.met.police.uk/events/index.htm#april10

Saturday 1st May 2010
Event March, Rally and Demonstration

Location ( 1) March : Clerkenwell Green > Trafalgar Square

(2) Demonstration: Parliament Square.

Timings Form Up (1) : 12:00 at Clerkenwell Green
Form Up (2) : 14:00 at Parliament Square
Start (1) : 13:00 at Clerkenwell Green
Anticipated end: 18:00

Proposed Route (1) March Route: Clerkenwell Road, EC1 > Theobalds Road, WC1 > Drake Street > Proctor Street > High Holborn > Kingsway, WC2 (cross over onto Northbound carriage way after Great Queen Street) > Aldwych (wrong way) > Strand (eastbound carriage way) carriageway) > Trafalgar Square. (some participants are then expected to join Demonstration as below)

(2) Demonstration: Parliament Square -

There will be 4 Demonstrations approaching from Parliament Street, Millbank, Broad Sanctuary and Great George Street.

Road closures (1) March: All roads on above route and approaches will be closed to facilitate the march and reopened when safe to do so.

(2) Demonstration: All roads approaching Parliament Square will be closed to facilitate the Demonstration and reopened once safe to do so.

Parking Suspensions Entire route already subject to restrictions.

Form Up Area – Clerkenwell Green, Aylesbury Street and part of Sekforde street will be suspended from the night before.

Additional Information This could be a very challenging day in Central London; Drivers are advised NOT to drive into the area unless absolutely necessary.

Public transport For further information contact Transport for London or visit www.tfl.gov.uk

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Comments

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police permission

07.04.2010 21:18

If the roads are facilitated just for protesters does that mean that the protest itself has police authorisation to go ahead? Please tell me it doesn't, we do not need a right to protest, and as activists we shouldn't ask for that right!

(A)

Hey (A)

07.04.2010 22:58

I don't think the protest organisers have agreed this with the fuzz; the fuzz seemed to have acknowledged the fact that the protest is going ahead?! CRAZY BUT TRUE. Sheesh.

Breadbin

Anarchists don't support this, haven't organised for it

08.04.2010 11:44

don't know any genuine anarchist in london who would support this. A shouty mad ex-professor (who just loves the media) is not a movement.

Posh twats and students only.

Avoid like the plague

@ avoid like the plague

08.04.2010 14:10

you seem pretty determined to trash this action. why are you so desperate for people not to go to this? Plenty of anarchists are involved in this action, and some are even working class.
Is there anything else worthwhile planned for mayday in London, besides the international workers day march? Why not just let go and check it out. Bring some booze, bring some mates, chill out on what hopefully will be a nice summers day.
Avoid like the plague, you're a copper, right? so we'll see you there!

not a posh twat or student

may 1st

08.04.2010 18:11

there is a street party being planned in that area, but its somthing thats not "politically exclusive" to the climate camp hippies.

when the infomation is sorted you will read about it here.

dave.

dave

It's good to lend a hand

16.04.2010 16:45

In my experience, people tend to follow those four horses. People carrying them often get tired and ask nearby persons to carry them for a while as they perhaps smoke a rollie or av a can. If anyone is so inclined, they could perhaps be awfully helpful and carry the horses, my only worry is that individuals choosing to be so helpful may not have the orienteering skills necessary to reach parliament square..........

Angela Rippon

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