Last Saturday around 5,000 people marched in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza in Birmingham City centre. After hours of boring speeches by opportunist politicians, demonstrator's freedom of movement and right to protest was restricted by police and stewards to just Victoria Square. Stewards colluded with police to ensure demonstrators could only leave the demonstration in ones or twos even though a Section 60 hadn't been enforced on the protest. Some people did manage to continue protesting outside the pen on New Street and Starbucks was redecorated with some eggs.
For a full account and analysis of what happened please read: 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2009/01/419582.html
For photos and another report see: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2009/01/419484.html
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2009/01/419582.html For photos and another report see:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2009/01/419484.html
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Lyrics to DAM's Inkilab - Revolution
21.01.2009 18:25
(Featuring Suhell Nafar)
It takes revolution to find a solution
Wars are begun by the victorious
They plan the war and rewrite history
We are all soldiers in a game of chess
The King makes all our moves
I, a soldier will get rid of him
But alone I can’t change this Hell to Heaven
It takes revolution to find a solution
This situation reminds me of Apartheid and Nelson Mandela
Didn’t he say Gandhi flowers don’t always work
So to all the people of love and peace
How can we have co-existence when we don’t even exist
It takes revolution to find a solution
You broke my legs but I’m still walking
You closed my eyes but I can still see
I see therefore I fear my destiny
I see therefore I feel danger and the fear it causes
It takes revolution to find a solution
Fighting for your rights
Will always be met with confrontation
Never fear as this will only strengthen the fight
It nourishes the rebel tree
Come sit up in this tree and you will see
A freedom that will carry us over mountains
But many more mountains will await us
It takes revolution to find a solution
To change the situation we need a revolution
The refugee camps need a revolution
To fight racism we need a revolution
In our city we need a revolution
To fight this propaganda we need a revolution
To fight this propaganda we need to burn Hollywood
neutralise the lightning rods
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