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Monday, 7 November 2011
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
June 30th
In Manchester a "J30: Wage rage!" protest is happening at the Welfare to Work Convention at the Manchester Central convention centre. In New Cross, London, a "strike party street party" has been organised for 10am outside Deptford town hall with many early morning picketers and supporters heading to central London afterwards to join the trade union march to Westminster. Later on there will be a mass strikers' assembly outside parliament supported by London-based Spanish indignados and Greek aganaktismenoi. School walkouts and marches have also been planned to link up various workplace pickets with each other.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/27/we-all-own-30-june-strike
Since the storming of Millbank towers by thousands of students on 10 November last year and the school walkouts and university occupations that culminated in more than 500,000 trade unionists taking to the streets on 26 March – the much talked-about co-ordinated day of strike action promised by the trade unions has finally materialised.
The 30 June strikes (or J30) may turn out to be the most important step forward in the fight against public sector cuts and the wider austerity measures planned by the coalition. About 750,000 workers will be involved, from teachers to jobcentre staff to civil servants and other public sector employees.
Some in government – most recently education secretary Michael Gove – have characterised the strike as an attack on "ordinary people", in particular "hardworking" parents who will be inconvenienced by school closures. Gove went as far as suggesting that parents act as strikebreakers, babysitting children in schools to keep them open.
He may find his appeal falls on deaf ears. For although it is true that many workers are not in trade unions, and that for them striking is not an option, cuts and wider austerity measures impact on us all, and there is widespread sympathy for the strike. The government and employers will try to manipulate the supposed divide between those in unions and not in unions, between paid and unpaid workers, and public or private sector employees, but many people understand that divide is false.
In May a group of us who had been radicalised by recent anti-cuts actions called an open meeting, advertised through Facebook and Twitter, to discuss how people who were not unionised workers could support the strike action. The purpose of the meeting was to see how we could deepen the strike and make it appeal to many more people, making it a day to link up all those fighting against the cuts and wider austerity measures. More than 100 people turned up: parents, carers, non-unionised workers, unemployed and precarious workers and a group of Spanish "indignados" who have been, since 15 May, holding protests outside the Spanish embassy in London. This meeting became the first "J30 assembly".
Since then the concept has gone viral, and similar assemblies have been popping up across the UK including Leeds, Birmingham, Norwich and Oxford. The call to "generalise the strike" has clearly resonated with people as it suggests we all have a stake in these struggles and the strike is for all of us. The use of social media tools in this new movement have meant that ideas travel further, drawing in new and younger participants, many of whom have never been involved in a trade union or in workplaces that are unionised.
Across the country trade unionists will be on the picket lines, and we think it is crucial that as many people as possible show their support on the day. Therefore J30 assemblies have called for mass support at every picket line, and we are spreading the word with our website, http://www.blogger.com/www.j30strike.org.
Information has been crowdsourced via Twitter in an attempt to list as many locations of pickets, rallies, actions and marches in the lead-up to the day. UK Uncut activists will also be out in force, and have organised a "big society breakfast" for the morning. In Manchester a "J30: Wage rage!" protest is happening at the Welfare to Work Convention at the Manchester Central convention centre. In New Cross, London, a "strike party street party" has been organised for 10am outside Deptford town hall with many early morning picketers and supporters heading to central London afterwards to join the trade union march to Westminster. Later on there will be a mass strikers' assembly outside parliament supported by London-based Spanish indignados and Greek aganaktismenoi. School walkouts and marches have also been planned to link up various workplace pickets with each other.
The student movement, and the numerous autonomous and creative groups like UK Uncut have led the way. The J30 assemblies continue with this spirit in the lead up to 30 June with the intention to generalise the strikes across the UK, bringing trade unionists, students and unemployed workers together and making the case for a united show of force on 30 June.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/27/we-all-own-30-june-strike
Since the storming of Millbank towers by thousands of students on 10 November last year and the school walkouts and university occupations that culminated in more than 500,000 trade unionists taking to the streets on 26 March – the much talked-about co-ordinated day of strike action promised by the trade unions has finally materialised.
The 30 June strikes (or J30) may turn out to be the most important step forward in the fight against public sector cuts and the wider austerity measures planned by the coalition. About 750,000 workers will be involved, from teachers to jobcentre staff to civil servants and other public sector employees.
Some in government – most recently education secretary Michael Gove – have characterised the strike as an attack on "ordinary people", in particular "hardworking" parents who will be inconvenienced by school closures. Gove went as far as suggesting that parents act as strikebreakers, babysitting children in schools to keep them open.
He may find his appeal falls on deaf ears. For although it is true that many workers are not in trade unions, and that for them striking is not an option, cuts and wider austerity measures impact on us all, and there is widespread sympathy for the strike. The government and employers will try to manipulate the supposed divide between those in unions and not in unions, between paid and unpaid workers, and public or private sector employees, but many people understand that divide is false.
In May a group of us who had been radicalised by recent anti-cuts actions called an open meeting, advertised through Facebook and Twitter, to discuss how people who were not unionised workers could support the strike action. The purpose of the meeting was to see how we could deepen the strike and make it appeal to many more people, making it a day to link up all those fighting against the cuts and wider austerity measures. More than 100 people turned up: parents, carers, non-unionised workers, unemployed and precarious workers and a group of Spanish "indignados" who have been, since 15 May, holding protests outside the Spanish embassy in London. This meeting became the first "J30 assembly".
Since then the concept has gone viral, and similar assemblies have been popping up across the UK including Leeds, Birmingham, Norwich and Oxford. The call to "generalise the strike" has clearly resonated with people as it suggests we all have a stake in these struggles and the strike is for all of us. The use of social media tools in this new movement have meant that ideas travel further, drawing in new and younger participants, many of whom have never been involved in a trade union or in workplaces that are unionised.
Across the country trade unionists will be on the picket lines, and we think it is crucial that as many people as possible show their support on the day. Therefore J30 assemblies have called for mass support at every picket line, and we are spreading the word with our website, http://www.blogger.com/www.j30strike.org.
Information has been crowdsourced via Twitter in an attempt to list as many locations of pickets, rallies, actions and marches in the lead-up to the day. UK Uncut activists will also be out in force, and have organised a "big society breakfast" for the morning. In Manchester a "J30: Wage rage!" protest is happening at the Welfare to Work Convention at the Manchester Central convention centre. In New Cross, London, a "strike party street party" has been organised for 10am outside Deptford town hall with many early morning picketers and supporters heading to central London afterwards to join the trade union march to Westminster. Later on there will be a mass strikers' assembly outside parliament supported by London-based Spanish indignados and Greek aganaktismenoi. School walkouts and marches have also been planned to link up various workplace pickets with each other.
The student movement, and the numerous autonomous and creative groups like UK Uncut have led the way. The J30 assemblies continue with this spirit in the lead up to 30 June with the intention to generalise the strikes across the UK, bringing trade unionists, students and unemployed workers together and making the case for a united show of force on 30 June.
Monday, 23 May 2011
World Peace Presence, Peace Presence @ PArliament Square London
Simon went to court the following day, where he was given a £200 fine, 18 days Wandsworth Prison, respect to all peace bringers and sharers
We call for an end to injustice, corrupt politicians and repression. We call for all people to wake up to the potential goodness of life and kind. We call for an end to tyranny, we call for all the people of the world to unite in solidarity and defiance, we are all
Read all about it.... and spread the word
Westminster Peace Presence
(The first weekly 24hr Westminster Peace Presence commenced Sunday 22nd May @ 6 p.m it was planned to continue through to 6 p.m on Monday 23rd. However, @ 8am On monday 23rd May 2011, on behalf of the GLA and Boris Johnson, the security once again used physical force to move the people off of the land)
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The first WPP was held on a piece of land at Parliament Square, Westminster (a piece not caged off by the large infamous harris fencing.
The purpose of the WPP is to actively promote peace and an demand an immediate end to the British government's policy of war. The government's wars continue to cause the deaths of innocent lives everyday in countries including Afghanistan and Libya.
Monday is a working day in the heart of the British government's offices. The WPP provides a great oppurtunity to peacefully alert government servants, citizens and everyone else to the harm that is being caused by the government and the urgent priority that policies of war must end now.
At the initial meeting of the WPP which took place on Parliament Square on Sunday 15th May, it was agreed that
all participants of the WPP should aspire to behave peacefully.
to adopt transparency and refrain from secretive behaviour.
Meetup info
Meet at the Trafalgar Square Anti-Cuts Occupation from 3 p.m onwards (usually in the middle of Trafalgar Square) on Sunday. There will be an open mic and discussions of the struggle for freedom in North African countries. At 6 p.m participants of the WPP will go to Parliament Square to setup the camp. If for whatever reason we are unable to camp on Parliament Square (E.G: if the fence is extended) then another location will be chosen nearby.
What to bring
Bring a tent and a sleeping bag (or other suitable equipment). Also please bring food to share.
If you can bring...
Banner making materials, paints, paintbrushes, pens, flags, musical instruments, fluffy bunnies. Fluffy bunnies should be accompanied at all times.
If you have any questions about any or all of this, please email: peacemeetinglondon@riseup.net
Friday, 28 January 2011
Rallies 2011 stand united for the people
Dates for your diary;
January 29: NUS, UCU and TUC rally in Manchester
the protest is aiming to highlight youth issues, including access to education, the scrapping of the education maintenance allowance (EMA) and youth unemployment.
the protest is aiming to highlight youth issues, including access to education, the scrapping of the education maintenance allowance (EMA) and youth unemployment.
January 29: London national demo
The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts and the Education Activist Network have organised a demonstration the same day as the NUS-backed rally in Manchester to provide a London focus for demonstration.
January 30: First National Assembly For Education
The day after the London and Manchester demonstrations.
The day after the London and Manchester demonstrations.
National Assembly For Education meeting, with students from a variety of institutions to discuss the future of the student movement.
March 26: NUS and TUC spending cuts demo The NUS and TUC will join forces again in March for a demonstration against the spending cuts. March for the Alternative: Jobs, Growth, Justice will see both groups marching to a rally in Hyde Park calling for a Robin Hood tax on the banks, the closing of tax loopholes and policies for jobs and green growth
Once again the People’s civil liberties are being eroded by injustice and inequality
Parliament Square was part of the Gorshedd Treaty. It is a place for the people to hold free assembly and festivities
Please see;
What gives these people the right to stop your rights?
Parliament Square was part of the Gorshedd Treaty. It is a place for the people to hold free assembly and festivities
Please see;
What gives these people the right to stop your rights?
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmbills/116/11116.91-94.html#j606
See Part 3
Parliament Square Garden and surrounding area
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmbills/116/11116.91-94.html#j606
See Part 3
Parliament Square Garden and surrounding area
The land around Westminster Abbey was a mound which was the site of the Gorsedd of Tothill, a place of free speech, discussions, bardery, and festivities, enshrined by the Statute of Richard I "Lion heart" in 1189, ratified by parliament in 1858 (Mostyn Manuscript) and never repealed.We urge all UK citizens to defend their right to free speech and assembly.It is your Sovereign right to uphold the law and protect the rights of the people.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty
A Sign of the times; people call for an end to war and to hold peaceful dialogue. The bottom line is this country the UK needs uniting and requires a realistic, up to date constitution, made by the people for the people in order to do it. Nothing less will work in fixing this broken system where a minority of the population make life changing decisions for the majority without true consultations and dialogue taking place.Full consultation on constitutional change, this means not just consulting with people who agree with you, but also those who don't.
Proposed constitutional change should be rooted in the advantages and disadvantages
and not on the political desires of government/s or big businesses and banks.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Students EMA Rally London January 19th 2011
All children’s future's are at risk
Risk assessment;
EMA cuts http://righttowork.org.uk/2011/01/students-march-against-ema-cuts
Job cuts, education cuts, lack of investment into future jobs for the people.
Excessive unaffordable house prices, the lack of social housing, coupled with over priced rents charged by landlords. Low wages, 20% VAT, Poll Tax (where’s the community in that charge?)
The continued dilution of the NHS, with private health companies hiring NHS operating theatres leading to private companies competing for space and time with NHS patients. The NHS belongs to the people it is the people’s right to access the best health care.
The sale of the people’s lands is a very worrying development, with forests being sold throughout England to the highest bidders, open to foreign investment and private companies.
These forests are part of our heritage
http://www.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-forests
Soaring interest rates yet to come.
Every year the people are paying out more and more to councils, government, private firms and the like, whilst getting less and less in return for their efforts.
And the public’s assets continue to be sold off without referendum or consultation with the people.
We are not dogs who sit by a masters table waiting for scraps whilst the wealth of the families and lands are being sold off along with integrity and honour.
The actions of these elitists is against the people and therefore unacceptable, and if any Royalty want the full support of the people, then it is their duty to give light to such things and openly denounce this unjust self imposed government where quango leaders insist on handing to the people an unfair and unjust system where children’s future’s along with so many others are so blatantly being smashed up and destroyed.
It is as clear as the light of day that those who profess to be in power do not have the people’s best interests at heart. We must remember that the true power is with the People
We are rational people with the hearts of lions.
We all know the truth of what exactly is going on within our country.
This great injustice forced upon us.
It is “Now Time” the time for all of Britain United to say NO under one umbrella. This daylight robbery and unaccountability to the people by politicians, government officials, Law Lords, councils and the banks cannot be allowed to betray both people and country.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Breaking News Threat to Freedom and Democracy
STATEMENT AND OPEN LETTER FROM PEACESTRIKE
THREAT OF EVICTION * HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 and HIGH COURT INJUNCTION *
Yesterday afternoon we received a letter from Westminster City Council stating that we are an unlawful obstruction on the pavement opposite the Houses of Parliament. Also to make certain they achieve their objective, they are applying to the High Court for an injunction. They want a written reply by 12pm this Friday 21st, that all articles will be removed by 5pm.We have no information regarding when they would act at the moment, but presumably, any-time after that.....
Peacestrike has occupied this area for the past 2 years with tents and display structures. To date, we have received no official complaints regarding obstruction, hygiene issues, or complaints regarding abusive or disruptive behaviour. We take pride in the management of our on-going 24hr demonstration and accept we have a social responsibility in keeping our area in good order.
Peacestrike also has two large box / plinth structures. One has been there since November 2009. We standby their legality, in keeping with the police dimensions stipulated in SOCPA ACT 2005.
Peacestrike has four SOCPA ACT 2005 authorisations at Parliament Square and one in Whitehall. The threat to these rights should be through new legislation. The repeal of SOCPA ACT 2005 is in proposed legislation contained in the 'Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill'. This is now reached committee stage in the House of Commons. They ask people to submit objections, recommendations and concerns, to the committee by Feb....... If passed by both Houses, it will not come into law until after the Royal wedding. This is due process and proper procedure, and allows time for people to organise a counter argument and open the discussion to all parties who may be affected by such legislation. We feel that the SOCPA ACT 2005 and the European Convention of Human Rights cannot be overturned by Highway legislation. besides,very few people venture onto Parliament Square since it has been fenced off since July 2010.
It seems that Westminster City Council and the Government wish to Pre-empt this law in order to rid themselves of demonstrations in Parliament Square right now. The problem is that in their haste, yet again, they are in great danger of 'Throwing the baby out with the bath water!'
We feel it necessary, due to the change in circumstances, to make this statement on behalf of the good people of this country who are unaware of the serious threat to our great history of protest. If we do not act now, 24hr overnight protest will be outlawed. The reasons the demonstrations at Parliament Square have gone on for so long is directly connected to our on-going wars and illegal occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Remember, people, children, and soldiers are killed and seriously wounded every day!
We have a heavy burden of responsibility to get this right, as time is short. As yet, there has been no real opportunity for public opposition or debate. All the media has centred on the concerns of the Home Office, politicians, council, GLA, and the police. Do we really want our Government to send a message out to the world that protest is stifled and now timetabled and controlled. In emergencies people will naturally not want to go home, such as the Tamils in 2009. Emotions cannot, and never will be controlled by legislation, especially if the Government of the day is responsible for the atrocities. The people of the country always have a duty to express their concerns. We should always have the right to be angry and outraged. The Public Order Act 1980 has always been available to the police, if things get out of hand. Other countries do not share this great privilege,therefore because we can we must be the voice for the voiceless.
The Royal Family should be proud and protective of our heritage. We need to have a very frank and open discussion concerning this very important and historic right.
There are many examples of on-going demonstrations of similar standing throughout the world.
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, Australia, which has been there for over 39 years, since 1972 . It will continue, until the full rights of the Aboriginal People are restored.
http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/land/land-rights/the-tent-embassy.html
White House Peace Camp. A lady called Concepcion Picciotto has been outside the White House for 30 years, since 1981
http://www.prop1.org/conchita/
Faslane Peace Camp, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Established in 1984...... some 28 years ago!
Located by Faslane Nuclear Submarine Base.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faslane_Peace_Camp
Vancouver, Canada on-going protest, 4 years plus.
Recently won British Columbia Court of Appeal regarding Falun Gong on-going protest outside Chinese Consulate. Court over ruled Vancouver City Bylaws as unconstitutional, Oct 21st 2010.
http://mwcnews.net/news/americas/6059-falun-gong-wins-court-battle-against-chinese-consulate.htm
Chinese Embassy......over 8 years....Portland Place London, 24hr, on-going....Falun Gong Practitioners. Started 5th June 2002.
http://www.clearwisdom.net/html/articles/2010/7/23/118782.html
Winnie the pig resided in a pen in Parliament Square, by the Churchill Statue, for 3 months between Feb – May 2000. There did not seem to be any objection at the time, indeed it would have been considered very British. Also, spent a day opposite Downing Street March 2008, and was visited by celebrities and MP's and Lord Tebbit. Maybe she was tolerated, as the pig could not talk back!
http://www.pigworld.co.uk/Pages/winnie-the-pig.html
Democracy Village. Established in run up to election May1st, 2010 in Parliament Square, London. lasted 3 months. SOCPA ACT 2005 was never used.
Royalty and Politicians have to live in the real world where protest is essential to the Democratic process. We do not live in a sanitised country or world,nor would we want to. As long as protest is reasonable and peaceful, we feel we have every right to keep going....
We therefore invite Royalty, Politicians,Police, Council Officials, GLA, Journalists, Lawyers and Campaigners to a meeting in the House of Commons. We are trying to get a committee room made available as soon as possible. We are confident we can come to an amicable agreement to suit all parties concerned.
Without discussion there is no way forward.
If dialogue fails ,or is just ignored, then Peacestrike intends to stand firm at Parliament, regardless of the consequences.
Maria Gallastegui
Peacestrike Campaign http://www.peacestrike.org/
Parliament Square 0741 3036 769 maria@peacestrike.org
Emails will be sent to parties concerned.
Peacestrike acknowledges that the Parliament Square Peace Campaign is a separate campaign, and may not share the same views as expressed by Peacestrike.
Westminster City Council switchboard: +44 20 7641 6000www.westminster.gov.uk
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