Brian Haw, Democracy, Cabs, Colombia & Israeli Atrocity: Six protests on Wednesday 2nd June 2010.
Brian Haw & Democracy Village – Parliament Sq.
It was 9 years since Brian Haw had begun his peace protest in Parliament Sq. and police marked the event by serving a summons on his fellow protester Barbara Tucker for utilizing a megaphone. An officer writes out the small print as I take pictures (extra on-line.)
The earlier week each Brian and Barbara had been arrested and held for 30 hours whereas the Queen got here for the state opening of Parliament – as common others within the marketing campaign continued the protest throughout their enforced absence.
The arrest had come after Brian had objected to police finishing up a search of his house – a tent in Parliament Sq. – with no warrant – the thirteenth or 14th unlawful search police have made as part of the continuous marketing campaign of harassment towards him through the years.
Nonetheless additionally in Parliament Sq. have been the tents of the separate peace marketing campaign Brian and Barbara label because the Police Camp, Democracy Village, there because the Might Day protest a month in the past.
A handful of these from the camp have been protesting outdoors the railings round Parliament with banners demanding peace and questioning the authority of Parliament. Police usually left them alongside aside from telling some to climb down from the wall.
BrianHaw – Summons Marks 9 Years
Democracy Village Protest
Black Cabs Protest – Aldwych
A number of thousand ‘black cabs’ had come to Aldwych with various ‘information girls and boys’ on scooters presently coaching for the job, inflicting appreciable disruption and delay to London visitors. They declare they’re unfairly victimised by Transport for London, the Public Carriage Workplace and Westminster metropolis council.
Many non-cabbies really feel that these cabs are an outdated relic from the period of the hansom cab and that their operations in ‘plying for rent’ result in pointless congestion. Minicab drivers really feel that they’re discriminated towards in favour of the cabs and arguably have a relatively stronger case.
Black cabs are largely utilized by a comparatively small and well-off part of the group and we may certainly have a greater public transport system for almost all with out them. However in my submit on My London Diary I’ve an extended description of their grievances in addition to reporting how police makes an attempt to manage the protest multiplied its effectiveness.
BP Picket for Colombian Oil Employees – St James’s Sq.
The Colombia Solidarity Marketing campaign held a picket outdoors BP’s HQ in help of Colombian oil employees who’ve occupied a BP plant on the Cusiana oilfield and are stopping constructing works there whereas permitting regular work on the plant to proceed.
On My London Diary you possibly can learn a prolonged piece on the dispute in an space of Colombia below navy occupation and the place peaceable protesters occupying the plant have been attacked by armed commandos from the Colombian Military along with BP’s non-public safety personnel.
Among the many audio system on the picket was Jim Catterson of the ICEM, the Worldwide Federation of Chemical, Power, Mine and Common Employee’s Unions, ICEM, which represents greater than 20 million employees world wide, and was calling for worldwide solidarity with the oil employee’s union (USO) and the Motion for the Dignity of Casanare within the struggle towards BP.
Rather more in regards to the dispute and protest at BP Picket for Colombian Oil Employees.
Protest for Murad Akincilar – Turkish Embassy, Belgrave Sq.
A protest on the Turkish Embassy referred to as for the discharge of commerce unionist Murad Akincilar arrested the earlier September whereas on prolonged vacation in Turkey and nonetheless in jail in Istanbul. Lack of medical care in jail has resulted in critical eye injury and partial blindness. His case was on account of come to court docket once more the next day.
Based mostly in Switzerland the place he works for commerce union Unia, Akincilar had studied in London for a Masters diploma on the LSE 18 years earlier and was recognized personally to some within the protest organised by Battle Racism! Battle Imperialism! and Gikder to help the marketing campaign being organised by the Swiss commerce union Unia.
Zionist Federation Helps Israeli Atrocity – Israeli Embassy, Kensington
The Zionist Federation along with members of the English Defence League demonstrated reverse the Israeli embassy in help of the Israeli Defence Power killings within the assault on the Gaza assist flotilla.
Just a few Palestinian supporters had come to oppose this protest however the Palestinian Solidarity Marketing campaign and Cease the Struggle had determined to not help the counter-demonstration to keep away from battle.
On My London Diary I quote statements by the World Zionist Orgainsation and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) expressing remorse on the lack of life that occurred, however the temper of this pro-Israel protest was very totally different, “considered one of a gloating triumphalism that appeared completely inappropriate to the scenario“, and I state I used to be “sickened when at one level a big group of the demonstrators started chanting ‘lifeless Palestinian scum‘.“
I additionally recorded “I had been appalled to search out that this was to be an illustration collectively with the Zionist Federation and the English Defence League, a few of whose members many people have seen and heard chanting racist slogans on our streets. It appears unbelievable {that a} Jewish organisation ought to align itself – even when unofficially – with individuals like this.” Few EDL truly turned up.
One placard learn ‘Peace Activists don’t use weapons’ however as I identified on My London Diary the the images on the WJC website online present “nearly completely precisely the type of instruments that might be anticipated to be discovered on any ship in its galley and for normal upkeep, in addition to gadgets being taken for constructing work in Gaza” aside from “a couple of canisters of pepper spray, some catapults and what appears like some type of ceremonial knife.“
As I additionally identified in my report, the “the actions of the state of Israel of their assaults on Gaza, their disruption of on a regular basis life for the Palestinians and the blockade is making the potential for peace rather more distant. I’m not a supporter of Hamas, however Israel must ask why Hamas enjoys such help in Gaza and to alter its personal insurance policies which have led to this. Like different conflicts, decision will depend on profitable hearts and minds and this could’t be performed with tanks and bulldozers.”
I had few issues overlaying the protest however different press have been much less lucky. 4 “have been surrounded and chased by a an indignant group of threatening Zionist demonstrators on the finish of the protest, earlier than police finally stepped in to guard them.”
Extra at Zionist Federation Assist Israeli Atrocity.
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