This Saturday at Parliament square saw a number of people arrested for merely trying to have democratic discussion.
After a few months of fencing off the square, attacking and arresting those at the protest .It seems like last month that the authorities had allowed the democratic debate to happen on the grass in an unfenced square.
Possibly due to A strong JUDICIAL REVIEW against their heavy suppress and arrest/fence off tactics.
However this weekend the forces of corporatocracy were back to their old anti democratic tricks.
Arresting people, snatch squading them into waiting bully vans.
Being an activist of nearly 25 years now and seeing the last few months tactics, i was not surprised at all.
We have grown used to the Tory Tyrrany's Totalitarian Tactics.
However a friend of mine who came with us from Reclaim Love at piccadilly square, was absolutely appalled,astounded and shocked as the police and heritage wardens pushed their way around the field arresting people,without fair warning or explanation of the laws they were using.
Some advice from the old school protest team
THE KEY QUESTION TO ASK IS....what law are u using is it a bye law or a normal law, and how does that law actually apply to what we are doing NOW,or does it apply at all.
Always find out the name of the senior policeman on the field. always record with cameras and note pad what is said, what law is being used, what time things happened and get this info to legal observers .
and follow it up, look up the laws online as they quote them, and challenge its exact interpretation.
The heritage wardens have the power to ask you to leave if u have broken one of the 30 bye laws,and then demand name and address.but if you have not broken one they cannot ask you to leave.or ask for name and address.
IF U HAVE BROKEN A BYE LAW, they can ask for your name and address,if u refuse to give name and address that gives the power of general arrest to the police.
so if you give them some name and address,thats means they have NO power to ARREST.
The name and address you have given will be sent a letter to summon u to court for breaking a bye law, a small fine ,not a criminal record.
Its handy to not carry I.D> on these demos.if u get me.
As long as u have no sleeping equipment or tents they can't use the Police and social responsibility Act PSRA ? law on that one.the one to stop camping and equipment.
The police,in previous months,at OCCUPY DEMOCRACY when challenged directly have changed from laws to bye laws and back again. trying to find a law to frame us in.
Bindmans solicitors say that the police seem rather confused as to which law they are using.
Keep saying to them that there is a Judicial Review under way, by Liberty, they are being recorded on national,international media and livestream,
What they are being asked to do is, unlawfully and undemocratically suppressing our rights to assemble ,protest and democratically discuss,in a place that was created (parly sq) so that the British public could make their views known to the passing MPs and political establishment.
we have rights under European ECHR rights articles 10 and 11 to assemble and protest.
The police tried to claim trespass on saturday,but who in the GLA decides which of the public is trespassing in this public square.
its claimed GLA owns it ,but in fact they only look after it for the people.
It is an ancient site (TOT HILL,under westminster abbey) where the ancient celts in Druidic times gather to discuss,debate and make the lores (which became Laws later) We say it is COMMON LAND
The police said we should ask written permission to protest,we reminded them that in Russia and China people have to apply in writing to protest,in this country we have rights.
On previous occasions some of Occupy Democracy have checked out the so called Legal route of applying for permission, to find out you need to get £1,500 public ;liability insurance to have a public demonstration.PROTEST for the RICH or large well organised/funded groups only???
They say u need to apply in writing to display any written material or banners.
WHERE HAS THE DEMOCRACY AND FREE SPEECH GONE?
Know your rights,stand firm (sometimes) keep moving around fast sometimes,keep on your toes innit, and swarm back together to carry on the direct democratic debating that is our inalienable birthright as free born people of this country ,that has a long and proud tradition of struggle to uphold our rights and freedoms,
keep networking
Viva the resistance see u march 7th OCCUPY DEMOCRACY http://occupydemocracy.org.uk
NETWORK it big time we shall prevail,keep up the pressure ,keep coming every month up to and beyond the election and we shall see a very magical thing happen People Power winning the day in the Heart of British Democracy
Reclaim the Power NOW IS THE MOMENT OF POWER.
NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK everywhere you go,carry leaflets and stickers,be a relentless networker for a better future.
One Love Phoenix Warrior of the Rainbow
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