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Can you help build the Hyde Park peoples occupied territory?

chrisfreeactivist — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:30:47 +0000

The purpose of Hyde Park occupation.

The Hyde Park occupation is in its essence an autonomous village. Its purpose is to serve as a safe space for people of all backgrounds to hold workshops, plan actions, rally peoples assemblies, camp and rest after actions. It should as a priority serve as a launch pad for activists heading out to other actions in London and to support the other occupied zones. It should be our utmost priority to try and persuade people who have travelled down on coaches to stay for 24 hours of resistance and support the other actions in London.

Taking the space

It would be best to get the marque up straight away and maybe a banner with multiple tripods so we can secure the area quickly…

Things Resist26! are currently working on:

Media / press releases / social media / videos etc.
Mapping out Hyde Park into zones. E.g. rest areas. Food areas, creative spaces, planning and workshops, friendly zones catering for all especially children, elderly and disabled attendees.
Co-ordinating the needs, wants and aspirations of the Hyde Park Occupation with other groups that might be able to help with the logistics and planning etc.
Legal support / bust cards etc.
Free Internet facilities / hotspots for the camp.

What is happening:

People are bringing tents to London with the intention of staying (around 2500 confirmed via facebook and youtube - total potential numbers “Maybe attending” 5000+)
People are trying to co-ordinate drop offs of tents / Marques / tarps, Blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, fire pit building gear (bottom plate, stone, wood kindling etc) ,food stuff.
Land Claim - Freeman Eco Village, “Once the land has been claimed only those of you who want to live full time in an eco village, build benders, etc, will be asked to stay. We need numbers for the initial claim - people prepared to stand up for our unalienable rights and to camp out for a couple of nights are what we need for the land claim, and, of course as many as possible to stay on and make Hyde Park their home for as long as this here piece of string.”
Love Police are planning something with Hyde Park also…
Democracy Village - with marque

We need help with:

Please forward this link to people who you think that can help with any of these items!

Taking the space
Toilet facilities
Food and water
First aid and trauma work
Security
News reporting of actions to the camp via PA or chalkboard of tweets? Maybe a map with pins?
Communication with outside groups at different locations.
Child and family friendly activities
Sound systems
Clean up and lost property
Persuading people to stay in London for 24 hours both before the day and when the march enters Hyde Park… Maybe a banner telling people to “Stay for a day”?

This is a work in progress, anything people want to add that hasn’t been thought of please email us solidarity@resist26.org

BBC News - Devon police sex case officer Nicholas Stone jailed

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:27:39 +0000

BBC News - Devon police sex case officer Nicholas Stone jailed

Resist26 video! Join us on March 26! #resist26 #26march #tuc...

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:01:56 +0000

Resist26 video! Join us on March 26! #resist26 #26march #tuc #ukuncut #stay41

Undercover Police at Student Protests? (29 Jan 2011) (via...

chrisfreeactivist — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:18:02 +0000

Undercover Police at Student Protests? (29 Jan 2011) (via entoptika)

Cambridge police attacked peaceful protesters with pepper spray and continued to hold a sixth-form...

arms--hearts — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:55:45 +0000

Cambridge police attacked peaceful protesters with pepper spray and continued to hold a sixth-form student in a headlock after he told them he was having difficulty breathing earlier this evening. The demands of King’s College authorities who attempted to exercise their right to deny entry to college premises were ignored as police refused to leave.

(hat tip to Cambridge Defend Education)

Dual Power / Resist26 organising meeting this Saturday in London!

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:42:19 +0000

#resist26 #stay41

When? Saturday February 26, 3pm to 5.30pm,

Where? St. Martin’s Community Centre, 43 Carol St., NW1, Camden Town tube

4 weeks to the big day!

what needs planning for before during and after the big TUC march

Now that governments can only offer endless austerity for everyone (except the rich), people can only get angrier.

Now that student protesters have shown the power of direct action, thousands will want to do more than just march from A to B on the 26 March TUC demo.

Now that street protests have proved so effective in Tunis and Cairo, it would be tragic if the biggest London demonstration for years just repeated the mistakes of the 2003 anti-war demo - when a million people listened to speeches and then went home.

We need to start organising now so we can encourage people to be as imaginative, as effective and as free from police obstruction as is possible on 26 March.

We need to help coordinate a wide variety of web publicity, stickers, posters, street theatre, sound systems, legal defence and to distribute thousands of flyers or newspapers on the demo.

We also need to coordinate mass actions, occupations or people’s assemblies that inspire and involve as many people as possible on the day itself.

Now that governments can only offer endless austerity for everyone (except the rich), people can only get angrier.

Now that student protesters have shown the power of direct action, thousands will want to do more than just march from A to B on the 26 March TUC demo.

Now that street protests have proved so effective in Tunis and Cairo, it would be tragic if the biggest London demonstration for years just repeated the mistakes of the 2003 anti-war demo - when a million people listened to speeches and then went home.

We need to start organising now so we can encourage people to be as imaginative, as effective and as free from police obstruction as is possible on 26 March.

We need to help coordinate a wide variety of web publicity, stickers, posters, street theatre, sound systems, legal defence and to distribute thousands of flyers or newspapers on the demo.

We also need to coordinate mass actions, occupations or people’s assemblies that inspire and involve as many people as possible on the day itself.

Facebook Event : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179662478718524

Woman took thrown out Tesco food handcuffed and arrested

chrisfreeactivist — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:50:27 +0000

Woman took thrown out Tesco food handcuffed and arrested:

A woman was handcuffed and ‘treated like a hardened criminal’ after she helped herself to food worth £200 that had been thrown away by a Tesco store following a power cut.

Call for inquiry over video showing officer spraying protesters with CS gas | UK news | The Guardian

chrisfreeactivist — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:36:48 +0000

Call for inquiry over video showing officer spraying protesters with CS gas | UK news | The Guardian:

Police chiefs under pressure after Lib Dem MP calls tactics used in Sunday’s anti-tax avoidance demonstrations ‘extreme’

Resist26! 24 hours of resistance + mass occupation of Hyde Park!

chrisfreeactivist — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:10:38 +0000

#resist26 #stay41 After some chatter on Ian Bones website Resist26! have called for people to Stay 4 1 day in London and occupy Hyde Park from 5pm Saturday 26th March till the Sunday night. Anything more than the A to B march and coach home has got to be good!

BBC News - Today - Met accused of 'campaign' against shaken baby witnesses

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:56:21 +0000

BBC News - Today - Met accused of 'campaign' against shaken baby witnesses:

Three leading pathologists have accused the Metropolitan Police of attempting to discredit them as expert witnesses in so-called Shaken Baby court cases.

Why no mention of kettling disabled protesters?

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:50:39 +0000

Why no mention of kettling disabled protesters? :

Last week, a group of people gathered in London’s Triton Square to protest against the actions of Atos Origin, the company contracted by the government to deal with the administration of disability benefits. Atos have so far carried out this task in a way that has led to many disabled people losing benefits they desperately need.

Vodafone wins Metropolitan Police Service communications contract

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:56:48 +0000

Vodafone wins Metropolitan Police Service communications contract:

Tax Criminals win comms contract with the MET criminals.

How police used CS spray at tax protest London 30.01.11 (via...

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:16:51 +0000

How police used CS spray at tax protest London 30.01.11 (via seank231)

The messy truth of police CS spray use

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:11:54 +0000

The messy truth of police CS spray use:

The use of CS spray on protesters confirms police-watchers’ fears – panicked police will use weapons inappropriately

New Crime maps...?

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:15:54 +0000

New Crime maps...?:

Not sure exactly how knowing that there are loads of violent crimes on my doorstep helps empower me or my community, unless they expect us to solve the crimes ourselves?

Gang injunctions just criminalise poor communities

chrisfreeactivist — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:10:37 +0000

Gang injunctions just criminalise poor communities:

By introducing gang injunctions, the British government is adopting a policy that has failed to reduce violence in the US

Petrol bombs, bricks and taunts... the terror facing riot police

chrisfreeactivist — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:58:09 +0000

Petrol bombs, bricks and taunts... the terror facing riot police:

“Terror” what a bunch of shite!

IMPORTANT!

chrisfreeactivist — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:53:58 +0000

REPOST! #demo2011 #dayx

DO NOT accept any leaflets from the police on the protest unless you wish to be legally bound by a section14 notice.

Brutal Cops

chrisfreeactivist — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:47:43 +0000

Brutal Cops:

Tweeting from London Student Protests today… also have 200 dust masks for people who forgot how important the right to privacy is in the modern protest movement! :) #demo2011

Mark Kennedy infiltrated German anti-fascists, Bundestag told

chrisfreeactivist — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:12:28 +0000

Mark Kennedy infiltrated German anti-fascists, Bundestag told:

Police chief tells German MPs in secret sitting that undercover police officer broke law while in Germany. He liked a bit of arson whilst on holiday…