[Anarchafeminists] [EM-activists] we are spoilt for choice this friday 5th of march

[Marina Pepper]

Thanks for this - round two of facebook mobilisation. Mark, I laughed.
M
xxx

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Mark Barrett <marknbarrett at googlemail.com>wrote:

> And why these idiots are coming, to support this guy who is quite a serious
> threat in NL, in case anyone missed:
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7047443.ece
>
> From EDL march info (see below) we have the immortal line
>
> "please refrain from using the 'Allah, Allah, who the f*** is Allah?' song,
> same goes for the 'Allah is a pedo' song, these are not the kind of songs
> the EDL leadership feels are appropriate for our demonstration purposes.
> Also, please be respectful to any members of the press. While we all know
> certain sections of the media have been atrocious in their reporting of us,
> sticking fingers up at them will not alleviate that situation.."
>
> Which if this wasn't such a shite state of affairs would be, in a
> pythonesque kind of way, almost funny.
>
> Great blog on IFE, WAG Eric btw, cheers for that
> http://whitechapelanarchistgroup.wordpress.com/
>
> Mark
>
> FYI
> From EDL:
> > London March 5th
> >
> > Friends of EDL, on Friday March 5th we will be demonstrating in central
> London in the home of democracy, to protect democracy. Geert Wilders has
> been harassed, threatened, litigated against and terrorised because of his
> views. Whether you agree or not, his voice should be heard as a legally
> elected representative of his country.
> >
> > When we go to London, there will be for the first time a properly
> organised stewarding system. It must be remembered by all that these
> stewards are 100% loyal EDL supporters, they are there because their
> presence is to the benefit of EDL. Just their presence makes things much
> easier for us to get a fair hearing in our demonstrations, and for the first
> time, an agreed march.
> >
> > Now this email is not about the details of the actual march itself, more
> of what you can expect from it. Those kind of details will be sent out
> through the divisional and regional organisers.
> >
> > As the march is progressing, the police may stop the line from time to
> time (indeed we should expect this to happen quite often). This is not an
> attempt to halt the march. It is more so that the rear end can catch up, or
> to clear an obstruction ahead, so please do be patient during these times.
> It is normal, and to be expected. The march itself will take much longer
> than it would take to walk the distance, this is exactly what we want as our
> 'exposure' along the route is greater.
> >
> > The stewards will be colour coded, team leaders will have orange hi-vis
> vests, and first aiders will have green vests. Ordinary stewards will wear
> yellow. Anyone volunteering for any of these roles please see your
> organisers and they will put you in touch with the right people. We do have
> enough vests though please feel free to bring any you wish to donate, as
> more stewards can then be called upon to help (ie you) if needed.
> >
> > If you are asked by a steward to leave the demo, please do so without
> fuss. Any complaints can be handled later, though it is very unlikely a
> steward will ask someone to leave for nothing. Racism and violence will not
> be tolerated. Please back up our stewards at every opportunity.
> >
> > Also, please refrain from using the 'Allah, Allah, who the f*** is
> Allah?' song, same goes for the 'Allah is a pedo' song, these are not the
> kind of songs the EDL leadership feels are appropriate for our demonstration
> purposes. Also, please be respectful to any members of the press. While we
> all know certain sections of the media have been atrocious in their
> reporting of us, sticking fingers up at them will not alleviate that
> situation, only inflame it. We only ask the press for a fair hearing.
> >
> > The demonstration area is the heart of our great land, anyone attempting
> to destroy any property of this area can expect the wrath of those around
> him, as well as ejection from the demonstration. Parliament might have what
> we consider the wrong kind of people in it right now, but the walls
> themselves are sacred to us.
> >
> > One final note with regard to toilet facilities. The demonstration
> location is a tourist spot and thus an area of our nations beauty, so there
> will be no 'portaloos' available. However there are public toilets available
> nearby and people will be allowed to leave the demonstration in small groups
> to use those facilities. However it is preferable and easier if you 'go'
> before we start the march. Excessive drinking before the demonstration is to
> be avoided, remember this is a serious issue we face, our protests actually
> mean something, so it should always be borne in mind that we are embarking
> on a protest, not on a day trip beano.
> >
> > Regards
> > EDL Admin
>
>
>
>
> On 4 March 2010 15:55, glyn rhys <glynrhys68 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> i think it is extremely unlikely there will be a 1000 on the edl march ..
>>
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>> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:35:24 +0000
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>>
>>
>>  Protest Friday 5 March:
>> Blood on Gordon Brown's hands
>> Iraq Inquiry. Assemble 8.30am Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre
>> Broad Sanctuary , Westminster SW1 (Tubes St James's Park or Westminster)
>>
>>  and
>>
>>
>>
>> Met police estimate that 1,000 EDL are going to march on parliament
>> tomorrow. Anyone interested in reinventing/restructuring/rebuilding a better
>> world should be there, spread the news through every possible avenue
>> available and bring everyone they possibly can. Assemble at Parliament at
>> 11am. This is big.
>>
>>
>> hope to see you there!
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