[g8-sheffield] Fw: [sheffieldagainstwar] Make them hear us -Jointhe G8 protests Wednesday & Thursday.

[Tim van Tinteren]

I agree, Chris. I just wanted to point out that the "official" demo was
attended by more than just members of the Socialist Wankers' Party, even if
it was they who organised it, and it was worthwhile because it got noticed.
I too find it totally deplorable that we were limited to such tiny numbers,
that people were prevented from joining the demonstrations and would applaud
those people on the other demo who braved the wrath of what seemed like half
the nations' police to make the feelings known.

I just felt the need to speak up on this list because there was no vetting
of demonstrators (not of me or my friend, anyway) and I can't bear to be
associated with the SWP/RESPECT, although I will happily demonstrate with
them on common causes.

I am well aware of the other resources you mentioned, having been a keen
reader of Indymedia ever since their film festival last year at SIF, and
would join you in encouraging others to use these resources also.

PS. For info... the second "official" demo tonight was much better than last
night's, despite being criminally limited to 100 people with 50 or so others
being refused entry by the grossly disproportionate police presence. Jan
Wilson was given what-for and the scum were driven right by us in their
coaches... no brass band to shield us from view this time.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <chris at aktivix.org>
To: <g8-sheffield at lists.aktivix.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [g8-sheffield] Fw: [sheffieldagainstwar] Make them hear
us -Jointhe G8 protests Wednesday & Thursday.


> Hi
>
> On Thu 16-Jun-2005 at 09:42:58AM +0100, Tim van Tinteren wrote:
> > What group was that then?
>
> The SWP, basically the Sheffield Stop the War Coalition
> [1] is now just a husk run by the SWP... almost everone
> else has left, their email discussion list is dead... But
> there are lots of other groups that have come out of the
> anti-war protests in the last couple of years that are a
> lot more healthy and are not organised like churches, for
> example the Sheffield Social Forum [2], Sheffield
> Indymedia (where there is a load of coverage of the
> actions yesterday, [3], The Creative Action Network [4],
> the socialist youth group that came out of the school
> students walkout etc..
>
> Chris
>
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >   I went to Tudor Sq last night as advertised on the
> >   'net' only to find that the 150 allowed protestesters
> >   were all from ONE group. Why didnt they share the
> >   places out and why worse that that did they agree to
> >   vetted. The vangaurd is and always will be a joke.
>
> [1] http://www.sheffieldagainstwar.org.uk/
>
> [2] http://www.sheffieldsocialforum.org/
>
> [3] http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/
>
> [4] http://www.creativeaction.net/
>
> --
> Aktivix -- Free Software for a Free World
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.sheffield.dissent.org.uk/
> http://wiki.sheffieldsocialforum.org.uk/G8
> g8-sheffield mailing list
> g8-sheffield at lists.aktivix.org
> http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/g8-sheffield