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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes jillian I agree we need to highlight this abuse
in our so called free society.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The council meeting on the 1st would appear to be a
good target</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sheffjeff</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:jcreasy@onetel.com" title=jcreasy@onetel.com>Jillian
Creasy</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:g8-sheffield@lists.aktivix.org"
title=g8-sheffield@lists.aktivix.org>g8</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [g8-sheffield] demo - bad
news</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The police have told me today that they will not
allow any kind of march in the city centre during the afternoon/evenings
of the G8 visit. In fact they won't allow any sort of gathering at all - they
are using "delegated powers" to stop groups of two or more people. I tried to
ask where the general public would be allowed to move normally and couldn't
get a straight answer. They would be happy for us to demonstrate on Devonshire
Green. I said this was not an option, we wanted to have a presence in the city
centre and to be able to march, we didn't see the point of being coralled
on Devonshire Green, surrounded by police. He - Gary - said Devonshire Green
was a traditional place for demos and there would be people around.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John is rewriting the letter emphasising that
this is an unacceptable infringement of our right to demonstrate. We can then
get is signed by as many people as possible, including any big names we can
think of and send to the press, the police, the Council, whatever. I am trying
to find out exactly what laws are being invoked.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not sure how the SAG8 group will respond in terms
of doing something else/different/more so on the afternoon/evening of the 15th
... as far as I'm concerned, I was only interested in helping set up a
peaceful, well disciplined march and will not get involved in alternatives on
the street - am going to concentrate on getting maximum publicity for this
turn of events and on the other things - march on the 11th, Peace in the Park,
demo outside and questions inside the council meeting ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Will be interested to hear what you all
think.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jillian</FONT></DIV>
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