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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Here is John’s version, and a suggested redraft from me. It’s slightly
shorter, sacrifices the nicety of Russia’s position and removes references<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to the iniquities of the G8 … I can see
that detailing their wrongs explains our WISH to protest, but that is not
relevant to our RIGHT<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to protest.
Indeed, emphasising their supposed interest in democracy and human rights makes
the denial of those things to facilitate their visit even more ironic. How do
we decide what we send out? Jillian</span></font></p>
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<b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>G8 summit: Sheffield people denounce
suppression of the right to protest.<br>
</span></u></b>John’s version: </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On June 16-17, the interior ministers of the world's seven richest
nations<br>
(along with the decorative presence of Russia) will gather in Sheffield to<br>
discuss how to step up the assault on human and democratic rights which<br>
their governments are conducting under the banner of the 'war against<br>
terrorism'. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The right of Sheffield people to protest against the G8 presence is
being<br>
flagrantly denied by the police. They have informed us that no gatherings of<br>
protestors of any size will be permitted in the town centre. Any attempt to<br>
do so will be met with force and arrests.<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sheffield Against the G8 representatives proposed a route and a time
for a<br>
demonstration which would have marched us away from the town centre before<br>
the arrival of the G8 ministers. Stop the War Coalition proposed a static<br>
picket near to the venue where they will be assembled. Both of these<br>
protests have been flatly prohibited. Under the pretext of 'security' the<br>
police are attempting to marginalise our protests by forcing us to the<br>
fringes of our city. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Jillian’s suggested alterations:<br>
On June 15-17, the Justice and Home affairs ministers of the G8 (the world’s
richest nations) will gather in Sheffield to discuss issues relating to human
and democratic rights. While some see this as an honour for the city, many
people disagree with their policies and with the decision to host them here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Ironically, to facilitate this visit,
the police have invoked special measures to prevent protests taking place. They
have informed us that no marches or gatherings of any size will be allowed in
the city centre on those days. Any attempt to do so will be met with force and
arrests.</span></font></b><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Sheffield Against G8 proposed a march
on the afternoon of the 15<sup>th<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></sup>June.
Stop the War Coalition proposed a static picket on the<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>evening of 16<sup>th </sup>June. Both
these protests have been flatly prohibited. Under the pretext of “security” the
police are attempting to marginalize our protests and forcing us to the fringes
of our city.<br>
</span></font></b> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>We, the undersigned, believe that
this attempt to ban peaceful and orderly<br>
protests in our city centre is an outrageous and unacceptable infringement<br>
of our democratic right to protest. We call on all citizens, organisations<br>
and elected representatives of Sheffield to unite behind the call for these<br>
repressive decisions to be reversed.<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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