Join the Protest

Parliament Square August 1, 2pm

Dear Friends,

You will be aware that the government has introduced an exclusion order for the area around Parliament. Due to come into effect from 1 August, this exclusion zone prohibits demonstrations, even one-person demonstrations, unless the police expressly permit them. Failure to comply can lead to arrest. The zone covers a very wide area around Parliament as far as the London Eye, Charing Cross embankment and up to (although not including) Trafalgar Square.

The new zone is ostensibly to deal with one protest, that of anti war protester Brian Haw who is camped on Parliament Square. That in itself is a denial of his right to protest and should be opposed. But the exclusion order’s range will prohibit a large number of other protests outside parliament, Downing St and government buildings.

We believe this is a very serious attack on our civil liberties. There is no justification for prohibiting demonstrations in these areas and there must be concerns that this ban is an attempt to prevent legitimate protest against government policies.

Stop the War Coalition has demonstrated in these areas many times over the past four years. We believe that we will have cause to do so in the future. We are planning to state our opposition to this ban by demonstrating in the exclusion zone on August 1.

We would like as many different organisations, especially our affiliated organisations, to join us in presenting a united protest on that day. The more organisations come and state their opposition the harder it will be for this ban to be imposed.

Please let me know if you are willing to support this protest. We are planning to assemble at 2pm on Monday August 1 outside Parliament. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Lindsey German

Convenor

Stop the war Coalition

To add your support for this protest please call or email the office on 0207 278 6694 or office@stopwar.org.uk

Supporters so far

Tony Benn

CND

Jeremy Corbyn MP

Respect the Unity Coalition

Labour CND

Alexis Chase, Branch Administrator Tower Hamlets Unison

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Stop Political Terror

Philip Wilson- Thames Valley University Students' Union

School Students Against the War

African Liberation Support Campaign Network (ALISC Network)

The Muslim Parliament

Action for UN Renewal

London CND

Craig Murray

Globalise Resistance

Socialist Resistance

Socialist Party

Stuart Smith - Broadstairs Action for Peace

Steve Radford -  Liberal Party

Becca Lush - Road Block

Stephen Watson - Brighton & Hove Green Party

Lauren Booth - Journalist & Broadcaster

Communist Party Great Britian

Kingston Peace Council/C.N.D

Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)

Peace in Kurdistan Campaign

Kurdistan Solidarity Committee

Brighton & Hove Green Party

Ben Drake, York City UNISON

Layton Bevan, Parents4Protest Wales/Cymru

Doug Thorpe - UNISON Local Authority Associations Branch

Andy Cornwell  - Cannabis Trust

Tim Ireland - Bloggerheads

Oliver Little - National Secretary, Youth & Student CND

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