Stop The Clampdown! Reclaim The Future!

On 7th September there was due to be a national demonstration in London to mark the two years since the passing of the Criminal Justice Act. Under the banner of STOP THE CLAMPDOWN! RECLAIM THE FUTURE! this event aimed to unite different protest groups including anti-CJA, animal rights, struggles against the JSA and the radical ecological movement. Due to the Metropolitan Police refusing to grant the event a licence, and the fact that around that time links were being built with the Liverpool Dockers, a decision was taken to move the whole event to Liverpool.

The original march has now grown into three days of celebration and action. The plan for the weekend is a massive march/party through Liverpool on Saturday 28th meeting at Myrtle Parade, Liverpool at 12 noon. The day after there will be relaxation, workshops, direct action training and entertainment and on Monday 30th there will be a mass action, meeting 10am at Seaforth Docks, Liverpool.

This weekend of party and action signifies a linking up of apparently diverse struggles, and with this happening we will see our weakness as isolated groups diminish, and our collective strength grow through the coming together of people with different experiences. The problems that various groups, campaigns and individuals face all come from the same source and only by uniting our struggles will we be able to overcome it.

This event has massive potential and it is vital that as many people as possible from around the country attend for the entire three days, but most importantly the Mass Action on Monday 30th which has now turned into an International Day of Action in support of the dockers. Accommodation and catering will be provided for the Saturday and Sunday nights.

For more details on this event contact Freedom Network on: 0171 582 3474, Liverpool Dockers on: 0151 207 3388 or Advance Party on: 0181 450 6929. For transport details contact London Reclaim The Streets on: 0171 281 4621.