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As
the US/UK attack against Iraq starts, reports are coming in that
hundreds of thousands of people all over the world are taking
to the streets in a spontaneous show of civil disobedience and
rejection of this international crime.
UK roundup
The morning was widely dominated by schoolkids.
They occupied Lancaster
town hall, shut down the centre of Leamington
Spa and took to the streets of Northern Ireland |pics.
Meanwhile a Manchester head teacher has taken up police
tactics to intimidate pupils who protest against the war.
A rally
took place in Manchester's Picadilly Gardens, drawing over 5,000
people. A similar rally occurred in Birmingham.
The main roundabout in Sheffield
was brought to a standstill 3 times. Brighton saw around 1,000
protesters attempt to occupy the Town
Hall and disobedients shut down Worthing.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Bristol
and in Swansea
200 protesters staged sit-down actions at major road junctions
around. Students held a rally on campus in Keele,
and in Leeds
council workers joined students for a day of protest, and further
actions took place in Aberdeen,
Barnsely,
while in Cardiff
evening protests brought the city to a standstill.
Breaking News UK/London
22:00 London. Report:
8 protesters verbally and physically assaulted at Charing X police
station. They were waiting for an ambulance for a protester who
had been beaten up by police officers.
21:30 London. P Square still heavily guarded by police, vans
etc. But inside has turned into friendly love'n peace camp. Juggling,
soundsystem, discussions on fires, open mics.
21:00 London. Crowd is heading back towards parliament square.
Heavy police presence, people broke through the lines. One arrest
observed. Bonfires and Drums in Parliament Square. Most accesses
now closed, a part from St. James' Park. Protesters cleaning
up demo debris in P Square. Nice one.
20:30 London. 1000 people heading towards Victoria, police vans
around them, the crowd chilled. Then the crowd was stopped by
a line of police at the top of Tothill St so turned into Dartmouth
St. The crowd was there seperated by another line of police and
150 people were attacked violently.
20:00 London. 30 to 40 people from arrow blocked Westminster
bridge. People are starting to leave, others arrive. Sporadic
attempts to sit down are quickly being stopped by police. Massive
projections of injured Iraquis are beamed on buildingsin Parliament
Square, soundsystems are playing.
19:30 Corporate news reports that in Iraq, the ground assault
of the US and UK armies has started from Kuwait into Iraq after
artillery barrages. Baghdad is being attacked with cruise missiles;
explosions near government buildings, several on fire.
19:00 London. Samba dance block has moved to Parliament, several
hundred are dancing and chanting anti-war slogans.
18:30 London. Westminster Bridge blocked by dancing protesters.
18:00 Bristol. City blocked. Peaceful, diverse protest, including
a sit-down protest led by a 12 year old! London: 1000 students
arrived in Parliament Square, walking towards police lines. Samba
block is marching down Westminster Bridge, blocking it's south
side near Waterloo station.
17:30 Edinburgh: Demo blocking central Princes Street again,
some looting reported. Die-Ins during the day.
17:00 London Parliament Square still packed. Helicopter & mounted
riot police in Whitehall.
16:30 London. Up to 5000 people are
taking over Parliament Square and resist police attempts
to move them on. Clashes between asian youth and riot police
ensued after police arrested a young asian protestor.
Earlier in the afternoon, several 100 schoolkids tried to run
out of one of the exits. After a fight with police officers,
several were arrested. Near City of London, kids blocked a road.
15:00 Cambridge city centre is now blocked by protestors, whilst
central Bristol is
now gridlocked. People is still arriving at central London with
thousands of people currently blocking most roads around Westminster
and Holborn.
15:00 Protest at Lancester townhall | video
14:00 Hundreds blocking downtown Birmingham - health workers
due to walkout of 4 hospitals; demo of 600 in Edinburgh; 300
outside Manchester town hall; over 400 school kids in Walthamstow
blocking traffic and causing mayhem; 150-200 students from London
Metropolitan university heading for parliament square, where
around 1,500 are already demonstrating; sit-down protest at Tottenham
Court Road; arrests
as mass protest brings Hereford to a standstill.
12:00 Demos of mainly schoolkids
all over the place. In Edinburgh, they stopped the city center,
several arrests. Protesters held in St. Leonards police station
Reading:
Labour Party South-East Regional HQ Occupied
Violence at student demo in Lewisham
M621 closed cause of blockade also A8, A272 & A58 blocked.
A peace camp has been set up in Lancaster
town centre.
Early morning: Bengali school students demonstrate in the Whitechapel
area of Tower Hamlets.
Students blockade Keele
university.
People blocking roads in Newcastle (pic)
Around 40 blocking roads with lock-ons in Leeds
Schoolchildren protesting at Tube Station North
London
Roads blocked in Sheffield
50 people blocked Parliament Square, while 100 blocked Whitehall.