In January 2009 the Israeli government and army stepped up its repression of those inhabiting the Gaza strip. A brutal military campaign resulted in the deaths of 1,400 Palestinians.
Many protests took place around the world including in London where the first riots of 2009 where seen and a wave of university occupations.
On January 18th the Smash EDO campaign is holding a national protest in remembrance of those that where killed and to question EDO ITT’s (the Brighton based arms manufacturer) involvement in the bombings.
We want to smash the war machine not only in solidarity with the people of Gaza but also in the fight for our own freedom. We want arms factories and dealers out of our communities.
The protest is taking place at an yet-to-be-announced location in Brighton.
More information and to sign up to text and email notifications of the meeting point and other info visit http://www.smashedo.org.uk/remember-gaza.htm
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Jan 15, 2010 at 4:21 pm. Comment #1
The location for the Remember Gaza demo has now been released.
The SmashEDO Remember Gaza Mass Demo will be meeting in front of the
Wild Park Cafe at 1pm on Monday 18th January. Make sure you are
wearing good shoes and warm clothing.
How to get there…
Google map reference:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=wild+park+brighton&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=12.530974,33.310547&ie=UTF8&hq=wild+park&hnear=Brighton,+UK&ll=50.856649,-0.111709&spn=0.013058,0.03253&t=h&z=15
The Wild Park cafe is the building located in the open green area,
past Home Farm Road and off Lewes Road.
By Bus
23, 25, 24, 28, 29(A+B) from St Peter’s Church bus stops.
To get to St Peter’s Church from Brighton Train Station; turn left
through
underpass in front of station onto Trafalgar Street. Walk to the end
of Trafalgar
Street. Turn left onto York Place, cross to traffic island for bus
stops.
Remain on the bus past Brighton University’s Moulsecoomb campus. Get
off the bus at
the first stop after the viaduct, just past Home Farm Road. You will
see the Wild
Park Cafe on the left.
By Train
You can catch the train from Brighton Station to either Moulsecoomb
or Falmer and
walk along the Lewes Road.
From Moulsecoomb Station:
Walk down Queensdown School Road to Lewes Road, turn left. After
about 500 metres
walk under the railway viaduct, go past Home Farm Road on your left
and you will see
the Wild Park Cafe on the left.
From Falmer Station:
Walk under the underpass to the A27 and turn Left. Carry on on the
Lewes Road and
you will see Wild Park Cafe on your right.
By Bike/On Foot
From Brighton Station; walk through underpass in front of station
onto Trafalgar
Street. Walk to the end of Trafalgar Street. Turn left onto York
Place, continue
straight and then turn right past the taxi rank. Keeping ‘The Level’
on your left,
keep going straight onto Lewes Road. From here, follow the Lewes Road
out of
Brighton towards Falmer. Go under the railway viaduct, go past Home
Farm Road on
your left and you will see the Wild Park Cafe on the left. There are
cycle lanes and
pavements along the road from Brighton to Falmer.
Accommodation and Transport
If you are organising regional transport to Brighton – or looking for
it – likewise if you can offer accommodation or are needing it for the
demo, call 07805125965 or email smashedo@riseup.net
If you are around on Sunday evening there will be a meeting for those
going on the demo at 6pm in the back building of the Cowley Club,
London Road, Brighton – food can be provided for £4 a head.
After the Demo:
There will be food provided at the Cowley Club after the demo at 6pm.
There’s also a fundraiser for the Decommissioners
at the Hare and Hounds (london Rd, opp Fire Station). Chicken Shed
Zeppelin
, Axis of Arseholes
, Flatpig
and Creative Hatred are playing
Local contacts
Get in touch with a local contact in your area to get hold of flyers,
posters, find people from your area going to ‘Remember Gaza’ and find
transport:
Cornwall – kernowaction@gmail.com
Hastings – info@hastingsagainstwar.org
Greater Manchester – info@targetbrimar.org.uk
Bath – bluehayes@gmail.com
Swansea – d@undercurrents.org
Cambridge – gandhi_hands@riseup.net
Bristol – bristolantimilitarists@googlemail.com
Oxford – oarc@riseup.net
London – remembergaza@dsei.org
Sheffield – sheffield@af-north.org
Leeds – leedscwf@googlemail.com
Press Enquiries
Call Andrew Beckett or Chloe Marsh on 07754135290 or email
smashedopress@riseup.net
Legal
If you get nicked we recommend you use Kelly’s Solicitors tel.
(01273) 674898
When you get out, or if your mates have been nicked, call the Smash
EDO Legal Support number on 07805125940.