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Message posted on a kill the bill WhatsApp group I'm in, thought I'd pass it on:

"Hey comrades - the bill finished in the committee stage tomorrow and will be debated again in the commons over the next few weeks. Us at Sheffield Against the Policing Bill are planning a social media storm tomorrow night @ 7pm to raise awareness of this and grab the attention of relevant MPs/lords/councillors/minsters etc.

We've created a whole toolkit of resources which I'll share below - this is a bit Sheffield specific wrt MPs etc, but there is plenty that is relevant across the country. It'd be reallllllly wonderful if any of you were able to take this up too, and share with the regional + local groups in your areas. Thank you comrades!!! 💥✊🦎"

I've attached the toolkit (I hope, I haven't tried to attach files on here before!)
 

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Red Sky said:
Is the campaign against this bill withering away?

How is it that nothing more imaginative than A to B marches have been attempted?
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I was in a nationwide meeting yesterday, there has been a lot of behind the scenes coalition building and strategy organising going on with a view to greater community and nationwide resistance so things will be picking up now. There are local groups in almost every area that people can get involved with, or if you're part of a group that might want to be in the coalition I can probably get you in touch with the right people.
 
Little Piranha said:
I was in a nationwide meeting yesterday, there has been a lot of behind the scenes coalition building and strategy organising going on with a view to greater community and nationwide resistance so things will be picking up now. There are local groups in almost every area that people can get involved with, or if you're part of a group that might want to be in the coalition I can probably get you in touch with the right people.
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I was in the same meeting I think! Aspects of it were interesting but there didn't seem to be a lot of concrete stuff happening. Lot of talk about "community outreach" but nothing very specific.
 
Red Sky said:
Mass trespasses, free parties, squats, civil disobedience. Reinforcing existing struggles etc. Persuading the rest of left to stop co operating with the police.
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I don't think it's a good idea for me to put on here everything that was discussed at the meeting, but if you were at the same one then I don't know how you could have missed the mention of several of your suggestions, some of which are covered by community outreach.

Personally, I would say that the idea of community outreach is that you build a base of people for carrying out really effective civil disobedience, as well as building support networks for when this bill comes into effective and people start to suffer the consequences.

I think it was a little disingenuous for you to have been at that meeting and then come on here and ask if the campaign is withering away.
 
Little Piranha said:
I don't think it's a good idea for me to put on here everything that was discussed at the meeting, but if you were at the same one then I don't know how you could have missed the mention of several of your suggestions, some of which are covered by community outreach.

Personally, I would say that the idea of community outreach is that you build a base of people for carrying out really effective civil disobedience, as well as building support networks for when this bill comes into effective and people start to suffer the consequences.

I think it was a little disingenuous for you to have been at that meeting and then come on here and ask if the campaign is withering away.
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I think the idea of what "community outreach" is needs to be concretised. It's a bit vague and buzz wordy at the moment.
 
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teqniq said:
It refers to the incident in the article as 'revenge policing'. Pretty much sums it up for me.

www.theguardian.com

‘It was humiliating’: police apologise for handcuffing undressed student in raid

Male officers in Bristol protests investigation burst into 21-year-old woman’s bedroom but will not face disciplinary action
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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What bothers me is that there’ll be no action taken against these officers. Every time they get away with it they’ll push the boundaries a little harder the next time. Then we’ll end up with another copper flashing women, and raping, murdering them thinking they have some immunity, because they’re police.

eta and the Home Office which should be protecting us from this behaviour just gives them more power to behave like this. And that awful Dick woman at the Met
 
Quick cross-post:
bristolabc.wordpress.com

Support Ryan

Ryan Roberts is currently on remand in Bristol Prison. He was arrested after the confrontation with the police at Bristol’s Bridewell police station. He has been charged with riot and arson. …
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Ryan Roberts is currently on remand in Bristol Prison. He was arrested after the confrontation with the police at Bristol’s Bridewell police station. He has been charged with riot and arson.

He has asked for letters of support. Please write to him at:

Ryan Roberts
HMP Horfield
19 Cambridge Road
Bristol
BS7 8PS
Prison number A5155EM
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Obligatory disclaimer that you shouldn't write anything stupid to or about people who are pre-trial.
 
Bristol Defendant Solidarity is in desperate need of funds. There have been 75 arrests so far, with 3 people on remand, 5 awaiting sentencing next week and 10 people charged with riot. Some are expected to spend years in prison.
uk.gofundme.com

#KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets, organized by Bristol Defendant Solidarity

#KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets and in the… Bristol Defendant Solidarity needs your support for #KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets
uk.gofundme.com
 
Little Piranha said:
Bristol Defendant Solidarity is in desperate need of funds. There have been 75 arrests so far, with 3 people on remand, 5 awaiting sentencing next week and 10 people charged with riot. Some are expected to spend years in prison.
uk.gofundme.com

#KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets, organized by Bristol Defendant Solidarity

#KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets and in the… Bristol Defendant Solidarity needs your support for #KillTheBill: Bristol legal support in the streets
uk.gofundme.com
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I have shared this to social media and suggest others do the same.
 
• Adamson, 21, of Lockleaze, Bristol was jailed for three years and six months for throwing things at officers, as well as threatening and attacking their shields.

• Lloyd, 21, of Henbury, Bristol, was jailed for three years and 11 months for pushing and kicking officers' shields, kicking a constable and kicking windows of the police station.

• Simmonds, 18, from Springfield, Birmingham, was sentenced to three years and three months at a young offenders' institution for kicking police shields and the windows of the station, and for using a baton to beat a police van.

• Quinn, 46, of St Paul's, Bristol, was jailed for three years and three months for throwing things at the police station, and damaging a police van.

• Schneider, 25, of St Paul's, Bristol, was jailed for five months for urinating at the feet of an officer.

outrageous
news.sky.com

Bristol 'Kill the Bill' riot: Five sentenced over unrest outside Bridewell police station

Five people have been sentenced for their roles in a riot which engulfed central Bristol in March this year. Unrest broke out following a "Kill the Bill" march against the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, leaving 44 Avon and Somerset officers injured.
news.sky.com news.sky.com
 
bristolabc.wordpress.com

We are proud of those who fought back against the police

A statement by Bristol Anarchist Black Cross and Bristol Defendant Solidarity On Friday 30th July, five people were sentenced to over 14 years between them. Four people were given sentences of over…
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On Friday 30th July, five people were sentenced to over 14 years between them. Four people were given sentences of over three years for riot.
These five people are the first to receive custodial sentences for the confrontation with the police outside Bridewell Police Station at the Kill the Bill demonstration on 21st March. However, over 75 people have been arrested, 28 of them have now been charged. Two people are currently on remand in Horfield prison.
The sentences are:
  • BL 3 years 11 months
  • KA 3 years 6 months
  • SQ 3 years 3 months
  • KS 3 years 6 months
  • YS 5 months
Click here to donate to our crowdfunder to support those who are in prison...
What happened on 21st March was an outpouring of rage against the violence of the police. The crowd fought back after police officers attacked the crowd with batons and riot shields. Pepper spray was used indiscriminately, people were charged with police horses. The protesters fought back, seizing police riot shields, helmets and batons to defend themselves. By the end of the evening several police vehicles had been set on fire.
We are writing this statement to make clear that we support those who have been sentenced today, and that we are proud of them for fighting back. We need to be ready to defend ourselves against the police, and stand with those facing repression and criminalisation.
Communities across the UK face violence at the hands of the police every day, but they only call it violence when we fight back!
The Policing Bill is an attempt by the state to increase its repressive powers to attack our communities, and to lock up even more of us. Our movements need to build our own strength, to defend ourselves and to fight back like the Bristol Kill the Bill defendants did on 21st March.
As we have seen, Bristol will not stand by silently. The people of this city know how to resist. We need to organise to support those incarcerated, but we need support from comrades across the UK and internationally to do this, please consider donating to our crowdfunder here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ktb-prisoner-support-fund
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