Glaswegians block immigration raid on their neighbours
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Direct action, community and solidarity get results, not voting in elections.
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existentialist
Tired and unemotional
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Smashing ...Another Home Office raid blocked by locals, in Edinburgh this time
Protesters 'force Home Office to abandon immigration raid in Edinburgh'
HOME Office officials allegedly in Edinburgh for an immigration raid have been forced to leave without detaining anyone after locals protested,…www.thenational.scot
I likes that, well done to the activists.
& the piper !
Rob Ray
Weight is meaningless
We had someone there who's written a good piece about it: Immigration raid foiled as hundreds block their way
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Not 100% sure, haven't seen much in the way of a defence campaign or any publicity beyond that one tweet. Found a Glasgow Times article from the time of the original arrests says "alleged public order offenses":
Three people charged with alleged public order offences during Kenmure Street protests
POLICE have confirmed that three people have been charged with "alleged public order offences" following protests in Pollokshields…
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Yes, because being tackled to the ground 4 to 1 and then being restrained by police is now a public order offence, I suppose...Not 100% sure, haven't seen much in the way of a defence campaign or any publicity beyond that one tweet. Found a Glasgow Times article from the time of the original arrests says "alleged public order offenses":
Three people charged with alleged public order offences during Kenmure Street protests
POLICE have confirmed that three people have been charged with "alleged public order offences" following protests in Pollokshields…www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
Police Scotland (Strathclyde) have a long history of not being great to be honest. Allegedly, of course.
Fozzie Bear and Pickman's model were there. (Mentioned on the Hackney thread last night.)
Fozzie Bear
Well-Known Member
Lots of people on Twitter making links between Kenmure Street and Dalston, which is great to see.
And it was certainly Kenmure Street that I thought of when I randomly walked into it all on the way to a gig last night.
And it was certainly Kenmure Street that I thought of when I randomly walked into it all on the way to a gig last night.
For people who haven't been following it, Ashwin St is just off the main High Street. It's where all the food delivery people hang out waiting for their orders. The IWGB have been organising there.
www.hackneygazette.co.uk
www.hackneygazette.co.uk
Dalston delivery drivers demand shelter, safety and 'dignity'
Food deliveries were almost brought to a standstill as couriers protested outside Hackney Town Hall yesterday evening.
Drivers refusing orders from Dalston McDonald's in protest over parking
Delivery drivers are refusing to take orders from the Dalston McDonald's this afternoon amid an ongoing row over parking.
Also for local context. Stoke Newington police station (once a byword for corruption/racism) is just up the road.
teqniq
DisMembered
This thread is worth a read. It would seem to have something to do with the delivery riders. Last tweet in the thread has a vid in which the police appear to be completely out of control:For people who haven't been following it, Ashwin St is just off the main High Street. It's where all the food delivery people hang out waiting for their orders. The IWGB have been organising there.
Dalston delivery drivers demand shelter, safety and 'dignity'
Food deliveries were almost brought to a standstill as couriers protested outside Hackney Town Hall yesterday evening.
Drivers refusing orders from Dalston McDonald's in protest over parking
Delivery drivers are refusing to take orders from the Dalston McDonald's this afternoon amid an ongoing row over parking.
E2a actually here it is:
Rob Ray
Weight is meaningless
Sorted a roundup here: Met raid run out of Dalston after attacking locals
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Still very difficult to find any info on this beyond twitter posts, but here's another twitter post - defence campaign email is kenmurestreet3@gmail.com:
A statement by the IWGB union on what happened in Dalston on Saturday
iwgb.org.uk
Statement on the recent police raids targeted at couriers in Dalston
The solidarity shown on Saturday demonstrates that the community supports the riders.
iwgb.org.uk
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Cops trying to evict Latin Village (just outside Seven Sisters station), North London. Happening now! Please get there if you're able to.
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
The police left after a stand-off with the community. Said they'd be back today. They were back today but seem to have been driven away again. Community power is brilliant!
Might be better posting this kind of stuff in the Hackney thread?
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
teqniq
DisMembered
Yes. I am unlikely to look at the Hackney thread seeing as how I don't live in London.
Nice. Any links would be great.
Sure. Just if people are hoping locals can turn up to something in a specific area, posting in the closest geographical thread is probably a good idea.
(For those unfamiliar with the geography, Latin Village is in Haringey but pretty close to quite a lot of us in Hackney and the ongoing Latin Village stuff has been discussed in the Hackney thread as we don't have a Haringey one. It's also where Haringey urbs tend to post about local stuff.)
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