This is a Diary of my day at the bring the troop’s home protest in London, arranged by the Stop the War Coalition and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The protest started in Hyde Park and moved down to Trafalgar Square, and later on to Downing street.
Saturday 24th October 2009
10.00 am – Left my house and meet my friend on the train.
11.00 – Got to Hyde Park and start to look at the stalls there, having a chance to talk to them and see why different people are there.
12.00 – lots of people now, up to around 2000. The King Blues set up their portable PA system and start to play.
12.15 – we move over to the start of the rally and line up with everyone else ready for the march.
1.00 – The march gets going. By this time there is up to 5000 (according to BBC) of us on the streets and we start our walk towards Trafalgar.
2.30 – Get to the square. When everyone got there speakers took the stage. Some very moving speeches, including Tony Been, different MP’s, Lance Cpl Joe Glenton (Currently facing court martial for refusing to go back to Afghanistan) and family members of troops who have died due to the war.
4.15 – After the talks and a final song and poem from the King Blues we are invited to walk down to downing street where a petition with 3000 names on will be given to Mr Brown. Around 300 of us walk down and after some chanting and being moved to the other side the road they let someone in to deliver the petition to the front door.
Below are a selection of my pics of the day. Click on them and have a look, all comments always welcome at the bottom of the page.
Sites
http://www.stopwar.org.uk/
http://www.cnduk.org/
I really wanted to come on this. O well. Who is Tony Been? ha ha
Comment by Tim — October 30, 2009 @ 2:50 pm |
Tony benn sorry.
Comment by asnelson — October 31, 2009 @ 3:49 am |