Joint Lobby Registration: Defend our Right to Protest, Wednesday 4th Feb
On [TBC] there will be a mass lobby of parliament to defend our right to protest, jointly organised by Amnesty International UK, Greenpeace, Liberty, Quakers in Britain, the Palestine coalition (Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Palestinian Forum in Britain, Stop the War Coalition, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Muslim Association of Britain, and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) and the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.
The Government has introduced an extreme proposal to give police new powers to restrict protests based on their so-called ‘cumulative disruption’. If this becomes law, the police in England and Wales will be required to consider any past protests or planned future protests in the same ‘area’ when deciding whether to impose restrictions.
Although government statements make clear these powers have been brought forward in response to the mass national marches for Palestinian rights, the impact of this change of law would be wide-ranging, impacting other campaigns for peace, climate justice, human rights and more. An anti-racist march could be blocked from Whitehall because of a previous farmers’ protest, or a pride march restricted because a far-right demonstration was recently held in the same town.
The right to protest must be defended. Please join us if you can. We urgently need to mobilise as much pressure as possible for MPs to call on the British government to immediately drop its dangerous proposal and repeal the succession of anti-protest laws on which it builds.
Anyone can join the lobby, you just need to be available to come to Parliament on the day. You will be guided through the whole process from registration to meeting with your MP. This includes receiving a briefing pack with logistical information about getting into Parliament, guidance on what to say to your MP, and background notes about the Government's attack on your right to protest.
PLEASE ONLY REGISTER IF YOU ARE ABLE TO COMMIT TO COMING TO PARLIAMENT FROM 2pm–5.30pm ON [TBC].
Step 1: Enter your postcode to find your MP