Public Meeting on Civil Liberties is this Thursday 26th May @ 7:30pm
Oxford Town Hall.
Speakers include:
Guy Herbert - General Secretary NO2ID
Anne Gray - CAMPACC (Campaign Against Criinalising Communities)
George Roe - East Oxford Stop the War Coalition
Laws intended to combat problems from anti-social behaviour to terrorism are being used against legitimate protesters.
Protesters are also being issued with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) by police and local authorities. Breaching an ASBO - which lists forbidden behaviour such as waving a banner or being in a certain area - is a criminal offence and can result in imprisonment.
The Government's Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill proposes to make all offences arrestable, which means that protesters who might receive a warning could be arrested. The police would then be able to store their details, fingerprints and DNA.
Following police attempts to prevent the TUC pensions march from progressing through central Oxford (because of 'inconvenience to shoppers') The ODTUC has called a public meeting in defence of our civil liberties in order to encourage discussion on this issue within the local trade union movement.
This meeting has been organised by Oxford and District Trades Council www.odtuc.org.uk
Oxford Town Hall.
Speakers include:
Guy Herbert - General Secretary NO2ID
Anne Gray - CAMPACC (Campaign Against Criinalising Communities)
George Roe - East Oxford Stop the War Coalition
Laws intended to combat problems from anti-social behaviour to terrorism are being used against legitimate protesters.
Protesters are also being issued with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) by police and local authorities. Breaching an ASBO - which lists forbidden behaviour such as waving a banner or being in a certain area - is a criminal offence and can result in imprisonment.
The Government's Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill proposes to make all offences arrestable, which means that protesters who might receive a warning could be arrested. The police would then be able to store their details, fingerprints and DNA.
Following police attempts to prevent the TUC pensions march from progressing through central Oxford (because of 'inconvenience to shoppers') The ODTUC has called a public meeting in defence of our civil liberties in order to encourage discussion on this issue within the local trade union movement.
This meeting has been organised by Oxford and District Trades Council www.odtuc.org.uk