Bush in the UK

[mentalbunny]

George W Bush is coming the the UK on 19th, 20th and 21st November. There is to be a big demo in london on the thursday of that week and loads of demos up and down the country on the wednesday. Please get involved however you can, encourage other people to take part in the demos. This isn't just about Bush and iraq, it's american imperialism, it's Blair being a lap dog, it's Blair talking about NHS "reform" and top up fees, it's everything that is wrong with the world (well maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but only a slight one!!!).

[ComradeRobertRiley]

when he is in England, someone shoot the ****

[UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics]

oh my god the ***** himself is commin here?:o

[moodymikey]

Does anyone know if he is going to the North East? If he is whereabouts?

[El Commandante]

They have released very little from his schedule for security reasons but there is a strong rumour / fact that he will be staying in Buckingham Palace at the request of the Queen so there will be some sort of boycott and protest outside fuckingham palace over the three days. But I do not know more specific details - check out CND or stop the war coalition.

[mentalbunny]

I'm going to a meeting on Wednesday, I'll let you know what I find out.

[EL OBiSPO]

just outta curiosity how many of you live in England and are planning to go protest. I wanna come up from Wales with some friends and join in anyway I can, but its sorta hard when I don't know enough about it.

Can someone please fill me in?

[The Feral Underclass]

Don't just rely on CND or STW to do something....everyone go there yourselves, even if they havent planned anything....get loads of your mates and promote your own demonstration....go and show the bastard that he is not welcome! :ph34r:

[EL OBiSPO]

I'll be trying that. Most of my friends just hate America though because they're 'after oil'.

They weren't complaining when America bombed Afghanistan after 9-11. Even if that served its purpose in angering more arabs and getting more (even if it was only a handful after vengence) to join Al Qui'ida (spelling?)

Anyways. My point being, my friends aren't as into it as me.

"Yeah, I like Che I have a t-shirt"
followed by
" :o Castro's evil! he kills people and oppresses them"

its just so....damn..... *bangs head on table*

[El Commandante]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2003, 01:11 PM
I'm going to a meeting on Wednesday, I'll let you know what I find out.
Cheers - post anything that you find out.


Libertarian Commie - don't worry, I'll be down there for at least one with my mates to protest ... we have a banner that we made all by ourselves don't you know ... ?

[mentalbunny]

EL OBiSPO: I think Wales is fine too, it's part of the UK so I wouldn't worry about getting to England.

I think Bush is just styaing in London, I'll let you know more tomorrow.

[El Commandante]

Have you heard anything more Mentalbunny?

[mentalbunny]

So far no more news, I'm currently trying to work on people at school.

[Spanish_Guerillas]

he came to miami once, to talk about fighting fidel. i couldnt find out where the fudge hes at. i wish i had a group of people to fight off those pro-bush cubans........well this isnt the subject but trough a rock or knock that mutha fucker out.

[El Commandante]

Originally posted by [email protected] 18 2003, 06:00 PM
So far no more news, I'm currently trying to work on people at school.
Ok, keep us informed here ... something has to be done about his visit.

I think that I will be going down on the 19th with a group of friends for the first day of his visit.

[The Feral Underclass]

Who is at univeristies? Petition your student STW coaltion to organize university occupations and if they dont want to do it, do it anyway. Organize walk outs of your school and work.

An Anarchist group is trying to organize a massive mooning at him. Try and do something big. Think big guys. If you feel that the best you can do is to get a few friends then call your local STW and try and get on a coach to London...it pains me to say it, but the SWP i know are organizing coaches. Maybe you can get on one of them. They are usually pretty cheap for those with no dosh. Imagine if we had 2 million on the streets like 15th Feb that would really give that twat of human being a message that he is not welcome in this country, GOD I HATE THAT MAN!

[FistFullOfSteel]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2003, 07:04 PM
George W Bush is coming the the UK on 19th, 20th and 21st November. There is to be a big demo in london on the thursday of that week and loads of demos up and down the country on the wednesday. Please get involved however you can, encourage other people to take part in the demos. This isn't just about Bush and iraq, it's american imperialism, it's Blair being a lap dog, it's Blair talking about NHS "reform" and top up fees, it's everything that is wrong with the world (well maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but only a slight one!!!).
time to send out an hitman.........

[toastedmonkey]

I live in the Cumbria in the uk im still at school, i think ill be able to get about 100 mates to protest, any way we can, even if they dont all understand what they are doing. I HAVE to do something about this, any information will be very much welcome!


This is the Stop The War website (uk)
Stop The War (http://www.stopwar.org.uk)

[mentalbunny]

I would definitely recommend using SWP buses, only about £6 I think. And school walk outs shgould be good too.

[Danton]

I'm ready for it!

[mentalbunny]

great! Danton, could you get a walk out at your work?

[Danton]

I work from home so, yeah but it wont be very impressive :lol:
There are a few ideas floating around...

[mentalbunny]

Ok, well good luck, you better not share all your ideas in case someone's watching!!!!!!

[Danton]

Mums the word ;)

[EL OBiSPO]

I could *TRY* and get a walk out from college though I don't think it'd be that successfull. Though I know alot of my friends are still in school and they'd organise walk outs. I've still got my heart set on going up there if there's going to be a protest.

[mentalbunny]

Ok, well do what you can, I doubt I'm going to have much success at my school but hey.

[suffianr]

LOL, I glanced at the title of the thread and thought to myself "Oh no, not another piece of bad press on Gavin Rossdale..."

To paraphrase Homer Simpson, D'oh! :lol:

[El Commandante]

Stop the War seem to be concentrating on the Thursday (20th November) as the day of the protest, they say that it will be a shorter march than usual with more emphasis on speeches and readings.

Stop the War (http://www.stopwar.org.uk/)

[mentalbunny]

The people in my town are saying they want to stop London as much as possible and make it really hard for Bush to move around. they want to make their presence felt.

[Collective]

I think the actual idea for the Thursday rally is less speakers and more music and entertainment.

We will organise a national demonstration in London (assembling at 14:00 hours) jointly with CND and MAB. This may take a form that will be slightly different from recent demos - e.g. fewer speakers, music or some other form of entertainment rather than our two or three hour rallies which may not be the best idea for a weekday.

[mentalbunny]

Ok. Please can anyone who works or goes to school or college in London organise a walk out, tell people at school you get free music and you miss lessons, what more could you want?!!!!! :lol:

[Bastardo]

Have been asked to post this..

Info has come to our attention concerning George W Bush's state visit, because one of his expected meetings has been cancelled due to those in authority not being able to prevent a security breach, he has been invited to go along as a guest of honour at the Police Annual Gala dinner awards at Merchant Taylors Hall, Threadneedle street in the City of London on November 20th (6pm).

But don't tell anyone ;)





Edited because I can't spell...

[mentalbunny]

Ok, I won't. (I damn well hope that's correct information and that they won't change now you've posted it, you never know who's watching!).

[Bastardo]

Well we'll just have to keep the scumbag running!!!! :D

[Guest]

hey wot time is everything happening on thursday, coz i can only get out of school at 3 (exams), ill be in london for 1630, where will people be?

[mentalbunny]

Try the stop the war coalition and SWP websites for more details.

[Bastardo]

Or try getting involved with revolutionaries who do actually want to stop Bush and won't go home for tea at the end of the day ;)

[moodymikey]

Well my German teacher at school is planning a trip for anyone who wants to go from our school to protest against him and his regime. Sounds pretty good, what other protests are there?

[Danton]

Bush will have a five hundred metre exclusion zone around him for the duration...

[mentalbunny]

oh well, shit happens, at least people can get their presence felt.

moodymikey, that's really cool encourage people to go! I'm protesting the day before in my town since I can't get up to london.

[moodymikey]

all of my German class, thats about 31 people. Then some people in year 10, then we got about 50 people going. It isnt much really, but it is better than none

[Kez]

moodymike, thats a shitload man, but i think we have to remind ourselves the more important point of WHAT AFTERWARDS??

we can do all teh screaming and shouting but, whats the fuckin point?

a better outcome of thsi is to meet others and discuss properly viewpoints and then organise. the protest itself is not the end of it, its jsut a good opportuuniy to find others and show them how its a direct link to capitalism and all its evils...

ORGANISE!

[reganites]

:o im there, I saw it on the news

[ComradeRobertRiley]

surely a bullet could reach more that 5 hundred metres!!!!

[toastedmonkey]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14 2003, 09:17 PM
surely a bullet could reach more that 5 hundred metres!!!!
Heres hoping so :)

I cant get to London :(
I cant belive there are no buses going from anywhere near cumbria!
The nearest is manchester, id have to get a coach to get he cach there!

[Kez]

toasted, i got a comrade in manchester if you want his nuumber if you wanna go, it should be go. The last one there was an almighty motherfucker of a ruckus with the pigs, good healthy fun!

[The Feral Underclass]

Toasted monkey: The College for International Co-operation and Development, the commune I am at is taking a mini bus down there. Maybe we could pick you up and drop you off where ever you are? Where abouts do you live? We are in Hull

[Kez]

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[The Feral Underclass]

Who is that directed too Tav?

[toastedmonkey]

TavareeshKamo: thank you very much, ive got to get to Manchester, if i can i let you know.

The Anarchist Tension: Im all the way at the top of England in Cumbria, but thanks all the same.

Looks like i might have to do a sit in... Is it true that schools are taking a hardine on pupils going to protests and stuff?

[Saint-Just]

The security is supposed to be very tight in London. But did anyone see the protestor who hung an American flag upside-down on the gates of Buckingham Palace today?

EDIT: And it had some writing on it, about not wanting Bush here.

[toastedmonkey]

does anyone know the route bush is taking?

[mentalbunny]

Hey guys, I took part in a little demo in my town but I can't get to London tomorrow, which i'm really disappointed about, oh well.

[Ben Sir Amos]

Anyone who is going to Mallet Steet/Trafalgar Square today should look out for the "Hands Off Cuba" banners, placards, T-shirts, anti-Bush leaflets and a fabulous 4 metre high Hands Off Cuba puppet of Bush that should be around the Cuba Solidarity Campaign group.

CSC stall outside Goodge Street Tube between 2pm and 3pm and CSC stall at Trafalgar Square from 4pm

http://www.cuba-solidarity.org/

Hope to see you somewhere on route. I'll be the one shouting "Bush OUT"

[Intifada]

in my home town of aberdeen we are organising a rally outside marks and spencers. we are all going to take pots and pans and make loadsa noise.

[Kez]

the laugh was directed to the commune bullshit comment

toasted, if u can get a few heads to come, we can organise a meeting in manchester or summit, or a discussion with like 20 people or somethin, from this we can start to organise and stuff, id like to hear ur views

[Kez]

the laugh was directed at the bullshit "commune" crap comment, quality

Toasted, if u want we can meet up and discuss what you think of the movement now and action to take. fuck the stop the war coalition, theyve fucked too many people up to get any credit

[toastedmonkey]

Tavareesh: Sounds pretty good, i will see how many people i can get interested, my best mate posts on here as Misodokalidst, he'll be interested. Im from Manchester original, where abouts are you? PM f you want to keep it private

[toastedmonkey]

Tavareesh: Sounds pretty good, i will see how many people i can get interested, my best mate posts on here as Misodoctakleidist, he'll be interested. Im from Manchester originally, where abouts are you? PM me if you want to keep it private

[Kez]

yeah im from Manchester.

We had an open discussion a while back with some limited success.

I dunno if you got exams but i got a shitload for january for University, so im thinking early february?

Should give you time to get some heads about. 20 People would be a very good figure for an start up meeting, depending on the sucess we could make it routine, and move it around the place on a rota.

Lenin started with 13 people! if we do half as much as him, cant be bad!

[toastedmonkey]

Ive got exams for my A2s in January aswell, so February sounds good

I'll start rounding them up :D

[Kez]

Thats Brilliant man,
i wonder if there are anymore northwest comrades about...

if there are we can get them and their lefty friends and then organise speakers, discussion etc etc, should be brilliant