Liverpool picket of Widdecombe’s anti-abortion roadshow

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MP Ann Widdecombe is touring Britain rallying support for her anti-abortion agenda. She is holding rallies under the name of ‘Passion for Life’, to rally support for anti-abortion amendments to the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Bill.

Feminists in the North will also be picketing her rally in Liverpool Feb 12th.
To join the picket, assemble outside the Liner Hotel, Lord Nelson Street (next to Lime Street Station) Liverpool. Tuesday 12th February, 6.15pm
There is also an organising meeting 31st Jan, Egg Cafe, Newington Street, off Bold Street, Liverpool, 6pm. For more info, contact Tom and Beck at tomjenkins700[at]btinternet.com or +447886372392
I'm planning on attending this, anyone else in the area?

Source:
charliegrrl.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/liverpool-picket-of-widdecombes-anti-abortion-roadshow/

(sorry, can't do proper links yet)

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Just got back from this - not a bad turn-out, maybe 100 people. Police were actually pretty pleasant from what I could tell, got a little aggressive about use being on public property at the start but nothing remarkable.
We basically stood and chanted for about an hour, then left, nothing eventful since she'd apparently been in the hotel the whole day.

The only thing that riled me was that there were nearly as many people from the Manchester SU (who I went with) as there were from Liverpool! I realise the populations are different, but if Manchester can transport that many, where were the Liverpudlians?