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THE FREEDOM TO PROTEST CONFERENCE
There are a whole range of repressive and outrageous measures increasingly being used by police and companies to try and intimidate and undermine all manner of protests - including peace and anti-war, anti-capitalist, Palestinian solidarity, environmental workers, animal rights and other campaigns. These measures include protests being banned, ASBOs against protestors, injunctions, police encircling and detaining protestors for hours on end, police "intelligence" teams harassing people, road blocks to stop protests, and new threats from the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act. A wide range of campaigns and groups are supporting a Freedom to Protest conference which aims to share experiences; to promote mutual aid and co-ordination between protestors threatened by repressive laws; and to develop effective strategies for standing up for our freedom to protest against injustice and oppression. The conference will take place on Sunday 23 October 2005, from 11am to 5pm at The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7. Admission will be free. To add your organisation's support for the conference or to register your interest in attending, please email conference@freedomtoprotest.org.uk and see http://www.freedomtoprotest.org.uk