Another mass protest against Palestine Action ban needs 1,000 people to sign up to take a stand

Protesters are gearing up for the next mass ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration against the Labour Party government’s proscription of Palestine Action – this time, on Saturday 6 September.

It’s calling for people to sign up to swamp the Metropolitan Police – and cause maximum embarrassment for the Labour’s bare-faced liar of a home secretary Yvette Cooper. The action aims to push the government to finally ditch the preposterous ban on the non-violent direct action group.

Palestine Action ‘Lift The Ban’ protest: protests readying for another round

Following the Met’s sweep of arrests Saturday 9 August, Defend Our Juries plan to stand up again to the government’s unprecedented proscription of non-violent direct action group Palestine Action.

Despite the Met arrests more than 500 peaceful protesters holding placards, the public will demonstrate their defiance once more.

The next mass action to ‘Lift The Ban’ on Palestine Action will take place in London on Saturday 6 September, in Parliament Square.

It will be a conditional commitment action, and will proceed as long as at least 1,000 people commit to it.

Undeterred: cardboard signs against genocide are not a crime

A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries said:

With all the real challenges facing the country, it is absurd that the Labour government has generated a political crisis over people quietly holding cardboard signs against genocide in Parliament Square. This won’t be forgiven or forgotten.

In a desperate attempt to justify their position Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper have resorted to lying to the public about Palestine Action, claiming it to be a violent organisation, which they know to be false.

The political ineptitude is staggering. The only beneficiaries of this policy, which is the brain-child of Lord Walney, a paid lobbyist, are the Israeli Government and Elbit Systems, the main manufacturer of the weapons of genocide, with factories across Britain.

The public response to our protests has been overwhelming. Despite (or because of) the legal risks, the government has turned an arrest for terrorism into a badge of honour. We have been inundated with offers of support from all quarters.

The next action will take place on 6 September, in Parliament Square at 1pm. Based on the response to date, we expect there to be even more people than there were last Saturday, 9 August. The protest will go ahead as long as at least 1,000 people commit to taking part. That could well be enough for the ban to be lifted.

If 5,000 people show up, we’re certain the ban will be gone, and with it, most likely, Yvette Cooper.

Despite the dirty tricks of the Met police, lawlessly attacking our communication channels, the protests are now unstoppable. The only way out for the Government is to lift the ban, and to stop all arms exports to Israel now, as required by international law.

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