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We Are Change UK Members Arrested for Demanding Referendum
We Are Change UK
March 6, 2008
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| The direct action was in response to a complete media blackout on the story of the EU Treaty and the referendum issue. | |
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On Sunday 2nd March 2008, Rob Little and Simon Moore — activists from We Are Change UK — penetrated the security of the Guildhall building on Parliament Square Westminster, opposite the house of commons, and scaled a 250ft crane. At approximately 2am on Monday, Little and Moore unfurled large banners reading "Referendum Now, and Give Us Our Vote" in reference to the vote in the house of commons on whether to give the UK public a vote on the Treaty of Lisbon, which if ratified will transfer large amounts of power to the European Union and also pave the way for greater transfers of power in the future.
Acting in the belief that a referendum is a democratic necessity, Little and Moore were able to evade police and private security in one of the most CCTV’d places on the planet.
The protest ended on Tuesday morning at 9.30 AM when Little and Moore came down the crane to a welcome party of specialist police officers where they were arrested and taken to a nearby police station.
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“You cannot give away the peoples power without their consent” Moore said during an interview with journalists – “This is a question of democracy”. Rob Little showed courage and conviction as he unfurled a banner in a force four gale at 3.30am, telling police liason officers that the pair had supplies and would be there for “a while”.
The direct action was in response to a complete media blackout on the story of the EU Treaty and the referendum issue. We have a feeling it wont be the last time we hear from these characters on political issues!
More links to news articles on the protest:
BBC
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