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"Quakers in Britain strongly condemned the violation of their place of worship
which they say is a direct result of stricter protest laws removing virtually
all routes to challenge the status quo.
Just before 7.15pm more than 20 uniformed police, some equipped with tasers,
forced their way into Westminster Meeting House.
They broke open the front door without warning or ringing the bell first,
searching the whole building and arresting six women attending the meeting in a
hired room.
The
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the
Public Order Act
2023 have criminalised many forms of protest and allow police to halt actions
deemed too disruptive.
Meanwhile, changes in judicial procedures limit protesters' ability to defend
their actions in court. All this means that there are fewer and fewer ways to
speak truth to power.
Quakers support the right to nonviolent public protest, acting themselves from
a deep moral imperative to stand up against injustice and for our planet.
Many have taken nonviolent direct action over the centuries from the abolition
of slavery to women's suffrage and prison reform."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
