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Anti-ACTA protest in London RDBinns ♦ February 11, 2012 ♦ Leave Your Comment If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. Thanks for visiting! Today sees a wave of protest across Europe against ACTA, the secretly negotiated international trade agreement which threatens the internet. I’ve just been at the protest in London. Hundreds of activists, civil society groups and concerned citizens turned out to spread the message about this dangerous and undemocratic treaty. I joined the march at its first stop, outside the British Music House. It was interesting to see such a variety of groups united under the cause of digital rights. Home-made banners and Guy Fawkes masks were, as requested on the facebook page, out in full force. Masked anonymous supporters in smart suits stood next to members of the UK Pirate Party, the Open Rights Group, FLOSS UK and many others. There was even a strong (some might say opportunist) contingent of the Socialist Worker’s Party, handing out their signature style protest banners and selling copies of the party paper. UK Pirate Party leader Loz Kaye kicked things off with a rousing speech directed as much to the British Music House as to the audience. As a musician himself, Loz denounced the pro-ACTA arguments being put forward by legacy media in the name of content creators. The loudspeaker was then handed to a number of other speakers whose faces I couldn’t see but I think included Jim Killock from ORG, and someone from FLOSS UK and others. The march then took off around the busy shopping streets of central London, with a stop outside the US embassy, nearby Buckingham Palace, towards Trafalgar Square (which had only just emptied itself of Amnesty International supporters), and to St Paul’s Cathedral (the site of Occupy London last year). - Posted in: News ♦ Other Events ♦ ACTA ♦ Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement ♦ British Music House ♦ Free Culture ♦ Guy Fawkes ♦ London ♦ Open Rights Group ♦ Protest ♦ Socialist Worker's Party ♦ Students for Free Culture Leave Your Comment (Cancel Reply) You must be logged in to post a comment.
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