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This page features listings of the important dates, any speaking events and Fairford Coach Action support demonstrations that are to be held. Scroll down for listings of any previous events. Note that dates and info is all listed in reverse chronological order.
Upcoming Events
(NOTHING PLANNED AT THE MOMENT)
Previous Events
June 2007
8
June 2007
TAKING LIBERTIES
- This feature-length documentary shows Fairford Coaches incident footage and
arrives at theatres around London and the rest of the UK.
April 2007
8 April 2007
Socialist
Film Co-op shows the Fairford Coach films
http://socialistfilm.blogspot.com/2006/08/april-8-shorts-presented-by-film.html
JANUARY 2006
Mid-January
judgement discussion - (Date and location not disclosed to the public)
Two
or more closed meetings for Passengers only.
At these meetings, coach passengers will consider the results
of the House of Lords judgement. If we lose either of the two aspects of our
case, we'll discuss the option of appealing the decision at the ECHR. If we
win both aspects of the case, we'll still have important things to discuss.
If you are a coach passenger and you think you should be at this meeting
but you aren't in contact with the Fairford Coach Action, contact Jesse at 0781
4587 361.
13 December
2006 (Judgment delivered at 9.45am but public capacity is very limited)
APPEAL
JUDGEMENT from House of Lords, Parliament
(click here for details)
This appeal judgement comes two years after our previous appeal judgement
at the Court of Appeal
AND
13 December
2006 (8.30am till noon), Parliament Square, LONDON
A
DEMO OF SUPPORT FOR FAIRFORD COACH CASE AND PROTEST FREEDOMS
Banners,
signs, samba bands, and leafletters are all invited to participate in a morning
of protest in support of the freedom to protest!
The House of Lords will rule on the case of 120 anti-war protestors detained by police and prevented from attending a demonstration at RAF Fairford on 22 March 2003, just two days after coalition forces launched their attacks on Iraq. This important Human Rights case concerns the freedom to protest and not be detained. This is the last time the case will be heard in the UK (regardless of the outcome)!
DEMONSTRATE
8.30-9.30am - We'll have a "pre-judgement" demonstration
in Parliament Square.
9.45am - Judgement is handed down, and the passengers will discuss this
inside Parliament.
10.30am - Passengers will be interviewed by the press in Parliament Square,
and a solidarity protest will continue until noon.
SOCPA COMPLIANT?
SADLY, YES.
Note: Many coach passengers object to the SOCPA laws, but mass arrests
would distract from the news of the judgement. Jesse applied for permission
to have a group protest in Parliament Square, so you can join the protest without
risking arrest. If you would like to protest without complying with SOCPA laws,
we welcome any solidarity protests which do not comply - even
if they are held in the same location.
If you have any questions, contact Jesse 0781 458 7361
OCTOBER 2006
Wednesday 25th
of October
(10.30 on Wednesday, but admissions begin at 10am - public capacity is 30)
3rd
day of Appeal Hearing at the House of Lords, Parliament
(click here for details)
This appeal hearing comes two years after our previous appeal at the Court
of Appeal. This is our final domestic remedy. The hearing will break for lunch
and finish by 4pm each day.
Tuesday 24th
of October
(10.30am start on Tuesday, but admissions begin at 10am - public capacity is
30)
2nd
day of Appeal Hearing at the House of Lords, Parliament
(click here for details)
This appeal hearing comes two years after our previous appeal at the Court
of Appeal. This is our final domestic remedy. The hearing will break for lunch
and finish by 4pm each day.
Monday 23rd
of October (MORNING & AFTERNOON)
(9.30-10.30am)
Demonstrate
(morning)
Demonstrate
support of the House of Lords hearings in Parliament Square. The SOCPA laws
make it illegal to demonstrate support for our case without someone applying
to the police beforehand, so here are our solutions. You can participate in
the authorised mass demonstration, or there are also some other types of demonstrations
taking place simultaneously (some authorised and others not), and it is your
choice which kind you participate in - click here
for full details.
(11am start
of hearing on Monday, but admissions begin at 10.30am - public capacity is 30)
1st
day of Appeal Hearing at the House of Lords, Parliament
(click here for details)
This appeal hearing comes two years after our previous appeal at the Court
of Appeal. This is our final domestic remedy. The hearing will break for lunch
and finish by 4pm each day.
(7.30pm till
11pm)
Film screening (evening)
The Fairford Coach films will be shown on Monday 23 October
2006 at the new film evening known as MauMau. Click here for a
map. The venue address is 265 Portobello Bar, Notting Hill, LONDON,
W11 1LR, nearest Tube is Ladbroke Grove. Starts at 7.30pm, closes
11pm - for more info - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/10/353886.html
DECEMBER 2004
Followed
DECEMBER 2004 judgement - (Date and location not disclosed to the public)
Closed
Meeting for Passengers only.
This meeting will soon follow the date of the Court of Appeal
judgement on 8th of December (for info on judgement, click
here). At this closed meeting, coach passengers will consider the results
of the Court of Appeal judgement. If you are a coach passenger and you think
you should be at this meeting but you aren't in contact with the Fairford
Coach Action, contact Jesse at 0781 4587 361.
Wednesday the
8th of December (10am)
Judgement
delivered from Court of Appeal
(click here for details)
The ruling handed down by the Court of Appeal will be announced at 10am.
Monday the 6th
of December (6pm-11pm)
"On
the Buses"
(to be shown between 8pm and 9pm)
Zoe Young's film On the Buses is a documentary of our coach journey
as filmed by three passengers. The film will be shown at the Portobello
Film Festival evening of 9 films (with the theme "political
debate"). Click here for the full
programme.
Location: Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, London W10, (click
here for map)
Entry: FREE
OCTOBER 2004
Thursday
the 14th and Friday the 15th of October 2004 - LONDON, UK
Appeal
Court hearings at the High Court (two days).
We are appealing the ruling in the February 2004 Judicial Review
that Police were right to turn us away from Fairford. The police are seeking
a reversal of the aspects of the decision which were in our favour - the police
are asking the court to recognise their right to detain innocent people without
arrest or trial on certain occasions.
From 9am-10am
on both days, there will be a one hour demonstration outside
the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London. Everyone is welcome
to demonstrate support for our case. Following the demo, people are invited
to attend the hearings (10am-4pm with break for lunch), but please note that
no cameras are allowed into the Courts.
(click here to see a printable flyer)
AUGUST
Friday the 6th
and Saturday the 20th of August
"On
the Buses"
Zoe Young's film On the Buses is a documentary of our coach journey
as filmed by three passengers. This film will be shown at the Portobello
Film Festival (6-22 August) on both the 6th
(opening night party) and 20th
of August 2004.
JULY 2004
Monday the 12th
and Tuesday the 13th of July 2004 - LONDON, UK
(this is not a FAIRFORD COACH ACTION event, but it
it supported and linked with our campaign)
Liberty appeals the High Court ruling on their October 2003 judicial review
challenge of the Metropolitan Police over the DSEi anti-terror searches. Some
members of the Fairford Coach Action helped to launch this legal challenge of
policing that interfered with anti-war protest. To learn more about this legal
challenge against the police, visit the Unofficial website (hosted by Fairford
Coach Action) at http://www.fairfordcoachaction.org.uk/44
MARCH 2004
(This
meeting has now taken place.)
CLOSED MEETING OF COACH PASSENGERS
(Date
and location not to be disclosed to the public)
At this closed meeting, coach passengers will decide about whether
or not to appeal the judicial review's less positive judgements. If you are
a coach passenger and you think you should be at this meeting but you don't
have the date/location details yet, contact Jesse at 0781 4587 361.
FEBRUARY 2004
26 February
(Thursday, at 7pm-9pm in room G2 at SOAS)
Public Event: Film Showing, Guest Speakers, Snacks/Drinks.
This
is an event to mark 11 months of campaigning and a ruling from the High Court.
The two passenger films will be shown and there will be guest speakers from
Liberty, Bindmans and Fairford Peace Camp. The press, public and friends are
all invited to this event. Click here to read
what John Halford (Bindmans) said at the event.
19 February
(Thursday, Royal Courts of Justice)
Judgement hearing for the High Court judicial review (10am).
We'll
find out the judgement. With a one hour demonstrations outside the High Court
at 9am-10am.
(click here for a page of all the hearing details)
JANUARY 2004
15-16 January
(Thursday/Friday, Royal Courts of Justice)
Judicial review hearings in the High Court (two days).
One
hour demonstrations outside the High Court each day 9am-10am.
(click here for a page of all the hearing details)
16-21 January
(times TBA, World Social Forum 2004 - Mumbai, India)
"On
the Buses"
A film
of the coach journey by 3 passengers (edited by Zoe Young) will be shown at
the World Social Forum 2004 Film Festival
that is to take place at Mumbai between January 16 to 21, 2004.
OCT 2003
6pm Saturday
25 October, 2003
Concious Cinema/Indymedia film of the Fairford Coaches Incident
Shown as part of the film showing at the Anarchist Bookfair, ULU.
MAY 2003
7pm
Tuesday 13 May 2003 - House of Parliament, Westminster
Public Meeting - This 'War on Terror' Threatens Us All
Jointly called by the Haldane Society and Campaign
Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)
Speakers to include a Fairford coach passenger involved in the Fairford Coach
Action.
APRIL 2003
Wednesday the
16th (5:30pm-6:30pm)
There is going to be an important one hour long group meeting for all
coach passengers interested in seeking advice on a legal action through Bindmans
and Partners.
Note- For details about this meeting, contact Jesse (contact details are
on bottom of Home page).
Tuesday the
22nd at 7am
This is related only because it is the next really major anti-war demonstration
at a military base. Support the Really
Big Blockade of the UK Nuclear Submarine military base in Faslane, Scotland.
(Note: Coaches
are available from London and most other regions).
ONGOING
For information about events at USAF Fairford, visit the website of the Gloucestershire Weapons Inspectors.