'Freedom of Movement' block on Manchester 'Stop the War' demo

ireland / britain | migration / racism | other libertarian press Saturday September 06, 2008 00:11 by Manchester AF - Anarchist Federation manchester at af-north dot org

And other events called by Manchester No Borders

On the 20th September the Labour Party Conference will return to Manchester. To coincide with this there will be a demo organised by Stop The War and a counter conference organised by The Convention of the Left.

Manchester No Borders will be hosting a number of events including a block on the demo, workshops, a tour of Manchesters immigration system and a punk and poetry evening. This begins with 'Freedom of Movement' block on the STW demo on 20th Sept with the Anarchist Federation. All anti-authoritarians are invited to join the block. And if you can travel the day before the STW march, don't forget the Roma Solidarity demo the morning of Friday 19th.

Previous Anarchist & No Border block in Manchester, Mayday 2008

Friday 19th September:
Roma Solidarity demonstration. Join the Anarchist Federation, Manchester No Borders and Roma groups for a solidarity demo against repression of Roma in Italy, taking place in Manchester, Britain in September. All welcome.
Time: 11.30am
Place: Italian Consultate. 111 Piccadilly Manchester, M1 2HY.
Map: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=M1+2HY&countryCode=GB
Full details: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/407058.html

Saturday 20th September:
'Freedom of Movement' block on the demo with the Anarchist Federation. Meet at 12:30pm All Saints Park. Jon the block at 12.30am in All Saints Park, Cavendish Street, Manchester, M15.
The route will go up Oxford Road left before St. Peter´s Square and on towards Castlefield. To join the bloc, look out for the large ´freedom of movement´ banner.

Also Saturday 20th:
Campaigning against Immigration Controls with Campaign against Immigration Controls and M/cr No Borders 4.30pm, meeting room, Friends Meeting House

Sunday 21st:
No Borders tour of Manchester. An alternative insight into the Capital of the North, taking in the physical outposts of the government agencies and corporations involved in the UK asylum and detention system. Meet outside the Mechanics institute 11am.

Manchester No Borders presents: 'Punk and Poetry!'
7:30pm - late. Downstairs at the Saki Bar, 2 Wilmslow Road. Music, magic and poetry. Donation.

Tuesday 23rd:
Imagining a World Without Borders: Manchester No Borders hosts a series of talks discussing the history of migration and resistance, power and borders, and how we can begin to imagine a world without them. University of Manchester Student Union 7pm.