[Free-sklyarov-uk] Edinburgh USA consulate march?

[Dan Ackroyd]

> Asking around my friends, everyone (ok, all 5 of them) say 
> they'd come.

That is more than enough to hold a protest. Even if you just distribute
flyers for an hour or so, it adds another capital city where protests have
taken place.

Also please remeber to get some pictures, as it's a good way of encouraging
more people to protest.

Dan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronan Burnett [mailto:Ronan at footle.com]
> Sent: 02 August 2001 16:40
> To: free-sklyarov-uk at xenoclast.org
> Subject: [Free-sklyarov-uk] Edinburgh USA consulate march?
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Just signed up for the list today.  I totally support the 
> march in London, 
> but being in Edinburgh it doesn't look like I or my friends 
> will be able to 
> make it.  I checked the digest to see if anyone had mentioned 
> the following 
> possibility, and didn't see anything like it (apologies if 
> I'm repeating a 
> previous idea).
> 
> Basically, there's an American Consulate (like a 
> mini-embassy?) in Edinburgh 
> on Regent Terrace (about 100 yards from the east end of 
> princes street) and 
> I'd like to organise a similar demo to the one in London for 
> about 2 weeks 
> from now (or maybe sooner if we can get organised).  I 
> thought perhaps we 
> could present the consulate staff with a cdrom, containing 
> the names of all 
> those opposed to the DMCA and Adobe's actions in an 
> appropriate (open!) 
> format.  I'd appreciate the irony of such an action.  A 
> little march with 
> placards and leafleting would also be part of the planned demo.
> 
> Asking around my friends, everyone (ok, all 5 of them) say 
> they'd come.  What 
> sort of support could we count on from those in the area 
> (Scotland, north of 
> England)?  If it looks like we would have a reasonable turn 
> out then I think 
> it'd be a worthy thing to do (if only to let us fierce 
> notherners express our 
> sincere displeasure with the DMCA, etc in person without 
> having to travel 
> hundreds of miles to do it).
> 
> Any thoughts on the suitability / appropriateness of this 
> idea?  Who'd be 
> interested in coming?
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Ronan
> 
> -- 
> Ronan Burnett
> Director, Footle Ltd
> Ronan at footle.com
> 
> 
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