http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/2002/04/27/FFXHVQ73E0D.html
[SYDNEY] No shortage of issues for May Day protesters AAP | Published: Saturday April 27, 1:33 PM by Rebecca Glenn http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4211040%255E1702,00.html Protesters target detention centres - 27apr02 CIVIL disobedience classes were today being held in Sydney ahead of planned May Day protests against a range of organisations, including the company that runs Australia's detention centres. Activists from socialist youth group Resistance were planning a May 1 "militant blockade" against the central Sydney offices of Australasian Correctional Management (ACM). Offices of the World Bank, the Australian Stock Exchange, the Israeli Consulate, Prime Minister John Howard's office and state parliament would also be targeted in a march around the city after the blockade. Resistance activist Lauren Carroll Harris said there was a lot to protest against. "It's become a struggle against so many things ... May 1 is a convergence of all these issues and in a sense we're protesting for a different world, one that puts people before profits and respects human rights, justice and equality for all," she said. Ms Harris said the focus for Wednesday's protest would be the federal government's policy of mandatory detention, global capitalism and Israel's treatment of the Palestinian people. She said today's training day would include legal rights briefings and civil disobedience techniques including blockading, megaphone use and tactics. The group had also been liaising with police and expected a peaceful protest, she said. "We've been in constant liaison with police and they know we're blockading ACM and marching around the city." Sydney Central Resistance organiser Bronwyn Powell said Resistance members would draw inspiration from recent protests at the Woomera Detention centre in which fences were torn down and asylum seekers escaped. "When injustice becomes law then resistance becomes duty. "It's the Australian government who is breaking international human rights laws by persecuting defenceless asylum seekers," she said in a statement. The blockade will begin at 7am on Wednesday, with protesters marching through the city the rest of the day. AAP UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ===================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. =====================================================================
