Five Years.
On the 2nd June 2006, one man will have been sitting protest in Parliment Square for FIVE YEARS.
Brian Haw has been protesting against UK and US government policy towards Iraq since 2 June 2001 - from economic sanctions and the continued bombing of Iraq to the ‘war on terror’ and invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq - all policies in which the civilians population has suffered enormously.
This is a rather nice website documenting the five years that brian has sat outside parliment. He’s been there now for so long, that he’s become listed in Time out and nominated for a human rights award.
He’ll stay there ‘as long as it takes’, and personally I think that his conviction and dedication to what he thinks is inspiring.
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Don’t forget that he alone is allowed to protest where he does as he started before current legislation effectively banned any non sanctioned protests within a certain distance from the H o P.
Hey, I didnt know how to get a hold of any of you guys, but I’m setting up a Blogstock London for the end of the month. if you would like to attend or anyone else wants to help me set it up, give me a shout out. I’ve seen some blog friends in Los Angeles get one started, and I think we need to out do them.