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We encourage open discussion, which includes disagreement, but we will not tolerate the actions outlined above. Charlie Veitch - Megaphoning the Drones. Oxford Street brought to a standstill by UK Uncut protestors. Oxford Street was brought to a standstill today as members of direct action group UK Uncut and disability campaign groups gathered to protest against the Welfare Reform Bill. The busy shopping street was blocked as the demonstrators chanted and waved banners at the junction with Regent Street, with people in wheelchairs chaining themselves together to prevent police dispersing the crowd.
There has been a lot of opposition to the Government’s plans to bring about welfare reforms, with some saying it will lead to thousands of families losing their homes. UK Uncut supporter Josie McDermot, 32, said: ‘The welfare reform bill is cruel and and unnecessary, and this protest is an essential way to persuade the government to scrap their plans. The Government has tried to play down concerns, saying it will continue to spend £40bn a year on disabled people and their services. ‘The introduction of the Universal Credit, from 2013 will see a simpler and fairer system of support for disabled people. UK Uncut inside Topshop + outside Vodaphone Oxford Street 17/12/11. Message To Humanity: The Time is Now.
ScottRBE Art / Activism / Quotes. Google says 4.5 million people signed anti-SOPA petition today. When Google speaks, the world listens. And today, when Google asked its users to sign a petition protesting two anti-piracy laws circulating in Congress, millions responded. A spokeswoman for Google confirmed that 4.5 million people added their names to the company's anti-SOPA petition today. Not too shabby. The petition, which was available via a link from Google's homepage, states that although fighting online piracy is important, the plan of attack described in the SOPA and PIPA bills would be ineffective. PHOTOS: Sites on strike "There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S. jobs," the petition reads.
"Too much is at stake -– please vote NO on PIPA and SOPA. " The search engine frequently delights users by toying with its homepage logo, but on Wednesday it did something it had never done before: it blocked out its logo completely. -- Deborah Netburn. At Least 7000 Websites Go Dark In Biggest Online Protest Ever! Wolverhampton Activists. West Midlands Anti-Fascists. Lush Fighting Animal Testing.