Defend our right to Protest!
Emergency Occupy Sydney Protest at the Supreme Court 9.30am Friday 4 November
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161687270593393
The NSW police are taking Occupy Sydney organisers to the supreme court tomorrow to try to ban our planned march through the Sydney CBD.
Occupy Sydney protesters will gather outside the court on Phillip St at 9.30m tomorrow to defend the right to peacefully protest on our own streets, the streets which should belong to the 99%!
Stuart Littlemore QC will be representing Occupy Sydney at the hearing.
It will be held in Court 12D, Queens Square for those wanting to attend the actual hearing.
Whose Streets? Our Streets!
Also everyone needs to get to the rally at 12noon this Saturday at Town Hall to fight for a real democracy and a world of human need, not corporate greed.
Facebook events here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=229837843743558
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=291378707558995
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18 Responses to “Emergency Occupy Sydney Protest at the Supreme Court 9.30am Friday 4 November”
So, your inflated sense of self-importance leads you to believe that you should have the right to protest when and where you like without comprising with others who want to use both public and private places in the Sydney CBD on Saturday, even to the point of disrupting a wedding. What nice people, what really, really nice people.
I believe they said the wedding was from 2-4, and our rally starts at 12 and we would be gone by 1 or even before. Thre is no agenda to ‘ruin’ a wedding, though no proof has even been shown the wedding is on (its has been used as an excuse to deny protests at town hall previously – when there was no such wedding even scheduled). And as gerry says:
If you do know of people having a wedding this Saturday at Town Hall we’d be happy to talk with them. Please ask them to contact us either through this site or by contacting one of the media coordinators Jesse: 0402 205 455 or Steve: 0406 100 340
“If you do know of people having a wedding this Saturday at Town Hall we’d be happy to talk with them.”
That’s really big of you. You people are so unbelievably up yourselves it’s just not true, why the hell should someone who has planned a wedding have to speak to you? You could just try a little humility occasionally, accept that you are a fringe movement and try to share the city with the rest of its inhabitants who have no interest in what you are doing.
Hey – everyone is learning, and as I said above, weddings are often used as a reason to stop all kinds of rallies at town hall when in fact no wedding is scheduled. It called a diversionary tactic, though we have no desire to ruin anyone’s wedding! Aggressive comments should not be necessary.
Well, Marla, if weddings are often used as a reason to stop all kinds of rallies, I guess you can give a few examples.
I fully support the right to protest but those who wish to protest should accept that such a right does not give them the right to unnecessarily inconvenience their fellow citizens who also have a right to go about their business unmolested. My reading of the situation is that Occupy Sydney is demanding the right to protest entirely on its terms with no attempt at cooperation or compromise. What is frustrating is all the presumption about 99% and “this is what democracy looks like” when in reality you represent a small minority.
We reached compromise with the police on a modified route, as well as removal of a huge list of conditions which were requested and tied to the route change request. This is a reasonable outcome.
I totally agree that its unfair to unreasonably impose on others – so we have no argument there.
I felt the issue was that our attempts to negotiate with police by having them come and speak to the assembly rather than one delegate going tot hem were not accepted by police – so it was a two-way street of “uncooperation” if you will.
Well done, Marla. Hopefully your protest will go off fine and you can get across whatever message you are trying to get across, and all those other people who wish to use the Sydney CBD can do so in peace and without hinderence.
“A court is place where disputes are settled in a civilised way, above the rough and tumble of the streets. Disputes are decided based upon who is correct according to law, not because they make placards and shout. Protesting a court is just like blaming the umpire.”
You people are fucking idiots!
Police withdrew application, occupy Sydney has accept modified route #occupysydney, and police withdrew the other conditions which were not accepted. A great result.
hey docbud whoever you are..??
you had a number of polite responses how about easing off the abuse,
and try to keep your emotions in check.
good luck occupiers with the court hearing..!!! power to you.
hope a bit of the good old common law gets some air..!!
Is this straight out of your booklet on how to communicate with people who disagree with you. Start making up stuff like “stop being abusive” “you’re getting too emotional” therefore we are justified in no longer talking to you.
There is nothing above that docbud has said that is emotional or abusive. For goodness sake if Occupy can’t deal calmly with just these questions you really are out of your depth.
If you don’t want to engage with those of us who haven’t seen the light then just tell us not to take part. A lot of us even bother to come on here to see if there is anything to your protest.
There is Roger – there is. I had a great convo tonight with a police officer who is ‘guarding’ the occupiers, and he spoke of his own struggles at work and also in ‘court of public opinion’. He supports our aims and finds the process fascinating.
“He supports our aims” Which are?
Fail Trolls are Fail. DocBud sounds like a drug reference to me. Stoned troll is looking for munchies, don’t feed the trolls.
Or there is the possibility he/she is just stupid.
Don’t worry Doc, we will fight on your behalf until you wake up for yourself. (That was a polite way of saying F U )
Nah, a troll is a real person, best engage unless its abusive, then not so much. Maybe they have stuff to teach us about challenging our own throughout processes. all opinions welcome, even if you disagree.
Mate, DocBud made valid points. How about addressing his concerns rather than casting aspersions on his character based on your (likely wrong) interpretation of what his name means. Grow up.
If you’re not on drugs, anonymous (if that’s your real name), what’s your excuse for that puerile rant?