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The next meeting of EACA will take place on Wednesday 6 April, at 6pm. The meeting venue is St Augustine's Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh.
Anyone interested in fighting government spending cuts is welcome to attend.
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The March for the Alternative - Thoughts from an EACA Supporter |
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Many EACA supporters travelled to London on Saturday to take part in the TUC-organised, March for the Alternative. A significant group from Edinburgh was at the front of the march – given that they needed to catch the specially-chartered train back home at a reasonable hour, having set out so early. Others were dispersed along its length, supporting various unions and groups. (Thanks to Des for the photos from – what I think – is near the march’s front).
Speaking personally, a few things about the march stand out. Firstly, the scale of it! I’d gone down to London under my own steam, and met up with former colleagues who formed part of the PCS bloc – my former union before I was made redundant earlier this year. We were only the 6th bloc back from the front, but were easily a good half mile or more from the start. Behind us were people stretching back along the Embankment as far as the eye could see, with thousands more queuing on the South Bank and Waterloo Bridge to take their place. I know even the police agree with the official TUC estimate of around half a million people, but I would be surprised if it wasn’t more, possibly many more. I understand the end of the march didn’t reach Hyde Park until hours after the speeches at the rally there had actually finished, that’s how big an event it was.
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March News Update from EACA |
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The March update from the Edinburgh Anti-Cuts Alliance is now available to download as a PDF File (175KB). It contains all the latest news on:
- Edinburgh Council Cuts Strategy
- NUS Scotland National March on 22 March
- Protests Againse Nursery Closures
As well as other vital info. |
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UPDATE! EACA Meeting - 17 March Rescheduled to 24 March |
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The next EACA meeting has now been rescheduled from Thursday 17th March, to Thursday 24 March 2011, at 6 pm in St Augustine's Church, George IV Bridge.
As suggested at the last meeting we will make preliminary arrangements to organise a pre-election Anti Cuts Hustings in April. The most likely date will be Tuesday 26th April. All major political parties are being contacted to request that they participate. Any views on how this event should be organised will be most welcome.
It has also been suggested that we plan a public meeting in the middle of May to discuss the outcome of the Holyrood election. This will be on the agenda on the rescheduled meeting on 24th.
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The February news letter from Edinburgh TUC has just been published, and is packed with news on anti-cuts activity taking place in the Edinburgh area, as well as national protests such as the TUC demonstration which will take place in London in March. A PDF (155Kb) copy of the newsletter can be downloaded here. |
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