CondiWatch Update + WANTED: Celebrity/Actor to Sell their Soul for £500 and Perform for Condi
It looks like Liverpool Philharmonic are struggling to fill Roger McGough's shoes after he pulled out of Friday's Gala Performance for Condeleezza Rice. They have approached a number of people over the last week, but there have been no takers.
Actress Cathy Tyson [Mona Lisa] has refused the Phillharmonic's £500 fee, and said she will be joining us to protest outside.
So if anybody knows an actor/celeb hard up enough to perform for Condi, do let the guys at the Philharmonic know... it looks like they are getting desperate.
Also, Logical Voice point us to this Radio City phone in on the subject tomorrow night:
There is a Public Meeting "Say No to Condoleeza Rice!" on Wednesday 29th March at 7pm.
The Gladstone Hotel, Lord Nelson St (nr Lime St Station)
Liverpool City Centre
Speakers; Lyndsey German
Rose Gentle
CND+MAB speakers.
And Finally, CondiWatch have updated their site with details of the Blackburn Demo on Saturday.
9am to protest Rice's visit to Masjid Al Hadayah Mosque, Millham Street.
Concerned members of the mosuqe invite their Muslim brothers to join them for Jummah prayers on Friday 31st March at 1pm, and at Fajar Falah from 6am on Saturday 1st April. Remain seated after prayers for a dignified and peaceful protest.
Pleckgate High School (map), 9.30am on Friday 31st March, Teacher/Parent/Child demonstration, all welcome. On the playing fields, so bring your boots!
Tell everybody.
UPDATE:
It looks like somebody is talking up the threat of trouble, presumably to justify the scale of the police operation:
POLICE fear US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come under attack from anti-war protesters during her trip to Britain this week. Building work in Liverpool has been cleared-up ahead of her visit to the city, after worries that concrete slabs could be used as missiles.
Just for the record, I and everyone I have spoken too intends a peaceful protest, throwing paving slabs is NOT on the agenda. Still, if the police have something to worry about the threat of violence for example, then they can use Labour's anti terror laws with impunity...
concrete slabs as missiles?
concrete slabs as missiles? Are trebuchets standard equipment on demos or are people in Liverpool just extremely strong?
Throwing pavement slabs?!
Throwing pavement slabs?! Is that what they're saying now? I have absolutely no intention of doing anything other than peacefully protesting, i'd also imagine no other protesters would throw paving slabs either, how utterly contemptible of people to suggest that.
If only all the prospective,
If only all the prospective, seated-inside guests would throw their tickets -- down the drain, eh? And simply stay away. Now, that would be a perfectly peaceful protest.
Surely such [in]actions should speak lots louder than any words ever could - be they spoken, shouted or written.
I'll perform for them for
I'll perform for them for free. I was thinking a list of Iraqi war-dead and a hand bell might go down well.
A very memorable peaceful
A very memorable peaceful way to protest and make sure everyone got the right message - including TV news viewers throughout the world - would be for everyone gathered outside to join together to Sing 'Give Peace A Chance'. Surely that could not be construed by anyone as letting either Liverpool or anyone/anything down.