Emma Smart
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Rebel ❤️🔥 Resist ✊ Rewild 🦫 “A risk to the regime” HMP Peterborough. Scientist. Activist. Campaigner. https://t.co/Ft3NvIWg7V
Weymouth
Joined January 2022
🚨BREAKING: A group of women from the Citizen's Arrest Network (CAN) approached and SURROUNDED water CEO Mark Thurston outside a train station. Thurston earns £750,000 a year while his company dumps SH*T into our rivers. Who else agrees with the group of women? 👏
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GOOD NEWS: On July 14th, Kent Police threatened this protestor, Laura Murton, with arrest for holding a Palestinian flag and placards stating "Free Gaza" and "Israel is committing genocide". Thousands raised the alarm, and Police Kent has now apologised. When we act together
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Breaking: Group of women place CEO of Anglian Water under Citizen’s Arrest for one hour outside Coulsdon South Station this morning with evidence the CEO may be committing crimes of public nuisance. When the police finally turned up they escorted Thurston away, but did not
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YES! 👏 When govt & regulators continue to allow water bosses to pollute our rivers & seas, threaten our health & hike our bills… all while receiving huge salaries & bonuses… … the people bring justice to those responsible ✊ Top work @CitizensArrestN
Breaking: CEO of Anglian Water Citizen’s Arrested outside Coulsdon South station as group of women stop Mark Thurston on route to work. The group have evidence he may be committing crimes of public nuisance and have been surrounding him for an hour this AM waiting for police.
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It's an indisputable fact that a bigger government needs bigger financial pools to draw from. For a city, that means taxes. And, yes, Mr. Mamdani intends to raise them. But raise them too much, and New York could very well run low on its most important resource... New Yorkers.
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Police called to arrest CEO's at Water Company HQ's across England as we delivered evidence dossiers to Southern Water, Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water & Wessex Water yesterday. Follow for updates today. Head to our website to find out more. https://t.co/igcVD3c19c
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Breaking: Police called to Water Company HQs across UK. Police were called to Anglian Water HQ in Huntingdon, Cambridge, after two women placed CEO Mark Thurston under citizen’s arrest. Thurston took the evidence but fled the scene to attend a board meeting before the police
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This is grim & dangerous over reach. This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent. Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
NEW: Police forces will be granted new powers to put conditions on repeat protests, Shabana Mahmood says. The new powers, to be brought in asap, will allow senior officers to consider ‘cumulative impact’ of previous protests - and move them elsewhere. Home Secretary will
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Wish I could say I was shocked, but here's the Labour government constraining the right to peaceful protest again... 'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'
NEW: Police forces will be granted new powers to put conditions on repeat protests, Shabana Mahmood says. The new powers, to be brought in asap, will allow senior officers to consider ‘cumulative impact’ of previous protests - and move them elsewhere. Home Secretary will
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Don’t arrest us then 🤷 We are causing no obstruction. We are committing no act of violence. We are making no noise. We are breaching no peace. We are using nonviolent language. We are peacefully protesting against UK complicity in genocide. Deal with actual terrorism.
The horrific terrorist attack that took place in Manchester yesterday will have caused significant fear and concern in communities across the UK, including here in London. Yet at a time when we want to be deploying every available officer to ensure the safety of those
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BREAKING: A blind man using a mobility cane is arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign which read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
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Tomorrow's front page of The Independent. It's never been clearer that the proscription of Palestine Action is unsustainable and unworkable. The ban must be lifted.
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Defend Our Juries asked the police to prioritise protecting the community over arresting people with signs. The police decided to arrest people with signs.
BREAKING: Over a thousand people gather in Trafalgar Square to oppose genocide and the Palestine Action ban. Police have already started arresting peaceful protestors under the Terrorism Act for silently holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
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The @metpoliceuk has long been known for its sexism, racism and misogyny. It's not new. What perhaps is new is the refusal of some officers or staff to accept it as the norm and report it. https://t.co/XJTsucPfw7
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Watchdog says there are also allegations of discriminatory and misogynistic comments, centring on Charing Cross police station
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Suede's critically acclaimed album 'Antidepressants' is #2 in the @officialcharts. Thank you all for your incredible support. - SuedeHQ
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ANNOUNCEMENT - OCTOBER 4TH We can now reveal that the next Lift The Ban action will take place on October 4th from 1pm in London’s Parliament Square, bringing together a minimum of 1,500 Lift The Ban signholders. Make a commitment at: https://t.co/xHyNnPti3B
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UPDATE: The Met Police said 890 arrests were made. 857 arrests were for showing support for Palestine Action, while 33 were arrested for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers. Amnesty International deployed observers to the protest, and police claims that
🚨BREAKING: Hundreds arrested in Parliament Square for peaceful protest against ban of Palestine Action When the Government is arresting people under terrorism laws for sitting peacefully in protest, something is going very wrong here in the UK. Peaceful protest is a
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The age of warnings is over. The climate & nature crisis is already here, threatening our food, health and national security. On 27 Nov, top UK experts deliver the official briefing our leaders urgently need. Check if your MP is attending: https://t.co/DMTB3WmGbe
#TimeToStepUp
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And none of those words are about you.
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HUGE October Sign Ups - We Will Not Be Intimidated! Let’s show the strength of our movement against the ban on Palestine Action by reaching 1000 sign ups for October in 24 hours. Sign up here: https://t.co/xHyNnPtPT9 ✊🇵🇸❤️🔥
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🚨 BREAKING: GANTRY CLIMBERS NOT GUILTY A jury found Sam, Isobel and Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022. The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action.
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