
A public forum with speakers on the G20 in London, the recent mass arrests in Nottingham, and the policing of dissent in Leeds
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 7:00pm
The Common Place
23 Wharf Street
Leeds
www.thecommonplace.org.uk
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May 12, 2009 at 3:23 pm |
Recommended briefings for this event:
[1] Britain’s Secretive Police Force: Politicising the Policing of Public Expression in an Era of Economic Change
The report examines the role of ACPO, andits investigative arms NETCU, WECTU and NPOIU, and poses the question as to whether private organisations working unaccountably outside of the mainstream police service are compatible with the operation of a free, open and accountable society.
This page also has links to a large number of related background resources and media articles.
http://www.fraw.org.uk/download/ehippies/q02/index.shtml
[2] Why The Police Riot
Analysis of the ACPO Public Order Manual
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2009/05//429536.pdf
[3] NETCU’s Policing Protest Pocket Legislation Guide
http://www.fraw.org.uk/download/ehippies/netcu/index.shtml