Sunday, August 1, 2010

Countdown to Spycam Rally

A ‘Spycam Summit ‘ organised by Birmingham Against Spy Cameras on Sunday 4 July at 4.30 pm will take place at The Bordesley Centre, Stratford Road, Camp Hill, BIrmingham B11 1AR.

This is a public event and all are welcome so please come and show your support for communities in Birmingham, stand up for our civil liberties in Britain and oppose the mass surveillance of ordinary citizens.

Keynote speakers include :

Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights and civil liberties organisation, Liberty
Gareth Pierce, human rights lawyer whose high profile clients include the Birmingham Six, the Tipton Three, the Guildford Four, former MI5 operative David Shayler, Abu Qatada (who has been called ‘Europe’s Al-QaedaAmbassador’), Judith Ward, Mouloud Sihali, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, Moazzam Begg, Bisher Amin Khalil al-Rawi, a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp and a group (led by Jim Swire) of UK relatives of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing.
Alex Deane, Director of Big Brother Watch, the national group campaigning against excessive surveillance by the state.
Salma Yaqoob, Leader of the Respect Party and Sparkbrook Councillor
Ray Gaston, Methodist minister, Inter-faith enabler and author of ‘A Heart Broken Open’
Lynne Jones, former Birmingham MP
Councillors for Springhill, Tanveer Chaudhry and Jerry Evans,
Alan Rudge, Birmingham City Council
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham
Sharon Rowe, Assistant Chief Constable of West Midlands Police
Jackie Russell, Director of the Safer Birmingham Partnership,

A large turnout is expected and media coverage is anticipated.

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