STOP THE WETHERSFIELD BUSES
After a very successful flash demo at Wethersfield today, we have now decided to make this a regular event, starting with Saturday 20th December. We stopped the buses from running today and we want to stop them again.
This date is incredibly important. It is the last weekend before Christmas when women should be able to go out, do their shopping, and feel safe in our town centres. Because of that, we are going again.
📍 Location: Wethersfield RAF Base
⏰ Time: 10am to around 1pm
We really need people to stay for the duration if they can. A local caterer will be attending and selling bacon sandwiches and other food, so there will be refreshments available.
Today we had around 25 people attend, which is brilliant considering we had less than 24 hours to organise it and the location is difficult for some to reach. That turnout alone shows how much support there is for this cause.
For next week, we need more people and we need to raise even more awareness.
🚗 LIFTS & TRANSPORT
If you are planning to attend next Saturday:
• Please comment where you’re coming from
• Let us know if you have spare seats in your car
• Or comment if you need transport and where you are travelling from
This will help us coordinate lifts for those who don’t drive, as Wethersfield is quite remote and we don’t want transport to be a barrier for anyone who wants to stand with us.
👮 POLICE & SAFETY
Today was safe. The police attended, spoke with us, and then left us to protest peacefully.
The only protocol in place is simple and must be followed:
• Do not cross onto Home Office owned land
• Stay within agreed boundaries
As long as we follow this, everything remains peaceful and lawful.
Next Saturday we will be:
• Making it bigger
• Staying longer
• Expecting more people, as we now have a full week to plan
There are also no major London or Dover events clashing next weekend, so we expect attendance to be much higher. We already have people messaging saying they want to come after seeing what we achieved today.
What a lovely group of people attended today. Calm, respectful, united, and all there for the same reason.
Next week will be an even bigger group of lovely people, standing together again.
📅 Saturday 20th December
⏰ 10am to 1pm
📍 Wethersfield RAF Base
Let’s keep this going.
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