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Dale Farm Solidarity | For friends and supporters of Dale Farm Eviction on Wednesday 19th - Dale Farm Call out - Please get to Dale Farm ASAP

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Dale Farm Call Out – Eviction Wednesday pls forward Posted on October 18, 2011 by dalefarmsupport We are expecting an eviction at #dalefarm tomorrow (Wednesday), and residents are asking for support. Please come down tonight if you can and spread the word! Briefing at DF 9pm, and another one tomorrow 8 am. Please pass this on, tweet it, txt it, call your friends! Arrange to come down together. Only significant numbers can stop the eviction from going ahead. http://dalefarm.wordpress.com/contact for directions. The Court of Appeal has rejected the residents’ right to a judicial review, which means that Basildon Council will be able to come on to conduct an eviction from now onwards. We need people to come willing to engage in civil disobedience as well as support residents and activists in resisting the eviction through non-arrestable roles. It may seem like a scary thing to do, but coming down to Dale Farm is one of the most imp...

Support for Dale Farm from The United Nations Habitat Group on Forced Evictions Sept22nd 2011

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The Gypsy Council posted this today on Facebook   https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/296141_164865580264409_100002229059215_333146_153287434_n.jpg   Just a quick update for people on the Council of Europe Summit, Strasbourg yesterday. Important statements in support of Dale Farm from the key main speakers including Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. Important because they are now part of an official record of a high level Council of Europe meeting and as such *will* be recognised at UK government level and I do believe they will affect decisions taken in the coming days.