The Gloves are Off in Oxford!! It`s Time for Action!!

posted 19-1-06

On Saturday 14th January `06, the latest national march and rally was held in Oxford, against the university who continue to build a new animal torture lab. Like previous national demos, the event had been organised with Thames Valley Police, but for the first time during the SPEAK Campaign, the police showed their true colours! They clearly had no intention of facilitating the march on the route that had been agreed, and the 600+ protesters present, refused to be intimidated and pushed around by these bullies. What resulted was totally unprovoked, indiscriminate violence against any protester who got in their way!!

A full report(with many more pics) from the demo can be found on the SPEAK Campaigns website The FUTURE of the SPEAK CAMPAIGN As a result of TVP lies and violence towards peaceful protesters, the SPEAK Campaign have decided to no longer negotiate with them in any way. Their totally biased support for Oxford University has signalled the start of a new phase in the campaign. It's now time to step up the whole campaign, for the sake of the tens of thousands of animals destined to be tortured, mutilated and killed in this hellhole, should it ever be built. SPEAK NATIONAL MONTHLY DEMOS There will be one large planned protest each month on the 4th Saturday of the month. See our Forthcoming Events page for the latest national demos and transport details. NATIONAL DEMOS ALONE will NOT STOP this HELLHOLE BEING BUILT!! If the animal rights movement is going to stop this new death camp, we have to take effective, peaceful action as often as possible! Please support the SPEAK Campaign in this battle, there are many ways you can help: 1. Join the weekly demo at the lab site on South Parks Road between 1pm and 5pm on Thursday afternoons. Due to the High Court Injunction, demos immediately outside the lab site are restricted to this day. Do your best to get there and support the regulars who attend week after week. 2. The High Court Injunction DOES NOT stop demos on other days of the week! Highly effective demos are regularly held outside of the exclusion zone on South Parks Road and in the City Centre. Stay in touch with the SPEAK Campaign for dates, but also organise your own. Get together with a group of friends, get to Oxford and get active!! 3. Sign up to receive the SPEAK Campaigns action alerts via email, and voice your disgust to those who support this torture lab being built - via email, letter and phone. It is not illegal to make these companies aware of the FACTS re vivisection, and many such companies pull out when they realise what they are involved in! 4. Contact SPEAK for leaflets, posters, petitions etc and get out on the streets of your own town and raise awareness of the issues. Our most effective weapon is the TRUTH!! 5. Join SPEAK, send them donations, fundraise for them and support the campaign in any other way you can. STOP THE OXFORD ANIMAL LAB!!

Click the SPEAK banner to go to their website, where you`ll find loads more information about the campaign, including full restrictions imposed by the High Court Injunction

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