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Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
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The washed-out sign has a quote from Teddy Roosevelt: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
Thousands of protesters converge on Tahrir sq. in an ant-government protest, against Mubarak and his corupt regime
Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
(Photo by Brandon Wu)
These pics are from a public protest to counter Colombia President Alvaro Uribe’s campaign of misinformation about the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. The Colombia FTA would expand NAFTA to the country with the highest level of unionist murders in the world. More than 450 unionists have been killed by right-wing paramilitaries - and in some cases by the Colombian army - during President Alvaro Uribe’s reign.
To learn more go to Citizen Vox and Eyes on Trade.
Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Protest against a rule in Sweden that forbids bar patrons from breaking into dance at establishments that don't have a specific dance license.
Hamburg, Germany 2014/06/30
Protest against Ikea opening
Protesters and local residents gathered against the first German Inner City Ikea. Police and Security is protecting the entrances.
Within 2 years Ikea erected a 7 story bunker building in the heart of Altona-Altstadt, a multi ethnical residential area. Protesters make Ikea accountable for increasing rents, increasing traffic and pollution and the effects of a wider gentrification, which will force people with lower income out of their inhabited area and local business to shut down.
This man helped guide 1000+ protesters through the streets of Boston, past police, all the while boosting morale. All in a days work for the resistance.
While one of them was being put in handcuffs, I said to him: "sure you don't want Second Amendment rights?" Got dirty looks from both the protesters and the cops.
Invest in our future! Better school funding! Fund the Future. Prioritize public education, not private prisons
A WWII Veteran exercises his right to protest. Strobist info: Canon 580EXII with shoot-through umbrella camera left; YN560 camera right, behind subject for rim.
See more of his story at jasondietrich.zenfolio.com/blog/2012/8/a-wwii-veteran-exe...
European Central Bank Protests. Nothing says "protesting greedy capitalist pigs" like setting on fire the trashcans in Frankfurt's low income housing area. Because, you know, food stamps are capitalism.
Images *must* be attributed to J Mikka Luster jml.is
During the first afternoon in Prague, Fotomom and me were sipping on a well-deserved Czech cold beer while all of the sudden these protesters came by. I don’t read or speak Czech very well, but images speak louder than words. Apparently these people were not happy with the initiative a certain country took to build a rocket shield against “terrorist attacks from countries like North-Korea and Iran”. It will be build in cooperation with the Czech Republic and Poland.
In my opinion this project is completely senseless and only good to fuel the pockets of those who run the American weapons industry because I don’t believe these so-called ‘terrorist countries’ have the technology to build balistic missiles that reach all the way to Europe. And even if they did I don’t think they would attack any European country.
Innitialy President Putin from Russia was against this plan. But this week he has been talked into cooperating in the project as well. The result in the long run? More fear of terrorists who are not there, more provocation to the so-called terrorist countries whos citizens will only start to hate the Western world even more, and thus sow the seeds of terrorism anyway. It seems that after the cold war has ended the weapons industry is trying to find new enemies to make more money. And I am afraid that they will succeed.
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Tijdens de eerste middag in Praag, zaten Fotomom en ik net aan ons eerste welverdiende Tsjechisch biertje te nippen toen er opeens een protestoptocht aan ons voorbij trok. Ik lees of spreek bijna geen Tsjechisch, maar beelden spreken vaak meer dan woorden. Blijkbaar waren deze mensen niet zo blij met het initiatief van een bepaald land om een raketschild te bouwen tegen “terroristische aanvallen van landen als Zuid-Korea en Iran”. Het zal worden gebouwd met behulp van Tsjechië en Polen.
Naar mijn mening is het een compleet zinloos project en alleen maar goed om de portomonee te spekken van degenen die de Amerikaanse wapenindustrie beheren want ik geloof niet dat deze zogenaamde ‘terroristische schurkenstaten’ de technologie hebben om balistische raketten te bouwen die zo’n lange afstand kunnen overbruggen. En zelfs als ze dat wel konden. Dan hebben ze naar mijn mening nog geen reden om die op welk Europees land dan ook af te vuren.
Aanvankelijk was President Poetin van Rusland fel tegen dit plan. Maar helaas heeft hij zich deze week om laten praten om ook aan dit project mee te werken. En je kan raden naar het resultaat op de lange termijn. Meer angst voor terroristen die er niet zijn, meer provocaties van deze zogenaamde schurken staten wiens burgers alleen maar meer haat tegen het Westen zullen ontwikkelen waardoor het zaad van terrorisme ook daadwerkelijk gezaaid wordt. Het lijkt erop dat de wapenindustrie na het einde van de koude oorlog meer vijanden probeert te kweken om meer geld te kunnen verdienen. En ik ben bang dat ze daar in gaan slagen.
Hamburg, Germany 2014/06/30
Protest against Ikea opening
Protesters and local residents gathered against the first German Inner City Ikea. Police and Security is protecting the entrances.
Within 2 years Ikea erected a 7 story bunker building in the heart of Altona-Altstadt, a multi ethnical residential area. Protesters make Ikea accountable for increasing rents, increasing traffic and pollution and the effects of a wider gentrification, which will force people with lower income out of their inhabited area and local business to shut down.
July 16, 2009. Campbell Park, Bloor-Lansdowne Toronto. Residents protest against the temporary garbage dump in their park. The people in yellow are City managers helping residents to load garbage onto the pick-up truck which is then driven to the rink.
Greater Manchester Police has been dealing with large scale protests, as pro-Palestinian and Israeli demonstrators took to the streets of Manchester city centre.
The demonstrations have taken place in response to events taking place in Gaza and understandably, the situation in Gaza has provoked strong emotions among communities here in Greater Manchester. This has resulted in almost daily protests, with hundreds of people taking part in the demonstrations.
North Manchester Division’s Chief Superintendent Nick Adderley has been a regular face in the city centre during the protests. He said: “The protests have caused disruption to a number of shops and businesses along Market Street and King Street but finding the balance between facilitating lawful protest and the rights of business to trade, is never going to be easy.
"Through the hard work of officers, staff and our partners, we have managed to provide reassurance, as well as a firm commitment, that we will endeavour to strike the right balance, ensuring that the law and the human rights act are observed.
“The greatest challenge faced by officers, when dealing with such protests, is the expectations of the public placed upon them to ‘sort the problem’. This protest is no different and I have seen first-hand the pressure placed upon officers to move to one side or the other.
“The professionalism I have personally observed from our staff is of the highest calibre and is the envy of the world. GMP can proudly boast of its successful record in dealing with protests yet I never see any hint of complacency.
“When required officers have been firm and direct, yet polite, courteous and extremely patient. They have engaged with protestors from both sides and helped them to understand the role of the police. I need to specifically mention our Protest Liaison Officers who are right in the thick of the protestors, brokering deals and working with them to set clear expectations of the do’s and don’ts. It takes a certain kind of officer to undertake this role and I have observed the most incredible levels of tenacity, professionalism and integrity from each of them, each and every time I have been at the protest sites.
“As with most protests, the vast majority of people who we deal with are decent, hardworking and simply want to exercise their democratic right to protest, but as we can appreciate the current conflict in the Middle East is highly sensitive and emotive, leading to the odd few stepping over the line and committing criminal offences and hate incidents. Our officers have dealt with these incidents proportionately and fairly, maintaining the legitimacy and integrity of the policing operation.
“What is always pleasing to see is the attempts our officers make to build an appropriate rapport and relationship with the protestors and to adopt an approach of co-operation rather than using ‘coercive power’. It is these observations that make me extremely proud to be GMP officer and to have the privilege of standing shoulder to shoulder with our officers, even in the pouring rain.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
A protest outside the White House after Donald Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC.
29.05.2012
Protest against dismantling of Usfasngandu & calling end to the coup government
www.mvdemocracy.com #Maldives
Bloodbath at Iraqi church sparks local protest
By Joyce Coronel | Nov. 9, 2010 | The Catholic Sun
A brutal terrorist attack Oct. 31 on a Bagdad Syrian Catholic cathedral left 58 dead, including three priests and several children. The massacre in Iraq sparked a Nov. 8 protest in downtown Phoenix.
Wearing black, carrying posters and waving Assyrian and American flags, about 600 protesters converged on Cesar Chavez Plaza. Many were from Iraq and belong to Assyrian, Chaldean and other Eastern Catholic churches across the Valley.
Chanting “We want peace,” and boosting signs that read “America wake up!” they held photos of some of the victims lying in pools of blood, and listened as Steve Darmo, an ASU student, addressed the crowd through a loudspeaker.
“They died for love and peace ... they didn’t pray for Christians or Muslims or Jews. They were praying for humans. We’re not here to let their blood go to waste,” Darmo said. “We’re not going to let this genocide go on.”
Mona Oshana, carrying the red Lectionary used at her Assyrian church in Phoenix, expressed her anger and frustration over the murders as sweat poured off her brow in the noon-day sun.
“How long will the body of Christ stay silent?” Oshana fumed. “This is not just about the Christians of Iraq. This is about the body of Christ that’s being decimated in the roots of where Christianity came from. Where is the outrage of the body of Christ?”
Ban Salman, an Iraqi woman standing beside her, carried a framed picture of her cousin who was killed in the massacre.
Oshana choked back tears as she retold how nine terrorists, wearing explosive-packed vests, stormed the cathedral.
“A woman trying to save her child from the bullets covered her child with her body,” Oshana said. “They flipped her over and purposely killed the child and allowed the child to die in front of the mother while she was holding onto his neck because he was bleeding.”
Iraq, a country of 31 million, is home to just 500,000 Christians. The terrorists who invaded the church claimed to be members of an Al-Qaeda cell and held 120 churchgoers hostage during the ordeal. One attacker blew himself up; the others were killed when Iraqi security forces entered the building.
Msgr. Felix Shabi, episcopal vicar for the Chaldean Catholic Church in Arizona and a native of Iraq, was not able to attend the Nov. 7 protest, but relayed some of the details of the attack in a phone interview with The Catholic Sun.
“When [the terrorists] came to the church, the priest had just finished reading the Gospel,” Msgr. Shabi said. “He told them, “Please, we are praying, just leave us in peace.”
The terrorists demanded the priest make an Islamic announcement. When he refused, he was shot. They then demanded that a 4-month-old baby who was crying “shut up.” A second priest told the terrorists the mother was trying to calm the infant.
The gunman’s response was to shoot the priest, then turn his gun on the baby.
“We need your prayers and support,” Msgr. Shabi said. “Our hands, our hearts, our brains, are all mingled with the blood of martyrs.”
Mike Darmo, spokesman for the American Assyrian Youth Coalition, which was formed in the days after the attack on the church, said about 20 Muslim leaders were at the protest too.
“People are dying for no reason. Terrorism is hateful and we must stop it,” Darmo said. “What we’re here to do is make the world aware and join in a coalition of every religion to stop terrorism.”
Similar protests were held in other U.S. cities Nov. 7 as well. Pope Benedict XVI condemned the attack, calling it savage.
“I pray for the victims of this absurd violence,” the pontiff said in a Nov. 1 address, “even more ferocious in that it has been inflicted upon defenseless people gathered in God’s house, which is a house of love and reconciliation.”
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On the 9th of October, Me and several others took cover under the bridge here as the Army APCs were running people over. Now (as of 2012) there's a graffito of Mina Danial in the same spot; the memories of Maspero will always be dark, but seeing this felt like part of the process of catharsis.
Hundreds of protestors marched through Melbourne's CBD on August 24, 2013 to protest against harsh new Australian government and opposition policies on refugees and asylum seekers.
Peaceful protesters have ensured that today’s demonstration organised by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has passed off without any major incidents.
Officers estimate that about 35,000 protesters took to the streets of Manchester city centre, today, Sunday 2 October 2011. No arrests were made.
The event started with a march that left Liverpool Road, and included two ‘feeder marches', organised by separate groups, which left from Oxford Road and Fire Station Square in Salford respectively, and joined the main congregation for the march.
The demonstration then went along Deansgate, John Dalton Street, Princess Street, Portland Street, Oxford Street, Hall Street, Bale Street and then arrived for a rally at No 1 First St.
Assistant Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: "Organisers of the demonstration made it clear that it was their intention is to demonstrate peacefully, as is their democratic right, and this is exactly what happened.
“We are grateful to those protesters who co-operated fully with the police.
“We are now working hard to ensure that all users of Manchester city centre are able to get back to normal business, albeit while the Conservative Party Annual Conference and its security demands continue.
"We have worked closely with partner agencies, including those who represent local businesses, and we fully understand their desire to ensure that the city can keep moving. I believe we achieved this as far as is reasonably possible today.
“As we estimate that 35,000 people attended, and that their march covered significant parts of the city centre, we did require a significant police presence, in the interests of public safety and protecting the city. A policing presence, albeit scaled down, will remain into the evening.
“We are now focused on delivering the highest standards of security for all involved and affected by the conference, which continues this week.
"Manchester is privileged to host the conference and the event is good for the city.”
To find out more about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Peaceful protesters have ensured that today’s demonstration organised by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has passed off without any major incidents.
Officers estimate that about 35,000 protesters took to the streets of Manchester city centre, today, Sunday 2 October 2011. No arrests were made.
The event started with a march that left Liverpool Road, and included two ‘feeder marches', organised by separate groups, which left from Oxford Road and Fire Station Square in Salford respectively, and joined the main congregation for the march.
The demonstration then went along Deansgate, John Dalton Street, Princess Street, Portland Street, Oxford Street, Hall Street, Bale Street and then arrived for a rally at No 1 First St.
Assistant Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: "Organisers of the demonstration made it clear that it was their intention is to demonstrate peacefully, as is their democratic right, and this is exactly what happened.
“We are grateful to those protesters who co-operated fully with the police.
“We are now working hard to ensure that all users of Manchester city centre are able to get back to normal business, albeit while the Conservative Party Annual Conference and its security demands continue.
"We have worked closely with partner agencies, including those who represent local businesses, and we fully understand their desire to ensure that the city can keep moving. I believe we achieved this as far as is reasonably possible today.
“As we estimate that 35,000 people attended, and that their march covered significant parts of the city centre, we did require a significant police presence, in the interests of public safety and protecting the city. A policing presence, albeit scaled down, will remain into the evening.
“We are now focused on delivering the highest standards of security for all involved and affected by the conference, which continues this week.
"Manchester is privileged to host the conference and the event is good for the city.”
To find out more about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website.
Visit twitter.com/#!/gmpolice to follow Greater Manchester Police on Twitter.
Protests against dirty money from Rebekah Mercer, Richard LeFrak Edwin Morgens, Robert Goelet, Scott Bok, Shaiza Riazi, Roberto Mignone in American Museum of Natural History.
Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
I went out at lunchtime to get a photo for my 7 days group. The theme being cars and 21st century I thought I should be able to get something fairly easily. Little did I know that it would actually be as easy as this. A group of what I can only describe as "new age" protesters had gathered at the BP garage right next to where I work to protest at biofuels. It was always going to be like shooting fish in a barrel. Must have took all of ten minutes. BTW the clowns got arrested, and by that I mean three protesters dressed as clowns. I don't know why. They looked completely harmless, although one did have a big bucket of water which turned out to be full of paper. What a laugh we had!! Seriously though you just had to see how many police were in attendance! Anyway very 21st century and cars related - no? Well there is a car in the background. And don't you just love the recycled sign? It's the business! Way to go!
This guy just has to be my 21st Century Tuesday pic.