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Cannabis demo at Westminster
Don Barnard Press Release
Wednesday 14 Jan 2004 Legalise Cannabis Alliance, News Bulletin: 3/04 - Cannabis demo at Westminster I refer you to the communication from the Friends of Worthing Koffee shop. [See Eds.notes] I can only hope you see it of sufficient import to give it an airing? The protest will begin at Mid-day outside parliament.Wednesday January 21st Kind regards Don Barnard Press Officer Legalise Cannabis Alliance PO Box 198, Norwich, NR3 3WB http://www.lca-uk.org donbarnard@lca-uk.org Tel: 07984 255015 Editors Notes: FREE THE WORTHING ONE Dear Friends - As most of you are now aware, cannabis campaigner Chris Baldwin was locked up in Highdown Prison on January 9th. Friends and Supporters of Chris Baldwin are preparing to protest outside parliament fifteen days into his prison sentence on Wednesday January 21st from Mid-day, and are currently informing the local authorities of the plan. Many are so angry that Chris was imprisoned that they are planning to spend the night "homeless" in sympathy to Chris, close friend Winston Matthews of Horley said "When Chris was sent down, I felt really let down, to me its simple, if cannabis users are still to be locked up, we are not being treated as UK citizens, it is in effect like being homeless, we will be sleeping in St James Palace Park, as the end to our peaceful protest" Clara O'Donnell of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance a registered UK party said "With the law change taking place in less than two weeks, it seems a little mad that Mr Baldwin who uses cannabis for medical purposes and cannot walk without crutches, will be locked in a cell at a huge cost to the taxpayer" The protest will begin at Mid-day outside parliament. The protesters will demand that Chris Baldwin, Worthing's Cannabis Cafe Pioneer is freed immediately, and that cannabis be legalised. Chris Baldwin mother Dorothy Baldwin, aged 81 said "My son has helped hundreds of people who are sick, we need to be strong for Chris, so I would ask anyone who knows him to come and show their support of my son" If the protest falls on deaf ears, the protesters plan to be back on Wednesday 28th January and again spend a night homeless before spending Thursday 29th January protesting at the Home Office. The protest promises to be a peaceful one, campaigners are asked to make posters, wear fancy dress and bring smiles and laughter, a spokesperson for the Friends of Worthing Koffee Shops said "The police have always been happy to allow us to make peaceful protests, and we successfully protested last summer in London on behalf of Biz Ivol an MS sufferer from Orkney, like always we have a reason to be here and we need everyone to show their support".... End
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