We know the march is going to be huge. This is exactly as we want it to be. It will be the sheer numbers involved that will send a powerful message to the government.
But large numbers will put pressure on our assembly area and on transport to and from the event. So we have put together some briefings and advice on how best to get to and from the march and rally. We obviously cannot guarantee hassle-free journeys, but we hope this advice will help.
We want to make it easy for as many people as possible to get involved with the March for the Alternative, to show just how widely people are concerned about the government’s programme of fast, deep spending cuts. We’re trying to make the day’s events accessible to disabled people, with a short march point and a static protest, but we appreciate there will be lots of people around the country who aren’t able to make it along at all.
We’re backing an initiative of Disabled People Against Cuts and Beyond Clicktivism to produce an online map in solidarity for disabled people who cannot make it to the 26thMarch rally.
Here’s a video of Lorraine, a London commuting secretary, and latest recipient of the Order of the Alternative. She has been going above and beyond the call of activism by recruiting the whole double decker to work to come on the March for the Alternative. Can anyone top this?
This rather cheeky entry to the TUC’s video contest takes the idea that all cuts can have very real consequences, even if you claim they’re only small. The contest has closed now, and you can watch and have your say on the videos submitted, before the judges get their hands on them. There are some great ideas, and we’ll feature a few more of them here – as well as showing winning entries on the big screen at the rally on the 26th.
A number of people approached us some weeks ago about organising feeder marches on March 26th. We thought long and hard about this, but decided against, other than the TUC stewarded short assembly point in St James St for those unable to march the whole route. There are a number of reasons for this, but [...]
The March for the Alternative saw up to half a million gather in London on Sat 26 March to protest the government's plans for fast, deep public spending cuts.
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