We really need this sorted for the next one.

The council must be bugged for the next 34 days.

I do reckon the Scilons have a part in this, as when they didn't know we were raiding, leaflets were fine.

I don't mind ringing or e-mail the council to obtain permission. Or just helping out elsewhere. I plan on bringing about 500/600 leaflets to the next protest. I brought 280 yesterday and they went fast.

I should be able to provide maybe 200 if we get the permission.

300+ from me again I reckon.

As in April when I supplied 400+ leaflets, I will gladly bring them in similar numbers as long as I know that the Council will let us and bobbies off the street won't ask us to stop.

I'll Email Mahendra Chauhan again tomorrow.

We also need backup if they give us a negative answer so I'll also contact Liberty, they are big supporters of the right to protest and free-speech.

http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/index.shtml

I'm going to see how many I can get done also, plan on bringing as many as possible.

sounds like a good idear

76:
When we contact the council, I think we should push the political aspect of the movement more. It may not seem it to some, but we are a political movement with an agenda to remove the Church of Scientology as an organisation from Birmingham and educate the people of the world on the dangers of the Church and that it must not be classed as a religion without major change.

If anyone in the council argues that this is not politics then they shouldn't be doing the job.

^ This.

I've said for a long time that in my opinion the human rights / religious angle is not the best. Politics is the easiest way about it, because if it comes down to it, we can form a party, for a few quid, and have our leaflets back.

If the BNP get to leaflet, those evil fucks, why can't we?

We can be party? =O

What would be our political slogan, 'For LULZ and caek!'?

Nah, our logo should be in the words of Swifty:

Anonymous: this man has his prioratys strate!

DEFINITELY.

Been doing a bit of research and have found some useful info about similar cases in the past.

I'll update you tomorrow.

Update of my research, as promised:

Case 1
Nottingham city council sent an email to someone following an enquiry regarding the leafleting for political causes issue:

Case 2
Lambeth Borough council backed down after threatening fines to a group leafleting about nuclear trains:

Case 3
Two people in Manchester were fined for leafleting, I have emailed their group to find out whether it went to court and what the result was.
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I'm thinking of emailing the Chief Legal Officer of Birmingham City Council as Mahendra Chauhan has failed to give us an answer after our initial email and 2 follow up emails.

Edit: The Chief Legal Officer for BCC is also the author of "Implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 for UK Local Government" so it seems he knows his stuff.

If we do get this sorted out drawn up a basic template (in this case, A4, although resizeable) for a leaflet. Space at bottom is for text.

Party Hard!!!

If the leaflet thing is sorted, I shall bring loads this time. I'll come pre-prepared with master copies of some to go photocopying and I'll bring like £10 worth of photocopied leaflets :)

Rightio,

Here's the draft email to Brum City Council's Chief Legal Officer

Feedback, thoughts, comments?

Capitalise Act, then I think it's good to go.

76, looks good. Just a few comments;

As rus said with "Act" as opposed to "act"

drop the first comma, ie "protests in Birmingham city centre, against "; it flows better.

I'd change the "On" to "At"

I'd drop the comma.

I know the HRA states "Freedom of thought, conscience and religion", but I'd suggest dropping ", conscience"
Add a bit about talking to us (general PR gumpf)
A comma after "Many thanks"

With all the edits (even I'm getting confused with them);

Nice one 76 and 323! See if we can get a posted response too!

Thanks for the feedback guys, I agree with all the suggested edits and will send the edited email this evening.

Hopefully we will get a quick positive response.

yea a quick relpy would be nice

I hope the reply is soon, the lack of replies before has been worrying.

Has there been any movement on this issue?

I have a couple of hours to kill on thursday and friday, and thought I might devote it to seeing if I can help get this moved forward.

None so far Leicsanon. So, feel free to do whatever you think you need to do :)

Is it possible to ring them up on the issue.

That's what I'm planning to do tomorrow and friday

cool mate, thanks. i've had my fill of them till next week.