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Library Square Declaration

Posted on June 11, 2011 by democracycampyork

Underlying the cuts agenda there is a deeper problem with our democracy. There has been too little debate on policies and particularly these spending cuts; there has been insufficient presentation of alternatives, even within the labour party, who accept the … Continue reading →

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Events Calendar So Far

Posted on June 11, 2011 by democracycampyork

Saturday events: Saturday morning meeting at 9.30 to discuss running the camp through the day. 11am Declaration writing session 1: compiling a list of topics we want to include in the declaration so people can write up short paragraphs on … Continue reading →

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Friday Round-up

Posted on June 10, 2011 by democracycampyork

Today has been quite busy as we’ve received visits from a huge range of people. Council staff came to discuss our use of the space, the police called twice just to check up on us, the local CWU postal union … Continue reading →

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New Statement Released – Settling in for the night

Posted on June 9, 2011 by democracycampyork

At this evening’s meeting we agreed that, whilst the first (draft) statement was a goodstart, we could do better, and so we set about pulling it apart and came up with something better. So now everyone is relaxing and getting … Continue reading →

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We’ve arrived in the Square

Posted on June 8, 2011 by democracycampyork

Hello World, we are in Library Square, which is a hive of activity. Our anti-cuts, pro-democracy camp is coming together quickly. We’re trying to rush a photo of the camp to you, but until then make sure you’re following us on … Continue reading →

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