A friend just rang to tell me that the BBC offices in Manchester have just been occupied..
The BBC offices in Manchester have just been occupied by Gaza solidarity activists, presumably in response to their decision to block DEC appeal adverts. The police had just arrived, but I don't have any more details as yet...
A quick web search tells me this is the address, if anyone fancies going along to support or join in:
BBC Manchester,
New Broadcasting House,
Oxford Road,
Manchester,
M60 1SJ
And from Socialist Unity:
In protest against BBC’s pro-Israel bias.The first comment says:
I got a txt message telling me. hopefully more details to follow.
I’m downlading pictures at this very moment, you should have some within the next 30 mins. I only took 427.Hopefully pics to come...
The Manchester Evening News is running the story.
The occupation ended when the senior manager on duty promised to meet a delegation tomorrow. 1-0 to protesters
The moral of this story is, if you haven’t occupied your nearest BBC office, what are you waiting for !!!!!!!
Comment by Richard Searle — 27 January, 2009 @ 8:16 pm