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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
How Can We Look at Our Children and Say We Did Our Best?
Brian Haw has been camped in Parliament Square in London for 1,817 days - since June of 2001.
From his website: "Brian Haw, a 53-year-old father of seven, left his family home in Birmingham in June 2001 and moved to the pavement at Parliament Square, London. Brian has now lived opposite the Houses of Parliament for over two years, sleeping under a piece of tarpaulin and surviving on handouts from passers by. His original aim was to protest against the sanctions imposed on Iraq and during the build up to war, his pavement home became the focus of Britain's war debate. "
He mostly got away with this until last July when the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act was created. This Act sought to stop demonstrations in Parliament Square and its vicinity.
Yesterday, police raided Mr. Haw's camp and took away the art and posters depicting children harmed by depleted uranium. Mr. Haw has now stated that he will fast, as he has almost nothing else to lose.
"I want to go back to my own kids and look them in the face again knowing that I've done all I can to try and save the children of Iraq and other countries who are dying because of my government's unjust, amoral, fear - and money - driven policies. These children and people of other countries are every bit as valuable and worthy of love as my precious wife and children." Brian Haw
From his website: "Brian Haw, a 53-year-old father of seven, left his family home in Birmingham in June 2001 and moved to the pavement at Parliament Square, London. Brian has now lived opposite the Houses of Parliament for over two years, sleeping under a piece of tarpaulin and surviving on handouts from passers by. His original aim was to protest against the sanctions imposed on Iraq and during the build up to war, his pavement home became the focus of Britain's war debate. "
He mostly got away with this until last July when the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act was created. This Act sought to stop demonstrations in Parliament Square and its vicinity.
Yesterday, police raided Mr. Haw's camp and took away the art and posters depicting children harmed by depleted uranium. Mr. Haw has now stated that he will fast, as he has almost nothing else to lose.
"I want to go back to my own kids and look them in the face again knowing that I've done all I can to try and save the children of Iraq and other countries who are dying because of my government's unjust, amoral, fear - and money - driven policies. These children and people of other countries are every bit as valuable and worthy of love as my precious wife and children." Brian Haw
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