A call for international solidarity with protests in Egypt
[Updated 21 November,
10.34 with protests in Ireland, UK and Sweden, Canada, Germany - details of London demonstration on Saturday 26
November]
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are braving tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannon and live ammunition in demonstrations against the ruling military council in Egypt. By late on 20 November there were an estimated 100,000 in Tahrir Square according to eyewitness accounts and thousands protesting in every major city in Egypt. Their demands are clear: the downfall of Marshal Tantawi and Mubarak’s generals. As of Monday around 25 people at least had been killed and 1000 injured.
The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions issued a call on Saturday 19 November to its 1.4 million members in affiliated unions to join the protests in Tahrir.
Our brothers and sisters in Egypt inspired us all with their courage over the past ten months. Without them, would we have seen the Occupy movement? How would our own struggles against austerity and cuts look without the model of the Egyptian revolution, and the knowledge that ordinary people can change the world?
If you are organising a protest or a picket, particularly if you can mobilise support from the trade union movement in solidarity with the call from the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions, please let us know. We will list as many protests as we can on this page. Either leave a comment on this page or email menasolidarity@gmail.com. Send us pictures and we will publish them too.
Demonstrations organised worldwide in support of protests in Egypt against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
Monday 21
November
Ireland, Egyptian Embassy in Dublin, 12 Clyde Road, Dublin 4, 5pm
UK, Egyptian Embassy in London, 26 South Street, W1K 1DW 5-7pm
Called by Egyptian activists in London, same time everyday this week:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132162413560088
Sweden, Egyptian Embassy in Stockholm
http://www.facebook.com/events/291947014172336/
Canada, Montreal, a daily protest will be held starting on Monday, November 21, from 5-7pm Eastern time in front of the Egyptian Consulate. Here is
the announcement. We are with you! We also held a demo with Occupy Montreal on Saturday November 19.
https://www.facebook.com/events/279155768792664/
Tuesday 22
November
UK, Egyptian Embassy in London, 26 South Street, W1K 1DW 5-7pm
Mobilisation for
Trade Unionists and Students – bring your banners!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132162413560088
Canada, Montreal, in front of the Egyptian Consulate, 5-7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/279155768792664/
Wednesday 23
November
UK, Egyptian Embassy in London, 26 South Street, W1K 1DW 5-7pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132162413560088
Canada, Montreal, in front of the Egyptian Consulate, 5-7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/279155768792664/
Thursday 24
November
UK, Egyptian Embassy in London, 26 South Street, W1K 1DW 5-7pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132162413560088
Canada, Montreal, in front of the Egyptian Consulate, 5-7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/279155768792664/
Friday 25
November
UK, Egyptian Embassy in London, 26 South Street, W1K 1DW 5-7pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132162413560088
Canada, Montreal, in front of the Egyptian Consulate, 5-7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/279155768792664/
Saturday 26
November
UK, March to Egyptian Embassy. Meet Paddington Green, 12noon
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124100994367794
Germany, various cities, 2pm – 4.30pm
Berlin :https://www.facebook.com/events/191979577554422/
Duesseldorf : https://www.facebook.com/events/220990647974904/
Frankfurt :https://www.facebook.com/events/109011242547504/
Tuebingen :https://www.facebook.com/events/280259198684924/
Hamburg :https://www.facebook.com/events/263909396993753/

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