Notts SOS website: Nottingham City Council ‘cuts budget’ day protests

Here are initial reports and links to photos and video, from Nottingham Indymedia, other individuals and mainstream press, of the lively Council House demonstrations in the Market Square and public gallery that Notts SOS and other protesters were ‘escorted' from (one carried out) by police so that the City Council cuts budget meeting could continue behind closed doors after being suspended during the action.  Protest started at 12 noon and continued until 7pm. Council leader Jon Collins was harangued in the Market Square in the evening and there was a 'Fight the Cuts' banner drop on Main Marian Way during the day. This was after over 1800 signatures were handed to him from a petition urging the council not to cut services, but to implement a 'needs-based' budget. On the same afternoon, Vodafone was targetted by Notts Uncut for its corporate tax evasion and was shut down yet again. There is a lot more to do now cuts budgets have been passed in both the City and County. Come to the next Notts SOS meeting at the YMCA/ICC on Mansfield Road, Monday 14th March at 7.30pm.

Also come to the Market Square again today (8th March) for the International Women's Day centenary events at 5pm focussing on the disproportionate effect of the cuts on women (then at Thompson's Solicitors at 5.30pm).

Many more forthcoming events in March 2011 listed here. Report continues at http://wp.me/p15Eeo-ry with links to articles from various media sources.