Category Archives: Press Releases

Right to Challenge the Cuts Campaign celebrates

Today was an occasion to celebrate a victory for free speech, and to thank all those who have offered solidarity and support over the last few months – charges against Don had been dropped.  Don and campaign supporters attended Market Street … Continue reading

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Big Shout Out for Free Speech! Friday 3 May

This Friday, 3 May 2013, please come along to mark a victory for the Right to Challenge the Cuts Campaign.   Thanks to your help and support, the campaign now has cause to celebrate – charges against Don have been … Continue reading

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Don’t Cut Free Speech!

The Right to Challenge the Cuts Campaign stand up for freedom of speech, Saturday 23 March 2013. Photo by MR Swan Photography. Press Release 23 March 2013 – A campaign and petition to demand accusations be dropped against Newcastle youth work Michael … Continue reading

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‘If it can happen to Don, it can happen to anyone’ campaign launch

Press Release 16 March 2013 A campaign has been launched to defend a youth worker who was arrested and taken from his home by Newcastle police late at night, following an earlier incident involving Nick Forbes, the Labour councillor who … Continue reading

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Community organisations come together to defend free speech

Press Release 7 March 2013 The different community organisation that are opposing the budget cuts to services have come together in as an estimated 4,000 strong group to defend a youth worker after he was taken from his home by … Continue reading

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Newcastle Council Leader Nick Forbes orders the arrest of leading campaigner following 16 February march

A leading anti-cuts campaigner was arrested in his home last Saturday night after verbally challenging Newcastle’s Labour council leader Nick Forbes about the cuts budget he is implementing. Mr MacDonald (known to most people as Don) was served a fixed penalty … Continue reading

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Press Release: Supporters of the ‘HSBC 3’ plan a picket of Newcastle Central police station

Press Release: Supporters of the ‘HSBC 3’ are planning a picket of Newcastle Central police station on Thursday 30th December at 12 noon to demand that unfair charges are dropped. A defence campaign set up by activists in response to … Continue reading

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A defence campaign has been launched in Newcastle to oppose the charges against two demonstrators, Mark Pearson and Patrick Reay, who came out on 18 December 2010 alongside hundreds of others, to demonstrate against government cuts to education and other … Continue reading

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