Stop the City

Stop the City

The Stop the City demonstrations of 1983 and 1984 were described as a 'Carnival Against War, Oppression and Destruction', in other words protests against the military-financial complex. These demonstrations can be seen as the forerunner of the anti-globalisation protests of the 1990s, especially those in London on May Day and the Carnival against Capitalism on 18 June 1999. They were partially inspired by the actions of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp.

Activities that formed part of these events were separate day-long street blockades of the financial district ('The City') of London - which supporters of the protest argued are a major centre for profiteering, and consequently a root cause of many of the world's problems. One blockade involved 3,000 people, which succeeded in causing a £100 million shortfall on the day according to "The Times". Around 1,000 arrests were subsequently made by the police over 18 months.

ee also

* Green Anarchist
* Class War

* London Greenpeace


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