Like you we are back from our Holidays and looking to get stuck into an active session of opposing ID cards. It’s clear that ID cards are being pushed ahead despite the continued opposition. Only this week James Hall head of IPS was claiming ID cards would become the main form of proving age for buying drinks in your local pub, and with some shops starting to ID pensioners don’t think those gray hairs will save you from needing to produce a card!
The scheme is launching in Manchester this Autumn, and we will be doing everything we can to campaign against it. If we can beat it back in Manchester we can stop it spreading. Now more than ever though we do however need your help. If you have been involved in the campaign but drifted away, this pre-election period is a crucial stage in which we can oppose ID cards and protect our liberty.
We have a number of meetings for local groups accross the region, in these meetings we will be planning what we can do to help oppose the scheme’s rollout in Manchester. So check out our events page and get involved!
+ MANCHESTER ALERT – DON’T BE A GUINEA PIG +
The Home Secretary’s summer re-launch of ID cards targeted Manchester as
a “beacon area” for the roll-out of the first cards. Having backed down
from a fight with airport workers and pilots threatening industrial
action over compulsory ID registration, the Home Office is now trying to
solicit volunteers.
Of course, people don’t always read the small print – so we need to
ensure that any ‘volunteers’ realise that registering for a card means
being tagged and tracked for the rest of their lives. And paying for the
privilege of being Whitehall’s guinea pigs.
The fewer that sign up, the easier it should be to scrap the whole scheme.
NO2ID is launching a rolling campaign to alert and inform the people of
Manchester and – as the National Identity Scheme’s net widens – the
North West, starting with a day of action on Saturday 10th October.
NO2ID groups and supporters from around the UK will be heading to
selected locations in Greater Manchester to hold street stalls, leaflet
and spread the word.
The following Saturday, 17th October, we shall be running more street
stalls in central Manchester and holding a public meeting at the Friends
Meeting House in Mount Street. Further activities and events will be
announced in due course.
Tags: Beacon Area, ID Con, Manchester
