United Against The Tories
National Demonstration
Saturday 26 June 2021
Assemble 12pm, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA. March to Parliament Square
The demonstration route will be:
***Stewards Needed***
If you can help out on the day with stewarding the demonstration please reply to this email with your name and phone number. Stewards will be fully briefed on the day plus we will have a zoom meeting next Wednesday evening. Stewards will need to arrive on the day by 10.30am.
Important Covid-19 guidelines for those attending:
- Maintain social distancing while on the protest and at the rally
- Wear a mask at all times
- Use hand sanitizer regularly
- If you feel ill or have any of the symptoms in the days leading up to the demonstration please stay at home
- Use the NHS free Covid tests before coming on the demonstration (tests available to order or pick up)
A Weekend of Resistance
We are proud to be supporting actions by Extinction Rebellion who, as well as supporting and mobilising for our big demonstration on 26 June, are organising an event straight after the demonstration and one on Sunday 27 June too. We encourage everyone to get along to these events too and make it a weekend of resistance. More details here
Support continues to come in from organisations and unions who are joining us on the day. Here's some of the latest:
 Watch and share this video from Jeremy Corbyn on why he's joining the demonstration: click to watch on facebook
Health Campaigns Together:
 We will join the demonstration to oppose upcoming legislation to reorganise the NHS around Integrated Care Systems that will embed the private sector even more in the NHS and undermine democratic scrutiny and accountability. We call instead for the renationalisation of the NHS and for a national care service.
Fire Brigades Union:
 The FBU backs the People’s Assembly’s demo on 26 June demanding a ‘new normal’ post-Covid and encourages those who can to attend. This government has blood on its hands for the way it has handled this pandemic. They cannot make working people pay for cost of it, whether that’s through a pay freeze or taking no action on fire and rehire. The chronic underfunding of public services has been exposed by Covid and this needs to change. We need to bring about an anti-austerity government that invests in public services, builds decent housing for all, protects trade union rights, and takes action on climate change.
Stand Up To Racism:
 A year on from the global wave of historic black lives matter demonstrations that played a major role in defeating Donald Trump and re-energised the anti-racist movement, we are now in the middle of a major racist offensive by the British government. Instead of responding positively to demands for action on institutional racism and the disproportionate impact of COVID19 in which tens of thousands died, the Tories have denied the existence of institutional racism, introduced a policing bill attacking travellers and the right to protest, launched new attacks on refugees and migrants, whipped up Islamophobia and welcomed the far right Islamophobe and antisemite Viktor Orbán to Downing Street. It's vital we stand up to this assault - that's why Stand Up To Racism is joining the demonstration on 26th June, as part of the "Resist the Tories' Racist Offensive" bloc. We hope you'll join us.
CLICK HERE to see previous email with supporting statements from, The Project for Peace And Justice, Unite the Union, Extinction Rebellion, National Education Union, Disabled People Against Cuts, NHS Workers Say No, CND, Stop the War and the Bakers Union.
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