Some impressions from the People's March 4 Europe

Today we were again in London for yet another #StopBrexit march. As with all the other ones before attendants were in good spirits and had turned out in large numbers.

Here are some photos taken on the way (also scroll down to find some links to newspaper articles about the march):

Approaching the march from behind on Park Lane, near Curzon Gate

The march started at the time stated in the info pack, at 12 noon!

Lots more marchers were queuing from the
direction of Hyde Park Corner Underground station.

They all had to wait for us!

The Lib Dems loud and proud.

Once all marchers from Park Lane had gone past
them, they were allowed to join in.

Walking down Piccadilly, next to Green Park.

"I'd rather be drinking tea right now!
NO RIGHT to take our EU RIGHTS.
BREXIT? Brexit? What the fu is Brexit?"

"Don't leave us stranded with Brexit idiots!"

On St James's Street.

St James's Palace in front of us.

Turning onto Pall Mall.

Chanting "This is insane - we must remain!"

"Newport Pagnell
Small towns
need close ties
and large markets!"

Exit Brexit
before GB sinks
Brexit costs too much!
We can't afford Brexit!"

Getting closer to Trafalgar Square

"Read the hat"

Finally down Whitehall, Big Ben is in sight.

"Hard Brexit is Hare-Brained"

"Brexshit"

"Brexit Circus"

At the end at Parliament Square was a
big screen showing what was going on on the stage.

Listening to some of the speakers at Parliament Square.

Another hat.

Beautiful flags!

Some newspaper articles about the march:

Evening Standard: People's March for EU: Thousands of anti-Brexit activists descend on central London in 'Autumn of Discontent' protest

The Guardian: Calls for unity as thousands attend anti-Brexit rally in London

The Independent: Thousands of anti-Brexit protesters march on Parliament

ITV News: Anti-Brexit marchers descend on Westminster to demand Britain stays in the EU

The Telegraph: Brexit protest: 'Incompetent, dysfunctional, disunited': Vince Cable tears into Theresa May's government

Please also take a look at the updated Events page!

Winchester is a good place for a pro-EU gathering!

Today we had our Pro-EU gathering in Winchester at the Buttercross. It was a very friendly affair and while we encountered some Brexiters, the discussions remained civil. The great majority of people who approached us were agreeing with what we were there to represent: the will for the UK to remain a member state of the EU. Thank you to everybody who came along to support us!

The European Movement had set up their street stall from 2pm and some members of the Win-IN and The 48% - Winchester groups were there early to also join in with the fun of talking to people, and hand out EU flags to children and leaflets to interested grown-ups.

We had a some more people join us at 3pm which was the agreed time for our gathering. I only have a few photos which don't show all of the people who were there so this will have to do.

After this, a good number of us went to the pub to socialise a little among the different groups.

We are hoping to be working together with the European Movement again on organising some more of these afternoons!

Finally here are some photos of some of the leaflets that we were handing out today:

(All copyrights of photos are with the people who took them!)

Tomorrow: another street stall by the European Movement

Again, if you should have some time tomorrow (2 September), go and have a look (or even better help!) at the second street stall that the local European Movement group has organised. They are gathering at the Buttercross in Winchester at 2pm and will join the Win-IN/The 48% - Winchester gathering at 3pm!

Wear something blue, bring a flag, come and support us! Spare just few minutes or couple of hours! It is the future of our children we are protecting.

More info about the European Movement here:
http://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/

Tomorrow: European Movement Day of Action

Just a quick note: if you should have some time tomorrow (5 August), go and have a look (or even better help!) at the street stall that the local European Movement group has organised. They are gathering at the Buttercross in Winchester at 10am for a couple of hours!

More info about the European Movement here:
http://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/

Fancy a gathering in town?

Updated to make clear that this is a gathering only (not a march):

We have decided that in September we would like to gather in town with flags (EU and/or Union Jacks) and friends! Fancy coming along?

Sign up by clicking on the flag, the link will take you to our Facebook event page.

You can email the image to your friends to invite them too - download here!

More events can be found on our Events page!

Have a great summer, everyone!

Finally we have the last presentation from the Law Forum in May

Sorry, it took so long but we finally have all of the presentations uploaded as PDFs. You can find them on the Resources - HampshireWelcomesEU event page. The information given there is valid as long as the UK is still a member of the EU.

As you know Brexit negotiations are ongoing and nothing has been decided as of yet about what will be the rights and status of EU nationals in the UK and UK citizens in the other EU member states after March 2019. If you should have any questions regarding whether you should obtain Permanent Residency now or wait with applying for a new status after Brexit, please contact us and we will try to point you to the right places to find answers.

Claire Bradley at the 14 May event

Upcoming marches

Can I draw your attention to a couple of marches that are being planned in September and October. Please attend them if you can! Please also keep an eye on our events page for other upcoming activities!

People’s March 4EU Saturday 9 September 2017 Park Lane, London	See details in the Facebook event post. Help with the funding of the march!
StopBrexit National March Manchester Saturday 1 October 2017 Manchester	See details in the Facebook event post.