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Jill's
Day 2004 in Dover
The following report comes from a Midlands campaigner.
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After
travelling down to Dover in 2003 and having such a great day, we
were very disappointed with Jill`s Day in Dover this year!
The
weather was awful, strong gales and driving rain! It has to be said
that the turnout was very poor, compared with previous years, there
were less than 100 people. Some people may have been put off by
the weather. Lastly, the police seemed to be in absolutely huge
numbers and protesters couldn`t move an inch without having a video
camera shoved in their face!
But
there were still some good things about the day. Protesters gathered
for a rally at a shelter on the promenade. Veggies were there and
their vegan delights were as usual delicious! As we listened to
inspirational speeches given by some of the best known activists
in the movement today, protesters desperately tried to huddle under
the shelter for some respite from the rain! A 2 minutes silence
was held for Jill and the millions of terrified animals that had
passed through Dover over the years.
A
march set off towards the docks but sadly it was the promenade/pavements
all the way so our banners and placards were not seen by many of
the traffic driving by. At all previous Dover events in memory of
Jill, flowers were laid and tributes tied on the island by the docks,
but this year the police refused to allow us across to the island!
Shame on them!! So instead some people chose to throw their flowers
into the rough sea whilst others brought them back to be laid at
Jill`s grave and at Baginton. Back at the shelter, more veggies
food was very welcome but that was about the end of the day and
sadly it did not live up to Jill`s Day events that had gone before!
On
the coach back to Coventry, several people put alot of thought into
how a better tribute and memorial to Jill could be planned in future
years. An event that would do justice to Jill`s life and a day that
hundreds of people will be proud to say `I was there!` Jill`s Day
2005 was born!
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Come
to Coventry on Saturday 5th February 2005, for Jill and for
the animals!
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(note:
if look at the Jill's
day 2005 page ... you will see just how successful this plan
turned out to be!)
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