THE SILENT WALK FOR JUSTICE Dec 4 2009

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WELCOME TO JOIN THE SILENT WALK FOR JUSTICE

Edinburgh, Friday 4 Dec 2009
3.00pm - 6.00pm

Innocent people are imprisoned whilst criminals walk free. Families fight in vain to have crimes committed against their loved ones investigated. Dead children have organs removed illegally. Women and children face increased violence and sexual abuse. Councils rob the public of the use of common-good lands. Victims of crime are not being compensated whilst others fail to receive the care they require and deserve. Lawyers cheat their clients whilst public authorities withhold information and cover up for others.

The Silent Walk For Justice is held annually to honour those various people searching for justice, exposing the need for improvements within the Scottish justice system. The Freedom of Information Act was conceived as a means to give the public access to information, however, this is being often denied with the response that “it is not in the public interest”.

We the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children and friends concerned by such unfairness within the Scottish justice system, have the right to obtain documentation concerning our cases and our loved ones. We are families and friends together and with everyone else engaged in the pursuit of justice, WE ARE ALSO the PUBLIC and the documentation is in OURS and - THE PUBLIC INTEREST. We therefore request that the Freedom of Information Act is amended to fulfil our needs.

To honour our loved ones and in order to achieve better consideration under the Act, we will all meet at 3.00 p.m at the assembly area at the “pedestrianised area between the bollards in the High Street” (just east of St Giles Cathedral). We will then walk together in peace and in silence along the Royal Mile and stop in front of the Scottish Parliament. At the Parliament we will put down our pictures of our loved ones and our placards publicising the cause that we are individually fighting for and light our candles.

After a speech from one of the organisers of The Silent Walk For Justice, a representative from the Scottish Justice Department is invited to greet the people and reply to our demands for the reformation of the Freedom of Information Act. We will also give thanks to the Lord Advocate, Mrs Elish Angiolini, for introducing a new unit to investigate unsolved crimes.

Together we can make a change. Please join The Silent Walk For Justice!

Truth&Justice4All





PROGRAMME

3.00 pm Meet at the assembly area at the “pedestrianised area between the bollards in the High Street” (just east of St Giles Cathedral).
3.25 pm Bag piper will signal.
3.30 pm Bag piper will commence the walk.
4.00 pm Arrival outside the Scottish Parliament.
4.05 pm Set down pictures, placards and light candles.
4.20 pm Bag piper will signal.
4.25 pm Representatives from the Scottish Justice Department and others invited come out of the Parliament building. Representatives of the Scottish people and The Silent Walk For Justice will greet them.
4.30 pm Short speech from Guje Borgesson.
4.40 pm Short speech to the gathered crowd from the representatives of the Scottish Parliament.
5.00 pm The bag piper will signal for a ONE MINUTES SILENCE for all victims of injustices and miscarriages of justice.
5.01 pm ONE MINUTES SILENCE.
5.02 pm Bag piper plays a Scottish tune.
5.05 pm The representatives from the Parliament return to the Parliament building.
5.06 pm Bag piper will signal. Journalists are free to speak to the participants.
5.45 pm The pictures and candles are removed by their owners.
6.00 pm The Silent Walk For Justice 2009, concludes.


SECURITY RULES

THE BAG PIPER WILL WALK IN FRONT, A SHORT DISTANCE AHEAD OF THE PROCESSION. HE WILL LEAD AND WE WILL FOLLOW HIM DURING THE WALK. WE MUST ALL RESPECT HIS DIRECTIONS.

THE WALK MUST BE ABSOLUTELY PEACEFUL AND SILENT!

NO ABUSIVE SIGNS OR PLACARDS ARE PERMITTED, ONLY PICTURES AND POSTERS OF OUR LOVED ONES OR THE CAUSE YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO STOP US AND ASK ABOUT OUR MISSION
WE MUST CONTINUE TO WALK BUT THEY ARE WELCOME TO JOIN OUR WALK TO HONOUR THE WORK FOR JUSTICE.

WE MUST TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. EVERYONE MUST OBEY
TRAFFIC RULES INCLUDING THE DON’T CROSS RED MAN SIGN AT CROSSINGS PLUS ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE POLICE.

WE MUST ALL USE THE PAVEMENTS SAFELY AND
PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO STEP OUT BEYOND THE KERB!

WE MUST ALL SHOW RESPECT TO OTHER ROAD USERS
WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE SILENT WALK.

WE MUST ALL SHOW RESPECT WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT AND THE LORD ADVOCATE COME OUT TO MEET THE PEOPLE. WE WILL GREET THEM WITH THE RESPECT THAT WE OURSELVES DESIRE TO BE SHOWN BY THEM.

THE SILENT MINUTE FOR OUR LOVED ONES MUST BE RESPECTED!!

WE ARE RESPONSIBILE FOR PICKING UP OUR PICTURES, PLACARDS
AND CANDLES AT 5.45 PM AT THE END OF THE WALK.

Thank you all for respecting the rules!

WELCOME TO JOIN THE SILENT WALK FOR JUSTICE 2009!