March for Alternative in pictures
28th March 2011
On Saturday 26th
March 2011, half a million protesters took to the streets of London
to support the anti-cuts demonstration organised by the TUC. In
what was a largely peaceful march, members of the public from all
walks of life joined forces to show the Con-Dem government just
what they thought of their sweeping agenda of cuts. Winding their
way through London, the march culminated in a mass rally where
speakers addressed the crowd, including Ed Miliband, leader of the
Labour Party as well as TUC general secretary Brendan Barber and
Billy Hayes, CWU general secretary.
Watch Ed Milliband's speech, read Brendan Barber's speech and watch live interviews with Brendan Barber and others.
The CWU
contingent, numbering about 1,000, assembled at Unilever House from
where they marched on to join the rest of the protestors at
Embankment and on to the rally in Hyde Park. Waving flags and
banners, the CWU cut a colourful and vibrant group touting slogans
against the cuts and against the privatisation of Royal Mail.
Tony Kearns, CWU
senior deputy general secretary said: "Saturday's march
was estimated as one of the five biggest in British history. I
applaud all CWU marchers who took part in what was a fantastic day.
The mood was festive and energetic throughout the five hours it
took us to march to Hyde Park - there were so many people it took
us over two hours to reach the official start point at
Embankment!
"Overall the success of Saturday's march could be seen in the sheer number that turned up with banners, flags and home made posters.
"We will continue to stand in solidarity against the damaging cuts proposed by the Con-Dem government and against the privatisation of Royal Mail. Let's use this momentum to apply maximum pressure to the government to put an end to their dramatic agenda of cuts."
CWU general
secretary, Billy Hayes said: " Those who
turned out were marching for a positive future, a future which the
sweeping agenda of cuts does not support. The 500,000-strong group
out on the streets on Saturday are evidence that these cuts will
not work, that there is an alternative and that the government need
to wake up and listen to the people. We need to continue the fight
until this happens."
Have a look at the day in pictures below and visit our Facebook group for more information.
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