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Brixton Anti Cuts protest and town hall occupation!
A big crowd assembles outside Lambeth Town Hall to lobby council meeting
(© urban75, 23rd February, 2011)


On the 23rd February, Lambeth Council scheduled a meeting to vote on its proposed huge budget cuts and just like the meeting a couple of weeks before, a big crowd came out to voice their opposition.

Read the full background to the protest and occupation here.

Here's some photos from the protest.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Another big crowd assembled outside Lambeth Town Hall.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

At times you couldn't hear the speakers because of the tremendous noise coming from cars and buses all around!

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

TV crew outside.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

The occupation starts!

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Rushing into the council chamber. Some scuffles followed as security tried to insist that everyone should sit in an adjacent room.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

The protesters had other plans and headed for the stairs!

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

The first wave was unsuccessful, but at the second attempt, the protesters flooded in.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Inside the council chamber which was resonating with chants from the now occupied upper galleries.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

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Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011


Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

As protestors kept flooding in (and eventually taking the floor) the public meeting was abandoned and the officials went off to make their cuts in secret.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Protesters take over the council chamber. In his haste to depart the mayor left his speech on the table so every had a read!

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Downstairs, more protesters were held back in a hallway.

Brixton Fight the Cuts protest outside Lambeth Town Hall, Wednesday 23rd Feb 2011

Police blocking off the entrance.


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