From 12 noon on Friday 22 June until 3pm on Saturday 23 June, EuroCitizens
will be organising a vigil below the British Embassy in Madrid (near Torre
Espacio, Castellana 259) to ask the UK government to defend our
citizens' rights which are under threat in the draft Withdrawal
Agreement between the EU and the UK (freedom of movement, professional
qualifications, family reunification, economic rights, political
rights).
Permission for the vigil has been applied for and the protest will at all times be good-humoured and well-mannered. We
know that we are not going to get huge crowds, but we would like to have as
many people as possible throughout the 27 hours of the vigil to show the
strength of feeling of UKinEU citizens who have already suffered nearly two
years of uncertainty and face losing key rights.
You can sign up for shifts at the vigil here:
Here is a rough timetable of events:
Friday 22 June
12 noon - demo begins
13.30 - speech by journalist and writer Giles Tremlett
14:00 - letter/s of protest to be presented to the Ambassador
14:00 - 20:00: demonstration continues with core presence
20:00 - 'Protest Picnic/Citizens' Rights supper' with speeches by (tbc) and music. People bring their own food.
12:00 - All-night vigil begins, continuing to start of events the next day.
Saturday 23 June
12 noon - full demo starts again with video connection with the rally in London / possible link-up with groups in other countries.
2pm - speech by (tbc)
3pm - End of vigil, possible laying of a wreath symbolising the death of UKinEU citizens' rights
We
hope to get musicians to come along at the high points. If you know any
(or are one yourself) or would like to volunteer to help the vigil
team, get in touch with Laura Clyde at: citizensrightsvigilmadrid@gmai
William Clarke has organised a T-shirt for the vigil which you can order here:
Some
of us will be in London at the demonstration for a People's Vote on
Saturday 23 when we will march with British in Europe for Citizens'
Rights (this was organised a while back). Get in touch with me at eurocitizens2016@gmail.com if you can be there - and we will arrange to meet up.
