Saturday
11 February saw a demonstration in George Square Glasgow. Though not
the largest protest I've seen on the Square it was colourful,
enthusiastic and mainly young people. This protest was against ACTA
the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which many believe will be a
direct attack on our basic human rights and the fundamental freedom of the
internet. What was significant about this protest was not that it
took place at all, but the fact that the same thing was happening
across Europe on the same day, city after city. This was a
pan-European protest. It is a tactic that those protesting against
the system should employ. Just as the ACTA is more or less global, so
is the attack on our conditions by the corporate Mafia, global, our
response can only succeed if we act globally.
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