Protest held in Bradford over Pakistan drones 'injustice' {uk}

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2012/sep/17/bradford-protest-pakistan-drones


A US drone flying out from Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

The people of Bradford are some of the most sincere, open-hearted people in the country, and without their phenomenal support the latest development in democratic protest would not be possible.

The Bradford Global Justice Movement has held two demonstrations over the use of armed dones within two months and put Bradford on the map with politicians from every corner of the globe, responding to our message of peace.

As a grass-roots initiative we pride ourselves on being normal, local people aiming to do good in the community. We don't have government funding or degrees from major universities; we are just local people concerned with the way that democracy is promoted abroad.

We believe that our work is shows what people can do when they think things through and work together. Crucially, it is showing that there is a non-violent way to exercise our democratic rights.