Plans for May Day

The ‘Trafalgar Square Anti Cuts Occupation’ say they will celebrate their one month anniversary this May Day weekend with a 48-hour occupation starting at 6.30pm Saturday 30th April.

They have staged 24-hour peaceful anti-cuts occupations of Trafalgar Square over the last four weekends, with up to 100-200 people taking part each weekend.

This weekend’s occupation coincides with the London May Day Rally being held on Sunday 1st May on Trafalgar Square.
The occupation activists say their key aims are:

To raise awareness of the ideological cuts that the Government is instigating – without mandate – and how they are affecting the most vulnerable in society.


To create a safe space for all, including parents and children, where alternatives to current policy can be learned about and discussed, with workshops, talks, debates and creative art.

To defend the right to protest. The group intends to show that without police presence, protesters can organise themselves peacefully and lawfully. This has already been successfully demonstrated on previous occupations, when the police stayed at a distance and there was no conflict. If there are attempts to remove participants, they will resist non-violently through passive resistance. The group refuses to use violence when it is violence done to our society that it is trying to resist.

To make the square livable for 48 hours, participants are asked to look after the area and put litter in bins provided. And bring some food.