#100Women at Parliament Square 12 Sept 2018

We ask what point a vote... in a broken democracy? The women of Lancashire have called this because as a community and county, (through our local Council) voted NO to fracking here - but Parliament overruled this and the fracking site nears completion. We have demonstrated daily at the site for 20 months now... and it is soul-destroying to watch as the government plays Russian Roulette with our children's health and futures. We have been restrained from effective protest by the use of injunctions, and now feel we need to take our plight to the heart of the problem - government and its facilitation of a dangerous industry into our communities. The fracking firm Cuadrilla are hoping to develop the 'largest gasfield in Western Europe' here just outside Blackpool. In this 100th year since other mothers and grandmothers stood for better. fairer futures... we stand strong for our young and will not relinquish this responsibility. We'll be bringing a woolen length of 800 metres (made by women from across the world) that is symbolic representation of the horizontal pipe that is due to be fracked beneath us... do please join us and feel free to contribute woolen lengths, ... Please do click this event on Facebook if you are going - whether with us by coach or on another coach or under your own steam - want to see numbers attending and will set up coach list later - others from groups in London and South will meet us there - be a good one