"My summary of Friday's #reclaimtheline strike in White, 130 people got 45 minutes of protest, next to busy Lillydale Road, with much support, cheering and honking cars. 18 police swept in from one side telling us to disperse now, we tried to stall for our last 15 minutes but got 2 minutes"
A summary of one of eight teacher led #reclaimtheline protests in Melbourne, Australia Friday October 1st posted on Telegram
Yesterday was a day that protest again manifested itself in the Greater Melbourne Area. The #reclaimtheline protest nationwide in scope led by teachers losing their jobs over forced vaccination.
But for Melbourne this was the beginning of a public manifestation of protest that was suppressed by police towards the end of last week and into the weekend.
The protest movement opposing the lockdowns and forced vaccinations taking a rest and regrouping in more localized formations....
Now at 930 pm Eastern US Time, 1130 am Melbourne Time Saturday October 2nd the call to protest at Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne at Noon.
The location kept secret till now because of the expected police crackdown to prevent the protest.
Royal Botanic Gardens between the Shrine of Remembrance and the Yarra River in Melbourne.
On Friday Premier Daniel Andrews of Victoria, the state where Melbourne is located, threw down the gauntlet on vaccination, ordering some one million workers in various fields including farming to get the "Jab" by October 15th or lose their jobs.
A communications silence on Telegram right now to keep out trolls who may be attempting to confuse protest efforts.
The only message is that people should get into the area.
Now word that people are being asked to gather to the east side of the Shrine of Remembrance the west side of the garden to build up numbers there and move on the time 1215 pm, its now 1202 pm in Melbourne.
We will have to wait the emphasis now on getting to the site of the protest ahead of the police video will follow later...
Another gathering point announced due south of the Royal Botanic Gardens for 1230 pm, its now 1216 pm in Melbourne.
The next Telegram update from protest organizers set for 1230 pm.
Just to interject at this point I think there could be some movement of protesters around the south side of the botanic gardens at this point. Video not up yet.
Now Alexandra Avenue and Anderson Street listed as a 1240 pm meetup point.
The protest moving around the edges of the botanic gardens it appears.
At 1240 pm Stapley Pavilion inside the Royal Botanic Gardens listed as the 1255 pm meetup point.
Now organizers are asking for personal messages, photos, videos from the protest area to be sent via Telegram.
Its 1055 pm Eastern here in the US, 1255 pm Saturday in Melbourne still awaiting the information from protest organizers keeping a tight lid on their Telegram channels to prevent trolls from disputing the organizational efforts....
(11 PM EASTERN TIME US FRIDAY , 1 PM MELBOURNE TIME SATURDAY)
We have a video stream now up.....
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The group is moving from the Royal Botanic Gardens Stanley Pavilian towards the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. You can hear the cop chopper overhead.
"United We Hold The Line"
heard from the protest on the bullhorn.
"Freedom"
reads the banner at the head of the protest.
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The slogans coming from the protest group...
"We are people"
"We do not consent"
and others.
The group moving around the Sidney Myer Music Bowl
"*uck the jab"
"Our Bodies Our Choice"
also in the mix of slogans.
The protest moving across St. Kilda Road....
The police visible behind the protest at this point.....
The protest now on Southbank Road....the name on the map though is Southbank Boulevard.
They are right in front of the ABC in Melbourne, ABC News can't pretend they didn't see the protesters today, look out your windows mates....
The police off to the sides but they are around for sure.
Flight tracking information shared online says two helicopters overhead.
The protest moving on Southbank Boulevard and appears to be backtacking.
The protest on the move and crossing St. Kilda Road.
"For Our Children"
another one of the slogans being used.
The protest now moving back into the Botanical Gardens.
We can safely say there are hundreds of people in this group they may be trying to link up with another group there is some talk about that.
The police by the busload now showing up in the area but no move on the protest yet.
The crowd moving through the botanical gardens park and police are behind the group at this point.
Rukshan Fernandez now showing the police formation behind the protest.
A second busload of police showing up and they are gathering their forces at this moment.
The protest now at Stapley Pavilian in the Botanical Gardens.
The protesters helping the police following to get some brisk exercise today setting the pace of movement.
The cops asking some folks for their papers.
The protest coming out of the park onto Alexandra Avenue.
The Premier Dan Andrews now getting the slogan....
"*uck Dan Andrews"
The police are picking off the stragglers making several arrests.
The horseback police also in the area now.
"Shame on You"
shouted at the police.
The police attack on the protest is now underway.
They are breaking up the protest.
One of the video streams showing the Special Anti-Terrorism Police in the area.
An all out crackdown underway arrests being made....
Video of protesters moving away on the Yarra River Trail.
(12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME, 2 PM SATURDAY MELBOURNE TIME)
Protest organizers calling it a break for now, not necessarily a day but a break...there may be more later organizers stressing the need for more numbers on the street.
Videos from earlier in the protest today...the first some protesters reminding the police they are under the same order to vaccinate as others are....You see the special riot police maintaining distance at this point in the protest...This along Southbank Blvd.
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A sweeping view in the park as the police pursue the protesters just before they made their arrests...
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Livestreams down right now and we await any further word on protest in Melbourne today..So far on Telegram 282 votes cast on whether to continue the protest today the results confidential at this point.
HERE IS A VIDEO CLIP OF THE VICTORIA POLICE TAKING PEOPLE DOWN ON THE GROUND AND ARRESTING THEM IN THE PARK...
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(1230 AM EASTERN US TIME SATURDAY, 230 PM MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA TIME)
410 votes cast on Telegram regarding continuation of today's protest following the breakup by the police.
A PROTEST IN AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND TODAY WHERE THERE IS A LOCKDOWN SOME TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE PARTICIPATED....YOU TUBE VIDEO
As of 103 am Saturday here in the US 303 pm in Melbourne 346 people want to keep on protesting today.
Chapel Street and Malvern Road the meet point for protest continuation today southeast of of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
The Prahran Town Hall designated as next meet up point.
Princes Gardens Playground designated next.
Police spotted in Prahran Town Hall area. Police movements being reported but no protest movements yet.
The police around the Princes Gardens area two cars from the riot squad.
A bus load of police not too far away from this area as well.
People urged now to stay away from the park and move in another direction with heavy police presence.
(CLOSING DOWN AT 150 AM EASTERN US TIME, 350 PM MELBOURNE TIME)
May add more later but future posts will appear and be added to in the morning if nothing new is posted here.....
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