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SOURCE: REAL NEWS: <\/em><\/strong>Organizers call for fed-up residents to support \u2018Freedom March<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 on March 13<\/p>

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Fed-up nationals and residents who have been calling for a march<\/a> of protest<\/a><\/strong> will be able to put boots on the ground on March 13, as organizers report they have received police permission for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action is being organized by radio personality William \u201cZizi\u201d Thomas and Vere \u201cLone Wolf\u201d Bird III.<\/p>

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<\/a>Thomas notes that the march will take place in the afternoon, as many people have complained that the recent morning pickets \u2013 in protest of hikes in vehicle-licensing fees \u2013 do not accommodate their work hours.<\/p>

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The exact route \u2013 which will take protesters through the streets of St. John\u2019s \u2013 will be given closer to the date of the event, Thomas adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, he encourages those who are \u201cfed-up with the high cost of living; the bad roads; the lack of regular water and reliable electricity; the ailing healthcare facilities; the new taxes; and the Government\u2019s lack of accountability\u201d to begin crafting their slogans and placards.<\/p>

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While it is a non-partisan activity intended to protest the financial and other pressures being inflicted by the Gaston Browne Administration, the United Progressive Party is throwing its support behind the March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Party is gratified to see citizens and residents organizing this resistance to what\u2019s happening now,\u201d a UPP official says.<\/p>

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\u201cWith so many persons being afraid of financial and other victimization, we see it as a good thing that this march is a response by the people.<\/p>

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\u201cAnd whenever our citizens and residents stand up against dictatorship or hardship, this \u2018People First\u2019 party will be right there, standing with them,\u201d the official adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 13 has been selected for its significance to Caribbean politics and governance. It is the date, in 1979, on which the people of Grenada rose up and overthrew the regime of Prime Minister Eric Gairy \u2013 a revolution immortalized by King Short Shirt in the calypso \u201cViva Grenada.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SOURCE: REAL NEWS: Organizers call for fed-up residents to support \u2018Freedom March\u2019 on March 13 Fed-up nationals and residents who have been calling for a march of protest will be able to put boots on the ground on March 13, as organizers report they have received police permission for the event. The action is being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":227148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n\u2018Freedom March\u2019 Protest on March 13 - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join the Freedom March on March 13 as fed-up residents unite for change. 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