The ruling authorities succeeded this time to disrupt the holding of a mass protest rally against the predatory pension reform.
The Committee "Pensioners for a decent life!" has already held two mass rallies in Novosibirsk - June 16 (on Lenin Square) and June 28 (in Pervomaisky Square) with the active support of a number of socio-political organizations (AUCPB, RKKP, "New Reds" and Left Front). At the last rally on June 28, more than 2,500 people gathered (judging by the number of signatures against the pension reform collected at the rally).
AUCPB at a rally of trade unions FNPR July 17
The rally on July 12 at the SPSL was planned for many thousands to attend. This seriously alarmed the authorities. From mass meeting to meeting the mass protest increased. The authorities quickly found a way to disrupt the rally. They say, at the same time, a cultural youth event "Creativity in the city" had already been announced at the same place. Similar events were announced at other central venues of the city. An appeal against the illegal actions of the mayor's office did not work - the femida took the side of the authorities.
Committee "Pensioners - for a decent life!" rejected the proposal of the mayor's office to postpone the meeting in Narym Square - away from the city center. After all, the authorities grossly violate the current legislation of the Russian Federation, the right of citizens to freedom of assembly. The meeting took place at the National Public Library for Science and Technology in the form of a meeting of citizens. About 500 people gathered - only a few, because the authorities did not give the opportunity to conduct full-fledged agitation. The "Youth" event was not there - music sounded out and 10 ordinary people listened to it. Obviously, this is a setup. The meeting passed without incident. We called on citizens to take part in the following rallies of protest. They collected signatures against the pension reform, 25,000 signatures have already been collected.
Organizers of mass rallies in Novosibirsk intend to continue protest actions. At the next meeting - on July 26 - we submitted three notifications (for three sites): from the Committee "Pensioners for a decent life!" - from the SPSTL (Pimenov square), from the AUCPB - in Pervomaisky square, from the fund "We are against corruption "- at the Globe Theatre. The mayor's office banned all central areas, they were already allegedly being "rallied". Protesters were sent to the periphery - either to the city airport, or to the Ob River.
Bolsheviks of the AUCPB also participated in a rally of FNPR trade unions on July 17 in the park "Gorodskoe start", where we distributed leaflets with an invitation to a rally on July 26.
The next rally against the pension reform will be held on July 26 in the Park "Gorodskoye Nachala" (near the Ob River) at 18:30. The organizers agreed to this site, so that the authorities will not be given the opportunity to stop the rally this time. We call on all Novosibirsk citizens to support the rally on July 26.
EVERYONE TO THE MEETING!
A.V. Denisyuk
