Day 272 - 02 Jul 96 - Page 11
1 "Paul Gravett discussed the fact that a new McDonald's
2 branch would shortly be opening very close to Caledonian
3 Road office. It was decided that the exact date and time
4 of the opening must be discovered before any demonstration
5 could be organised."
6
7 Can you remember whether or not there was a picket of --
8 A. Yes.
9
10 Q. -- or demonstration outside this new branch?
11 A. Yes, I can remember it and I was there and it was
12 organised by Hackney and Islington Animal Rights. That is
13 what I clearly remember.
14
15 Q. Okay. If we move on to between October 1989 and October
16 1990. Do you remember what anti-McDonald's activities were
17 organised by London Greenpeace, or within London
18 Greenpeace?
19 A. Yes. I mean, the answer is none. Between the date of
20 the 1989 anti-McDonald's fayre, which I think was October
21 26th, and October 1990, there was nothing at all organised
22 specifically against McDonald's by London Greenpeace. The
23 McDonald's campaign as a London Greenpeace campaign I would
24 say was in abeyance really. It amounted to no more than me
25 and maybe one or two other people answering McDonald's
26 enquiries in the office. The campaign was a local group
27 campaign carried out by different local groups, green,
28 environmental, animal rights groups.
29
30 Q. So to your recollection the next anti-McDonald's event
31 would have been the World Day picket in 1990?
32 A. Yes. And that was not just true for 1989-90. It was
33 also true for 1988-89. I mean, between the anti-McDonald's
34 fayre of '88 and, you know, the next thing we did was the
35 World Day McDonald's 1989. The same applied that year as
36 well.
37
38 Q. If we go on to page 55 of the notes, which are Mr. Claire's
39 notes.
40 A. Yes.
41
42 Q. There is reference to a picket outside Chapel Market
43 McDonald's?
44 A. Yes.
45
46 Q. Meeting at 12 noon outside the Body Shop on 6th January
47 1990. Do you know who that picket was organised by?
48 A. Yes, that was the Hackney and Islington Animal Rights
49 picket.
50
51 Q. Was that the same one then?
52 A. That was the same one, yes.
53
54 Q. Mr. Claire has said that -- well, he said two different
55 things -- he said that the next open meeting was discussed
56 and a topic had been picked, and then he says that the next
57 week's discussion -- sorry -- no, the meeting on 25th
58 January 1990 was to be a McDonald's campaign meeting. Do
59 you have any comment to make about that?
60 A. Well, it was not a McDonald's campaign meeting, no. I
