You are in Library/Past events The 2005 Cannabis Education Rally 2005 saw a change from the previous years march and festival in Brockwell Park. Because of problems with the PEL the event moved to central London - Trafalgar Square. The weather during the week before had been cold and windy, but the day (Sunday 15th May) dawned sunny and it just got better. A clear blue sky and warm sunshine was the order of the day, all day. I didn't get to see the march this year, as I was tied up in the square coaxing a dodgey sound rig into life - nice bit of kit, it just didn't work very well. But it all came together apart from one blown fuse and I got a bit of sunburn. There was a very impressive range of speakers: Speeches from the Cannabis Education Rally - 15 May 2005, Trafaglar Square London Photos from the day here Roger Warren Evans Damien Turner Chris Baldwin LCA Worthing Caroline Coon Shane Collins Andrea Efthimiou-Mordaunt from ENCOD Alun Buffry Will Rodgers Greg Fox-Smith Helen Sello Zerrin Atakan's speech (read by Andy Cornwall) (Text version here) Howard Marks "Grandma" Patricia Tabram LCA Neath Lee Harris Silence for the recent victims of the drug war Peter Thatchell Sheriff from Crystals Coffeeshop Rocky van de Benderskum, LCA Canterbury Steve Pank Mark Gibson (text only) LCA Cumbria and THC4MS David Crane LCA North London contact Jeff Ditchfeild Richard Parry Tony Taylor Denis Peron George Melly Enthogen defence (OT mushrooms) Free Rob (part - start missed) Free Rob reprise Rev Paul Rick of Norwich LCA Susanna from Brazille THTC rapper Will Rodgers (reprise) Winston Matthews, LCA Surrey East More Page designed and maintained by UKCIA