some of you might like to know that there's an online petition in support of stopping Gary McKinnon being Extradited to the United States under the new one sided fast track extradition treaty. This so called treaty has only been signed by the UK and not by the US. Well, six people here have signed my popular pledge, boycott Israel (popular because if you look at www.pledgebank.com , it usually has the most comments). You are welcome to advertise for signatories in my pledge, as someone just did for a Srilankan pledge, which I also signed. I would also suggest a dummy run, where as many people as possible attend, place ourselves around the perimeter, and show that we cannot join hands. Tell media etc what its all about and hope they cover the story on TV. Use megaphones and see if the protest can be heard at Westminster. Make the point of emphasising the fact that your protest will be 100% legal. I did not quite understand that when I first skimmed over this pledge. Dress up as prisoners maybe, to show what will happen if you take a step too close. Regarding Steve's "dry run" idea, it seems it could safely occur within the zone, aiming to surround as big an area as possible. The police would have no power to intervene since people would not actually be protesting, merely practicing. Which reminds me of an interesting idea I once read regarding those signs in airports warning against