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Third march on Parliament today

Protesters at last weeks rally

Protesters will march on Parliament yet again today to demand the removal of Premier Ewart Brown.A demonstration the third to take place in the space of a fortnight is planned for 12.30 p.m. outside the House of Assembly.

The organisers are a group calling themselves BERMUDIANS and a spokeswoman told The Royal Gazette last night that today's event was aimed at those with the ability to unseat Dr. Brown.

"The Premier is refusing to hear our cry," she said. "However, there are persons out there that do hold the power to replace him and tomorrow our cry goes out to them.

We must show them that this is not one group or another but the people of this Island standing united.

Our power is in our numbers."The spokeswoman urged those who want Dr. Brown to go to "come out and stand united once again".

The first protest, on June 16, was sparked by the Premier's decision to allow four former Guantánamo Bay prisoners to seek asylum on the Island.

Hundreds of people marched from Sessions House to the Cabinet building waving banners describing the Premier as a dictator and chanting "Brown must go".

PLPbackbencher Zane DeSilva said afterwards that he was called an "n lover" at the march, while Muslim spokesman Clinton Muhammad said he also heard the "n word" used.

Three days later, a second protest attracted about 1,500 people outside the House of Assembly but was considerably calmer than the first.

The BERMUDIANS' spokesperson said: "We apologise to anyone who was offended by any unkind remarks at the June 16th rally.

"I believe we know of only three such incidences. At the start of the rally, over 1,000 people are urged to remain respectful and they have.

"One or two latecomers may have been the exceptions."She said today's demonstration would be the last for a while but would take place come rain or shine.

"We feel that after tomorrow we will have addressed all of those persons that have the power to make the change.

"So it is important that we send the message of unity loud and clear once again tomorro

."We need to reflect the voice of the people. We will not give up.

We will continue our message of peace, unity and respect."She said BERMUDIANS would shortly be announcing a series of smaller public meetings.