Organisers ditch plan for pro-Palestine vigil in Sydney on 7 October and push for Sunday protest in Hyde Park
by Mostafa Rachwani Social affairs reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6R6HK)
Police had opposed events being held at Town Hall on 6 and 7 October and launched supreme court action to have them ruled unlawful
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Organisers of pro-Palestine events planned for Sydney's long weekend have agreed to cancel a controversial vigil scheduled for Monday 7 October but are pushing ahead with plans to rally on Sunday.
New South Wales police this week launched supreme court action to have both events deemed unlawful, citing concerns over expected crowd size and potential hazards including planter boxes" at Town Hall.
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