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Activists challenge parliamentary system at Summit of Resistance
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MORE than 2,000 people took a stand against the current parliamentary system at the We Demand Change: Summit of Resistance festival in east London on Saturday.

The event was organised by a coalition of groups including Assemble, which is supporting the launch of grassroots democratic assemblies. 

Speakers included former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Greek ex-finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and anti-apartheid campaigner Andrew Feinstein.

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