Organisers said they would not be seeking to ban MPs from entering the Parliament but would instead be pressuring anti-privatisation backbenchers to speak out publicly against the $15 billion electricity sale.
Despite being opposed to privatisation, MPs failed to force a vote on the matter when it came before caucus because it would have shamed Deputy Premier John Watkins - a left-wing touchstone who would have been forced to vote against his faction because of Cabinet solidarity.
Mr Thistlewaite said MPs would not be barred from entering the building as they were during the 2001 protest against workers compensation reforms.
However, he said they would be pressured to publicly declare their stance either to the crowd outside or to the House.
Mr Thistlewaite will also be meeting community groups as early as next week in an effort to generate a critical mass of mainstream opposition to the sale.
"We've been overwhelmed by the response we've received from members of the community and a number of community organisations," he said.
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