March for Palestine 14th & 28th October 2023
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I'm not surprised. Every week the situation is worse and the anger is spreading.
I can't do next week. Sadly there will probably still be a need for one. More than ever.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I hope so. It's a big reason why I turn out.
8ball
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Just seems bizarre that the fash would be out.
Gramsci
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Another thing when talking the head of PSC said as aside he'd been meeting police about march.
Reminds me groups like PSC put a lot of effort into organising these demos.
It takes up a lot of it's resources.
If people can't make the marches but can afford to help financially here is PSC donation page
Reminds me groups like PSC put a lot of effort into organising these demos.
It takes up a lot of it's resources.
If people can't make the marches but can afford to help financially here is PSC donation page
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
I saw that. Interesting juxtaposition of tourists and baton wielding police too
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
And a small but persistent demonstration against the ban of bully xl dogs
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Just happening to be in the area, I presume.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I was right next to it. Looked like it might turn nasty at one point. Coppers looked scared, which is when they are dangerous. They managed to get him onto the side street to take him away, which you can just about make out in the first half-second of my rubbish second-long video. It was at that point that it became clear that they'd just arrested one person. At first I'd assumed it was much bigger than that.
mojo pixy
...שלא נמצא בשמאל
Not really. They were almost certainly there to harangue the muslamic rayguns, it's normal behaviour for EDL types at a pro-palestine demo.
ska invita
back on the other side
Supposedly next demo is 11th Nov - so ive heard - might be wrong
8ball
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
They were pathetic. About a dozen sad old men stood behind a ring of coppers. I recognised a couple of them from two weeks ago
8ball
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What do they do? Just yell some racist slogans from behind their ring of protection?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Nope. they just stood there. I think if they'd started chanting the coppers might not have been amused.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yep. I just stopped briefly to laugh at them.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Fair dos. I still don’t get why they’d choose that over an afternoon in Spoons.
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
I happened to be in London at the weekend for other reasons, and prioritised getting down to the UFFC demo, cos that seemed like an event where one face more or less might make more of a difference, and also cos I don't feel hugely optimistic about either but the idea of a demo in London having some impact on the Met's behaviour seems more plausible than a demo in London having any impact on the IDF. When the UFFC got to Downing Street I peeled off to find the Palestine demo - wanted to try and join up with the TU or the Jewish bloc, and as it happened I think I found the march more or less right as the Jewish bloc was going past (I think, might also have been just that there were loads of Jews all over the place). Saw someone spraying some Free Palestine graff in broad daylight, which feels a bit more up-for-it than most to A-to-B demos, but for obvious reasons waited until they'd finished to get any photos. Good level of support from people in buildings and so on going past.
hitmouse
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Oh, and there was a sit-in at Waterloo Station as part of the demo - Protesters stage sit-in at Waterloo station, calling for Gaza ceasefire
Think Sisters Uncut and Na'amod took part among others:
Think Sisters Uncut and Na'amod took part among others:
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