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Photos and Videos from Saturday's orange block march and rally

Neon Black | 12.08.2008 22:00 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Repression | London

Here's some images and vids from the orange block march from the camp site to Kingsnorth station. As others have mentioned, the event really wasn't that fluffy, with one arrest plus another attempted arrest and baton attacks en route, plus many more arrests at the gates when demonstrators refused to obey a police helicopter dispersal order.

Video Climate dragons don't like eating coal! - video/avi 2.6M

Video A clown deceives children - video/avi 3.8M

Video We finally get moving as police end kettle - video/avi 8.3M

Video High spirits as marchers get sing-songy - video/avi 8.5M

Video The "disparate" (according to BBC) protesters march past - video/avi 8.3M

Video When police tape is broken, cops make an arrest and wield batons - video/avi 8.5M

Video Speech 1 - video/avi 8.3M

Video Speech 2 - video/avi 8.2M

Video Speech 3 - video/avi 8.6M

Video Speech 4 - video/avi 8.4M

Video Speech 5 - video/avi 3.8M

Video One minute freeze for zero economic growth - video/avi 8.7M

Video Change Is Gonna Come (even a cop was moved to tears) - video/avi 8.3M

Working class climate agency was discussed at several workshops
Working class climate agency was discussed at several workshops

A watched kettle...
A watched kettle...

This multicoloured dragon doesn't like being fed coal
This multicoloured dragon doesn't like being fed coal

A watched kettle...(2)
A watched kettle...(2)

Wanted for climate crimes
Wanted for climate crimes

Finally we get moving!
Finally we get moving!


The view from the head of the march
The view from the head of the march



Riding crop wielder from the heddlu mob (sorry, Welsh pronunciation humour)
Riding crop wielder from the heddlu mob (sorry, Welsh pronunciation humour)

Arresting police tape is this season's must have accessory
Arresting police tape is this season's must have accessory



The demonstration reaches the station gates
The demonstration reaches the station gates


Coal or solar, it is the working class which shapes the world
Coal or solar, it is the working class which shapes the world



The first successful arrest took place when police tape which had bisected the road we were marching down got broken, and cops grabbed the first person they could, in an attempt to reinforce their discipline. Protesters tried to de-arrest him, causing police on horseback to beat people from above with their batons and riding crops.

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Neon Black
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Comments

Display the following 5 comments

  1. Creating safer, non-confrontational spaces in the future — tracy
  2. please tell cops - stop hurting us - we are peaceful — michael
  3. Policing — Pinkolady
  4. hmmm — a parent
  5. clarification of my first comment — tracy