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The Peace Procession and the Peace Plan, London. Pictures.

Terence Bunch | 06.10.2008 11:01 | Iraq | Terror War | London | World

Peace campaigners from all the faiths gather at Westminster Cathedral to carry out the Peace Procession through London. They are joined by David Gould, who's step-daughter Helen Katherine Jones was killed on a Piccadilly line train at Kings Cross during the bombing of the London underground in 2005.

David Gould and Brian Haw.
David Gould and Brian Haw.

Gathering at Westminster Cathedral.
Gathering at Westminster Cathedral.

Holy water and the blessing of Parliament.
Holy water and the blessing of Parliament.

The procession gets under way.
The procession gets under way.

"You need us more than we need you".
"You need us more than we need you".

Blessing Parliament.
Blessing Parliament.

Handing in the Peace Plan at Downing Street.
Handing in the Peace Plan at Downing Street.

Losing Helen.
Losing Helen.

Patriotism is not Enough - Edith Cavell.
Patriotism is not Enough - Edith Cavell.


Peace campaigners from all the faiths gather at Westminster Cathedral to carry out the Peace Procession through London. They are joined by David Gould, who's step-daughter Helen Katherine Jones was killed on a Piccadilly line train at Kings Cross during the bombing of the London underground in 2005.

The Procession marches in sombre mood through London and toward Parliament Square via a prayer session and moment of silence outside Westminster Abbey where they sign a petition calling for an end to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

After signing the Peace Plan petition in Parliament Square and blessing the British Parliament building with holy water they walk to Downing Street, where Maria hands in the petition to the British government.

The procession ends at the base of the memorial to Edith Cavell, a nurse and humanitarian, who was executed by firing squad in Germany on 12th October 1915 for helping soldiers of both sides to escape the squalor of World War One. London, October 5th 2008.

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