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Pictures from StWC Palestine Demo.

Camera Boy | 14.06.2007 19:59 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Social Struggles | Cambridge | London

A belatedly filed picture report from last Saturday's Stop The War Palestine Demonstration in Central London.
These images shot on good old fashioned film (hence the lateness) - digital pictures to follow soon.

On The Steps #1
On The Steps #1

On The Steps #2
On The Steps #2

On The Steps #3
On The Steps #3

Looking Out...
Looking Out...

Flags...
Flags...

Flag Post Man...
Flag Post Man...

Jewellery Pitch.
Jewellery Pitch.

Watchers.
Watchers.


The organiser's attendance estimates claim that about 20,000 people were in London for this march, and from what I saw I'd say that's a reasonable figure, as Trafalgar Square was full!

This set of pictures is from the this location, at the end of the march.

The whole event was a peaceful and good natured one, with the exception of a rather antagonistic pro-Zionist counter demo about half way along the route (pictures of this soon).

I didn't see anyone proffer a violent response, although the cops were a doing pretty thorough job of keeping us all apart, even telling me to move on whilst just taking pictures.

However, there was a distinct lack of musical accompaniment, as many of the usual itinerant musicians were in Germany for the G8 protests!

Also happening on the same day were a Nude pro-green cycle ride (missed it - must be losing my touch), and later that same afternoon, along the Embankment I also witnessed an Orange Men's march, something I thought would never be seen in London...how the times change!

Alas, by this time, I had exhausted both my film and digital cameras!

Maybe next time...

Camera Boy


Additions

Photos from demos around the world.

14.06.2007 21:15

I'm grateful for your pictures, as there was nothing in the mainstream media and not too much even in the alternative media. The protest only made page 14 of the Socialist Worker. I did a round up of the demonstrations around the world. The largest one seems to have been in London. I’m afraid the demo in Washington DC seems to have been disappointingly small. There was a small demo here in Edinburgh and a large number of protests around the world including Jerusalem.
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/06/373336.html


Paul O'Hanlon
mail e-mail: o_hanlon@hotmail.com


Enough!

14.06.2007 22:10

The rally was orgainsed by the Enough camapign ( http://www.enoughoccupation.org/?lid=13692) of which Stop The War is one of a number of member orgainsations.  http://www.enoughoccupation.org/?lid=13717

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Speeches + photos of rally

17.06.2007 02:13

Detailed report of event including full mp3 audio and summary transcripts of all the speeches, and over 70 photos from the rally:

 http://www.inminds.co.uk/enough.occupation.9.june.2007.php

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  1. Media Blackout..? — Camera Boy
  2. Not many Palestinian or Muslim there — Jo Bloggs
  3. Cynicism Debilitates! — Camera Boy

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