Pictures from StWC Palestine Demo.

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 #2

On The Steps #3

Looking Out...

Flags...

Flag Post Man...

Jewellery Pitch.

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.