DPAC Court docket Vigil, a Poet Arrested, Musical Poor Doorways & Extra: Wednesday twenty second October 2014, ten years in the past in the present day was a busy day for me. You’ll be able to learn my full accounts of the varied occasions I photographed on the hyperlinks to My London Diary, together with many extra photos, however right here I’ve solely area for a brief define. Under is my day kind of so as.
DPAC Excessive Court docket Vigil for ILF – Royal Courts of Justice,
When disabled individuals received a court docket case over withdrawal of the Unbiased Residing Fund the federal government merely put again the closure of the fund. As we speak’s protest by Disabled Individuals In opposition to Cuts (DPAC) supported a second case towards the closure. Audio system on the vigil included three MPs, John McDonnell, Andy Slaughter and Jeremy Corbyn, in addition to many from numerous incapacity teams.
On the finish of the protest, DPAC carried out their ordinary direct motion, blocking Strand exterior the court docket with their wheelchairs.
Extra at DPAC Excessive Court docket Vigil for ILF.
Finish UK disgrace over Shaker Aamer – Parliament Sq., London
Protesters have been persevering with their common vigils reverse Parliament for Shaker Aamer, imprisoned and tortured for over 12 years and cleared for launch in 2007. They consider he was nonetheless being held as a result of his testimony would embarrass MI6 in addition to the US.
Finish UK disgrace over Shaker Aamer.
Westminster Tube Station & Canary Wharf
I took the tube from Westminster to Canary Wharf to go to the Bridges exhibition on the Museum of London Docklands, later returning to Westminster. I paused in Westminster Station to take some panoramic photos of the inside, designed as Piranesian, although generally I get extra of the sensation of Escher as you appear to stroll endlessly up escalators and across the inside.
I discovered the present just a little disappointing, however took benefit of my go to there to take a number of extra panoramic photos.
Just a few extra photos,
Democracy Camp – Plinth Man & Poet Arrested – Parliament Sq.
I made a few visits to the Democracy Camp in Parliament Sq. each earlier than and after going to Canary Wharf. Though the camp had been ejected from the principle grass space workshops and rallies have been nonetheless going down all through the day, and Danny, the ‘Plinth Man‘ was nonetheless up there with Churchill since the day before today – and there have been cheers when he accomplished 24 hours.
Earlier somebody had been arrested for throwing him a bottle of water, and when efficiency poet and activist Martin Powell arrived with a plastic tub of meals he was warned he could be arrested if he tried to present it to Danny.
He replied it couldn’t probably be a criminal offense to feed a hungry particular person and threw it extraordinarily precisely over police heads and into Danny’s ready arms. Arrested and marched away he loudly recited his poem ‘The Lacking Peace’.
Danny was nonetheless in place once I returned at 5pm however the police had referred to as of their climbing group. I listened whereas its chief talked with him, and Danny advised him he wouldn’t resist arrest in the event that they got here to take him down peacefully. However I needed to go away earlier than they began to take action.
Democracy Camp – Poet Arrested
Musical Poor Doorways – One Industrial St
This was Class Battle’s 14th weekly protest on the ‘wealthy door’ of Redrow’s One Industrial St flats and it was a full of life affair with the banners dancing to the music of Rhythms of Resistance, a poetic efficiency and a few rousing speeches towards social apartheid.
There ws sturdy police presence however there was no bother, with a carnival ambiance and banners dancing up and down the broad pavement in entrance of the wealthy door. A lot of the police gave the impression to be having fun with the occasion too.
As ordinary after an hour of protesting individuals dispersed and I went into Aldgate East station to start my journey house.
Extra at Musical Poor Doorways.
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