Janine Wiedel Photo Library - Documentary images

The eighth National Pro-Palestinian Protest in London on 17th Feb 2024. was part of the Global Day of Action. Israel has killed over 30,000 Palestinians in its brutal assault on Gaza. It has now begun another massacre in Rafah.

The eighth National Pro-Palestinian Protest in London on 17th Feb 2024. was part of the Global Day of Action. Israel has killed over 30,000 Palestinians in its brutal assault on Gaza. It has now begun another massacre in Rafah.

This is a small Israeli Counter-Protests organised by Enough is Enough. It was taking place at the same time as the main Pro-Palestinian march through London of around 200,000 people who were asking for UK government to stop selling arms to Israel and demanding a ceasefire and a stop the the genocide in Palestine. 27 April 2024

Tigray community in London protesting against continuing war crimes still taking place in Ethiopia’s most northerly region. With the UN turning its back and the world’s attention elsewhere, starving and displaced civilians feel forgotten.

Pro Palestinian supporters march through Central London to the US Embassy on calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the genecide of Palestine people by Israeli. An end to the siege and military action in the Gaza Strip. Saturday 11 November 2023

Around 500,000 Pro Palestinian supporters march through London to Downing Street on Saturday 28th October 2023 calling for a ceasefire and a stop to the genocide of the Palestine people. An end to Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip.

150,000 Pro Palestinian supporters march through Central London to Downing Street on Saturday 14th October 2023 in solidarity with the Palestinian people. They were calling for a free Palestine and an end to Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip. An end to the siege and bombing.

Nurses from Kings and the Royal College of Nursing strike for fairer pay and working conditions on a picket line outside Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, on 19th January 2023, in London, England. This is the second of two-day strike and another date in Britain's largest-ever industrial action by nurses in NHS history.

Nurses and health workers march to Downing Street December 2022 demanding a wage hike on par with inflation. Protesting the Tory government’s refusal to discuss the demands of the nursing community for increased wages and to mitigate the acute ongoing cost of living crisis.

Iranian rally in London on International Human Rights Day following the execution of 23 year old protester Mohsen Shekari. Condemn the Islamic Republic's brutality towards and executions of the protesters of the 'women's revolution'. London Dec 10th 2022

Iranians in London protest against the Islamic Republic in Iran, supporting the Womens Revolution

Silent rememberance procession on the 6th anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. It has been 72 months since 72 people were killed, a month for every life lost. Grenfell was expected. They knew it was only a matter of time before a catastrophe wo

United Families and friends remembering the deaths of loved ones whislst in police Custody. Annual procession from Trafalgar Square to Dowining Street. London 29 oct 2022

Chris Kaba, a black unarmed rap artist, was shot dead by a police officer following a car chase. London September 2022. This was a protest outside New Scotland Yard a week later.

Ukrainians in London protest the Russian invasion into Ukraine. Demonstration in Whitehall outside Downing street Feb/March 2022 London England

Fighting for a Revolution for Democratic Transition to replace the Military and a stop to the killing of peaceful protesters in Sudan

The anniversary of the Rabaa Massacre when 900 pro-Morsi demonstrators were killed in Egypt by security forces. 'One of the world's largest killings of demonstrators in a single day in recent history"

Afghans demonstrate through Central London after being betrayed by US and UK governments leaving the Taliban regime in charge of Afghanistan. They ask for: An end to the proxy war, A stop to the killings and Sanctions against Pakistan. 28.08.2021

Annual Reparations Rebellion event on Afrikan Emancipation Day in Windrush Square Brixton 2021.

English Football fans go wild in London beforetthe finals of football match against Italy. England v Italy Euro 2020 final. 11 July 2021

Black lives Matter and Kill the Bill protest. Demonstration led by United for Black Lives. london 29th May 2021

Anti-vaccination and anti lockdown protesters demonstrate in Central London 29.5.21

May Day 2021 Protest and demonstration: Kill the Bill. Thousands marched from Trafalgar Square through Central London protesting against the newly proposed police, crime, sentencing and courts bill which will take away freedom of speech and assembly.

Demonstration denouncing police and male violence towards women following the murder of Sarah Everard. Also protesting against the Governments controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill giving police sweeping new powers to restrict peaceful protests. Parliament Square, London 15.03.2021

Black Lives Matter protest and Demonstration starting at Parliament Square and on to Hyde Park. London on 20 June 2020.

Million Women Rise. A Protest and march are led and organised by Black women for all women. The aim is to stand up against endemic and systemic Male violence against women and girls. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Kashmiris and Sikhs protesting in London outside the Indian High Commission on Republic day 2020. Anti-India protest to tell the world about the discriminatory and racist crimes the Indian State under Modi is committing against Muslims, Sikhs, Christians,Dalits etc. 26 Jan 2020. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

In support of the Indian protests against The Citizen Amendment Bill (CAB) in Guwahati, Assam, India, the Assamese community in London protested outside the Indian High Commission in London Dec 14 2019. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

On November 30th 2019 Iranians protested in London in sympathy with and in supporting of the demonstrations in Iran. They opposed the policies of the Iranian government This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Peoples Vote March. Close to a million people protesting for a new Brexit referendum and final say on Brexit 19 October 2019 London. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

'Carnival of Resistance' , the Anti-Trump Protest in London during US President Trump's visit in Downing Street. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

On the tenth anniversary, Tamils gather in London to remember the genocide of 2009 when the Tamil people were massacred at the hands of the Sri Lankan military. Over 140,000 Tamil people were unaccounted for. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

“Exist, Resist, Return”. A global call for solidarity on Palestinian Land Day: a day which commemorates the unarmed protesters killed by the Israeli police and Defence Force in 1976, during demonstrations against Israel’s expropriation of Palestinian land. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Palestinian Demonstration and rally through central London to mark Nakba Day. The protest was calling for an end to Israeli oppression and siege of Gaza as well as justice and recognition of Palestinian rights including their right to return. They asked people to boycott of Israel and send donations for medical aid for Palestine. London May 11 2019. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Algerian protest in Trafalgar place London calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

One million people marched through London on Peoples Vote anti-Brexit protest 23 March 2019 This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

An anti-Brexit Protest organised by the People's Assembly marched through London demanding: a general election, an end to racism and an end to austerity. Jan.12the 2019 This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Anti EU and Pro Brexit Betrayal supporters descended on London. The far right group marched through Central London for a protest organized by UKIP. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

People's Vote Campaign march: Hundreds of thousands attend London Pro-EU Anti-Brexit Oct 2018 protest. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

The far-right "Football Lads Alliance" held a Pro-Trump and Free Tommy Robinson protest with thousands of supporters marching through Central London 14 July 2018 This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

20th anniversary of the annual procession of 'United Families and Friends Campaign"'. The UFFC is a coalition of people killed by police, in prisons, in immigration detention and detention and in secure psychiatric hospitals. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Members of the Windrush generation, their families and supporters march in protest of government 'hostile environment' deportation police. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

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30,000 march through London against racism and opposing the rise of populism that elected Trump and led to Britain leaving the EU. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

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"Black Lives Matter" closed down Central London in solidarity and outrage at the fatal and brutal shootings by police in the USA of two unarmed black men: Alton Sterling & Philando Castile. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct TO VIEW: PLEASE PRESS "ALL" below

Remain in Europe Anti-Brexit protesters took to the streets following the results of the European Referendum. A petition calling for a 2nd referendum attracted 2 million signatures in one day. PLEASE PRESS "ALL" TO VIEW This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Protest at the Libyan embassy calling for the British government to put pressure on Libya to end the slavery and inhumane treatment of migrants. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

The families and friends of those missing and dead in the fire that destroyed the 24-story Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London on 14th June 2017. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, Friends and members of the community marched from Shephards Bush to Westminster on "The Day of Rage". June 21 2017. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

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Over a thousand Yemeni-Americans closed down their bodegas (24 hr grocery stores) to protested against Donald Trump's executive order banning US entry to travelers from Yemen and 6 other predominantly Muslim countries. Around 5,000 supporters gathered at Borough House in Brooklyn to show their patriotism to the US and disgust at the immigration ban. The "shut down" was a public show of the contribution their community makes to the economic and social fabric of the city. At 5.30 as the sun set, the crowd fell silent and hundreds lined up in the square for prayer. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

“Black Lives Matter”! Over a thousand people marched to Parliament Square against police brutality in the US following killing of two black men - one in Minnesota and one in Louisiana. “Hands up Don’t shoot” This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

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Trident CND protest through Central London was biggest anti-nuclear march in a generation Feb 28th 2016

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Thousands march through streets of London joining in solidarity with the Refugees crisis 15 September 2015. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Annual Rally and campaign against Deaths in Custody held by United Families and Friends. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

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Palestinians march through central London calling for an end to the Israeli attacks in Gaza. More than 1,000 Palestinians mainly civilians have now died in the fighting between Hamas and Israeli. The Israel's death toll currently sits at 43. Forty of these are soldiers.

A Million Women Rise is a march and rally through central London aiming to highlight the global issue of male violence towards women. It takes place annually on International Women's Day. In the UK approximately 1 in 8 women experiencing domestic violence every year. Yet, government cuts to women's services and legal aid are forcing more women and children to live with abusive men as refuges disappear due to lack of funding and support programs for women and children close for the same reason

Tottenham High Street police station was closed when friends and family of Mark Duggan gathered outside on the pavement for a vigil protesting the outcome of last week’s inquest into his death in 2011. The jury came up with the verdict that he had been “lawfully killed by the police”. The jury was not blamed for the outcome as it was felt that they had not been given enough information/evidence on which to base their decision. The same feelings surround the other ‘death in custody’ cases. There have been 1,476 deaths since 1970 and not one conviction. “To keep Mark's name alive we are not going away. We are not going to fight with violence, but there is a struggle that we are going to go through for as many years as it takes to get justice and try and give Mark's children a future. We are not going to be swept under the carpet." The crowd chanted: “No Justice , No Peace” At the end of the vigil 20 doves were released as symbol of hope

The Egyptian crisis is escalating. On January 24th Mohammad Morsi was “democratically” elected as President of Egypt. On July 1st he was ousting by General Sisi and the army. The “military coup” (which the Americans insist “was not a coup”) has resulted in increasing violence with hundreds of protesters injured and killed. On Sunday, supporters of President Morsi gathered outside Downing Street to demand an end to the bloodshed. The Muslim Brotherhood to which Morsi belongs has been declared a terrorist group by the military regime currently in power and has been heavily targeted. The protest on Sunday was peaceful but emotionally charged. The gesture with 4 fingers raised and the thumb resting on the palm is the “Rabia sign” which has come to represent the pro-Morsi movement. Rabia in Arabic means “4” referring to the deposed leader as the fourth president of Egypt after Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak. Rabaa al-Adawiya Square is also where the recent atrocities took place and therefore the symbol distinguishes the movement from the coup supporters of Tahrir Square . The situation, complicated by all the knitted local and international interests, is near impossible to untangle and understand but there can be little doubt about the horrors of the ongoing bloodshed.

Fifteen thousand Sikhs from all over the UK joined together in London on Sunday to remember the 1984 massacre in the Amritsar Golden Temple in Punjab and to call for the formation of an independent Sikh state of Khalistan. In 1984 there was growing tension between the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the Sikhs in the northern state of Punjab. The Sikhs felt discriminated against by the Hindu majority. On 6th June, the Indian army attacked the Golden Temple with heavy artillery and tanks. This was timed to coincide with an important Sikh celebration and thousands of pilgrims were inside the Temple complex. The storming of the Sikhs' holiest shrine started months of attacks and retaliations which left thousands dead and many more thousands homeless. Eventually this ended with Indira Gandhi being assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards. Last Sunday there was a dignified march through central London led by five High Priests with ceremonial swords. It ended with a rally on the Victoria embankment where there were many moving and powerful speeches asking the Indian government to accept accountability for the massacre, and calling for the Sikhs' right to self-determination in their own home state, Khalistan.

On Saturday BARAC (Black Activists Against Cuts) led a march through central London against global racism and injustice. The march was held in solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin and the many others who have been directly affected by racism both in the UK and the USA. The recent acquittal in the USA of George Zimmerman who in 2012 shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17 yr old African American student, has fuelled anger and highlighted the continuing importance of the civil rights movement. Zimmerman, 29, said he opened fire on the teenager in self-defence. Last week he was acquitted of murder by a Florida court under the 'Stand Your Ground' law. After hearing the results of the trial President Obama made a speech at a White House press briefing saying that very few black men in the US had not experienced racial profiling and that African Americans were also keenly aware of racial disparities in the application of criminal laws. "That all contributes to a sense that if a white male teen was involved in the same kind of scenario, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different. "You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago. And when you think about why, in the African American community at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened here, I think it's important to recognise that the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that – that doesn't go away." "There are very few African-American men who haven't had the experience of being followed in a department store. That includes me. There are very few African-American men who haven't had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. There are very few African-Americans who haven't had the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously and holding her breath until she has a chance to get off." This August marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s march on Washington. Where does his dream stand today?

A silent procession made its way down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square in memory of the 3180 people who have died in suspicious circumstance while in custody since 1969. This number is steadily growing each year. This was the 14th annual march and remembrance organised by United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC), a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in the custody of police and prison officers as well as those who died in psychiatric and immigration detention. Outside Downing Street the speakers related details of how their family members had died and demanded justice for all those who had been killed through negligence. The stories were shocking and a terrible indictment on the police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Their demands are for thorough, transparent and independent investigation into these deaths and an end to police violence and immunity from prosecution. While most of the families were black, the speakers however emphasized that it was not necessarily an issue of race but rather one of class. Many police officers seem to feel that they can treat some of those in detention however they like and can literally got away with murder. In all these cases not a single officer has ever been convicted.

Thousands of Union members marched through Central London on a TUC organized anti-austerity and anti-cuts protest. A group of Anarchist known as the Black Bloc broke away from the main protest and went up & down Oxford Street targeting businesses & shops who are avoiding British taxes. 20th Oct 2012

Slutwalk is an annual international protest combating the attitude that women are somehow to blame for rape and "should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised." Over 1000 women marched through central London on Saturday. It is an unusual method of drawing attention to women's right to their own bodies and their frequent victimization in cases of rape. It does, however, draw public attention to the issues and attitudes surrounding rape and stimulate discussions on feminism.

On Saturday several thousand local people and community groups from Walthamstow North London joined together to oppose the far right wing EDL (English Defence League) who had planed to march through the center of this multicultural community. Police struggled to keep the two groups apart. The EDL were contained by probably more police officers that protesters as they chanted and shouted racist abuse.

On Saturday a small but deeply concerned group held a London Solidarity Protest outside the U.S. Embassy calling for a proper investigation into the murder of 17 yr old Trayvon Martin in Florida. Trayvon was returning to his father's home having bought a bag of skittles and a soft drink from the local shop when he was shot dead by George Zimmerman a self appointed neighbourhood watchman. Zimmerman called 999 and said that he saw a black teenager wearing a hoody walking in his neighbourhood and felt he was "up to no good". The police told him to wait and not to follow him. However, by the time the police arrived Trayvon was dead. Zimmerman admitted the killing but claimed self-defence and was released without charge. The incident has opened up disturbing issues on the state of race relations in Britain as well as America. Impassioned speeches were made by families of young men killed in police custody in the UK.

Up to two million people in Britain went on strike over cuts to public sector pensions. Over the past year negotiations between the Coalition government and the unions have broken down. Tens of thousands marched through Central London.2010

The United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC) is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in suspicious circumstances whilst in police custody, prisons or secure psychiatric hospitals. On Saturday they held a silent procession down Whitehall to Downing Street to hand in a letter demanding a public inquiry into their cases. Since 1969 there have been 3,180 individuals who have died in custody. Calling for justice and for properly independent investigations into the deaths, the families went on to recount the shocking and tragic stories surrounding the deaths of their family members. Those responsible have seldom been brought to justice or even reprimanded for their actions. Where investigations have been held, they have been seen largely as ineffectual or designed to cover up offences committed by police and prison officers. Among those present were the family of Sean Rigg, who died in police custody in Brixton Police Station on Thursday 21 August 2008, and Ricky Bishop who died in the same police station after being arrested during "Operation Clean Sweep" on November 22, 2001. The remembrance ended with lines of TSG police moving in and kettling the group, dragging Ricky Bishops mother across the street.

Syrian exiles in London protest outside Downing Street against the brutal regime of President Bashirar al-Assad. The crackdown on anti-government protest has intensified and it is thought that over 3,000 protesters have been killed.

Hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters are camped outside St Paul's Cathedral inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York. A growing movement against Global greed

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Despite the Home Secretary's ban on marches in Tower Hamlets, up to 1,500 members of the far right "English Defence League" (EDL) assembled near Aldgate for a "static" protest. Police officers from all over the UK were drafted in to contain the anti-Muslim demonstration which was a potential threat to the East London Mosque and the Muslim Community of East London. Police officers managed to contain the group and prevent clashes with the UAF (Unite against Fascism) group who had assembled about ¼ mile away. After several hours of racist chanting and the throwing of bricks, bottles and fireworks at police lines they were eventually herded out of the area.

Slutwalk, an anti-rape campaign, had a turnout of thousands who march through Central London fighting for the rights of women to dress as they please without being accused of provoking sexual violence. The movement which began in Canada when a policeman told a group of law students that in order to avoid sexual violence "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized". As a reaction women decided to reclaim the word "slut". They wanted to make it clear that the job of the police to protect the people on the street and arrest the criminals not blame the victims. "Yes, means yes" and "no, means no" "Sex should be a mater of consent" "Rape and sexual violence are never acceptable"

Around 25,000 Sikhs marched to Trafalgar Square commemorating the 1984 massacre and attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, north India. The Indian armed forces used 100, 000 troops to stormed the holiest Sikh shrine and attacked the temple complex. There were only 251 Sikhs inside. Operation Bluestar, had been personally approved by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, with the aim to flush out militants who wanted an independent homeland of Khalistan. There has never been agreement on the numbers killed, but Sikhs say thousands were massacred by the Indian troops. Mrs Gandhi was assassinated four months later by her Sikh bodyguards. Following her death anti-Sikh rioting erupted in India which left about 3,000 Sikhs dead.

Supporters of Laurent Ghagbo, former President of the Ivory Coast, demonstrated in front of Downing street protesting the involvement of France and the UN in the leadership struggles over the past months. Alassane Ouattara won the November 2010 presidential election but was prevented from taking office after Laurent Gbagbo refused to give up power. Both men declared themselves the winner of the polls. Months of political unrest and violence followed. An unknow number of civilians were killded and more than 200,000 people fled from their homes in western Ivory Coast. In April , Mr Gbagbo was arrested after a military raid on the presidential compound where he had based himself. He and the former first lady were put under house arrest awaiting trial,. In May 2011, Alassane Ouattara was finally inaugurated as the president of Ivory Coast. The Ivorian supporters of Gbagbo claim that he has been the victim of an imperialist plot and accuse President Sarkozy of France and the UN of backing the military coup in order to take control of the African state's resources.

Around 500,000 joined the TUC Anti-cuts "March for the Alternative on 26 March 2011. The majority showed their anger at the government spending cuts by peacefully marching through Central London to Hyde Park rally. However several smaller feeder groups including Anarchists, "UK Un Cut", and the "TUC Armed Wing" broke away from the main group and vented their anger by taking direct action against banks,shops and companies who are not paying taxes to the UK. Windows were smashed, paint splashed and smoke bombs and flares were flying. By the end of the day there were 200 arrests and many injuries.

Egyptian Victory celebration on Mubarak's resignation organized by Amnesty International Trafalgar Square London UK

Egyptian protesters demonstrate daily at the Egyptian Embassy in London. The revolution against President Mubarak and his brutal regime continues in Cairo with hope of ending 30 years of repression.

Doctors and nurses and their supporters march in a demonstration protesting the governments proposed cuts which threaten the NHS (National Health Service. London 9.3.2011

Demonstration of student protesting cuts in tuition fees London 2011

Students gathered in Piccadilly Circus and marched to Parliament Square on the day Parliament voted today to scrap EMA payments. London, UK. 19/01/2011 Students aged 16-18 whose parent earn less than 20,000 a year have been enabled and encouraged to stay in education by the payment of a £30 a week educational maintenance allowance.

On the day that the government voted for 3x increase in student education tuition fees, a group of 20, 000 students march through central London to Westminster where they were quickly kettled (contained) into Parliament Square by TSG riot police. With no room to move, the fencing protecting the green was rapidly torn down by angry protesters who felt very betrayed by the lib Dems. As the day progressed, anger, high spirits and testosterone created a volatile atmosphere with overreaction from both the students and the police. Small fires were lit with burning placards, metal fences transported above the crowd,smoke bombs,fireworks, and many attempts to push through lines of baton wielding riot police who blocked all exits. As the night closed in the windows of the Treasury were systematically smashed. For some reason there seemed no attempt to prevent this vandalism which did the student cause no good. The day ended 45 students and a hand full police injured. There were many arrests and one youth with severe head injuries from a truncheon. Altogether a full on, confusing and extremely violent day with my camera.

Taking to the streets of London in blizzard conditions,5000 students protested Education cuts & increases in in tuition fees. The third demonstration in 2 weeks clearly shows the level of anger against the governments proposals. London UK 30.11.2010

Around 5,000 students marched through central London to protest the proposed Education cuts and increase in tuition fees. Arriving at Whitehall they were immediately kettled (contained) by police and unable to leave the area for the next 9 hours. An old police van with no treads was driven into the crowd and abandoned. The high spirits and frustration at being trapped without food, water or toilets meant that the van was demolished throughout the afternoon. A group of school girls attempted without success to warn those vandalizing the van that it was a trap meant to discredit the real and important issues they were there to highlight.

Around 2,000 people turned up and marched from Marble Arch to Trafalgar Square protesting the continuing war in Afghanistan. The protest was organized by Stop the War Coalition, CND and The British Muslim Initiative. It was less well attended than previous "Stop the War" demonstrations and there seemed to be a fairly wide range of different causes such as "Free Gaza" and "Stop the welfare cuts" grouped in with the Afghan conflict . It was a very gray day which did not improve the mood of the stewards who have made things

Several thousand anti-racists of many different cultures and races held a rally and marched through central London ending up at a carnival in Westminster. They showed their opposition to the English Defence League (EDL) and other racist and Islamophobic groups. The action was organised by United Against Fascism (UAF) and Love Music Hate Racism and the Muslim Council of Britain London, UK. 06/11/2010

Trade Unions marched from the RMT headquarters into central London to protestagainst the cuts in Public spending proposed by the coalition government. The march was joined by a group from the Fire Brigade Union who were on strike that day . 23/10/2010

About 10,000 people march through central London on 18th September 2010 to protest the State visit of Pope Benedict XV1. The main issues were cover up of sexual abuse and the Catholic policy on birth control and use of condoms

On 9/11 2010 The English Defence League (EDL) a far right Islamophobic group protest at the American Embassy against The extremist group "Muslims Against Crusades" (MAC). MAC led by Anjam Choudary were protesting the threatened burning of the Quran in USA. They in turn burnt the US flag outside the Embassy. The two groups were kept well separated by barriers of police.

Annual Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day march in London on 04/09/2010 organized by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) attracted counter-protests by the English Defence League London, UK...Around two thousand people, mainly Muslims, gathered at Marble Arch for the start of the annual march and rally. Among them were a group of ultra-orthodox anti-Zionist Neturei Karta and other small left-wing groups...Al-Quds day was initiated by the late Imam Khomeini of Iran as last Friday of Ramadan, as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people and of opposition to the Israeli control of Jerusalem, as well as more widely "a day for the oppressed to rise and stand up against the arrogant."

Annual Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day march in London on 04/09/2010 organized by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) attracted counter-protests by the English Defence League London, UK...Around two thousand people, mainly Muslims, gathered at Marble Arch for the start of the annual march and rally. Among them were a group of ultra-orthodox anti-Zionist Neturei Karta and other small left-wing groups...Al-Quds day was initiated by the late Imam Khomeini of Iran as last Friday of Ramadan, as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people and of opposition to the Israeli control of Jerusalem, as well as more widely "a day for the oppressed to rise and stand up against the arrogant."

Mayday 2010

Muslim Community in Tower Hamlets held an Anti Facist March and protest against racism and fascism. Stepney Green Park, East End, Whitechapel 2010 June 2010

12,000 protesters marched through Central London from Downing Street to the Israeli Embassy protesting about the murder of peace activists on board the relief aid flotilla off the coast of Gaza. They were prevented from getting aid through to the Palestinians

The far right wing Islamophobic group The English Defence League (EDL) march through central London on 22 May 2010. Fighting to make England for the English.

English Defence League ( EDL ) march in London in support of the far-right Dutch Islamophobic politician Geert Wilders.

Hundreds gathered outside the QEII conference center in Westminster to call for Tony Blair's arrest for war crimes as he was questioned inside by the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war . 29.01.10

With youth unemployment at an all time high, students march through London on a demonstration to fight for jobs, youth training schemes, and free tuition fees. 28.11.09

Climate Change camp on Blackheath London 2009

50,000 people came together to demand action on climate change at The Wave, the biggest ever UK climate change march. 5th December 2009

G20 protest in London on 1st April 2009.

Tamils Protest in London over Sri Lanks's concentration camps. 20th June 2009. Tens of thousands of Tamils have been killed this year and over 13,000 disappeared from internment camps.

10,000 pro Palestinian demonstrators marched through London protesting Israeli invasion into Gaza 3rd january 2009

Pro Palestinian demonstrators in London marched from Hyde Park to the Israeli embassy to protest Israeli invasion of Hamas in Gaza 10th January 2009. So far: 800 Palestinians killed (including 300 children)and 14 Israelis

Rock against racism concert in Victoria Park, East London 2008. Love Music Hate Racism Festival.

Thousands marched through London in support of parents & families of murdered teen victims of gun and knife crime Sept 20th 2008.

National protest against the fascist BNP London in June 2008

Protest and demonstration to Free Tibet from Chinese suppression, London 22 March 2008.

Teachers strike & demonstration about fair pay march through central London April 2008. For more go to "search"

The Burmese pro-democracy movement hold a demonstration in London to support the monks and put pressure on the Burmese government Oct 6 2007

Muslim woman and children demonstrating in Central London protesting against Islamophobia and incitement to racial hatred following cartoon publication FEB 2006.

Demonstration in London marking 3rd year anniversary of invasion of Iraq asking government end occupation and not invade Iran 18th March 2006.

Stop the War Coalition Demonstration and Protest London UK 2003

Demonstration and protest: Palestinian and Israeli conflict in Middle East. March from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square, London May 18th 2002

Stop The War Coalition protests in London against war in Iraq. 2002

Mayday celebrations and protest London 2002

A demonstration on 9/11 outside the Excel Center in East London protesting the DSEI International Arms trade Fair 2001

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In April 2001 Globalise (Globalize) Resistance and CND marched through central London protesting the US Star Wars Programme

Students demonstrate by marching through London to protest the Government Education top up fees London UK 2000

Lorries / trucks blockaded Park Lane during Fuel strike in London in 2000. The protest was led by independent lorry owner-operators demanding a reduction of the fuel duty rate on petrol and diesel. Fuel pumps ran dry as farmers and hauliers protested against the increasing price of fuel at 80p a litre.

Large Mayday 200 protest in London. This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

The Big Willow Eco Camp : A protest opposing the construction of a multiplex leisure center on Crystal Palace parkland (South London). In 1998-1999 Eco Warriors lived in fortified tree houses and makeshift structures. The final eviction took 3 weeks, a battalion of riot troops, hundreds of security police and special tree climbing forces. The propoposal was halted! This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

Kurdish protest in Trafalgar Square in 1999 after the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdulla Ocalan who had been hiding in the Greek embassy in Kenya, before being brought to Turkey to stand trial for terrorism,[promoting separatism and treason}. The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, had been fighting for 14 years for autonomy in Turkey's southeast.

1988 Nurses Srike in London asking for better pay and saying "No to Privatisation and hospital closures.

Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp in Berkshire England was initially established in 1981 as a protest against nuclear missiles being sited at the RAF base and remained active until the last missile left in 1991. These photographs were taken in 1983 and1984. Some of the women had lived there continually while others would arrive for months, days or weeks at a time. Living in very basic makeshift dwellings/benders alongside the perimeter fence, the women had created an alternative and creative existence. Through the barbed wire fencing, soldiers perched on lookout towers observed their every move. On 11 December 1983, there was a massive protest against the cruise missiles which had arrived three weeks earlier. Fifty thousand women circled the base. During a silent vigil, women held up mirrors to symbolically let the base look back at itself and its actions. By the end of the day there were hundreds of arrests as the women pulled down large sections of the fence. On 4 April 1984, the entire camp was evicted and the makeshift dwellings dismantled. However, once again they returned to reform the camp. According to David Cortright (2008. Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas, Cambridge University Press) the media attention surrounding the camp "prompted the creation of other peace camps at more than a dozen sites in Britain and elsewhere in Europe". PLEASE PRESS "ALL" TO VIEW This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct

March Against Apartheid in Trafalgar Square November 2 1986.

In 1975 Trade Unions workers and members marched through London demanding release of communist strike picket leaders known as The Shrewsbury Two: Dennis Warren (Des Warren) & Eric Tomlinson (Ricky Tomlinson) jailed for conspiracy. This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Pensioners march and protest through central London in 1986 This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Black July Eelam Tamil protest,London 1983. Protesting Sinhalese led anti-Tamil Pogrom, riot and massacre in Sri Lanka marking the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Over 3,000 Tamils were murdered and over 150.000 people made homeless. Many Tamils fled to other countries forming Tamil diaspora communities. This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Muslim protest against Salmon Rushdie following publication of Satanic verses which blaspheming of the Prophet Muhammad. London 1989 This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Students march through London protesting against cuts to student grants 1975 This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

National Right to Work march and Campaign in 1976 This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Thousands of Trade Unions workers marched through London demanding release of communist strike picket leaders known as The Shrewsbury Two: Dennis Warren (Des Warren) & Eric Tomlinson (Ricky Tomlinson) jailed for conspiracy. 1975 Please click "ALL" below to see selection This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Gay Pride March 1976 This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Race protests in London in 1970s and 80s. This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Grunwick industrial dispute, strike and lock-down involving trade union recognition of APEX at the Grunwick Film Processing Laboratories in Willesden, North London 1976-1978 This is a small selection. For more go to "search" and enter keywords or contact me direct

Today's Occupy Movement has made me revisit my early photographs from the 1969 "People's Park" Occupation and subsequent riots in Berkeley California. Retrospectively, it can been seen as one of the first Occupy Movements and is remembered as a symbol of hope for the free-thinkers; a rare political victory for the ordinary person against the corporate State. The occupation began in June 1969 when students and local people of Berkeley, inspired by the Free Speech and Anti-Authoritarian movements and angered by the Vietnam War, took their initiative and occupied a piece of land belonging to the state owned University of California in Berkeley. The University had purchased the land in 1966. They demolished residential housing and planned to build a car park and student dorms. They ran out of money however and left the land vacant for two years while committees dithered about its future use. It became a dumping ground and an eyesore to the local community. Students and local people drew up their own plans for turning the derelict land into a much needed park and open space for the people. Their own committee approved the plans but the University stalled. Tired of waiting for yet more delays, assessments and permissions, the people took action. Hundreds turned up to occupy and work on the land. Contributions of money, food, shrubs, playground equipment etc. were donated by local shops. On the derelict site there was non-stop clearing, digging and planting and free food was available for all. The park was alive with rebellion, energy and hope. The University was taking a relatively soft line and promised the Park Committee that they would give them 3 weeks to pull together a detailed proposal for the future of the land. However, one week later, Ronald Reagan who was then the governor of California stepped in. On his election in 1966, he had promised to clamp down on student protests and anti-war demonstrators. He called the Berkeley campus "a haven for communist sympathizers, protesters and sex deviants." He considered the creation of the park a direct leftist challenge to the property rights of the university, and took it as an opportunity to fulfill his campaign promise. (This hard line taken against the protesters ended up contributing to his Presidential election a few years later.) At 4AM on what became known as "Bloody Thursday", 250 Highway patrol and Berkeley police officers took over the park. They cleared an 8 block area around the site and began constructing an 8 ft. high perimeter fence. About 6,000 protesters turned up that day. Anger grew and the police retaliated with tear gas and shotguns. James Rector (a bystander)was killed, another man was blinded and 123 people were hospitalised. By the evening Governor Reagan had called in the National Guard and banned public assembly. The town was completely taken over by soldiers with bayonets. A small selection Go to "search" and put in keywords or contact me direct.

These photographs were taken in California in 1969, when The Black Panther Party was being heavily targeted by the police and the FBI. The Panthers emerged from the Black Power Movement in 1966. Founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, they formed an organization of militant blacks committed to improving social conditions and instilling racial pride in their communities. TO VIEW: PLEASE PRESS "ALL" below Inspired by Malcolm X and influenced by Mau Zedong and Che Guevara, the Black Panther Party aimed to protect communities through self-defence and to end racism and police brutality. They denounced the Civil Rights Movement and urged blacks to engage in armed confrontation with the police in order to accelerate the revolutionary struggle. Arguing that only violent revolution could eliminate racism and oppression, they alarmed white Americans by patrolling the streets with shot-guns. In 1967 Huey Newton was wounded during a shootout with police. While in the hospital he was charged with killing a policeman and sentenced to prison. Following this incident most of the BPP leadership was on the run from law enforcement officials. Between 1967 and 1971 more than 300 Panthers were jailed, forced into hiding, or killed. The FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, described the Panthers as "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country". In November 1968 he ordered the FBI to employ "hard-hitting counter-intelligence measures to cripple the Black Panthers". Over a six years period, 24 Panthers were killed in gun fights with the police. Some of the more notable members were Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver, Angela Davis , David Hilliard, and Fred Hampton. TO VIEW:Please press "ALL" below This is a small selection. For more enter keywords into search or contact me direct