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This photo was taken in London's Parliament Square on Monday 20 February 2017 during a protest against the proposed state visit of American president Donald Trump to Britain.
Thousands of protesters armed with placards filled most of the square as British MPs debated president Trump's visit in the House of Commons. They were rallying to demand that the government repudiate his shameful racist, sexist and imperialist policies and revoke his state invitation as a guest of the Queen. Many also expressed the wish that the British government itself should do far more to help desparate refugees and ease the conditions within the UK for asylum seekers .
1.8 million people have already signed an online petition asking the government to rescind the offer of a state visit. Labour MP Paul Flynn condemned it as “terribly wrong” and the speaker of the British parliament John Bercow had already stated his view that if he was allowed to address parliament we would be effectively endorsing his extremely divisive views on women and Muslims.
In contrast Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan was defiant arguing that Britain should "use all the tools at its disposal to build common ground" with America's extreme right wing president who, if invited on a state visit, would only be the third US president to be so honoured since 1952.
Former Foreign Secretary, William Hague, couldn't understand the fuss. The queen was, he argued in the Daily Telegraph, used to meeting some of the world's bloodiest tyrants, "such as presidents Mobutu of Zaire and Caeucescu of Romania" and seemed to imply there was no need to improve our ethical standards now.
By 6 pm approximately five thousand angry protesters had gathered and the police had to close part of the square to traffic.
Among the most frequent chants heard were "May shame on you", "dump Trump", "build bridges not walls" and "refugees are welcome here". However for the most part people quietly listened to the speakers who included Owen Jones, Green MP Caroline Lucas, Labour MP Naz Shah, the SNP's Carol Monaghan and Shadow home secretary Diane Abbot who told the crowd that Trump
"was supported in his presidential campaign by white supremacists. Even in the first weeks of his presidency, he had had a visceral anti-immigrant line.We hear that he has been invited for state visit. Whatever you think, a state visit is meant to be an honour. I would say that Donald Trump has done nothing to be honoured for."
Owen Jones called for continued solidarity with immigrants and refugees and was optimistic tolerance would win out over bigotry
"The racists and the fascists have been defeated before," he told the crowd, "and we will defeat them again".
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Winter walk to the lake. The lake was partially frozen, the day was dark and gloomy, and my film is unevenly developed - I'd say, I mixed a bit too strong dilution. Oh well, that's the charm of analogue photography and developing at home.
Taken with Minolta Dynax 7000i camera and Minolta AF Zoom 100‍–‍300mm F4.5‍–‍5.6 tele lens, on Fujifilm Neopan 400 black & white film. 100mm, 1/320 exposure, ƒ/8, 400 ASA.
Developed with Fomadon R09, stand-process, 1+100 dilution for 1 hour with one inversion at 30 min mark.
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 8100 film scanner using VueScan 9.5.
The stamen inside a flower near the Post Office. I'll put the whole flower up tomorrow for an ID.
I took this on Super Macro and reduced the camera screen by two.
Not always easy to do, because of camera shake, but I luckily had a wall to lean on.
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GREEN MOUNT CEMETERY at 1501 Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday afternoon, 18 February 2017 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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Street Photography
Station North Walk
OK, so I know the climate is completely off the scale, but figs in February ...
They're actually leftovers from last Autumn but still looked good against the sky.
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NOT MY PRESIDENT DAY MARCH en route to the White House at Scott Circle at intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, 16th Street and M Street, NW, Washington DC on Monday afternoon, 20 February 2017 by Elvert Barnes Protest Photography
German Magazine DER SPIEGEL 4 February 2017 AMERICA FIRST Cover depicting Trump beheading of Lady Liberty Statue Street Poster
www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-this-week-the-...
Writings On The Wall: Anti-Trump Street Art
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F20 NMPD 2017 DC docu-project
Glenferry Coaches Limited (Kearneys of Cork) Scania / Irizar i6 (161-C-9982) on Patrick's Quay, Cork 10th February 2017.
This vessel was parked by the Stranahan River in Dania Beach, Florida during sunset. This boat is 1996 Graham named the Richard L. Becker and it is used as an offshore supply vehicle by TowBoatU.S. Interestingly, it was carrying the fuselage of a Cessna 402C for reasons that I do not know.
There are still some Camellias blooming, but most of them are now dying back.
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It's been an extra long day. I was looking for some wire in the garage and my son suggested I use the battery charger - which worked out perfectly for what I envisioned.
Today's shot is for February's Alphabet Fun: 2017 Edition; V is for Voltage.
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Bison approaching along the main road inside the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge.
McPherson County, Kansas
Saturday afternoon 18 February 2017
WE CAN RISE Underground House Mix
In Celebration of BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Protest Resistance music against Donald Trump
EXB Mix 2017.2
Length: 1:17:27
Released 28 February 2017
PODOMATIC at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/elvertbarnes-mixology/episodes...
Track list at docs.google.com/document/d/1MsW-3AVJk7qIBPcR_1QV3Mt_fmVs_...
Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY
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James Baldwin I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO docu-film marquee at The Charles Theater at 1711 North Charles Street in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, 3 February 2017 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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2017 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Project: James Baldwin I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Docu-film
Original photo at www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/32315341870