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Thousands of university, college and school students – joined by workers – are marching in London and Manchester against Tory cuts to education, fee rises and attacks on jobs and services.
The revolution in Tunisia and uprising in Egypt have clearly inspired the marches. Marchers have chanted, “Egypt, Egypt everywhere.”
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Aisha, an FE student from Camden in north London said, “I’ve been on all the demonstrations, but some of my friends are here who haven’t been out on the protests before.
“I like the slogan ‘This is only the beginning’, because it’s going to be a long fight against this government.”
Theo, a school student from south east London, took part in the Day X walkouts last year. He said, “Lots of people who want to go to university won’t be able to and people will definitely be affected by the cuts to EMA [Education Maintenance Allowance]. The government is making the wrong people pay – the bankers are getting hundreds of thousands in bonuses.”
For workers, the student protests have been an inspiration.
A GMB rep joining the protest in London said, “I’m here to show solidarity with the students. I’ve got a daughter who has just gone through university and there is no way she would have been able to afford £9,000 a year fees.
“I’m also here to say that I don’t believe in these cuts. We’ve got to stick together workers and students. I think that the TUC demo on the 26 March can give people confidence to fight.”
UCU lecturer Vicky Margree works at the University of Brighton. She said, “We face 100 percent cut in arts and humanities funding which will hit universities hard. And the new fees will make university unaffordable for the majority of people.”
Kelly Rogers, a Unison organiser, said, “Unless we show solidarity with younger people we may as well give up. Students have led the way and enthused workers, showing us how to fight.”
Solidarity with the Egyptian uprising
In London the mood was electric as up to a thousand students joined the many hundreds of people already protesting in solidarity with the Egyptian people outside the embassy off Park Lane.
Chants of “Solidarity, solidarity,” “London and Cairo unite and fight” and “Hey ho Mubarak has to go” are ringing through the air.
One man on the original protest said, “I can’t believe that all these young people have come to support us. This makes us feel even stronger. I can’t wait to send the pictures of all you British people who have come to support us to people back home.”
Before reaching the embassy, the protest stopped outside the Tory HQ at Millbank – a focus of student anger and protests last year – as students chanted, “Tory scum, here we come.”
Follow this link for live reports from Egypt with Judith Orr reporting from Cairo www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=23731
Protester, with sign reading: "ArchivesCanada.ca Access your history online Sorry, no future updates (for your convenience)"
The Swedish Democrats held a political rally in Handen today. As per usual there was also a street protest by a few left wing parties, including the Socialist Justice Party. Fifteen police vehicles and fifty police officers surrounded Poseidon's Square during the rally. I decided to stay and document the event.
Protest against Presidential Executive Order banning entry of Muslim people into the United States, in front of the White Hosue, Washington, DC USA
Policiais atacaram os estudantes que protestavam ontem (06/03/2013) em Cuiabá. Tudo que os estudantes queriam era o direito de ter um teto sob o qual viver enquanto cursam a graduação.
Vídeo (por Karine Stein): www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bdvt5...
Kuwaitis in front of the Palace of Justice, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, 26 November 2011,for the third day to show their solidarity with Kuwaiti opposition activists and supporters who surrendering voluntarily to the General Department of Criminal Investigation, over alleged charges of storming the countries Parliament.Some 20 Kuwaiti opposition activists detained for storming parliament went on hunger strike on Friday to protest against "illegal and oppressive detention," and maltreatment.Hundreds of supporters spent the night outside the palace of justice in Kuwait City in temperatures of eight degrees Celsius (46 Fahrenheit), cold for the Gulf emirate.
They planned to gather again late Saterday in a show of solidarity with the detainees.
The detained activists include a former MP, academics, doctors and writers
Qalandia checkpoint divides Ramallah from Jerusalem. It is a point of regular humiliation for Palestinians.
On Friday 13th May, a protest started gathering at the Checkpoint and the Israeli Army tried to disperse it with tear gas.
People didn't leave, though, and skirmishes carried on throughout the day.
At least five Palestinians were seriously injured.
Demonstrators bind their wrists while singing, "Blest be the tie that binds," as delegates enter the May 17 afternoon plenary session. They are protesting what they believe is an attempt to silence LGBTQ voices during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Picture taken in Nantes during protestations against French President Macron back in 2023.
That person was looking at the protest from the Tour de Bretagne.
Joe Arpaio protesters at the Arizona Republican Party's Fall Festival in Mesa, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Taken during the Singing Women protest in Tel Aviv, which drew some 400+ protesters.
The protesters were objecting to the fact more and more parts of the public sphere in Israel are closed to women, and to the fact the army recognizes demands that women not sing in the presence of (Jewish-Orthodox) male soldiers.
Over 60 protested Kissinger @ the Waldorf-Astoria.
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So this was one of three protests that was going on during my walk three blocks to pick up lunch. At one point two of the protests met on the street and one had to wait for the other to turn before they could continue.
They are very interesting to watch (and hear from the office where I work) as they use firecrackers and drums to make as much noise as possible to draw attention to their cause. I am not sure what this one was protesting, but it is a daily occurence on this street.
Feb 2008: I will quit Flickr if the MS purchase of Yahoo goes through. I will miss the wonderful people and talented photographers I've virtually met on Flickr though.
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May 4, 2008: MS dropped their offer for Y! last night. Should I shout "Hurray!" or "Yahoo!"? :-) Now, who's complaining that CEO Yang is not going a good job running Y!? IMHO, this was an very smoothly fought battle to avert a takeover and the members of the Y! leadership, especially Yang, deserve great credit.
Nov 6, 2008: "To this day, I believe the best thing for Microsoft to do is to buy Yahoo," the Associated Press quoted Yang as saying on Nov 5th.
www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/11/03/daily57.html
Oh brother.
Kuwaitis in front of the Palace of Justice, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, 26 November 2011,for the third day to show their solidarity with Kuwaiti opposition activists and supporters who surrendering voluntarily to the General Department of Criminal Investigation, over alleged charges of storming the countries Parliament.Some 20 Kuwaiti opposition activists detained for storming parliament went on hunger strike on Friday to protest against "illegal and oppressive detention," and maltreatment.Hundreds of supporters spent the night outside the palace of justice in Kuwait City in temperatures of eight degrees Celsius (46 Fahrenheit), cold for the Gulf emirate.
They planned to gather again late Saterday in a show of solidarity with the detainees.
The detained activists include a former MP, academics, doctors and writers
Yesterday on Leicester Square. It was kind of fun to see them dance to music including the infamous Rickroll song....
I directly realized what they were protesting (and getting people to sign a petition for) but as you can see there were quite a few faces in the crowd that just thought these were some goofballs dancing in the street.
Some children were sledding down the Capitol hill on their protest signs. Looked like they were having a great time!
Five images of one girl sledding down the hill pieced together in Photoshop.
Nikon D5000
Lens: 1970s Nikkor-P 105mm f/2.5
Post Processing done in Lightroom 3/Photoshop CS5
Black and white version of my photo. #listentosyrians Syrians were protesting outside the Queen Elizabeth I Conference Centre where World leader were meeting to discuss how to help Syria. This elderly lady was resting on some steps.
Protestors chant and march down Market Street during the #OpBART protest in San Francisco, CA on September 12th, 2011
I was stunned, overwhelmed, and astonished by the protest at Shahbag. Within minutes I was engulfed by the spirit, energy, and excitement of the crowd there, immediately drawn in the public's desire to get "proper" justice. The environment was phenomenal--there were people from all backgrounds, ages, and religions--and the air was electric with the slogans, optimism, and hopefulness of the crowd.
The country has finally united against an enemy that has burdened it with corruption and hatred even before it was born.
Protesters stop traffic in the middle of a bridge over the Nile river during clashes in downtown Cairo, Egypt, in the early hours of Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and beat protesters to clear thousands of people from a central Cairo square Wednesday after the biggest demonstrations in years against President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian rule. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Amnesty International, a globally known a human rights organization, leads a a delegation of senior lawyers and journalists protest in front of the High Commission of Pakistan in London. They were protesting about the human rights violations arising from the imposition of the state of emergency in Pakistan on November 3, 2007 by the President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf. The Secretary General of Amnesty International, Irene Zubaida Khan, handed letter prepared by them to a deputy secretary at the High Commission.
Protesters take part in an anti-Mubarak protest at Tahrir square in Cairo February 1, 2011. At least one million Egyptians took to the streets on Tuesday in scenes never before seen in the Arab nation's modern history, roaring in unison for President Hosni Mubarak and his new government to quit. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY)