Hundreds March in London for Just Stop Oil Prisoners
Protesters flooded Parliament Square before marching through Central London to back the 150 people jailed this year for Just Stop Oil (JSO) protests. The demonstration aimed to “celebrate the political prisoners” who have stood against what JSO calls a “criminal government” ignoring the looming climate catastrophe.
Solidarity March Through London
Starting at noon, supporters gathered in Parliament Square and set off through the streets, passing the Home Office before stopping at New Scotland Yard. There, speeches were delivered by ex-prisoners, friends and family of those behind bars, and activists from groups like CND, Global Women’s Strike, Kill the Bill, Stop HS2, and Extinction Rebellion.
JSO Fires Shots at Government and Fossil Fuel Giants
“We will not sit by and watch while the government imprisons peaceful people for conspiring to care, while they take away all our rights and freedoms, while they continue to torch the climate,” said Indigo Rumblelow, a JSO spokesperson.
“The development of new oil and gas is the most heinous act of mass murder in human history. Those who back this criminal scheme are complicit in genocide. They will be the ones on trial in the coming years.”
“Your laws and punishments are meaningless in the face of the impending collapse of our food supply, civil society, peace, and security. We will continue to resist until the government announces a critical U-turn: the end of new fossil fuel licences in the UK.”
