Hundreds March in London for ‘Just Stop Oil’ Prisoners
Protesters gathered in Parliament Square before marching through Central London yesterday, showing solidarity with the 150 people jailed this year for taking part in Just Stop Oil (JSO) protests.
Tribute to ‘Political Prisoners’ of Climate Crisis
JSO says the event is to “celebrate the political prisoners who have taken a stand against our criminal government on the most serious issue humanity has ever faced: climate collapse.”
Supporters assembled at noon, then marched past the Home Office to New Scotland Yard. There, former prisoners, relatives, and activists from groups including CND, Global Women’s Strike, Kill the Bill, Stop 1, and Extinction Rebellion took to the stage.
JSO Slams Government’s ‘Mass Murder’ with New Fossil Fuel Licences
“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.”
“Our supporters understand what the government and the police do not: your laws and punishments are meaningless in the face of the impending collapse of our food supply, civil society, peace, and security. We are facing the loss of everything we cherish. We will continue to resist until the government announces a critical U-turn: the end of new fossil fuel licences in the UK.”
