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it's kat! 🇵🇸✊youth demand supporters repaint cisco's float at london pride. cisco has a long-standing partnership with the isra*li military. they were arrested, of course, but this is how we win: solidarity. be ready to rise when the establishment tries to silence our comrades. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/youthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#youthDemand</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#london</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pride</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cisco</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaza</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#palestine</a> <a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GaGJXS4muj4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GaGJXS4muj4</a>

it's kat! 🇵🇸✊three youth demand activists detained for interrupting isr*el's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/esc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#esc</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hasbara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hasbara</a>. BRAVO! x <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/youthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#youthDemand</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/freePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freePalestine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#palestine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaza</a> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y94yX0viVcU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y94yX0viVcU</a>

JulesInterviews with some of the young women arrested by Met police armed with tasers at the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> meeting at <a href="https://social.coop/tags/WestminsterMeetingHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestminsterMeetingHouse</a>, a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Quaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quaker</a> place of worship <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-meeting-house-very-worrying</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DirectAction</a>

AKYouth Demand Disrupt London Marathon (2025-04-27)<a href="https://youthdemand.org/2025/04/27/gaza-is-running-out-of-food-stop-arming-israel-youth-demand-disrupt-london-marathon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youthdemand.org/2025/04/27/gaza-is-running-out-of-food-stop-arming-israel-youth-demand-disrupt-london-marathon/</a> ------>> Youth Demand supporters have disrupted the London Marathon. Youth Demand is a youth-led civil resistance group calling for the [UK] government to impose a full trade embargo on Israel, and make the fossil fuel elite pay damages to communities and countries most harmed by fossil fuel burning.>> At approximately 10:35am, two Youth Demand supporters jumped over the barriers and threw red powder paint in front of the men’s elite race at the London marathon as it crossed Tower Bridge. ... City of London police quickly moved to arrest the pair. >> [a spokesperson from Youth Demand:] “This is a race against time: Gaza is running out of food. Millions of starving Palestinians are being bombed with UK complicity..."<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/LondonMarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LondonMarathon</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/StopArmingIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopArmingIsrael</a> <a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@palestine@lemmy.ml</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@palestine@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@israel</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈"Heavens! They're throwing paint on the road! Call the swat team!"Calm your tits, pearl clutchers<a href="https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/two-london-marathon-protestors-arrested-31518826" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/two-london-marathon-protestors-arrested-31518826</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#London</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LondonMarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LondonMarathon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a>

Police State UK“I am taking action with <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#YouthDemand</a> because I have run out of other options: thousands are being killed in <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gaza</a>, our Government is making no effort to stop it and no other course of action, marches or rallies, has worked. I refuse to be complicit in a genocide funded by our politicians.”<a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UKPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/LondonMarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LondonMarathon</a> <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-marathon-chaos-tower-bridge-youth-demand-arrests-b1224533.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-marathon-chaos-tower-bridge-youth-demand-arrests-b1224533.html</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈I believe these were the people the Quaker raid was over?Heartening to see Resistance ✊ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/youth-demand-pro-palestinian-protest-blocks-traffic-in-london" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/youth-demand-pro-palestinian-protest-blocks-traffic-in-london</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPOL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKpolitics</a>

mvarioThe police raid of a UK Quaker meeting house has backfired, not surprisingly | Waging Nonviolence<a href="https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/quaker-police-raid-arrest-london/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/quaker-police-raid-arrest-london/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACAB</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoNazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNazis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopFascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaxTheRich</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoBillionaires</a>

JulesIn response to the police raid on <a href="https://social.coop/tags/WestminsterMeetingHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestminsterMeetingHouse</a>, <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> are organising a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/MeetingForWorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeetingForWorship</a> outside New Scotland Yard on Thursday. People of all faiths and none welcome.<a href="https://mailchi.mp/d312ad2f1001/quaker-faith-in-action-october-16511620?e=6ffe430c3f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/d312ad2f1001/quaker-faith-in-action-october-16511620?e=6ffe430c3f</a><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Quaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quaker</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NonViolent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NonViolent</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DirectAction</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#London</a>

Jules<a href="https://social.coop/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> says more protesters have signed up since <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Quaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quaker</a> meeting house raid <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/youth-demand-says-more-protesters-have-signed-up-since-quaker-house-raid" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/youth-demand-says-more-protesters-have-signed-up-since-quaker-house-raid</a>?

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quakers</a> condemn arrests of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activists</a> at meeting houseMarch 30, 2025"The arrests of six female supporters of activist group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> at a Quaker meeting house have been condemned by the faith group."Quakers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Britain</a> said the arrests were the first at a meeting house and 'an aggressive violation'."The Metropolitan Police said six people were arrested on Thursday evening at the Westminster Meeting House on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicNuisance</a>."The force said it came amid concerns there were plans to 'shut down' London during April using tactics such as road blocks."Youth Demand said more than 30 officers were involved with making the arrests."Paul Parker, of Quakers in Britain, said he could not recall anyone being arrested at a Quaker meeting house in living memory."'The forceful removal of young people holding a protest group meeting clearly shows what happens when a society <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalisesProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalisesProtest</a>."'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfSpeech</a>, assembly, and fair trials are an essential part of free public debate which underpins <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>,' he said."Police said a further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday - four at addresses in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#London</a> and one in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Exeter</a>."Youth Demand, which is not affiliated with the Quakers, said the meeting was 'an opportunity to share plans for non-violent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilResistance</a> actions' due to take place in April."The group claimed a number of houses were also raided on Thursday and Friday as part of the operation."Quakers in Britain said: 'Quakers support the right to non-violent public protest, acting themselves from a deep moral imperative to stand up against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#injustice</a> and for our planet."'Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slavery</a> to women's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suffrage</a> and prison reform.'"The Met said the force understood the importance of the right to protest but added that Youth Demand had stated an intention to 'shut down' London in April."'We have a responsibility to intervene to prevent activity that crosses the line from protest into serious disruption and other criminality,' a spokesman said."On Thursday, officers raided a Youth Demand planning meeting where those in attendance were plotting their April action."Six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance."A further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday, 28 March. Four of the arrests were at addresses in London and one in Exeter.'Policing priorities'"Out of the 11 people arrested, 10 have been released on bail and one will face no further action."Asked about the matter on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'I have made clear to the police this government's priorities for policing are reducing serious violence... and bringing back neighbourhood policing, those crimes in town centres like shoplifting.'"Youth Demand, which describes itself as a 'new youth resistance campaign fighting for an end to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genocide</a>', began carrying out acts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilDisobedience</a> last year."Its demands of the government include stopping all trade with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a> and raising money from 'the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuperRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuperRich</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fossilfuel</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elite</a>' to pay damages for the effects of fossil fuel burning."Read more: <a href="https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g30ro" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g30ro</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThoughtCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThoughtCrime</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalizingActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisanceLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicNuisanceLaws</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Article20</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2023PublicOrderAct</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKResistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectMotherEarth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IsraeliWarCrimes</a>

JulesSome photos that were shared in a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Quaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quaker</a> group I'm in of the damage done to the door of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/WestminsterMeetingHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestminsterMeetingHouse</a> by the police raid to arrest six members of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a> holding a peaceful meeting there.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/29/met-raids-quaker-meeting-house-and-arrests-six-women-at-youth-demand-talk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/29/met-raids-quaker-meeting-house-and-arrests-six-women-at-youth-demand-talk</a>?

Boggin<a href="https://mastodon.scot/@GlasWolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GlasWolf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@Wen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Wen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@FionaCraig" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@FionaCraig</a> I like that The Canary put this at the end of their report: "You can sign up for action at youthdemand.org".<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/youthdemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#youthdemand</a>

Jo Rhodes<a href="https://climatejustice.social/@Coho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Coho</a> it amused me <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/YorkshirePost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YorkshirePost</a> reported this soon after the incident and had some fabulous quotes but no other UK news mentioned the poop in the lake or <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EatShitRishi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EatShitRishi</a> T shirt or the fabulous puns. Sadly full article behind a paywall but screenshot here. <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RishiSunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RishiSunak</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/trespassers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trespassers</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ShitCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShitCreek</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GorillaFingers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorillaFingers</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UKNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKNews</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouthDemand</a>

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